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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AMA Conducts Successful Free Cataract Surgery For 15 Constituents

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Jare Olukotun Successful cataract surgery has been conducted for 15 constituents across the three council areas in Ikorodu Constituency II, through the facilitation of Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun, the representative of the constituency. The medical intervention is a key campaign promise of the first term lawmaker for residents across Ikorodu Constituency II – Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Ijede and Imota LCDAs. The initiative, organised under the AMA Smile Foundation, provided hope and restored sight to several beneficiaries suffering from cataract-related vision problems. The surgeries were carried out successfully by medical professionals without complications,…

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APC Senatorial Primary Election Holds At Ikorodu Town Hall Monday

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Kunle Adelabu -As APC chair urges peaceful primaries The All Progressives Congress (APC) Primary election for Senatorial seats, scheduled for Monday, May 18, 2026, will hold at the Ikorodu Town Hall, Ikorodu. APC Divisional Chairman, Otunba Olasunkanmi Tijani disclosed this to THE IMPACT, in an interview on Sunday. He said that unlike other primaries which will hold across the 19 political wards in Ikorodu Division or Ikorodu Federal Constituency, the Senatorial primary election will be held only at the Ikorodu Town Hall, at 10am. Otunba Tijani explained that the leadership…

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INTERVIEW: ADC Will Give Lagosians Indigenous Lagosian That Possesses The Will And Capacity Of Running The Affairs Of Lagos – Mr Bolaji Osinowo, ADC Chieftain

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Mr Omobolaji Oshinowo is the President, The Exclusives Club Ikorodu, one of the most prestigious clubs in Ikorodu Division. He is a businessman, a hotelier and a politician. He is a chieftain of ADC in Ikorodu and Lagos State. He was a member of AD, AC and ACN before he left the party in protest to join the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where he was a chieftain. Some years back, he left the PDP to join the Labour Party. Today, he is a chieftain of the ADC. In an interview…

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Ijede Chairman Urges Society To Raise Boy Child Properly To Become Man Of Purpose

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Mariam Akinloye Despite her deep involvement in the House of Representatives’ primary election held on Saturday, the Executive Chairman, Ijede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Motunrayo Gbadebo – Alogba, still took out time on that day to celebrate the International Day of the Boy Child. International Day of the Boy Child is celebrated on May 16th of every year. The day recognizes the importance of boys’ well-being and the challenges they face, while also celebrating the positive aspects they bring to their communities and families. In a statement commemorating…

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