Category: Politics

Kunle Adelabu Ahead of the July 12 Local Government elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), has inaugurated a 54-member Campaign Committee. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Chairman, Ijede LCDA, Gbolahan Omotosho Rafiu, the inauguration of the committee, which is the first in the six council areas in Ikorodu Division, was held on Monday, May 19, at the party secretariat, marking the beginning of the party’s grassroots mobilisation to ensure victory at the upcoming polls. The committee is led by…

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Jare Olukotun The Chairmanship flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun (HOA) has continued to garner support especially from the critical sections of his party and across the council area. Following his endorsement by the apex leaders of the party in Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA, who also pledged to work for his emergence last week, the chairmen of the five political wards in the council who also occupy important and strategic position have also endorsed and pledged to mobilise votes for him…

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs Saidat Odofin, has stated that her aspiration to become the chairman of Ikorodu Central Local Government is borne out of a call that something must be done quickly to support Ikorodu and its people. Odofin, an indigene of Ikorodu, emerged as the flagbearer of her party at the primary elections held at the PDP secretariat, Olubi Street, Ikorodu, on Saturday. The party flagbearer spoke with THE IMPACT after the primary elections that also produced four other chairmanship candidates…

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Kunle Adelabu -Councillorship candidates emerged too Mrs Saidat Odofin, and four others have been elected as Chairmanship candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ikorodu Central Local Government and other four Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in lkorodu division. Other Chairmanship candidates of the party are Hon. Dayo Bodunrin (Ikorodu West LCDA), Hon. Lawal Adekunle Sanni (Ikorodu North LCDA), Engr. Liadi Kazeem (Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA), and Kerubu Rotimi (Ijede LCDA). Aspirants who are sole contenders in the five councils were elected through unanimous decisions by the delegates affirming them through…

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Kunle Adelabu -Chairmanship candidates also emerge In Ikorodu West, North LCDAs Delegates of the Labour Party (LP) in Ikorodu Central Local Government, today, massively voted for Qs. Abdulazeez Adekunle Awesu as their candidate for the Chairmanship elections slated for July 12. The young politician, who was the sole aspirant for the Chairmanship position on the major opposition party’s platform, garnered a total of 70 votes which was the total number of delegates that were accredited to vote, to be declared winner and returned as the LP’s candidate. 10 delegates from…

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Kunle Adelabu The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), today, took a big step forward in its efforts to reconcile and bring major stakeholders and party members together towards the upcoming local government elections in July. The leaders met at the Igbogbo home of the chieftain of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Basorun, where they engaged in a closed – door meeting to resolved the issues that surrounded the chairmanship contest in the council. At the high profile meeting were…

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Kunle Adelabu -Holds chairmanship primary today One of the major opposition parties in Lagos State, the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday, organized its primary election to pick its Councillorship candidates for the forthcoming Local Government elections in Ikorodu Local Government. The primary election overseen by Edmond Ebere Duah, the Returning Officer from the National headquarters of the LP, took place at the Otunba Adeniran Ogunsanya, SAN, premises along the Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikorodu. THE IMPACT gathered that the primary also held across other council areas where the party would be…

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Wale Jagun The All Progressives Congress, APC, has formally unveiled its chairmanship and vice-chairmanship flagbearers for the upcoming July 12 local government elections in Lagos State. The announcement follows the party’s recently concluded primaries held at its state secretariat at ACME, Ikeja, where candidates were picked to represent the party in the forthcoming elections across 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state. While some aspirants secured their tickets through consensus arrangements, others emerged through delegate-based voting processes. Full list of chairmanship candidates and their…

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Wale Jagun Hon. (Dr.) Oladeji Oluniyi Akinola, is a seasoned teacher, proprietor, administrator and philanthropist who understands the feelings of residents and care about the people. It is in his quest to continue to care for the masses and develop their community that he has ventured into the Chairmanship race to administer Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. The educationist intends to achieve this on the platform of a major opposition party, both in Lagos and Nigeria, which provided an alternative for…

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