Category: Community

Kunle ADELABU -New officers to be sworn-in May 26 The wishes of the traditional institutions and other major stakeholders in Ikorodu for a second term for the incumbent Chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, was fulfilled on Sunday, April 28, 2019, as he was re-elected to run the affairs of the socio-cultural group for another two years. The election was supervised by the past chairmen of the association – Otunba Ayodele Elesho, Otunba David Ekiyoyo and Otunba Lamidi Gbadamosi and members of the media.  At the…

Wale JAGUN Members from the over 200 associations and clubs that are registered and financial members of Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) will today elect new officers to pilot the affairs of the socio-cultural body responsible for the organization of the annual state recognized ‘Ikorodu-Oga Day’ THE IMPACT gathered that only about 70 associations and clubs are eligible to vote during the election Aside the clubs and associations, there are one representative each of the Market Men & Women association, National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Public Service Forum and Community…

Kunle ADELABU -Prince Ogunlewe, Dr Abatan, Hon. Banjo, Hon Daini, others honoured The Deputy Registrar (Information & Public Relations Officer) of the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Mr Lanre Kuye, has emerged as the 2019 Starlight ‘Ikorodu Man of the Year” (IMOYA). He was honoured at the award ceremony held at the Ikorodu Town hall on Saturday, April 22, 2019. The Chairman of the award ceremony, Sir (Otunba) Ayodele Elesho, the Agbaakin of Ikorodu Kingdom and former Commissioner for Information, Lags State, while speaking at the event, commended the organizer of…

Kunle ADELABU -Otunba Elesho donates nomination form as another aspirant endorses Abiru At last, the Chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) and an aspirant for the Lagos East Senatorial District in the last general elections, Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, has accepted to run for the second term after months of persuasion by the traditional institutions and other major stakeholders in Ikorodu. The retired Permanent Secretary and former Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, April 22, 2019, publicly announced his intention for re-election at a stakeholders meeting…

Kunle ADELABU Former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and the Agbaakin of Ikoodu Kingdom, Otunba (Sir) Ayodele Elesho, has appealed to sons and daughters of Ikorodu to be ready to give maximum support to the Chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, after he accepted to run for a second term to consolidate on his achievements. Otunba Abiru whose first term is coming to an end in a few days time, stated last year that he would not be seeking for a second term due to some…

Kunle ADELABU -Ikorodu must be carried along in any concessionary arrangement at the port – Hon. Benson Residents of Ikorodu Local Government in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have cried out to the Federal and the Lagos State Governments over the state of the Sekumade road which is also known as Port Authority Road in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area. The Road,  which was reconstructed by CONSTENG Construction Company during the administration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as governor of the state, has since collapsed due to…

Kunle ADELABU -Offenders will be arraigned promptly before the court -Council The Chairman of the Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina, is sets to ensure that sanity prevails at Ikorodu garage roundabout and Ayangburen market, popularly called Sabo market, in Ikorodu. THE IMPACT gathered that the council is planning to achieve this with a special taskforce team that would be permanently stationed at the garage roundabout and market to discourage and arrest erring traders, motorcycle riders or commercial vehicle operators that flout the traffic and environmental regulations. It was gathered…

Kunle ADELABU The widow of the late Hon. Rotimi Sotomiwa, former member, Lagos State House of Assembly who represented the people of Ikorodu Constituency II, Mrs Rukayat Sotonwa, has cried out to the Lagos State government and the general public to have pity on the wives, children and families of the late lawmaker and pay them compensation for their demolished houses. She also pleaded for many other families affected by the demolition exercise which was embarked upon by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration for right of way for the abandoned…

-Stakeholders to prevail on him to reconsider step not to run again Kunle ADELABU Pressures have continued to mount on the chairman of the Ikorodu-Oga Development Assocation (IKODASS) and the former Permanent Secretary/Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Otunba Ganiyu Abiru to re-contest for the association’s chairmanship for the second term. Promoters of the agenda tagged, ‘#BringBackAbiru4SecondTerm’, hinged their campaign and supports for Otunba Abiru on what they termed as laudable and unprecedented achievements recorded by the association in the last two years under his exemplary leadership. At…