Kosofe Reporters

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe has appointed a popular socialite and a grassroots politician in the Local Government Area, Hon. Funsho Oduntan, popularly Known as "Toronto" as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Revenue. The appointment of Hon. Oduntan as SSA Revenue by the council Chairman was consequential upon his remarkable loyalty, commitment, dedication and contribution to the success of the party over the years. Hon. Oduntan was presented with his letter of appointment by the Secretary to the Local Government, Prince Fatai Gbadebo. and the Chief of Staff to the council Chairman Mr. Abiona. Meanwhile, in a chat with Kosofe Reporters during the week, Hon. Oduntan expressed delight over the appointment and also vowed to justify his appointment by adding value to Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe-led administration. The popular grassroots mobilizer expressed gratitude to God for hi...

HERE WE GO AGAIN KOSOFE: WHEN ARE WE GOING TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES? Here we go again! With less than three months to the general elections, our party at the state and local government levels in Lagos state is still terribly enmeshed in the quagmire of political rascality, parochialism, illegality and unconstitutionality. There seems to be no way out of this maze of political miasma the party has found itself. When you think you have seen it all they amaze you with another monstrous macabre act of theirs. And the more we gravitate towards the general elections, the more they rear their scary ugly heads, filled with putrid retrogressive ideas, before us. In recent times, we have been inundated, glutted and satiated with the gale of unbridled atrocious capricious change of names of the validly elected ward and LGA executives with no recourse to the constitution of the party. And the situation or the practice whereby the party at the state level would continue to use il...

*Says it's a lie The executive chairman of Kosofe Local Government Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe has debunked the purported suspension of APC Kosofe Ward A Chairperson Alhaja Sherifat Davies. Alhaja Davies was reported by an online media outfit (not Kosofe Reporters) to have been suspended by the APC Lagos Chapter over an allegation of anti-party activity and had been replaced with one Omowunmi Usman The report also stated that the purported suspension was carried out last week Monday in the presence of two GAC leaders based in the local government, namely Otunba Busura Alebiosu and Omoba Olumuyiwa Sosanya; the Lagos State House of Assembly member representing Kosofe Constituency 1, Honourable Sanni Okanlawon; and the Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe. However, the chairman of Kosofe Local Government who was reported to have witnessed Davies purported suspension by the State Chapter of the party has come out to debunk it. The execu...

~Galvanizes Support For Asiwaju, Sanwo-Olu ~Mobilizes 10,000 Supporters for BATCO Mandate Rally The Lawmaker representing Kosofe Federal Constituency and the chairman House committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Hon. Prince Rotimi Agunsoye has stated that only the APC presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu could revamp the nation's dwindling economy and set it on the path of economic recovery and prosperity. Hon. Agunsoye made the statement on Thursday while addressing thousands of BATCO Mandate members who had converged at Ojota New Garage Motor Park after rallying through Ikorodu road in solidarity walk in support of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Lawmaker who mobilized about 10,000 of his supporters across Kosofe federal Constituency to the rally which was dubbed, "the Mother of All Rally", described Asiwaju Tinubu as a financial engineer, a man of valour, a leader of g...

The Mandate Group, a dominant political group in Lagos State, is set to announce its much-expected comeback with a rally in support of the political ambitions of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. The Political rally which has been dubbed "the Mother of All Rally" is billed to take place on Thursday December 1st, 2022. Kosofe Local Government, Agboyi/Ketu and Ikosi/Isheri LCDA chapters of the group will participate in the rally as thousands of people loyal to the Group across the 20 local government areas and 37 LCDAs have been mobilized for Thursday's rally to show their solidarity and support for the APC flag bearers. The rally which will see thousands of the group loyalists march to the state party's secretariat ACME, will announce the return of the group into the political space of Lagos after over two years hiatus following the dissolution of all p...

In a bid to consolidate the policies, and development agenda of his administration, the executive chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, on Monday, announced the appointment of 40 Senior Special Assistants (SSA). The 40 newly appointed aides include representatives of Ndigbo, Arewa, South-South, religious body and other tribes in Kosofe local government. Hon. Ogunlewe, while congratulating the new appointees, urged them to work assiduously, conscientiously and diligently to add value and move the Local government to a greater height. He also charged the appointees to put in their best to extend the frontier of good governance for the people to enjoy the dividends of democracy. “The task ahead is enormous; our duty is to serve the people without any excuse. I want you to lead by example and ensure we meet our primary goals”: Ogunlewe stated. The letters of appointment were presented by the Secretary to the loca...

The Lawmaker representating Kosofe Federal Constituency and the Chairman House Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), Hon. (Prince) Rotimi Ojo Agunsoye, on Sunday, under the auspices of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) distributed emergency relief materials to victims of flood disaster in Ikosi-Isheri of Kosofe Federal Constituency. The relief materials were presented to affected victims of the previous flood disaster by the representatives of NEMA and monitored by APC Ikosi-Isheri LGA Chairman, Otunba Seyi Odufowokan. Relief items such as bags of rice, beans, and maize; blankets, duvets, buckets, cloths, sewed clothes, mats and mattresses were distributed at the Magodo constituency office of the lawmaker. The presentation of the relief materials followed an official complaint lodged by the Lawmaker to the agency for its swift intervention after flood destroyed lives and property worth millions of naira in his c...

The Executive Chairman of Kosofe Local Government, Barrister Moyosore Ogunlewe, on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Oloworo of Oworonshoki Kingdom, HRM Oba Babatunde Saliu.  During the visit, the duo had a lengthy discussion on the infrastructural development of Oworonsoki Kingdom and the needs of the people in the area.  Chief among the proposed projects is the construction of a standard Market Square in Oworonsoki to foster community development, provide values to local businesses, support local vendors, petty traders and also stimulate foreign investment within the Local Government.

Less than a week after empowering 200 youth and women with a total package of N10,000 million for catering the Lawmaker representing Kosofe Federal Constituency, Hon. Prince Rotimi Agunsoye has again empowered another set of 150 constituents with a total amount of 18 million naira as start-up capital on Fisheries. This followed the completion of two-day intensive training on Fisheries Value Chains Aquaculture by 150 indigent constituents at the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology Victoria Island Lagos on Tuesday. The empowerment programme was facilitated by the Lawmaker to create employment and develop the human capacity of his teeming youth in Kosofe Federal Constituency. And at the end of the practical aspect of the training on Tuesday, 150 beneficiaries were presented certificates and cheques of N120,000 each.

No fewer than 150 constituents of Kosofe Federal Constituency are presently undergoing a two-day training on Fisheries Value Chains Aquaculture at the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos. The training was facilitated by the Lawmaker representing the Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives Hon. Prince Rotimi Agunsoye under the auspices of Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Lagos. The programme came three days after he had empowered 200 Youth and Women of the constituency with N50,000 each as start-up capital on Catering. The beneficiaries of the empowerment programme on Fisheries were selected from the three local council areas in the Constituency namely Kosofe Local Government, Agboyi/Ketu LCDA and Ikosi/Isheri LCDA. And at the two-day training, participants will undergo training on various aspects of the acquaculture value chain including food fish products, breeding, feed formulation, ornamental f...