NASS polls: Ago-Iwoye group donates N5m to Reps Deputy Minority Whip
A group, The Ago-Iwoye Patriots, has donated a sum of N5million to boost the campaign of the Deputy Minority Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adesegun Adekoya aka Attacker, who is contesting for a third term in the National Assembly.
The group, which is a coalition of Ago-Iwoye indigenes at home and in the diaspora, also urged voters in the Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency to support the lawmaker’s re-election by casting their votes for him.
The National Assembly election holds on February 25, 2023.
Presenting the N5million cheque to Hon. Adekoya at the Ago-Iwoye City Stadium on Thursday, the Chairman of the group’s Fundraising Committee, Prince Olufunmi Sipe, declared that members were ready to embark on massive sensitisation and mobilisation for the lawmaker’s victory at the poll.
According to him, the group has so far garnered 145 members who believe in good governance and are committed to protecting the collective interests of Ago-Iwoye town.
Sipe noted that the federal lawmaker had performed creditably well and given good account of himself with effective representation of his constituents.
He also highlighted the various people-oriented projects facilitated to the federal constituency by Adekoya, adding that he would do more of given the chance to return to the National Assembly.
Sipe said, “This association is a coalition of Ago-Iwoye indigenes, home and abroad, who believe in good governance. It was actually inaugurated on January 3, 2023 and it was established to promote and support good governance.
“It is so clear that our dear son, Hon Abdelmajid Adesegun Adekoya, popularly called Attacker, has done so well as the federal lawmaker representing us in Abuja. He has facilitated several projects that bear relevance to our needs in Ago-Iwoye and other parts of the federal constituency like skills acquisition and vocational training centres, the almost completed Ago-Iwoye City Stadium and federal health institution that deals with infertility.
“He has built mosques, churches, markets, and awarded scholarships to several students and equally distributed several empowerment tools. He has constructed roads, provided water and done rural electrification projects. He has shown rare genuineness to serve and we thought that whatever we too have should be harnessed to support him.”
“As at today,” Sipe added, “we have gotten 145 members, out of which 88 donors contributed this token amount of N5million as initial financial support to the lawmaker’s campaign so that he can do much better. Apart from that, we have started our grassroots campaign to ensure that his re-election is a resounding success.”
A former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Engr. Bayo Dayo, while also speaking at the event, lauded the group for its financial support to Adekoya.
Dayo described the federal lawmaker as a very rare politician with caring heart for service, who deserves another term in office because he had judiciously used the opportunity given him to serve.
Responding, the Deputy Minority Whip said the donation by members of the group was noble and historic, adding that he would never forget the kind gesture.
Adekoya, who recalled some of his projects across the federal constituency, declared that the appreciation of his efforts by the people would encourage him to do more if re-elected.
The lawmaker berated the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for failing to fulfill its electoral promises to Nigerians and called on the electorate to vote for PDP and all its candidates in the forthcoming general elections.
