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-As constituents pledge highest votes for Asiwaju from Ikorodu
Rep. Babajimi Benson addressing constituents at the consultative meeting ahead of the 2023 general elections today.
In his attempt to carry every structure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Federal Constituency along and achieve maximum votes come 2023, Rep. Babajimi Adegoke Benson, the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency who is seeking re – election for a third term, has met with the executives of the party at the Divisional, Local Government and Ward levels.
Benson, at the consultative meeting with about 1000 party excos, sought and got overwhelming approval from those he described as grassroots managers, to kick off his campaign.
The two – term lawmaker also charged the 27 Divisional, 162 Local Government and 810 Ward executives within his Federal Constituency on the need to mobilise towards recording highest votes in Lagos State in the 2023 General Elections.
The meeting, which was well – attended took place at the lawmaker’s Constituency office in Ikorodu.
“I Invited you here today to thank you since we started this journey together”, he said.
“Also, I called you to seek your permission to kick start my campaign because we have been together and you are recognised as the grassroots and the party”.
Seeking the approval of party executives to go ahead with his 2023 campaign, he said:
“I want to request for your approval to kick off the campaign. This is necessary because we can’t do it alone and we are in need of your support”, the lawmaker pleaded.
“We need the support of all the six councils in the Ikorodu Federal Constituency”.
While charging them in the area of mobilisation and improvement on votes, Rep. Benson said:
“Importantly, Ikorodu is the 3rd largest city in Nigeria, that means we must have the largest votes in Lagos State come 2023 General Elections.
“We have so much work to do. This is why I have invited you here today to seek your cooperation and support for us to have maximum votes in Ikorodu.
“We need more votes, and it is incumbent upon you as grassroots managers to ensure that we return unprecedented votes.
“If they (state hierarchy of the party) request for 250, 000 votes from us in the coming elections, as the 3rd largest city in the Southwest, the 250, 000 is small compared to our capacity, we must be able to do more”, he charged.
“We must be prepared to give our Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bols Ahmed Tinubu, hundreds of thousands of votes.
“As the 3rd largest federal constituency in Nigeria, we are assuring Asiwaju Tinubu the highest number of votes. We shall also support you in achieving this aim”, he further charged.
“We are going to organise rallies to canvass and sensitise, distributes souvenirs and other things necessary to assist you in ensuring maximum votes are recorded for all our party candidates”.
He pleaded with those still angry with him to forgive him, while seeking their cooperation in making APC victorious.
The Senatorial APC Woman Leader, Mrs Osinowo, thanked the lawmaker for his impact on Ikorodu which she said has popularise the party.
While stating that Rep. Benson had worked for his re – election with his performances, the woman leader added that there is so more work to done.
Otunba Olasunkanmi Tijani, the Divisional APC Chairman, also speaking, said that the coming elections are very crucial and charged party foot soldiers towards getting more votes.
“This coming elections are very crucial compared to every other elections that we have been doing”, he said.
“We want everybody to support us not just to win the elections, but to win it with massive votes for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other party candidates.
He charged them to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVCs) ready to vote.
“PVC is very important because those of us that will be canvassing others must have PVCs”.
A chieftain of the APC, Alhaji Musliu Animashaun (De Cubano), also corroborated the assertions of Rep. Benson and the party’s Divisional Chairman, on the need to work towards getting more votes for the party in the coming general elections.
