The Arrival of the Celebrant, Chief AbdulKareem Adebisi Akande arriving the venue with his bosom friend and aburo… Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu @AsiwajuTinubu in company of Governor @GboyegaOyetola
The arrival of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari at exactly 10:45am accompanied by the Governor of Lagos State, Mr @jidesanwoolu … 💥💥
Short and Interesting Cultural Display by the Lagos State Arts and Culture Group, display had a funny ending, spiced up the event for the invited guests.
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu approaching the Podium, As Usual the chants of “On your mandate we shall stand” started BUT he had to stop it, He says the President is on a tight schedule and has to be in Abuja in the shortest possible time.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu explains the connections between him and Chief Bisi Akande, He says they are both fellow travelers in the struggle for democracy, he says they both have a background in accounting and finance, and also both worked in Oil Companies.
Governor @jidesanwoolu says Chief Abdulkareem Adebisi Akande is one of Nigeria’s most selfless Politician, A Progressive, A beacon of Democracy …. Mr Governor says that the array of guests at today’s event shows the kind of leader Baba Akande is.
Mr Segun Ayanbolu reviewed the book, “My Participations” … He gave some insights about contents of the book …. The formation of APC, His long running issue with Iyiola Omisore, Afenifere issues, Perspectives on the gruesome murder of Chief Bola Ige .. etc
“I want to thank my host Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in hosting us, he has done a wonderful job, we admire you, we love you, you are showing us that you are young and that you are capable of doing big things, thank you very much” - Chief Bisi Akande
“It is common knowledge that Akande, was a victim, along with other AD Governors, of a diabolical double cross which ended their tenure, Only the steadfast Asiwaju Bola Tinubu escaped the electoral Massacre masterminded by President Obasanjo” - President Buhari
UPDATE: The 32-metric tons per hour Rice Mill being constructed by Lagos State Government in Imota area of Ikorodu division will start operations before end of first quarter in 2022. Governor @jidesanwoolu gave this assurance after touring the project site on Friday.
@jidesanwoolu said the facility would be subjected to a pre-production test run before the end of first quarter next year, after which the full production capacity would be activated rice production.
Two years after his first visit, the Governor went on an on-the-spot assessment of the biggest agro project being undertaken by a sub-national Government. He was accompanied by Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, and members of the State cabinet.
Lagos State Government and the U.S. Agency for International Development (@USAID) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services.
The Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr. @OlalereOdusote, who is Chairman of the Ad-hoc “Lagos State Water Corporation - ExCo Strategic Review Committee”, said the MOU will ultimately enhance urban water service delivery in Lagos State, ..
… through infrastructure improvement, accountability, strengthened regulatory oversight of the Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission, as well as governance, financial and technical capabilities of public and private sector stakeholders.
UPDATE: Lagos State Govt sympathizes with parents & students over the accident that occurred in Ojodu, noting that 2 students were confirmed dead on the spot while the remaining 12 students, 7 Females & 5 Males are recuperating having sustained varying degrees of injuries. #Ojodu
The State Government will be responsible for the medical expenses of all these students.
The Government also confirmed that some students who had slight injuries have been discharged.
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babjide Olusola Sanwo-Olu commiserates with the parents who lost their children in the incident. He understands that this is a difficult time for them, praying that the Lord will comfort them.
“I commiserate with the parents, management, staff and students of Ojodu Grammar school over this unfortunate death of our students, whose lives were cut short by a truck driver yesterday” - Governor @jidesanwoolu
"The sad incident has left me devastated since yesterday because it is terrible to hear about the death of innocent children, especially in a clearly avoidable circumstance like what happened yesterday” - Governor @jidesanwoolu
"As a parent, words cannot express how shattered I was when I learnt about the incident. No one's life, including those vibrant students, who were returning from where they had gone to learn for a better future, deserved to be ended in that manner” - Governor @jidesanwoolu
UPDATE: The General Manager of Lagos State Traffic Management Authourity (@followlastma), Bolaji Oreagba has categorically disowned the unsubstantiated allegation that officials of the agency were involved in the unfortunate truck accident yesterday at Ojodu
Oreagba averred that” from the reports we received on the incidence, the driver is believed to have lost control of the vehicle, probably because of mechanical reasons. The police are investigating the matter; the public should await their report".
LASTMA does not have a traffic management duty post around the accident scene. And all patrol personnel had reported back to base for daily parade as at the time the accident occurred leaving only those at their traffic management posts”, Oreagba noted.