TRAGEDY STRIKES AS PROMISING COUNCILLOR HON. CHUKWUMA OKPALAUZUEGBU IS LAID TO REST ON INTENDED WEDDING DAY. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
Tragedy Strikes As Promising Councillor Hon. Chukwuma Okpalauzuegbu Is Laid To Rest On Intended wedding Day By Charity Ejiofor A day that was meant to mark a joyful union has instead become one of deep sorrow for family, friends, and the Aguata community, following the sudden passing of Hon. Chukwuma Christopher Okpalauzuegbu, the councillor representating Amesi Ward. Hon. Okpalauzuegbu fondly known as Chuma, had been preparing to celebrate his wedding ceremony, an event filled with hope, promise and carefully laid plans. Loved ones, and sponsors, ready to stand beside him as he embark on a new chapter of life. In an unexpected and heart breaking turn of events, those dreams were cut short. Instead of celebration, family members gathered in mourning as his remains were received at Aguata Local Government Area congress of councillors. The loss had left a profound void, with tributes pouring in to honor a man remembered for his dedication, warmth, and service to h...
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwnmi Ambode on tuesday inaugurated a Special Committee saddled with the responsibility of restoring the original master plan of Ikoyi,Victoria Island and Lekki areas of the State,just as he vowed to bring environmental sanity to all nooks and crannies of the State.Governor Ambode,who spoke at the Lagos House in Ikeja,said his administration was passionately determined to rescue the fragile environments in the State from avoidable impediments,adding that his resolve was non-negotiable.The Governor said over time,government had observed gross abuse of urban planning and environmental laws which necessitated the decision to embark on a major clean-up of the environment to restore it to its desired form.Ambode said ''Cases of abandoned properties have become very rampant with miscreants and criminal elements taking over these properties as their base to cause havoc.The neat road sides of the the past now parade pockets of kiosks,illegal parking lots,unapproved mechanic workshops,roadside beer parlours and commercial centres.In addition,originally residential area now have industrial and commercial concerns located there,distorting the balance of the environment.These bad environmental practices,thriving in these prime ares,can no longer be tolerated and will be brought to an end immediately.These areas MUST regain their lost glory as this administration demands a return of environmental normalcy.A safe,clean and prosperous Lagos is non-negotiable; that is the commitment of our administration.We will not allow these environmental infractions to continue.We cannot allow our beautiful environment to be destroyed by people who have no regard for beauty,serenity,law and order.This is not a one-off exercise.The Victoria Island Ikoyi and Lekki clean-up is the pilot scheme and this rescue operation has come to stay until we achieve the Lagos of our dreams''.More photos below.


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