Osinowo promises more federal presence in Lagos East

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senatorial candidate for Lagos East senatorial district, Hon. Bayo Osinowo has promised to bring more federal presence and dividends of democracy to the zone if elected in next month’s election.

Osinowo, popularly called ‘Pepperito’ gave the assurance while addressing his people at a “critical” town hall meeting organised for him by ‘Team Pepper Mobilisation Committee for Kosofe stakeholders’, tagged ‘Pepperito Meets Kosofe Stakeholders’, which held at CMD Magodo, Lagos.

Osinowo said the people’s needs would be pursued with all vigour if he emerged the winner of the poll to represent the Lagos East at the Senate.

He said the town hall meeting with critical stakeholders in Kosofe and environs was to feel their pulse ahead of the Feb. 16 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

According to him, the meeting had become very imperative so as to know where the shoes pinches the people of the area.

“My interest is to help humanity more at the senate and I want to assure everyone of dividends of democracy. I will not disappoint your trust in me,” the candidate vowed.”

In attendance were party leaders and members, artisans, youths groups, market men and women, traditional and religious leaders among others.

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He said the Town Hall meeting was to feel the pulse and the needs of the people of the district again before proceeding to represent them at the senate, saying such meeting would  be replicated in Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Somolu and Epe.

Osinowo commended the National Leader of the party, Sen. Bola Tinubu for his role and other progressive leaders, saying Lagos and the entire Yoruba states had been known as progressives since the days of MKO Abiola.

“APC has been moved from mud, it is now rebrand. We appeal to all CDAs CDCs, students, youths, market men and women to keep supporting the progressives. Without you, we are nothing and cannot achieve anything. Please open your eye when casting your votes and when votes are being counted.”

He urged the people to vote rightly to reduce the number of void votes during elections.

According to him, the use of town hall campaign strategy is to further get closer to the people and to know their priority needs.

Chairman, Tactical Committee of Hon. Bayo Osinowo Campaign Organisation, Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade said that Osinowo had helped a lot of people at the state level, saying that his aspiration for Senate would bring lot of fortune to the people.

He said people must be engaged in representative government. “Hon. Bayo Osinowo has really served Lagos State. He is competent,” Agunbiade said.

Earlier, Osinowo and other APC candidates paid a courtesy to the palace of the Oloworo of Oworo, Oba Saliu Oloruntoyin for royal supports and blessings.

Various groups and physically challenged people wearing campaign clothes, vests, aprons and caps with various inscriptions like “PMB/PYO”, “Big Daddy for LSHA”, “Team Pepper for Senate”, “Sanwo-Olu for Governor”, “ROT” were in attendance.