Ndigbo APC in Ojo LGA Lagos State honour Re-elected Chairman Rasulu Idowu and Vice

A Lagos-based political group,  Ndigbo All Progressive Congress(APC)  in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos on Thursday organised a ceremony  in honour of the candidate party who was re-elected in July 24,2021 local government election in the state.

The Chairman of Ojo Local Government, Mr Rasulu Idowu, along with  his able Vice,  Mrs Princess Edna Ubochi, who competed on the platform of APC ,was re-elected on the local government poll in Lagos State.  Idowu polled 9,111 votes to defeat his opponents  including  the candidate Oniyide Olajide of the Peoples Democratic Party  who got 1,526 votes.

The event was a “thank-you” to Ndigbo in Ojo ,who came out in large number to  re-elect Mr. Idowu, who the people , said performed creditably well in his first term. Idowu, they said , is a man of his word who never reneged on his promises as was exemplified by  his empowerment programmes .   

In his opening remarks on the occasion ,Chairman of Ndigbo in APC  Ojo Local Government (OLGA)  in Lagos State  and Friends of  Rasulu and Edna Campaign Organaization (FREDCO), Chief  Uche M. Ubochi said delighted that the event which he said never held before came to pass. The party leader expressed delight that Ndigbo in Ojo  LGA turned out and voted massively for APC candidates in the last LG polls in Lagos State.

The highly elated Uboch said “My joy knows no bound as I welcome all of you  to this great occasion  which is the first  in the annals of the history of Igbos  in Ojo Local Government .”

“The Igbos have been playing  prominent and remarkable  roles in the development  and growth  of Ojo Local government Area and  Lagos State, and have been rewarded   with a Vice-Chairman position in the local government but no time has a ceremony of this nature been  conceived  nor celebrated.”

“Our part, APC ,also deserves accolades and great compliments for carrying Ndigbo along. It has not  only hesitated to give  deserving appointments to Ndigbo but has  also  presented opportunities  for them to accomplish  their political aspirations. The party is truly a national party,” declared Ubochi  , a barrister-at-law and former Chairman of  the International Market  Association (Electronics)  and Public Relations Office of Alaba International Amalgamated Market Association.

Ubochi said pledged that Ndigbo  will remain a viable vehicle for the accomplishment of of the laudable programmes and objectives of the party.

“We will always work assiduously for the victory of the party in all elections,” he said.

Special Adviser for Drainage & Water Resources to Governor of Lagos State,  Engr. Joe Igbokwe, who is also  the undisputed Leader of Indigbo in APC in Lagos State urged Ndigbo to continue to give their unalloyed support to APC and the state government.

Coordinator of  Ndigbo in APC ,Lagos State, Eze Dimgba, in his remarks expressed delight that more Igbo groups in Lagos were fusing into Ndigb in Lagos APC.

He also pledged their unalloyed support for the leadership of National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Governor Sanwo-Olu at the party.

He, therefore, urged members to be committed to the objectives of the group, saying, “that is the only way to make APC a stronger party in the state.”

Dimgba said that Sanwo-Ou-led administration was keeping his electoral promises to improve a lot of residents, adding “the group is impressed with the performance of the governor.”

All the ethnic groups operating Ojo Local Government Area  were represented at the ceremony which was also designed to ensure that APC remains the a party-for-all in the area.

Alaba international market  an electronics market is located in Ojo. It is the largest electronics market in Nigeria and apart from the sales of electronic products, the markets also deals in the repair of home appliances.

 The market and its wide range of business activities gives opportunities to electronics and electrical engineers who specialized in the repair of faulty home appliances to transact businesses with dealers electronics.

The market is dominated by Ndigbo and constitutes the main source of revenue for the local government.