Category: Politics

Kunle ADELABU -Candidates speak on traffic gridlock, part-time legislature, budget, youth’s engagement, security, accessibility, others Seven candidates vying for the Ikorodu Constituency I and II seats at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Sunday, January 28, 2019, attended the First Legislative Debate in Ikorodu Division where they presented their agendas and positions on topical issues to the electorate.   The debate, which was held at the main auditorium of the Ikorodu Town hall, was orgainsed by the Relevant Economic And Leadership Initiatives (REAL) in conjunction with Ikorodu Division Youths…

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Kunle ADELABU -Party’s candidates ask voters to collect PVCs, vote for them As the 2019 general elections draw near, the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has intensified her campaign and mobilisation of the electorate towards voting for her candidates in all the elective positions in Ikorodu division.   At a rally organized by the party’s youths in Igbogbo on Saturday, January 26, 2019, the party sensitized members of the public on the need to collect their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and also called on the voters to vote…

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Kunle ADELABU & Wale JAGUN The incumbent lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the same seat in the forthcoming elections, Hon. Nurudeen Saka Solaja, has rolled out his legislative and representative achievements in the last three years to justify his quest for re-election.   At the flag off campaign of his re-election campaign held at the Imota night market square on Thursday, January 24, 2019, were leaders of the party across the division, members…

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Kunle ADELABU A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and a former House of Assembly and Council Chairmanship aspirant, Mr Saheed Ayo Ogunsame, has defected to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), with his supporters.   He decamped on Thursday, January 24, 2019, with about 100 of his supporters from the major opposition party . According to many, his defection has dealt a major blow to PDP chances of making any impact in Ikorodu in the forthcoming general elections.   Speaking at the APC’s Secretariat during the party’s…

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Kunle ADELABU The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Ikorodu Constituency II Assembly seat, Mr Oyenuga Abiodun Moshood Aro, has concluded plans to organise a one-thousand-man march to mobilise support and sensitise the public on his candicacy.   The march is scheduled to kick-off by 7a.m from Sheriff junction in Ikorodu and proceed to Igbogbo Towhship before terminating at the open space in front of the Adeboruwa palace in Igbogbo where the Igbogbo phase of his flag off campaign would hold.   All the PDP candidates in Ikorodu division,…

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Kunle ADELABU – Call for supports for Hon. Agunbiade, Hon. Osinowo Two three-term lawmakers seeking re-election for the fourth term as members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Rotimi Olowo, representing Shomolu I and Hon. Moshood Oshun, representing Lagos Mainland II, have described themselves and other ranking lawmakers as assets which deserve supports of the electorate in their quests to continue as legislators.   The lawmakers spoke with THE IMPACT during the flag off of the re-election campaign of Hon. Agunbiade held in Ikorodu on Saturday, January 19,…

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Kunle ADELABU Aside joining the rest of the 36 States of the federation and Abuja in voting in the Presidential Election slated for February, electorate in Ikorodu Division which  comprises of six councils and thirty Wards will be joining the rest of the Lagos East Senatorial District to vote for Senatorial candidates and their own representative at the Federal House of Representatives.   Both the Presidential and National Assembly elections are fixed for Saturday, February 16, 2019.   Seventeen political parties will be fielding candidates for the much coveted Senatorial…

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Kunle ADELABU -Council Chairmen pledge support too Aspirants for the Ikorodu Constituency I seat at the Lagos State House of Assembly in the recently concluded primary elections of the All Progressives Party (APC), have resolved to sheathe their swords and work towards the electoral victory of the preferred choice of the party for the position, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade.   To prove this resolve, they openly professed their collective support for  the lawmaker and endorsed his candidacy at his well attended campaign flag off campaign held at the Ikorodu Local Government…

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The Presidential Support Committee,  the body serving as the campaign foot soldiers for the re- election of President Muhammadu Buhari, under the leadership of its national Chairman, his Excellency, Senator  Goodwill  Akpabio,  will inaugurate its executives for the Southwest Zone  and the six state coordinators in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo, on Friday January 25, 2019, at the Premier Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State. According to the Deputy National Chairman, South, Senator Odunsi, the Presidency appointed Senator Robert Ajayi Boroffice to oversee and coordinate all the activities of all…

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Kunle ADELABU & Wale JAGUN -I accept your mandate and pledge to work towards more impacting representation- Hon. Agunbiade -Nollywood actors, traders, unions, Igbos, Hausas, others endorse lawmaker’s candidacy It was another impressive and crowd-pulling rally in Ikorodu on Saturday, January 19, 2019, as Hon. S.O.B. Agunbiade, Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer for the Ikorodu Constituency I Assembly seat in the forthcoming general elections, flagged off his re-election campaign in grand style.   At the campaign which was held…

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