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House of Representatives Aspirant Rounds off Free Medical Outreach in Ado-Odo Town

It was with joy and enthusiasm that the people of Ado-Odo Town trooped out in their numbers to benefit from the Free Medical Outreach organised by the Asiwaju Campaign Team. The outreach which started on the 24th of September and ended on the 27th benefited about 500 persons in the two political wards in Ado Town.

The medical personnels attended to people in three major locations in the town including Oke Oyinbo, Oja Ale & Oke Padre.

According to Asiwaju Abayomi Oke, a frontline Aspirant under Accord Party for Federal House of Representatives; “our objective is not to score cheap popularity but to sincerely cater for the health of our people. This initiative is in response to the request of our people in that axis. I was told that because of the nature of job they do, blood pressure and blood sugar is a major health concern and thus need to be addressed swiftly. In view of this, we partnered with Ronye Life Consults, a reputable Health Care organisation which is renowned for offering preventive health care to carry out check up & also provide medications where necessary. Most importantly, information about healthy living was also shared so as to forestall reoccurence of treated ailment or prevent them from falling sick. This outreach was equally supported by RCCG OGUN 10 PROVINCE”.

Some community leaders and beneficiaries of the initiative commend Asiwaju & his party ACCORD for caring so much about the people’s health. They further said, this initiative shows that the Aspirant and his party are more concerned about the people and not just to reap votes by sharing money.

Asiwaju Abayomi Oke plans to represent Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency in the National Assembly from 2019 under Accord Party. He is currently the youngest aspirant and appears to be the most vibrant. He recently empowered about 200 youths who learned different skills and talent during Summer under a programme he called SKATA (Skill and Talent Academy). Asiwaju has been a youth development crusader and good governance advocate and famous for helping the youths discover and groom their potentials. He is a media & entertainment entrepreneur and a public speaker.

‘BARAK’ Ajegunle For Christ 2.0 Is Set

The second edition of Ajegunle for Christ, a program set to reach the metropolis of Ajegunle through evangelism and transformation of life through songs is here again.

Tagged ‘Barak’ the concert will take place on the 14th of October, 2018, at The Apostolic Church, Amukoko

Assembly, 68 Turner streets, Amukoko Mosafejo, Lagos

by 1:00pm.

At the concert, Rev. Solomon Utere (Jehovah Overdo), Jojolo Jesu, Agba Joshu, Tee Praise, Faith Jacob, Voice

of Truth, Joy of Faith, Youth Convocation choir among many others will be on band stand to praise God with their gifts.

To be hosted by Pastor I.O Ogunrinola, Apapa Area Superintendent, the event will shake the whole of

Ajegunle.

According to the organizers, “Ajegunle was chosen because it is known with its own peculiarities.

“It is a city filled with all sorts of vices. Yet, it has pleased the lord to lay it in our hearts to reach out to these people through songs.”

“Music has been a part of human experience from the beginning. It is a gift from God, and a confirmation of His power and glory.”

“We sing because God sings. It is for this reason that we can begin to understand why music has such a powerful hold over us.”

“Disbelief today is not a function of logic; it stems from a loss of imagination.”

“If the visible church isn’t singing the song of Jesus, who else will? If we won’t allow music to unite us, we will show ourselves as a divided body to the outside world.”

“Christianity alone holds the keys to the kingdom, but we weren’t told to lock ourselves in the castle.”

“Our song is our witness- our proclamation that the father is still working, that Christ is still king, that the Spirit is alive and well, and that with God all things are

possible.”

1 Cor 9:22 says, “To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some”.

About us: Harbingers of Praise was established to plan and execute life-changing programs which bring

together people from all walks of life and bring them to their creator. We do this by organizing outreaches, retreats, crusades, concerts and through various publications.

Our programs are spiritual, informative

and educative and aims to reduce the high level of decadence in our immediate society.

You can follow us on our Facebook page or send us message via our mail. hopajegunle4christ@gmail.com

For further enquiries contact:

Simeon: 📞+2348137442041.

Surveyor ‘Lanre Sotayo obtains ACCORD nomination Form, promises Qualitative Representation with dividend of Democracy

Honourable Surveyor Olanrenwaju Iretiolu Sotayo who is a leading House of Assembly aspirant in Abeokuta South State Constituency 1 running on the platform of ACCORD on Monday 24th September, 2018 obtains the ACCORD nomination form.

Sotayo picked up the form at the ACCORD Ogun State Secretariat at Ita Oshin, Abeokuta, Itinerary State.

After obtaining the form which was issued to him by ACCORD Ogun State Secretary Alhaji Saula Adegunwa, Honourable Sotayo promised all his constituents in Abeokuta South Constituency qualitative and good dividend of democracy if elected as a member of Ogun State House of Assembly.

He said, “My ambition is not personal, people can attest to my personality, I am representing my people in Abeokuta South Constituency I in order for them to enjoy quality representation which will lead to getting the dividends of democracy”

Prince Okueyungbo picks ACCORD nomination Form, Says ACCORD is the credible Platform

It was a joyful day for Prince Olumide Okueyungbo and his supporters as the house of Assembly Aspirant who is aiming to represent Ijebu North East State Constituency picked Nominations form yesterday Monday 24th September, 2018.

Olumide who picked the form at Accord State Secretariat at ita-oshin Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital expressed his optimism.

In his words, I picked up my nomination form at the ACCORD State Secretariat as part of efforts geared at providing quality representation for the good people of Ijebu North East State Constituency at the Ogun State House of Assembly come May 2019 and beyond.

I “specially appreciate all ACCORD Leaders at all levels, Party faithfuls and Numerous Supporters/Partners across board for staying with me on the credible PLATFORM at the right TIME and also for encouraging Youths Inclusion in Politics and Governance”. He added.

How poverty almost drop me out of school – Proprietor Golden Grace international school

Mr Oluremi Olalekan Michael yesterday described his life experience has not been a bed of roses.

Oluremi, the proprietor of Golden Grace International School, Oluwo, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

In a swift encounter with the “News Waka Now blog reporter, Mr Oluremi said he almost get bullied, lost and poverty almost dropped him out of school due to financial problem by his parents.

Oluremi stated this at his residence in Abeokuta, where he explained the love and cares both teachers and principal always showed him then, based on his character and attitudes. Most especially when i returned the salary of all the teachers that was lost and saw it in the bush.

According to him “After my secondary education, I deprived myself away from attending university due to the fact that my parents warned not to sponsor my education more than their capacity.

I engaged myself in a conductor work, I after sell pure water by the road side to sponsored my secondary education. Oluremi explained.

” I passed through hell before i finished my secondary school, i started with Ansur-ur-deen grammer school, pioneer high school and later finished in ojodu grammar school in Ikeja Lagos. “But all the journey was not smooth for me”.

His words ” I learned fashion designer and later went into surveying work before I proceed my education with the money l gathered to enrolled myself in Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) where I graduated as Public Administration student.

It has always been part of my thoughts to have my own standard private schools in future that I am now, in order to contribute my quotas to the community.

While talking on the standard of the school he said, before we can have an international standard its not a small task, in my school we have qualified teachers that know what the students want at appropriate time, he quoted that “I have MASTERS, BSC and PHD holders in my School.

we give out scholarships to the less privilege students that scored highest mark during our admission, we do this for both my primary and secondary school, Oluremi affirmed.

However we also faced government and parents challenges, but with all this we still give our students a well standard treatment, because coming out with flying colours is what will stands on.

He stressed that the success story of the school, particularly on our students West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) results was always excellent which i always thank God for that, because its parts of school achievements.

Mr Olalekan advised the government to always support every private schools owners because of the economy situation of the country.

” A lot of parents complained and pleaded when its time to pay school fees, lack of adequate electricity is also there, we spent a lot on electricity and other maintenance. So government should also be supportive.

SARAKI A BETTER REPLACEMENT TO BUHARI

Since the public declaration of His Excellency, Senate President Bukola Saraki, for the office of the Presidency, the Grow Nigeria message, the official campaign slogan of his campaign has taken over the social media space as several young people have taken to social media to express their support for the message and Senator Bukola Saraki. The accompanying slogan, “Follow who sabi road” has also broken the internet.

The Grow Nigeria Narrative offers a unique leadership driven by empathy where leaders are responsive to the citizens, a leadership where they know that the government cares.

The message emphasizes on inclusion in all aspects of the country’s affairs, finding solutions, not trading blame and focuses on growing Nigeria out of poverty by actively stimulating the growth the private sector, regional economic specialisation and human capacity development.

Grow Nigeria offers a government characterised by youthful energy, innovation and a pioneering entrepreneurial spirit. It commits to provide opportunities and funding pathways for youth who have ideas and capacity as a way of creating employment and building on the Made in Nigeria.

It commits to securing Nigeria by redesigning the national security architecture with a special focus on community policing while adequately equipping and improving the welfare for the personnel security agencies to fulfil their primary role of protecting lives and property.

Dr Saraki’s Grow Nigeria plan seems to address infrastructural deficit by developing local capacity for design, construction and maintenance of core projects, especially road, rail and power. Among others, Dr Saraki’s growth plan will consider the fight against corruption as crucial to Nigeria’s economic development and will focus on strengthening institutions, with a particular focus on deterrence.

By: Agents of #GrowNigeria..

We are proudly Nigerian

Nominate Bukola Saraki, Save PDP, Redeem Nigeria

The People’s Democratic Party will hold its national convention on the 6th of October 2018, twenty years after its first national convention in Jos in 1998. Just as it was twenty years ago, PDP is faced with an important task that will redefine PDP, save Nigeria from tyranny and misrule that has succeeded in making Nigeria the poverty capital of the world.

The October 6th 2018 PDP National convention offers PDP, a chance to correct its mistakes and renew itself or whether it will continue on a path of decline.Together, as PDP members and supporters of Bukola Saraki for president, we are working to build a united and strong party.

We are campaigning for the election of a leader that has been through the storm. Survived all the attacks against him to emerge the leader of the opposition and give PDP a life line. A leader that has the commitment, doggedness to take the battle to the enemy camp and defeat the enemy, one who has unrivalled capacity to achieve, a bridge builder and a leader who is ready to effectively lead the reorganization of Nigeria and grow our economy again. For these reasons, we are calling on PDP members to nominate and elect Bukola Saraki as the next President of Nigeria.

We are calling on PDP to make the right choice as the 6th of October draws closer. Bukola Saraki represents hope and PDP will win in 2019 with him. He is PDP best choice and we cannot afford to waste our best chance at the presidency and gamble with old politicians who can’t win their wards. Bukola Saraki is a unifier and a builder. He has always promoted unity and cohesion. He was pivotal in the formation of the 8th national assembly and made sure that PDP still got the position of the deputy senate president. He is competent and capable.

In every role he has undertaken, Bukola Saraki has demonstrated great skills and ability. He has been successful as a business leader, governor and senate president. He has an excellent understanding of the economy and governance. He was the governor of Kwara State for 8 years and changed the face of governance in Kwara State, embarking on far reaching reforms across the health, educational, agriculture and other key sectors that enhance the lives of the people. He was the leader of Nigeria governors forum, providing key leadership for governors across Nigeria at a young age.

PDP will bounce back to winning ways with Bukola Saraki, as he will accelerate the process of meaningful radical economic transformation that will put Nigeria on the path of progress and change the narrative that has led Nigeria to be the poverty capital of the world. As a committed leader, Bukola Saraki will go beyond slogans and rhetoric to undertake the practical tasks that will transform the economy, while ensuring that it grows at a much faster rate and creates jobs that will make life better for Nigerians.

As Nigeria’s economic ambassador, he will not demarket Nigeria on the global stage like Muhammadu Buhari. He will take decisive steps to restore investor confidence, attract the needed foreign direct investment that made it possible for him to build the Shonga Farm in Kwara as the then state governor.

Bukola Saraki as an outstanding legislator and current senate president possess the ability to embark on far reaching reforms. Under his leadership as the senate president, the 8th senate has passed more bills than any previous senate, it has resolved more petitions than all past senates combined, it supported and passed the Not Too Young To Run bill, opened the NASS budget for public scrutiny; it concluded the Constitution amendment and passed the petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) which seeks to provide for the governance and institutional framework for a renewed and transparent petroleum industry.

Specifically, the PIGB seeks to unbundle the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), provide for the establishment of Federal Ministry of Petroleum Incorporated and Nigerian Petroleum Regulatory Commission. Sadly, President Buhari failed to assent to this bill. According to global extractive industry watchdog, publish what you pay, (PWYP), Nigeria is losing N3 trillion annually for failing to put in place a proper legislation for the oil and gas industry.

Bukola Saraki understands the issues and is not a blamer and excuse giver. He will truly lead from the front and change the narrative about Nigeria and our great party PDP. The choice for PDP delegates is to make history with Saraki and nominate him as the party’s flag bearer come 6th October 2018.

By: Agents of #GrowNigeria..

We are proudly Nigerians

Barrister Kehinde Adebayo Somoye donates for ACCORD Abeokuta South

Being an illustrious son of the soil of Egba land, Barrister Kehinde Adebayo Somoye who has been a philanthropist for more than a decade has decided to serve the people in a bigger way.

Barrister Somoye became a member of ACCORD Ogun State two weeks ago and has shown interest in running to Represent the people of Abeokuta South Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives in 2019.

In order to make ACCORD in Abeokuta South more formidable, Honourable Kehinde Adebayo Somoye donated benches to all the fifteen wards in Abeokuta South Local Government on Wednesday September 19th, 2018.

The benches were delivered on behalf of Barrister Somoye by Comrade Adekunle and Comrade Alice Ade-Oludimu at ACCORD Secretariat along Lantoro Road, Isale Ake, Abeokuta.

The benches were received on behalf of the party by ACCORD Abeokuta South Chairman Chief Segun Oyenekan and ACCORD Abeokuta South Federal Constituency Chairperson Comrade Mrs. Akinwunmi, the duo really appreciated Honourable Barrister Kehinde Adebayo Somoye for the donation and also pray that the aims of Honourable Somoye will be achieved by God’s grace.

The donated Chairs were distributed to the ward Chairmen, Local Government Executives of ACCORD in Abeokuta South were also present.

POLITICS Tinubu: I have medicine to defeat godfather terrorising Lagos – Saraki

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has promised to ensure that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, produces the next governor of Lagos State.

Speaking during his meeting with PDP delegates at the party’s secretariat yesterday, Saraki said he has “the medicine of the man who regards himself as godfather terrorising Lagos State.”

Saraki, a PDP presidential aspirant, said, “What you have been fighting for many years, you will have it during the coming election because you now have somebody that has intention and charisma to deal with those disturbing you.

“I have a medicine of the man who regards himself as godfather terrorising Lagos State. We have their formula, come next year, PDP will take over Lagos.”

The Senate President also warned Nigerians to be mindful of presidential aspirants promising to restructure Nigeria, if elected president.

He said: “Many aspirants will tell you that they will restructure Nigeria, but don’t let them deceive you because restructuring is not something only a president can do because certain laws also need to change.

“So you need a president that has political sagacity to carry people along. But there are very few aspirants today that possess such charisma. Once I assume office, I will devolve more powers to the state”

RE: FANIBE’S SUSPENSION : A GAME OF ABSURDITY PLAYED BY A BUNCH OF IGNORAMUSES

The alleged removal or suspension of the Accord Osun State chairman, Otunba Ayodele Segun Fanibe orchestrated by a pocket of state working committee and some acting local chairmen of the party could not be better described than a game of absurdity played by a team of the ‘unaware’ who are ignorant of the position of the law on such unconstitutional adventure they ignorantly embarked upon. It’s just a ruse. It can’t hold. It’s illegal.

Such an action is a calculated attempt to distabilise the party. It was reliably gathered that Fanibe ‘s refusal to join the few executive members in sharing the balance of little proceeds from the sale of governorship intent forms and failure to join them in selling the party to a bigger one culminated in conspiring against him.

“They asked me to share the balance of little money we realised during the recently conducted governorship primary election but I disagreed with them categorically just because we still have a lot of expenses to incurre in the course of governorship electioneering campaign,” Fanibe explained.

He further said, “some unprogressive elements among the state executives in conjuction with a pocket of acting local chairmen have been struggling to negotiate with another party and share the proceeds among themselves at the expense of thousands of innocent members but I rather encouraged them to work with me and other positive minded members to win the governorship election for the party. If I agree with them to sell the party now, it will definitely jeopardize the chances of all our aspirants in the forthcoming elections come 2019. It’s logical. That’s my sin, indeed nothing more. Selling the party at this of in point in time has been their usual business. I joined the party in 2016 to contest the bye election into Ife Central House of Assembly and since then I never relent in promoting it. I won’t allow them to frustrate my efforts as God and majority of our members are on my side, they appreciate the good work I’m doing to promote the party.”

Before Fanibe joined Accord, the party was nonexistent in the state. Fanibe used his own resources to uplift the party to an enviable height. Out of his personal income, he paid for the state party secretariat in Osogbo, paid for almost all the ward and local party offices across the state. He single-handedly financed the first state congress as there was no congress for the past nine years. He raised funds to organize the first ever state submit. He travelled overseas to shop for three governorship aspirants. In the past, Accord has never participated in governorship election. With conceited efforts of Otunba Fanibe and few progressive minded members of the party, 56 councillorship candidates contested last January local government election while he has succeeded in convincing aspirants to contest for Osun East senatorial seat, two for House of Representatives and six for State Assembly across Ife/Ijesa senatorial district under the platform of Accord.

According to one of the Accord national Executives in Abuja, “such a move lacks constitutional justifications in all ramifications.”

The perpetrators of such ignoble assignment failed to put the following conditions into consideration:

The constitutional procedure on how to remove a party chairman.

The constitutionally required number of members needed to carry it out.

Who is expected to call for such a meeting.

The minimum members of State Working Committee required to sign the paper.

Was their any letter of enquiry before the suspension?

Do acting chairmen have constitutional rights to participate in the process of removing a state chairman confirmed by congress?

It is so ridiculous that none of the conspirators discerned that such a move is an exercise in futility as none of the constituted chairmen is being recognized by the National Independent Electoral Commission or have their names registered in the Accord register both at the state and national levels.

Sadly, this is another attempt to scuttle the progress of the party in order to discourage all intending aspirants who are warming up to contest in different capacities such as senator, member House of Representatives and State House of Assembly in February 2019 general elections. Imagine such a bid at the time when primary elections are a week away. None of those who signed the suspension paper has anything to loose. No one is contesting for any offices from their areas.

Signed:

Aare Tunde Dawood-Akerele

Accord Osun Publicity Secretary