The Executive Chairman of Ejigbo LCDA, Aare Taoheed Adebayo Taiwo, has attributed the many achievements recorded so far by his administration , to President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda which he said,had provided a stronger framework for grassroots development, adding that the support of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu under the THEMES Plus Agenda had also created room for the council to take greater responsibility for development within its communities.

The Chairman made the revelations on Thursday, at the presentation of his Council’s Renewed Hope Mega Empowerment Programme to 700 residents of the area at the Council Secretariat, Ejigbo, during which major stakeholders in the LCDA, including politicians, traditional rulers, religious leaders and business owners, declared their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, including President Bola Tinubu, Dr. Kadri Hamzat and other candidates contesting various elective positions

Taiwo said in collaboration with the state government, the council had embarked on free medical and mental health outreaches, providing support for tuberculosis screening, measles-rubella vaccination, as well as maternal and child nutrition initiatives

He said more than 600 youths and women had graduated from the vocational training programme facilitated by the council in partnership with the Blessed Gumpat Foundation, equipping participants with practical skills to improve their livelihoods.

Recent reporting similarly puts the number of graduates from the council’s skills acquisition programme at more than 600.

Two beneficiaries of the first empowerment programme, who openly testified at the event, said the initiative had been a turning point in their businesses and family lives.

Items distributed at the event under the Mega Empowerment Programme included sewing machines, generating sets, cooking gas, grinding machines, hairdressing materials and wheelchairs.
Ten residents who emerged from a rigorous screening process also went home with ₦500,000 each to support their businesses, while another set of beneficiaries received ₦100,000 each alongside POS machines to commence business transactions.

While declaring their surport for APC candidates in the coming elections, stakeholders at the event pledged to embark on a rigorous house-to-house campaign to mobilise massive support for the APC ahead of the 2027 elections.

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Addressing the gathering, the Guest of Honour and Chairman of the Governance Advisory Council, Prince Tajudeen Olusi, appealed to members of the party to work together in ensuring victory for the party’s candidates at the polls.

Olusi recalled that the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo had tried but failed to emerge as President of Nigeria, adding that the people of the South-West should rally around President Tinubu to continue the ongoing reforms aimed at improving the lives of citizens.

Describing himself as a son of the soil, Olusi recalled that he attended school in the area decades ago and commended the infrastructural development recorded under the stewardship of Aare Taoheed Adebayo Taiwo.
In his remarks, High Chief Muraina Akanbi Taiwo solicited continued support for the leadership of the council to enable it to deliver on its campaign promises.

The Lagos State Chairman of the APC, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, noted that the council chairman had deepened democratic practice by ensuring that no one was left behind in the implementation of people-oriented policies.
He told the gathering that the chairman had not betrayed the trust reposed in him since assuming office, assuring that every vote in Lagos for President Tinubu in 2027 would encourage him to continue serving the state and the nation at large.