Councillorship aspirant anticipates winning chances
By Damilola Kushimo
One of the aspirants for the position of councillorship in Ajao Estate, Ogechi Madueke, has anticipated his winning chances, saying no factor could hinder his success at the polls.
Madueke, who boasted of his commitment to the party, said he is sure of winning the party primaries as he charged the leadership of the party in the ward to ensure that bonafide member of the party with qualitative integrity emerge as the flag bearer in order to avoid the unimpressive representation at the local council.
The third time aspirant explained that party supremacy worked against him in his first two attempts when the APC National leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave his support to the then councillor, Hon. Babajide Emidio to recontest in 2014, adding that in 2017 majority of the party leaders in the ward preferred Hon. Iheasirim, a decampee to him and gave him support during the primary election.
“If after a sincere assessment may be by individuals or groups of people in the community and majority of them are seeing lapses, I think they are right with their submission and and support for me now as a really party man. You don’t totally expect someone who is not a part and parcel of a party’s history to know what that party stands for or to key into the vision and plans the party has for the members of the community.
“If I was elected then, I am sure I could have done better and that’s why I’m in the race once more. I could have done better by effectively bridging the communication gap between my people and governments across the local and state level. I could have facilitated infrastructural development into the ward. I could have made qualitative contributions in the hallowed chamber towards the formation of bylaws for the development of Isolo LCDA as a whole. With me in that position, I would have become a better ambassador of Ajao Estate, and this is why I’m calling on the party leadership this time around to look inward for those that have laboured for the growth of the party in the community and has all it takes to move it forward.
“I am not challenged by any other aspirant because in 2017 there were almost 14 aspirants and then the confidence I had in myself was never questioned. So, there is no challenge from anyone and as you asked me that base on the judgement of the people, will the record of Chidiebere being an Igbo man not affect my chances? What I believe is that anyone could have done worse than he. Based on the people’s opinion, the record of the incumbent councillor cannot affect my chances.”
Madueke, an Ordinary National Diploma Holder in Business Studies from Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), claimed to be n indigene of Ajao Estate as he was born and bred in the community.
He said he has developed keen interest in politics since 1999 when he was serving as the commandant of Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) in the council during the administration of the pioneer Chairperson of the council, Mrs Mary Modupeola Fafowora-Oseghale.
