Lagos LG Poll: APC members storm Police College to endorse Vice Chairman as Chairman Onigbongbo LCDA
Lagos, May 25, 2021 (NAN) Members of All-Progressives Congress (APC) from Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos on Tuesday turned out massively at the official declaration of Barr Rakiyah Hassan for the Chairmanship position at the Police College, Ikeja.
Hassan the current Vice Chairman of the council in her remarks assured her teeming supporters of an all-inclusive administration if elected at the party's primaries come Saturday and at the Lagos council poll in July 24.
"Honestly I am very impressed by today’s turnout and with the support our people have shone, I promised an all-inclusive government.
"Local Government administration is the closest to the people, it should be very impactful and my aspiration is to make Onigbongbo LCDA a model, when it comes to local government ) in Lagos State.
"From today's turnout I am assured that Saturday’s primary is going to be a tsunami victory over all other opponents.
"I promise a better standard of living, I urged all party faithful to remain focus, they shouldn’t sell their vote but vote for competence and not sentiment, they should have hope for a better tomorrow," she said
Chief Ebenezer Akinbolade, the former Commissioner for Commerce and Industry under the administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, urged members to remain focused and mobilise at least five persons each to vote for Hassan on Saturday primaries.
Mr Adamson Ayinde, one of the strong contenders for chairmanship position who later stepped down from the race to support Hassan, said both of them have similar ideology for aspiring for the position.
"As you may have known, I am an indigene of Onigbongbo and well qualified for the position, but I have a rethink considering that myself and Hassan have similar ideology for aspiring and we are both professionals.
"She is a barrister while I am an accountant, so I felt we should come together to take Onigbongbo to a greater height," he said.
"I was not advised by anyone to step down but my personal decision to give my support for her.
"As you can see the massive turnout here aren’t rented crowd but the good people of our great party APC in Onigbongbo," he said.
Otunba Wale Okesola, APC Chieftain in Onigbongbo, also added his support for Hassan to become the next council chairman.
"As an active participant of over twenty years in this present nascent democracy since 1999 when our amiable leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu piloted the affairs of progressive governance as the first governor in this dispensation.
There are political procedures that the party always adopt in ensuring that those who emerged in the process to take up the mantle of leadership to serve.
"And not only to serve their personal interest because the people that are going to vote expect so much of us, so we have to do due diligence.
"As you can see today the turnout here is very impressive and it shows acceptance of the people, In fact, she has a daunting task ahead of her, but with her profile and personality I believe she will deliver," he said. (NAN)
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