Kosofe Reporters

·         Urges Stakeholders To Collaborate With Government To Tackle Drug Abuse   ·         Promises Facilitation of More Projects, Empowerment Programmes         The Lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanni Okanlawon, on Thursday, August 19, engaged some key Stakeholders in his Constituency in an interactive session on how to tackle the menace of drug abuse, leveraging on the gains of the previous year, assessing level of infrastructural development in the area and gathering of memoranda from the stakeholders for onward transmission to the executive for implementation.   The interactive session which was tagged: “7 th Annual Constituency Stakeholders’ Meeting” was held at Mende Town Hall, Mende Maryland following the directive of Lagos State House of Assembly for his members to hold the interactive sess...

Kosofe Local Government has debunked the claim made by an online community media that its Executive Chairman, Hon. Afolabi Sofola made an inappropriate payment of over 2.5 million naira under duress to the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanni Okanlawon after he was pressured by the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Local Government debunked the story of the online media through a press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary and Senior Special Adviser on Press Matters to the council chairman, Taiwo Fadipe which was made available to Kosofe Reporters,  It described the news publication as “totally apocryphal, mischievous and figment of imagination”, stressing that the local government had never owed the lawmaker any money and neither had the lawmaker been receiving a monthly allowance which was stopped by the executive chairman. It therefore appealed to the residents of the local government to ignore the stor...

    Commercial activities in Agboyi-Ketu area were almost grinded to a halt yesterday as Agboyi-Ketu All Progressives Congress Kicked off its electioneering campaign for the chairmanship flagbearer, Mayor Dele Osinowo, and other councillorship candidates for the fast approaching July 24 Local Government elections.   The Agboyi-Ketu All Progressives Congress party secretariat situated at 42 Doyin Omololu Street, Ketu was yesterday’s afternoon agog and resplendent as thousands of party loyalists, Artisans, Traders, other ethnic nationalities and physically challenged thronged the venue of the campaign Kick-off to give their supports to the incumbent executive chairman of the council for another term in office.   The atmosphere at the party secretariat was also electrifying with razzmatazz and fanfare as the mammoth gathering were treated to delightful music and entertainment by various local musicians and Hillary Jackson ...

  *Urges Political Leaders To Eschew Imposition of Candidates   *Enjoins Constituents To Sustain assimilation of Islamic Tenets.     As All progressives congress Local Government primary elections in Kosofe Local Government Area and other Local councils in Lagos state draws near, the lawmaker representing Kosofe Constituency 1 in Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanni Ganiyu Okanlawon has urged the leadership of the party in the area to allow aspirants to test their popularity in free and fair primary elections devoid of imposition.   Hon. Sanni Okanlawon made the statement in his special Eid-el-Fitr message to his constituents on Thursday at his residence.   Hon. Okanlawon noted that allowing the chairmanship and councillorship aspirants to go to the field and put their popularity to the test in accordance to the tenet of democracy would go a long way in forestalling election violence or mayhem.   He stressed that the leaders...

      *Promises To Run An open-Door Policy      By: Olusegun Apena Another prominent grassroots Politician based in Ogudu area of Kosofe Local Government Hon. Olayinka Rabiu popularly Known as “Whyttee” has joined Kosofe Local Government Chairmanship race yesterday after declaring his intention to vie for the chairmanship seat at Kosofe LGA APC secretariat.   Hon. Rabiu made his official declaration to contest for the Local government hot seat before Kosofe LGA APC caretaker committee headed by Alhaji Kehinde Bello and some of his ardent supporters.   While making his official declaration, Hon. Rabiu who aspired for Lagos state House of Assembly seat in Kosofe Constituency 1 in 2019, stated that his desire to be an active participant in the development of Kosofe Local Government, rather than being an armchair critic, was the major reason for aspiring for the chairmanship post.   And ...

  *Form endorsed by Otunba Bushira, Omooba Sosanya   By: Olusegun Apena Kosofe Local Government chairmanship prospect, Hon. Musiliu Aigoro has obtained APC Local Government Chairmanship nomination form ahead of the primary election later this month.   Hon. Aigoro obtained his APC chairmanship primary election nomination form yesterday and immediately took it to the Lagos East Senatorial Leaders and GAC members Otunba Bushira Alebiosu and Omoba Muyiwa Sosanya for endorsement.   Hon. Aigoro who was the former Director of Special Duties Tokunbo Abiru campaign Team in last year Lagos East Senatorial Bye-election is a top contender for the forthcoming Kosofe Local Government Chairmanship seat.   He has been in the party since the days of Alliance for Democracy and has served the party in many capacities meritoriously.   Hon. Aigoro began his political carrier in 1991 when he aspire...

    *Says It Is Not A Do Or Die Affair   By: Olusegun Apena Ahead of Local Government APC chairmanship Primary election, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, the son of former minister of works and Housing Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, has formally declared his intention to vie for the seat of Kosofe Local Government chairmanship.   Barrister Ogunlewe made his declaration yesterday at the secretariat of Kosofe Local Government Area All Progressives Congress along Ojota/Ogudu road before the LGA caretaker committee of the party.   And while making his intention known to contest for Kosofe local government chairmanship seat under the banner of APC, he averred that his desire to contribute his quota to the development of the local government was the main reason behind his decision to vie for the post.   He stated that having contested twice for the post of Lagos state House of Assembly Kosofe constituency 1, he is ...

  * To Complete Industrial borehole Projects In 7 communities   * Key Into Real Estate For Revenue Generation   *Says Agboyi Town Development contingent on Link Bridge construction By: Olusegun Apena     As the tenure of council Chairmen in Lagos State is gradually coming to an end, the executive chairman of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, Mayor Dele Osinowo, has given assurance of his commitment to the completion of some ongoing infrastructural projects in the LCDA before the end of his tenure while he also disclosed the intention of his administration to consolidate on its gains and achievements in the coming dispensation buy shoring up the Internally Generated Revenue(IGR) of the council.   The council Boss made the statement on Wednesday in his office during a media parley with a group of community online media practitioners base in Kosofe Local Government Area where he spoke on various issues and development in the LCDA.   Speaking durin...

*Doles Out 50 Mini Buses To Indigent Youths, 40 wheelchairs To Physically Challenged. *Empowers 135 widows with N10,000 Monthly Allowance .  House of Representatives member representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Prince Rotimi Agunsoye yesterday capped off his three-day projects commissioning in grand style with his 59th birthday celebration with thousands of constituents as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Speaker of Federal House Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of state for Health, Sen. Olorunimbe Mamora; Lagos East Senatorial District senator, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru and senator Anthony Adefuye paying him glowing tributes for impactful representation. The birthday celebration which was held at the expansive Funplex Resort, otherwise Known as CMD event place Shangisha, Lagos, was agog with thousands of well-wishers such as Royal fathers, party chieftains, party members, Artisan, Traders, Market Women, religious leaders, com...