In the sprawling, densely populated heart of Lagos known as Alimosho—the largest local government area by population in the state, home to millions across its cluster of Local Council Development Areas—residents have long sought leaders who do more than speak. They want those who understand the daily grind of market stalls, school fees, unsafe streets, and under-resourced health centres, and who turn that understanding into tangible results. Princess Olabisi Doris Adebajo, popularly known as ABISCO, has emerged as precisely that figure for many. As the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Alimosho Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 elections, she carries a record of grassroots delivery, a clear “Talk and Do” philosophy, and a deepening bond with the people that explains why large numbers of constituents are pledging to stand with her.
ABISCO’s story is rooted in Alimosho itself. She has repeatedly emphasised rising from humble beginnings in the constituency and never forgetting those origins. That lived experience of ordinary family struggles—the cost of a market stall, the anxiety over a child’s education, the wait for functioning public services—has shaped a leadership style described by supporters as accessible, compassionate, and results-oriented. Beyond her royal title as princess and her identity as a mother and philanthropist, she is recognised as a community leader whose public service has remained closely tied to the same neighbourhoods she seeks to represent at the national level.
A Proven Record of Delivery at the Grassroots
For eight years as Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (roughly 2017–2025), ABISCO translated proximity into projects. Her administration prioritised infrastructure that directly improved daily life. Notable among these were road reconstructions, including work on Abesan Estate roads to ease access to markets and the rehabilitation of Abeokuta Street. The Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Administrative Block, a modern complex with dozens of offices and contemporary facilities, was commissioned by Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, who publicly praised her transformative leadership and people-oriented initiatives. Officials from the state government and other stakeholders similarly highlighted achievements in roads, schools, health centres, and administrative capacity.
Youth empowerment featured prominently. In partnership with organisations such as the Nigeria-German Centre for Integration (GIZ), the council trained young people in ICT skills including graphic design, digital marketing, and related fields. Over 2000 women and youths benefitted in other skill programmes. Multiple editions of these programmes equipped thousands and, across broader efforts, tens of thousands of youths with practical digital and entrepreneurial competencies, often followed by pathways into internships or application of skills. Education support extended to the distribution of GCE forms to indigent students to cushion the effects of economic pressures such as subsidy removal, alongside the supply of learning materials to schools. Health interventions included free eye care services brought closer to residents. Relief packages reached Community Development Associations, market men and women, and persons with disabilities, framed not merely as charity but as recognition of their contributions and needs.
These efforts were not isolated photo opportunities. Stakeholders from artisans, Igbo community leaders, South-South youth groups, Middle Belt, and disability associations publicly endorsed her continuity during her tenure, citing visible road projects, empowerment programmes, and inclusive handling of palliatives. The consistent theme from her council years is a focus on skills acquisition, healthcare access, education support, and community infrastructure—precisely the everyday priorities of a densely populated urban constituency.
The “Talk and Do” Vision for Alimosho at the National Level
ABISCO’s agenda for the House of Representatives rests on three interconnected pillars: Youth Development, Community Advancement, and Women Empowerment. She brands this approach “Talk and Do,” rejecting manifesto language that gathers dust in favour of measurable action. Supporting values are captured in the acronym ICE—Integrity, Compassion, and Excellence. In her own words, she understands the quiet fears of unsafe streets and the barriers ordinary families face; her promise is to carry that understanding into legislative advocacy, oversight, and constituency projects that address infrastructure deficits, economic opportunity, education quality, and social inclusion across the broader Alimosho Federal Constituency.
Alimosho’s scale makes effective representation especially consequential. With a population measured in the millions and subdivided into multiple LCDAs, the area functions almost as a city within Lagos. Residents and observers have long noted the need for stronger federal-level attention to roads, skills programmes, healthcare access, and youth opportunities. ABISCO positions her candidacy as an extension of the delivery model she practised locally: identifying needs through proximity and responding with concrete programmes rather than distant pronouncements.
Building the Base: Mobilisation, Youth Engagement, and Unity
What distinguishes ABISCO’s current campaign is the scale of organised grassroots work. During the 2026 INEC Continuous Voters Registration Exercise, she deployed more than 1,000 community mobilisers across all 36 wards of Alimosho for a major voter registration drive. Organisers described the effort as one of the largest of its kind in the constituency, targeting young people, market traders, artisans, and other eligible but unregistered residents, with aims of bringing tens of thousands of new voters into the system. She framed the exercise explicitly as civic empowerment rather than personal canvassing: “You are not canvassing for me. You are building the future of Alimosho… This is what ‘Talk and Do’ looks like—not theory and not a manifesto that gathers dust”, she said.
That mobilisation culminated in the Alimosho Youth Summit, which drew over 2,000 young participants from the wards. Parallel endorsements from groups such as the Mandate Movement Group (TMMG) Alimosho chapter reinforced her standing among organised party structures, highlighting her capacity for effective grassroots representation and the value of female leadership in governance.
Internal party tensions, including earlier disputes over primary outcomes involving the incumbent, gave way to a high-level reconciliation meeting in August 2026 at the Governor’s residence. Key stakeholders, including Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Deputy Governor and governorship candidate Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, Apex Leader Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire (Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals), Honourable Bisi Yusuf, and other council chairmen and leaders, closed ranks. Orelope-Adefulire and Yusuf publicly endorsed ABISCO, with Orelope-Adefulire offering prayers and blessings in what participants described as an emotional moment. ABISCO responded by stressing that Alimosho is bigger than any individual and pledging to continue earning the trust placed in her. The episode underscored both the competitive nature of politics in the constituency and the eventual prioritisation of party unity around her candidacy.
### Why Constituents Stand With Her
The affection and electoral commitment many Alimosho residents express toward ABISCO rest on several interlocking reasons. First is proven proximity and delivery: years of visible projects in roads, skills training, education support, health outreach, and targeted relief have created a record that residents can point to in their own communities. Second is the authenticity of her personal narrative—someone who rose from the same environment and continues to speak the language of everyday struggles. Third is the emphasis on youth and women, the demographic engines of Alimosho’s future, through structured programmes rather than ad-hoc gestures. Fourth is the organisational energy of her current effort: large-scale voter education and registration, youth summits, and the ability to attract endorsements that bridge previous divides.
In a constituency of this size and complexity, voters are pragmatic. They reward leaders who show up, listen, and produce results they can see and feel. ABISCO’s supporters argue that her Mosan-Okunola years demonstrated exactly that capacity, and that elevating her to the National Assembly would extend the same approach—integrity in process, compassion in priorities, and excellence in execution—to federal representation for the entire Alimosho Federal Constituency.
As the 2027 elections approach, the promise many constituents are making is straightforward. They see in ABISCO a leader whose vision is rooted in their lived reality, whose record shows the discipline to deliver, and whose mobilisation reflects genuine investment in their civic power. For them, standing with her is not merely partisan loyalty; it is a calculated choice for continuity of people-centred leadership that talks less and does more. In Alimosho, where the population is vast and the needs are concrete, that combination continues to resonate.
Dozie Nwankodu is the Publisher/Editor-In-Chief, Global Reporters, and the Executive Director of the Media Centre For Public Accountability And Transparency Advocacy (MCPATA). He is also the former National President of the Guild Of Online Media Editors And Publishers (GOMEP) Nigeria, and the Co-Convener of Coalition of United Ethnic Nationalities In Lagos (CUENIL)
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