Kosofe Reporters

Legal luminary, Femi Falana says a presidential candidate does not need to win the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be declared winner of the February 25, 2023 poll. “It is not a requirement that you must win the FCT,” the Senior Advocate of Nigeria said on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday. “Today, the courts have ruled that pursuant to Section 299 of the constitution, that the FCT should be treated as a state. That is the law. “You don’t have to win the FCT; if you meet the requirement; that is two-thirds of the majority of states in the country. You don’t have to win the FCT,” the rights activist stressed. A former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba had last week asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to clarify the commission’s position on Section 134 of the 1999 Constitution which seems ambiguous. Section 134 of the constitution states that a candidate will be declared winner of a presidential ele

*Road To Serve as Alternative Route to Agric Ikorodu and Lagos-Ibadan/ Sagamu Road Construction work has commenced on the alternative route that will connect Isheri North to Agric/Isawo in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state as well as Lagos- Ibadan/Shagamu road. The construction of the road is facilitated by the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Prince Rotimi Agunsoye and is in four phases with the first phase commencing with the construction of 3.5km Isheri North road. The road otherwise known as Channels Television road begins from OPIC gate, cuts through the border communities of Lagos and Ogun state and then terminates at Isheri North GRA Lagos. The contractor handling the project M/S Acute Options LTD has already arrived at the project site and has started scrapping the road surface in preparation for the laying of asphalt. The construction of the alternative route which is being supervised by the Federal Roads Maintenance Age

The Publisher of the Kosofe Post (KP) and Principal correspondent, Bilesanmi  Abayomi aka Koko, has called on the people of Kosofe to eschew violence and vote for the best candidates as they prepare for the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled for  Saturday. In a message to citizens made available to Kosofe Reporters, KOKO urged them to embrace peace and shun violence as they cast their votes for their preferred candidates.  He emphasized the importance of citizens going out en masse on Saturday and casting their votes for well-prepared candidates for the Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives. He stressed that citizens must use the golden opportunity presented on Saturday to put an end to the Blame Game Syndrome (BGS) by voting for candidates who will salvage the nation from monumental failure and untold hardship. In addition, KOKO appealed to citizens to shun tribesmen and idiot sets of people in community narratives and be good citizens.  He e

A group of Students and Youths in the Southwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria on Monday declared its support for the candidature of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate Ahmed Shettima ahead of Saturday's presidential election. The students and Youths under the aegis of the Body of Students (SUG) and Youth Stakeholders, Southwest Nigeria converged at the Kosofe Local Government Secretariat, Ogudu road to declare their support for the APC presidential candidate and his running mate. Among the institutions that openly endorsed the APC presidential candidate in Kosofe Local Government Secretariat were Lagos State University (LASU); Lagos State University of Education (LASUED); University of Lagos (UNILAG); Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH); University of Ibadan (UI); Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba (AAUA); St. Augustine University; Federal Polytechnic Ede and the

*Sinks over 12 Boreholes Water Projects *Repairs Culverts and Bad Roads * Assists Individuals and Communities with Millions of Naira The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate vying for the seat of Lagos State House of Assembly in Kosofe constituency 1, Hon. Olanrewaju Carew has described himself as a natural giver and a veritable philanthropist who renders to individuals and communities alike without any ulterior motive of being praised on social media and the public. Hon. Carew made the descriptive statement last week during an interactive session with some media outfits against the backdrop of unpublicized community projects he has executed and financial assistance he has rendered to individuals and communities across Kosofe Local Government in recent times. The business mogul since the beginning of this year had sunk no less than 12 boreholes in different communities in the Constituency to ameliorate the paucity of water shortage in the Constituency without

  The Frontline contender for the seat of Lagos State House of Assembly in Kosofe Constituency 1, Hon. Olanrewaju Carew of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has made it known that the desires to give the people of the Constituency a new lease of life and overall positive transformation rather than the quest for personal interest or aggrandizement are reasons why he wants to represent them in the Lagos state House of Assembly. Hon. Carew made the assertion during the week against the background of prevailing economic hardship occasioned by fuel scarcity and cash crunch. The owner of a famous Global brand, Farm City International expressed strong optimism that the prevailing economic hardship would soon be a thing of the past while assuring of a better quality representation if elected as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly on March 11 2023. The Fellow of Chartered Institute of Accounting affirmed that he was ready to change the ugly narrativ

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe on Wednesday commissioned a state-of-the-Art Primary Health Care Centre at Oworonshoki. The commissioning of the Primary Health Centre came a day after a customary court and water fountain was commissioned by the council Chairman. The Primary Health Centre was constructed in conjunction with the Access Bank plc and it is located in Olojojo area of Oworonshoki community.  In a chat with the newsmen,  Barrister Ogunlewe expressed profound gratitude to the Access Bank Management for collaborating with Kosofe Local Government in constructing the health centre.  He explained that the local government went into partnership with the Bank by providing a piece of land through the paramount traditional ruler of Oworonshoki Kingdom.  He, therefore, made a passionate appeal to the people of Oworonshoki to ensure good maintainance of the facility, adding that he would get

*Immortalizes Late Tunde Buraimoh In his bid at ensuring swift adjudication of legal matters in his local government area, the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe on Tuesday commissioned a Customary court. The council Chairman also commissioned a water fountain and named it after the late former Chairman of the Local Government, Barrister Tunde Buraimoh. The two projects are situated in the local government secretariat along Ogudu road and add to the numbers of infrastructural projects the council Chairman has completed since he assumed office over a year ago. While declaring the two facilities open, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, asserted that the customary court would make adjudication very easy, bring sanity and orderliness to the system and ensure the local government is a better place.  The facilities were commissioned by the member of Lagos State House of Assembly representing Kosofe Constituency 1, Hon. Sa