Tag: Babatunde Raji Fashola

The Lynx-eyed Fashola By Olaleye Olawale

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Former Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, is probably another prophet not accorded deserving honour in his home. But the joke has never been on him. With his lynx-eyed understanding of issues, he is not one to speak out of context.   Last Friday, at the Airforce Base, Ikeja, where as a guest speaker, Fashola addressed issues of leadership, he cited two current issues as quick examples of leadership and responsibilities: The Ondo and the Rivers States crises.   Speaking against the backdrop of calls for President Bola Tinubu…

Housing For All; Works and Housing Minister inspects Zuba, Bwari FHA Housing Estates. ….. Commends FHA Leadership.

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.       The newly appointed Minister of State ,Works and Housing, Alhaji Umar El- Yakubu has lauded the management of Federal Housing Authority FHA under Senator Gbenga Ashafa for its operations in line with it’s zeal to provide housing for all not only in the FCT , but across the country.   The Minister made this remarks on Tuesday during the inspection of 748 of 75 blocks housing unit Zuba constructed by the agency in the FCT .   He commended the quality of works on…

Public Service Award; Senator Gbenga Ashafa congratulates Fashola

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.     The Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority FHA , Senator Gbenga Ashafa has felicitated with the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Babatunde Raji Fashola on conferement of the Public Service Award.by on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.   Ashafa also used the opportunity to extend good wishes to the Minister having bagged national honors of Commander of the order of the Niger, CON , saying the two most prestigious recognition in a row was evidence of hardwork, diligence and zeal to deliver to Nigerians…

Rep Akande-Sadipe, Ministry of Works, knock contractor handling Olomi Road … As Public Complaints Commission wades In

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Member,Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe and the Federal Comptroller of Works, Ogun State, Engr. Umar Bakare has expressed disappointment at the poor quality of work done by DC Engineering Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling Olomi-Ijebu road. The House of Representatives Member, therefore tasked the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on the rehabilitation of federal roads across Oluyole Federal Constituency.   Akande-Sadipe said that if rehabilitated, the controversial 25 km Olomi-Ijebu Igbo road and 35 km stretch of Liberty Academy road…

FELELE TANKER EXPLOSION: Gov Bello meets Fashola, seeks urgent attention to federal roads in Kogi

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday visited the Honourable Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola to solicit urgent Federal Government’s attention to the deplorable condition of federal roads in Kogi. The governor’s visit came at the wake of a fatal road accident involving a tanker and other vehicles on the Okene/Lokoja/Abuja road that resulted in an explosion which claimed over 20 lives in the Felele area of Lokoja on Wednesday. The Governor informed the minister that the deplorable state of all federal roads across the state led to…