Tag: Oriade Local Council Development Area

The massive Alhaji Yinusa Akinola Memorial Hall at the headquarters of Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State had never been under pressure of managing to take an unprecedented crowd. But it was large enough to accommodate the huge crowd that gathered to participate in marking 100 days in office of the Chairman of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. Akinlola Hassan Ramotalai Olanrewaju, a former member of the Lagos State House Assembly. It was the venue for the last day of a four-day programme of activities to mark the event. It held on Thursday, November 23.

The four-day carnival-like programme began on Monday, November 20 with a free health mission during which residents underwent screening for hypertension, high blood pressure, dental scaling and polishing and diabetes screening.

As part of the activities to mark the event, the council organised skills acquisition and empowerment programme that aimed at making residents self-reliant and contributory to socio-economic growth of the area. It held on Tuesday while vocational and agro-training programme on cat fishing, snail farming and turkey farming was organised for the residents on Wednesday.

One of the remarkable programmes on Thursday was the inauguration of the rehabilitated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) centre and library which was donated to the council by the former Senator that represented Lagos West Senatorial District in the Senate, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon.

While inaugurating the centre, the Apex Leader in the council and the first Executive Chairman of Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area Prince Sekoni Saliu Adio said the inauguration of the ICT Centre/library would go a long way in improving the education standard of the council area, even as he noted that the council chief was altruistic enough to identify key projects that are beneficial to the people.

Any wonder the people trooped to the hall in their numbers to join their chairman who they described as humane as she presents her score card after 100 days in office.

The event was a showcase for the council chief to show the denizens that she cares for them as she gave out poverty alleviation materials worth millions of Naira to the people. Special attention was given to school children and the aged.

Presenting her score card to the people in the last 100 days of her administration, Akinlola Hassan Ramotalai Olanrewaju said she believed that leadership is about the welfare of the people to who power belonged; even as she said government is also about continuity.

In the circumstances, the council chief revealed that “on assumption of office, I decided to continue the good work of the previous administration.”

Olanrewaju noted that in 100 days in office, her administration has been able to achieve some of its primary goals which centred on rural development.

She said: “Some of the abandoned projects have been completed; the revenue profile of the council has improved, there is provision of social amenities such as rehabilitation of roads, free medical services; acquisition and presentation of laptops, computers, uninterrupted power supply (UPS), and printers to the management team. There is improved environmental cleanliness and sanitation, skills acquisition and empowerment programme and vocational training were also provided for the citizens”

The council chief also revealed that the day’s event was meant to celebrate another land mark achievement of her administration. This, she said, was the inauguration of the ICT/library.

“The council will distribute free exercise books and drum sets to five schools in the council. The schools are Ibassa, Ibeshe, Ikare, Ibeshe Sea Beach and Ilashe Sea Beach.

“Furthermore, awards will be given to the best teacher and One-day Governor who are products of this LCDA. Other empowerment items to be distributed to our people are fishing nets to fishermen co-operatives and coconut seedlings to farmers.

“We also will present welfare packages to 100 elderly members of the council, even as there will be presentation of food items to widows and the needy.”

Olanrewaju itemised the critical areas where her administration had made sombre impacts for the well-being of the people. These include infrastructure which encapsulates roads rehabilitation, renovation of SLG and Supervisors’ offices, provision of chairs, tables for the legislators and executive members, rehabilitation and renovation of ICT/library, rehabilitation of borehole at Ijegun Primary health centre (PHC) and that of Satellite Town.

Others are education support in which 150 free GCE forms were distributed to indigent students, 14,000 free exercise books and drum sets were donated to five schools. Also provided were skills acquisition/empowerment programme, free health care programme, HIV counselling and testing services, among others.

She pledged to continue to make life better for the people.

Speaking at the event, Senator  Solomon congratulated the people of Oriade on the success their Chairman was able to attain in very short period of time. He also thanked the people for appreciating the ICT/library he donated to the council when he was representing Lagos West in the Senate.

He expressed his happiness that among the areas he provided constituency projects, Oriade still maintained and put to good use the project sited in its area. Senator Solomon urged the people to continue to support their leaders for optimum success and best of dividends of democracy.

Highlight of the event was distribution of poverty alleviation items to the aged and the needy.

Dignitaries that attended the event were the Council Manager Adeyemi Adebola, Idowu Moshood Secretary to Local Government (SLG), Leader of Legislative House Kasali Jamiu, Supervisor for Agric.Ayinde Moliq, Chief of Staff Daisi Muhideen; Supervisor for Health Ajayi Bashiru; Vice-Chairman Moshood Olanrewaju Badmus; the Ofori of Ibeshe, His Royal Majesty Oba Gausu Alani; Apex Leader Prince Sekoni Saliu Adio; Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon; Hon. Ganiyu Tunji Olukolu; former council Chairman, Hon. Ibrahim Tunde Sanusi,  the Information Officer, Mrs Mustapha Taiwo, the Deputy Information Officer, Mrs Titilayo Essien and Hon. Ajakaiye Isiakah, among others.

 

Meeting the health needs of the people is one of the major responsibilities of government. Any government that has the interest of its citizens at heart considers it a priority to make health care facilities not only available but also affordable by the people, especially those at the grassroots.

In the circumstances, the authorities of Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Lagos State have inaugurated a Primary Health Care Centre for citizens’ use penultimate Wednesday. Chairman of the council, Hon. Ramotalai Akinlola-Hassan said she was keen in ensuring that people at the rural communities enjoy dividends of democracy.

The council, in collaboration with Office of the Auditor-General for Local Governments in Lagos State presented the 9th edition of Capital Projects/Flag-Off to members of the community.

Located at Satellite Primary Health Care Centre, Assembly Road, Satellite Town, Lagos, the health centre is expected to serve the entire community and its environs.

In her speech, Akinlola-Hassan said the satellite primary health centre would offer eight-hour services which include ante-natal and delivery cases, immunisation/child welfare, laboratory diagnosis, treatment of common ailments, eye care, dental care, pharmaceutical services, direct observed therapy short-course (DOTS), voluntary counselling and testing (VTC) services, among others.

Subsequent to the inauguration of the centre, it is expected that it would start full operations in a couple of weeks.

She praised the people for their co-operation, noting that the project actually took quite a long time and resources before completion.

Akinlola-Hassan commended the Lagos State Government that donated the large consignment of medical equipment for the use of the centre through the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care as well as the efforts of the contractor.

She also praised the Al-Alim Muslim Ladies of Satellite Town for the donation of chairs to the centre.

Akinlola-Hassan dedicated the health centre to the former Governor of Lagos State, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as the father of all politicians in Nigeria.

“He is a great man and a helper; he has been the best governor in Lagos State and the best politician in Nigeria. He has done well for us in Oriade”, she said.

The Auditor-General for Local Governments in Lagos State, M.O. Jimoh said the essence of the inauguration was to showcase worthy and commendable projects executed by carefully-selected local governments.

He said it was designed to create awareness and sensitise the citizens to the fact that local governments and local council development areas in Lagos State were performing, contrary to widely held notion that they are under-performing.

“This is an indication of our proactive response to the yearnings of Lagosians for people-oriented programmes that will not only ensure transparency in the use of public funds but also provide effective parameters for assessing performances of local governments/local councils,” Jimoh said.

According to him, the exercise involved inspection of projects executed by the 20 local government areas and the 37 local council development areas between January and December, last year, including ongoing and abandoned projects.

The projects to be inspected include health, education, environment, security and justice, poverty alleviation, water supply, road construction/rehabilitation and job creation, among others.

He commended the Lagos State government under the leadership of Akinwunmi Ambode for providing the enabling environment and necessary impetus for the continuous execution of this laudable programme, adding that the local governments and local council development areas would be kept on their toes towards ensuring mass delivery of the dividends of democracy to the people.

 

The Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has commenced what it termed ‘‘Operation Keep Oriade Clean ’’ campaign in a bid to rid it of filth.

The initiative, its Chairman, Ramotalai Akinola Hassan said, was meant to ensure healthy environment for the well-being of the residents.

‘‘The programme was supposed to begin next month. But our administration is committed to ensure that the issue of improper waste management is a thing of the past. Our initiative aims at complementing the efforts of Lagos State Ministry of the Environment,’’ she said.

She urged residents to support government’s efforts by patronising licensed bodies and agencies such as the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) and Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators rather than patronising cart-pushers who would add to endangering the environment.

Akinola-Hassan, who led the exercise, said the campaign would avert outbreak of diseases and boost the mega-city status of the state.

She promised to sustain the campaign and to sensitise the residents to the need to be law-abiding citizens.

According to her, the operation would be carried out at Barracks, Onireke and Onjere areas, among others.