APC’s Tokunbo Wahab joins the fray in the Lagos governorship race

by Kolapo Olapoju

 

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He’s one of the youngest within Nigeria’s political cirlces, and he aspires to be Governor of Lagos State.

42-year-old Tokunbo Philip Wahab Esq. has formally declared his intention to vie for the seat of governor in Lagos State. He made the official announcement as he picked up his form at the APC secretariat in Alausa, ikeja.

Tokunbo Wahab got pulled into politics after the annulled national elections, which was won by M.K.O Abiola in ’93, and as a lawyer, he’s been in practice for 15 years.

According to him, his governemt shall be “committed to empowering all citizens not just a few, giving everyone a fair chance of success to live to the fullest of their potential”.

While picking the form, he said; “It is on this humble pedigree of mine that I submit myself to serve Lagosians in the capacity of Governor on the APC platform at the forthcoming 2015 Elections. Haven been gifted by the Almighty God with the required Trust, Knowledge & Wisdom (TKW) that have earned me success in my private life, business and my community, I seek to replicate this success in the Progressive Governance of Lagos State”.

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TKW, as he’s called by his supporters, is an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Wharton University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association and the International Bar Association. Tokunbo is a Partner at Wall and Ace.

As a result of his pro-bono legal services to the poor and under-privileged, in April 2014, he was honored by the Lagos government with a recognition award presented by incumbent Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) during the Lagos Public Interest Law Partnership (LPILP).

To win the major opposition party’s nomination, Tokunbo will square up against the likes of Adeyemi Ikuforiji, Akinwumi Ambode, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Senator Ganiyu Olawale Solomon and Dr. Tola Kasali.

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