The atmosphere at the Mosan-Okunola LGA meeting was charged with excitement as party faithful trooped in en masse to welcome businessman philanthropist, Hon. Yusuf Olaseni Oladipipo, popularly known as PIPO, into the fold of the Asiwaju Solidarity Movement (ASM) under the leadership of Alimosho Apex leader, Her Excellency, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals, a notable member of the Lagos Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), and a former deputy governor of the state.
Pipo, at the consultative meeting held with major political stakeholders present at the Abesan venue of the party gathering, where five wards from Mosan-Okunola were in full attendance, stated that he chose to pitch his tent with the ASM political family given their progressive and pragmatic stance towards the general welfare of the people, their penchant for allowing members to have their say, and their platform for equality and justice.
He was full of praise for the warm reception and the open access given to him and the members of his group, which he noted was clear to all based on the warm reception by the teeming crowd.
PIPO promised that he would now be fully involved with the ASM family, especially because of the rousing reception given to him, he expressed his conviction that beyond doubt this is the place to be. “I promise to be fully committed to improving on the many recorded successes of the ASM family for the greater good of all” he concluded.
In attendance to receive PIPO and hand over the flag of membership to him are all ASM apex leaders in Alimosho Federal Constituency, including, Hon. Akin Johnson, Hon. Akin Bash, Pa Ayo Akinyemi AA, Apostle Osibade, Mr. Aseye, Alhaji Fetuga, Rev Ikumapayi, notable women leaders, youth groups, and the ASM LGA chairman.
Many party stalwarts there took turns welcoming him into the ASM family. In their visible joy, they spoke glowingly of his amiable and people-centric approach to social impacts in the Alimosho Federal Constituency, which has made PIPO a household name.
They reaffirm their willingness to wholeheartedly have him become an integral part of the ASM family in the good times.
In his regular generous fashion, Hon, Pipo made available over three hundred sizeable packs of 10kg rice as a take-home for all attendees, and some assorted cartons of drinks to all of the people in attendance.
For all that witnessed the homecoming of Hon Pipo to the ASM, they left with the notion that the political alignment will further take Alimosho to its desired position in Lagos and indeed national politics.
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