The Chairman of Olorunda Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Ajose Peter Kumayon, has warned members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against internal divisions, urging them to prioritise unity and reconciliation to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Ajose gave the warning on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Olorunda APC PBAT-KOH Campaign Council at the party secretariat, Mowo Extension, along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
He said personal grievances, individual interests and disagreements must not be allowed to undermine the party’s collective political ambition, stressing that electoral victory would depend on unity, effective coordination and sustained engagement with the electorate.
The council chairman challenged members of the newly inaugurated campaign council to take political mobilisation beyond meetings and rallies by adopting house-to-house, street-to-street and door-to-door campaigns across the five wards of Olorunda LCDA.
He described the strategy as “Woro si Woro, Koro si Koro”, urging members to engage directly with residents, market women, artisans, youths, traditional rulers, religious organisations, transport operators and community leaders.
Ajose said the campaign council must ensure that all segments of the community were carried along, adding that effective mobilisation required building trust, listening to residents’ concerns and communicating government policies and achievements with verifiable information.
He identified the RESHAPE Agenda of the local council, President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Lagos State Government’s THEMES+ Agenda as complementary development programmes providing a basis for the party’s engagement with voters.
According to him, interventions in infrastructure, education, healthcare, social welfare, environmental management, youth and women empowerment, and community development should be effectively communicated to residents.
He also expressed optimism about the proposed governorship leadership of Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, whose development vision is captured in *The Promise of Lagos (Ilérí Èkó)*.
Ajose described the three development agendas as having a common objective of improving residents’ living conditions.
The chairman further highlighted local government financial autonomy as an opportunity to strengthen grassroots development, accountability and service delivery, noting that councils would be better positioned to respond to the needs of their communities.
He urged the campaign council to intensify voter education, particularly on Permanent Voter Card (PVC) collection, verification of registration status and peaceful participation in the forthcoming elections.
Ajose also directed members to familiarise themselves with APC candidates at all levels and promote their programmes, leadership capacity and contributions to development.
He stressed that appointments into the campaign council came with responsibilities, urging members to demonstrate discipline, integrity, transparency, commitment and effective coordination.
The chairman called for stronger collaboration between the campaign council, party leadership and ward structures, while advocating regular assessment of mobilisation activities to ensure measurable results.
He cautioned members against intimidation, misinformation, inflammatory statements and other actions capable of threatening public peace, insisting that political campaigns should remain peaceful, issue-based and respectful of voters’ democratic rights.
Ajose congratulated the inaugurated members and commended party leaders, stakeholders, ward executives, women and youth groups for their contributions to the growth of the APC in Olorunda.
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He urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by working collectively to consolidate the achievements of the RESHAPE Agenda, sustain the Renewed Hope Agenda and promote the development vision of The Promise of Lagos.
The inauguration marks the commencement of a renewed grassroots mobilisation drive by the APC in Olorunda LCDA ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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