Council Chairmen Should Be Applauded For Infrastructural Development – Lagos Assembly

The House Committee On Local Government and Community Development of the Lagos State House of Assembly has come out to hail the Executive Chairmen of Surulere local government, Mr Tajudeen Ajide, Coker/Aguda LCDA, Alhaja Omobolanle Akinyemi-Obe and Itire/Ikate LCDA, Mr Ahmed Apatira, on infrastructural development in their councils.

The Chairman of the House Committee, Mr Abdulsobur Olawale recently revealed this after inspecting the various projects executed by the Council Chairmen.

According to him, the committee is surprised with the level of developmental projects and their quality, and they have noticed a symbiotic relationship between the council’s executives and their councillors.

He added that the committee is also pleased with how the welfare packages of the councillors are structured, because that is very key.

His words, “In every local government, Labour is the engine room. They are the ones who ensure the smooth running of the local government and what we met was very encouraging.”

“Lastly, the various projects we inspected were well structured and of quality.”

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Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born June 25, 1965) is a Nigerian Politician and the current Governor of Lagos State. He was announced the governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after contesting and unexpectedly winning the gubernatorial primaries under the All Progressives Congress against incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in October 2018.

He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, as well as the London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition, He was the Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC).

Sanwo-Olu has a B.Sc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Business School.

He is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) and fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Training and Development (NITAD).