As the race for the 2023 presidential is drawing near, different groups and individuals are putting things together.
In this bid, the leadership of the Igbo speaking community, Lagos chapter paid a courtsey visit to Comrade Ayodele Adewale, immediate past Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin Local Government.
The visit was on Saturday 6th March 2021 at his office in Festac Town, Amuwo-Odofin LGA, Lagos State.
Among those that paid the visit were Chief Sunday Umeh (President), Chief Chucks Odimegwu (Secretary General), Mr Francis Obidike (Chairman, Bariga LCDA and SA to the Bariga LCDA Executive Chairman), Chief Tony Okereke (VP lmo State Indigenes in Lagos), Chima Akomas (SA on Culture), Elder Wick Igwe (Chairman, Amuwo Odofin LGA Chapter), Chief l.G.Dike (Patron Amuwo Odofin LGA Chapter) and Okwudire Udeh (a stakeholder).
The president of the chapter disclosed that the reason for paying the visit was to extend appreciation to Comrade Ayodele Adewale for facilitating, coordinating and leading the lgbo speaking community on their condolence visit to the bereaved family of the first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande at his residence
They also wanted to appreciate the leadership example which Comrade Ayodele Adewale has and is still demonstrating in Amuwo Odofin LGA and Lagos State, by extension The President went further to disclose the readiness of his members in the State to properly integrate with the activities of the APC Party and pledged their loyalty to the Party and to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He pleaded with Comrade Ayodele Adewale to officially introduce them to the State Party Chairman, Alhaji Tunde Balogun and the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
They also added their voice with Comrade Ayodele and other groups demanding that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu contest for President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2023.
Welcoming the guests, Comrade Ayodele Adewale thanked them for recognizing the good governance highly displayed by the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande in the State which was a template that he replicated in Amuwo Odofin LGA during his tenure as the Council boss.
He revealed that the State Chairman of the Party is currently focused on ensuring the success of the ongoing party membership registration and re-validation exercise.
He said that the Party has extended the exercise for another few days. Nevertheless, he assured them that, he would book an appointment with Alhaji Tunde Balogun and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and personally introduce the duo to the group.
Comrade Adewale encouraged them to mobilize people within their jurisdictions to register and re-validate their membership with APC.
He stated that the Igbo’s are well positioned and recognized in the State and would always be considered in the scheme of things.
He referenced his tenure as the Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin LGA where qualified Igbos held positions as Councillors, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants.
He further mentioned that Asiwaju also appointed Igbo’s into his cabinet as Governor of Lagos State and thanked the leadership for adding their voice to the call that Asiwaju should contest as President of Nigeria in 2023.
Comrade Adewale said that Asiwaju will make a good President as he would consolidate on the wholistic good developments of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.
It will be recalled that Comrade Ayodele Adewale has recently mobilised a number of other major groups to join the APC Party.