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VENO NEWS: Opinion: Ojodu LCDA Poll: Who Wears The Crown?
Date: 26-04-21

By SANYA OJO

The tenure of elected 20 local government chairmen and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) in Lagos State is expected to end on July 25 2021. Former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode swore the incumbent chairmen into office on July 25 2017.

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) conducted the last local government election on July 22 2017 of which 12 political parties participated.

Two days after the exercise, Chairperson of LASIEC, Justice Ayotunde Philip (rtd), who was nominated by Ambode in May 2016, declared all the 57 seats in favour of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). While APC won all the chairmanship seats, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party (AP) won four and three councillorship seats, respectively.

But four months away from end of tenure of incumbent councils chairmen, observers are in doubt if the Justice Philip-led LASIEC is serious to conduct fresh council polls or perhaps she is waiting for directives from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The attention of this medium, VENO International Magazine (VENO NEWS) is on Ojodu LCDA where two political godfathers , Hon.James Abiodun Faleke and Cardinal Odunmbaku's candidates jottle to take over the seat from the outgoing chairman, of Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Hon. Julius Oloro

Ojodu Local Council Development Area was carved out of the old Ikeja Local Government in October, 2003 by a bill of the Lagos State House of Assembly under the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
However, as it stands, an aspirant in the race is the son of APC's Chieftain, Cardinal Odunmbaku , David Odunmbaku has Joined Ojodu LCDA Chairmanship Seat Race. Secretary to the Local Government Ojodu LCDA.
Ahead of the forthcoming Lagos State local government election slated to hold June 2021, All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Cardinal James Odunmbakuâ€™s son, David Olusegun, has declared his intention to contest for the chairmanship of Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA)

David Odumbaku, a Harvard trained professional, had ropes of experience in political administrations.
According to his daddy, Cardinal Odunmbaku had this to say, on his sonâ€™s aspirations, Cardinal James Odumbaku, popularly known as Baba Eto, who is a revered politician in Lagos political terrain and preacher of the word, said David is endowed with the can-do-attitude to deliver good governance to the people of the council and beyond. he said that David has passed through time and tutelage, and is very fit to handle the dictates of the office of the chairman, according to party rules.

â€œDavid Olusegun Odunmbaku has been council secretary in Ikeja Local Government for four years under Honourable Wale Ogunlami without blemish. He was supposed to be chairman in the first instance, but Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu said no he has to learn.

â€œAgain in the second leg, Asiwaju said he should not go for the chairmanship, but go for the secretary position, which is the power house of any local government administration so that he can learn more. Now, another four years is gone, or about to expire. So it behoves on me to encourage him after having a very excellent education in Europe. He is a Harvard alumnus. His academic achievements are voluminous that I canâ€™t run it offhand, but his resume is a clear indication of what Iâ€™m saying,â€ Odunmbaku said as a matter of fact.

Another aspirant and anointed candidate of Hon.James Abiodun Faleke is Funmi Layeni

â€œAlhaja Kafayat Funmilayo Layeni will run an open door policy when she becomes the chairman of Ojodu local council development area (LCDA)â€,

Ademola Oluwadamilare Banjo, The Pioneer Coordinator of KFL campaign, Ward A, Ojodu LCDA said.

He said this at the Team Faleke Youth Wing (Ward A) political meeting in Ojodu LCDA. The meeting was solely meant to solicit the support of the youths in the ward to vote for Kafayat Funmilayo Layeni (KFL) as the next chairman of the LCDA.

Ademola stated further that the APC chairmanship candidate has more experience, having served for more than 3 decades in politics. She was the former SA on health and presently, in charge of the Local Government Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA).

In the words of the Pioneer Coordinator, KFL cardinal plans cut across health, education, youth development and security.

â€œShe promises to make the primary public health centers in Ojodu run for 24 hours and make sure that people receive first hand treatment; ensure that public primary public schools within the area provide complete free education (uniform, books, etc) to its pupils and encourage community policing through the neighborhood corps to ensure that they run 24 hours shift to protect the people. All these would be done by KFL in her first 100 days in officeâ€.

The youths at the meeting pledged loyalty to the candidate of KFL as the next chairman of Ojodu LCDA.

Comrade Jumoke Bankole who is the only female member of the planning committee in ward A said, â€œwomen are the salt of the world and with women, the youth would be taken care of and young ladies would be encouraged to participate in democratic processâ€. Jumoke is also the treasurer of Adeniyi Jones Youth Forum.

The youth were encouraged to mobilise enmass for the forthcoming All Progressive Congress (APC) membership registration schedule to commence on 25th of January, 2020.

â€œAlhaja Kafayat Funmilayo Layeni will run a governance that is accessible, sellable, capable, acceptable and loyal to the party and the people who commit to the progress of grassroots developmentâ€, Comrade Jumoke Bankole concluded.

The Honorable member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency at the green chamber of the National Assembly, Hon. James Abiodun Faleke also known as Arole 1 has threw his giant weight behind the foremost aspirant; Alhaja Kafayat Funmilayo Layeni (KFL) as the chairperson of OJODU LCDA in the forthcoming LGA/Chairmanship elections in lagos state.

Speaking with VENO NEWS over the weekend, the Chairman, House Committee on Finance congratulated the Team Faleke Youths over the successes recorded during their ward tour in support of Kafayat Funmilayo Layeni popularly known as KFL. He also encouraged party members within and outside ojodu lcda to canvass and mobilise people across board to register and join the All Progressives Congress. He further said Funmi Layeni is our choice and Godâ€™s choice.
Therefore, between team faleke's candidate, Alhaja Funmi Layeni and team Odunmbaku's son candidate, David Odunmbaku.Who Wears The Crown? Story Continues

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