Kosofe Reporters

Chief Press Secretary/Senior Special Adviser on Press Matters to the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, COMRADETAIWO FADIPE was on Saturday, 6th February, 2021 honoured by the Council with an award of excellence as a Creative Media personality amidst the pandemic year 2020. The award was presented to him by Engineer Adesanya during the 2021 Kosofe Budget Retreat held at Swiss D’Palms International Airport Hotel, Ajao Estate in Lagos State. The recipient, expressed great delight for being honoured by the Council, saying he never saw the award coming. He however appreciated the Council Chairman, Hon. Afolabi Sofola for giving him the platform to showcase his talent in the affairs of Kosofe LG on press matters: “I was honoured today with an award of Excellence as *Creative Media* during 2021 budget retreat of Kosofe Local Government. "I use this medium to express my profound appreciation to my Amiable boss, benefacto...

  The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Afolabi Sofola has delivered on another of his campaign promises with the commissioning of Ultra-modern Market at Aramo/Ifako area of the Local government to the great excitement of the residents of the community. Hon. Sofola, yesterday commissioned Bakare Bello market after its reconstruction and transformation into a world class commercial centre in fulfilment of his campaign promise to the leaders and residents of the community in 2017. The market has state of the art facilities such as conference centre, separate toilets for people of disability, men and women; structures of different sizes and open space for trading and commercial activities. While officially declaring the market open for general use, Hon. Sofola appealed to the residents and leader of the community to make proper use of the market which he noted was reconstructed in order to take traders away from the street. The coun...

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Hon Afolabi Sofola has reaffirmed his commitment towards leaving a lasting legacy in terms of provision of quality and accessible road network in his Local Government Area has he commissioned another road projects at Anthony village on Friday. Hon. Sofola commissioned reconstructed Bola street at Anthony Village making it the fifth road commissioned within a week in the local government. Hon. Sofola was represented at the commissioning by his Senior Special Assistance on Religious Matter Hon. Ganiu Oyebanjo. In an interview with newsmen, Hon. Oyebanjo reiterated the commitment of the council chairman towards making life liveable for the people of Kosofe Local Government Area. He made it Known that the council Chairman decided to reconstruct the road in order to bring relief to motorists and residents of the area who had been facing severe hardship due to the poor state of the road before its reconstr...

Just two days after commissioning three road projects, the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Hon. Afolabi Sofola has again officially declared another road in the Local Government Area for Public Use. Hon. Sofola yesterday commissioned Babalola street which is located in Araromi/Ifako area of the local government.   Hon. Afolabi Sofola while commissioning the road, implored residents of the community to put the newly constructed road into proper use, adding that the construction of the road is in fulfilment of the campaign promises he made to the people of the local government. Hon. Sofola was represented at the commissioning by his Chief of Staff Hon. Fatai Gbadebo. Hon. Gbadebo in an interview with newsmen expressed delight at the road construction stating that the council Chairman has actually fulfilled one of the campaign promises he made to the residents of the Local Government while pleading for their votes in 2017. He therefor...

Less than a week after commissioning blocks of classrooms in two primary schools, the executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Afolabi Sofola has again made a firm statement of his commitment to providing infrastructural development to the local government area with the Commissioning of three roads at Ojota and Mende yesterday. Hon. Sofola commissioned link road from Kogberegbe street to Ojota New Garage, Okuneye Okugade Street Mende and Kajola street also at Mende Maryland. The roads are among a wide range of projects the council chairman is planning to commission before the end of his tenure later this year. While declaring the road formally open for public use, Hon. Sofola urged the members of the public to make proper use of the roads and desist from acts that could bring about their swift dilapidation such as channelling of domestic waste water over it, making of bonfire and erection of illegal structures. The council chair...

As part of efforts at uplifting the standard of education in Kosofe Local Government through provision of conducive environment for learning in all elementary schools, the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Afolabi Sofola yesterday commissioned 2 blocks of refurbished Classrooms at Oworoshoki and Ifako areas of the Local Government.  Hon. Sofola Commissioned a block of 5 classrooms at Ayeroju Primary school, Oworoshoki and a block of 7 classrooms at Ifako Nursery and Primary School, Ifako. The CDC chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area Hon. Segun Babatunde represented the Council chairman at the Commissioning of the renovated classrooms at Aiyeroju Nursery and Primary school, Oworoshoki. While commissioning the project, Hon. Babatunde appealed to the School Authorities to make judicious use of the facility, stating that it was renovated in order to make academic learning conducive to the pupils and wean them away fro...