Lagos Assembly Speaker Obasa Declares Bid for House of Representatives Seat

|By Adejumo Adekunle

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has declared his intention to contest for the Agege Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Obasa announced his decision on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Agege, Lagos, saying party leaders in the area had urged him to enter the race for the federal legislative position.

The declaration is expected to intensify political activity within Agege as aspirants step up consultations and grassroots mobilisation ahead of the APC primaries.

At the meeting, Obasa also rallied support for former Chairman of Agege Local Government Council, Ganiyu Egunjobi, who is seeking to represent Agege Constituency I in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

He further endorsed Azeez Oladapo Yusuf Ninolowo for the Agege Constituency II seat in the state assembly.

Political supporters and APC loyalists across Agege and Orile-Agege have since intensified delegate mobilisation efforts as the contest for party tickets gathers momentum.

Meanwhile, APC members in Agege, Orile-Agege and other parts of Lagos State are awaiting the outcome of the party’s ongoing screening exercise being conducted by its state and national leadership ahead of the primaries.