Sunday 23 July 2017

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION: POLLS DESCRIBED AS PEACEFUL WITH LOW TURNOUT IN IKORODU DIVISION. | Shakiru Seidu. Adeshina, Daini, Jumbo, Fatiu, Banjo and Agoro succumb their Contenders from other Parties.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly won the Council election held in Ikorodu Local Government and the 5 Local Council Development Areas in Ikorodu division on Saturday, 22nd  of July, 2017.

Results released by the LASIEC showed that the APC took Ikorodu Central, including Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ikorodu West, Ikorodu North, Imota and Ijede LCDAs.

The results from the Local Councils showed the ruling party winning. APC emerged victorious, won Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA with 3,895 votes while LP got 1,442 votes, in Ikorodu West LCDA, APC won with 3,068 votes while PDP got 555 votes.

The APC won both the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in Ward C1, Polling Unit 08 located in Ojubode junction, Igbogbo, where the Ag. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lagos State, Hon Adebimpe Akinsola voted. APC won LP in the boot with 125 to 27 and 126 to 30 in the Chairmanship and Councillorship respectively.

However, at the end of counting of the votes cast in Ikorodu division, the results showed that the APC won all the Seats including the Councillors. The newly elected Chairmen are:

1. Wasiu Ayodeji Adeshina, Ikorodu Central.
2. Comr. Olusesan Mayokun Daini, Igbogbo/Baiyeku.
3. Princess Jumoke Jimbo, Ikorodu West.
4. Adeola Adebisi Banjo,  Ikorodu North.
5. Prince Wasiu Agoro,  Imota LCDA and
6. Alhaji Fatiu Salisu, Ijede LCDA.

When Igbogbo/Bayeku Info Magazine engaged Hon Adebimpe Akinsola in a brief interview, she revealed that the local government elections would engender participatory governance and revive belief in the electoral process at the third tier of government.

Same applied to us when Hon. Babajimi Benson, MHR and Hon. SOB Agunbiade, ML, spoke with us, they assured adequate security measures had been put in place to ensure that voters cast their votes in a peaceful atmosphere and forestall any breakdown of law and order.

Also speaking, the APC's Chieftains, Chief Adenrele Olowu, Alhaji Sefiu Ogunyemi, Chief Mrs Bolanle Basorun, Prince Lanre Sanusi from Ijede and Hon.Jide Banjoko from Ikorodu West, said the party believed in strengthening democracy, adding that the conduct of the election would develop the political process in Ikorodu Division.

The member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Sholaja-Saka, who cast his vote at Imota commended its Constituents for their orderliness and peaceful conduct.

SHAKIRU SEIDU.
The Publisher, Igbogbo/Baiyeku Info Magazine.
The genuine VOICE of Ikorodu Division.

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