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  • Bamigboye distributes free eye glasses to residents

    Bamigboye distributes free eye glasses to residents

    By Sherifdeen Amusa

    Chairman of Mushin Local Government, Lagos, Emmanuel Bamigboye has launched “Jigi Bamigboye” at Palm Avenue Primary Health Centre, Mushin, Lagos.

    The initiative featured distribution of free glasses, testing and drugs to residents of Mushin, Lagos.

    Bamigboye urged the residents to prioritise their health. He added that the various infastructural projects undergoing construction by his administration can only be enjoyed by healthy people.

    “If we are doing numerous projects, we should also look after our health because Health is wealth. As a result of that, It is when we are alive that we can enjoy all these projects,” he said.

    He urged the beneficiaries to handle the glasses with care.

    “The glasses should be handled with care. They should keep it aside when they want to sleep. They should maximise the way they use it, so that it won’t wear out in time,” he said.

    Speaking on the Cholera outbreak in the State, Bamigboye advised residents to maintain the highest standard of hygiene and abandon bad cooking and eating habit.

    He also added that residents should revert to the safe hand washing habits that was practiced during COVID-19 outbreak.

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    “We should place premium importance on washing our hands as we got accustomed to it during COVID-19 outbreak. Let’s also be careful of our phones. Research has shown that it contains germs; all it edges harbours germs,” he said.

    Supervisor for Health, Femi Nuga, lauded the various health strides embarked upon by the council boss including the donation of various medical machines to Primary Health Centres and General Hospital in the council.

  • Bamigboye donates vehicles to religious, market leaders, others

    Bamigboye donates vehicles to religious, market leaders, others

    • By Ganiyat Mumuni

    The Chairman of Mushin Local Government, Emmanuel Bamigboye, has donated vehicles to Grand Chief Imam of Mushin; Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Mushin chapter, Chairman of Community Development Committee (CDC); market leaders and National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).

    The gesture, Bamigboye said,  would aid them in the smooth running of their various offices.

    “The vehicles are necessity for them to carry out some of the official functions. Some of them are elderly. They attend meetings in the state. We don’t want a situation where they will be on okada (motor cycle) or looking for vehicle to convey them even when it’s rainy,” he said.

    Bamgboye advised the leaders to ensure proper maintenance of the vehicle.

    He said the council has done well in providing social amenities.

    Grand Chief Imam Mushin, Sheikh Suleiman Olanijo, lauded the council chairman for his gestures towards the religious bodies and various leaders in the community.

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    He said the chairman always gave them listening ears in contributing to the progress of the council.

    He pleaded with the council boss to create more job opportunities for graduates in the community.

    According to him, religious leaders should be allowed to nominate people for job opportunities.

    Chairman of CAN in Mushin, Primate Dare Akindele, said the chairman has done a lot to improve the standard living of Mushin residents.

    “He has been upright and working assiduously to develop Mushin and we want him not to stop,” he said.

    He enjoined residents to pay their taxes.

    Community Development Council (CDC) Chairman, Otunba Femi Okuyemi, commended the council chief for his gesture

    “This vehicle is really huge and I won’t have to be running after okada or tricycle before attending meetings as old as I am. I’m sincerely grateful,” he said.

    He said since the establishment of the council, Bamigboye towers above his predecessors. “See how he has developed the council Secretariat and make it a beauty to behold. He also increases the number of offices for workers’ convenience,” he said. He urged Bamigboye not to rest on his oars.