The National leadership of Labour Party (LP) has appointed Mr Kayode Ezekiel Salako, husband to Nollywood actress and movie producer, Foluke Daramola Salako, as Lagos State Chairman of the party.
This appointment is in a bid to strengthen the party’s grip on southwest geopolitical zone ahead of the 2023 general elections.
In a letter sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the party said the appointment is in consideration of the expiration of tenure of the current Caretaker Committee in Lagos State, vis-à-vis the state of affairs of the party and conscious of the urgent need to reposition the party in the state for effective service, has resolved to appoint a Caretaker Committee for Lagos.
The letter, which read in part further said, “by this appointment, they are expected to provide effective leadership for our Party, by ensuring its growth and development in terms of membership drive, providing a voice for the voiceless, canvassing alternative government policies in line with our philosophy and ideology, as well as prepare the party for the extraordinary convention of the party, which shall be coming up in few weeks time.”
Ezekiel Salako is a political analyst, educationist, human rights crusader and grassroots political titan of many years in the country.
He is the proprietor of Bosworth International Schools.
A square peg in a square hole; he reportedly has the drive and requisite intellect to drive Labour Party to consciousness in Lagos State, across the southwest and beyond.
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