--- title: "Nekpen Obasogie: candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, Toronto 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/nekpen-obasogie" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:10:20.455Z" meta: description: "Nekpen Obasogie is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, with a nomination filed on May 8, 2026. Her campaign website describes her as an..." "og:description": "Nekpen Obasogie is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, with a nomination filed on May 8, 2026. Her campaign website describes her as an..." "og:title": "Nekpen Obasogie: candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, Toronto 2026" "twitter:description": "Nekpen Obasogie is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, with a nomination filed on May 8, 2026. Her campaign website describes her as an..." "twitter:title": "Nekpen Obasogie: candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, Toronto 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston · Toronto 2026 # Nekpen Obasogie Candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, an author and social worker. Nekpen Obasogie is a candidate for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston, with a nomination filed on May 8, 2026. Her campaign website describes her as an author, a social worker, a University of Toronto doctoral candidate and the founder of the Canadian Council for Family Services. It lists a six-point agenda that includes housing, local business and community centres. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 ![Nekpen Obasogie, from Peti2008, Wikimedia Commons.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/images/candidates/nekpen-obasogie-640.webp) *Nekpen ObasogieCouncillorv.* [Image: Peti2008, Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nekpen_Obasogie.png) [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) 01 / Introduction ## About Nekpen Obasogie Nekpen Obasogie appears on the City of Toronto’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 5 York South-Weston. A certified candidate is one whose nomination the City Clerk has accepted. The list shows the nomination date as May 8, 2026 and the campaign website nekpenobasogie.ca. Her campaign website says she is an author, a social worker (MSW and RSW), a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, the founder and manager of the Canadian Council for Family Services in Toronto, and CEO of NEBO TV. It says she holds degrees from York University in law and society and sociology, and in social work, and a certificate in refugee and migration studies. It says she has published three historical books since 2021 on the arrival of Europeans in West Africa, started the Edo Language Day Worldwide initiative in 2022, and led a team visit to the United Nations in New York in 2024. These are the campaign’s own statements. The Local, in its candidate tracker updated September 21, 2026, repeats that her website says she is an author, a doctoral candidate and the founder of the council. The council’s own website lists services for seniors, families, youth and newcomers, and it does not name her on the home page. Her website’s six-point agenda lists supportive programs for families and residents, stronger local businesses, affordable and equitable housing, community infrastructure and public safety, cultural diversity and inclusion, and equitable community centres. The Campaign Agenda page gives these as headings and lists no specific policy or promise under them. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. 01 ### Six-point agenda on her campaign website The headings are supportive programs for families and community residents, strengthening local businesses and economic growth, affordable and equitable housing, community infrastructure and public safety, cultural diversity and inclusion, and equitable community centres.
Read the full position These are headings. The page lists no specific measures, costs or timelines.
[Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · home page ](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 4, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates, the home and Campaign Agenda pages of her campaign website, the home page of the Canadian Council for Family Services, her Know Your Vote T.O. page, The Local’s Ward 5 candidate page and The Green Line’s Ward 5 guide. Her website refused the saving script (HTTP 403), so both of its pages were read with a page-reading tool and the saved files are summaries, not the full text. Every statement taken from her campaign website is written as the campaign’s own account. Gaps. The sources opened give no public office, earlier election result or news report with her own words. Her degrees, books, her role at the Canadian Council for Family Services and at NEBO TV, and the United Nations visit were not checked with the bodies that would know. Her website’s social media icons were not working links in the page as read, so no account was opened. Her website menu pages other than home and Campaign Agenda, including her profile page, were not read. Her Know Your Vote T.O. page shows all 6 questions as awaiting submission. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/) [Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · home page](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/) [Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · Campaign Agenda](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/campaign-agenda) [Canadian Council for Family Services · home page](https://www.ccfservices.org/) [Know Your Vote T.O. · Ward 5 candidate page](https://knowyourvote.to/candidates/ward-5-york-south-weston-nekpen-obasogie) [The Local · Ward 5 York South-Weston candidates, updated September 21, 2026](https://thelocal.to/ward-5-york-south-weston-2026/) [The Green Line · Ward 5 York South-Weston guide, October 1, 2026](https://thegreenline.to/stories/toronto-municipal-election-ward-5-york-south-weston/) 03 / Background ## Experience & community Dates not stated on her website ### Founder and manager, Canadian Council for Family Services Her campaign website says she founded and manages this Toronto organisation. The organisation’s own website lists services for seniors, families, youth and newcomers. voche.me found no independent source naming her as founder. [Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · home page](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/) 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Nekpen Obasogie directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Nekpen Obasogie's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Nekpen Obasogie? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Nekpen Obasogie's own campaign.
Does Nekpen Obasogie currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Nekpen Obasogie.
How many sources does this Nekpen Obasogie profile cite? This profile lists 7 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Nekpen Obasogie's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Nekpen Obasogie in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Nekpen Obasogie is running in? The 2026 Toronto municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Toronto · list of certified candidates ](https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/candidate-list/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · home page ](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Nekpen Obasogie for City Councillor · Campaign Agenda ](https://nekpenobasogie.ca/campaign-agenda)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Canadian Council for Family Services · home page ](https://www.ccfservices.org/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [Know Your Vote T.O. · Ward 5 candidate page ](https://knowyourvote.to/candidates/ward-5-york-south-weston-nekpen-obasogie)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Local · Ward 5 York South-Weston candidates, updated September 21, 2026 ](https://thelocal.to/ward-5-york-south-weston-2026/)Checked October 4, 2026 - [The Green Line · Ward 5 York South-Weston guide, October 1, 2026 ](https://thegreenline.to/stories/toronto-municipal-election-ward-5-york-south-weston/)Checked October 4, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Nekpen Obasogie campaign website](https://nekpenobasogie.ca) ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Aanchal Vashistha**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aanchal-vashistha) [Councillor**Aaron Lal**](https://voche.me/on/toronto-2026/candidates/aaron-lal) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Nekpen Obasogie a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/toronto-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.