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Residents Of Amuwo Odofin Seek Recall Of Lagos Assembly Member Representing Them, Hon. Mojisola Macaulay
Some residents of Amuwo Odofin State Constituency 1 are seeking the recall of their representative in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mojisola Macaulay over what they termed as unguarded statements, negative attitude and rebranding of COVID-19 palliatives as her birthday gifts.
The residents, mostly young men and women from different ethnic nationalities resident in FESTAC area, who spoke with newsmen, expressed their disappointment in the first term lawmaker over comments on the #EndSARS protesters and alleged diversion of COVID-19 palliatives.
According to them, the processes of recall against the lawmaker will soon commence.
Recalled that Hon. Mojisola Macaulay was quoted to have referred to Nigerian youths as drug users and abusers during plenary on Monday, when the Assembly was reviewing the aftermath of the #EndSARS protests and the violence that followed.
Also, the photos of the lawmaker’s alleged rebranding and converting of COVID-19 palliatives, meant for the vulnerable in the constituency, into birthday presents have also emerged.
Speaking during the interview, a member of the APC in the area, Mr Temitope Ogundipe said that Macaulay was trending on the social media for the wrong reasons, describing her as being far from the people.
“She deserves to be recalled with the report that she diverted and convert palliatives into birthday gifts. This is height of wickedness and insensitivity. We cannot allow this to go on. She is playing on our intelligence,” he said.
Ajao pointed out that Macaulay has failed to be “a true representative of the people of the area based on her activities since she got to the office.”
He added that the lawmaker had been elusive and that she has not been able to provide the dividends of democracy to the people of the area.
Also commenting, another resident of the area, Mr Ugochukwu Sylvester said that Macaulay had failed to perform to expectations and that the people of the area have started collating names and signatures of some residents of the area, who felt that they have had enough of the politician.
He also cited an example of the reports of the failure of Macaulay to distribute the COVID-19 palliatives given to her for the residents only for her to use parts of it to celebrate her birthday for selected members of the constituency.
Sylvester stressed that the lawmaker had failed to give due respect to the constituents in her dealing with the people of the area and that it was time for her to go.
“Apart from that, she is not approachable and people have complained that she has not done much for them since she got to the Assembly last year. We want to remove her and allow a competent person to take over.
“We have heard of her activities amongst her colleagues in the assembly and the latest comments attributed to her, which are trending on the social media, attest to her incompetence and unpopularity,” he said.
A motorcyclist, Abdullahi Shehu said that most commercial motorcycle operators in the area had not seen the touch of the lawmaker.
On calls for her recall, Shehu said he doubted the possibility, adding that the last time the Okada riders felt the impact of any lawmaker was when Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu represented the area from 2015 to 2019.
Another commercial motorcycle operator, Sina Aremu, said: “We are not happy with her and most people here do not even vote for her. We voted for Olorunrinu in 2019 election but we didn’t know how they changed the result.
“I am very sure so many people do not want her. I will support her recall. We really want a representative that loves and cares for us.”
A chieftain of the APC in the constituency, who would not want his name mentioned, said that most party members regretted the development, alleging that the lawmaker had disconnected herself from the people.
According to him, the lawmaker was imposed on the party.
Some of those who also spoke with newsmen said that “there is no better time to remove Hon. Macaulay from office than now.”
The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, has initiated impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Deputy Ngozi Odu, issuing them a seven-day notice to respond to allegations of gross misconduct.
The Assembly cited eight specific allegations of gross misconduct as the basis for the move.
This is the third time Fubara and Odu would be facing impeachment proceedings from the Assembly since coming to office in 2023.
Attempts to impeach them in 2023 and 2025, amid political feuds between the Governor and his predecessor and erstwhile political god-father, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, had been halted by presidential intervention.
Here are the allegations below:
1. Reckless and unconstitutional expenditure of public funds
2. Unconstitutional misappropriation of public funds
3. Hindering the Rivers Assembly from performing its constitutional duties
4. Illegal appointments of persons without screening by the House of Assembly as provided by the Constitution
5. Seizure of salaries and funds meant for Assembly members
6. Seizure of salaries of the clerk of the Rivers House of Assembly, Emeka Amadi
7. Refusal to implement provisions of the Constitution on financial autonomy of the legislature and the judiciary
8. Withholding of funds meant for the running of the Rivers House of Assembly Service Commission and hindering its activities
Lilian Adebayo, the wife of the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, has said that the party will unseat the ruling All Progressive Party at the 2027 election if Nigerians are true to themselves.
Mrs Adebayo made this assertion known on Wednesday during an interview with journalists after an event in Abuja.
According to her, the opposition party has overcome its crisis after the expulsion of its former chairman, Shehu Gabam and others.
She said Nigerians should vote the APC out in the 2027 general election due to the hardship the party has plunged citizens into.
“There is always a crisis in the party; the SPD has been able to handle its own. The problems in the party have been resolved.
“He has a great chance of winning the election if Nigerians are honest with themselves. If Nigerians think that the ones they consistently vote for would move the country forward, they live in denial,” she concerning the husband.
Recall that SDP recently expelled Gabam and other party executives.
The party’s state chairmen on Wednesday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the police to investigate Gabam over alleged misappropriation.
In a significant political move, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
Mbah announced his decision during a televised broadcast in Enugu after weeks of speculation.
He said, “Today, after a long reflection, we have made the decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party and join the All Progressives Congress.”
Mbah explained that his decision to join the PDP was informed by the need to reshape Enugu and reorganise the politics of the state.
“Today, I stand before you to announce a break from the past and to share a decision that will shape the road ahead. This concerns our values, how we organize ourselves politically and how we secure the future of our project and our people.
“Leadership sometimes demands painful decisions in the service of higher principles and goals. And there comes a time, when everyone must make a bold choice to determine their destiny.”
Ahead of the governor’s defection, all members of his cabinet had on joined the ruling party.
Governor Mbah’s Senior Media Aide, Dan Nwomeh, confirmed the mass defection in a video posted on his social media handles on Monday. In the video, several government officials were seen openly declaring their allegiance to the APC, chanting praises for President Bola Tinubu and affirming their commitment to the new party.
“Enugu State Cabinet Members join the APC with full chest along with Governor PN Mbah,” Nwomeh stated.
The officials, including commissioners and top aides, could be heard in the video declaring, “We are now in APC; tomorrow is here; it is APC all the way; it is Jagaban all the way; from top to bottom.”
The collective defection marks a significant political shift in Enugu State, which has been a PDP stronghold since 1999.
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