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Immortalise Jakande, Lagos4Lagos Visioner Tells Sanwo-Olu

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Immortalise Jakande, Lagos4Lagos Visioner Tells Sanwo-Olu

Lagos4Lagos visioner, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran has charged Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immortalize late former governor Lateef Jakande.

Recall Jakande, who served as the first executive governor of the state between 1979 and 1983, died on February 11, 2021, at the age of 91.

Adediran, in a statement issued on Friday by his Press Secretary, Kazeem Bakare, said Jakande served the state meritoriously than most of the politician governors after him.

“Today marks a year anniversary of the demise of the first Executive Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande.

“Jakande’s indelible mark spans education, housing, road infrastructure, health, housing, among others.

“There is no gainsaying the fact that Jakande represents an institution which any occupant of the office at the Lagos House, Alausa should eternally immortalise.

“It is rather unfortunate that the state would not think of something in that regard for a hero of Jakande’s stature, as a mark of his immortalisation,” Adediran, Lagos4Lagos Movement Lead Vissioner, said.

According to him, in the area of housing, Jakande’s legacy in low cost housing estates in Abesan, Isolo and other parts of Lagos State, have become a benchmark for affordable housing by any government, decades after the launch of the scheme.

Adediran described Sanwo-Olu’s recent naming of a health centre in Amuwo-Odofin after Sen. Oluremi Tinubu as an “executive recklessness and insensitivity”.

He said that such development had continued across the state as many state edifices were either named after Sen. Bola Tinubu or his wife or his daughter by officeholders.

Adediran said: “We would like to remind the governor that a hero like Lateef Kayode Jakande deserves more than he is getting in a state he meritoriously served till he breathed his last.

“A befitting immortalization is not too much to ask for a state and national hero.

“Our state is blessed with present and past heroes that have laid the foundation for the Lagos of today and come 2023, under a PDP-led administration, the labour of our present and past heroes, shall not be in vain.”

He restated the commitment and readiness of the movement to birth a Lagos that would work for everyone come 2023.

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Any Ambition Against Senator Nwoko’s Second Term Bid Is Selfish, Unnecessary —APC Chieftain

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As Senator Ned Nwoko positions for a return to the National Assembly, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emmanuel Eboh, has described any opposing ambition as self- serving, unnecessary  and detrimental to the peace and development of Delta North Senatorial District.

Speaking in an interview in Abuja, Chief Eboh, a former civil commissioner in Delta State, said Senator Nwoko continues to enjoy widespread goodwill and the support of the people of Delta North, popularly known as Anioma.

While acknowledging that political aspirations are legitimate in a democratic setting, Eboh cautioned against what he termed the “unacceptable drift towards turning politics into a family enterprise and a tool for power control and manipulation.”

He called on residents of Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency and the wider Delta North district to resist  “the inordinate ambition of some Shylock politicians driven by selfish motives and unrestrained personal interests.”

The APC stalwart warned that personality-driven ambitions, rather than people-oriented leadership, could
lead to  avoidable rivalry and division within Delta North.

Chief Eboh maintained that Senator Nwoko’s performance in office has been commendable and deserving of re-election, citing key interventions in rural road construction, electrification, education, potable water supply, and empowerment programmes.

He further highlighted the senator’s sustained advocacy for the recognition and identity of Anioma, noting that it was “unprecedented in the political history of the district”.

According to him, “Senator Nwoko has not only met expectations but surpassed them. He deserves re-election, particularly given the fact that the core constitutional responsibility of a senator is lawmaking for the good governance of the nation.”

Eboh said the people of Delta North regard Nwoko as a progressive leader who embodies unity and dignity across Anioma, stressing that he should not be distracted by unnecessary political contestation.

He reaffirmed that the senator’s commitment to the growth and development of Anioma remains unwavering and urged constituents to sustain their support for his return to the Senate.

The APC chieftain also called for continued backing of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.

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