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  • Council presents N2.1b budget

    The Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Chairman, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke has presented N2.178 billion budget proposal to the Legislative house.

    Tagged an “all-inclusive budget,” it projected to generate N120.3 million internally, Value Added Tax put at N1.3 billion, while N696.3 million is expected from the federal allocation.

    This year’s budget size N2.178 billion, is slightly higher than last year’s, pegged by the previous administration at N2.114 billion, with only N1.6 billion being the actual. Last year’s budget according to Oke, performed at about 74.66 per cent.

    Recurrent expenditure projected for year takes 71.7 per cent of the total budget size; with personnel cost accounting for N1.6 billion, out of which primary school teachers would be paid N605.928 million, while other personnel and overhead cost N597.801 million and N360 million respectively.

    A total of N614.4 million representing 28.2 per cent was voted for capital expenditure, and it is projected to cover finance and cooperative society (N2 million), planning and budget (N5 million), MDG/donor agencies (N9 million), and agriculture (N9million).

    Oke said 11 roads within Iju, Ifako, Obawole and Agbado will be constructed to improve the standard of living of the people at the grassroots.

    The roads include Salau, Akinte, Soetan, Moshalashi Alao, Orimolade, Ashabi and Taiwo streets.

    Leader of the House, Abiodun Akinola assured of speedy passage.

  • Council presents N1.55b budget

    Council presents N1.55b budget

    The Chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area, Sakiru Adisa Yusuf has presented N1.55 billion budget to the Legislative Arm.

    Tagged Budget of Infrastructural Development, the budget, Yusuf said, will aid purposeful governance in the council.

    “As a listening and appreciative government, we shall continue to provide purposeful leadership to the people of Ayobo-Ipaja for their unflinching support and belief in the administration. We will continue to work harder to deliver dividends of democracy,” he said.

    According to him, N650,671,083.11 which represents 42 per cent of the budget was proposed for capital expenditure, N356,126.028.42, which represents 23 per cent for overhead cost while personnel cost had 34 per cent, which amounts to N523,317,650.47.

    Leader of the House Ajose Babatunde promised that the house will expedite action on it.

    The House, he said, had passed 166 resolutions of which 70 per cent of it has received executive response.

    A member of the State House of Assembly representing Alimosho Constituency 1, Bisi Yusuf expressed confidence in the leadership of the fourth legislative house.

  • APC wins Edo council polls

    APC wins Edo council polls

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has been announced winner of the council polls conducted last Saturday in the 18 local government areas.

    Results declared by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission showed that the APC defeated nine political parties.

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)boycotted the election and instituted legal action challenging the processes leading to the conduct of the election.

    The election was generally peaceful and witnessed huge turnout of voters in some areas.

    Announcing the results, Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission, Prof. Stanley Orobator, said the Certificate of Return would be presented to winners on Monday.

    Prof. Orobator commended the conduct of the polls.

    Chieftain of the APC in Esan North East, Prince Joe Okojie, described the election as a death knell of the PDP in the state.

    Prince Okojie said the PDP willingly opted out of the polls because it did not want to exposed itself to its national officers that the party is depleted.

    Some of the elected council chairmen are, Mrs. Eghe Ogbemudia (Egor) Destiny Enabulele(Ovia South West) Patrick Aguinede (Esan West) Musa Yakubu (Estako West) Esan Central (Waziri Idemudia) Joseph Odia (Igueben) Frank Ilaboya (Owan West) Emuakhagbon Victor (Esan South East) Jelkins Osunde (Oredo) Dr. Eric Osayande (Ikpoba-Okha) Ogbemudia Osaze (Ovia North East) Andrew Osigwe (Owan East) and Sylvester Okoro(Orhiomwon)

  • Council chief seeks corporate organisations’ help

    The Executive Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kayode Adejare Omiyale, has urged corporate organisations to partner the council to empower the residents.

    The council chief spoke at the distribution of 183 free eye glasses to pupils of public primary schools in the LCDA.

    He said: “When the idea to screen children for eye defects was brought before me, I hesitated a little bit before I embraced it. In my own personal opinion, I reasoned that pupils in primary schools had nothing to do with eye defects, because they were young and tender! To my amazement, out of about 1,000 pupils who went through the eye screening last year, 183 of them needed eyes glasses urgently to correct their eye defects.

    “This gathering today would not have been possible but for the tremendous supports we received from our partners, such as Catholic Optical, Visionspring, USAAID and Zenith Bank Plc. This is a clear indication that government alone cannot provide the needs of the populace.

    “I want to sincerely express our appreciation to the primary school authority, which graciously allowed us access to the pupils in their various schools.

    “I wish to call on our partners to extend this largesse to the public, especially those in dire need of corrective glasses but do not have the financial capability to purchase a pair; same for our workers in Yaba LCDA.

    “It is apparent that a child with eye defect will not be able to read or write. This is, in fact, the beginning of failure to most pupils.”

  • Council chief urges participation in voter registration

    Council chief urges participation in voter registration

    The Chairman of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Valentine Buraimoh, has urged residents within the voting ages to get their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) during the current voter registration.

    At a meeting of the local government’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Lake View Estate, party faithful gathered to plan ahead for next year’s general elections, especially for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to get a second term.

    Buraimoh urged party stakeholders and other faithful to participate fully in the voter registration.

    The council chief said this would enable the ruling party to have overwhelming support for its candidates.

    He urged party faithful to see themselves as one family.

    Buraimoh said: “Let’s endeavour to register and get our PVCs. I appeal to you: we can only defeat our opponents with our cards. The PVC is your power.”

  • Nasarawa council election to hold May 26

    Nasarawa council election to hold May 26

    The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has slated May 26 to conduct local government elections.

    The Acting Chairman, Aliyu Mohammad Dogara, in a statement yesterday, said: “NASIEC, by virtue of the law establishing it, and pursuant to paragraph 3 part II of the third schedule of the constitution (as amended), has concluded arrangements to hold its local government elections on May 26, 2018.

    “All political parties are hereby requested to begin preparations for the elections while arrangements are being made by the commission to invite them for a meeting.”

    Dogara said the collection and submission of forms would be at the headquarters of the commission in Lafia, adding that a comprehensive time table would be available soon.

  • Council chief arrests cart pusher, street traders

    Council chief arrests cart pusher, street traders

    Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Chairman Princess Rasheedat Adu has arrested a cart pusher around Idowu Martins Street on Victoria Island.

    She also arrested some street traders  for displaying their goods on the road.

    The cart pusher begged for his release, describing himself as a scavenger.

    The traders pleaded for leniency,  promising to stop  displaying their wares on the road.

    The council boss encountered the cart pusher and traders when she went  out to clear canals at Ajose Adeogun and Musa Yar’Adua  off Kofo Abayomi.

    She instructed her sanitation officers to issue abatement notices to a horticulturist and owners of abandoned buildings

    The flowers were not properly kept and appeared to have disfigured the beauty of the road.

    Some hoodlums have turned the abandoned buildings to their hideouts, bathing and dropping  faeces in the canal on Musa Yar’Adua Street.

    Adu appealed to owners of abandoned buildings to ensure that they did not become hoodlums’ den.

    She warned those dumping refuse inside the drains to desist or be prosecuted.

    “This area is inhabited by elite. It is populated by corporate bodies. It is the commercial area of our council and seeing this kind of attitude is nauseating.  If those canals and drains are not cleared of refuse, it would become flooded during rainy season. We must change our attitude to public infrastructure; our taxes are being used to build and maintain them. If we do not take ownership of those infrastructure, it will affect  the developmental changes we so much desire,” she said.

    At the canal on Ajose-Adeogun Street, the council chief stood on the hyacinth to clear refuse, urging her officials to join her.

    “It is our duty to ensure a cleaner environment; that will give us a safer community devoid of epidemic. If we don’t do it, we will spend funds meant for other projects to treat sick people,” she said.

  • Council seeks cleaner market

    Council seeks cleaner market

    The Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos Chairman, Mojeed Balogun has warned traders to ensure cleanliness of their market environment.

    Defaulters, he said, would be punished.

    Balogun, who launched “Operation clean–up Ikeja,” said he will make sure market places, shopping plazas, and houses were kept clean.

    He said the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) was to encourage the neighbourhood keep a neat environment and that people should put their refuse close to their door step for pick up.

    “Today, we feel we need to come to the market to encourage them to keep the market clean and not to discard refuse indiscriminately,” he said.

    Mojeed advised the people to keep their community clean so as to ensure a healthy living.

    The council’s Head of Environmental Services, Mrs Folade Oluwakemi, said the exercise is a regular activity to ensure residents live in a clean environment.

    “That this is already what we do in Ikeja local government, we are here to make sure that our residents live in a clean environment. We go out every day to collect their refuse so that it will not pile up,” he said.

  • Council holds free cancer screening for 200

    Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in partnership with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, a non-profit organisation, have conducted free Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer screening for residents of the council.

    The event, held at Yaba College of Technology, Epe Campus Ground, Odoragunshin, was part of activities marking World Cancer Day.

    It featured a walk for cancer awareness and an interactive session with the residents on causative factors, preventive measures and treatment options.

    The facilitators also referred those dispose to cancer to tertiary health institutions for further treatment.

    Wife of the council’s chairman, Mrs. Olajumoke Saliu said the exercise was aimed at preventing avoidable deaths and increasing average life expectancy among the residents.

    According to her, they could be achieved through early detection and prompt treatment of various forms of cancer.

    “World Cancer Day is the one singular initiative under which the entire world can unite together in the fight against the global cancer epidemic. It takes place every year on February 4, to save millions of preventable deaths by raising awareness about cancer. The Day targets misinformation, raises awareness, and reduces stigma,” she said.

    Mrs Saliu said breast and cervical cancers are the most prevalent types of cancer among women; while prostate cancer is the most common among men, adding: “Every year about 500,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed, mostly in stages 3 and 4 when the disease is already terminal.

  • Stockbrokers’ council streamlines certification

    The Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has approved the newly introduced Specialised Professional Certifications (SPC), otherwise known as the Stand-Alone-Programme.

    Under the new professional qualification, the holder shall be granted a license to practise in specific areas of the capital market as a core duty.

    The SPC, which is in line with global trends, will cover many core areas, including commodity trading and derivatives, equities dealing, share registration and custodianship services, investment management and financial advisory.

    By the new certifications, which commence in March this year, the examination shall run concurrently with the institute’s current professional examinations, which hold annually in March and September.

    Registrar and Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS), Mr Adedeji Ajadi, said the requirements for the SPC are the same as the Professional Examinations noting that the holder of the specialized certificates shall be addressed as stockbroker who is a specialist in one particular area of the securities and investment industry.

    “They are licenced to practise only in that specific area. Although an individual can acquire as many different SPC licences as possible. Four specialised certificates will qualify the holder to become an Associate Member of the Institute,” Ajadi said.

    CIS indicated that after induction, the institute’s SPC graduates shall be called specialists in their chosen area, although they will be inducted and licenced under the same conditions as the omnibus professional examination graduate.