Category: Community

Kunle Adelabu Following its successful partnership with the Managing Director of the Polaris Bank, Mr Adetokunbo Abiru, and wife, in distributing what has been described as the largest distribution  of relief packages to residents of Ikorodu Division to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), on Friday, May 1, 2020, commenced the distribution of facemasks to clubs and associations under it. Also benefitted from the gesture of the cultural and socio-economic group, were palaces, recognised platforms and other stakeholders. The association, under the…

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Kunle Adelabu The Permanent Vice Chairman, Lagos State Council of Obas and Chiefs and the Ayangbure of Ikorodu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, has commended members of the Oriwu Club in Ikorodu for supporting the government in providing relief for residents to mitigate their sufferings during the ongoing lockdown. The exco members of the prestigious club, led by the President, Professor Adebayo Ninalowo who is also the Chairman, Governing Council of the Lagos State University (LASU), distributed food items to hundreds of residents that besieged the Club…

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Kunle Adelabu More relief interventions have continued to pour into Ikorodu in an effort to mitigate the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown aimed at containing the spread of the deadly virus. The latest of the relief interventions was coming from Lafarge Cement Company which provided bumber packages of food items in conjunction with the Ikorodu West Local Development Area (LCDA) for 500 families in the council to support the vulnerable people. The renowned cement company distributed some bags of food items comprising of Rice (5kg), beans (5kg), garri (5kg),…

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Jare Babatunde In a bid to support the efforts of the government at all levels to cushion the effects of the on-going lockdown issued to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Lagos State Polytechnic Alumni Association (Ikorodu Branch), under the chairmanship of Mr. Adebayo Shamsudeeen Onaade, provided monetary relief packages for vulnerable members of the association and residents of the Lambo-Lasunwon community, which is the host community of the Polytechnic. In a release by the Ikorodu branch of the association which was signed by the branch’s Public Relations Officer (PRO),…

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Kunle Adelabu The efforts of the Managing Director of the Polaris Bank PLC, Mr Tokunbo Abiru, and wife in providing relief materials in form of food items for thousands of people across the Ikorodu Division and also getting those items to their door steps have received commendations and praises. The food items, which were distributed by the Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS) on behalf of the couple, was the largest individual sponsored relief program in Ikorodu Division. It took the distribution committee led by the Deputy Chairman of IKODASS, Alhaji Kolawole…

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Kunle Adelabu A group of Lagos indigenes in the United State of America (U.S.A) under the aegis of Eko Club International, on Sunday, April 19, 2020, provided relief materials for 300 residents in Igbogbo. Igbogbo phase of the distribution of the relief packages, which contained food items, was held at the Adeboruwa palace as part of the group’s intervention in providing relief for Lagosians during the ongoing COVID – 19 lockdown. Speaking on the group’s mission in Nigeria, while addressing beneficiaries, Princess Adesola Haastrup, one of the Eko Club International…

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Kunle Adelabu Leaders and residents of one of the major communities in Ikorodu, Lasunwon – Lambo, have cried out to the government, groups and individuals to extend the distribution of relief materials to the community. Some of the Leaders and residents that spoke with THE IMPACT on Saturday (yesterday) said that they have not received or benefitted from the government or private body/individual driven relief materials that have been distributed across Ikorodu division The community lack any key social amenities such as road, potable water, Primary Health Centre (PHC) and…

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Kunle Adelabu The Assistant General Secretary, Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS) and President of I – Heroes , Seun Eleso has stated that the over 7, 000 relief packages provided for the residents of Ikorodu Division by the Managing Director of the Polaris Bank PLC, Mr Adetokunbo Abiru and his wife, to cushion the effects of the lockdown, actually benefited about 12, 000 homes across Ikorodu division. Eleso, who was a member of the IKODASS Distribution Committee that navigated the nooks and crannies of the division for eight days…

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