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By Fakunle Sheriff Ekundayo
Saturday, February 1, 2025.
The maiden general meeting for the political party All Progressives Congress {APC} was held recently simultaneously across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in Lagos State.
The Local Authority {L.A} Pry School Ago-Hausa, at Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, was the meeting venue for members of the ruling party in Ajegunle.
The venue had been filled to the brim with party members across the nine [9} wards of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government in attendance. They sat and waited for the arrival of leaders of the party before the meeting commenced.
The arrival of aspirants and their supporters ignited the familiar fanfare associated with the campaign period, and this time around, most of the aspirants’ entrance into the venue came with the spectacle of colourful fez caps accompanied by drum beats and praise singers.
Ahaji Olawale Ariyo and his supporters’ entrance erupted the meeting venue with the popular chants of ‘Megida’ which were emboldened on the Fez caps adorned by his supporters. And like it was expected from members of the political party, especially card-carrying members from Ward B, they gave the business mogul cum philanthropist and politician a rousing welcome.
Next was the unassuming Mr Oluwa Noheem Agbolade {ONA} entrance, his supporters came in multitude to the dismay of many who thought he was never going to pull such a crowd for a political occasion as this.
ONA approach to the front table where leaders of the party at AJIF were seated reveals the facial identity of a refined gentleman who looked everything physically like his father, Asiwaju Prince Rabiu Adio Oluwa. And there was no mistaking the political tempo from the responses of handshakes that he got from the ‘High table’.
Like a volcano every other person at the high table was waiting for, to erupt; Prince Wale Oluwa {P.W.O}, emerged to the scene with his supporters. He was wearing that gentle smile on his face that speaks volumes; unmistakable, politically despicable and socially compelling. His modish demeanour that was characterized by humility saw him greet members of the party who had been seated on both sides of the venue with a charming charisma, before extending his political pleasantries to the high table where he was welcomed into the fray of aspirants who had come to test the water of the political intentions before the followers of the ruling party; All Progressives Congress {APC}.
The enterprising dynamite Olamilekan Olu Akindipe popularly known as Lampholder came to the scene with his followers. His all-white Fez cap adorned by his supporters held the moment, and just like every other aspirant he was welcomed warmly by the leaders before taking his seat as the meeting continued.
In order to cap a colourful ensemble of young and vibrant politicians who are jostling for the coveted stool of the Executive Chairman at Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government, the most experienced politician Hon. Saheed Ajao Ojora popularly known as ‘Ojabe’ made his entrance into the venue amidst the expected uproar from some members of the party who are predominantly from the BACO heritage. His one-man entrance was grand and symbolic!
Earlier and later on, the arrival of the Assistant Auditor APC Lagos State chapter Mr Suenu Shakirudeen and Apex leader Lagos-West Senatorial District Asiwaju Rabiu Adio Oluwa had got the tempo of the meeting event to a level of political understanding, especially on the planned voters registration exercise for Permanent Voters Card for members who do not have, relocated or had misplaced their cards, among many other issues.
The major highlight of the meeting was the directives from the party State chairman, which Mr Suenu Shakirudeen who was representative of Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi State chairman of APC announced at the meeting venue. The information among many others posited that no election guidelines yet for intending aspirants, and that {aspirants} should hold back their intentions to contest.
Corroborating the stance of the party chairman Cornelius Ojelabi, apex leader of APC Lagos-West Senatorial District Asiwaju Rabiu Adio Oluwa, added that aspirants are to halt their various intentions of writing ‘Letter of Intentions’ to contest. He urged aspiring persons to wait until the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission {LASIEC} release guidelines for the election before the party All Progressives Congress {APC} will follow suit.
Asiwaju Rabiu Adio Oluwa while treading on the same issue warned prospective aspirants to consider the financial implications before aspiring for any political positions. He also declared that the party was not going to compensate anyone with political appointments if, in the end, the party flag bearer emerged.
Not done yet, Asiwaju Rabiu Adio Oluwa commended the incumbent executive chairman Ayoola Fatai Adekunle, noting that the administrative legacies of the current council mayor Ayoola were quite commendable and that his successor must build on the political-administrative templates of Ayoola Fatai Adekunle at Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government.
He noted further that, the right candidate for the job would be based on merit, and without any emotional or familial colouration.
And while members of the party set sail to their various abodes, the likes of Prince Wale Oluwa and Alhaji Olale Ariyo decided to ignite the remains of the day with fanfare. Their supporters took to the road as they danced excitedly to the rhythm of their drum beats respectively.
For PWO, the mission is clear, and the task ahead is to set the pace for the act of lobbying and refined shibboleth towards the realization of the redefined hope that his City Boy Project upholds for the people of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government beyond 2025!
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