Nino Agege declares for Lagos assembly seat

Philanthropist Azeez Yusuf, popularly known as Nino Agege, has declared his intention to contest for the Agege 02 seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly.

He is seeking the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Yusuf announced his ambition on Wednesday at the Power Line Praying Ground in Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area after a medical outreach organised by him.

He framed his bid as a call to service.

Yusuf said: “I stand before you to declare my intention to contest for Agege 02 seat in Lagos House of Assembly on the platform of our great party, the APC.”

He added: “My aspiration is not driven by personal interest but by the common good: the urge to contribute to the development of Agege from the position of strength by being your representative in the House of Assembly, championing your cause and driving government projects and programmes to our dear community.”

He pledged to continue his charitable activities if elected.

Yusuf said: “I won’t stop to be Nino Agege famed for giving scholarships to indigent students and catering for the poorest of the poor.

“Instead I would scale my charity up if elected while my legislative duty also shares the front burner.”

A party member, Tunji Owokalade, described Yusuf as a grassroots figure with strong community support.

Owokalade said: “Nino is a man of the people who spends his hard-earned money on the less privileged. This, he has been doing for time immemorial.”

He added: “For us in Agege, this is a payback time, we would not only be getting effective representation if we elected Nino, we would be rewarding him for several years of service to the community without having access to public funds.”