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• We’ll steer Agboyi Ketu with fresh ideas

• By Anne Agbi and Sherifdeen Amusa

Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area Lagos State, has hosted the grand finale of the 2025 Chairman’s Unity Cup, in commemoration of the first 100 days in office of the Chairman, Adetola Abubakar.

The football tournament held at Oba Lamina Mini Stadium Agboyi, was part of the activities held to mark the milestone, reflecting broader achievements recorded by the chairman in her first 100 days in office.

According to the council boss, the football tournament, was designed to promote grassroots development, youth engagement and create an energetic atmosphere across the community.

She stressed that the social engagement was also held to keep the residents happy, adding that the administration still has lots of development to bring to the LCDA.

“This is all about the youth. They are our future and we need to start engaging them and ensuring that we support them socially and otherwise. Youths constitute a very high percentage in our population and for that, we shouldn’t ignore them. We should carry them along and ensure that they are under control. This is also part of it; engaging them socially. We know that sports keeps the youth together and that’s why this tournament was introduced. It’s been on for a while and today’s the grand finale.

“The last 100 days have been all about my people. We have tried to touch the eight points of our agenda. We have done everything to ensure that our people are happy. And we are able to give them the dividend of democracy,” Abubakar noted.

The residents of the LCDA lauded the chairman for prioritising youth empowerment and providing platforms that encourage talent discovery.

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At the end of the competition, Ward G (Ajegunle) emerged winner of the tournament, taking home a N1,000,000 cash prize. Also, ACE Strikers finished as runners-up with N750,000, while Ward F (Agboyi) secured third place with cash prize of N500,000.

Also in attendance were dignitaries and traditional rulers, including Oba Isiaka Oyero Balogun, the Alaketu of Ketu, and Oba Taiwo Lamina, the Oba of Agboyi II, Oruba, Senior Special Assistants, community leaders, and youth stakeholders.The Chairman of Agboyi Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Adetola Abubakar, has promised to steer her council with never seen ideas to life easier for the council’s residents.

Abubakar, who stated this at the “2026 Stakeholders Consultative Forum Sustainable Economic Development”, with the  theme, “Budget of a New Dawn”, promised to build on the “solid foundation” laid by her predecessors.

“Our administration begs the dawn of a new era in the history of our dear LCDA. We will do greater in great things already done with a fresh zeal and hope to inject brand new innovations, services, and infrastructure never seen before in our great LCDA. During the 2026 budget, the budget of a new dawn is therefore the material required to build the sustainable edifices that we are determined to build upon, the solid foundation handed down to us,” she said.

She promised that her” budget execution plan shall be replicated upon our eight-point agenda, which are infrastructure and grassroots economic development, youth and women environment, education, accessible and quality health care, food security and social welfare, job creation, digital and inclusive governance, security and civic engagement.”

She said the event followed a ward stakeholders meeting and would consider the needs identified at the ward level to make life easier for residents.

Head of Planning, Budget, Research and Statitics, Bukola Agboola, said the event was critical to the well-being of residents in order to improve on economic status and make staying and doing business enjoyable in Agboyi-Ketu LCDA.

She added that the event offers a  platform through which residents  can make meaningful contribution that will form the basis for the eventual final draft of the year  2026 Budget Estimates.

She said: “The essence of this, is to come up with a people oriented budget centered on programs, policies and infrastructural development that will have direct impact and benefit on the entire people of the Agboyi-Ketu community.”

Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has successfully held its Year 2025 Budget Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on Sustainable Economic Development.

The stakeholders meeting with the theme: Budget Of Advancement, was marked as the last stakeholders meeting presided over by the Chairman, Dele Oshinowo, before his tunure ended  since 2017.

The forum highlighted the administration’s commitment to sustainable economic development, with key initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure, healthcare, education, and environmental sustainability, while fostering collaboration between government, NGOs, and the community.

Oshinowo expressed gratitude to all stakeholders for their continued support and engagement throughout his tenure. He outlined the 2025 Budget of Advancement as a roadmap for progress and development in Agboyi-Ketu.

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He said: “ This administration has been serving the people, we are intentional in all what we have been doing, supporting our community, I know we are not there yet, but I can assure you that we have made meaningful strides across all sectors of the Agboyi-Ketu economy.”

The council boss emphasised that he was glad that his administration, with the support of the community, had achieved a lot.

He enumerated the administration’s achievements, ranging from the rehabilitation of roads, construction of 271 units of apartment buildings of housing estates(Greenwich Gardens, Raymond and Sterling Heights Estates), Ultra modern markets(Madella market), supported the health sectors, empowered youths, women, and the aged.

The administration, he said, also initiated sporting activities by building  mini-stadia, upgrading and building schools, scholarships, disbursing of free GCE forms and bursaries, funding and maintenance of Primary Health Centres, building an ICT Hub yet to be launched and a lot more.

He  spoke of the plan to start building an Ultra Modern Primary School in Agboyi town next week  and urged the people of Agboyi to own the project.

He said the school would take about three  to four  months to complete and would be one of the best in the community, as it comes with laboratories, ICT facilities, libraries and comfortable classrooms and offices.

He reiterated that in the course of 2024, over N125 million has been expended on the WeLift Initiative. And he announced that to close the year, another 1500 residents would benefit from another WeLift programme coming up in December, which would sum up the total amount of the initiative to N200 million, so far.

Key initiatives include road construction starting with Irawo roads, expanded healthcare services with mobile health initiatives, and 24-hour operations at Agboyi Primary Health Centre. ‘‘In education, schools will be modernised to prepare students for the future, and eco-friendly practices will be promoted for environmental sustainability,’’the council chief  said.

He emphasised transparency, accountability, and collaboration, urging residents to participate in interactive sessions to shape the budget according to community needs. Feedback from these sessions will guide the administration’s proposals.

A diverse group of stakeholders, including community leaders and business owners, attended the forum, commending Mayor Dele’s administration for its open dialogue and commitment to inclusive governance

The Chairman of Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, Dele Oshinowo, has distributed General Certificate Examination (GCE) forms to 200 students.

Oshinowo said education was the bedrock of development and would empower the youths to reach their potential and also to help relieve the financial constraints of indigents.

He noted that the gesture would increase access to education for all and boost the academic performance and confidence of students.

The council boss urged the beneficiaries to make the best of the opportunity and be good ambassadors of the council.

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He also encouraged the parents to endeavour to give their children the necessary support, both morally and spiritually, so that they will become their pride and that of the nation.

Vice Chairman of the Council, Mrs. Folake Kayode, who represented the chairman at the occasion, stated that the importance of education could not be overstated in nation-building.

Mrs. Kayode, who doubles as the Supervisor for Education, said “we do this every year to enable the students climb higher in life.”

Special Adviser on Education and Students Affairs, Mrs. Ebunoluwa Olufade, stated there was no discrimination in the distribution of the forms.