Toyin Raheem Emerges Labour Party’s Agege House of Reps Candidate, Appreciates Party, INEC

TOYIN RAHEEM OMO AGEGE
AKOREDE DE…….IRE DE

PRESS STATEMENT
31st May, 2026

APPRECIATION TO LABOUR PARTY LEADERS, MEMBERS, INEC AND MEDIA OVER MY EMERGENCE AS LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE FOR AGEGE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY.

On behalf of myself, Prince Toyin Raheem, I express profound gratitude to God Almighty and to the entire Labour Party family at all levels for the trust reposed in me by electing me as the Labour Party candidate for the Federal House of Representatives, Agege Federal Constituency, in the primary election held on Saturday, May 30, 2026.

This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to every member of our great party and to the good people of Agege who yearn for a new dawn. It is a clear mandate to stop oppression, end years of neglect, and restore dignity to our constituency through adequate, effective, and people-centered representation.

APPRECIATION

I specially appreciate:

1. Our National Leadership. The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Senator Nenadi Esther Usman, for providing visionary leadership and ensuring a level playing field for all aspirants. Your commitment to internal democracy is exemplary.

2. Lagos State Leadership. The Lagos State Chairman of our great party, Barrister Affiong, for your tireless mobilization, guidance, and for standing firm for due process throughout the build-up to the primary.

3. Our Governorship Candidate. The Labour Party Governorship Candidate for Lagos State, Mr. Adeleke Olanrewaju Kazeem, a.k.a. Lanre Legacy, for your brotherly support, encouragement, and for showing that our struggle in Lagos State is one united front to rescue our people.

4. Electoral Committee: The Electoral Committee members deployed from the National Secretariat, for conducting a clean, clear, and transparent primary that reflected the true wishes of our delegates. You have strengthened our confidence in party democracy.

5. Party Members: Every leader and member of the Labour Party at the national, state, and local government levels in Agege, whose sacrifice, resilience, and faith made this possible. You are the true heroes of this movement.

6. INEC & Media: I also thank the representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and distinguished members of the press who were in attendance to observe the exercise. Your presence ensured transparency, accountability, and credibility. The primary was free, fair, peaceful, and devoid of violence or malpractice, as witnessed by all.

ASSURANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF AGEGE.

To the resilient people of Agege Federal Constituency, as a son of the soil whose community has always been my priority, I make this solemn pledge to the entire people of Agege.

Eyin ara Agege, this mandate is for you. It is a mandate to stop oppression, to amplify your voices, and to fight for equitable development in Agege rather than allowing one man to turn our beloved community into his personal estate.

We must all say enough is enough. From Dopemu to Orile Agege , from Oko-Oba to Isale-Oja, from Oke-Koto to Sango Agege from Iloro to Papa Ashafa,From Keke to Panada, From Markaz to Alagba, From our markets, our streets, and our children deserve better. We must all have a say in our community. No one should be allowed to hold us to ransom or mortgage the future of our sons and daughters.

Here’s the corrected and arranged version with stronger appeal to the conscience of Agege people:

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SPECIAL APPEAL TO OUR TRADITIONAL RULERS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND POLITICAL LEADERS IN AGEGE

I humbly appeal to all our revered traditional rulers for your support , the Obas and the Baales in Agege. I implore you to stand above board and join hands with us to make our dear Agege a haven of development where every son and daughter can grow and prosper, rather than allowing one man to pocket the whole of Agege for personal gain.

Toyin Raheem is your son and your subject. As Omo Agege, I was born here, raised here, and my umbilical cord is buried in this soil. Your interest as custodians of our culture and tradition shall be protected. In the Green Chamber, I will promote and support a bill that will give our traditional rulers a constitutional role in our democracy, because no community can develop when its royal fathers are sidelined.
I also passionately appeal to all religious leaders in Agege , our own Mudhir of Markaz Agege, All our Imams, Pastors, and traditional worshippers and to the leaders of all political parties in Agegem Let us set politics aside and join hands to rescue Agege. From Pen Cinema to Ogba, from Orile to Dopemu, from oko oba to Tabontabon, from Papauku to Magbon , the suffering of our people knows no party, no religion, no tribe.
This is not about Toyin Raheem. This is about the future of the child hawking pure water at Agege under Bridge, at Iyana Ipaja ,at Ile epo . This is about the mother in Isale-Oja , Alfa nla , oke koto etc who cannot pay hospital bills. This is about our collective dignity.

In the overall interest of Agege and the people of Agege, let us unite. E je ka gba Agege lowo awon to fe so di dukia ara won.
Akorede de…Ire De.
As your representative by the grace of God and your votes in 2027, I will:
Provide adequate and effective representation anchored on accessibility, accountability, and feedback. My office shall be your office, the People’s office,

Sponsor people-oriented bills and motions that address unemployment, youths empowerment, infrastructure decay, education, and security in Agege. Our youths hawking in traffic and our graduates without jobs must know hope again.
Compulsory payment of unemployment allowance, as enshrined in our constitution, shall be my first priority in the Green Chamber. No Agege youth shall be forgotten.

I will ensure transparent constituency projects that directly impact our markets, streets, schools, and health centers. These projects shall be monitored by community leaders, development practitioners and civil society leaders in Agege and Lagos State, because what belongs to all must be accounted for to all.

I will operate an open-door policy where every resident, regardless of party affiliation, religion, or ethnicity, will have a voice in the Green Chamber as fellow Nigerians. Muslims, Christians, traditionalists. We are all Agege first.

The Labour Party remains the party of the people, and our symbol of Papa, Mama, Pikin represents the family we must protect. The tears of a mother at Agege Maternity, the struggle of a father at Oke-Koto, and the dream of a pikin in our public schools are the reasons I seek to serve.

Agege will not be left behind in the new Nigeria we are building.

Once again, I thank you all. The journey to liberate Agege has just begun. Together, we will liberate our community. Together, we will win.

Forward ever, backward never.
A New Nigeria is possible , A new Agege is achievable . Trust me, I will change the system in the interest of the people.

Signed:
Prince Toyin Raheem
Omo Agege .
Labour Party LP Candidate
Federal House of Representatives
Agege Federal Constituency
Lagos State
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