Kosofe Reporters

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has been declared as the winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election by the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo. The judgment was delivered today at the premises of the High Court in Osogbo. Reading the majority judgement, Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume said the election was marred by over-voting. He thereby deducted the number of over-voting presented by Oyetola and APC. He says having deducted the over-voting figure, Oyetola scored 314,921 while Ademola gathered 290,266. According to the tribunal the ground of the petition before it are three. They are that Adeleke was not qualified to contest based on his academic qualifications. Others are the Adeleke was not elected by majority of the electorates and that the election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission was not in compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. Justice Kume said the petitioners were challengin

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe has commended the management and staff of the council for their contributions to the success and accomplishments of his administration in 2022. Barrister Ogunlewe made the commendation at the occasion of Workers' Forum/New Year Prayer session/ Sendforth party held at the council's secretariat on Thursday January 19, 2023. The council boss who was represented at the occasion by his Vice-chairman Mr. Oluwole Sosanya, noted that the hardwork, dedication, loyalty and support the management and staff gave his administration in the preceding year were responsible for the unprecedented achievements his administration recorded. He, therefore, assured them of his continued support, stressing that their welfare would be uppermost in his agenda. "Let me begin by wishing you all the best for a Happy New Year. I thank you for all your cooperation and your hard work last year. "I t

The Kosofe Local Government's CDC/CDA on Thursday 19 January, 2023 joined the rest of the communities in Lagos State to celebrate this year's Community Day. The Community Day celebration which is an annual event was held at Police College Ikeja with hundreds of community leaders taking part in the event. The Kosofe Local Government Contingent was led by the Supervisor for agricultural and social services, Hon. Saka Kehinde and HOD Agriculture and Social Services Mrs. Adebobuyi Olabisi. The event was graced by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and some functionaries of the State Government.

~Projected Expenditure To Gulp N4.193b The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe on Thursday presented a budget of N3, 828, 702, 174.63 (Three billion, eight hundred and twenty eight million, seven hundred and two thousand, one hundred and seventy four naira, sixty three Kobo) to the legislative arm of the local government for the fiscal year 2023. The budget which was tagged "budget of infrastructure development" is based on projected revenue from Internally Generated Revenue(IGR), Statutory allocation from federation Account, State Coordinated Account, VAT and grants. The budget presented also shows a projected expenditure of N4, 193, 930, 056.9 (Four billion one hundred and ninety three million nine hundred and thirty thousand and fifty six naira nine kobo) bringing the budget to a deficit of N365, 227,882.95. The breakdown of the budget shows that the Local Government expects to generate a total amount of N112,

REP ROTIMI AGUNSOYE REVS UP SUPPORT FOR ASIWAJU, SANWO-OLU, APC CANDIDATES WITH THE RESUMPTION OF TSG LGA MEETINGS ACROSS KOSOFE FED CONSTITUENCY As the 2023 general elections draw near, the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Federal Constituency Hon. (Prince) Rotimi Agunsoye has revved up mobilization drive and support for APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with the resumption of TSG LGA and Ward Meetings across Kosofe Federal Constituency after Christmas and New Year Break. Last week, the Tinubu Support Group (TSG) had its first ward meetings in various wards across Kosofe federal Constituency with massive turnouts of party members. And this week the LGA version has also taken off on a good note with astronomical turnouts of party members at the first LGA meeting of the year in the federal Constituency.  In Kosofe Local Government, about 500 members thronged the venue of LGA meeting held

A prominent figure in Oworonshoki community, Chief Akinola Ogunduyilemi, who made official complaints to the police on the fraudulent disposal of a vehicle belonging to Oworonshoki Community by Mr. Segun Babatunde, the SSA on community affairs to the executive chairman of Kosofe Local Government and some members of Oworonshoki Joint CDA has been violently assaulted by some members of the Joint CDA. The violent assault on Chief Ogunduyilemi popularly known as Baba Chevron took place on Thursday, a day after the alleged group of people were temporarily left off the hook of prosecution by the zone 2 Police Command Headquarters Onikan following an undertaking to replace the stolen vehicle signed by a member of Lagos State House of Assembly, Kosofe Constituency 1 Hon. Sanni Okanlawon. Chief Ogunduyilemi told our correspondent that he was ambushed on the street of Oworo by Deacon Solaja, Samuel Oruetsajo, Mr. Tomiwa and others whom he could not remember their names. He disclosed

The Executive Chairman, Kosofe Local Government, Hon. (Barr.) Moyosore Ogunlewe, on Tuesday, made an unscheduled inspection of Area offices and Primary health centres of kosofe local government. Ogunlewe disclosed that the inspection was to encourage staff of the various offices, units, and to also access situation of things by himself, interact with the staff, and proffer solutions to identified problems. The council boss had already made provision for the distribution of workstations for workers, purchased four Utility Revenue Buses for the area offices and an Ambulance for every Health Care Emergency in Kosofe Local Government, just as he promised to do more to ensure a conducive working environment and productivity. The Area Offices and PHC inspected by the chairman are Ogudu and Ifako Area Offices; Ogudu, Oworo, and Mende Primary Health Centers. The Council boss commended the efforts of the staff and monitoring team of various offices noting that there had

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has issued an order of interim injunction restraining Kosofe Local Government; Ikosi/Isheri Local Council Development Area; Dr. Chris Onyekachi; Total Value Integrated Services Limited; Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State; and Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development from entering or forcefully taking over the land known as Alaba Section of Mile 12 Market, Kosofe Lagos, pending the determination of a Motion on Notice already before it. The Motion on Notice was initiated by the claimants/applicants namely; Incorporated Trustees of Orirere Community Leaders and Traders Association, Yeye Precious Modupe Ojo, Alhaji Akinwale Jimoh, and Babatunde Adetula (suing for themselves and on behalf of the traders from the Alaba Section of Mile 12 market). The court presided over by Justice (Mrs.) L.A.F Oluyemi also gave an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents by themselves, their age

~Zone 2 Police To Prosecute Segun Babatunde, Others If Okla Reneges On His Promise In April The prosecution of Kosofe Local Government CDC Chairman, Mr. Segun Babatunde and some executive members of Oworonshoki Joint CDA over an allegation of fraudulent disposal of Oworonshoki community vehicle for scrap has been put on hold till April following an agreement reached between the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanni Okanlawon and the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone 2 Police Command Headquarters, DCP Bose Akinyemi. Hon. Sanni Okanlawon on Wednesday reportedly signed an undertaking at Zone 2 Police Command to buy a brand new vehicle for Oworonshoki Community to replace the one allegedly sold by Mr. Segun Babatunde and some members of Oworonshoki Joint CDA. Hon. Okanlawon signed the undertaking before Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bose Akinyemi and in the presence of Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, the Executive Chairma

* CDC Chairman Allegedly Sold Vehicle N150,000 For Scrap *Kosofe Council Engineer Denies Issuing Authorisation *Oworo Joint CDA Treasurer Denies Involvement, Says CDA's Account Was Not Credited The CDC Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area, Mr. Segun Babatunde is once again enmeshed in another controversial sale of community property. This time round the CDA chairman and some executive members of Oworonshoki Joint CDA are being investigated by the the Zone II Police Command Headquarters, Onikan over the alleged sale of a vehicle belonging to Oworonshoki community without following due process.  On Monday, Mr Babatunde who is also Senior Special Assistant on Community Affairs to the executive chairman of Kosofe Local Government, was at the Zone II Police Command Headquarters, Onikan to answer questions pertaining to the sale of Oworonshoki CDA Community Security vehicle. The Oworonshoki CDA vehicle when it was parked at Owode Oniri The CDC Chairman and som