6th December, 2010
The race to the 2011 elections into National and State Assemblies in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria hots up as over 1,000 aspirants jostle for tickets in the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.
Those seeking elective positions under the platform of the party for parliamentary seats have submitted their letters of intent to the party’s secretariat at ACME Road, Ogba.
The party secretariat has witnessed a rise in political activities since the timetable for the 2011 election was released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC few weeks ago.
Among those that submitted letters of expression was a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Eti-Osa Constituency I, Prince Babajide Akinloye who is seeking ACN’s nomination to represent Eti-Osa Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.
Akinloye, who is the House Committee Chairman on Works has been at the State Assembly since 2003 and is a member of the ruling party.
On why he is taking a shot at the House of Representatives seat in the Federal Constituency, the lawmaker said that having ensured that the people of Eti-Osa Constituency I benefited from his over seven years representation, his focus was now the transformation of the entire Eti-Osa Federal Constituency.
He said he is out to redefine representation to the people of Eti-Osa as a whole by ensuring an all inclusive governance and representation where the views and opinions of the constituents count.
Other aspirants who expressed interest for elective offices in the 2011 National Assembly elections include an ACN stalwart and the immediate past Chairman of Somolu Local Government Area, Barrister Ademorin Kuye, who is vying to represent Somolu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives.
The incumbent Federal Legislator in the area, Hon. Wole Diya, also filed his intent letter.
An aspirant to the Lagos Island I Constituency at the State House of Assembly on the platform of ACN, Prince Hakeem Agboola-Masha was also at the secretariat where he expressed his intention to represent his people at the legislative arm of government.
—Kazeem Ugbodaga
