Amuwo Odofin LGA: Igbo Stakeholders Endorse Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu For Chairmanship

MICHAEL AKINOLA

This may not be the best of times for the embattled Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government area in Lagos, Hon. Valentine Buraimoh, as he continues to lose supporters on daily basis due to perceived bad leadership style.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that few days ago, the Igbo APC, Lagos State dumped him and endorsed Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu for the Chairmanship position in the upcoming Primary election of the APC. The major Igbo stakeholders had equally rejected him, which has thrown his few supporters into disarray.

This time, it was the Igbo Stakeholders United Forum, Lagos State, led by their Chairman, Prince Nixon Okwara, which comprises of different associations, which may have jolted the ambition of Hon. Buraimoh.

In their communique after their meeting held on Wednesday, the association unanimously adopted Hon. Olurunrinu as the candidate of Ndigbo in Amuwo-Odofin and enjoined all the Igbos to support him.

The communique, which was signed by Prince Nixon Okwara and Mr. Daniel Ezeanochie, Chairman and Secretary of the Igbo Stakeholders, Lagos State stated the following:

“After much deliberation with Amuwo-Odofin Chapter and Ndigbo in APC in Amuwo Odofin, the Igbo Stakeholders United Forum, Lagos hereby resolving as follows:

That we have adopted the endorsed candidate of Amuwo-Odofin Chapter in the person of Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu as the sole chairmanship candidate of Igbo in Amuwo-Odofin. 

That the endorsement is in consonant with the State Executive of Ndigbo in APC led by the Apex leader, Chief Joe Igbokwe.

That the Igbo Stakeholders endorsement of Hon. Olorunrinu as Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin is for the obvious reason, that he will carry Ndigbo along in his administration.

It was unanimously agreed that the present administration in Amuwo-Odofin led by Hon Valentine Buraimoh maligned Ndigbo in particular and the generality of Amuwo-Odofin residents.

That from records available for consideration, we agreed that Hon Olorunrinu as one time Lagos State Assembly Member, performed well and never discriminated against other ethnic nationalities in Amuwo-Odofin.

That the election of Hon.Olorunrinu as next chairman LGA, will in no little measure, facilitate the development of the entire area and integrate other ethnic nationalities in APC thereby, positioning the party for the best and successful outing in 2023.

For this reason, we appeal that all Igbo residents in Amuwo-Odofin to mobilize and support Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu in the forthcoming Primary and Local Government elections.

According to the Prince Okwara, Amuwo-Odofin is prominently dominated by Ndigbo, who have resolved to support Olorunrinu because he will carry the Igbo along unlike Braimoh who made it clear that he will not accommodate the Igbo in Amuwo-Odofin.

He said that Igbo will give Hon. Olorunrinu every support to ensure he emerges as the Chairman during the Party Primary and election proper.