The Surulere Federal House of Representatives Bye-Election is poised to be a pivotal event in the political landscape of the region. This constituency, historically considered a stronghold for the All Progressives Congress (APC), faces a critical juncture that requires astute strategic planning.

First and foremost, it's essential to acknowledge the fact that despite the popularity of Former Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila who’s now the Chief of Staff to Mr President, his victory in the last general election was by a margin considered surprisingly low despite having no LP candidate on the ballot. This indicates a shift in voter sentiment and emphasizes the need for the APC to reassess its approach. Gbajabiamila's victory, nonetheless, underscores the fact that the APC cannot afford complacency and must put forth a candidate who resonates deeply with the grassroots.

It is imperative that the party selects a candidate deeply rooted in the community, a figure who understands the local dynamics and is intimately familiar with the challenges faced by the constituents. This grassroots party member should be someone with a proven track record of community engagement, one who has demonstrated a genuine commitment to the welfare and progress of the people.

Fundamentally, the party must exercise caution in the candidate selection process. Imposing a candidate from the top-down could alienate the electorate and potentially result in a loss. It is crucial to let the people themselves have a say in determining the leader they want to represent them. This approach not only fosters a sense of ownership among the electorate but also ensures that the chosen candidate is someone the constituents can genuinely and freely relate to.

Accessibility and approachability are key factors that the APC must bear in mind. The people of Surulere desire a representative who is readily available for consultation, someone they can meet with without unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles or protocols. This accessibility fosters a sense of trust and establishes a strong connection between the representative and the community.

ANALYZING THE MAJOR ASPIRANTS

1. Hon. Kabir Lawal (a.k.a Ceaser)- He’s a party man to the core. A two term member of the State House of Assembly between 2007- 2015. He’s a grassroot mobiliser who hails from ward G1 (Shitta), the ward with the has the highest number of voters in Surulere.

Challenges- he's seen to be of the old order and one of the regular names that's been around for a long time. Surulere people are yearning for a young, and new order. It might be a big minus to his aspirations.

2. Fuad kayode Laguda- A party man, Young and Former Personal Assistant to Former LIRS chairman, Mr Babatunde Fowler; He’s a Former Surulere APC LGA Chairman, and once an aspirant for Lagos State House of Assembly.

Challenges- He's perceived to be an imposed aspirant which has created divisions within the party circle, not seen to be a grassroot person, not approachable, not accessible, lacking in generosity, and too elitist.

3. JAMILA BOLANLE MUAZU OLUKOSI - A loyal party member, a woman of virtue, and three time Federal House of Representatives aspirant.

Challenges- Seen as one of the old order, not really a grassroot person. Doesn’t have a godfather

4. Raheem Owokoniran- a party man, Young, calm, Former Aide to the First Lady Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, Former SSA on Lands to Governor Sanwo-Olu and a Former House of Assembly aspirant.

Challenges- He's perceived not to be a grassroots Person, not accessible and above all his, younger brother, IDRIS AREGBE, has just been appointed into Lagos State cabinet as SA to the Governor on Tourism.

5. Mukaram Adedolapo Akorede- A loyal party man, Young and vibrant, a Former Personal Assistant and Special Assistant on Youth and Sports to the Executive chairman Surulere Local Government, two time Chairmanship Aspirant, a grassroots mobiliser also from ward G1 (Shitta). He's perceived to have strong relationship with old and young and other tribes within Surulere due to his involvement in Sports and other youth engagements.

Challenges- Does not have any known godfather.


Conclusively, the Surulere Federal House of Representatives Bye-Election presents a critical juncture for the APC. To secure victory, the party must field a candidate deeply embedded in the grassroots, avoid imposing candidates, and prioritize accessibility and relatability. By adhering to these principles, the APC can increase its chances of retaining the seat in this crucial election.

Khalid Oyedele Writes from Akinhami/Cole Ward E/E1, Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos State, Nigeria

Source: naijinfo.com.

As a former SSA Youth & Sport to Surulere LGA Chairman and also Executive Director Surulere Sport Development Center.

I organised a football competition where I empowered youths in Surulere which was my constituency.

Where likes of Henry Onyekuru A Professional Nigeria Footballer rose from the grassroots.

I also tutored and gave out Jamb form for free to our youths.

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My name is Mukaram Adedolapo Akorede. I'm a Civil Engineer and Safety Consultant. I was the Personal Assistant to It's my pleasure to welcome you all distinguished members of this great movement MUKA FOR REAL CWC.

My name still remains Mukaram Adedolapo Akorede. I'm a Civil Engineer and Safety Consultant. I was the Personal Assistant to Hon. Hakeem Dickson, an SSA on Youths and Sports to Hon. Dr. Folami. A Chairmanship Aspirant in 2011 and 2021 in Surulere local government. I am the Executive Director Surulere Sports Development Center, Convener The Conscious Movement, Secretary, Surulere For Good Governance, Former Secretary General APC Germany 🇩🇪 Chapter and Convener GREENCARD AMBASSADORS FOR ASIWAJU/SHETTIMA.

I am aspiring to represent the good people of Surulere as a member of Federal House of Representatives Surulere Federal Constituency 1. I'm a committed party man and a grassroot mobiliser. I have participated in all the elections since the return of democracy in 1998, having interactions with Surulerians at all levels and engaging myself in everything that could attract/bring development into our great city Surulere. My participation in all these gives me an edge over all other contestants. Surulere Federal constituency 1 has been at the vanguard of limitless development and monumental achievements under the able representation of the Honourable Speaker, 'RT. Hon Olufemi Gbajabiamila' and ipso facto, we cannot settle for less if we must maximally consolidate on his giant stride achievements in Surulere and Lagos State in entirety.

It's my pleasure to welcome you all distinguished members of this great movement MUKA FOR REAL CWC.

My name still remains Mukaram Adedolapo Akorede. I'm a Civil Engineer and Safety Consultant. I was the Personal Assistant to Hon. Hakeem Dickson, an SSA on Youths and Sports to Hon. Dr. Folami. A Chairmanship Aspirant in 2011 and 2021 in Surulere local government. I am the Executive Director Surulere Sports Development Center, Convener The Conscious Movement, Secretary, Surulere For Good Governance, Former Secretary General APC Germany 🇩🇪 Chapter and Convener GREENCARD AMBASSADORS FOR ASIWAJU/SHETTIMA.

I am aspiring to represent the good people of Surulere as a member of Federal House of Representatives Surulere Federal Constituency 1. I'm a committed party man and a grassroot mobiliser. I have participated in all the elections since the return of democracy in 1998, having interactions with Surulerians at all levels and engaging myself in everything that could attract/bring development into our great city Surulere. My participation in all these gives me an edge over all other contestants. Surulere Federal constituency 1 has been at the vanguard of limitless development and monumental achievements under the able representation of the Honourable Speaker, 'RT. Hon Olufemi Gbajabiamila' and ipso facto, we cannot settle for less if we must maximally consolidate on his giant stride achievements in Surulere and Lagos State in entirety.

We need a proactive representative of my calibre that should be placed on the same pedestal with him and step into the big shoes. We deserve an intellectual and visionary leader with great qualities, unquestionable character, sense of industry, proven integrity, resilience, decency, dignity, competence and a team player whose blemish free personality can be attested to by the good people of Surulere.

On the heels of the aforementioned, please permit me to present myself as the best choice for the people of Surulere Constituency 1. With your support and that of the Almighty Allah, "VICTORY IS OURS".

FROM MY HUMBLE SELF ADEDOLAPO MUKARAM AKOREDE
I am aspiring to represent the good people of Surulere as a member of Federal House of Representatives Surulere Federal Constituency 1. I'm a committed party man and a grassroot mobiliser. I have participated in all the elections since the return of democracy in 1998, having interactions with Surulerians at all levels and engaging myself in everything that could attract/bring development into our great city Surulere. My participation in all these gives me an edge over all other contestants. Surulere Federal constituency 1 has been at the vanguard of limitless development and monumental achievements under the able representation of the Honourable Speaker, 'RT. Hon Olufemi Gbajabiamila' and ipso facto, we cannot settle for less if we must maximally consolidate on his giant stride achievements in Surulere and Lagos State in entirety.

We need a proactive representative of my calibre that should be placed on the same pedestal with him and step into the big shoes. We deserve an intellectual and visionary leader with great qualities, unquestionable character, sense of industry, proven integrity, resilience, decency, dignity, competence and a team player whose blemish free personality can be attested to by the good people of Surulere.

On the heels of the aforementioned, please permit me to present myself as the best choice for the people of Surulere Constituency 1. With your support and that of the Almighty Allah, "VICTORY IS OURS".

FROM MY HUMBLE SELF ADEDOLAPO MUKARAM AKOREDE

ABRIDGED PROFILE OF Arakunrin Oluwaseyi IBILOYE

Oluwaseyi IBILOYE is the former Technical Assistant (Admin) to Ekiti State Government, former Student Union President (SUG) of College of Education Ikere and Pioneer Secretary National Association of Nigeria Student Joint Campus Committee (NANS/JCC). Seyi is a graduate of Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. He has three years training as Teacher at College of Education Ikere in Ekiti State. A Pioneer Secretary of Youth Positive Influence Organization (YPIO) a non-governmental organization that campaigns against social and moral decadence in the society. A member of visitation panel to the College of Education Ikere Ekiti and provision of academic brief for establishment of the then University of Education Ekiti State Nigeria in the year 2008.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Technical Assistant (Admin.) to Ekiti State Government (2014 – 2015)

Technical Assistant to Minister of Mines and Steel Development (2016 – 2018)

Executive Assistant to Ekiti State Government (2018 -2020)

Special Assistant to Ekiti State Government (2020 – 2022)

Responsibilities:

Promotion of Government programme
Management of paperwork related to my office.
Management of personnel and.
Discharge of other responsibilities as directed.


Member Visitation Panel to College of Education Ikere, Ekiti State Nigeria (2007 – 2008)

Responsibilities:

Formulate Pro-Student policies and ideas for the panel.
Discharge of other responsibilities as stated in the terms of reference of the panel.


President Student Union Government (SUG) (2006 – 2007)



Responsibilities:

Creating a good working relationship between the School Management and Student community
Formulation of Pro- Student policies and ideas.
Conflict management and resolution
Organization of orientation class for new students /social programme for student populace.
Sensitized the entire Students on the lingering effect of the crisis and the need to take caution.


VOLUNTEER WORK

Youth Positive Influence Organization (YPIO)

Facilitated a campaign against gender inequality in Nigeria and violence against women.
Provision welfare packages and gift items for motherless baby’s home
Campaign against social and moral decadence, Among others.
On this note, I Arakunrin Oluwaseyi IBILOYE also known as Democracy is soliciting your support to contest for the Post of GENERAL SECRETARY of our great Alumni Association. This will allow me to join others in contributing my quota towards the development of a great citadel. Kindly support and vote.

DEMOCRACY………… TIWA N’TIWA…………

The Ekiti state rally was made more colourful by the presence of the Ekiti State Chapter of Bola Tinubu School to School Campaign (BTSTS)

The team led by the State Excos; State Coordinator; Comrade Korede Ogunrinde, Deputy State Coordinator; Comrade Ajewole Bankole (Collidex) and the other team members were present to welcome our Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice Presidential Candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima.

See below the sights and the sounds.

BATKSM2023 win win!

PRESS STATEMENT


PETER OBI'S POLICY DOCUMENT IS VACUOUS AND OFFERS NOTHING NEW TO NIGERIANS

We are glad that Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi finally released their much-awaited policy document after many contradictory statements on same.

After perusing the document which is very high on graphics and demagogic rhetorics and short on substance, we have come to the conclusion that the document is empty and vacuous.

The document which is titled ‘It is Possible: Our Pact with Nigerians’, offers nothing refreshing to Nigerians and comes across as total anti-climax. The subtitle ‘Action Plan’ was shamelessly parroted from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s manifesto.

By now, many of the gullible followers must have been utterly disappointed that their man didn't offer them anything to be proud of after all the blusters and the initial leakage of the document, which contains, strangely, 15 pages of the biographical sketches of Obi and his running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed.

Mr. Peter Obi’s document contains no grand policy initiatives and options to excite right thinking Nigerians. It was silent about how Obi wants to achieve his high falutin objectives. Instead, it will set alarm bells ringing in the South South and North East as Obi promises to ‘engineer the transition of Nigeria from a fossil fuel dependency to climate and eco-friendly energy use”.

As expected, Obi’s document contains fallacies and false statistics.

Obi claimed China moved 740 million people out of poverty. He understated the achievement and was silent about the period it took the Chinese Communist party to achieve this. China moved close to 800 million people out of poverty and it was achieved in 40 years. This makes the present APC government's plan to move 100 million of Nigerians out of poverty in 10 years, more realistic than Obi’s rhetoric tends to suggest.

One of the fallacies contained in the document, which Obi has often repeated to his followers, is that Nigeria is a failed state. We wonder whether the Labour Party candidate sometimes bothers to check the meaning of a failed state and whether the country he dreams to govern falls into the mould of Yemen or Somalia, where institutions of government have lost total control of their societies.

Another fallacy is Obi’s claim that Nigeria recorded modest gains between 1999-2015, the PDP years, even when all verifiable evidence points to the contrary.

The Labour Party candidate simplistically diagnosed Nigeria’s problem as ‘elite capture’, which is self-indicting as he and his running mate, who he styled ‘new breed’ are members.

He claims incompetent leadership has divided the nation, playing up religious and ethnic sentiments. Another self-indictment as the hallmark of his campaign has been to jump from one church to the other, positioning himself as a ‘Christian candidate’ and inciting the church against the current APC government.

In fact, the document Mr. Obi released is a poor imitation and regurgitation of what the current APC-led administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing. If anything, the document showed him as a man without honour, credibility and character because he is promising to do all the things he has railed against and de-legitimised in the past.

We make bold to state that Mr. Obi lacks the mental acuity and rigour for the job he is asking Nigerians to entrust to him. He is surely not ready and prepared to be the President this great country deserves. And if indeed the Labour Party candidate paid for the wishy-washy document, he should ask for a refund for the following reasons:

On Security: In his document, Mr. Obi and his running mate promised to tackle insecurity, defeat Boko Haram, Bandits and other violent crimes by partnering with Cameroon, Chad and Niger. It is a pity that Mr. Obi and his party didn't know that President Muhammadu Buhari did this within his first week in office as President in 2015 and has continued to strengthen regional cooperation. The Multinational Joint Military Task Force with headquarters in Ndjamena, Republic of Chad is an outcome of the successful diplomatic shuttle to these neighboring countries, including Benin Republic. Through the Joint Military Task Force and our gallant soldiers, Boko Haram and ISWAP have been routed out of Nigeria and permanently degraded and the whole of North East is stable. Thousands of displaced people have returned to their communities to restart their social and economic activities. Peter Obi has nothing to offer on security if he is only promising what Buhari has been doing for over 7 years. Anambra was one of the most unsecured and volatile states riddled with criminals and kidnappers when Obi was Governor for 8 years without any solution until Governor Willie Obiano came to tackle the problems head on.

On Power: In a surprising departure from his penchant for falsehood, Peter promised to continue and complete the $2.5billion FG-Siemens Power network upgrade. Nigerians should recall Peter Obi told the world that he went to Egypt on a study tour of power where he was told by Siemens that nothing is happening on the power agreement the company signed with Nigerian government. Without apologising for his lies and deliberate mischief, Peter Obi is promising in his document to continue with a project he said does not exist. What a travesty! In a show of total lack of awareness, Obi also promised to complete Dadinkowa hydropower project as part of his promise to solve electricity problems in Nigeria without knowing that same project has since been completed by the current administration of President Buhari.

On Infrastructure: Peter Obi promised to invest in infrastructure especially rail, ports, broadband, roads, airports etc. We find this laughable and a barefaced dishonesty just to hoodwink Nigerians. This is the same Mr. Obi who has launched the most vicious attacks on President Buhari for having the courage to upgrade our broken critical infrastructure. For the past 7 years, Mr. Obi's sing-song has been that infrastructure does not help the economy and eliminate poverty. While President Buhari and the APC administration believe there can never be any meaningful economic growth without infrastructure to power it, we don't expect, Mr. Obi, a warehouse and container economist to understand the nexus between economic growth and infrastructure. It is good that Obi has now seen the light on the social and economic imperatives of infrastructure but he can't be trusted to do anything. There is no signature infrastructural project Mr. Obi can point to in Anambra State where he governed for 8 years.

On non-oil GDP and Widening Tax Net: We are happy that Mr. Obi admitted in his document that non-oil revenue has increased significantly under the Buhari-led APC administration and he will continue with the success. Unfortunately, Mr. Obi has no record of increasing revenue. As Governor for 8years in Anambra State, Obi could not grow Internally Generated Revenue of the state by ordinary 5% year on year. His current successor, Governor Charles Soludo attested to Obi's mediocre performance as Governor of Anambra in his recent widely published article. If Obi could not change the fortunes of the state he led for 8years, he has no capacity to deliver on non-oil revenue for Nigeria. Only our candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has the record to grow revenue and significantly improve non-oil GDP because he set the standards in Lagos which the Federal government copied. Today, Lagos State is the 5th largest economy in Africa with over $150b GDP. The current APC-led Federal government has expanded the tax net in Nigeria from 10million payers in 2016 to current 41million according to the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The Buhari administration alone brought 31million new tax payers into the net from 2016 to 2021, more than what all previous governments since independence have ever achieved.

OUR POSITION

Contrary to the image of a reformer and thinker Obi and his followers have created of him, we make bold to say that the Labour Party candidate is vapid, intellectually arid, a mere impostor who only seeks to play on the emotions of his gullible followers. Mr. Obi's policy document, if anything, has only exposed him as ill-prepared for the titanic task of governing a country the size of Nigeria. As a candidate, he has nothing new to offer Nigerians beyond hawking fake statistics and preying on the young people’s sentiments as a demagogue.

Nigerians are warned to steer clear of Obi and his party. His whole presidential ambition is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, to paraphrase Williams Shakespeare in his play Macbeth.


Bayo Onanuga
Director, Media & Publicity
APC Presidential Campaign Council
December 6, 2022

WHO IS ATIKU?

A Non-Nigerian or Nigerian “klepto”. Aside his citizenship still being questioned, there are other critical aspect of life we need to be worried about as electorates who wants the best for his/her country.

Anytime this name is mentioned anywhere,the mental picture that comes with his name is that of a thief, corrupt,and a Man who enjoys sexual activity with a fellow man.

It's on record that Atiku has remain the only Nigerian politician that corruption flows in his veins in every aspect of his life.So far he devoted his political public life accumulating wealth for himself and his immediate family.

No wonder,his former boss, former president Obasanjo wrote about Atiku's corrupt and his unbearable character to corruption in Obasanjo in his book,MY WATCH,put naked the character of Atiku in this manner;

In Pages 31- 32 l,Volume 2 of MY WATCH, Obasanjo put it as follows;

..What I did not know, which came out glaringly later, was his parental background which was somewhat shadowy, his propensity to corruption, his tendency to disloyalty, his inability to say and stick to the truth all the time,a propensity for poor judgment, his belief and reliance on marabouts , his lack of transparency, his trust in money to buy his way out on all issues and his readiness to sacrifice morality, integrity, propriety truth and national interest for self and selfish interest"

His corrupt tendencies won't ever go away, and he wants to be served by Nigerians rather than serve them.

In his quest to become the leader of the world's most populous black nation, he became desperate to steal our collective wealth in order to construct a private university that is among the most expensive in the nation, own an oil servicing company that has refused to pay the FG for years, the largest beverage company in the north, and a radio station that only supports his party and his ambition. He also secretly owns properties both in the country and abroad.

Are we going to give this alleged "Klepto" access to our national reserves to plummet again?

Majority of Nigerians has mistrust for Atiku and has showed in the recent elections he’s been participating, hence the failure to actualize his ambition.

Atiku has failed in various aspect of life and yet feels he can take Nigeria to the promise land. He’s unable to unite his own party because he reneged on promises made before clinching the ticket to represent his party at the general elections.

I believe Nigerians have seen through his numerous lies and antics to fall for. The masses are watching and the electorates are ready to express their displeasure once more.

It’s time for Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, “Kojoli” as he’s fondly called, to retire from contesting for public office.[/b][b]

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Keep the date: Wednesday 31st August, 2022.

Make it a day with us. Pilot distribution of over 5,000 treated mosquito nets to secondary schools.

TInubu/Shettima 2023.

Convener.

Do you know that Lagos State Government is running 3 Universities.
*Lagos State University (LASU)*
*Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH).*
*Lagos State University of Education.* All the 3 universities are not on #ASUU Strike these are the legacy of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and not forgetting how he introduced paying of WAEC for the pupils in Secondary school since 2003. There is no gainsaying how he has improved the educational system in Lagos State and ready to implement such all over the country.[Tinubu School to School ~ Hon. Shehu Attah]

The Convener Bola Tinubu School to School; Hon. Shehu Atta was a guest at the unveiling ceremony of Comrade Jibril Idris Kawuje for his aspiration as the next President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS)

It was a fantastic platform to push and galvanise support for our Party's Flagbearers and the next of Nigeria; His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Hon. Shehu Atta
Convener.

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