...To Give Palaces Facelift
Agege Pulse Magazine
In a bid to improve the welfare of Traditional Rulers in Agege, Executive Chairman of Agege LGA, Hon. Ganiyu Kola Egunjobi has rained cash gifts on all the eleven Baales under the council.
Egunjobi played host to all the Baales yesterday at the council's Secretariat where several issues affecting offices of the traditional rulers were discussed. Top on the agenda was the need for all the 11 palaces including the Palace of Ologba of Ogbaland in the council to wear a new look.
Speaking on the purpose of the meeting and cash gifts, Egunjobi said the effort is to proffer solutions to issues mitigating their leadership and communities as well as to give the palaces of all the traditional rulers a facelift and restyling following long years of clamour for welfare improvement.
Egunjobi used the medium to urge all Baales to sensitise their communities on illegal dumping of refuse, illegal parking and clearing of drainage in their communities to avoid unhealthy environment.
Recall, Egunjobi did this last year and recently gave eighteen seater bus to Baale in Council to ease the movement accross the nation.
In addition, the Council Head of Administration, Mr. Olufemi Esan implored the Baales to be part of revenue generation by sensitising members of their communities on prompt payment of their levies and taxes, adding that it will go in a long way to create more dividends of democracy to people of Agege.
Esan urged traditional rulers to the needful in the upgrade of their title for proper recognition and to ensure a desired community service delivery from state government.
Chairman of Baales in Council, High Chief Afogunlowo on behalf of others thanked Hon. Egunjobi for his service to humanity and focus on welfare delivery.
Afogunlowo urged the council to do more in the area of sensitisation on revenue collection either through print medium or electronically.
Present at the events were Vice Chairman Prince Abiodun Ogunji, HoA, Mr. Olufemi Esan, SLG, Hon. Gbenga Abiola, HoDs, Councilors, Supervisors amongst others.
The Traditional Rulers /Baales include, the Regent of Ogbaland, Prince Jelili Kehinde Asade, Chief S.A Afogunlowo Dopemu, Chief, L.I. Ajagunna, Keke, Chief S.O. Sobande, Onipetesi, Chief S.A. Salako, Otubu, Chief R.A. Ogundare, Papa Jafojo,
Others are Chief T.A. Adebari, Iloro, Chief Murisiku Majaro Balogun, Ajegunle, Chief T.A. Ogabi, Idi-Mongoro, Chief Rufai Kuku, Isale Oja and Chief N.A. Sunmonu, Baale Panada
