By Oki Samson
CITIZENS COMPASS–– The Agege Chairmanship race hots up today as the grassroots political mobilizer and frontline contender for the chairmanship position for the upcoming general elections in Agege Local government, Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel, popularly known as TOS today became one of the first to pick up his nomination form to run for the coveted seat as the Executive Chairman, Trek Africa Newspaper can report. This was done at the Lagos State Secretariat of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) on Acme Road, Lagos to the admiration of the party faithfuls, friends, followers, and stakeholders.
Speaking after picking the nomination form, Hon. Taiwo stated that he picked the form as proof of his readiness to go all the way through the electioneering process. ‘I am here today to pick my nomination form for the Chairmanship to show that I am ready to become the next Executive Chairman of Agege LGA and by the special Grace of God, it is an indication that I am ready for victory.’
‘I have a great agenda for Agege. I want a lot of development for Agege. I have major areas that I want to concentrate on. This is in the area of infrastructure, youth empowerment, and healthcare. Education is also very vital to me as an educationist and the future of our children is paramount to me. I will make sure that everybody in Agege is carried along, not just the leader but every ward will be involved in the development of our streets. Security of our people is also a priority.’
On whether he is eminently qualified to run for the job, Hon. TOS affirmed that he is a son of Agege and thus has the right to vote and be voted for in the city. ‘I am a son of the soil. I was born in Gbogunleri, Isale-Oja, Agege, schooled in Agege for my primary education at Central Primary School, Oniwaya and proceeded to Anwar-ul-Islam College, Agege where I finished WASSCE in 1993. I then proceeded to Yaba College of Technology where I bagged OND and HND in Electrical/Electronics Engineering specialised in Telecommunications. I am ready for the job.’
