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  • APC chieftain calls for urgent reconciliation

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Badagry Federal Constituency, Hon. Abu Orieni, has called for reconciliation before next year’s election.

    He alleged that some aggrieved members have resolved to frustrate the party in Badagry  Division.

    The party chieftain spoke shortly after some members disrupted the reconciliation meeting organised by the state leadership of the party.

    He said the visit by state leaders was disrupted because some politicians turned the occasion into a campaign ground.

    Orieni said: “If there is going to be genuine reconciliation, it cannot take place under such condition. The meeting should be between the core leaders of the three local governments and the party chieftains in Lagos.

    “Apart from that, the council did not hold congress in the Badagry West LCDA. We expect the chairman of our party in Lagos to call us together and put the house in order. He is our father and we expect him to look at all the complaints and take decision.”

    Orieni saidthe aspirants, who stormed the venue to receive visitors with their campaign posters, did so in bad faith.

    He added: “I can assure you that the oppositions are praying very hard for us not to have peace in our party. The party’s reconciliation must be between the leaders in a well organised environment.”

    The politician said the party leader, Hon. Sunny Ajose, who reconciled other councils in the constituency because it was well coordinated.

    He stressed: “At this junction, I will implore our National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to step in to save the party from being hijacked by those who considered themselves as above the law because if it not done now, it will be too late.”

     

  • Council chief seeks constitutional roles for traditional rulers

    Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Jide Jimoh has called for constitutional roles for traditional rulers.

    He said if their roles defined, it would reduce crime and terrorism.

    Jimoh spoke while presenting certificates of recognition to 11 new Baales in the council.

    He said the Yoruba traditional system of government of Obas and Baales was adjudged as organised and effective, noting that calls for its abolition should be ignored.

    “Instead of its abolition, I join my voice with those who advocate defined constitutional roles for our traditional rulers. I salute the foresight of our party’s administration, the All Progressives Congress, in Lagos State, which from the on-set, has always carried our traditional rulers along in all its policies and programmes.

    “This administration has enjoyed a robust relationship with our royal fathers. We have always enjoyed their advice and contributions toward policy formulation and project execution,” Jimoh said.

    Jimoh said government had no hand in the Baales’ appointment , adding: “it was strictly under the purview of our traditional rulers. Our gathering here is to fulfil the constitutional role of granting them official recognition and presentation of certificate as proof of staff of office”.

    He urged the Baales to be of service to the people and ensure that they remained custodians of culture, tradition and heritage.

  • ‘Fix our broken culvet’, residents cry

    The residents of three major streets, Sebiotimo, Mayaka and Alimi in Agege Local Government Area (LGA), have appealled to the state government and the council chairman, Jubree Abdulkareem to rebuild the collapsed culvet linking the streets to forestall disaster.

    Ifeoluwa Primary School and residents of 52, Sebiotimo street may be the worse hit if nothing is done to fix the broken culvet. The fence of the school is been threatened by flood and erosion and if it eventually gives way, the lives of the students would be at risk.

    Already, the damaged is causing traffic build up which has spiled to old Agege Motor road, Sule street, Capitol Road/Agege Bye pass; Ashade/Akanni Doherty and Oba Akran.

    The Local Council Development Association (LCDA) and community leaders say they have written several letters to the council Chairman, Hon Abdulkareem, since the culvet collapsed about four months ago.

    “We even attached the pictures of the scenes of the collapsed culvet; with the hope that it would have been repaired before schools resume, but up till now nothing have been done.

    “Already the fences of Ifeoluwa Primary School and  52, Sebiotimo Street are showing signs of crack. If nothing is done quickly, and the fences collapse, the pupils won’t be spared from flood whenever it rains,  and miscreants and kidnappers may enter the school to cause havoc unhindered. By night, the residents of  52, Sebiotiomo will be exposed to night armed robbers, because of its strategic proximity to the roads. Not only that, the traffic snarl that would be caused will affect other schools within the neighbourhood,” a resident said.

    When contacted, , Hon Abdulkareem said: “I am aware of the problem. The challenge is that paying salary takes a larger chunk of the Councils’ money. We don’t have money for new projects”.

  • Fix Obayan Road

    I WANT to use this medium to call on the Chairman of the Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Akeem Omoyele Sulaimon (Oris), to come to the rescue of the residents of Obayan Street in the Akoka area of Lagos State.

    For more than seven years now, residents of Obayan have groaned under the weight of bad road, even as several other smaller streets in the area continue to enjoy good roads.

    Even in drier times, residents find it difficult to drive their vehicles on the potholes-filled road. The last few days have worsened the situation.

    I am particularly compelled to write this letter because of the rumour making the round in the area that government’s report in the council has it that the road is tarred and in good condition.

    Sir, you would agree with me that stories like this are capable of causing disaffection and disconnection between the people and the government. To avoid this, you need to, as a matter of urgency, use your good offices to address the situation and save the residents of Obayan Street.

     

    Tolu Agbaje,

    Bariga, Lagos State.

  • Council chief, Muslim clerics pray

    Council chief, Muslim clerics pray

    The entire neighbourhood of Macaulay Street in Odi-Olowo-Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State shook yesterday as Islamic clerics gathered to pray for the country.

    It was at a prayer session being hosted yearly by the chairman of the local government, Aremo Adeyemi Alli to celebrate the Eid-Il-fitr with Muslim faithful in the council area.

    A mammoth crowd of Muslim adherents, their Christian counterparts and other residents from across the council area gathered for the outing which was held at council chief’s home.

    One after the other, Chief Imams from the area and other leading Muslim clerics gave soul-searching sermons on the need for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence among residents and Nigerians at large.

    They decried the rising wave of insecurity in the land, especially the mindless killing of innocent souls in the northern part of the country, urging more prayers and concerted efforts by everyone to restore peace in the affected areas.

    As residents ate and drank to satisfaction, words of appreciation poured in for Alli for sponsoring the celebration. “This is a rare event that will go a long way in further consolidating religious tolerance and overall oneness among us in the entire council area,” one of them, Mrs Abike Aremu said.

    Alli, who said he was very passionate about the celebration, described it as part of the various ways he had been trying to promote unity and friendliness among the residents.

    “Far beyond the festivity that accompanies the Eid-Il-fitr, I felt it was important to find a way of letting our people know the essence of sharing moments like this together, especially to pray for continued peace and tranquility that my domain is noted for. We always invite every resident to partake of the celebration and the clerics amid us use the avenue to give sermons and offer fervent prayers for the good of all, the council area, our dear state and country as a whole,” he said.

  • Apapa-Iganmu LCDA disburses N320m micro credit loans

    Apapa-Iganmu LCDA disburses N320m micro credit loans

    The Apapa-Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State has granted N320 million loans under its micro credit scheme over the last three years,its chairman, Dr. Adesola Adedayo, said yesterday.

    Reviewing the programmes of the local council at a stake-holders’ forum at  Ijora-Badiya, Dr. Adedayo said  more than 8,000 petty traders, artisans and small-scale manufacturers in the area benefitted from the scheme.

    He described  the micro credit scheme  as  the bedrock of his women and youth empowerment programme.

    He said: “A major highlight of this heart-warming report is that customers’ re-payment stood at over 99 per cent while total portfolio at risk (doubtful and bad debt) stood at N1.5 million.

    “Considering the canons of lending employed in the packaging and delivery of these soft loans, I cannot but commend the integrity of our people,’’ adding: ‘’your response has put to rest the widely held misconception that lending to the poor is risky and fraught with uncertainty.’’

    The chairman said that the scheme was rooted in a tripartite agreement involving the council, Lagos State Micro-Finance Institution (LASMI) and Infinity Micro-Finance Bank Limited.

    Dr. Adedayo said the council was committed to the creation of more employment opportunities through the promotion of small-scale industries and vocational training.

    The chairman, who is a medical practitioner, said that the council had, under its free health programme, had performed 100 eye surgeries (mostly cataract extractions) and 670 other surgical cases of hernia, appendectomies, ovarian cysts, gynaecology and dentistry.

  • Lawmaker rehabilitates boreholes

    Lawmaker rehabilitates boreholes

    To ensure availability of potable water in Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has rehabilitated and equipped four community boreholes with motorised equipment and power generators.

    Residents trooped out en masse to witness the commissioning of the facilities. Two of the motorised boreholes are located in Odo-Egiri, one in Poka and another in Odomola community.

    The lawmaker moved to upgrade the facilities, following complaints by resident that the hand-pumped boreholes, which were constructed under the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) scheme.

    Community and religious leaders could not hide their joy as they took delivery of the boreholes. An Odo Egiri resident, Mrs Ayo Adesanya, said the senator’s gesture would alleviate their long period of suffering for potable water in the community.

     

  • Residents in pains over ‘abandoned’ road

    Residents in pains over ‘abandoned’ road

    Residents in the Bariga Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State have urged Governor Babatunde Fashola to prevail on the contractor handling the rehabilitation of Igi-Olugbin/Pedro Road to end their pains.

    The “abandoned” road, which has become a nightmare to both motorists and commuters, starts from the popular Johnson bus stop through Ladi-lak to Bariga. It is the major link for residents to Palmgrove, Onipanu and Bariga.

    A driver on the route, Taiwo Olaniyi,lamented: “We are suffering on this road because of big pot holes, especially from Johnson to Mosalashi bus stops. I don’t know why we are being punished by the government. It is not fair because we pay our taxes. Why did they repair the road from Palmgrove and stop at Johnson last year; to punish us?

    “We spend between N5, 000 and N7, 000 on our vehicles at least, twice every week. It has been worsened by the rains. The worst affected parts of our vehicles include the break systems, tires, shock absorbers and springs.”

    Taiwo, who said more than 100 buses ply the route daily, noted that apart from the expenses incurred weekly to keep the buses running, they spend money on drugs daily to take care of body pains.

    A tricycle operator at Ladi-Lak bus stop, who plies the Ladi-Lak , Palm Grove to Onipanu route, Sulaiman Orelope, said the bad portions of the road affects him and other operators negatively as the machines are not strong to withstand such hassles.

    The residents said more than 70 per cent of the roads in the whole area are in very bad shape requiring urgent attention.

    Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, who spoke with The Nation through his Public Relations Officer (PRO), Biola Fagunwa, said the state has a commitment to provide roads as a socio-economic infrastructure necessary as a catalyst for economic activities and improvement of social condition of the people. But he said the state cannot rehabilitate every road within the state at once because of limited resources.

    Hamzat added: “We are currently working on Igi Olugbin Road. The first phase of the project which comprises of Bakare Avenue, Salami Shuaibu Street, Adaranijo and Onisemo streets, is almost completed. Under the phase 2, Messrs HFP Engineering Ltd, the same contractor that handled Phase 1, will work on Igi Olugbin-Okuta Road and Deji Aladejobi Street.”

    He debunked insinuations that the government deliberately delayed the project for later use as a campaign strategy, saying that the state is bent on providing the dividends of democracy to all residents.

  • Children remember abducted girls

    Children in the Ifelodun Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos, in their thousands, joined others across the world yesterday to call on the Federal Government and the international community to expedite effort at bringing back the Chibok school girls abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State over a month ago.

    Instead of the celebrations that usually accompany the yearly Children’s Day, the children staged a solidarity walk from the Gaskiya College to the council’s secretariat at Amukoko to convey their demand to President Goodluck Jonathan through the council’s chief, Hon. Shuaib Fatai Ajidagba

    The children displayed placards bearing inscriptions such as: “Bring back our girls safe and alive”; “Bring back our sisters”; “Bring back our future mothers,” and “Bring back our future leaders.”

    The council’s Supervisor for Education, Hon Fatai Hamzat, who addressed them, said: “Today is supposed to be children’s day celebrations but because of the mode of the nation, it has been cancelled. We feel for the children who were abducted.”

    He promised that the children’s demands would be passed to the appropriate authorities as he prayed for the safe return of the girls.

  • Youth leader hails Tinubu

    Youth leader hails Tinubu

    A youth leader in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Mr. Ehizode Kayode Uduebor, has hailed the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as a leader par excellence.

    Speaking during a youth programme in Sabo, Yaba, he said Tinubu is a model to coming generations and the youth in general.

    According to him, what Lagos State is experiencing in terms of development was made possible by the APC leader, who he said, raised the state’s internally- generated revenue from a paltry N600 million monthly in 1999 to a whopping N8.5 billion in 2007.

    He said the former governor’s love for humanity informed his involvement in the merger of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and others to form the largest party in Nigeria, which is sure of making a change in the country’s governance.

    Uduebor advised those still in school to study well and ignore distractions, adding that they should make sure they pass their exams with flying colours to get good jobs.