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Lawmaker Noheem Adams and his winning ways
Lawmaker Noheem Adams and his winning ways
By Johnbosco Afolabi
In a country where true service to humanity has become almost impossible, it has thus become our tasks to praise those who find it in their hearts and principles to shift from what has ordinarily become their norm to touch as much lives as they find possible. This is why when a governor in Nigeria is successfully able to complete the construction of a road, which should ordinarily be one of his duties to the people, we go beyond mere commendations. We wear Aso-ebi. We invite musicians. We gather ourselves and merry.
You don’t have to blame the people. Over the years, we have lived far less than third-class citizens in our communities, states and country. Those who we queue in the rain and sun to elect have often done the opposite of what we anticipate. The promises they oil our ears with before the elections often become far more than the axiomatic ‘rocket science’. Excuses take control.
On two occasions within December last year, I stumbled on two different videos on social media where irate constituents pounced on their representatives for abandoning them after the election. In one of the videos, the constituents claimed that the representative disappeared after the 2023 general election where he won a seat at the House of Representatives. As usual, the election season is fast approaching and the lawmaker sensed the need to return to base and bamboozle the electorate with some sweet-coated promises. The result is what he never anticipated.
As I watched that video, my mind kept drifting to Noheem Babatunde Adams, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, who came in years ago through a supplementary election for a constituency that hitherto loathed the idea of an elected politician retaining his office after one term. Though, the unwritten traditional one term changed with his predecessor, Noheem has not only constantly won hearts. He has kept the tempo sustained.
Eti-Osa is one of the most-politically sophisticated area of Lagos and for someone to retain a position in such a place, it shows simply how deeply ingrained such a person is, It further shows how successfully the person has handled the mandate handed him by his people. In November, 2025, during the opening of a new housing scheme in Abraham Adesanya area of Eti-Osa, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu called Noheem “The Son In The Soil.” That sobriquet sank deservedly. It was a perfect description of a lawmaker whose passion and commitment has seen him going out of his core duties to bring smiles to the faces of his constituents. During the townhall meeting held simultaneously across Lagos by the House of Assembly in the last months of 2025, Noheem was one of the only two lawmakers who empowered 250 constituents with at least ₦25 million. That was unprecedented. Little wonder the free endorsements he continues to receive among leaders in the constituency.
The attention of my team was first drawn to his mode of operation in 2022 culminating in the political campaigns in 2023. Noheem was in every corner of his constituency, either sitting with the people, checking up on them, especially the aged, having deliberations and understanding their plights. Unassuming, he would always smile while listening. Then, for challenges he could handle, he did privately. For others he could not, he made promises to draw the attention of the government. And this he did both in letters, conversations with officials of the executive arm of government and in his positions on the floor of the House where he champions his people’s yearnings irrespective of whose ox is gored.
A close associate of the Majority Leader once told me that the lawmaker is not the average Nigerian politician. Why? He said Noheem was too sincere to be called one. He has these principles of treating everyone equally. He believes that everyone has specific grace and should never be handled less. “Bros, that man thrives better in challenging situations. His intuitions are very sharp. He pre-empts and solves a problem before it becomes obvious. He lives in the midst of his people and feels their pains. And he knows how to warm himself into the minds of the people with his smiles. His life revolves around his people and what he can do for them at every point. He has empowered people so much so that we do ask him what he has left for himself.”
At the Lagos Assembly, Noheem remains one of the most brilliant lawmaker handling his office with great mastery. Aside multiple motions, he is known to have single-handedly sponsored the Railway Corporation Bill in 2025. The bill that aims to systematically structure rail transportation in the state is currently in its final stage for passage.
He is not my representative, but he continues to earn my respect since I started monitoring him closely. Yes, he has. And Eti-Osa Constituency 1 got this one right. Think. Can you speak this way about the person who represents you?
Johnbosco, a media, political and social analyst, writes from Maryland, Lagos.
SENATOR ADEOLA YAYI REGISTERS 4000 JAMB CANDIDATES
In continuation of his educational support initiatives and following established tradition, Senator Solomon Adeola (APC,Ogun West) has successfully paid for and enrolled 4000 indigent students for the 2026 Joint Admission Matriculation Board(JAMB) examination.
According to a release e-signed and made available to members of the League of Yewa-Awori Media Practitioners (LOYAMP) by High Chief Kayode Odunaro, Media Adviser to Senator Adeola and shared with (your mediu), the programme financed by the senator under the “SEN YAYI FREE JAMB 2026” ended on Saturday , February 21, 2026, with a total of 4000 candidates successfully enrolled with their PINs provided.
Commenting on the success of the programme, Senator Adeola said the programme is another leg of his personal educational empowerment for indigent but brilliant citizens preparatory to his scholarship and bursary facilitation for tertiary education institutions’ students.
“As far as I can help it, none of our children will miss educational opportunities arising out of adverse economic predicament of their parents or guardians”, he stated.
Successful candidates cut across all the three senatorial districts of Ogun State with 2183 coming from Ogun West, 1358 coming from Ogun Central and 418 from Ogun East.
Some of the candidates that applied and are yet to get their PINs due wrong information supplied in their profiles and being underage as discovered by JAMB and other reasons are being further assisted to see the possibility of getting their PINs.
The Free JAMB programme of the Senator that has been running for years is well received by appreciative beneficiaries and their parents.
Alhaji Suara Adeyemi from Ipokia Local Government whose daughter successfully got her PIN in the programme said the Senator’s gesture was a welcome financial relief for his family at this period after payment of numerous school fees of other siblings of the beneficiary seeking admission to higher institution.
Also posting on the social media handle of the Senator, a beneficiary Mr. Henry Olaitan, from Odeda LGA said that he would have missed doing the entry examination as his guardian cannot afford the fees for himself and two of his children.
House Committee Seeks Stronger Financial Backing for Federal Character Commission
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Honorable Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, has reassured the commitment of her new leadership to reposition the Commission and strengthen enforcement of the federal character principle, despite prevailing funding challenges.
Hon. Omidiran made this known during the Commission’s budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Character at the National Assembly on Friday, February 19, 2026.
The Executive Chairman opened up on inadequate funding has continued to constrain the Commission’s statutory activities, including nationwide monitoring, compliance audits and enforcement measures across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
“We are focused and determined to do the work that the Constitution and the President have entrusted us with,” Omidiran stated.
The FCC Boss, however, assured lawmakers that the Commission remains resolute in ensuring equity, fairness and balanced representation in line with its constitutional mandate.
“As a Commission, it is our responsibility to engage with relevant government parastatals and ministries to secure the necessary funding we require. We believe that with consultation and collaboration, it will be a successful venture for the Commission.”
Earlier, the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Character, RT. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, expressed deep concern over what he described as near-zero budgetary allocation to the Commission, stressing that such financial inadequacies severely undermine its operational effectiveness.
The Plateau State lawmaker assured the Commission of the Committee’s firm legislative backing in advocating for improved funding and strengthening the Commission’s capacity to fully exercise its constitutional mandate.
“We cannot reasonably expect the Federal Character Commission to enforce compliance across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies while grappling with insufficient funding,” Hon. Wase remarked.
“If we are genuinely committed to fairness, equity, and national cohesion, then we must be deliberate in adequately funding the institution established to safeguard these principles.
“As a Committee, we shall work closely with the leadership of the Commission to ensure that its budgetary provisions reflect the magnitude of its mandate. The era of skeletal or token funding must give way to realistic and sustainable financial support,” he concluded.
The budget defence session concluded on a note of renewed collaboration between the House of Representatives and the Commission, reflecting a shared determination to strengthen institutional capacity, enhance accountability, and promote equitable representation within Nigeria’s public service.
SIGNED:
Ademola Lawrence
Spokesperson,
Federal Character Commission
February 20, 2026
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APC Ethiope West Congress Turns Violent: Ibori’s Daughter Escapes Assassination Attempt; Scores Injured
*APC Ethiope West Congress Turns Violent: Ibori’s Daughter Escapes Assassination Attempt; Scores Injured
The APC Ethiope West Local Government Area Congress took a terrible turn today as scores were attacked by gun-wielding thugs allegedly hired by old PDP members that moved to APC. The congress was relocated from its original venue the Oghara Township Stadium to a new venue,Ovade, in the LGA seemingly to disenfranchise original APC members.
Violence erupted when the Member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency Rt Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu daughter of the the former Governor of Delta H.E Chief James Onanefe Ibori arrived at the new venue in Ovade. Apart from clear threats to her life by thugs sponsored by the Governor of Delta State, Rt Sheriff Oborevwori and former Rep member Hon Ben Igbakpa. Her supporters were attacked with dangerous weapons, as she was denied entrance to the venue. There were several attempts on her life which were foiled by her security details. There had been intels that she would have been shot if she had stepped foots on the venue this is terrible at a time when there had been hopes of peace coming into the party with the recent meeting at Asaba , however this recent happening shows peace is still far away .
Hon Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu has appealed for calm among APC supporters and old members amidst the unprovoked attack. Several injured individuals are receiving treatment at undisclosed hospitals.
There are still reports of targeted attacks on on members of the Old APC , calls have been made to security operatives to avert such attempts.
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