Lagos Assembly Threatens To Arrest Ambode, Four Ex-Commissioners

The Lagos State House of Assembly has threatened to issue a warrant of arrest on the former governor of the state, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, and four others who served in his administration as commissioners. This decision followed two preliminary reports presented on Thursday by two ad-hoc committees set up by the House to investigate the 820 buses purchased by Mr Ambode and to appraise the 2019 mid-year budget. The former commissioners involved are Mr Kazeem Adeniji (Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice), Olusegun Banjo (Commissioner for Budget), Akinyemi Ashade (Commissioner…

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Lagos Majority Leader Tasks Sports Commission To Do More In Developing Sports

Kunle ADELABU The Majority Leader, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has charged the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) to be more alive to its responsibilities, especially in developing sports at the grassroots. The fourth term lawmaker stated this during the recently held 5th edition of the annual Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi Independence Day Mini-Marathon held in Ikorodu. The marathon event is being solely sponsored by Hon. Agunbiade since its inception in 2016. The lawmaker called on the Lagos State Government, especially its sports commission (LSSC) to fully…

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Residents Call For Effective Enforcement, Clearing of Water Channels, Others Interventions To Tackle Environmental Challenges

Kunle ADELABU Residents of Ikorodu Constituency I have called for the effective enforcement of Environmental laws and clearing of water channels by the government to curb environmental challenges. These were parts of the aggregate views of most participants at the Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting held at the Teaching Service Staff Development Centre (TSSDC), Owutu, Agric in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA) , on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. The theme for this year’s edition of the meeting, which is being organized annually by the Lagos State House Of Assembly across…

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Stakeholders’ Meeting: Hon. Saka Solaja Engages Residents of Ikorodu Constituency II

Wale JAGUN & Oyinlola PELUMI Hon. Saka Solaja Nurudeen, Member, Lagos State House of Assembly representing the Ikorodu Constituency II , on Wednesday, September 11, 2019, engaged leaders and residents in his domain. The event was the Stakeholders’ Meeting being held by the Lagos State House of Assembly across the 40 Constituencies in the state annually. The theme for this year’s parley was, “Environmental Challenges: Community engagement to facilitate lasting solutions “. The Ikorodu Constituency II phase of the parley , which, like others that were held simultaneously across the…

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Lagos Assembly Calls For Ban of “Sokundaye”, Other Substances

Wale JAGUN The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for the ban of sales and consumption of “Sokundaye” and other hazardous liquid substances in the state. The Speaker of the House, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa , said that generally, the use of drugs cannot be eliminated , adding that even in the United States of America, they have not been able to stop the use of drugs but that they are regulated through laws. He called for strict regulation of sales of drugs especially for children and under age who…

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Lagos Assembly Constitutes Committee To Probe Ambode

Wale JAGUN Lagos State House of Assembly Tuesday set up a committee to probe the purchase of 820 buses for public transportation in the state by the administration of immediate past Governor of the State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode The Assembly during a plenary session constituted the committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the former governor’s administration. It stated that it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by the Ambode’s administartion for mass transit in the state, but…

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Ijede, Imota, Oba Ogunlewe Roads Will Be Rehabilitated Soon, Says Hon. Solaja

Jare OLUKOTUN The representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Nurudeen Solaja, has assured constituents in Ikorodu division, especially those in Ikorodu Constituency II, that some of the roads that are in deplorable state would be rehabilitated and made motorable soon. He gave the assurance in a press release sent to THE IMPACT titled, “The State Of Our Roads In Ikorodu Constituency II And My Contributions”. The two-term lawmaker stated that he decided to issue the release to the public following ceaseless calls and comments on the social media coupled with…

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State of Roads In Ikorodu Division: I Am Aware Of Your Daily Agonising Experiences – Hon. Agunbiade Tells Ikorodu Residents

Kunle ADELABU -Assures residents of rehabilitation of Itamaga-Ijede, Sekumade road, others -Construction works on abandoned Igbogbo/Igbe, Agric/Owutu roads to start after raining season The Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, has stated that he is not folding his arms concerning the agonizing experiences that residents of Ikorodu division are going through on daily basis on roads in the division. He also stated that he is deeply concerned about the flood ravaging many communities in the division.…

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