Lagos LG ballot: He deserves to succeed me – Agege council boss backs Obasa’s son

The Chairman of Agege Native Authorities Space, Ganiyu Egunjobi, has publicly endorsed Lagos State Home of Meeting Speaker’s son, Olamilekan Obasa, because the All Progressives Congress, APC, chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming native council elections.

Talking in an interview with journalists, Egunjobi affirmed his help for Obasa’s candidacy, stressing that the younger politician deserves to succeed him.

Addressing the controversy surrounding the APC primaries held on Could 10, the chairman dismissed allegations of imposition and manipulation, asserting that the choice course of throughout native authorities areas was clear and legit.

“I believe the reactions in these quarters the place they’re shouting ‘imposition’ is within the character of politicians in our clime,” Egunjobi stated.

“I’m certain if the outcomes had gone their approach, they’d be lavishing reward on the electoral course of. The election committee put up a great present and needs to be recommended, similar with the management of the social gathering within the state.”

Tensions escalated in Agege and Orile-Agege following a protest by some APC members who accused Speaker Mudashiru Obasa of putting in loyalists and relations, most notably his son, Abdulganiyu Obasa, as flagbearers for the July 12 council elections.

Nonetheless, Egunjobi dismissed the protest as a staged show orchestrated by political opportunists searching for to undermine the social gathering’s inner processes.

“I watched the video of the so-called protest and I used to be amazed to see those that led it. A political neophyte, who’s a charge-and-bail lawyer, anchored it.

“To your info, this man till just lately was gushing concerning the Speaker, considering singing the reward of Obasa would get him the social gathering chairmanship ticket for Orile-Agege,” he stated.

He additional acknowledged that a few of the disgruntled aspirants, resembling Sola Osolana and Bukola Sofidiya, had solely just lately re-joined the social gathering shortly earlier than the primaries and, as such, lacked each the ethical standing and constitutional backing to vie for the ticket.

“We all know a few of their paymasters within the individuals of a sure serving senator from Ogun State and a three-time Home of Meeting member in our space, to say however a number of,” he hinted, with out naming names.

He additionally addressed the controversy surrounding the candidacy of Speaker Obasa’s son, who’s reportedly contesting for the vice-chairmanship place in Agege, Egunjobi defended his {qualifications}, describing him as extremely succesful and drawing parallels with established political dynasties in each Nigeria and america.

“That is somebody that’s well-read, a PhD pupil for that matter, who has been touching lives in Agege lengthy prior to now. In truth, he deserves to succeed me.

“Individuals blabbing ‘imposition’ in respect of the Speaker’s son’s matter are usually not honest to the younger man and Agege,” he declared.