PDP Make Saraki National Leader

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has been appointed the national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP at the party’s NEC meeting on Thursday.

Being the highest office holder in the party at the moment, Saraki will replace his deputy, Senator Ike Ekwerenmadu, who held the position until the defection of Saraki and other top APC members to the PDP.

The arrival of Saraki was heralded by loud ovation as he was led into the venue of the meeting by PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, and other top leaders of the party.

Saraki, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Sokoto State governor Aminu Tambuwal and Benue State governor Samuel Ortom were all present at the meeting.

The NEC meeting attended by the four former members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was in celebration mood as the politicians exchanged banters.

Apart from the former APC chiefs, the meeting hall had key figures in the PDP, including governors, lawmakers and some of the presidential aspirants.

Presidency releases Full list of Buhari’s appointees

The presidency has released the full list of all the appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The release was in response to the recent media report that 81 of the 100 appointments made by Buhari were from the North, while the other regions shared the remaining 19 appointments.

Earlier, Buhari’s media assistant, Femi Adesina had said the claim, initially made by a newspaper, was either an ignorant effort or a mischievous attempt to mislead the public and portray the Buhari administration in bad light.

Below is an updated table of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments, disproving the allegations of lopsidedness.

Ambode appoints Folashade Adesoye as new Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service (HOS) in the State.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said Mrs. Adesoye’s appointment, will take effect on November 11, 2017, following the statutory retirement of the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola on November 10, 2017.

The new HOS was first appointed into the Lagos State Civil Service on December 28, 1983 as an Accountant and has served in several ministries.

She was elevated into the Body of Permanent Secretaries in 2010 and was deployed to the Civil Service Pensions Office where she served till August 2015 when she was deployed to the Office of Local Government Establishment, Training and Pensions Office. In 2016, she was asked to serve in the same capacity as Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

Until her appointment, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Governor Ambode thanked the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Ademola for her meritorious service to the State and wished her well in her future endeavours.Ambode appoints Folashade Adesoye as new Head of Service

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye as the 20th Head of Service (HOS) in the State.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Habib Aruna, said Mrs. Adesoye’s appointment, will take effect on November 11, 2017, following the statutory retirement of the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola on November 10, 2017.

The new HOS was first appointed into the Lagos State Civil Service on December 28, 1983 as an Accountant and has served in several ministries.

She was elevated into the Body of Permanent Secretaries in 2010 and was deployed to the Civil Service Pensions Office where she served till August 2015 when she was deployed to the Office of Local Government Establishment, Training and Pensions Office. In 2016, she was asked to serve in the same capacity as Permanent Secretary, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.

Until her appointment, she was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.

Governor Ambode thanked the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Ademola for her meritorious service to the State and wished her well in her future endeavours.

I join politics to address inequalities-James Agboola, Sole Admin. Orile-Agege

Hon. James Agboola appointment as the Sole Administrator of Orile Agege Local Council Development Area still appears like a mirage to many in the community, he remains the unpopular name expected to take over from the immediate past Executive Secretary of the LCDA. Surprisingly, he has spent the last 43 years of his life in Papa Ashafa area of Orile Agege even before the creation of LCDA by erstwhile Lagos State governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In fact, most residents still startle at how a laundry man could be giving such appointment. 

Hon. Agboola put his emergence into perspective, “My appointment is beyond anyone's imagination, it is basically God at work. I believe Governor Ambode considered those who knows the nooks and crannies of the community and understands the peoples' chemistry. I do not keep a loud profile. Up till this moment, many people still call me to confirm if I am the James Agboola announced by the governor. I have been in active Agege politics for over two decades. But I am more in the administrative section of our party. 

He had primary education at Mount Zion African Church, Alaagba before proceeding to Lagos Technical College, ST. Fibers College,  Teachers College and later Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,   After my primary school education, I could not further due to financial challenges, I started primary school at age 10. I stayed at home for some years before I went to secondary school, it was very challenging. I went to teachers college, but immediately I secured admission, they stopped automatic employment for teachers, that limited my chance of teaching after graduating from teachers college. I started visiting Abeokuta searching for greener pasture, unfortunately things were not rosy over there. I decided to come back to Lagos and finally engaged in teaching. I later got a job in the defunct Nigeria Textile Mill, Agege with a determination to work for just 5 years. On my 5th year, I tabled my resignation letter, it was not entertained by my boss because of my diligence to work. We dragged for a while before it was accepted and approved. Then, I joined my brother's business centre outfit situated at Capitol road as a supervisor. We had series of businesses such as computer business centre, laundry service & estate agent. It was there that I developed interest in Laundry service business. I have been doing the business for over two decades in Agege. Also, I joined politics along the line.

Hon. Agboola is one of the diehard fans of Lagos Assembly Speaker, Hon. Mudashir Obasa, he refers to him as his political mentor. With the primary assignment to make people feel the impact of the government, pay and reduce liabilities, conduct free, fair and credible election and to increase revenue to supplement government allocation, the soft spoken Ekiti born grassroot politician has been able to convince his proprietor to allow him and his co-sole administrators carry out pocket of projects in their respective council. “Personally I joined politics to address the obvious inequalities between political office holders and the governed. This has been what I usually advocate in the party. As a member of Hon. Obasa's team, I can assure you that we have strived to ensure people feel the impact of democracy in our community. 

Now, the staff of the council, head of institutions and I have been mopping up strategies to tackle environmental issues, insecurity and empowerment. In due time, you will see outcome of our progressive plans in  Orile-Agege. 

We understand Papa, Agbotikuyo, Dopemu and Kolawole amongst other areas have worst environmental challenges, we will work towards developing these areas with assistance of our governor. We invited the commissioner for Environment Dr. Babatunde Adejare for  inspection during last sanitation, we went round the streets of Igbayilola, Ijaye, Alhaja Sifawu and others, some of the drainages were blocked with refuse and we have made arrangement to evacuate those drainages.