Lagos businessman and philanthropist, Mr. Samuel Mawuyon Ajose, has donated logistics materials to the 57 local government chairmen of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State to ease the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration, CVR.
The donation was made on Saturday shortly after a brief meeting with the local government chairmen at Cathedral Church Primary School, Broad Street, Lagos Island.
Items presented to the chairmen included 57 HP desktop printers, 57 Lenovo Laptops, 57 power generating set, 57 MTN wifi with subscription for six months, 57 electric standing fans, 57 surge protector extension leads, 57 HP mouse and banner for public awareness for the registration.
The presentation came along with the donation of N200,000 to each local government chairman for the mobilisation of those who would do the job for six months.
Speaking at the gathering, Ajose said that he made the donation in appreciation of the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu both at the federal and state levels.
He promised to do more if the president is re-elected in 2027.
He stated that the secret of continuity was to win elections and that to win elections, the APC must record massive votes.
He said that could only be achieved when members of the public had access to vote and that the means of voting was the PVC.
He added that that was why he wanted the people to get their PVCs, and the reasons he was supporting the party with logistics and manpower.
He stated further that people who had PVCs through the support of APC would be willing and happy to vote for the party and that that was why they were not just calling on members of the public to enrol in the exercise, but provide them with the means to ease the process at all cost.
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Ajose said that he wanted to recruit more members for the APC, and that “we want the exercise to go to the grassroots, reach the common man and make a positive change in our society.”
The 49-year-old philanthropist and an indigene of Badagry, Lagos State, is the CEO of Samuel Ajose Foundation.
He told journalists that the awareness campaign and support was part of planning ahead the victory of President Bola Tinubu in 2027 and that his victory could only come with massive and bulk votes.
That, he said, would make him continue the great job he started, ranging from the Lagos-Calabar Expressway, the approved seaport in Badagry, and other big infrastructure and gigantic amenities across the nation.
He appealed to members of the public across the 57 local government areas to go out enmasse to utilise the opportunity by enrolling for their PVCs, which he said would also be useful to them in other areas apart from exercising their franchise.
Commenting on the exercise, the Chairman of the APC in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Moshood Mayegun, applauded Ajose for his love for the party, courage, sportsmanship and dedication to the party and members of the public.
He said, “truly, you are a member of our great party and your actions today have shown the undiluted love you have for the party and members of the public and you have written your name in gold in the hearts of the party members.”
Mayegun said that the party was so grateful for the materials and that it would be a smooth exercise in collaboration with what the INEC had provided and that it was a pathway to victory for the party in the coming polls.
In his acceptance speech, the chairman of the conference 57 local government chairman in Lagos State, Mayegun Balley Adeogun, and his deputy, Rasheed Shobaloju, spoke on behalf of others.
They thanked Ajose for the donations and promised that the materials would be used judiciously and that they would deliver on the mandate given to them.
The duo said his single action would also strengthen the local government areas party secretariat.
It is on record that Ajose contributed to the victory of the 15 APC chairmanship candidates from Badagry division as he gave them N10 million each, and empowered 250 female traders in Badagry with 200 thousand naira each for growing their businesses.
He also donated another N18 million to support the capital base of the local government’s cooporative society yesterday.
INEC began the continuous voters registration exercise on Friday, August 15.
