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OJELABI ATTENDS TO PETITIONS FROM LGAs, DECLARES IMMEDIATE PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEXT ELECTION Story by Mariam Jimoh INDICATION appears that formal business activities may have resumed at the Acme Road, Ogba, State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) this past Thursday, May 11, 2023. Official report says the beehive of activities witnessed by Civics Weekly was the arrival for the meeting of State Working Committee (CWC) and “enlarged” State Executive Committee (SEC) chaired by the State Chairman, Apostle Cornelius Ojelabi (JP). It was also gathered that the State Chairman attended to petitions from across the state, including one from Alimosho. The meeting was said to be the first after the conclusion of 2023 general elections. Accordingly, as official report revealed, parts of the agenda treated were review of the past elections and preparation for the inauguration ceremony for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term of office. Matters of litigations arising fr...

I’M IN POLITICS FOR STATE POWERS TO DO MORE FOR THE WIDOWS AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE Story by Razaq Adedeji Jimoh ON the day of his final parting ways with Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, what the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, told Aregbe to be his greatest disappointment with him was that when ever the Party asked him to present people from Alimosho for leadership positions, he (Aregbe) would be acting as if Alimosho has no educated people qualified to present by submitting names of mediocres. In this serial publications -- Alimosho's Got Brains , we want to tell the world that Alimosho not only gets well educated people, but also has creative minds in matters of politics and humanity cause. We begin with the story of Barrister Adekunle Adegunle, fundly called Oko Opo , who has finally Japa to settle in United Kingdom with his family. But this was not after he had contributed immensely to the growth of Alimosho progressives, particularly towards the just concluded election...

Story by Olajide Olufemi STILL basking in the euphoria of All Progressives Congress (APC) successes recorded at the just concluded election, Prince Idris Balogun, Oluomo Of Isheri Olofin In Egbe idimu LCDA, Alimosho Local Government, seized the opportunity of Sallah Celebration to host Party officials and members to a robust post victory and Sallah carnival in his palatial White Royal Hotel and suites along Isheri Igando Road, powerline Bus stop, Isheri Olofin. The 2023 APC House of Representatives Aspirant, who has been consistent in his support for the party, praised the party members for their steadfastness and gallantly supporting the party through the election. He called for understanding among the members and acknowledged the economic challenges of the country, but assured them that a ray of hope has arrived through Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's coming presidency and other victorious party officials the polls. He warmly greeted the Muslims within and outside the LCDA ...