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  • Ejigbo Council boss announces dissolution of CDC,CDA executives

    Ejigbo Council boss announces dissolution of CDC,CDA executives

    • By Nnenna Chukwunyere and Onyinye Okafor

    The Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, (LCDA) Lagos State, Alhaji Monsurudeen Bello (OBE) has announced the dissolution of the executives of the Community Development Committee (CDC) and the Community Development Association (CDA).

    Bello announced this during the meeting with community leaders and members, held at the council secretariat on Thursday, August 10.

    According to the Chairman, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu, dissolved the executives of the CDs and CDAs and he was only announcing it locally.

    The floor has been thrown open for Community members who are aspiring to either get re-elected or be newly elected.

    Every eligible community member would be allowed to vote and be voted for. The criteria for eligibility could be confirmed from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Services,” she said.

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    However, it should be noted that out of the 119 CDAs in the council, only those registered with the state government would be allowed to take part in the election process.

    Bello further stated that Local Governments have been tasked to organise palliatives measures for the people because of fuel subsidy removal and the increase in dollar rate. The suggestion made revolved around: free distribution of food items, subsidy on price of food, transportation, among others.

    The council chairman stated that he would discuss  with the councillors and supervisors so as to work out ways of bringing the suggestion to life.

  • Council launches free shuttle buses

    Agege Local Government Area in Lagos has launched free shuttle buses for pupils of public primary and secondary schools in the locality.

    Twenty-six primary schools and nine secondary schools are in the area with a total number of about N13,000 pupils.

    The 30-seater branded coaster buses, which have “Free School Bus” inscribed on it, would operate during weekday except holidays conveying pupils of public schools within the local government to and fro.

    The buses would pick up pupils between 6.00am and 8.00am at designated areas including Agbotikuyo Bus Stop, Pen Cinema, Capitol, and Ogba-Ashade and drop them off at the same locations between 2.30pm and 5.00pm.

    At the flag-off, the council chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, who was behind one of the buses’ wheels from Agbotikuyo where he picked up pupils at 7.00am, drove through Dopemu, Awosoga and Iloro streets.

    Speaking with reporters at Diary Farm Primary School where some of his passengers alighted, the council chief explained that the scheme is a social intervention programme aimed at ameliorating the sufferings of indigent families that are not in short supply in the area.

    He said: “It is a daily struggle for most parents and guardians in Agege to meet their responsibilities to their children and wards and as government, we are disturbed and concerned.

    “The council under my watch equally recognised the strong nexus between poverty and crime and susceptibility of children to peer pressure particularly in our community where cultism is on the rise. We hope these programmes can equally help in our renewed war against the menace of the Awawa cult group. We think this way, we would be able to limit the period our pupils are in the care of nobody and vulnerable to the influence of bad kids.”

    t the scheme would reduce incessant risks faced daily by pupils, who ride on motorcycles to schools and return homes by the same means, saying efforts are in place to make the free shuttle service has legislative backing and ensure it outlived his administration.

    According to him: “As we speak, a bill tagged: “Agege Free School Bus Shuttle” is before our legislative arm. We want to legitimise the scheme and ensure its sustainability. In the bill, we recommended that at every time there must be a minimum of five operational vehicles for the scheme. We are starting with two and hopefully before the end of this year, we will increase the fleet. ”

    Chairman, Agege Community Development Committee, Bishop Julius Olusanya, lauded the scheme.

    “Our joy knows no bounds. We have not witnessed anything of this kind in Agege. This administration of Egunjobi is first in several areas. My prayer is that God will continue to bless the council Chairman and enrich him with knowledge and ideas to take Agege to greater heights.”

    In her own remark, Stella Akpan, a pupil of Diary Farm Primary School, said: “This government has done a lot for us. About five schools were rehabilitated and new classrooms and modern toilets built. The government also gave us uniforms, desks, chairs, exercise books and school bags. We are grateful to the council and the chairman.”

  • Council lays Tinubu Complex foundation

    The Ojodu Local Council Development Area in Lagos State has performed the ground-breaking of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Office Complex in Ojodu.

    According to the council chairman, Olumuyiwa Julius Oloro, the complex will serve as the administrative office of the council.

    The N250 million project, he said, will also have the council’s training and conference rooms, medical centre and other essential departments of the council.

    The project, Oloro said, is a self-financed project by the LCDA.

    “It will go a long way in easing the stress of the work in the council, as it boasts of spacious and conducive offices of international standard. It will provide an enabling environment that will increases the productivity level of the staff and promote good image of our council,” he said.

    According to him, the complex will be delivered by December.

    “We are hoping that by December, we ought to have finished it. We have an agreement with the contractors that between now and December, it will be ready,” he said.

    The council chief said the proposed mall will come into fruition in July.

    The mall, when completed, Oloro said will be the first ever built by any council chairman in the country.

  • Council, Nigerchin wage war against fake cable products 

    In their continuation moves to wage war against fake products especially in the cable industry in Nigeria, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission [FCCPC] and Nigerchin Electrical Development Company Limited raid Oroyinyin cable markets in Lagos Island with their enforcement team recently.

    Several adulterated cables were confiscated by the enforcement team. The enforcement team stormed the market base on the intelligence gathering from the Niger Chin sales team that the market is full of adulterated cable products which are of low standard in term of quality.

    The Administrative head of the cable company, Mr. Gerald Duruemeruo said the company products have been adulterated and sold in the market for long and the case was reported to FCCPC and the agency swung into action by raiding the market with its enforcement team. During the operations, several fake cable products that are packaged with Nigerchin labels without NIS numbers were ceased by the enforcement team which confirmed that the market really patronised adulterated cable products.

    “Our product has more weight with the adulterated ones because our cable is 100m long while the fake ones are 80m or less, also our cable is made of copper conductor which makes it high in standard and quality,” Duruemeruo added.

    Duruemeruo seized the opportunity to call on federal government of Nigeria to assist manufacturers in waging war against fake products which has continue to hinder the growth of local industry in the country. He went further to commend FCCPC for their prompt response to the yearning of manufacturers in waging war against fake products in Nigeria.

    Nigerchin was incorporated in 1970 as the pioneer manufacturer of electric cables and conductors in Nigeria. The products are essentially electric cable and conductors of aluminium and copper made specifically to British Standard (BS) International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and Nigeria Industrial Standard (NIS).

    The FCCPC is a parastatal of the Federal Government of Nigeria, supervised by the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment. Though it was established by Act No. 66 of1992, it commenced operations only in 1999, when its institutional framework was put in place. The agency mandate requires among others, to eliminate hazardous products from the market, provide speedy redress to consumers complaints, undertake campaigns as will lead to increased consumer awareness, ensure that consumers interest receive due consideration at the appropriate forum, and encourage trade, industry and professional associations to develop and enforce in their various fields quality standards designed to safeguard the interest of consumers.

     

  • Council presents N2.9b budget

    Chairman of Somolu Local Government AbdulHamed Salawu has presented a N2.7 billion budget to the legislators.

    Tagged: Budget of Infrastructural Sustainably, Salawu said the budget will focus on infrastructural sustainability and people-oriented programmes.

    According to him, a new office complex would be constructed while ongoing projects will be completed.

    He added that roads construction and rehabilitation would also be carried out in all eight wards in the council.

    Salawu said there will be increase in funding social services programmes as well as environmental, health, empowerment and education.

    He hailed the legislators and the people of the council for their support for his administration.

    Leader of the Legislative Council, Yomi Oshunkoya assured the chairman of speedy passage of the budget.

  • Council celebrates 500 days of ‘impacting lives’

    Ojodu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Julius Olumuyiwa Oloro has described his 500 days in office as “impactful.”

    According to him, residents of the council have benefitted dividends of democracy in various fields in the last 500 days.

    He, however, promised to surpass the achievements recorded so far.

    The weeklong events featured handing over of Estate Primary School, Ogba, opening of Senator Oluremi Tinubu Vocational Training Centre and Information Computer Technology (ICT) at Ogba, distribution of wheel chairs to the physically-challenged, presentation of empowerment materials, free health services, among others.

    While receiving the Estate Primary School, from the representatives of Budhrani Charitable Trust, Oloro described education as the catalyst of sustainable development in the society.

    He said: “Any nation that fails to empower the youths especially through sound education has compromised her future to failure,” he said.

    According to Oloro, the school was handed over to the LCDA for onward transmission to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

    “And to complement this project, we distributed 30,000 copies of books, desks, tables, Mathematical sets. We have also distributed GCE forms to 200 indigent pupils. On assumption of office in 2017, we made known to the people that education will be our priority. This has prompted us to construct six blocks of classrooms at Oke-Ira Primary School.

    “This administration cherishes continuous progress of our children especially in the area of education. A conducive environment brings about the best in an individual, particularly for our children so that we can produce great leaders for tomorrow.”

    He thanked the Budhrani Charitable Trust for investing in the future of the youth.

    On the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Vocational Training Centre and Information Computer Technology (ICT), Oloro said the centre will encourage the youth to be self-reliant.

    “It is known that most graduates cannot get white collar job, hence the need for the youth to be empowered. Studies have shown that empowering the youth will lead to reduction in poverty rate and aid economic growth. The center will offer training in hairdressing and cosmetology, catering and hotel management, textile design, hat making, bead stringing, barbing, computer operation and graphics design, paint making, computer repair and phone repair,” he said.

    Oloro decried poor state of healthcare service in the country noting that the health sector deserves special attention.

    The council, he said, conducted free medical screening and also provided drugs for the people.

    “This is sacrosanct, because diabetes is regarded as number one high risk killer disease. That is the reason we are bringing free medical check-ups and drugs to the people’s door step. The effort was further complemented by the Ajoke Asisat Afolabi Foundation and Star Children Initiative Foundation in United Kingdom (UK). The council in collaboration with the foundation donated wheel chairs to the physically challenged persons in the area,” Oloro said.

    Senator Oluremi Tinubu hailed Oloro for impacting positively on the communities in the council.

    Represented by former Sole Administrator of Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Sanya Osijo, Senator Tinubu said oloro’s achievements are outstanding.

    According to her, the council boss’ landmark achievements are worthy of emulation.

  • Council holds public hearing

    The Legislative House of Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos yesterday held a public hearing on Collectible Revenue items and Rates/Tariffs, Indiscriminate/ Double parking on streets, Regulation and control of registration and re-naming of streets and Environmental sanitation bills.

    The House Leader, Yomi Osunkoya in his remark, said it was crucial to ensure reform of those bills.

    He urged participants to give their best and candid advice.

    According to him, the administration remains committed to providing the necessary legislative support to aid infrastructure on which a new and virile Somolu economy could be built.

    Osunkoya said: “All the rates and levies been collected by this council are expedient to our community development and also major determinant of success and growth of this community to conform to 21st-century growth.

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    “The existing Bye-Law has withered as development crawls in and we all crave for major development which without adequate funds, it’s absolutely impossible; however to propel development and other infrastructural things of value and foster in millennium growth, hence this gathering.”

    The proposed bill, he opined, will usher in a new era of growth and enablement for all to participate more robustly and directly while ensuring efficiency and sustainability.

    called on the inductees to diversify either horizontal or vertical, adding that diversification was the new dictate of the modern economy.

     

  • Council organises public hearing on bills

    The Leader of the Oto Awori LCDA, Ijanikin, Lagos, Hon. Moses Aina Olabisi,  has said the public hearing for new four legislative bills  is aimed at getting the inputs of the residents of the council and their feedback.

    He said this at the public hearing arranged by the legislators at the council secretariat.

    The bills are on revenue generation, environmental services, street naming and radio/TV licence.

    Aina said the Generation of Revenue Bill would end the misunderstanding between the people and tax collectors, adding that  those who fail to pay revenue  this year will be charged to court next year.

    “Anyone who wants to have his or her street named after his or her name must have contributed a lot of development on that street, get a letter from the traditional ruler, community development association and land owners. It is not about being rich,” Aina said.

    He said the government had to provide a designated dumpsite before anyone could be apprehended for breaking the law on environmental services, adding, “the payment for radio/ TV is not expensive. It is just N200 per annum and N500  for duplex, stressing all payments should be made to the council’s account and not to any employee.”

  • Council, ministry, FRSC join hands to fight traffic

    Lagos State Ministry of Transportation; the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have struck a deal on how to ease traffic in Ikoyi and Obalende.

    Under the pact, 20 officials of the LCDA will join the police, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) officials to ensure free traffic flow daily.

    Council Chairman Fuad Atanda-Lawal lamented that traffic gridlock was affecting socio-economic activities.

    Many, he said, endured traffic for hours for a less than 15 minutes journey.

    “It has become imperative to find a solution to the traffic jam. We have to look for a way out, hence this meeting,” Atanda-Lawal said.

    He thanked Transport Commissioner Mr. Ladi Lawanson for facilitating the meeting.

    The traffic team, Atanda-Lawal said, would begin work immediately.

    He implored motorists to cooperate with them to ensure sanity on the road.

     

  • Council conducts hearing on proposed public facilities bill

    In a bid to involve members of the public in the business of lawmaking, the legislative arm of Iba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State has organised a public hearing on a proposed bill to prohibit commercial activities on public facilities.

    The public hearing held on Thursday, at the council’s town hall, IBA Town, was part of the statutory functions of the legislative arm to provide the platform for members of the constituents, groups, associations and individuals to contribute in lawmaking process of the local government.

    Speaking at the occasion, the leader of the council, Hon. Yomi Bakare, said one of the cardinal roles of any legislative at the federal, state or local government level, is to make laws and formulate policies for good governance that will reflect positively on the lives of the general public.

    Bakare noted that the proposed bill to prohibit the use of public roads, setback and walkways for social, economic or religious purposes, is in tandem with statutory responsibility of the legislative arm to formulate, moderate and organise a better society, adding that by extension, to consolidate the dreams of the Lagos State government in the transformation of Lagos State to a smart city.

    The law being proposed is to curb commercial activities, indiscriminate parking and blocking of walkways, setbacks and streets for economic or religious purposes, which is prevalent in some areas of the local council such as Okokomaiko, Ishasi, Iyana School and Igbo-Elerin, thereby inhibiting the rights of other road users.

    Bakare stated that the bill, if passed into law, will provide an atmosphere conducive enough for living, as well protect lives and property of inhabitants of Iba Local Council Development Area.

    Dignitaries present at the event were Mr. Dapo Ajibade, Director of Protocol Deputy Governor’s Office, representing the Deputy Governor, HRM, Oba Goriola Oseni, Oniba of Iba land, Hon. Isiaka Yaya, Vice-Chairman, Hon. Niyi Alape, Secretary to the Local Council, Hon. Yinka Durosimi and other council officials.