Lagos Council Boss Fulfils Promise To Orphanage, Donates Salaries

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Th executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi has fulfilled his promise to donate his salaries to orphanage as part of his birthday celebration rituals every year.


To recap, Egunjobi was sworn in as Agege Local Government chairman two years ago on July 25, 2017, coincidentally his birthday, which he marked at Babes Salam Home, an orphanage situated at Ikeja area of the state. The Council chief turned a year older last Thursday and made good his promise to donate his three-month salaries to the motherless babies’ home on the occasion, a statement released by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Rotimi Sulyman stated. It said, Egunjobi presented a cheque of N500,000 to the management of Babes Salam, which was received by the deputy head of the orphanage, Imam Muhammed Shaban, in the latter’s office.

 The statement reads in part: “Today, Alhaji Tahir Taoheed on behalf of the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, Alhaji Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi, presented N500,000 personal cheque, a cumulation of his three-month salaries as the Council’s chairman to Babes Salam Home in fulfilment of his promise to the orphanage on his birthdays. “A ritual he started on assumption of office, the Council boss at the presentation of the cheque through Alhaji Tahir, called on individuals of means and corporate bodies to rally to the aid of the less privileged and work in tandem to reduce the country’s grinding poverty.”

In response, Imam Shaban on behalf of the orphanage management reportedly expressed gratitude to Egunjobi and supplicated to Allah to reward his kindness.

Lagos Council Boss Warns Against Illegal Dumping of Refuse

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The Chairman, Ifako-ijaiye LG Area of Lagos State, Apostle Oloruntoba Oke, on Monday, warned residents across the council area,  who are in the habit of dumping their refuse indiscriminately to desist from the act or face the full weight of the law.

He made the statement while on assessment visit to Power line and Ashabi Taiwo area of Obawole, where last week Monday,October 29, 2018 down pour resulted in floods that wrecked havoc on some residents' fences.

While sympathising with the victims of the flood disaster, the council boss, said that " henceforth, government will not hesitate to prosecute anyone found dumping refuse on drainage channels thereby impede free-flow of water in any part of the council area, adding that with the Magistrate Court, at the Area Office, Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way, Iju, now in place, erring residents would not be spared.", he noted.

He implored residents to always clean up their drainages and dispose their refuse properly to avoid incident of flood in their community.
The council helmsman, immediately directed the Works and Infrastructure Department  of the council, to desilt and reconstruct the portion of Power line drainage  channel that led to the flood.

Those who accompanied the chairman on the tour are: the vice chairman, Prince Usman Hamzat, the supervisor for Works & Infrastructure, Chief Shola Ajibose, senior member of staff of the department, as well as Toba Oke Media Team.