……Says location informed preference for council headquarters venue.
Emmanuel lkpeama
The Year 2024 Tree-planting Exercise was today observed by the administration of Olasoju Adebayo on the premises of the council secretariat with government excos, management staff, and other stakeholders present.
Delivering the welcome address, the council boss maintained that more attention needs to be paid to the environment to drive home the desire for a greener and safer surrounding by, not only the government but also the residents of the state for the common good of all given the rising population which statistics put at an estimated one million annual growth.
The Council Manger,Pastor Samson Akinbami called for a shift away from ornamental plants to more medicinal and edible plants such as Garcinia Cola (bitter cola) since they, also provide shade and oxygen.
Speaking on behalf of the community, CDC Chairman, Hon. Adesegun Olatunde promised to embark on drastic sensitisation of the community through the federating Community Development Associations (CDAs) to ensure that they get more conscious of their environment and do everything possible to protect it from degradation.
While fielding questions from journalists, the council boss, Olasoju Adebayo said the council headquarters’ proximity to industries informed the choice of location for this year’s exercise to help combat emissions from the industries in the future apart from beautification as he set the ball rolling for serial planting by other dignitaries.
Present at the annual event from the Lagos State Park & Gardens Agency (LASPARK), Tree-planting and Maintenance Dept. were Messrs Ajiboye Kehinde Olayosile and Jimoh Afeez who discussed the traditional process and stages involved in planting the seedlings.
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ln Trisonet,we give a targets for people to bring in people and our target is 3million people,so that we will grow faster. So this is how it goes,if you get one batch of permit and because we also have a permit that allow people to stay under permits which is also a lucrative products that allow people to also make money by selling the permits to other people, which is about 36 unit. So if you finish that the 36 unit that is one batch, we give you the tablets, and that’s why are giving the three of them who has also made up that target today.”
The Fidau prayer, which was held at the palace of Late Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, had in attendance dignitaries, clerics and traditional rulers across lsolo and Lagos state.
The Grand Chief Imam of Isolo kingdom, Alhaji Quzin Otabayomi Ajiyan led other Muslim leaders at the prayer.
Sheikh Raheem Ali Ajagbe an lslamic lecturer, during his lecture, harped on the need for people to keep doing good while alive as they do not know when they’ll return to their maker, noting that the late Oba lived a fulfilled life as he was seen by everyone to be accommodating,one who can tolerate and ensure that you are safe.
“For all he has achieved let the name of the Almighty Allah be praised,my prayers today is for God to grant him eternal rest and for we the children let him give us the fortitude to bear the loss because it is a great shock “she submitted.
