Ikorodu Constituency I Seat: Bolowotan, Ogbe, Alogba, Two Other Aspirants Challenge Incumbent Gbolahan Ogunleye

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Kunle Adelabu Few hours to the House of Assembly primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), holding on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, it is certain that five aspirants who have been cleared alongside the incumbent Ikorodu Constituency I representative, Hon. Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo, are serious about unseating him, going by their activities, mobilisation and drives in the past weeks. The five aspirants eyeing the Ikorodu Constituency I seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly are – Prince Oluwatoyin Gafaar Bolowotan, Mr Ayoyinka Ogbe, Mr Kareem Ladega, Prince Adekunle…

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Returning Abiru Back To Senate Is A Testament To His Performance, Quality Representation -Asiwaju Kaoli

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Kunle Adelabu The Deputy apex leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Division, Asiwaju Kaoli Olusanya, has described the unopposed status and the overwhelming support for Sen. Tokunbo Abiru to fly the party’s ticket again, as rare and affirmation of his performances and quality representation. Asiwaju Kaoli, who was a former Commissioner for Agriculture, Lagos State, spoke with reporters at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu, the venue of the Ikorodu Division’s phase of the Lagos East Senatorial primary election on Monday. APC chieftains and members across the six…

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APC Primary: Former Chairmanship Candidate, Dr Akinola Urges APC Members To Support, Vote Gbolahan Ogunleye

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Wale Jagun Come Wednesday, May 20, 2026, the former chairmanship candidate in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Dr. Oladeji Akinola, has called for support for the incumbent member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing the Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Ogunleye Gbolahan Adetokunbo, for another term. The grassroots politician and educationist appealed to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Constituency – Ikorodu Central LG, Ikorodu North LCDA and Ikorodu West LCDA, to come out en mass for the APC primary election and vote Hon.…

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Sen. Abiru Gets Overwhelming Affirmation Across Lagos East As APC Senatorial Candidate

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye -He’s our choice because he’s doing good – APC leaders Stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in their thousands across the Lagos East Senatorial District have unanimously reaffirmed their confidence in the senator representing the district, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, by electing him unopposed as the consensus candidate of the party. The affirmation which took place on Monday, at Ikorodu Town Hall, and across other locations in Somolu, Kosofe, Ibeju-Lekki and Epe local government areas, attracted massive turnout by the party faithful…

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APC Direct Primaries: We Are Transferring Power From Grassroots, Deepening Democracy In Lagos – Hon. Abike Dabiri -Erewa

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Kunle Adelabu The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCom), Hon. Abike Dabiri -Erewa, has lauded the Direct Primaries initiative of the All Progressives Congress (APC) especially in Lagos State where the former three – term representative said that the process has transferred power back to the grassroots. Hon. Dabiri -Erewa, who represented Ikorodu Federal Constituency between 2003 to 2015, also commended the process in the House of Representatives and Senatorial primary elections as peaceful. She spoke at the Ikorodu phase of the Lagos East Senatorial primary election held at the…

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Igbogbo/Baiyeku Council Flags -Off Wellness Outreach With Over 1000 Residents Benefitting

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Jare Olukotun The zonal wellness programme of Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA), under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun, on Saturday, flagged -off Free Optimal Wellness Outreach Programme, delivering comprehensive healthcare services to over 1,000 residents in Zone 1 of the council. The impactful outreach, held at AUD Primary School, Igbogbo, provided residents with a wide range of professional healthcare services completely free of charge, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to prioritising the health, wellbeing, and dignity of the people under the healthcare component of the…

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COLUMN: DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL: How Consensus Candidates Without Primaries Undermine the Will of the People.

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By Oluwole Solanke PhD, FCIB Introduction: Democracy Beyond Mere Elections What should be a vibrant and open democratic exercise is reduced to a carefully arranged political selection designed to serve the interests of a privileged elite. Citizens become spectators in the very system that is supposed to belong to them. The language of unity masks the reality of exclusion. “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”— Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, 1863 Lincoln’s immortal words remind us that the defining characteristic of…

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APC Primary Election: Prince Yommy Sopitan Hails Rep. JB’s Victory

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Jare Olukotun Prince Yommy Sopitan, former Executive Assistant to the Governor on Maritime has joined numerous others in celebrating the representative of Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson on his victory at the House of Representatives’ primary election in Ikorodu on Saturday. Rep. Benson, who is seeking fourth -term in the House of Representative, secured the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest in the 2027 General Elections after recording 68,648 votes in Direct Primary election across 19 wards in Ikorodu. In his tribute to his boss, Prince Sopitan said…

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APC Members In Ikorodu Affirm Continuity As Hon. Babajimi Benson Wins Primary Landslide

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Our Reporter Ikorodu’s Native Democratic Initiative for Genuine Empowerment and National Equity (INDIGENE) has expressed profound appreciation to all APC card-carrying members in the Ìkòródú Federal Constituency for their overwhelming support and decisive votes for Hon. Babajimi Benson during the party’s primary election held on Saturday, 16 May 2026.‎‎In a statement signed by its Co-Convener and Secretary, Mr Adeleke Aroyewin, INDIGENE described the victory as a powerful endorsement of the “Ìkòródú First” agenda.‎‎‎ “The good people of Ìkòródú have spoken clearly and loudly. They are listening, and they are fully…

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Dr. Agbaje Unveils Deputy Gov Hamzat’s Campaign Support At RHA’s Ikorodu Secretariat

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Jare Olukotun The Renewed Hope Ambassadors (RHA) support for the governorship campaign of Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, was unveiled at the RHA secretariat, Olubi Street in Ikorodu on Saturday. The initiative which is grassroots -based support for Dr. Hamzat’s aspiration was unveiled by the Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Rural Development, Dr Nurudeen Yekinn Agbaje. Comrade Japheth Odesanya, Coordinator, RHA Ikorodu Division, speaking at the brief ceremony said that he was following a directive from above to give maximum support for the All Progressives Congress (APC)…

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