“I need to give kudos to our National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who showed unprecedented leadership as a governor to ensure the sustainability of local government councils” – Hon Seye Oladejo
It was a massive turnout of party leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), artisans, religious and traditional leaders, Community Development Associations, market women and youths of the Mushin Constituency II in solidarity with the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress Lagos State Chapter, Hon Oluwaseye Olaniran Oladejo who officially declared his intension to aspire to represent the Mushin Constituency II in the Federal House of Representatives on Saturday at the Football pitch of Archbishop Aggey Memorial Secondary School, Mushin, Lagos.
The former Council boss who declared his intention before thousands constituents who attended his official declaration, assured them of his qualitative representation if elected to represent them in the lower chamber of the National Assembly come 2023.
The former Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area and former Lagos State Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, promised to provide and guarantee qualitative, discerning, visible and result-oriented representation for his constituency if elected as a federal lawmaker.
The eloquent Lagos APC Spokesperson expressed his sincere gratitude and appreciation to the APC National Leader and Presidential hopeful, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for providing the platform for him and other progressives to ply their political activities. He also prayed for the success of the presidential aspiration of his acclaimed mentor and destiny maker, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
He also emphasized on his political experience and antecedent “When I look back at my experience in the public sector, I realise that God has prepared me for this moment. In the last 23 years, I have contributed immensely to party politics and governance, not only in Mushin Local Government Area but Lagos State at large. I have also been an active participant in local and state politics for almost three decades serving in different positions”.
“I displayed leadership traits at an early age serving meritoriously as the Library Prefect in my secondary school, Archbishop Aggey Memorial Secondary School, Ilasamaja, Mushin. To the glory of God, I am declaring my aspiration for the House of Representatives in the school compound today. I was an active participant during my undergraduate days at Great Ife – the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). I served as the President of my departmental association, IFEVARSITY Literary and English Studies Society. I also contested and won an election into the office of the Secretary-General of the University of Ife Students’ Union (1985/86) at 19 years of age”.
He also spoke of his early days in politics “In my quest to render service to my community, I pitched my tent with the progressives and served in different capacities on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD). I was at different times the Ward Secretary for AD in Ward H1 and later the party Publicity Secretary in Mushin Local Government Area. I also contested and won an election as the Executive Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area in 2004 after serving as the Secretary to the Local Government”.
“My tenure as the Chairman of Mushin Local Government was not deterred by the insensitive and malicious seizure of the monthly allocations of local governments in Lagos State by the Olusegun Obasanjo government. I need to give kudos to our National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who showed unprecedented leadership as a governor to ensure the sustainability of local government councils in the state. In addition to the platform provided by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, I also did excellent work while in the office as a manager of human and material resources”.
Hon Seye used the occasion to render account of his political antecedents “During my tenure as the Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area, I, among others, constructed several roads and drainages with available resources. I also impacted the education sector with the rehabilitation of primary schools, provision of desks, benches and books for the pupils. Primary Health-Care Centers in the local government were re-equipped and rehabilitated. My administration also established new health centers at Alves Street, Ogungbaiye Street and Ijesha Road, as well as embarking on social intervention programs by supporting the aged, widows and other vulnerable people”.
“A major and impactful highlight of my administration was the provision of 165 boreholes across the local government. Some of these projects are still in use 15 years after”.
“Having distinguished myself at the local government level, I was promoted to the state after completing my tenure as the Chairman of Mushin Local Government Area. I worked with two governors for eight years. I was Special Adviser for Commerce and Industry in the cabinet of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola between 2011 and 2015 and also served as Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-governmental Relations during Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration from 2015 to 2019”.
“The highlight of my service in the state cabinet during my stewardship in the Fashola administration included the reinvigoration of the informal sector to enhance productivity through the re-skilling of master artisans; exposing them to modern technologies and providing the needed tools to boost the sector”.
“The strong presence of artisans at this event ably led by the state President Alhaji Nurudeen Buhari and the Mushin Local Government chairperson, Alhaja Oluwakemi is an eloquent testimony to the feat”.
“My ministry also supervised the operations of the Lekki Free Trade Zone, which led to among others, the establishment of the Dangote Refinery which is nearing completion and the Dangote Fertilizer Company”.
The ministry also facilitated the establishment of the Industrial Park where the Imota Rice Mill is located, the Lekki Airport and the Badagry Dry Sea Port. The Lagos Consumer Protection Agency was also under my direct supervision before it became a full-fledged agency.
“As the Honorable Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-governmental Relations, I managed emergency services in Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency – LASEMA- was rebranded during my tenure with the state of the art equipment, professional personnel and decentralised for efficient service delivery. The re-organisation led to the construction of LASEMA RESCUE centers at Epe, Lekki, Ikorodu road and Cappa”.
“It is also imperative to note that hundreds of young graduates from Mushin local government were also gainfully employed by the state government during my tenure of office”.
“Based on my experience in public communication and media relations, the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) fished me out and elected me as the party’s Publicity Secretary in 2019. I have been the spokesman of the ruling party in the last two years”.
I received my emergence as an opportunity to give back to the party that has given me so much.
“Within a short period of my assumption of office as the spokesman of Lagos APC, the information machinery of the party became invigorated as a result of my years of experience in the media, party politics and government. I was able to successfully leverage on this to respond effectively and professionally to burning issues in politics and governance. As the Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, the opposition was unable to overwhelm APC as the ruling party with needless criticism and propaganda. It is of note that the Publicity office at the Lagos APC’s secretariat in Acme Road, Ikeja, has remained accessible, informative and efficient in delivering on its mandate”.
“For over two decades I can confidently report with every sense of modesty that l have proved beyond reasonable doubt that I am someone to be trusted with public office. I have shown capability, accountability and transparency in service at local and state levels. I have also served my party passionately at local and state levels. Now, I believe it is high time for me to yield to the clarion call of my constituents calling on me to represent Mushin II Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives come 2023 on the platform of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)”.
He alluded that “My decision to throw my hat into the ring for the House of Representatives contest was because I believe strongly that I will be useful to my constituents in the lower chamber of the National Assembly for qualitative representation”.
“My main promise to the people of Mushin II Federal Constituency if given the opportunity to represent them in the House of Representatives is to provide and guarantee qualitative, discerning, visible and result-oriented representation for my constituency. I will also leverage on the experience of the best hands in Mushin II Federal Constituency to provide the desired representation in every sense of the word to my constituents”.
“I will also leverage on the experience of the best hands in Mushin II Federal Constituency to provide the desired representation in every sense of the word to my constituents,” he said.
When asked how prepared he is for the party primary, he responded swiftly “as you can see yourself the level of mobilization, party leaders, members, artisans, market women and their leaders, community leaders, youths and other major stakeholders in Mushin have come all out peacefully in support of this aspiration, because a vote for Seye is a vote for all and even nature is in support, as we thank God for a good weather” he concluded philosophically with a smile.
The leaders of Ndigbo Chris Ekwilo popularly known as ‘Political Gaz’ and Arewa communities represented by the APC Deputy-Youth Leader and Hausa Youth Leader in Mushin, Husseni Abdullahi, as well as market and community leaders also endorsed Oladejo for the House of Representatives and called on leaders and members of the ruling party to work toward APC victory in the 2023 general elections.
They said the non-Yoruba speaking in Mushin are in full support of Oladejo’s House of Representatives aspiration, .
