A group, Strike Team for Ambode (STA), Alimosho chapter, has hailed the appointment of Organising Secretary of the All Progressives’ Party (APC) in Lagos State, Alhaji Abdullahi Enilolobo, as the new Chairman of The Mandate Group (TMG), a political caucus group within the state chapter of the party.
The group, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its General Secretary, Mr Kamardeen Owode, said Enilolobo’s election was a reflection of his contributions to the party’s strides not only in Alimosho, but Lagos State in general.
The statement reads: ” Enilolobo’s election as Mandate Group chairman is commendable considering the fact that he has always been carrying members along in the management of the party his uncommon contributions to the victory of APC especially in Alimosho, Lagos State and Southwest in particular.
The group noted that Enilolobo stood against the infiltration of the rank of APC in Alimosho by a militant group which had sympathy for the then ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and also checkmated the rebellious activities within the APC in the council area.
”His emergence as the new leader of the group did not come as a surprise having served as student union leader at Kaduna Polytechnic and chief mobiliser of the progressives in Alimosho since the days of the defunct Alliance for Democracy (AD), Action Congress (AC), Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as well as his service to APC as youth leader of Southwest zone of the party.
”We also commended his efforts toward making the forthcoming council election hitch-free and urged aspirants to eschew bickering and support the party’s chosen candidates in the election.”
The statement added: ”We also salute other party leaders in the council area including Chief Solomon Ogundola; Senator Solomon Adeola(Yayi); former Lagos deputy governor, Mrs Ajoke Orelope-Adefulire; Hon. Jimoh Ajao; Hon Bisi Yusuf; Princess Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf and Hon. Kehinde Joseph, among others, for their efforts at transforming Alimosho council area.”