Category: Politics

Our Reporter -Ambode Attends State Party Congress, As Balogun Emerges Chairman Chairman of Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Election Organizing Committee, Senator Uche Ekwunife on Saturday linked the massive infrastructural renewal across the State to political stability being enjoyed in the State, saying it was time for such to be replicated nationwide to facilitate growth and development. Speaking at the well-attended congress of the party held at the party’s secretariat on Acme Road, Ikeja, Ekwunife particularly commended the seamless political transition and the peaceful conduct of members of the…

Our Reporter A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos is currently holding a parallel state congress at the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja. The group is led by the former campaign Director General of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Dr. Fouad Oki, the faction said it is conducting its state congress to elect the State Working Executive of the party. According to report from the Airport Hotel venue of the parallel congress, in attendance were wards and local government delegates…   Details later…

Wale JAGUN Alhaji Tunde Balogun, a former Commissioner for Home Affairs on Saturday emerged the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos. He hails from Apapa Local Government of Lagos State Balogun alongside other new members of the Lagos APC executive members were adopted by affirmation as there was no election at the state congress. Senator Uche Ekwuenife, Chairman of the state APC Congress committee, had earlier stated that there would be no voting. Balogun replaces Henry Ajomale, who stepped down before the expiration of his tenure in…

Barrister Lekan Ijelu, a litigation lawyer of almost two decades and a politician, is among the aspirants contesting for the Ikorodu Constituency I Seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly. In this interview with the Publisher/Reporter-in-Chief of THE IMPACT newspaper, Kunle ADELABU, he bore his mind on several issues including his experiences in his last three attempts to occupy the seat, why lawyers are better prepared for the legislative work than others, why the party should consider him as the person for the seat and the conflicts regarding APC…

Kunle ADELABU Omoba Peju Akinyemi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ikorodu-Oga Radio and Business Contact magazine, has unveiled the legislative agenda for his aspiration to occupy the Shagamu Constituency Seat in the Ogun State House of Assembly come 2019. The agenda was unveiled at the official unveiling of Legislative Agenda/Inauguration of New Dawn Movement Support Group ( his campaign group) held at the Enterprise Event Hall, located on Oba Sekumade Road, Ebute, Ikorodu, on Sunday, May 13, 2018. He also called on the public, especially residents of Ikorodu division which…

Wale JAGUN More facts have emerged concerning the reason why most councils in Ikorodu division experienced peaceful conduct during the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Local Government (LG) Congresses on Saturday, May 12, 2018.   THE IMPACT gathered that the intervention by Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Bashorun, the first Secretary to the Lagos State Government and the Asiwaju of Igbogboland, played a major role in the peaceful conduct of the Congress across the division.   According to the report gathered, the APC chieftain, who was absent at the reconciliation parley held at the…

Kunle ADELABU & Wale JAGUN – Stakeholders Agreed On Harmonized List In Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA -No Election in Ikorodu Central -Delegates Engaged In Violent Clash In Ikorodu North LCDA   The All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Local Government Congresses were held peacefully in at least three out of the six councils in Ikorodu division.   The three councils are Ikorodu West, Imota and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).   While there was election in Ikorodu West and Imota LCDAs, stakeholders and delegates agreed on  consensus arrangement in Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA.   However,…

Wale JAGUN In its effort to resolve the fallout of the controversies that characterised the just concluded Ward Congress and prevent a repeat during the forthcoming Local Government Congress, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other major stakeholders in the party converged on Friday, May 11, 2018,  on Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat to deliberate on the way forward.   A major decision taken at the high powered meeting was the resolution that all ward excos who had spent a term in office should be allowed to return. The…

Kunle ADELABU, Wale JAGUN & Jare OLUKOTUN -Consensus prevailed in Igbogbo/Bayeku, Imota -Electoral officers arrested for irregularities The All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congress in Ikorodu Division brought back the memories of the 2017 Local Government (LG) Elections across the division as individuals and groups’ interests overshadowed that of the party. About 10 months after the controversial LG Congresses, the Congresses held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the Ward and Local Government levels of the party have again placed the ruling party on the brink in Ikorodu division. From…