Category: Politics

Kunle ADELABU Mr Babatunde Sanwo- Olu, the new entrant into the Lagos State Governorship race on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised to build on the foundation laid by former governors, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Mr Babatunde Fashola, if he wins the party’s primary and the general election in 2019.   The aspirant told the cheering crowd at his official declaration for the governorship position at the City Hall, Lagos, on Sunday, September 16.   Acknowledging the foundation laid by Tinubu and sustained during the administration…

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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State may have finally lost out in the battle for the ticket  of  the All Progressives Congress, APC, to contest the 2019 governorship election despite  interventions by President Muhammadu Buhari’s proxies and governors aimed at staving off what they claimed was a damaging crisis in one of the party’s strongest bases. Reflective of the interventions, there were deliberate moves, early yesterday, towards lowering the momentum of the mobilization for the governorship bid of  Ambode’s main challenger for the APC ticket, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In one of…

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Kunle ADELABU -Promises to take stability, legislative excellence to Upper Chamber A major power broker in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and four term lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, has declared to contest for the Lagos East Senatorial seat at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.   The popular politician made the declaration amidst tons of endorsements and reaffirmations by key stakeholders within the ruling party at the Centre for Management and Development (CMD), Shangisha, Lagos…

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The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said it would welcome Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode into its fold if he decided to dump the All Progressives Congress. (APC). The Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Taofeek Gani, made the assertion in Lagos. Gani spoke following reports that Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu, a former Commissioner for Training and Establishments in the state, had been adopted by the APC leaders to succeed Ambode. The APC chairman in Lagos State, Alhaji Tunde Balogun, had told newsmen on Wednesday that the…

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Kunle ADELABU The emergency meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu Local Government chapter, on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, witnessed a rowdy session over the nomination of delegates to the party’s Presidential primary election in Abuja, following the rejection of a nominee, Mrs Funmi Basorun, as part of the delegation.   The protest against the nomination of Mrs Bashorun and the demand by the  youths of the party for a slot in the delegation created a tensed atmosphere which ended the meeting abruptly.   The meeting was called to…

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Kunle ADELABU The emergency meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu Local Government chapter, on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, witnessed a rowdy session over the nomination of delegates to the party’s Presidential primary election in Abuja, following the rejection of a nominee, Mrs Funmi Basorun, as part of the delegation.   The protest against the nomination of Mrs Bashorun and the demand by the  youths of the party for a slot in the delegation created a tensed atmosphere which ended the meeting abruptly.   Details later…

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Kunle ADELABU – Vows That Ikorodu Will Never Be Taken For Granted Again “The great enemy of freedom is the alignment of political power with wealth. This alignment destroys commonwealth – that is, the natural wealth of localities and the local economies of household, neighbor, and community – and so destroys democracy, of which the commonwealth is the foundation and practical means”.   With the above quote by Wendell Berry, Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, the Chairman, Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) and the former Clerk/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State House of Assembly,…

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Kunle ADELABU As a way of addressing the issue of lack of stadium in Ikorodu which is negatively affecting sporting development across Ikorodu division, the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade and members of the All Stars football clubs in the division have agreed to work together. The footballers, numbering about one hundred, on Sunday, September 2, 2018, also endorsed the three-term lawmaker for another term in office as the representative of Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly. The veteran footballers also pledged their unflinching…

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