Second term: Lagos lawmaker throws weight behind Ojokoro LG boss
By Adeleye Adeyemi
The lawmaker representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rasheed Makinde on Tuesday backed the second term ambition his council’s chairman, Hammed Tijani, in the forthcoming APC’s primaries.
Makinde, in a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rufi’a, gave the nod at a meeting with members of his think-tank in Lagos.
The second-term lawmaker, who urged all party members in Ojokoro LCDA to cast their votes massively for Tijani, said the decision of the rank and file of the party must be adhered to at the party’s primaries on Saturday.
He charged party faithful in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to all come out and ensure massive votes were cast “for the leadership choice, Hon. Hammed Idowu Tijani, HID.”
He said: “As the party is set to hold the primary election, we must continue on our serious sensitisation and mobilisation of our people for the actualisation of the stand of the leadership of our great party in Ojokoro LCDA.
“The leadership has concluded for a consensus candidate and this is also entrenched in our party constitution.
“We cannot allow hoodlum to come and hijack the process that is why we are using internal mechanism to arrange all political posts in Ojokoro LCDA.
“The rank and file leadership of our party had met and we have all agreed for a consensus, and that agreement favours the incumbent chairman, Hon. HID Tijani, to complete the numerous projects, ranging from youth development, women empowerment, infrastructure upgrades, staff welfare and political advancement amongst other.”
Makinde said that the decision to allow HID for second term was all-encompassing and well accepted by the entire leadership of the party in the LCDA.
He said the party leadership included, Alh. Adelaja, Muhammed, James Owolabi, Benjamin Olabinjo, Hassan Ajeigbe, Ipoola Omisore, Kareem Daramola, Alhaja Zainab Adefolabi, James Osatuyi, Waheed Akindele, among others.
“It was a consensus agreement. We are all pleased with HID’s achievements in office as one good term deserves another,” Makinde added.
Recalled that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 24 for the council polls and the ruling party has scheduled its councillorship and chairmanship primaries for Saturday.
