Breaking: Lagos Assembly Suspends Alimosho Council Chairman

Sahara Weekly Reports That The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday handed down an indefinite suspension to the chairman of the Alimosho Local Government Area, Jelili Sulaimon. The suspension is with immediate effect.

Sitting at plenary, the lawmakers resolved that the vice chairman of the council, Mr. Akinpelu Johnson, should take over the running of its affairs.

The House further instructed the management of the council, including the manager and treasurer, recognizes the authority of the vice chairman and accord him all the support to make him work effectively.

The chairman was suspended in a unanimous vote by the lawmakers over an alleged non-compliance, defiance and unyielding attitude to the legislative House.

Moving a motion for his suspension, the Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Sanni Okanlawon, recalled that in April 2024, pandemonium broke out in the Iyana-Ipaja axis of Alimosho Local Government leading to the death of one Mr. Micheal Ajayi.

Hon. Okanlawon, whose committee was saddled with the responsibility to investigate the cause of the pandemonium, said that it was discovered that Jelili masterminded the chaos.

According to Okanlawon, all stakeholders involved in the issue were invited, but Jelili had continued to show acts of misconduct to the committee of the House.

He highlighted the council chairman’s failure to adhere to the Assembly’s directives and his mismanagement of public funds. He, therefore, called for Jelili’s immediate suspension in line with relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

“He should be suspended immediately while the vice chairman, Akin Johnson, takes over with immediate effect,” he prayed.

Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams, while supporting the call for Jelili’s suspension, added that the action would make other local government chairmen sit well.

“The Alimosho council chairman does not follow procurement processes or the budget. There has been a lot of misconducts from him and I support that the chairman be suspended indefinitely,” he said.

In his contribution Hon. Nureni Akinsanya, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts for Local Government, referred to the report submitted by the State Auditor-General concerning the activities of Jelili. The report underscored the council chairman’s consistent non-compliance with financial regulations, with significant irregularities in his records.

Akinsanya, emphasising these discrepancies, suported Okanlawon’s call for Jelili’s suspension.

Similarly, Hon. Ladi Ajomale expressed surprise that the council chairman had been recalcitrant despite previous reports detailing his alleged financial mismanagement.

Hon. Sa’ad Olumoh, while echoing his concerns, also prayed the House to invite Mr. Kolade Alabi and Mr. Rasak Ajala, chairmen of Bariga LCDA and Odi Olowo LCDA respectively, as heads of the Conference 57, to explain the widespread disregard by council chairmen for governance protocols.

The Speaker, Rt. Hon. (Dr) Mudashiru Obasa, who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk of the House, Barr. Olalekan Onafeko, to communicate the Assembly’s resolution to all relevant authorities

Eromosele Ebhomele

Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.

Former Liberian Vice President, Howard-Taylor Appointed UNIPGC Matron

Sahara Weekly Reports That The first female Vice President of Liberia, JEWEL Howard-Taylor, has been appointed the Matron of the United International Peace and Governance Council (UNIPGC) for its African chapter.

She was officially sworn into office on Friday at the Jewel Starfish Headquarters in Monrovia, Liberia, a colorful event that recorded overwhelming success.

She was taken through an oath of allegiance by the Global President & Chairman of the Supreme Council of UNIPGC Africa, H.E. Amb. Dr. Jonathan Ojadah.

The former Vice President swore to lead people manage resources, and create value no individual can create alone.

Amb. Ojadah, the Permanent Representative to the United Nations and holder of the US President’s Lifetime Achievement award congratulated Howard-Taylor for her official inauguration and expressed hope that she would bring massive value to the UNIPGC.

Howard-Taylor is considered one of the most influential African women.

Earlier, Amb. Ojadah was treated to a superb welcome from the executives of UNIPGC upon arrival in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.

Those who came out to receive him upon arrival at the airport included notable members of the UNIPGC General Assembly and key executives.

They are Amb. Fanta Ceesay and Mrs. Joy Okikili from Liberia, Amb. Dipo Gbenro, the Country Chief for Sierra Leone, and Amb. Michael Adediran, the Country Chief for Tanzania.

Also present was Mr. Titus Charlie, representing H.E. Jewel Howard Taylor, among other distinguished officials.

This landmark occasion on Friday marks a new chapter for UNIPGC Africa under the esteemed leadership of Chief Dr. Jewel Howard Taylor.

The event, which drew massive attention across the board, is also a demonstration of the commitment of UNIPGC Africa towards fostering peace and good governance across the continent.

Olanshile Sauban Group Dismisses TundeEdnut’s False Report On Food Items Distribution On Lagos Island

• says It’s Misleading And Malicious

By Citizen NewsNG

Sahara Weekly Reports That The Media Office of Olanshile Sauban Group has reacted to a social media post made by a Blogger, TundeEdnut (@mazitundeednut), on Instagram on Wednesday, 2 October 2024, and shared by some bloggers as FALSE and MISCHIEVOUS.

In a Press statement issued in Lagos,

The group described the report as false, misleading, and malicious.

To set the record straight, In

In commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary, the Group, led by Its Leader, Mr. Olanshile Sauban, distributed assorted food items to vulnerable residents on Lagos Island Local Government Area on Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Over 4,500 Bags of Rice, Semovita, Garri, Loaves of Jumbo-Size Bread, and Cash Gifts running into millions of Naira

Were distributed to residents across the Lagos Island Local Government Area. The Philanthropic activity witnessed a large turnout of Widows, Elderly Citizens, and Physically Challenged Persons.

The Community Food Hub is part of the Group’s Socioeconomic intervention initiatives. It was organized to alleviate the resultant effects of the present economic challenge and complement President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

TundeEdnut had posted a picture wherein he merged a picture of the Beneficiaries of the Food Items with a fake and generated image of Load of Bread and posted it on his Instagram page to malign the group and misform the general public.

TundeEdnut is notorious for spreading falsehood and unverified information.

The general public is hereby advised to ignore the social media Posts.

“Can TundeEdnut show to Nigerians and the world one or two Humanitarian service(s) or support(s) he had rendered to lift the people and/or citizenry”? , Olanshile Sauban Group Challenged TundeEdnut”.

At Olanshile Sauban Group, We will continue to Support and Uplift the vulnerable in society through philanthropic Activities and complement the three tiers of government toward a more prosperous Nigeria.