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  • E-registration: Movement gets applause

    E-registration: Movement gets applause

    The three chairmen of Badagry Local Government and LCDAs have hailed the Chief Executive of Samuel Mawuyon Ajose Movement for supporting APC e-registration.

    Babatunde Hunpe, chair of Badagry council, gave the commendation after meeting three APC chairmen and chieftains at the council secretariat in Ajara.

    Hunpe  said the meeting was on the progress and challenges of registration process and the intervention of the movement.

    He said the meeting was to brief party leaders ‘’on our meeting with Samuel Ajose, and how he has promised to assist the party in the e-registration of APC membership card.’’

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    “Ajose has come home to find out the progress of the e-registration and where he can assist the party.

    “We have explained everything to him and he has done perfectly well, even we don’t expect it.’’

    “He has accepted to assist us in the exercise by doubling all the equipment and personnel for the exercise.

    “He promised to double all equipment and workers in the field currently.

    “Ajose also promised to help in the area where we have challenges because as a local government, we can’t do it alone,” he said.

    Dr Babatunde Mesiwaku, the chairman, SMA Movement, Lagos said the movement had provided 24 new printers and 44 new tablets to ensure the exercise went on smoothly in all centres in the three councils.

    Ajose is one of the leading governorship aspirants in Lagos State under the platform of APC.

  • Council unveils N400m empowerment

    Council unveils N400m empowerment

    Chair of Badagry Local Government in Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Hunpe, has said his administration will launch N400 million empowerment scheme: ‘Asiwaju Conditional Cash Transfer’.

    He spoke at a news briefing to mark his 100 days in office in Ajara, Badagry.

    Humpe said the empowerment was to support 4,000 families with N100,000 each.

    “Our economic programmes for youths and women, especially in skill development and small-business support, have taken off.

    “We will also establish PoS for 100 residents,” he added.

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    The chairman said his administration had begun building three strategic link roads, to improve mobility, commerce and safety.

    “If we maintain this pace, Badagry will witness not less than 40 completed roads by the end of our first term.

    “We intend to make road development a signature of our tenure,” he said.

    On education, Hunpe  said his administration will upgrade primary schools.

    “Today, we have delivered a school, complete with three classroom blocks, offices, learning facilities and improved toilet.

    “We are not just building structures, we are also building minds that will shape the future of Badagry,” he said.

    The chairman said one of his programmes was revival of Badagry’s tourism.

    “With inauguration of Badagry Local Government Tourism Committee, we have a coordinated agenda to restore our tourism assets, promote our heritage and create jobs through culture-driven economic expansion.’’

    On health and social welfare, Hunpe said his administration, in 100 days, expanded medical outreach to underserved areas.

    The chairman promised to hold traditional rulers, chiefs and community elders in high esteem.

    Hunpe said his first 100 days had laid a solid foundation for the greater work ahead, adding that his people were already enjoying the dividends of the trusts ‘’they have invested in us.’’

  • Council to unveil tourism calendar

    Council to unveil tourism calendar

    Chairman of Badagry Local Government in Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, has said the council will unveil a comprehensive tourism calendar to showcase the town’s rich cultural and historical heritage to the world.

    Hunpe told reporters in Badagry that a committee had been inaugurated to identify and compile tourism events in the coastal community, for proper documentation and projection.

    He said the council would begin monthly promotion of events to woo local and international investors.

    “It will also boost the socio-economic activities of the community and increase government revenue earnings,” he added.

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    The chairman said the initiative was part of efforts to reposition Badagry as a global tourism hub, considering its significance in Nigeria’s slave trade history, culture and eco-tourism attractions.

    He said the council would partner with the state government, private sector stakeholders and traditional institutions to ensure the sustainability and international recognition of the calendar.

    Hunpe said security agencies would also be involved to guarantee the safety of visitors and investors, stressing peace and security were vital to tourism growth.

    He urged residents to embrace the initiative by supporting tourism activities and preserving historical monuments, noting community participation would make the project a success.

  • Council chief facilitates release of five inmates

    Council chief facilitates release of five inmates

    Chair of Badagry Local Government in Lagos State, Babatunde Hunpe, has facilitated release of five inmates from Badagry Correctional Centre.

    His Chief Press Secretary, Augustine Kriko, said this in a statement yesterday.

    He said the release was part of the council celebration of Nigeria’s  65th Independence.

    The chairman noted their freedom followed recommendations of a committee set up by him, after receiving reports about their predicament.

    “The committee comprises Chief Security Adviser, Johnson Adagba; council’s Legal Officer, Olubode Savage; and my Private Secretary, Dr. Sewedo Samuel.

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    “The five — three from Badagry council and two from elsewhere, were sentenced for offences with options of fine; N200,000 to N250,000, which they were unable to meet.

    “Acting on the report, I mandated a committee to conduct background checks and visit to assess their conduct.

    “After monitoring, the committee confirmed the inmates had reformed, supported by evidence of good behaviour.

    “One inmate, a barber, was especially commended for cutting the hair of fellow inmates and teaching others the skill,” he said.

    Kriko said Hunpe’s intervention not only covered the settlement of their discharge conditions, but also provided resources to support their return home and ensure their smooth reintegration into the society.

    “This gesture, in the spirit of independence, reflects the chairman’s commitment to justice, mercy and giving the reformed citizens a fresh start,” he said.

  • Badagry residents commend LG boss over refuse disposal

    The residents of the Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State have commended the Chairman of the council, Hon Olusegun Onilude, over the refuse evacuation exercise embarked upon in the area in the last one week.

    The residents noted that the exercise, apart from bringing about a cleaner environment in their various localities, has brought about an improved sanitation in the health conditions of citizens in the local government area.

    Most of the residents who visited the Health and Environmental Department of the council to request for additional refuse bags expressed satisfaction at the exercise and promised the local government of their readiness towards sustaining the success recorded by the council in refuse disposal.

    Chief Tajudeen Dosa, the Wawu of Badagry, enjoined the people of the local government area to cooperate with Hon Onilude and his team at ensuring cleaner environment.

    “l have to commend the pro-activeness of the chairman for his efforts at carting away heaps of refuse which had almost become an eyesore in some areas in Badagry. No doubt, this exercise has brought about a healthy change in the air we breathe in the council area in the last one week.

    “I am optimistic, with the cooperation of all and sundry, if the local government can sustain this effort, it will reduce the rate of visiting health centres for the treatment of preventable ailments, “ he said.

    In his own comment, the Deputy Chairman of the Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Ajara branch, Ademola Adeniyi, who also commended the efforts of the local government, said there was the need to create a dumping site in some strategic places in the council area where residents could dump their wastes.

    He said if this was done, it would ease the job of evacuating refuse to the final dumping site. “The ongoing evacuation of refuse in the area has made our motor parks clean and tidy. We assure the Lagos State and Badagry local government of our cooperation to attain a cleaner environment in our motor parks at all times. “

    In his own remarks, a chieftain of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Badagry, John Ajiboye, who expressed satisfaction at the way heaps of refuse at the various motor parks in the area were carted away, said there was the need for the local government to sensitise the people on the disadvantages of indiscriminate dumping of refuse in their various localities.

     

     

  • Badagry Heritage Festival to showcase indigenous cultures

    The 2018 edition of the annual Badagry Heritage Festival would project the unique traditions and cultures of the Ogu and Awori  people to other Nigerians and the international community.

    Mr Olusegun Onilude, the chairman, Badagry Local Government said in Badagry on Wednesday that the festival would also boost trading and other activities of the people from the region.

    “The festival will improve commerce, empower the rural communities and assist them to improve on their incomes,’’ he said.

    Onilude said that the week-long festival that would hold between Aug. 20 and Aug. 26, would also stimulate the local economy of the city, adding that festival-related transactions worth several millions of naira would exchange hands then.

    The council boss said that this year’s festival would attract no fewer than eight million people who would be participating in the various activities that would showcase the people’s unique cultures.

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    Onilude added that the festival would be jointly organised by the local government and the other eight local council development areas from Badagry division of Lagos State.

    The chairman said that no fewer than eight million guests and visitors were expected to participate in the one week festival.

    “It will also boost the tourism potential of Badagry and Lagos State before the international community and make the state one of the most preferred destinations for cultural tourism,” he said.

    He said, “Badagry Heritage Festival is a conglomerate of several ancient and traditional festivals and cultural practices of Ogu and Awori people from Badagry Local Government Area.

    Onilude commended the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism and Inter-Governmental Relations for its efforts aimed at improving tourism across the state.

    He advised Nigerians to always promote domestic tourism by patronising the country’s various tourist and heritage sites.

    NAN

  • Chieftaincy tussle: Family petitions Ambode

    The Opesha family in Mowo area of Lagos State has appealed to Governor Akinwumi Ambod to intervene in the Mowo chieftaincy tussle by installing Chief Peter Idowu Ajayi as the Baale of Mowo Town in Olorunda Local Council Development Area, Badagry Local Government.

    A letter from their solicitors, Adetunji Orisalade & Co Chambers, the Opesha Family explained that the current dispute over Mowo Chieftaincy Stool was instigated by His Royal Highness (HRH), Oniberekodo of Iberekodo, Oba Adewale Okoya and his cohorts, who installed Philip Ajose as “Acting Baale” of Mowo Town.

    According to the letter dated November 22, 2017, the move by Oba Okoya was entirely opposed to and in defiance of an existing, almost concluded, process of installing Chief Ajayi by Olorunda Local Council Development Area.

    It further explained that the installation of Ajayi, backed by Opesha, Shadare, Shakoto and Desere ruling houses in Mowo, was supported by a judgment by a Justice of the Lagos State High Court, Hon. Justice H.A.O. Abiru (as he then was) which, in an earlier judgment that favoured the Opesha Families to the effect that Opesha Family was ordered to produce the next Baale of Mowo land.

    The letter entitled “Re: Continuing Unlawful and Unwarranted Tampering with the Baale of Mowo Stool by HRH Oba Adewale Okoya (Onibereko of Ibereko) and His Cohorts” explained that either Oba Okoya, or his predecessors lacked powers of consent for the installation of Baale of Mowo, as Ibereko upon which he (Oba Okoya) rules and Mowo were two separate, distinct and exclusive towns.

    Pleading for the intervention of Governor Ambode in correcting the wrong foisted by Oba Okoya, they noted that Philip Ajose, a beneficiary of flawed installation, has been parading himself as “Baale of Opesha”, a situation which they noted had created needless tension in Mowo.

    The letter to the governor was accompanied by attachments that included a copy of the said judgment of Justice Abiru, another letter personally signed by the Akran of Badagry, His Majesty, De Wheno Aholu Menu-Toyi 1 dated November 17, 2016, consenting to Ajayi’s installation, and another letter from Olorunda Local Council Development Area recognising Ajayi as the next occupant of the Baaleship title.

    It reads in part: “That whilst the process of approving the Baaleship of Chief Peter Idowu Ajayi was ongoing, HRM Oba Adewale Okoya (Oniberekodo of Iberekodo) illegally, unlawfully and unscrupulously installed one Philip Ajose (who is not a member of Opesha Family) as a so-called “Acting Baale”.

    “That from all historical, cultural, and traditional accounts, Mowo Town is separate and distinct from Ibereko Town where he is the Oba and has no historical or cultural tie with each other, but HRH Oba Adewale Okoya (Onibereko of Ibereko) has been poke-nosing into the affairs of the Baaleship of Mowo, thereby causing unnecessary tensions for selfish and unfathomable reasons.”

    Reacting to the allegation during a telephone interview with our correspondent, Oba Okoya clarified that the person installed as Baale of Mowo Town was Kola Talabi and not Philip Ajose, as stated in the petition to the governor.

    The monarch maintained that due processes were followed in Talabi’s installation, adding that a High Court judgment had already favoured his choice.

    According to him, Talabi’s name had been sent to and endorsed by Olorunda Local Government Area before same was forwarded to the Obas Council in Lagos State which had equally given its blessing.

    His words: “Their opposition to the installation of Talabi lacks basis. Talabi’s choice followed due process, beginning from the local government up to the Council of Obas.

    “They are right to fight because this is a chieftaincy matter which everyone desires to occupy, but the High Court had stopped the Ajayi camp two years ago when it nullified its bid in a ruling.

    On the argument that he was wrong to have installed a Baale for Mowo Town, as he lacked the authority, Oba Okoya noted that he only lent his weight to the favourable judgment of the High Court, and Chief Philip’s endorsement by Olorunda Local Government Area.

     

  • Lagos spends N115bn on capital projects in six months

    Lagos spends N115bn on capital projects in six months

    …earmarks N20bn for health, education facilities’ upgrade

    ..Ambode renders account of stewardship

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday said that his administration expended over N115.624billion to carry out capital projects between Janaury and June 2016.

    The governor who spoke at the 2016 Second Quarter Town Hall held at the Muslim Community Praying Ground in Badagry local government also put the first half 2016 budget performance to 70 per cent.

    He however said the performance was an improvement of the corresponding period of 2015 which stood at 63 per cent.

    According to him, the capital and recurrent ratio at the first half of the year stood at 50:50, expressing optimism that it would improve in the second half of the year.

    “He said: “Revenue recorded 73 percent performance for the half year 2016 despite the challenging economic environment. Your Government spent a total of N115.624bn on Capital projects during the half year 2016 leading to the Capital/Recurrent ratio of 50:50 with the plan to improve this ratio to 58:42 provided for in 2016 Appropriation Law in the remaining half of the year.”

    The governor also said that his administration has concluded plans to massively revamp the health sector, disclosing that a total of N10bn has been earmarked to upgrade the health facilities across the State.

    He said that modern equipment would be procured to facilitate treatment of patients in the state”s health facilities.

    While highlighing some of his achievements in the last quarter, he restated his commitment to make life more comfortable, simpler and safer for the people.

    He added that his administration would establish a Technical and Vocational School in Badagry before September 2016, as well as embark on upgrade of the infrastructure in all public schools starting from July.

    According to him, “All our Primary and Secondary schools will be upgraded to create conducive learning environment for students and teachers. Another N10bn has been earmarked for this facelift of our Secondary and Primary schools across the State.”

    He recalled the recruitment of a total of 1,300 teachers for Primary Schools, said in the next two weeks, the State Government will start recruiting another 1,000 teachers for Secondary Schools across the State.

     

    Speaking on his plans for Youth and Sports for the quarter, the governor said government would embark on upgrade of sports facilities and would also support and promote age-grade competitions and sponsor outstanding athletes to national and international training and competitions.

    Ambode also disclosed that his administration would pay greater attention to the issues concerning the elderly especially by establishing three Elderly Care Centres across the State.

    He said: “We will sponsor bills to the House of Assembly which will make specific provisions for the elderly in our society and create a framework for care for the aged. Our priority is to commence the provision of Three Elderly Care centres across the Three Senatorial Zones and further urge the private sector for support and collaboration thereafter.”

    The Governor said as a follow up to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit in Cappa, Oshodi, an outpost unit would be situated between Ojo and Badagry in this quarter with two other outposts in Fadeyi and Lekki.

    Governor Ambode, who spent hours interacting with various groups such as Corporate organizations, religious leaders, youths/physically challenged, market men and women, Non-Governmental Organizations and the political leaders, disclosed his greater plans to revive the tourism potentials of Badagry, saying the long term plan includes the establishment of University of Hospitality.

    The event was well attended by traditional rulers, including Oba Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu Toyi I, members of the State Executive Council, Senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Olamilekan Solomon, stakeholders, among others.