The Supervisor for Education, Hon. Ogungbo Temitope Sofwan on Tuesday 29th October, 2024 had the privilege of representing the Executive Chairman of Ibeju Lekki Local Government in a meeting with Vaval Furniture Company Limited. The meeting, held with the Managing Director of the company, Ambassador Micheal Tawadrous, ably accompany by the Director HR & Admin, Barrister Yetunde Hemba (Esq), focused on the comprehensive renovation of Bogije Primary School. The project will involve a total overhaul of the school’s infrastructure, including renovation of classrooms and construction of modern fencing, ultimately transforming the school into a modern facility. Vaval Furniture Company Limited has committed to commencing the total renovation, aiming to equip the school with modern facilities. In Conclusion, the director assured the representative of the Mayor of his plan to transform Bojije Primary School to a standard of intertionational status, noting that renovation work will commence at any moment, once the cost implication has been finalized Present at the meeting are, Supervisor for Education, Hon. Ogungbo Temitope Sofwan, Managing Director of Vaval Furniture Company, Ambassador. Micheal Tawadrous, Director, HR and Admin of the Company, Barrister. Yetunde Hemba (Esq), Head Teacher, Boogie Primary School and Public Affairs Unit Media Team Mr Gideon Phillips.

The need to embrace resilience strategy is pertinent to survive the current State of Economy by members of Staff, Political office holders and others. The aforementioned statement were the advise of the Mayor of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government at the Lagos State Resilience Strategy Meeting held on Wednesday 30th October, 2024 at the Council Secretariat Hall, Igando-Oloja. The Presentation which was held by Lagos State Resilience Office (LASRO), headed by the Chief Resilience Officer, in Lagos State, Doctor. Mrs. Olayinka Daniel. Addressing participant during the Presentation, Mr Oluwole O. Micheal, the team leader of the mentioned office, gave the historical background of how the Resilience office emerge as office under Lagos State Government and how it was inaugurated in Lagos state in 2019 with staff deployed from different Ministries under Lagos State Government. He emphasized on the need to adopt Resilience Strategy as means and ability of an individual, Communities, Organisation, and groups to navigates and Scale through an unpleasant, harsh and highly inflated economy our nation is presently undergoing. Speaking further, he cited examples of challenges commonly experienced in Lagos State, such as Building Collapse, Flooding, Erosion, Road Accidents, Road traffic, Stress, Erratic Power Supply, Overcrowding, Inadequate Social Services just to mention few. He noted the three stages of Resilience as, Preliminary Resilience Assessment, first Stage , Resilience Strategy, second stage and Implementation of Lagos Resilience Strategy as third stage.. He proceeded by highlighting the Four Dimension of City Resilience Framework as Health and Wellbeing, Economy and Society, Infrastructure and Environment, Leadership and Strategy. Lastly, he concluded that the Lagos State office of Resilience continually intensify its efforts via research to proffer applicable solutions to mitigate against the unpleasant economy hardship presently ravaging our country, Nigeria. Present at the event are, The Mayor of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government, Hon. (Engr.) Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, The Leader of the House and Legislative Members, Secretary to the Local Government, Executive Members, Supervisors, Special Advisers, Management team, Mr. Oluwole O. Micheal, Head Education And Life Long Learning, Lagos State Resilience Office. (LASRO), Jaiye-Ola Akeem, Oyekan Olayinka, Ashade Adegbenga, Tolu Kayode, Public Relation Officer, some of the Staff of Lagos State Resilience Office. (LASRO).

Joint efforts and collaboration between Executive Chairmen of respective Local Government and Local Council Area along Ibeju-Lekki Communities is imperative to collectively address and tackle numerous challenges currently experience within the Ibeju-Lekki expressway and Communities. These were the Submission of the Chairman, Governor”s Advisory Council, (GAC) Committee, Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro at the Inspection and Assessment Exercise on Tuesday 22nd October, 2024 held at the ibeju lekki Secretariat, igando oloja. Speaking at the event, the Senator Obanikoro noted that, he is convinced with the exceptional performance of the mayor which no doubt has impact lives greatly within ibeju lekki communities and residents. Comrade Mohammed Jamiu Youth Right Activist while expressing his views at the gathering noted that ibeju lekki community has experienced great transformation since the inception of the pragmatic Mayor. He however enjoined the Mayor to include the Widows and Elderly Citizens in his welfare initiatives. The Community Development Association Chairman, Comr. Jabita Adeboye, while addressing the gathering expressed profound appreciation to the Mayor for his efforts in making Ibeju-Lekki communities habitable for residents and stakeholders. He further appealed to the Lagos State Government to join hands with the Mayor to bring infrastructural development to communities within Ibeju-lekki axis. His Royal Majesty, Oba Lukman Olayemi Arowolo, the Gbadewolu of Araromi Kingdom, speaking at the event, appreciates the impact of the Mayor. He implored the Governor”s Advisory Council, (GAC) Committee”s Chairman to review land related matters with regards to excision and land tittles within Ibeju-Lekki. He further enjoined, the Committee to regulate by coordinating the activities of trucks owners and drivers within the lekki epe expressway to avert the repetition of what is currently happening at Apapa wharf axis, due to congestion of the roads by trucks and trailers. He concluded that, the Government should curtail the excess of security personnel, as most are in the habits of abusing powers entrusted to them under the law. Present at the event are: Senator Musiliu Olatunde Obanikoro, Chairman, Governor”s Advisory Council, (GAC) Committee, Hon. Moshood Mayegun Member, Hon. Ridwan Aleshinloye Member, Alhaji F.A. O. Akodu, Barrister Sulaimon Adebiyi. Executive Chairman, Hon.(Engr.) Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, Legislative Members, Executive Members, Royal Fathers, Apex Leaders, CDA Chairmen, Women Leader, Youth Leader, Market Men and Woomen, CAN Representative, League of Imam Representative, Party loyalist and Stewalt amongst others.  

Earlier today, I inspected the renovated property belonging to Baba Matego at Magbon Alade. Recall that the building was affected by the accident that happened during an overnight thunderstorm and a windy rain that led to the collapse of the overhead water tank at Magbon Alade Water House about two and half months ago. The overhead tank fell on the building and caused a major damage on the said property rendering them homeless. The Ibeju Lekki Local Government immediately swung into action and embarked on the renovation of the property. Today, I am glad to inform you that the renovation is complete and Baba Matego is happy again. Idagbasoke Ibeju-Lekki, Dandan ni

  We are delighted to announce that Adesalu Community Primary School, Desa, has been officially approved and adopted by the Lagos State Government through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). This milestone achievement is a testament to the tireless efforts and unwavering commitment of the Ibeju Lekki Local Government, under the leadership of the Executive Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, and through the office of the Supervisor for Education, Hon. Ogungbo Temitope Sofwan. This adoption is a significant milestone in our quest to provide quality education to our children, and we are grateful for the support and partnership of the Lagos State Government. We look forward to continued collaboration and investment in our educational infrastructure, ensuring a brighter future for our community.

  Today, we inducted new secondary school students for the Science and Commercial classes from SS1, following the departure of the SS3 students from our senior public schools, into the weekend tutorial program partnering with Pan Africa University. The induction marked the beginning of their tutorial sessions, aimed at supporting their academic success. We welcome the new students and look forward to a productive and enriching tutorial experience. This initiative is part of the Executive Chairman, Ibeju Lekki unwavering commitment to providing access to quality education, bridging the knowledge gap, and empowering students to reach their full potential.  

  The Council Mayor, Hon. Engr. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, is pleased to announce the 2nd Edition of the Football Tournament, scheduled to take place soon. We invite all youths within Ibeju-Lekki to register their teams for this exciting event. Please find attached the tournament schedule, including important dates and program details. We look forward to your participation and enthusiasm. For more information, please contact the Agric and Social Services Department at the Council Secretariat for more details. Attached: Tournament Schedule and Registration Details.

Good people of Ibeju-Lekki, Though you have saddled me with the responsibility to move our dear local government forward as your Executive Chairman, a mandate that I have meticulously held for the development of our communities , however, I come to you today as a citizen to identify with you in a time like this. I seize this opportunity to appeal to all residents, especially our youths, to shun any form of protest in our domain. It is not in doubt that our dear country, Nigeria is going through a phase in transitioning to a better nation that we have all longed for. The effect of this transition, in what appears unbearable to many of us as hardship, has degenerated to reactions amongst other citizens, thereby prompting the call for this potentially hostile “Hunger Protest” scheduled to kick start today across the country. Historically, the outcome of protests in Nigeria has always been destructive, disastrous, and devastating. The pattern has shown that it usually deviates from its originally intended genuine motives to plunging the country into civic unrest. Our local government had its fair share of such unrest in 2020, during the #EndSars nationwide protest which left our public institutions, particularly the council secretariat, police stations and other infrastructure completely razed to the ground and in its wake, left many people dead. It is now four years and we are still counting our losses while recovering and rebuilding. To cushion the effects of the economic realities, our administration took proactive and sustainable measures as a peoples oriented government. We swiftly established the Ibeju-Lekki Community Market to sell food items at 300 percent more as relief to more than 3,000 residents. We are supporting small businesses with a N30 million MSME scheme, giving out N50,000 and N100,000 in grants and loans to more than 400 beneficiaries. We have provided bursary awards of N50,000 each to about 300 students in tertiary institutions across the country. Our administration provided free Jamb forms and scholarship awards to students seeking to gain admission into higher institutions of learning . Amongst others, we provided free monthly running costs to all primary schools within our local government. Under the leadership of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Government has ensured that workers in the state are paid above the country’s minimum wage. The state also established Ounje Eko and Eko Care to provide relief for residents in the areas of food items and transportation. To mention a few, including free medical care, free education, and increased bursary and scholarship for Lagos students. All these are to offer reliefs for the good people of the state. With a clear purpose to renew the hope of an average Nigerian, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken the bull by the horns to tackle decays in the system, one of which is the local government autonomy in grassroot governance as a tier that is closer to the people. The president who believes that a worker in Nigeria should not be paid less than N70,000 has signed the new national minimum wage into law while also putting other measures in place. To this end, I plead with the good people of Ibeju-Lekki to remain calm and resolute in a time like this. On Tuesday, a Lagos State High Court gave a ruling restricting the proposed nationwide protest to the Gani Fawehinmi freedom Park in Ojota and the peace Park in Ketu. While we recognise the right of individuals to protest, Ibeju-Lekki is not among the listed legitimate grounds for the protest as we call on all citizens to go about their duties without fear or molestation. Let us keep the hope alive as a new dawn is here already. Thank you. Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa Executive Chairman, Ibeju-Lekki Local Government.

A delegation from Ibeju Lekki Local Government under the Leadership of Hon. Abdullah Sesan olowa, Led by the Vice Chairman and comprising the Supervisor for Education, Hon. Ogungbo Temitope Sofwan, and staff from the Education Department, recently embarked on a working visit to Okun-Mopo Primary School. The visit was conducted on behalf of the Executive Chairman, Hon. Abdullah Sesan Olowa, demonstrating his administration’s commitment to enhancing the learning environment for students in the region. The purpose of the visit was to assess the school infrastructure and identify areas in need of urgent attention. Following the assessment, the local government has pledged to undertake a comprehensive renovation of the school, including the replacement of damaged boards, windows, doors, toilets and roofs. The renovation project, undertaken under the auspices of Hon. Abdullah Sesan Olowa’s leadership, is expected to be completed within three months, a testament to the local government’s dedication to improving education in the region.