The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed two bills on Land Use Charge and Embedded Power Supply to further enhance the economy of the state. The House passed the bills after the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, conducted voice votes on the two bills. The Speaker then directed the Clerk of the House, Mr Azeez Sanni, to forward clean copies of the bills to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode, for his assent. The first bill is titled: A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Consolidation of Property and…
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iCare Foundation, OLC Academy Train Ikorodu Division’s Political Office Holders On Leadership, Goal Setting
Kunle ADELABU -To monitor and evaluate participants’ goals in other sessions later in the year In its quest to make the Local Government functionaries deliver and impact on the people at the grassroots, Hon. Babajimi Benson’s Foundation, iCare Foundation, organized a One-Day Training for the elected and appointed Local Government officials in Ikorodu division. The retreat, which was themed, ‘Leadership Training On Impacting The Electorate And Achieving Governance And Legislative Excellence Using The Experiential GoalPro Method’, was held at the Regal Hall located at Olu-Odo in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local…
Read MoreCampaign For 2019 Has Begun And We Are Not In Support Of Any Aspirant – Hon. Benson
Kunle ADELABU -Gives out cars to loyalists at his foundation’s end of year party The representative of the Ikorodu Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives in Abuja, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has publicly declared that his political platform would not be supporting any aspirant for any position in the forthcoming 2019 General Elections. He made this declaration during the iCare Foundation’s End-of-the-year party held at the Sky Bar of Fun City Building located on Lagos Road, Ikorodu, on Friday, December 29, 2017. The Federal lawmaker also gave…
Read MoreCovenant CDA Has Shown A Good Example Of What Community Development Associations Should Be Doing – Hon. Agunbiade
-Kunle ADELABU Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I and the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has commended Omolaye Covenant Community Development Association PHASE I for showing a good example of what Community Development Associations (CDAs) should be doing. The lawmaker made this commendation during his visit to Omolaye Covenant CDA Phase I in Agbede in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) on Friday, December 22, 2017. “I am here today because immediately after your CDA emerged the best CDA in…
Read MoreRoad Construction: Lagos Majority Leader Visits Victims of Houses Demolition In Ikorodu
Kunle ADELABU The Majority leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade,on Friday, December 22,2017, visited Agric-Owutu-Isawo area of Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area to sympathize with the residents whose houses were demolished to make way for road construction. While sympathizing with the victim, the three-term lawmaker, also made passionate appeal to the victims to show understanding to the efforts of the Lagos State government to develop Ikorodu Division. Hi-Tech Construction Company, a construction giant located on…
Read MoreJunior Chamber International Honours Hon. Agunbiade, Others With Excellence Award At Investiture Of New President
Kunle ADELABU It was yet another moment of glory and great honour for the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly and the representative of Ikorodu Constituency I, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade, on Sunday, December 17, 2017, as he bagged Excellence Award from the Junior Chamber International (JCI). He was honoured alongside several others at the 2017 Convention and Investiture ceremony of the body which was themed, ‘Equipping, Executing & Excelling As Active Citizens’, and held at the Golf View Hotel & Suites, situated along General Adeyinka Adebayo…
Read MoreLagos Assembly Tasks Ambode On Preservation Of Historical Centres
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday called on Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to direct the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Adebimpe Akinsola, to make effort in preserving the state’s historical centres and cultural heritage. This, according to the lawmakers, is necessary to promote tourism. The call followed a motion moved by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Sanai Agunbiade. Agunbiade’s motion centered on the need for the government to list all historical centres and monuments in the state, with a view to preserving them. He particularly…
Read MoreWe Will Continue To Agitate For Special Status For Lagos – Obasa
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has assured Lagosians that the Assembly will continue to agitate for special status for the state and other amendments that are beneficial to the state in the on-going ammendment of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Obasa gave the assurance while answering questions at the opening of a-4 day retreat on the budget process and an overview of the 1999 constitution amendment organised by the Assembly for lawmakers and staff of the Assembly at the…
Read MoreLagos Assembly Passes Law on Establishment of College of Nursing
The Bill for A Law To Establish The Lagos State College of Nursing (Schools of Nursing, Midwifery And Public Health Nursing) and Other Connected Matters has been passed into law by the state house of assembly. Passing the Bill into law on Monday during plenary, the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa directed the Clerk of the House to pass it to the Governor of the state for his assent. According to the Bill, the college is to provide courses of instruction, training and other facilities in health…
Read MoreI have Implemented All My Electoral Promises – Hon. Babajimi Benson
By Kunle Adelabu, Adekunle Okikiola & Folarin Joseph Oluwatunbosun. -Increased number of monthly beneficiaries of ‘Apo-Anu’ to 500 -Party chairmen in the division pledged to give him return ticket In this clime, it is difficult for most politicians to publicly declare that they have fulfilled all their electoral promises because public service is more of a lip service than truly serving the people, but the the case of Hon. Babajimi Benson, the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, is exceptionally different as he has confidently declared that he has not only…
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