Kosofe News

HON. OKANLAWON SUPERVICES NEW INDUSTRIAL PARK & RICE MILL AT IMOTA Unprecedented development is coming to *Imota Community* of Lagos State, this as awarded *Industrial Park and Rice Mill* by the government is 80% under completion. Thorough inspection led by the *Chairman House Committee on Industry, Commerce & Business -Hon. Sanni  Ganiyu Okanlawon,* recorded a great project under execution undertaken by CIBA Construction Company Limited. The harmonized inspection team touchdown the large pillars of the new industrial site being located at Imota on Friday, 25th September, 2020 after long hours' drive from the State House of Assembly. This according to report by *Kosofe Media Team*. Present during the special inspection includes; Chairman House Committee on Industry, Commerce & Business -Hon. Sanni  Ganiyu Okanlawon, Member of the Committee -Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Property -Doctor Bola Ba

MOYO Led-Committee Delivers EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOL In Kosofe Constituency (I) *…Hon. OKLA Commends Committee Members also, Calls For Partnership From Corporate Bodies*  A 5-man Committee headed by *Barr. Moyo Ogunlewe* has presented a qualitative structure on development of education tagged *“EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS”* in Kosofe Local Government (Constituency I) at Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday, 24th September, 2020. The Committee delivered this to the Lagos State House of Assembly Member, *Hon. Sanni Ganiyu Babatunde Okanlawon* representing Kosofe Constituency (l) with a comprehensive and well-structured analysis.  Sometime in May (just 4 Months from inauguration), the constituted Committee as instituted is to create aiding structure to; Fashion out ways and means of complimenting government’s effort at delivering qualitative education in Kosofe Constituency (1). So also to carry out the academic needs assessment of

*APC LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE FOR LAGOS EAST SENATORIAL ELECTION MEETS, STRATEGISES.*  The APC campaign committe for the upcoming Lagos East senatorial election were met today at the Somolu campaign office of TACT.  The deliberation was basically on the modalities and strategies to ensure that APC candidate, *Mr Tokunbo Abiru* wins the Lagos East senatorial election scheduled for 31st of October, 2020. The composition of the Local organising committee for the election are: Asipa Kaoli Olusanya - Chairman  Chief Bode Oyedele - Deputy Chairman  Otunba Segun Agbaje - Secretary  Hon Alabi Kolade - Coordinator  Hon Rotimi Abiru - Director of Finance  Hon Jimi Benson - Dir of Strategy and Planning  Hon Sinai Agunbiade- Dir. Of Protocol  Mayor Dele Osinowo - Dir. Logistics  Hon Sesan Daini - Dir. Media and Publicity  Princess Bola Bada- Dir. Welfare  Hon Abdul Hamed Salawu - Dir. Security Affairs Hon Segun Olulade ‐ Dir.Mobilization Hon Toyin Bolowotan -

TACT OFFICIALLY INCORPORATES  LAGOS EAST CPS's INTO ITS CAMPAIGN STRUCTURE Charges for aggressive propagation of the Senatorial Symbol.... *Tokunbo Abiru Campaign Team(TACT* ) ably represented by its *Director of Mobilization,Hon.Segun Olulade(Eleniyan),* *Director of Finance, Hon.Rotimi Abiru* , *Director of Media and Publicity, Chairman Sesan Daini* of Igbogbo-Bayeku LCDA, *Comrade Saheed Afonja and Prince Ibrahim Ladega* yesterday 13th of September, 2020 at the *Ikorodu Campaign Office of Hon. Tokunbo Abiru* officially Incorporated the Chief Press Secretaries' of Lagos East Council Chairmen into its Campaign Team. *Hon.Sesan Daini, the Director of Media and Publicity* ,acknowledged the vital contributions of the CPS's towards the Senatorial Primaries held over a week ago and for making the *Senatorial Symbol Tokunbo Abiru* a household name felt all through the 16 LGs and LCDAs in Lagos East Senatorial District that culminated into massive affirmat

*COMMUNITY PROTECTION: Kosofe Indigents Receive Free Legal Support As Granted By Sofola* In a bid to assist vulnerable persons battling with any form of Legal/Psycho-social matters, out of cheer Civic Responsibility function; *Children and community Protection Network (CCPN)* in conjunction with *Rights Enforcement & Public Law Centre (REPLACE)* conducted a *Free Legal Clinic* to Indigents of Kosofe Local Government held on Thursday, 10th September, 2020 at Kosofe Council. Alhaji Awofeso Rasheed who is also the coordinator of Child Protection Network , kosofe Chapter said; "The program is to help the downtrodden in the society to obtain justice in all sphere of endeavors despite their pecuniary position in the society"  "The legal Aids council is fully ready to assist in this regards. Today clinic is the 2nd of its kind. Respite has started coming to the ways of the vulnerable. All this is made possible courtesy of Rights Enforcement & Public Law Cent

ABOUT-KOSOFE INTRODUCTION Kosofe is one of the twenty local governments in Lagos State. However, in October 2003, the Lagos State government created 37 al Council Development areas (LCDAS) out of the original 20 local governments in the state as a solution to the political yearnings of the people. Thus, 2 LCDAS namely, Ikosi-lsheri and Agboyi-Ketu LCDAS were carved out of the old Kosofe Local Government though Lagos is no longer the political capital of Nigeria, it is still the commercial and economic nerve centre of this great African nation. Kosofe means 'nothings is free'. This underscores the diverse commercial activities which characterized the indigenes and early settlers of the area in the mid-nineteenth century, the people were noted for massive trade in vegetables, fruits, maize, cassava and fish. Its location at the gateway to the metropolitan Lagos further entrenches Kosofe as an important name in commerce in the modern day Nigeria. The present day kosofe