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Kunle Adelabu  -Compensation for demolished houses will be paid soon – Hon. Solaja The management of the HiTech Construction Limited, the construction company handling the Ipakodo – Igbogbo – Bola Tinubu – Afa Road, has recommitted itself to accelerating work on the project and pledged to ensure that quality road is delivered. Mr Dany Abboud, the Deputy Managing Director, Hitech Construction Company, gave the assurance on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, when he visited the Adeboruwa palace with his team and engineers of the Ministry of Works & Infrastructures that are…

Kunle Adelabu A prominent member of the Governance Advisory Council and the first Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun, has said that people in the existing five divisions that formed Lagos State are satisfied with the structure and do not want any distortion in their arrangement. Bashorun, who is also a key chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), made this statement following the rejection of the proposed bill by the Lagos State House of Assembly to review the existing five divisions that made up the…

Kunle Adelabu The Chairman of  the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NiD – COM), Hon. Abike Dabiri – Erewa, has commended people for understanding the need for the ongoing revalidation and registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC). She also expressed her happiness for successfully revalidating her own membership of the party while speaking with THE IMPACT on Thursday (today) at the Home Economic Centre in Ikorodu where she took part in the exercise. Hon. Abike revalidated her party’s membership with her husband, Mr Erewa. “It is simple and straight forward.…

Kunle Adelabu -First match at the stadium witnessed by late Gov. Jakande played 38 years ago It was exactly 38 years on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, when the first match was played at the Igbogbo Township Stadium which was watched by the first Executive Governor of Lagos State, late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande. The stadium, which was acquired by the Lagos State Government when late Prince Ademola Adeniji – Adele was the Commissioner for Sports in the state, is so dear to the heart of a prominent member of the…

Kunle Adelabu For about thirteen years, the construction of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Igbogbo has been abandoned and there seems to be no effort to complete it. Many stakeholders and residents that spoke with THE IMPACT were of the view that the facility would have been a good addition to what they now have on ground in Igbogbo and reduce pressure on the General Hospital in Ikorodu. The medical facility, THE IMPACT gathered, was facilitated by Senator (Otunba) Adeseye Ogunlewe, former Minister of Works and a former Chieftain…

Kunle Adelabu The Adeboruwa of lgbogbo, Oba Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, has stated that the traditional institutions in lkorodu division are working with the councils in ensuring that necessary things are put in place for proper Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in the division. Oba Kasali, while speaking with THE IMPACT after the weekly meeting at the Adeboruwa palace, also charged the Lagos State House of Assembly to be guided by history and wise counsel in reviewing the State’s five divisional structure which has generated so much controversies. He assured the officials…

Kunle Adelabu In preparation for the national population census coming up later in the year, major stakeholders in Ikorodu Division have assured the officials of the National Population Commission (NPC) of the division’s support as the body commenced the Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) of the division. The exercise, which began on Monday (yesterday), will last for a month across the Ikorodu LG and five Local Council Development Areas LCSAs) in the division. Traditional rulers, elected officials and Council Chairmen assured the NPC officials that the EAD exercise, which is in…