This is a sponsored post…
In the Mid 80’s,
Dayo was born in Lagos Nigeria and raised in Ebute Metta by His Single/Widowed Mum
and Prayer warrior grandmother in a single room on Jebba Street. Today, He is
running to become the next Chairman of the Local Government – Lagos Mainland LG.
Dayo was born into the Abdulai Family in Olowogbowo (Agbole
Baba Eleran/Baba Dudu) and the Banire Family in Ibita Ofin Lagos Island.
“Lagos Mainland gave me an
opportunity for a good start, I spent my early years growing up on Kano Street,
Jebba Street, Apapa road and Iponri. The Primary School I attended were
Gloryville and Prime Day Spring Nursery and Primary School, then in Onike and
now in Odunfa. Gradually I saw our
community deteriorate, many of my age mates getting pregnant before graduation,
many dropping out of school due to extreme poverty. I had expected that things will improve but regular interaction with
our community members have shown that these challenges remain” He said.
“I am burdened that if we do not act and do more, the next
generation will miss out on the opportunities that our community gave me when I was growing up. For a young man with a lot of dreams and
impact, Lagos Mainland is not where it should be.
In August 2016, Dayo trained over 7000 mainlanders in
vocational skills for 3 weeks free of charge. That
was not the first time, in 2007, without any political ambition and as a
student, Dayo travelled to Nigeria to organise a 6 weeks free summer school
for mainland youth in Ebute Metta.
Dayo Israel is an Advisor to
Governments, International Development Specialist, and Preacher. He is also a
globally recognized personality with over 15years of professional experience in
international development having worked with organisations such as The United
Nations, British Council, Save the Children UK, UNICEF, in various capacities.
He was selected by the United Nations to represent all delegates to the UN
General Assembly Special Session on Children on a special CNN Live Interview in
2002. He was specially invited by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
to a private reception at Buckingham palace as a result of his contribution to
Africa Diaspora Development, the only ever recipient of the Young PEWA (Person
Earnestly Working for Africa) Award at the office of the Mayor of London. He
was also invited by the Obama Administration to the White House President’s
Forum for Young African Leaders in Washington DC and an Alumnus of the US State
Department International Visitors Leadership Program that has produced over 400
Heads of Government globally.
Aside procuring over 20 Jamb forms for student this year, Dayo is also offering a 5 weeks free jamb lesson to
Mainland students. According to him “Its not enough to offer them jamb
form, we must get them into University by empowering them with the knowledge to
pass the exam”.
A former student leader,
Dayo was the First African to be elected
a Student Council Chair at London Metropolitan University and served on the
University’s Academic Board with the Vice Chancellor, representing over 30, 000
students on the board. He was also a member of the Research and Development
Committee of the University with the Deputy Vice Chancellor during his Post
Graduate days.
Dayo pioneered a lot of
advocacy towards the enactment of the Child Rights Act and Juvenile Justice
Framework in Nigeria. At 16, He was appointed the Chairman of the Presidential Summit of Nigerian Children after
leading the Nigerian Children delegation to the United Nations Special Session
on Children in New York.
“My
mission is to restore opportunity, and in doing so protect and advance
Mainland’s competitiveness and upgrade its status to a world-leading
community of opportunity and creativity, contributing to the effort of my Governor
H.E Akinwunmi Ambode in advancing our dear Lagos State. My first priority
will be to revamp our primary health care centres and primary schools. Health
is wealth and without access to good basic healthcare, our lives will continue
to be at risk. I will also tackle the poverty and unemployment crisis that
rocks Lagos Mainland; we need to take pragmatic action to end poverty and
promote entrepreneurship in Mainland”, He said.
Dayo
recently organised a Mega One Mainland Peace Concert in Ebute Metta on Easter
Monday which featured Majek Fashek, Jaywon, Mike Abdul, Monique, Wole Oni, Ibitayo,
Doris Simeon, Femi Branch and more.
Dayo was elected into the Nigerian Children’s Parliament at
the age of 14 and rose to the position of the Deputy Senate President of the
National Children’s Parliament until His retirement. After serving as One Day Commissioner for Information in Lagos State,
He was privileged to have received scholarship from the then Governor of His
State Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to study Law at London Metropolitan University.
Dayo
sponsored the renovation (face-lifting) of the APC Party Secretariat in
Lagos Mainland LG. He said “the Secretariat represents the image of our
great party and must continue to be befitting of a party that will transform
the Local Government, the State and our great Country. Your environment
influences you, so when I visited the secretariat recently and saw the state of
the place, I said to myself something must be done.”
“I will make Mainland safer and more secure,
with a renewed focus on neighbourhood policing, action to tackle the spread of
hooliganism, and fighting for the resources our police and fire services need.
In doing so, I will keep the LMLG local government tax precept down, as far as
possible. With money so hard to have for so many Mainlanders, my promise is to
keep council levy as low as possible without risking public service. Above all
we will make sure our Local Government Secretariat listens to Mainlanders and
involves them more directly in the decisions that affect our city. I’ve got the
experience, values and vision to put Mainland back on the right track”. He
said.
About 2000
Lagos Mainlanders have benefitted from free medications, Genotype testing and
comprehensive quantum tests at the various Comprehensive Health Fairs organised
by Dayo Israel in Okobaka/Ilenjo, Otto, Otumara and Apapa Road.
Dayo Israel is one of the
foremost aspirant in the race and believes that the office of the Chairman shouldn’t
be bogged down by sentiments but ability to perform, transform the lives of
community members and fulfilling the Party Manifesto.
Perhaps, these and more are
why Lagos Mainland Local Government residents are clamouring for the All
Progressive Congress to nominate Dayo Israel as their Flag bearer in Lagos
Mainland. Dayo has a campaign website on mainland.dayoisrael.com
.
360L
0 comments:
Post a Comment