Category: Interview

Otunba Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru, the outgoing Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), is the former Permanent Secretary/Clerk, Lagos State House of Assembly and Senatorial aspirant for Lagos East. He’s the first to be re – elected as the Chairman of IKODASS in the annals of the social, cultural and economic group. In this interview with Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, Otunba Abiru bore his mind on the achievements of his administration, challenges and also charged his successor, whom he said would…

Since his emergence as the lawmaker representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Hon. Babajimi Adegoke Benson has been able to influence many projects that have been impacting positively on the Ikorodu Division. Hon. Benson, who is  the Chairman, House Committee on Defense, in a brief interview with THE IMPACT, after being honoured by the Igbe community for his assistance in facilitating the rehabilitation of their road, stated the reasons for establishing  the newly commissioned radio station, 106.1FM, and agriculture training programme in conjunction with NAFRC which its second batch graduated this week.…

Asiwaju Olorunfunmi Reuben Basorun, the only surviving member of the late Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande’s administration between 1979 and 1983 and the first Secretary to the State Government and former Commissioner for Education, has stated that the late former governor who died recently, succeded as a Governor because of his commitment and determination. Basorun, who is currently a member of the Governance Advisory Council (GAC) and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke on Jakande’s administration and his person, attempted review of the divisional system in Lagos, resolving the…

Asipa Kaoli Olatunji Olusanya, the Asipa of Ikorodu Kingdom, and Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos East Senatorial District, Deputy Apex Leader of APC in Ikorodu and the former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, is the Chairman of the 8 – man Boundary Dispute Resolution Committee that looked into the boundary problems amongst three Council areas in Ikorodu Division. The committee submitted its report few days ago at the apex meeting of the party held at Prince Abiodun Ogunleye’s Solomade house in lkorodu. In this…

Hon. Wasiu Adekunle Agoro is the Executive Chairman, Imota Local Government Development Areas (LCDA) and a Prince of Imota in Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria. He was former Secretary to the Imota LCDA and a very popular political figure within the Imota community. He spoke with Publisher/Reporter –  in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper briefly in his office in Imota LCDA on Friday, February 12, 2021, on many issues ranging from the ongoing APC registration, population demarcation exercise and security issues. Excerpts: THE IMPACT: We have been around…

Prince Jamiu Adio Saka, (CLU, CFP, FCTI, F.ioD,LLB,BLL), the Chairman of the newly inaugurated Management Board of the Ikorodu Plaza, is an Insurance guru with working experiences, both in Nigeria and abroad. He is a graduate of both the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada with the degrees of B.A (Economics), Bachelor of Laws (LLB. Hons.), Master’s Degree in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos and Barrister at Law (BL). He is the Managing Director, Penguin Insurance Brokers and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…