Former Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Hon. Kolawole Taiwo has urged All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains in Ifelodun Local Government Area to brace up for the next council polls.
He said the APC will defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the election, adding that the ruling party has learnt its lesons.
Taiwo spoke on the preparations for the contest during its yearly get-together party.
At the meeting were the APC Secretary, Alhaji Abdulhakeem Bamgbala,former council chairman Hon. Bayewu Kamal, Alhaji Olatunde Balogun, the Community Develoment Council (CDC) Chairman, Hon. Saheed Ojora, Hon.Hakeem Muniru of the House of Representatives and former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Mr Ademorin Kuye.
Kolawole, who was defeated in the 2015 House of Assembly election, lamented that development has been eluding the constituency because there is no credible representation.
Taiwo, who suffered the greatest casualty,having lost his electoral bid to PDP candidate Hon. Dayo Famakinwa and, by extension, could not mount the speakership saddle,stressed that many infrastructural development that ought to have been in place in the constituency had eluded the area owing to the unfortunate loss.The politician urged the party leaders to mobilise Igbo to join the party.
He said: “Our togetherness is important for future political progress. We should not give in to infiltration. We are all leaders at different stratums.We should be more officious and ready to assist others at all times. Without unity, we can not attain any political height.
“When we started the AD, cholera was prevalent in Amukoko. After our assumption of office we change things and restored sanity.
“Our internal wranglings spoilt the 16years effort. The PDP hardly printed posters then because they could not assert themselves here. But, the imposion is the worst unfortunate incident that we grappled with. We ought to get rid of it now.
“Stop beating the drum of disruption. The simplest aspect of electoral process denied me the speakership position. I won at the primary against 10 aspirants. I contributed half a million each for the re-election of other members of the House of Assembly in my party clearing the coast for my speakership intent.
“Our party is supreme. You need to invite the Igbo to join us and give them positions for them to feel some sense of belonging so that they won’t feel we hate them. There is a feeling of insecurity in their midst. Let’s stop discrimination.”
Other speakers at the forum, reiterated the need for concerted efforts to bring back the lost glory of the APC in Ajeromi Ifelodun constituency.
The event which was organised by individuals at the community level,witness presentation of certificates to some of them who made varying contributions to the success of the programme,officiated by Hon. Bayewu.
The Nation