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  • APC Scandinavia boss commends LASG policy on Orphanage homes

    Mr Lawal Ayoola, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in the Scandinavia has commended the Lagos state government for instituting a good policy on Orphanage homes in the state.

    Ayoola made the commendation when he led a fast growing Social Media Club, The Jokers on a visit to motherless babies homes in Ifako Ijaiye Constituency 01, Lagos.

    The orphanage homes visited are Tunji Adebayo Foundation and Bola Mofo Zion Shelter both located off Iju road in Lagos.

    Ayoola, the patron of the club, called on organisations and philanthropists to support such institutions to enable them to grow.

    “ It is naturally pleasing and self-fulfilling to be each other`s keepers irrespective of religion and tribe.

    “ We need each other to make the world a better place for us and all generations unborn,” Ayoola said.

    The chairman also praised the Lagos state government for putting in place checks and balances in place at the homes for individuals with interest in adoption.

    The President of the club, Mr Ibidayo Akeredolu, said the visit was a familiarization and advised the homes to reach the group through its Outreach Coordinator, Miss Dorcas Kadiri for assistance.

    The club donated cartons of food items, beverages, toiletries, cleaning items and financial support to the two homes.

    During interaction with the staff and children, the group discovered the needs of the homes and pledged more support like laptops, educational book for their libraries, mosquito nets and artificial carpets grass for the children`s playing area at Bola Mofo Zion Centre.

    The club assisted the homes to clean their environment and had breakfast with the staff and children.

  • Ifako-Ijaiye endorses Ambode for second term

    All Progressives Congress leaders in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State have endorsed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for a second term.

    The Chairman of the council,  Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, said the endorsement was based on Ambode’s grassroots policies and his all-nclusive programmes.

    Oke said the chairmen of the 20 local councils and  and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs)  are rooting for the governor’s re-election bid.

    He said: “This is premised on the simple fact that Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has demonstrably distinguished himself as bastion of hope and beacon  of light for light for good governance, in less than three years in the saddle.”

    He said a vote for APC the governor is a vote for continuity, transparency, integrity, accountability and good governance.

    Oke urged party chieftains to collect their voters’ cards and mobilise for Ambode’s victory at the poll.

    He  called on Lagosians to re-elect Ambode, asssuring that he will not let them down.

    Oke added: “With a population close to 20 million, we should be able to show our appreciation to this amiable governor by giving him five million votes to ensure the continuation of his good works.”

    He said the people of the council will give 250,000 votes to the governor, adding that he has set up a mobilisation team, “Ambode Continuity Babes,” to swing into action.

    Oke said: I challenge you to summon a new spirit of loyalty, patriotism and responsibility where each of UA have resolved to pitch in and work harder to pursue the greater interest of the party.”

     

  • Council move against hoodlums over Agege terminal

    Council move against hoodlums over Agege terminal

    The Chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Apostle Oloruntoba Oke has said government would deal decisively with anyone who try stop work on the proposed Agege Bus Terminal.

    Work will begin on the new terminal, located at Iju garage, on Agege-Iju road on Monday. It will be delivered in June.

    He spoke yesterday on the heels of threats by hoodlums to prevent the contractor from gaining access to the site. They hoodlums also threatened to prevent commercial bus operators who have been ordered out of the garage from accessing the relief road created for them.

    The terminal is one of the four, including Okpta, NAHCO, and Ajah, recently approved for delivery this year by the government.

    Oke, also urged residents to resyrain from dumping refuse in unapproved places in the area.

    Speaking to religious/community leaders, market men/women leaders and representatives of all CDAs and monarchs and chiefs at a stakeholders/sensitisation meeting which took place at the council’s Area Office, at Iju, Oke urged all residents to cooperate with the government in its efforts to bring development closer to the grassroots.

    He said the modern terminal will further improve the living conditions of residents as it will make public transportation more accessible to the people of the area.

    He said within the period of construction, adequate provisions have been made for those trading within the garage to make use of Ibari, which is the adjoining street, while all commercial bus operators would either make use of the road or park temporarily within the same street.

    He said men of the State’s Environmental Sanitation Corps, LASTMA, the new Neighbourhood Watchers and the police traffic wardens have been mandated to ensure free flow of traffic along the corridor while the construction last.

    Addressing the issue of indiscriminate waste disposal, the council chairman enjoined all residents to cooperate with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in fighting filth in the state.

    He said the idea behind the Cleaner Lagos Initiative is to take refuse collection to a higher level, generate jobs and make the state more liveable, adding that though there may be initial hiccups in the carting process, but government and the franchisee, Messrs Visionscape is working round the clock in ensuring an early resolution of the crisis.

    While addressing the people, Visionscape Area Manager Prince Lawal Adeleye assured the people of the readiness of the firm to supply each house with a refuse bin.
    He also urged them to ensure they bagged their refuse in order to ensure it does not litter the environment.
    “We are working round the clock to ensuring that all backlogs of refuse are carted away and very soon, you will not have any reason to drop your wastes or refuse along the roads or other public places because we are daily acquiring more equipments to improve our capacity to manage prompt waste evacuations,” he said.
    The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA) said it will continue to engage the people at each stage of the terminal construction in order to ensure that all support the government in bringing development to the area.

    LAMATA’s spokesman Kolawole Ojelabi said the bus terminal will further enhance the beauty of the area, as it would greatly complement the ongoing Agege flyover bridge, at 1.4 kilometres remain the longest bridge on the mainland.

    He disclosed that the contractor will move to site today, Wednesday, to begin palliative works on Ibari Street, meant to be the temporary relief, while full construction would commence on the site on Monday.

    “There is nothing we can do at this point other than to support the government and ensure that the contractor delivers because the contract has been awarded and the contractor has just six months to deliver. Already one of the months has gone, leaving just five for the contractor to work,” Ojelabi said.

    Speaking on behalf of all residents, the council’s CDC Chairman Alhaji Tajudeen Onifade thanked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for yet another laudable project which he is bringing to the local government.
    He said the governor’s giant strides since he assumed office has gone to show that he is one who is driven by service to the people, adding that the people of Ifako-Ijaiye are committed to cooperating with him in order to advance his vision for the state.

  • College bids farewell to 203 graduands

    The expansive multipurpose hall of the African Church Model College, Ifako Ijaiye, could barely contain 203 SS3 pupils and their families during the school’s 17th Valedictory Service and Prize Giving last Friday.

    The graduands did their best to look good in their school uniforms for the last time.  Many of the girls however traded the  navy blue skirts for fancy variants as well as different colours of shoes.

    Presentations by the choir, tribal cultural groups, among others spiced up the event, which also featured thanksgiving, prayers for the graduands, prize giving, and the launch of the school’s magazine.

    In his speech, the principal, Mr Abimbola Olawoye, admonished the graduands to get close to God so they can fulfil their purpose on earth.

    He also urged them to be circumspect in their decision making.

    “Concentrate your energy on what is important.You become effective by being selective.  Nobody will need to tell you before you shun cultism, drug addiction, prostitution and all those parading negative western cultures that the society is battling with today.  As you navigate the outside world, the Lord will light your way and you will not fail,” he said.

    Giving an exhortation titled: Keep on being the light, Ven Ebenezer Oyewo, counseled the graduands to live their lives to please God.  He described them as arrows that have been shot into the future by parents in expectation of good things, urging them not to betray the confidence reposed on them.

    “When a hunter shoots an arrow, it is either to kill a prey or an enemy.  Your parents, your teachers are now shooting you like an arrow.  Bring something good back; don’t let their efforts be in vain,” he said.

    Reminiscing about her time in the school, the head girl, Chiamaka Nwarueze, said she enjoyed her stay and was happy to live up to her sister’s legacy of being the senior prefect.

    “It has been a wonderful experience.  When I was in JSS1, my sister was the head girl and I had a standard to live by.  I worked hard and even though in SS1 I faced challenges from new students who came in and were very good, I still worked hard.  Forever I will always keep the African Church College in my heart.  I will never forget the school for making me who I am,” she said.

    On his part, the outgoing head boy, Kelechi Uduma, counted himself privileged to have witnessed all the graduations throughout his time in the school.

    He counseled the graduands not to abandon the good morals they were taught in the school.

    “It is important to go with the good moral values. If you leave this place without good morals and discipline, it would have been better you did not attend this school because that is what the school is all about in addition to quality education,” he said.

    Chairman of the Parents-Teachers Association, Mr Ayodele Ilesanmi, said the school had adequately prepared the teenagers to cope effectively in the wider world, while member of the board of governors of the school, Mr Bayo Fashola, prayed for their success in life.

  • 300 get gas stoves in Ifako-Ijaiye

    300 get gas stoves in Ifako-Ijaiye

    The Executive Secretary of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area Mr Olurotimi Adeleye has distributed 300 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) stoves to residents of the council.

    The move, Adeleye said, is aimed at promoting the use of cooking gas and stop the hazards associated with the use of kerosene stove, charcoal and firewood.

    Speaking at the event which took place at the council’s Area Office at the weekend, the council chief said the initiative is to enable residents know the immense benefits of the liquefied gas thereby promoting their health and longevity.

    Adeleye said the distribution of the free 3kg gas cylinders and burners is part of the poverty eradication initiative of the state government and it is being done because everyone must enjoy the dividends of democracy.

    He said the interest of the government is not limited to the distribution of the free cylinders, but the promotion of a healthy and cleaner environment through the reduction in carbon emission.

    He noted that the residents should not be left behind in the use of gas which the nation has in abundance as other neighbouring countries have adopted the use of gas for domestic purposes.

    He maintained that the distribution is part of the government’s commitment to ensuring that all homes embrace the use of gas because of its unlimited advantages.

    On his part, Mr. Richard Davies who represented the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources Taofeek Tijani said the government introduced the Eko Gas Scheme (EGS), as a domestic fuel of choice for all Lagosians  in order to fight carbon emissions and promote the wellbeing of her citizens.

    He said gas which the nation has in abundance is cleaner and cheaper and promotes cleaner environment than kerosene or other traditional forms of cooking which the people hitherto uses.

    “Certain health challenges such as bronchitis, conjunctivitis, heart and lung diseases are on the increase and are suspected to be as a result of the use of kerosene, firewood and charcoal which emits dangerous fumes that are injurious to health,” Davies said.

    He explained that beneficiaries should take good care of the cylinders and ensures that the control valves are properly shut down to prevent leakages that might expose them to danger.

    The Head of Department (HOD) Agriculture Mrs Iyabo Solo, echoed the government and urged residents to migrate to the use of gas either for domestic or other uses which would stop the felling of trees thereby preserving the environment for future generation and put an end to the use of kerosene stove.

    Chairman of the Community Development Committee (CDC) in the local government Alhaji Adegoke Onifade, praised the council chief and the government for the war against carbon emission and putting the people’s wellbeing first in their policies and programme.

    He pledged the support of the people to the government and assured that they would migrate to the use of gas as envisaged by the government.

  • Ifako-Ijaiye women urge ex-lawmaker Adefolabi to re-contest

    Women in the Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency of Lagos State have called on Hon. Morufudeen Adeola Adefolabi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to intensify his efforts in his bid to return to the House of Representatives in 2015.

    Hon. Adefolabi was a member of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.

    Chief (Mrs) Ganiyat Ololade Gbajumo, the Iyalode of Adegolu Town in Ojokoro Land, made the call on behalf of the Ifako-Ijaiye for Adefolabi Organization during a courtesy visit to the house of the former lawmaker.

    Chief Gbajumo said: “Hon. Morufudeen Adeola Adefolabi is a man of the people, and he attained this status through hard work, diligence, generosity, love for his people, honesty, understanding of his people’s problems and other good qualities. He is a man of his word. If he says this is white, it is white. If he says this is black, it is black. We all love him. We all believe he will lead us well”

    Continuing, the Iyalode said: “Hon. Adefolabi was a member of the House of Representatives between 2007 and 2011. Before he became a member of the National Assembly, he was a councillor, local government chairman, LCDA executive secretary and LCDA Chairman.

    When he occupied these positions, he performed excellently. All the promises he made were promptly fulfilled. This is the kind of person we want as our representative. He performed to the admiration of all in the past, and this is why we are all calling on him to come out again to lead us.

    “Another attribute of Hon. Adefolabi is the fact that he is accessible. If you want to see him, you don’t have to book in advance. Everybody is welcome to his house at anytime of the day. He is a real grassroots person. I am for Hon. Adefolabi, and most women in the Ifako-Ijaiye Federal Constituency are for him.”

    Chief Gbajumo itemized some of the achievements of the former lawmaker by saying: “As the Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Chairman and a member of the House of Representatives, he drove away sorrow from the lives of many people. He replaced sorrow with joy for all of them. He gave out scholarships; he fed pupils free; he introduced poverty-alleviation projects; he took care of widows and their children; he constructed roads and repaired many; he built classrooms; he built libraries and embarked on other projects that made life easy for Ifako-Ijaiye citizens”.

    Hon Adefolabi expressed his gratitude to the women for believing in him and promised to continue in his crusade of making people happy in politics of peace and progress.