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  • Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ajiboso slumps, dies while settling dispute at Oba’s palace

    Ex-Lagos Commissioner, Ajiboso slumps, dies while settling dispute at Oba’s palace

    A Former Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Enoch Ajiboso has reportedly died while resolving dispute at the Oba’s palace in Osun State.

    Ajiboso, who was also a former Local Government Chairman of Agege Local Government Area of Lagos was 70 years when he died.

    His son, Femi Ajiboso confirmed the death of his father on Sunday after he slumped at the palace of the traditional ruler in Inisa, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun.

    He was said to be counseling two parties in dispute on the need to resolve their differences when he slumped.

    The former commissioner was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival by medical staff.

    Ajiboso did his National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, at the Staff Training Centre, Potiskum, 1977-78.

    He was a Management Trainee staff at First Bank of Nigeria Pic, 1980; Senior Asst. Manager, Staff Training &Development, 1990-92 and Dep. Manpower Planning Manager, 1992-97.

    He was elected Chairman, Agee Local Government, Lagos State between 1997 and 1998 and was re-elected between 1999 and 2002.

    Ajiboso was elected Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Lagos State Branch, between 1999 and 2002 as well as elected National Treasurer, ALGON, 1999-02.

    He was Commissioner, Lagos State Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives in 2007 during the administration of former Governor Babatunde Fashola. He could not complete his tenure as he was sacked for alleged anti-party activities.

    Ajiboso attended Saint Peter’s Primary School, Inisa, 1956-63; Inisa Grammar School, Inisa, 1967-71; Kiriji Memorial College, Igbaja, 1972-73; University of lbadan, 1974-77 and University of Lagos, Akoka, 1979-80.
  • #EndSARS: Calm gradually returns to Lagos as Sanwo-Olu visits burnt police stations, razed facilities, Oba’s palace

    #EndSARS: Calm gradually returns to Lagos as Sanwo-Olu visits burnt police stations, razed facilities, Oba’s palace

    Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has begun the visitation of different hot spots torched by hoodlums across the state.

    Many Local Government Secretariats, Police Stations, and other facilities burnt, while stores, shops were looted by hoodlums including the palace of Oba of Lagos. They made away with King’s Chief of Staff.

    The governor and his team had visited the Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Government, Ajeromi Divisional Police Headquarters, Layeni, and Amukoko Police Stations.

    Other places visited are Lagos State Public Works Office at Ojodu and Ojodu Bus Rapid Transit terminal.

    As at the time of filing this report, the governor is currently addressing the people at the Oba of Lagos’ palace, assuring that the peace has been restored to the community.

    The governor also assured the residents that the monarch will return to the palace and will address the people.

    Also speaking during the visit, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, said the attacks on public facilities compelled the state government to impose a curfew on the state.

    He said, “I want us to realise that all of these happened before the curfew. This was why the government imposed the curfew. The correct situation is that these attacks sparked the curfew

    “This is not the kind of Lagos we know and want to know. We should see ourselves as brothers. The kind of rebuilding that we have to do now is great. This is a tough and difficult time for us but we will come out stronger.”

    At Ajeromi, the governor was received by Fatai Adekunle Ayoola and Fatai Ajidagba, Chairmen of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government and Ifelodun Local Council Development Area respectively.

  • Obaseki redeploys aide for ’embarrassing’ him at Oba’s palace

    Obaseki redeploys aide for ’embarrassing’ him at Oba’s palace

    Governor Godwin Obaseki has ordered the redeployment of his Director of Protocol (DoP), Government House, Benin, Aisagbon Osayande, to the Ministry of Culture and Diaspora Affairs.

    He was replaced by Mosis Obakpolor of the same ministry.

    The redeployment followed the July 25 embarrassment suffered by Obaseki and other Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) leaders, who came to Edo for the kick-off of the governor’s campaign.

    They visited the Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, but the customary kolanut and gin, usually brought by guests for royal blessings, were not brought by Obaseki and his aides.

    The PDP chieftains were embarrassed when the first-class monarch asked for kolanut and gin to offer prayers for the visitors to have a successful electioneering, but none was provided.