26th March, 2018
The President of the Association for Formidable Educational Development comprising private schools, Mrs. Dada Ifejola has appealed to Lagos residents to actively participate in the ongoing voter’s registration process and ensure they collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC).
She stated this when her group known as Formidable Group 57 Coordinator recently integrated into the Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard visited the Coordinator, Seyi Bamigbade in Lagos.
Dada said her organization was fully set to mobilize the residents for the registration and ensured they vote for Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to continue in office because of the achievements recorded in office.
Dada said her organization which includes parents, students above 18 years old, teaching and Non-teaching Staff, Lagos State Chapter has joined forces with Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard to mobilize for the ongoing voter’s registration and PVC collection.
“We acknowledge the governor for his sustained efforts in education developments, quality child education and youth’s empowerment in the state. That is why we are calling on all parents and all our staff to register for the ongoing P.V.C registration,” she said.
The coordinator of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, Seyi Bamigbade in his speech said the integration of the Formidable Group will service to accomplish their targeted votes for the Ambode come 2019 governorship election.
“We cherish all Local Council Chairmen and groups for their endorsement of the governor’s continuity. They must pay more attention to the ongoing PVC registration than the endorsement for now, the PVC is our power to return Governor Akinwunmi Ambode with a minimum of three million votes,” he said.
Bamigbade called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to move the registration closer to the grassroots for easy registrations, saying the problems people are facing to register were too much.
He said the officers needed to come down to all wards in each Local Council of Lagos State to sensitize people for registration.
Also speaking, the Director General, Quality Education, Lagos State, Mrs. Ronke Shoyombo said the governor’s policy in educational sector is targeted at ensuring there is good studying environment.
“By this I mean a well-furnished school building, security of the pupils, with this, the governor needs to continue in office for him to sustain the policy.”