Popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Olusola Elliot has clinched the ticket to represent Surulere constituency at the incoming Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) in 2015 by defeating against all odds, the incumbent representative Mr. Kabiru Lawal at the primary elections of the All Progressive Congress (APC), conducted on Tuesday.
Before the election, Desmond Elliot was able to pull support from his people when women and youths in Surulere Constituency endorsed the star actor for the Lagos House of Assembly.
Olajide Abiodun, spokesperson of the group, apportioned the endorsement to the actor’s immense contributions to the constituency.
According to Abiodun, the Nollywood actor gave scholarships to youths in the constituency to attend Open University.
In addition, he provided free health insurance for the elderly and empowerment programmes for the widows and single mothers among others.
“If he could successfully execute these programmes as a private individual, we are sure of better performances from him when he becomes a member of Lagos State House of Assembly 2015,” the group said.
Congratulatory messages have started pouring in for him, from his fans and well-wishers with most of the messages came from youths, who can be described as the direct targets of his ambition to grab a seat in the Lagos State House of Assembly in 2105
Meanwhile, Kenny Saint Brown (KSB), who contested in the primaries to represent Ikeja constituency was not as fortunate as her co-celebrity, Desmond, when she lost the 2015 bid to Mr. Folajimi Mohammed, son of National Publicity Secretary of APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Dayo Adeneye (D10 also lost in Ogun State.
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