2023: Afolabi Iwalewa joins Irele House of Assembly race with a winnable strategy, receives blessings of his family, Odunwo as well as his community, Akotogbo
Following the pressure mounted on Hon. Afolabi Iwalewa to contest the 2023 Ondo State House of Assembly race by Who-is-who in Irele Local Government, the grassroot mobiliser, has declared his intention to run for the 2023 election in his family and community in Akotogbo on Thursday 10th and Friday 11th, 2020, respectively.
The declaration which was made in his family, Odunwo and his community, Akotogbo in Irele Local Government area of Ondo State received overwhelming blessings of the people.
Afolabi Iwalewa contested in 2011 for the Ondo State House of Assembly under the platform of Labour Party (LP) and defeated the
candidate of the then ruling party – People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the general
election and became member of the Ondo State House of
Assembly representing Irele State constituency between 2011 and 2015. As a sound legislator, he performed beyond the expectations of the people but he couldn’t continue his second term ambition because of the conventional zoning arrangement so respected in the local government, and now that the zoning arrangement has favoured his zone again, the pressure to re-contest was mounted on him by his people having generously and prudently protected the first mandate given to him by the people between 2011 and 2015 with world-class representation.
Afolabi Iwalewa started his elementary education at Saint Patrick RCM
primary school Akotogbo Irele LGA, Ondo State from 1984 to 1990.After his Primary Education, he proceeded to Unity Secondary
School, Ode Aye, Okitipupa LGA, Ondo State within the year
1990 to 1996 and obtained his Secondary School certificate (SSCE ). Spurred by his vision for Quality Education, this young
ambitious man gained admission into the Edo State University
now Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, for his National Diploma
Certificate in Banking and Finance between year 1996 and 1998,
he later obtained his Bachelors degree at the same university in Accounting in year 2002. He served his father land at Nigeria
Police Zonal Office (Zone 6) in calabar, cross River State in 2004. He also has other advance qualifications in his kitty.
Afolabi Iwalewa is a businessman per excellence with wide political acceptablity of his people, a very courageous and brave man loved by his people. He is often described as the voice of the masses.
