Kehinde Bamigbetan, a frontline aspirant for the House of Representatives, Oshodi-Isolo II, Lagos State, has received a Special Recognition Award in Politics from City People, the popular society magazine.
Announcing the award, the Publisher of City People, Seye Kehinde, stated that the newspaper’s selection committee found Bamigbetan worthy following a review of his political activities across student unionism, labor unions, local government, and state administration.
“On behalf of the management of City People Magazine, I write to inform you that you have been nominated for the Special Recognition Award in Politics,” Kehinde stated.
Presenting the award at the magazine’s boardroom on Monday, May 11, 2026, Kehinde extolled Bamigbetan’s approach to politics, noting that it is driven by intellectual analysis, popular engagement, and strategic communications.
The presentation was followed by a comprehensive interview regarding Bamigbetan’s bid for the House of Representatives, his prospects in the May 18, 2026, primaries, and the performance of the Tinubu administration.
Bamigbetan commended the Tinubu administration for fulfilling its electoral promises to Nigerians, even though he acknowledged that doing so necessitated tough decisions.
Regarding his candidacy, he stated that he deserves to win and fly the party’s ticket, having stepped down in 2015 and 2023 to allow incumbent members of the House of Representatives to run on the party’s platform.
“I am ready for the party primaries. I was ready to win in 2015 and 2023 before I was persuaded to step down so the incumbents could run for a second term. I have recharged and retrofitted my political machinery, and I am more formidable than ever,” he said.
Bamigbetan, a former Public Relations Officer of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) Students’ Union, served until recently as the Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development.
He was also the Chief Press Secretary to President Bola Tinubu during his tenure as Lagos State Governor, a former Chairman of the Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, and a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State.
