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  • Yaba opens health centre at Abule-Oja

    Yaba opens health centre at Abule-Oja

    • By Busola Akinyoade

    The Chairman of Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Kayode Adejare Omiyale, has opened the newly constructed and fully equipped Primary Health Centre (PHC).

    The health centre, named in honour of Alhaji Kolawole Osho, was unveiled as a major boost in grassroots healthcare delivery

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    The council boss described the project as a fulfillment of his administration’s promise to bring quality and accessible healthcare to the grassroots.

    “This facility is not just a building. It is the realization of a vision — one centered on the health and well-being of every resident, regardless of status or means,” he said.

    According to him, the centre is a 15-bed facility, designed and equipped to meet modern standards. It includes a diagnostic unit, an emergency ward, maternal and neonatal care units, and a fully functional laboratory.

    Some of the installed equipment include automated chemistry and hematology analyzers, pulse oximeters, defibrillators, infant radiant warmers, and ophthalmologic tools such as an auto-refractor and tonometer. A dedicated eye clinic and a modern labour ward were also highlighted among the key features.

    Omiyale also used the occasion to pay tribute to those who laid the foundation for the project, including Adebola Shabi, who initiated the land acquisition over two decades ago, and Jide Jimoh, who started the first construction phase.

    Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, praised the chairman’s commitment to healthcare reforms.

    “The commissioning of this centre is not an isolated achievement but part of a deliberate investment in the health system. It supports our goal of equitable, affordable healthcare and contributes to reducing preventable diseases across Lagos,” he said.

  • Megida hails Bello, predicts APC victory in Yaba, Mainland

    Megida hails Bello, predicts APC victory in Yaba, Mainland

    A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Alhaji Ibrahim Alao Megida, has commended the former Lagos Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources and current CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Tunji Bello, for his consistent support ahead of Saturday’s local government elections.

        Megida, who is also the Coordinator of the Mainland Independent Group (MIG), praised Bello’s commitment to the APC despite his demanding national assignment, noting that his moral and material backing has played a pivotal role in galvanising grassroots mobilisation across Yaba and Mainland.

    “Despite his busy schedule as Chairman of FCCPC, Tunji Bello has remained constantly in touch with us, offering strategic advice and ensuring we remain focused on securing victory for the party.

        He reminds us regularly that Lagos is the political base of our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and that we must fortify the party at the grassroots to keep it unshaken ahead of 2027”, he said.

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    As the LG polls draw closer, Megida expressed optimism that the APC would record a landslide in both Yaba LCDA and Mainland Local Government, noting that there was “no vacancy for the opposition.”

        He urged eligible voters in Yaba to turn out en masse and vote for APC’s chairmanship candidate, Bayo Adefuye. He made a similar call to residents of Mainland L.G. to support Jubril Emilagba, the incumbent Vice Chairman, who is contesting for chairman under the APC platform.

     “We have done virtually all that need be done,in terms of a sustained and intensified mobilisation of the electorates…. We had organized rallies, embarked on intensive door-to-door campaign

        For those in the opposition party who had been looking forward to the prospect that they would cash in on the temporary differences in the party to coast home to victory,they have the entitlement to indulge themselves in futile day dreaming”, he said.

        Reacting to speculations about internal wrangling within the APC, Megida acknowledged there were grievances during the party primaries but maintained that all factions have since reconciled.

     “It’s natural for disagreements to arise, even within families. But maturity demands we resolve such issues and move forward. That is exactly what we’ve done. Every existing factions and caucuses have since closed ranks. Over the past few weeks,we had worked round the clock, holding series of meetings to discuss and strategize on the path to a resounding victory”, he explained.