Do you know your local government reps?

At the Ikeja Record, we will be profiling local government representatives in Ikeja and helping you understand who they really are.

Yellow-painted buses known as Danfo are popular in Lagos. Credit: Sheyi Owolabi via Unsplash

Depending on how old you are or what sort of job you do, you’ve probably met a local government representative at least once. Maybe even shook hands. But do you really know them? Their names, their educational backgrounds, their job histories. No, that sort of detail is reserved for the President or maybe the State Governor. Not your local government chairman, who is the closest politician you have access to. Something’s broken.

At the Ikeja Record, we will be profiling local government representatives in Ikeja and helping you understand who they really are. Maybe you will be impressed with their qualifications and experience. Or perhaps you will be outraged and decide to join party politics to replace them.