Public service · Lagos State House of Assembly
Surulere Constituency I.
Three mandates, 2015 to 2027.
He came to the Assembly from a film set, promising to give back to the neighbourhood that had cheered him on screen. Twelve years later the record is measured in transformers and surgeries, health cover and classrooms, and in a constituency that voted for him three times. This page sets it out with dates and numbers, including the items still being confirmed.
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- 3
- Mandates won
- 56,335
- Votes cast for him
- 3
- Committees chaired
- 7
- Projects on record
- 1,107+
- Documented beneficiaries
The mandates
Three elections, three clear results
2015
11 April 2015
Elected
Elliot (APC)23,141Runner-up (PDP)12,546His first election. He had declared for the All Progressives Congress the previous September, after years of being asked when he would stand.
2019
9 March 2019
Re-elected
Elliot (APC)15,357Runner-up (PDP)3,628A four-to-one margin over the PDP candidate, the clearest verdict of his three contests.
2023
18 March 2023
Third term
Elliot (APC)17,837Runner-up (Labour Party)7,822In the year the Labour Party surged across Lagos, Surulere I returned him with more than twice the votes of his nearest rival.
In the chamber
Committee chairmanships
Lagos lawmakers do most of their work in committee. He chaired one in each of his three Assemblies, moving from the creative economy to oversight of government agencies and finally to the state’s public works.
8th Assembly · 2015 to 2019
Chairman, House Committee on Culture, Arts and Tourism
The natural first brief for a filmmaker: a committee that put the creative economy on the Assembly's agenda and partnered with Lagos tourism ventures.
9th Assembly · from February 2021
Chairman, House Committee on Ministries and Parastatals
Oversight of the state's agencies, a scrutiny role that took him into the working of government beyond his own constituency.
10th Assembly · from 2023
Chairman, House Committee on Works and Infrastructure
The committee behind roads, drainage and public works across Lagos, and the platform for the road projects attracted to Surulere in his final term.
The record
Projects and programmes, by category
Education
completedClassrooms at Itolo Secondary School
Classroom blocks delivered for Itolo Secondary School.
- 2024
- Itolo, Surulere
- awaiting confirmation
Roads
ongoingRoad rehabilitation across the constituency
Road projects attracted to the constituency during his tenure as Chairman of the House Committee on Works and Infrastructure. The full list and count are being confirmed.
- 2024
- Surulere Constituency I
- awaiting confirmation
Electricity
completedEight new transformers for Surulere
Eight transformers of 300 to 500 kVA installed across the constituency in March 2023, the project he describes as his proudest: 'Power is my greatest achievement.'
- 2023
- Surulere Constituency I
Empowerment
completedSeven Lagride taxis for constituents
Seven Lagride taxi cars provided to constituents as a livelihood empowerment scheme.
- 2023
- Surulere
- 7 beneficiaries
Infrastructure
completedBorehole for Ward E1
Community borehole providing clean water in Ward E1.
- 2023
- Ward E1, Surulere
- awaiting confirmation
Health
completedFree surgical and medical outreach
A January to February 2022 outreach that screened around 100 cases, funded about 46 surgeries costing ₦500,000 to ₦1 million each, and distributed 2,000 pairs of reading glasses.
- 2022
- Masha, Surulere
- 100 beneficiaries
Health
completedHealth insurance for 1,000 residents
Health insurance cover provided to 1,000 constituents in the last quarter of 2021.
- 2021
- Surulere Constituency I
- 1,000 beneficiaries
On free expression
In June 2021 he publicly opposed the federal government’s suspension of Twitter, calling it a violation of Nigerians’ fundamental rights.
Eight months earlier, after touring businesses looted during the #EndSARS unrest, he had spoken in anger on the floor of the House about young people and social media. He apologised publicly within days, saying he had let his emotions get the better of him, and has repeated that apology since. An independent fact-check later found that the widely shared claim that he called for social-media regulation was misleading.
2027 and beyond
His third term is his last in the Assembly. He did not secure the party ticket for 2027 and completes his mandate in 2027.
The DOE programmes for widows and elderly residents continue, and he has returned to directing. For the constituency office and casework, see the contact page.
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