Kosofe Reporters

Kosofe Local Government Legislative Council’s Leader of the house, Hon. Olumide Onayemi County, has come to the aid of an APC member who has been down with chronic health predicament by giving her a cheque of N100,000 for the payment of her medical treatment. Hon. County gave the afflicted party member known as Mrs. Taiwo Adekoya the stated amount of money yesterday at the Kosofe LGA APC secretariat. The money was presented to the woman by Kosofe LGA APC caretaker committee chairman, Alhaji Kehinde Bello. While issuing the cheque of N100,000 to the woman, County stated that his primary motive was simply to assist people in dire need of financial assistance, adding that he had been doing this for a long time in diverse ways assisting many people even from the meagre amount of money he earns as salary. He disclosed that next week, he is again going to assist another woman residing at Oworo with similar problem. He further revealed that apar

By Olusegun Apena The Lagos State House of Assembly’s Investigative committee set up by the speaker of the house Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa to investigate the legislative crisis in Ikosi-Isheri LCDA and allegations of embezzlement, corruption, misappropriation and harassment level against the chairperson of the council, Princess Samiat Bada has concluded its assignment yesterday and immediately declared the purported suspension of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA leader of the house and his deputy as illegal. While the outcomes of the investigation of the committee on allegations levelled against the council chairperson are still being eagerly awaited by members of the public, the investigative committee at the end of his sitting yesterday declared the purported suspension of the Leader of the house Hon. Akanni Usman Ajibola and the Deputy Leader of the House Hon. Folasade Akinpelu by four other councillors as null and void. Kosofe Reporters gathered that the committee declared the action o

* say purported suspension farcical, histrionic and unconstitutional *Chief Whip accuse chairperson of fuelling crisis to frustrate fraud probe      By Olusegun Apena The Ikosi-Isheri LCDA leader of the house Hon. Akanni Usman Ajibola and the Deputy leader of the House Hon. Folasade Akinpelu have come out boldly to denounce their purported suspension from the legislative arm by four councillors loyal to the council chairperson Princess Samiat Bada, describing the act as farcical, histrionic and unconstitutional. The leader of the House, Hon. Usman Ajibola in an interview with Kosofe Reporters described his purported suspension from the legislative council by four councillors as an act that smacked of histrionic display of “Baba Suwe” and “Awada Kerikeri” Yoruba Comedy. He said the action of the four councillors, Yinusa Salami, Majority leader, Adewale Olalekan, Biliameen Taliatu and Olanrewaju Taiwo to suspend him would not see the light of the day as it did not follow the

  By: Olusegun Apena . The Lagos State House of Assembly led by its Speaker Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday constituted a joint committee of the House to probe allegations of corruption and misappropriation of public funds brought against Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Chairperson Princess Samiat Bada. Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Leader of the house Hon.Usman Ajibola   The joint committees on Public Account Committee (Local) and Local Government Administration and Community Affairs are to investigate allegations of unscrupulous activities against Princess Bada brought by aggrieved councillors of the LCDA. The aggrieved councillors of Ikosi-Isheri LCDA She  was also accused of incursion into legislative activities in her council and undermining the functionality of the legislative arms of the councils. Speaker Obasa, while constituting the joint committees, said: “Beyond the issue of the budget, there is need to address the victimisation and threats against councilors by counc

    Ikosi-Isheri LCDA legislative council has finally commenced investigation into execution of all ongoing projects in the council from January 2020 till date by the council chairperson Princess Samiat Bada.   The legislative council had during its previous plenary on March 11 th , requested the council treasurer, Mrs. Yemisi Sobowale; the council engineer, Mrs. Effoyota Victoria and the Special Adviser to the council chairperson on works and Infrastructures Mr. Rilwan Akinwale to appear before it on march 16 th to clarify issues relating to all ongoing projects in the council.   However, while the Council Treasurer and the Council Engineer were able to appear before the legislative council, the special adviser on works and infrastructures Mr. Akinwale was conspicuously absent.   No reason was adduced for his absence, but it was strongly believed in some quarter that he may had been advised against appearing before the legislative council by the embattled camp of Prin