2027 Elections: Ex-council chief counsels contenders for Kosofe Federal Constituency seat

Former Executive Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA Mayor Dele Oshinowo has tasked all aspirants contending for the House of Reps candidacy on All Progressives Congress platform in Kosofe Federal Constituency, to jointly pick him as their consensus candidate ahead of the primaries.

Oshinowo made the assertion while declaring his readiness to run for the Kosofe Federal Constituency seat at the Federal House of Representatives, at a forum of Kosofe based groups loyal to his aspiration on Sunday.

Commenting on the directives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the way forward regarding using consensus or primaries approach to get candidates for APC in the coming general elections, he counseled other contenders unanimously pick him as their consensus candidate.

Oshinowo said, “Asiwaju has given the directive that everybody should go to the primaries, the National Chairman of the APC have already stated that it is either consensus or primaries.

“Where there is no consensus everybody should go to the primaries and if there is going to be a consensus all the aspirants must sign before anybody can emerge as consensus candidate.

“But for me, my people and those people that loves me, that are supporting me they should not be afraid of going to the primaries.

“The primaries is just less than 20 days from now, so everybody should be ready to go out there and vote.

“They should vote for me massively so that they will know that yes this is the guy that served them, this is the guy that they’ve been supporting and this is the guy that can deliver good representation throughout Kosofe.

“Other aspirants if they know they want to go to primaries they should go, but I will advise them that they should all consider me as their consensus candidate.”

Speaking earlier on what he did which led to a major transformation of human capital in Agboyi Ketu LCDA, Oshinowo reeled out lots of unprecedented achievements made possible through ingenuity.

“I have once disguised to Tipper Garrage in the early days of my administration to ascertain how the roadside traders roasting plantain are making ends meet, but I observed she has not added groundnut, likewise another woman close by who was selling liquid soap and hypo, after my assessment chat with them.

“I discovered with 50,000 naira they can upgrade their business, so I gave it to them and much later they were able to expand their businesses.

“I later widened the scope to aid my transformation agenda, by opening accounts for those in the small scale enterprise making funds available to better their lots.

“Through the 64 CDAs here in Agboyi-Ketu LCDA with five slots per CDA and other social groups, we were able to reach almost 10,000 people.

“At least 52 percent of them traded with the funds, do we need such to continue on a larger scale in Kosofe Federal Constituency? (People echoed yes)

“Humanitarian ministry ought to serve this purpose, and we can only get the support opportunity through our Reps but none yet, so, we will address that.

“I will give you stronger representation for Kosofe federal constituency, the dynamics has changed now, it is the people that will determine who will represent them via the primaries.

“On 15th May, 2026 come out to vote for me to be your candidate in our primaries.

“The benefit I will get with a governor from another party will be minimal compared to what I will get when our party member is chosen as governor, so I need you to make it happen.

“I will lobby other members in different committee headships to facilitate much dividends of democracy into our constituency.” Oshinowo said.

Comrade Abdulwaheed Odunuga the convener of groups in Kosofe which includes: Kosofe Muslim Awareness Forum, Coalition of Asalatu Group in Kosofe, Ase-Oluwa Cooperative Society and Joint Action for Good Governance, gave a hint of how he was became an enthusiasts of Mayor Dele Oshinowo vibrancy in governance after some years of championing criticism against him.

“Though I am not an APC member by political affiliation but I appreciate Mayor Dele Oshinowo.

“I used to be one of his critics but he disappointed me, before him I am one of those advocating for the scrapping of local governments administration, but he change the narrative.

“I stand to be corrected, I have not seen anyone who has constructed roads like him.

“He touch every spheres of life. I know this for a fact because I am used to monitoring projects. From Education, Health, Infrastructure and all.

“There is none of the public schools in Agboyi Ketu that he has not impacted positively.

“I ran an Islamic foundation for more than 16 years now he has been supporting it, despite the fact that he is not a Muslim. This is a pay back time.

“I once ran for the House of Reps seat as NNPP candidate in Kosofe Federal Constituency, I want you to tell our fathers at home that we want Mayor, if they are sure enough let them do primaries.” Odunuga said.

Adding to the calls by islamic clerics and other notable individuals who contributed to the discourse, Odunuga urged Oshinowo to focus more on facilitation of potable water and electricity to the constituency, while others also call for good legislation on the issue of housing deficit.