JUST IN: Lagos APC inaugurates 40-man campaign team for LG election

Ahead of the July 12 chairman and councillorship elections in Lagos, the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a 40-man campaign council, to promote and mobilize electorates across the 57 Local Government and Local Council Development Area (LCDAs) towards casting their votes for its candidates during the exercise.

The council, charged with the huge responsibility of ensuring all APC candidates poll the highest votes from their constituencies, is chaired by the immediate past State Chairman of the party and former Commissioner for Home Affairs, Babatunde Balogun, while the incumbent chairman for Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye LCDA, Rasaq Ajala. would serve as the Council Secretary.

The council is divided into 6 directorates namely Mobilization, Finance, Security, Media and Publicity ,Electoral and Special Duties with Oyinlomo Danmole, Olufemi Daramola, Dr. Razak Balogun, Oluseye Oladejo, Ademola Sadiq and Dr. Lateef Ibirogba serving as the head for the directorates.

The party also appointed former Deputy governor, Adejoke Orelope Adefulire, Secretary to the State Government, Abimbola Saliu Hundeyin as coordinators for Lagos West Senatorial District while Abayomi Daramola and Bolanle Olusanya would coordinate Lagos Central and East Senatorial Districts respectively.

Meanwhile, Sunday Aboyade and Fatai Ayoola were appointed by the party as the Deputy Coordinators for Lagos West Senatorial District.

Inaugurating the campaign team, the State Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, congratulated the members on their appointment and urged them to hit the ground running as the election is fast approaching. 

Ojelabi admonished them to take the campaign to all the nooks and crannies of the state to ensure that the electorates are fully mobilized to vote massively for the party. 

The chairman urged them to showcase the various landmark achievements of our state local governments across the state to woo the electorates.

In his response, the Campaign Council Chairman, Balogun, reassured the party of the dedication of his entire team to deliver on their mandate and ensure that their performance will lay a solid foundation for  our victory in the 2027 national elections.

The membership cuts across various interest groups and stakeholders in the party including the women, youths , artisans,  non-indigenous members, members of the National and State Assemblies, State Cabinet members and members of the State Executive of APC.