Rasheed Kashamu, the son of the late Senator Buruji Kashamu has said his father motivated him the venture into politics.

He made the comment after he was declared the winner of the House of Assembly election into the Ijebu North Constituency 1.

According to him, “I grew up seeing my late father living for others and then he ventured into politics. So, I learnt from him that politics and governance give one a formal and bigger canvass or platform to touch many lives through the various policies and programmes that are churned out daily”.

The 26-year-old who has a B.Sc in International Business and Management from Brunel University, London polled 10,004 to defeat the incumbent member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Sylvester ‘Niyi Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress.

His victory makes him one of the youngest winners in the 2023 general elections.

"The journey has really been good but not without the usual intrigues, twists and turns. But in all, I have been particularly fortunate to have a father who impacted lives in our community, state and even beyond. So, I have had the tremendous benefit of drawing from his enormous goodwill,” he asked about his journey through the political landscape.