LAGOS COUNCIL POLL: I’LL NOT ABANDON YOU – APC CANDIDATE TELLS RESIDENTS

A chairmanship candidate in the Ifako-Ijaiye local government in Lagos state, Mr. Oloruntoba Oke, on Saturday, promised not to abandon them, if elected in office in the July 22 local government elections.

Oke, of the  All Progressives Congress (APC), told reporters in Lagos that leaders, especially in the grassroots, should always be responsive to people's needs, and try to meet them.

According to him, the welfare of the people, the provision of basic services and security remain the main responsibility of any leader in government.

“People at the grassroots must be listened to because they determine of our political fate; we must be attentive to the yearnings and demands of the people.”

“What I am bringing to the table now is my experience. There are some things I did not have then which I have now. So I can do it in a better way,” he said.

Oke, a former Executive Chairman of the council, said that no government could perform 100 per cent, but he would, along with his team, achieve 70 to 80 percent.

The aspirant said his administration would make effort to boost the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in the area, promising to operate an open door policy to move the council forward.

He said that Ifako-Ijaiye Tuntun Community would be given special priority because of the need to address the challenges facing the area in terms of roads.

Oke called on the residents to be security conscious, reiterating that security remained everybody’s business.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) has fixed July 22 for election into 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state.