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LAGOS LEADS AGAIN AS IT GETS NIGERIA’S 1ST ISO-CERTIFIED LABORATORY

PUSH NEWS 24 INTERNATIONAL: NOVEMBER 4TH, 2022

LASEPA Gets 1st ISO-Certified Laboratory in Nigeria

…As Sanwo-Olu Restates Commitment to Environmental Protection

Lagos State Government has recorded another first in its environmental protection drive and in setting pace for good governance with the establishment of the first ISO certified government-owned laboratory in Nigeria by the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA.

Speaking during the official commissioning of the ultra-modern Laboratory located within the premises of LASEPA on Friday, the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu said that the upgraded and re-equipped laboratory will further improve the quality of life for Lagosians.

Represented by the Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources at the event, Mr. Tunji Bello, the Governor added that the event demonstrates his commitment to issues relating to the environment and the general well being of residents of the State.

According to him, the upgrading of LASEPA Laboratory became necessary as a result of the growing population of the state and the need to enhance the capacity of the Agency to effectively deliver on its core mandate of monitoring the environment for safety and sustainability.

The Governor said that he was pleased that the Laboratory earned the accreditation of the International Organization of Standardization for Quality Management System (ISO/IEC 9001) and Laboratory Management System (ISO/IEC 17025) which now makes LASEPA the first Government-owned environmental laboratory in Nigeria.

“This accreditation has given Lagos State a global recognition and acceptance as results generated from this laboratory are consistent and accurate through industry-standard protocols; and in line with best practices obtainable worldwide,” the Governor stated.

Sanwo-Olu urged the Management and Staff of LASEPA, particularly those that would be charged with the responsibility of operating this Laboratory to do so with utmost professional care and high sense of responsibility.

“The Management must also, always keep in mind that to whom much is given, much is expected in return. Our administration will continue to invest in projects that are consistent with our goal of ensuring a healthy, safe and Sustainable environment.

” As we strive to bring about a more resilient and environmentally sustainable State, we look forward to a more purpose driven partnership with local and international bodies, academic institutions, researchers and non-governmental organizations, ” Sanwo-Olu added.

Earlier, the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Environment, Hon. Rotimi Abiru said that the rate of human activities in all parts of the State and the huge population of residents of the State with different industries makes it compelling for Government to be deliberate about paying attention to the environment.

While saying that the initiative corroborates LASEPA’s resolve to ensure that all residents of the State have access to quality air to breath, Hon. Abiru appreciated the General Manager of the Agency and other environment-friendly stakeholders for championing the protection of the Lagos Environment.

Giving an overview of the upgraded Laboratory, the General Manager LASEPA, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe explained that the Laboratory formerly known as Laboratory Department, serving the then Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning was upgraded by Governor Sanwo-Olu.

According to her, the initiative of the ISO-certified laboratory, was in line with the present administration’s THEMES agenda which prioritizes Health and Environment, saying that the project resonates with LASEPA’s mandate of safeguarding the environmental quality of the state’s land, air and water resources.

She described the ISO-certified laboratory as a boost for the Agency’s mandate in the area of monitoring the activities of industrial, commercial and government entities in the state to ensure compliance to the environmental management laws of the state while also achieving sustainable development.

Fasawe revealed that she identified the need for an upgrade and standardization of the agency’s laboratory processes following her deployment to the agency as the General Manager and upon realization that the mandate of LASEPA borders around effective laboratory services.

In her words: “The laboratory complex was constructed thirty two years ago as a pollution control laboratory under the Governace of Raji Alagbe Rasaki, a retired brigadier general in the Nigerian Army who was the then military governor of Lagos State.

” However, during the Governor Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime, it metamorphosed into a full-fledged Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) laboratory with a strategic footprint, sectioned into seven different laboratory services. “

She noted that the agency would not have been able to achieve the upgrading and re-equipping of the laboratory without Governor Sanwo-Olu, who supported the initiative from incubation to completion, alongside the Commissioner for the Environment, some key members of the State Executive Council as well as some principal government officials.

The laboratory which was upgraded, through a carefully designed-work, now has a State-of-the-art environmental laboratory equipment and engineering processes according to International Standards Organisations (ISO) standards and best practices.

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2023: AREWA COMMUNITY IN LAGOS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO TINUBU/SHETTIMA TICKET

PUSH NEWS 24 INTERNATIONAL: NOVEMBER 4th, 2022

Ganduje, Shettima Join Sanwo-Olu’s Consultation with Arewa Community in Alaba Rago

…’We’ll Keep Our Bond with APC’ – Arewa Leaders

Alaba Rago, a predominantly Hausa-Fulani community in Iba Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, was a beehive on Wednesday, as thousands trooped out to receive Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on consultative meetings with the residents.

The Governor was in the company of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Vice Presidential candidate, Sen. Kashim Shettima, and Kano State Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje to the forum where he met with the leadership of various Hausa traders in the area.

Also in Sanwo-Olu’s entourage were the Director of Administration of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Hajia Hadiza Bala Usman, Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Arc Kabiru Abdullahi, chairman of Arewa people in Lagos, Alhaji Yusuf Badaru, Galadima of Lagos, Alhaji Aliyu Banbado, Baba Oja of Alaba, Alhaji Ibrahim Malami, and a businessman, Alhaji Nasiru Aliko Koiki.

The consultation turned out to be a political rally, as youths in the area displayed various banners in support of presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sanwo-Olu’s re-election.

The Lagos Governor said the consultation was part of his political discussions with non-indigene groups residing in the State, thanking the Hausa-Fulani community for supporting the efforts of his administration to scale up infrastructure and amenities in the LCDA.

Sanwo-Olu told the gathering that the Arewa community’s continued cooperation and support remained vital to keep APC on the winning track in Lagos and ensure the party’s candidates across board were successful in the general elections.

The Governor reiterated his commitment to complete all ongoing projects in the area and initiate new ones.

He said: “I’m happy to join you today in furtherance of our consultation on the future of our State. I thank you for the peace and tranquility enjoyed among all non-indigene groups in this part of Lagos. We can only achieve our development goals when we stay united and work together. Iba LCDA has not been left out in our development programme.

“You have seen the good work we are doing in Iba and the infrastructure projects we are delivering in this area. We will be completing the Lagos-Badagry highway soon. The stretch towards Okokomaiko is the final work, which will be completed by the end of the year. The General Hospital we are currently building in Iba will also be completed. We will move inside Ojo and take up Kemberi-Afromedia Road.”

Ganduje, who spoke in Hausa, said he offered to meet with the Lagos Arewa community because of the need to speak with one voice with respect to electing Tinubu as president and continuation of Sanwo-Olu’s mandate, as well as all APC candidates from the State.

Tinubu, the Kano helmsman said, embodied all qualities of a thoroughbred and detribalized Nigerian, saying the APC presidential standard bearer accorded utmost respect to all tribes, cultures and faiths.

Ganduje said the decision of the North to back Tinubu for president had already been sealed. What remains, he said, is for Lagos to produce votes that will supersede the voting strength for the APC.

He said: “We are here today with good tidings, and we have brought you good news. As far as the Northern part of this country is concerned, the issue of Tinubu presidency is already completed. We are waiting for you Lagosians to come out and support this with your votes. In Kano, Asiwaju will get more votes than any state will give him. We challenge you Lagosians to promise us that you will defeat Kano in the choice of Tinubu.”

Shettima said 2023 would be a payback time for Tinubu in the North, given that the APC presidential standard bearer had backed candidates from the North in previous national elections.

The Vice-Presidential candidate cited instances where Tinubu sacrificed personal ambition and offered political sanctuary to Northern political figures, including the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and former chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu. He added that Tinubu’s backing of President Muhammadu Buhari paved the way for the current administration.

“For us in the North, this is a payback time for Tinubu. We are people of honour; we must honour our pledge and commitment. We urge you to vote for all candidates of APC in Lagos, from president to governorship and all legislative offices. I call on you to vote en masse for Governor Sanwo-Olu and support his good work,” Shettima said.

Responding on behalf of the Arewa community, Badaru said Hausa people in Lagos remained committed to the cause of APC and would double their efforts to ensure the party’s candidates in the State got elected.

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2023: OBANIKORO MAKES LAGOS STATE PRESIDENTIAL/GOV. CAMPAIGN COUNCIL LIST

PUSH NEWS 24 INTERNATIONAL: November 4th, 2022

2023: OBANIKORO MAKES PRESIDENTIAL/GOV. CAMPAIGN COUNCIL LIST AS TUNDE SANUSI, SULTAN AND ADEWALE APPOINTED INTO COMMITTEE

It was thursday 3rd of November, 2022 and the venue was the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State Secretariat on Acme road, Ikeja Lagos where members of the Lagos State Presidential/Governorship Campaign Council was inaugurated.

The event which attracted all major stakeholders of the party was not without the usual fanfare which characterizes such political gathering.

The Campaign Council amongst other distinguished persons has former Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as a member of the Apex State Campaign Council while former Executive Chairman of Oriade LCDA, Hon Tunde Sanusi, former Lawmaker, Hon Sultan Adeniji Adele and former Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin LGA and State Organising Secretary of the party, Com Ayodele Adewale were appointed into the Campaign Committee, Push News 24 International confirms.

Musiliu Babatunde Obanikoro (popularly known as Koro) is a Nigerian politician and Public Administrator . He served as Senator for Lagos State from 2003–2007, and was later appointed High Commissioner to Ghana. He served as the Minister of State for Defence during 2014.

In his inaugural speech, APC Lagos State Chairman, Hon Cornelius Ojelabi state that because of the importance the party attaches to this particularly important committees and the task before them the members of the committee were carefully selected owing to their individual
abilities and the believe that they will collectively as a committee deliver the State to the party.

“You are enjoined to work as a team and to carry everyone on board. You are also recommended to reconcile seeming differences within members of the party which might have arisen following the Party primaries, for us to confront the election with a united front.”

“I have no doubt this powerful committee under the direction of Distinguished Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon and coordination of veteran and political management guru, Ogboni Fouad Oki, will do us proud and win overwhelmingly for our dear Party APC.” Ojelabi said.

The former Lagos Commissioner charged the committee to concentrate on issues that will add value to the success of the party and avoid issues that may distract the party from the path of victory.

” We should remain resolute, committed and law abiding throughout the assignment and beyond.” Ojelabi added.

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2023 : ABIRU, KAOLI MAKES LAGOS APEX CAMPAIGN COUNCIL LIST

PUSH NEWS 24 INTERNATIONAL : November 4th, 2023

2023 : Abiru, Kaoli makes Lagos Apex Campaign Council list as Saka, Sunmi, Adefarasin, JB, Daini, Akinsola are appointed to Committee

Prominent sons and daughter of Ikorodu Division were not left out in the composition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos State Campaign Council as the Lagos East Senatorial Candidate of the party, Sen Tokunbo Abiru and a former 2-time Commissioner of Agriculture and fmr Vice Chairman of APC Lagos East, Hon Kaoli Olusanya made the final list of 23 members Council headed by former Sen Ganiyu Solomon as Director General.

Tokunbo Abiru is a Nigerian Banker and Politician. He is the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian National Assembly. He was the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Nigeria.

Push News 24 International also confirms the appointment of the State Party Secretary and former Assembly Member, Hon Sunmi Odesanya, Executive Chairman of Ijede LCDA, Hon Adefarasin Hassan, Ikorodu Federal Constituency Member, Hon Babajimi Benson, Party Chieftain, Bar Jamiu Adio Saka, former Assembly Member and Commissioner, Hon Adebimpe Akinsola and Executive Chairman of Igbogbo/Baiyeku, Hon Sesan Daini as members of the 116 member State Campaign Committee.

In is inaugural speech, APC Lagos State Chairman, Hon Cornelius Ojelabi stated that because of the importance the party attaches to this particularly important committees and the task before them (the members of the committee) were carefully selected owing to their individual abiilities and the believe that they will collectively as a committee deliver the State to the party.

“You are enjoined to work as a team and to carry everyone on board. You are also recommended to reconcile seeming differences within members of the party which might have arisen following the Party primaries, for us to confront the election with a united front.”

“I have no doubt this powerful committee under the direction of Distinguished Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon and coordination of veteran and political
management guru, Ogboni Fouad Oki, will do us proud and win overwhelmingly for our dear Party APC.” Ojelabi said.

The former Lagos Commissioner charged the committee to concentrate on issues that will add value to the success of the party and avoid issues that may distract the party from the path of victory.

” We should remain resolute, committed and law abiding throughout the assignment and beyond.” Ojelabi added.

Meanwhile, members of the party in Ikorodu Division have shown their profound gratitude to the State leadership of the party for the inclusion of key members of the Division which they believed was borne out of the fact that Ikorodu Division has always delivered the votes overwhelmingly for the ruling party.

2 Term Rep Member, Hon Babajimi Benson is expected to Chair the Directorate of Budgets and Funds.