Category: Politics

Wale Jagun The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, continued the screening of the 18 cabinet nominees sent to it on Monday by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for confirmation. At the Lateef Jakande Auditorium for the screening today are the second nominee from Ikorodu Division, Dr. Yekini Nurudeen Agbaje (Nero), Hon. Tolani Sule Akibu, Mr. Akinyemi Bankole Ajigbotafe, Dr. Iyabode Oyeyemi Ayoola, Dr. Afolabi Abiodun Tajudeen and Hon. Sola Shakirudeen Giwa. Dr Agbaje, appeared before the screening committee led by Hon. Fatai Mojeed, in butter colour attire with cap to…

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Kunle Adelabu The representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has charged the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu, on the need to consider the Ikorodu Division by renominating capable hands from the Division as replacements for the cabinet positions that were rejected by the Lagos State House of Assembly. Lawmakers had, last Wednesday, approved 22 nominees from the 39 presented by the Governor for his second term cabinet, and rejected 17, including Prof. Akin Abayomi, former…

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Kunle Adelabu The Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu Division, Babatunde Oyesanya, has joined voice with those calling for the appointment of Mr Dada Olusegun, the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media to President Bola Tinubu, as Minister for Youths. Dada was among the first set of appointments made by President Tinubu, after he assumed office as President and the Commander – in – Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr President had, last week, announced his cabinet members and allocated Ministry portfolios to them without…

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Kunle Adelabu The confirmation of the two – term Chairman of Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Adeola Muhydeen Jokomba, as the replacement for the outgoing State Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been generating reactions with many political leaders and actors congratulating him. THE IMPACT broke the news of the confirmation of Jokomba, on Sunday. Among the first set of people to congratulate the new State Scribe of the party in the state, is the representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Rep. Babajimi Benson who…

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Kunle Adelabu Former Chairman, Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Adeola Muhydeen Jokomba, was on Sunday confirmed as the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. He replaced his kinsman from Ikorodu and former lawmaker Hon. Olanrewaju Sunmi Odesanya, who was appointed as a Special Adviser, DAWN Commission & South West Integration. THE IMPACT gathered that Jokomba’s appointment was confirmed by the Governance Advisory Council (GAC), the highest decision making body of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State. After serving as a Council…

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Kunle Adelabu -Eti – Osa gets 12 cabinet slots Facts have emerged on how the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo – Olu, allocated nominees for his second term cabinet. This was revealed in an official letter from the Office of the Chief of Staff, Tayo Ayinde, sent to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, dated 7th August, 2023. The letter detailed the local governments of the 39 nominees for the cabinet positions. The letter, a copy of which was…

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Kunle Adelabu -Charge Gov on need for respect, pay attention to deplorable infrastructures in Ikorodu The traditional and political leaders in Ikorodu Division, have called out the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olushola Sanwo – Olu, in an unusual and unexpected way, on what was termed deliberate marginalization of the Division. Leaders from Ikorodu, which is one of the five Divisions that made up Lagos State, in a statement on Monday, demanded that the Governor should allocate a minimum of three slots in his proposed cabinet against the one…

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Kunle Adelabu -Charges state on deplorable infrastructures in Ikorodu Division Stakeholders in the Ikorodu Division, under the aegis of the lkorodu Division People’s Forum (IDPF), have demanded for the review of the 39 names of nominees proposed for the cabinet positions in the second term of Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu.The group is demanding for a minimum of four positions in the cabinet. According to the group, which totally rejected the one slot given to Ikorodu Division, their demand is based on the number of the…

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Kunle Adelabu The apex leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikorodu Division, has written to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, on the list of nominees for the state cabinet, sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly, last week for ratification, and which has only one nominee from Ikorodu. It was gathered that the former Deputy Governor and the apex leader in Ikorodu, Prince Abiodun Ogunleye, led the team to the State House on Tuesday, where the letter was presented to the Chief…

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