Kosofe Reporters

By: Olusegun Apena The Caretaker Committee of All Progressives Congress Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Ward B has announced the suspension of its Ward Caretaker Committee chairman Mrs. Abiodun Odusami and its LGA Publicity Secretary Mr. Abiodun Awoderu indefinitely. In a statement received by Kosofe Reporters early this morning the party said it took the decision in order to salvage the soul of the party at its emergency meeting which had in attendance the Ward Councillor Hon. Muhammed Moroof Adeleye and the LGA Executives members on Friday 19th February, 2021. According to the statement, the Ward Deputy Chairman Mr. Rotimi Akinyemi would now take over in acting Capacity.

' *Revalidates APC Membership* *Gives N1.6M To LGA Party Chairman For Logistic Support* The executive chairman of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Afolabi Sofola has urged residents of the local government to go out en-masse and exercise their civic responsibility by registering or revalidating their membership of All Progressives Congress as the party’s registration exercise continues. Hon. Sofola made this statement on Monday minutes after revalidating his membership of the party at his polling unit at Aladura Comprehensive High school Anthony Village. In an interview with Kosofe Reporters, the council chairman who was reported to have travelled out of the country just before the registration exercise began expressed satisfaction with the turn-out for the exercise while at the same time urging residents who are yet to register to go and do so, stressing that it is a civic responsibility they must perform. “My advice to them is they should find time

By Olusegun Apena *SAY 2021 BUDGET WILL NOT BE PASSED *CALL FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATION Report coming from Ikosi- isheri LCDA has it that the council’s lawmakers are set for a showdown with the council’s chairperson, Princess Samiat Bolanle Bada over year 2020 budget implementation and some other political and administrative issues and may not approve year 2021 budget unless thorough investigation is carried out on how last year budget of the LCDA was implemented. Kosofe Reporters reliably gathered that the lawmakers of the council led by the Leader of the House Hon. Usman Ajibola are enraged over the way and manner the LCDA chairperson has been running the affairs of the council since her assumption of office last year and have therefore resolved not to approve 2021 budget. The lawmakers it was learnt alleged poor leadership quality, bad governance, misappropriation of fund, lack of transparency and contract inflation of executed projects by the Chairperson, Princess Bada

The much talked about Federal Government 774,000 jobs under Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) for unemployed youth and vulnerable people in all the local Government Councils in the country has finally taken off in Kosofe Local Government as National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has started training the shortlisted beneficiaries of the programme at the council’s secretariat. The Kosofe Local Government chapter of the programme was flagged off by the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Afolabi Sofola at the council’s secretariat on Wednesday February 18 as the beneficiaries of the programme from the local government, Agboyi-Ketu and Ikosi-Isheri LCDA were apprised of the programme’s modalities, duration and benefits while training commenced the same day.  The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) principal executive officer, Mrs. Adedoyin Ige while addressing the beneficiaries, disclosed that the duration of the programme is 3 m

His name is Abdulrazaq Rafiu Kolawole. And he is well known as ‘Oto’ in the political and social circles. For those who don’t know him, he was the former chairman Federal Task Force SURE-P under former president Goodluck Jonathan, a former head of bodyguard to former Governor of Lagos state Babatunde Raji Fasola, a former head of bodyguard to Governor Fayemi, a former task force chairman under Otunba Gbenga Daniel. And former Personal Assistant on Security to the former governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rafiu Aregbesola.   On Sunday February 14th, he granted a special interview to Kosofe Reporters, an online TV and a national newspaper at his residence somewhere at Ketu where he made stunning revelations about a popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. In the ensuing interview with Olusegun Apena, Taiwo Fadipe and Seun Adeoye, Oto as he is popularly called, describes Sunday Igboho as an assassin, a ritualist and a political thug and that he once got him arrested for attem

His name is Abdulrazaq Rafiu Kolawole. And he is well known as ‘Oto’ in the political and social circles. For those who don’t know him, he was the former chairman Federal Task Force SURE-P under former president Goodluck Jonathan, a former head of bodyguard to former Governor of Lagos state Babatunde Raji Fasola, a former head of bodyguard to Governor Fayemi, a former task force chairman under Otunba Gbenga Daniel. And former Personal Assistant on Security to the former governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rafiu Aregbesola. On Sunday February 14th, he granted a special interview to Kosofe Reporters, an online TV and a national newspaper at his residence somewhere at Ketu where he made stunning revelations about a popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. In the ensuing interview with Olusegun Apena, Taiwo Fadipe and Seun Adeoye, Oto as he is popularly called, describes Sunday Igboho as an assassin, a ritualist and a political thug and that he once got

*Bolaji Kareem Boosts Registration Exercise With Free Passport Photographs  *Doles Out Free Nose Masks In All Polling Units In an effort to ensure that large number of people residing at Ogudu in Kosofe Local Government area are either registered or revalidated in the ongoing All Progressives Congress Membership registration and revalidation exercise, the Councillor representing Ward G, Hon. Bolaji Kareem has boosted the exercise with the provision of free passport photographs for some residents of the area while also doling out nose masks in all the polling units in the ward.  In a chat with newsmen immediately after revalidating his membership of APC at his Polling unit at Anglican Primary school Ogudu on Friday, Hon. Kareem disclosed that he had made provision for photographers to snap some residents of the area free of charge in order to encourage them to turn up for the exercise and that over 600 passport photographs had so far been printed. The

A prominent political figure of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kosofe Local Government Area, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe has joined the rest of the political juggernauts in the Local government area to revalidate his membership of the party. Barrister Ogunlewe revalidated his membership yesterday at his polling unit at Ogudu Grammar School, Ogudu GRA and called on all residents of the Local Government area to come out en-masse and take advantage of the nationwide registration exercise to register or revalidate their membership of APC. Speaking to newsmen immediately after completing his membership revalidation, Barrister Ogunlewe expressed delight with the conduct of the registration exercise, saying it is a right step in the right direction taken by the leadership of the party. The son of former Minister of works and Housing, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, averred that the nationwide membership registration and revalidation is very importa

,  *Says APC Remains The Party To Beat *Lauds Governor Sanwo-Olu *Yemi Atiku, Funsho Oduntan Also Revalidate A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kosofe Local Government Area and the Local Government Chairmanship prospect, Hon. Musiliu Aigoro has joined the rest of the party’s chieftains across Lagos State and beyond to revalidate his membership of the party. Speaking to newsmen after his APC membership revalidation yesterday, Hon. Aigoro described the ongoing revalidation exercise as a welcome development and a step in the right direction, stating that it would enable the party to assess its political strength in order for it to be able to plan and strategize effectively ahead of 2023 general elections. He expressed profound belief that if the excellent performance of APC Government in Lagos State is anything to go by, the party would still remain the dominant party to reckon with in Lagos and Nigeria. “Even in any nation-st

The much awaited All Progressives Congress (APC) membership registration and revalidation exercise finally took off nationwide yesterday, with Lagos East Senatorial District chieftain Otunba Busira Alebiosu flagging off the exercise in Kosofe Local Government Area while other notable chieftains of the party in the Local Government such as GAC member, Omooba Ademuyiwa Sosanya; Member House of Representatives, Prince Rotimi Agunsoye; former Member House of Representatives, Hon. Dayo Alebiosu; members Lagos State House Of Assembly Representing Kosofe Constituency 1 and 2 Hon. Sanni Okanlawon and Hon. Femi Saheed revalidating their Party membership in their respective polling units to pave way for general registration and revalidation across the local government.   Speaking to newsmen at his polling unit after revalidating his membership of the party yesterday morning at Anthony, Otunba Busira Alebiosu, urged residents and party faithful to follow suit by registeri

• As Okla graces event, commissions borehole project. As part of efforts to ease the problem of acute water shortage at Ward C (Araromi, Ifako, Soluyi and Gbagada) in Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, the councillor representing the Ward, Hon. Ibraheem Bakare Olawale has constructed and commissioned two public borehole water projects in the ward. Hon. Ibraheem Bakare constructed a public borehole at Soluyi and another one on Oriola Street at Araromi. The two public water projects were commissioned yesterday for immediate use by the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 in Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanni Babatunde Okanlawon and Baale of Araromi Sawmill Alhaji Oriola Onalaja. Speaking to Newsmen at the commissioning of the water projects, the ward Councillor stated that he decided to construct the two boreholes in order to ease the problem of water shortage in the area and to also fulfil part of the promises he made to the res