Category: Politics

I Will Work For Restructuring, Get Back LG’s Revenue Rights From The State – Gbadamosi, PDP Senatorial Candidate

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Kunle Adelabu -Royal fathers call for peaceful election, charge candidate to implement promises.      Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, the Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Lagos East bye – election slated for Saturday, December 5, 2020, has stated that his primary legislative agenda, if elected, will be restructuring of the polity. The Ikorodu – born estate developer also said that he intends to fight for the local government in getting back their constitutional functions and rights to collect certain revenue which, according  to him,  has been…

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My Election Will Usher New Dawn Into Lagos East Representation – Abiru

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Wale Jagun The Senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5 Lagos East bye – election, Mr Adetokunbo Mikhail Abiru, has stated that his election will bring a new era into the representation in the District. Abiru, the former Group Managing Director, Polaris Bank Plc, and former Commissioner for Finance, Lagos State, also pledged to represent the people of the Lagos East with commitment, integrity and passion and to deploy his economic, social and professional connections towards delivering quality representation. The senatorial hopeful stated this in…

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Abiru Will Support Youths, Others Development If Elected – Lagos Sports DG

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Wale Jagun As the countdown to the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election gets intensified, youths have been encouraged to come out en masse to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tokunbo Abiru. Director General of the Lagos State Sports Commission, Toyin Gafaar Bolowotan, gave this charge, while he also revealed that he was impressed not just by the resume of Tokunbo Abiru who is the immediate past Managing Director of Polaris Bank, but also by the numerous plans he has for the people of the Senatorial district,…

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Abiru Remains Candidate To Beat For Lagos East Senatorial By-Election – APC

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Wale Jagun The ruling party in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has once again stated that its candidate for the Lagos East Senatorial bye – election, slated for this coming Saturday (December 5), Mr Adetokunbo Mikahil Abiru, remains the candidate to beat.  In a statement signed by Seye Oladejo, Lagos APC Spokesman, the party also disowned an opinion poll allegedly predicting victory for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, the bye-election.  “Our candidate, Tokunbo Abiru, remains the candidate to beat. He represents…

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Lagos East Bye – Election: Youth Council Pledges Support For APC Candidate

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The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Lagos East, has pledged to support the senatorial aspiration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the December 5 bye-election in the senatorial district, Mr. Tokunbo Mikhail Abiru. The Chairman of the NYCN, Lagos chapter, Comrade Olalekan Biliamin Sulaimon-Oba, disclosed this at a session with Abiru in Ikorodu on Thursday, November 26, 2020, promising to mobilise youths across the senatorial district in his support. The session was attended by 16 coordinators of the youth council from the five Local Government…

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Gbadamosi Did Not Forge His WASC Certificate, PDP Responds

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Wale Jagun The People s Democratic Party (PDP) has responded to the call on the Inspector – General of Police (IGP) to prosecute its Senatorial candidate in the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial District bye-election, Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, for alleged forgery and perjury. They party stated that its candidate did not forge his West African Examination Council Certificate, adding that, “The APC has only concocted these wicked lies as a means of tarnishing the good image of Mr. Gbadamosi”. The All Progressives Congress (APC) had on Tuesday, November 24, 2020,…

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Lagos East Senatorial Bye – Election: Again, Abiru Unveils Agenda For Youths In Open Letter

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Kunle Adelabu -Condemns desecration of palaces, monuments during #EndSARS protest The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election and former Group Managing Director, Polaris Bank PLC, Mr Adetokunbo Mikhail Abiru, has once again unveiled his agenda for the development of youths if elected. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) last week rescheduled the bye – election for December 5, 2020. While stating the problems  of poverty, unemployment and disconnect with the teeming youths and masses in his open letter to the Lagos East youths, titled,…

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Abiru Writes IGP, Demands Probe of PDP Candidate’s Murder Allegation

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The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru has asked the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu to investigate attempted murder allegation his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi brought against him. Abiru, the immediate past Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, added that the need to investigate the allegation became imperative in order to expose and apprehend those who attempted to murder the PDP candidate and members of his campaign team. According to a…

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Abiru Urges FG to Implement Presidential Report on SARS

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The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the October 31 Senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru on Wednesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting a five-point demand of youths that protested the extra-judicial activities of the dissolved Special Anti-Robbery Squads (SARS). Alongside the five-point demand of the protesters, however, Abiru urged the federal government to completely implement the report of the Presidential Panel on the Reforms of SARS, which according to him, would go a long way to change the public perception of the Nigeria Police. He…

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I Will Seek Amendment To CAMA If Elected, Says Abiru

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The candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for senatorial bye-election in Lagos East, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru yesterday said he would seek amendments to the Companies and Allied Matter Act (CAMA) 2020 if elected on October 31. Abiru, a former Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State, lamented the rising cases of domestic and sexual violence in the federation, promising that he would promote legislation that would end the social menace in the country. He made these remarks at separate meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders in Ikorodu yesterday, noting that he…

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