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Agege: I Support Obasa’s Son As Chairmanship Candidate, Gbenga Abiola

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Hon. Oluwagbenga Abiola, the Vice Chairman of Agege Local Government and a leading chairmanship aspirant in the July 12 Local Government Election in the area has said that he is pleased  with the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to make Abdulganiyu Obasa its flagbearer.
Abiola, a political godson of the Agege APC leader and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos.
Stakeholders in Agege, consisting of community and political leaders in the area on Monday at a news conference, had called on Obasa to yield to their demand for his son, Abdulganiyu to run for chairmanship.
They said that their decision to have Abdulganiyu as the next Council Chairman was a way of rewarding the numerous humanitarian endeavours of the Speaker in Agege.
Abiola, reacting to reporta in some quarters that he was being pressurised to shelve his ambition, said that he would be eternally grateful to Obasa for being his political benefactor
Pledging his “total support” for the party’s decision and Obasa’s leadership, Abiola said that he would never pitch tent against the Speaker and party hierarchy that has provided him numerous opportunities.
Abiola said: “Let me just make it clear that I will and can never pitch tent against my leader, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa.
“This is the man that made me. He appointed me as Special Assistant on Media to the office of the Speaker when he became Speaker in 2015. I won’t be an ingrate.
“After that, in 2016, I became the Sole Administrator of Agege LG, being recommended by the Speaker and appointed by the Governor.
“With that appointment, I made history  by becoming the youngest local government boss in the state.
“In 2017, when I handed over to the current Executive Chairman, the party and the Speaker also facilitated my appointment as Secretary to the Local Government and in 2021 as the Vice Chairman.
“So, tell me, why would I pitch tent against the decision of such a man that has built me in terms of capacity, political dexterity, and network all over?”.
Abiola said that it was true he had the ambition to succeed the current chairman, but that he must submit to the party’s decision “without any reservation.”
“Yes, I aspired as it is the dream of everybody that has passed through the ranks, especially as vice chairman to become the chairman, but the party has spoken and I concur.
“The party leadership has come together, stakeholders have come together, and they have agreed that they want the Speaker to allow his son become the next Chairman.
“So, I stand by everything that they have done. I stand with and by Obasa. I stand with and by APC Agege and the leadership of APC. I agree with stakeholders’ resolution,” he added.
According to him, since his aspiration is all about service to people, there are still many opportunities for him in the future as a young and vibrant politician.
“I know that the leader I have is one that knows what is best politically and can also recommend me for, even better positions in the nearest future.
 “I’m still young. I still have the vibrancy. I’ll work for the party and I’ll make sure the party wins,” he said.
Abiola said that he had directed his teeming youth-based followers under the platform of Obasa Youth Alliance (OYA) to redirect all energy towards actualising the party’s decision.
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