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  • Commissioner inspects road projects

    Commissioner inspects road projects

    Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Honourable Musiliu Folami has urged contractors working on two of the 114 state’s roads project in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) to ensure that the work done meets the required standard.

    Folami, who was accompanied by some top officials from the ministry, including the Permanent Secretary, Mr Jafar Sannuth; Director of Technical Service Atitebi and the Director of Public Affairs Mrs Bisi Olufuwa, was received by the council’s Executive Secretary Mrs Fausat Hassan-Olajoku.

    Former Ojokoro LCDA chairman now Special Adviser to the Governor on Commerce, Hon Benjamin Olabinjo also joined the team to inspect to roads.

    The two major on-going road construction projects financed by the state at Biodun and Ademola Abiola streets in the LCDA were inspected.

    Folami expressed satisfaction at the level of work done by the contractors, urging them to ensure early completion within the stipulated time.

    Mrs Hassan-Olajoku thanked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode for embarking on the road projects, which she said would boost the socio-economic development of the council when completed.

  • Perm Sec inspects ‘high end’ estate

    Perm Sec inspects ‘high end’ estate

    The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Housing, Mr. Olatunji Odunlami, last week, embarked on an inspection tour of housing projects in Gbagada area of the state. Accompanied on the tour by some workers, the team visited the “Baba Omojola” housing estate, which was commissioned on June 12 last year by former Governor Raji Fashola.

    Baba Omojola housing estate shares fence with Gbagada estate,  but has a separate entrance. The estate consist of 11 blocks of 88 units of four and five bedroom masionnette,  while the road within the estate is well paved with interlock bricks.  Other facilities there include 24- hour security, water, among others. Already, about 45 of the units are now being occupied. The estate is a high end income estate built for high income earners who are ready to pay fully for the cost of the units. Odunlami however declined to disclose the cost of acquiring a unit. High end income estate is a public private partnership initiative which is meant to deliver houses to high profile individuals

    Odunlami said the visit is part of the routine check to ascertain the level of compliance in the use of facilities provided at the estate, and to ensure that all necessary facilities are intact before full occupation.

  • LSSC D-G inspects sports facilities

    LSSC D-G inspects sports facilities

    Director General, Lagos State Sports Commission, Ayodele Agbesanwa has commenced the inspection tour of sports facilities under the Commission with Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba; Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere and Onikan Stadium, Onikan.

    Agbesanwa at the Onikan Stadium said that with the directive issued to the  managers of the stadiums to open up the facilities for communities use, it was necessary to ensure that these facilities are in good shape and well maintained so as to serve the purposes for which they were meant for.

    At Onikan Stadium, the D-G had a meeting with some of the tenants on the property and directed that they should ensure clean, healthy and attractive environment as the current environment is not acceptable. He reiterated that he would enforce the state’s environmental law against them if they do not comply immediately.

    Agbesanwa issued a warning to all the illegal occupants at Onikan Stadium to vacate the premises immediately or face the full wrath of the law for non-compliance. He directed the facility manager of Onikan to ensure that all directives and instructions are followed to the letter.

    While opining that Onikan Stadium which has a memorable history should be brought back to its former glory days, especially now that it would serve as home ground to one of two Lagos clubs that have gained promotion into the GLO Premier League.

    While at the Rowe Park Sports Centre,Yaba, he disclosed that the swimming pool there will soon be given a facelift for the training of the state athletes.

    He further said that an area has been created at Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba for a gym for Lagos State athletes and also for  public use. He added that the Multi-Purpose Sports Facilities at the centre is open to members of the communities for sporting activities, most especially schools for grassroots sports development.

    Agbesanwa, however, enjoined public and private schools that are interested in using these sports facilities not to hesitate in approaching the Facility Manager for enquiries.

  • Team inspects medical college

    An accreditation team from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, (MDCN) has visited EKSU to assess physical and manpower resources on ground for its College of Medicine.

    The eight-man delegation drawn from various universities across the country was led by a Professor of Medicine, N. Y. Darkum of University of Jos. The team was received by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Patrick Aina, who led other principal officers of the university.

    Aina said that the College of Medicine was a project that the Ekiti State government and people were passionate about. He promised that no stone would be left unturned to actualize the accreditation of the college.

    He explained that substantial investment was made to construct a multi-million naira medical library as well as buildings for the Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Physiology departments and an ultra-modern hostel.

    He added that top academics have been recruited to teach in the college.

    After inspecting the complex, meeting staff and students, visiting laboratories, assessing curriculum and inspecting infrastructural facilities, the team expressed satisfaction with the effort made to prepare the college.

  • Fashola inspects Lagos HOMS, roads

    Fashola inspects Lagos HOMS, roads

    Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola inspected yesterday ongoing   housing projects under the State Home Ownership and Mortgage Scheme (Lagos HOMS).

    The projects are 60 units of one, three and four-bedroom flats at Olu-Aina in Mushin, which is over 60 per cent completed, and an estate on Dibor Way in Isolo.

    Fashola also inspected the Isolo Road in Mushin and the Ago Palace Way in Okota.

    He said the “seeming delay” in the completion of the Ago Place Way was because a lot of engineering work and urban planning was needed to design a proper transport solution in the area, adding that the road is situated in a densely populated area.

    The governor said: “That was why it was important to first build the Okota Link Bridge, so that we could reconnect about seven local governments, which needed to go through the Mushin-Isolo Way. That was how difficult it was to commute then. There was virtually no road in this part of Lagos when I was elected governor in 2007.”

    He said a lot of planning went into designing the road, expressing joy that the planning stage was over.

    Fashola said: “The Okota Link Bridge is finished; Ibe Road was finished many years ago. It was a pain before, now it is a pleasure to drive through.”

    He said his administration undertook the construction of the road without pressure from anyone or group,  lamenting that the government ran into difficulties along the line because people did not want to give up their properties when there was need to expand the road.

    Fashola said: “They wanted a road, but nobody wanted it to pass through his house. So who is going to sacrifice for the public?

    “There were court cases, but eventually, almost four kilometres have been completed. The last phase , which is about 3.4 kilometres, will give us a total of about seven kilometres of dual carriage way, which in effect is about 14 kilometres road construction really in the most densely populated part of town.”

    Praising the contractor and the government team, the governor said: “We are constructing while people are travelling, going to work and trading. This is really a nightmare in urban redevelopment, but we are achieving it because we planned; because we are committed and focused”.

    He urged residents to be ready to give up their properties so that the road can be expanded, adding that the contractor was on site and had promised to finish the road before the year ends.

    Fashola said: “The contractor is on site to finish the last phase. He says they can finish it before the end of the year, but the people of the community will decide whether or not they want him to finish the work on time. There are structures that need to give way in order to expand the road.

    “If people take us to court we will stop. That is the deal and that is why I have come here to appeal to you. People have to sacrifice in order to get a better life. There is need to expand the width of the road to accommodate the anticipated volume of vehicular traffic.”

    He said the minute the first three phases of about four kilometres were finished, people started parking on the road “which, they refused to allow us to expand”.

    Fashola said: “Now, nobody is complaining about this anymore. I can see placards now reading “God Bless you BRF”, but things were different when I came here last year.

    “I hope that our critics and opponents will see the elites  we serve. Our elites are in Okota, Mushin and Isolo, and work continues. We will meet them at the elections.”

    The governor was accompanied by the Chief of Staff, Lanre Babalola; Commissioner for Housing  Bosun Jeje; Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure Ganiyu Johnson; his New Towns Development Authority and Housing counterparts, Mrs. Felicia Awofisayo and Jimoh Ajao; Permanent Secretary,  Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Omotayo Bamgbose-Martins and his Housing counterpart,  Olatunji Olusoga Odunlami.

  • Amosun inspects Ijebu-Ode flyovers

    Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun yesterday inspected the flyovers under construction in Ijebu-Ode and urged the construction firm to redouble efforts to complete the projects in time.

    Two flyovers are under construction in Ijebu-Ode. They are at Mobalufon junction, over the ever-busy Sagamu-Benin road and at Bobasua roundabout at Lagos garage.

    When completed, the Mobalufon bridge will curb carnage on the expressway as motorists going to Ijebu-Ode will use the flyover instead of risking head-on collision with truck and luxury bus drivers coming from the Benin end of the expressway.

    The flyover descends into the six-lane international standard Mobalufon-Folagbade-Imepe- Ibadan road being constructed by the Amosun administration.

    Commuters on the Ondo-Benin road will not experience traffic gridlock at Bobasua/Lagos garage as another flyover is being constructed at the T-junction.

    Amosun promised Ijebu-Ode residents that he would transform the city through the provision of infrastructural facilities.

    He hoped that the bridges would be ready for inauguration before this year’s Ojude Oba festival in October.

    The governor also inspected the 107km Ilara-Ijoun-Oja Odan-Ilase road, which passes through four local governments in Ogun West.

    He expressed satisfaction with the quality and progress of work on the highway.

  • VC inspects medical college

    VC inspects medical college

    The Vice Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Prof Boniface Egboka has inspected the ongoing projects and construction embarked upon by his administration in the varsity and its College of Medical Sciences located in Nnewi.

    Accompanied by top members of the management, the VC was conducted round the medical school by the Provost, Prof Clement Ezechukwu.

    Prof Ezechukwu said: “We are happy to show that the campus is getting a facelift as against the near dungeon it was known for in the past. Although, we still have a long way to go, but the authorities have fully assured us that they are behind us.”

    Speaking while inaugurating the new laboratory complex for the college, Prof Egboka said he was proud of the college’s achievement in a space of few months. He urged staff and heads of faculties to emulate Ezechukwu.

    In his address, the Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Joe Ahaneku, disclosed that some faculties of the college had received full accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC). These are Pharmacy, Radiography and Medical Rehabilitation departments.

     

  • Commissioner inspects projects

    The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, in continuation of his tour of projects, has inspected drainage channels in Lagos Island Local Government area.

    While conducting reporters round the project site, Bello said the tour was aimed at determining the extent of work done and to examine where clearing, cleaning and expansion of drainage would be needed before the rain starts.

    He assured that the state government was fully prepared for the rainy season, stressing that most of the drainage channels would be completed in due course.

    He emphasised that drainage channels construction was ongoing in all the 57 local government area and council development areas in the state, adding that the present administration would continue to embark on plans and programmes that would bring succour to the citizenry.

    According to him, “In preparation for the rainy season following the call made by Nigerian Institute of Meteorology (NIMET) to the state government and individuals to take proactive steps towards the rainy season, we have adopted palliative measures of clearing all the drains across the state to allow easy flow of storm water.”

    Allaying the fear of flooding, Bello explained that “flash flooding maybe experienced in the state, but would disappear within a short period.”

    He, therefore, urged Lagosians to be on the alert and continue to clear drains.

    Some of the drainage projects site inspected included: The proposed construction of LAWMA yard/Ebute Elefun Collector Drain; Patey/Zapas Collector Channel; Epe/Adeniji Adele Channel and Omidun/Adeniji Adele Channels.

    Meanwhile, the state government has engaged stakeholders in the Lagos East Senatorial District to obtain their input with a view to enriching and validating the draft policy on water and sanitation for the state.

    The Ministerial Technical Committee chaired by Bello, is to review and develop a sustainable policy on water supply and sanitation.

    He told stakeholders in Ikorodu that a policy on water and sanitation would address the issue of increasing demand for the supply of qualitative water in the state.

    The policy is to address the following areas: Water demand and supply, preservation and enhancement of quality water towards improved sanitation and promotion of regulations that would result in qualitative, available, affordable and sustainable water and waste-water services.

  • NPFL inspects Lafia Stadium Tuesday

    NPFL inspects Lafia Stadium Tuesday

    The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is expected to inspect the newly refurbished Lafia Township Stadium on Tuesday ahead of the March 9 kick-off date of the league.

    The stadium is the home ground of newly promoted side, Nasarawa United. The Solid Miners played their Nigeria National League (NNL) home matches last season at the Kafanchan Township Stadium in Kaduna.

    The inspection team is to satisfy among other things, the level of readiness of the stadium to host league matches.

    Speaking ahead of the inspection, Nasarawa United chairman, Isaac Danladi told SportingLife that the Stadium will get the approval of the NPFL with the level of work done in the stadium.

    Danladi hinted that while a majority of the stadia in the country have been converted to artificial turfs, the Nasarawa State government maintained a natural pitch stadium.

    “We are looking forward to hosting the NPFL inspection team. I want to say that the Lafia Stadium is 98% ready for the league matches. The stadium is a natural pitch with plastic chairs. The dressing room is second to none while the stadium arena is world-class. It is one of the best in the country now. The only thing remaining is the Tartan running track which is nearing completion because the state government wants to make the stadium a world-class one. We want to thank the state government for the speedy completion of the stadium. This will enable the home fans to enjoy their darling team,” Danladi said.

    Danladi also informed SportingLife that the team has returned home after their 10-day successful training tour camping in Kaduna.

    “We are back home after our 10-day camping in Kaduna and we are ready for the league kick-off. It is worthwhile experience. The tour has enabled us to know how the top flight matches will look like. We played Kaduna United and an amateur club, Boro FC during our stay there. We are ready for the season and we are only putting finishing touches to our preparation,” Danladi said.

    Nasarawa United,Nembe City, El-Kanemi and Bayelsa United gained promotion from the lower league to the NPL last season.

  • Mark inspects flood ravaged communities in Benue

    Senate President David Mark yesterday sympathised with flood victims in Benue State.

    He urged the Federal Government to intervene in the disaster to save lives.

    A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Paul Mumeh, said Senator Mark gave the advice when he and Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam inspected flood-ravaged communities and resettlement camps where some of the victims are taking refuge.

    It quoted Mark as saying that the predicament of the victims required attention “because the situation is disturbing.”

    Mark said nobody anticipated the disaster, adding, “though we need rains, we don’t want torrential rains.”

    He said: “I share in your pains. We can only ask you to be patient until the rains begin to subside. This is beyond the state government. I urge the Federal Government to come to the aid of the state government.”

    Senator Mark enjoined Nigerians to take measures against the strange water that “has ravaged parts of the country this rainy season.”

    He hailed the government and medical team that have been assisting the flood victims and urged them to be hygienic.

    The Senate President donated N4 million to enable the victims purchase drugs and foodstuffs.

    Conducting him round some of the flooded communities, Governor Suswam thanked Senator Mark for the visit and enjoined the Federal Government to assist the state.

    He said the state government has provided four resettlement camps accommodating about 5,000 victims.

    Mark was accompanied by the Chairman, Senate Committee on National Planning, Senator Barnabas Gemade and the Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro.