Category: Community

Wale Jagun In other to meet up with the December 20 deadline for the submission of name of the officers of their respective Community Development Committees (CDCs) , Ikorodu Local Government and Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have conducted elections into various offices of their central development bodies. The elections were successful and recorded impressive turnout of residents in both councils. The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Local Government & Community Affairs (MLGCA), had directed that elections into Community Development Associations (CDAs) and Community Development Committees (CDCs)…

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Kunle Adelabu In order to effectively tackle the menace of cultism in Ikorodu Local Government, the Chairman of the council, Hon. Wasiu Adeshina, has hinted that plans are underway to engage the services of security personnel to jointly patrol strategic positions in the town. The Chairman disclosed this in an interview with THE IMPACT in his office, stating that the council would be employing the services of the local vigilance group in Ikorodu, Onyabo, Nigeria Police, Army and Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC) to patrol Ikorodu to fish out, apprehend…

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-Ikorodu LG, Igbogbo/Bayeku LCDA CDCs hold elections tomorrow Kunle Adelabu & Jare Olukotun After successfully electing executives across the 200 Community Development (CDAs) in Ikorodu North Local Council Development Area (LCDA), representatives of the CDA gathered on Wednesday, December  18, 2019, to elect officers of the Community Development Committees (CDC). At the election held at the Council’s Area Office, LASTMA Compound along Ikorodu – Shagamu Road, Ikorodu, Prince Adeniran Ogunbanwo from Agunbiade CDA was elected as the CDC Chairman with 115 votes. He defeated his opponent, Mr Oladapo Sunday Moses,…

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Wale Jagun The efforts of the Joint Igbe Community Development Associations (CDAs) in rehabilitating the collapsed Igbe road have gotten a boost from two of the telecommunication giants in the country, MTN and HUAWEI, which have redeemed their pledges to the community by donating 300 bags of cement. Residents of the community, led by the Chairman of the Igbe Road Rehabilitation Committee (IRRC), Pastor Adeniyi J. A, and other members of the committee, took delivery of the cements which were brought in a trailer on Thursday, December 13,2019. The six…

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Kunle Adelabu About 224 Community Development Associations (CDAs) in Ikorodu Local Government will elect new officers between today,  Saturday,  December 14 and tomorrow, Sunday,  December 15,2019, after several years of uncertainties over the tenures of  the last  executive councils which were recently dissolved across the state. The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Local Government & Community Affairs (MLGCA), had directed that elections into CDAs and Community Development Committees (CDCs) must be held between 11th – 17th December and 18th – 20th December, 2019, respectively. The Permanent Secretary, MLGCA,…

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Jare Olukotun After successfully organizing an award ceremony in Ikorodu Local Government about two weeks ago, Empire Entertainment again organized another award ceremony to honour security personnel in Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Area (LCDA) on Thursday, Dcember 5, 2019. The event, which  was tagged, ‘Igbogbo/Bayeku Security Award 2019’, and held at De Centrum Hotel and Suit beside Remdabson filing station in Igbogbo, was well-attended by officers of the state and local security outfits among which were Lagos State Nieghbourhod Watch (LNSC), Onyabo Vigilance Group (OVG), Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), Agbekoya…

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Kunle Adelabu The Adeboruwa of Igbogbo Kingdom and the Secretary of the Ijebu Obas in Lagos State, His Royal Majesty, Oba (Barr.) Semiudeen Orimadegun Kasali, Chairman of the Igbogbo/Bayeku Local Council Development Association (LCDA), Comrade Sesan Daini and President of the Igbogbo Development Association (IDEA), Chief (Dr) Omotunde Ogunlaja, have called on sons, daughters and residents of the community to use the annual Igbogbo Day celebration to bring about developments in the town. This appeal was contained in their respective speeches at the Grand Finale of the 2019 Igbogbo Day…

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Kunle Adelabu -As cult members ignore Gov’s olive branch There are clear indications that cultists in Ikorodu Division, who have been engaging in gang war for over a decade, are not in any way ready to stop their dastardly war against one another as another gang battle left another five people dead on Monday, November 2, 2019. The cult unrest has been disrupting social and economic lives of Ikorodu for sometimes now and has been responsible for the untimely death of many residents. To these cultists, the recent olive branch…

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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged members of Community Development Associations (CDAs) to serve as voluntary supervisors to ongoing projects across the State. The Governor emphasised on the importance of teamwork stating that all hands must be on deck to see that quality projects are delivered by contractors. While speaking at the year 2019 Community Day Celebration which held on Wednesday at the Police College Parade Ground, Ikeja, Sanwo-Olu described the CDAs and CDCs as the real growth engines in the state. The event, which was themed: “Revising…

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