Hon. Babatunde Johnson Reminisces: I Came In As Chairman ‘To Renew, Rebuild, And Restore The Glory Of Orile-Agege LCDA’, Thanks God For Opportunity
By Oki Samson, Trek Africa Newspaper
The Executive Chairman of Orile-Agege LCDA, Hon. Johnson Sunday Babatunde is thankful for the rare opportunity that he enjoyed from God to make his input into grassroots governance and development. This is based off the fact that his two terms as Chairman winds down this year. He made this note of victory and gratitude at the AKEM Foundation 3.0 event which was held yesterday Saturday 3rd May 2025, Trek Africa Newspaper can report.
Dignitaries present at the AKEM Foundation’s Business Support Funding Program include: Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Operations, DIG Bode Adeleke rtd and his Wife, Mrs. Modupe Adeleke; Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG Zone 2, AIG Adegoke Fayoade; AIG Lanre Bankole rtd; Former Force Secretary, AIG Yetunde Longe rtd; Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Olorundare Jimoh Moshood; Head, IGP-Monitoring Unit, Force Headquarters Abuja, DCP Akin Fakorede; DC Administration, Lagos Command, DCP Khan Salihu Usman; AC Administration, Lagos Command, ACP Mary Ayim; Commander, MOPOL 63, ACP; ACP Abubakar Yakubu; Area Commander, Area J, ACP Yemisi Ojo; Immediate Past Commissioner of Education, Lagos State, Mrs. Folashade Adefisayo; Founder of Green Springs Schools, Mrs. Lai Koiki; Chairmanship Aspirant, Agege Local Government, Hon. Taiwo Olasunkanmi Samuel; Commander, RRS Lagos, CSP Shola Jejeloye; Commander, Special Protection Unit, Base 16 Ikeja, CSP Tunji Alapini; DPO, Festac Division, CSP Matilda Umiah Ngbaronye; DPO Bode Thomas Division, CSP Komolafe Solomon; DPO, Man Center Division, CSP Ayo Elijah; DPO, Ikeja Division, CSP Oke Akinwunmi; OC Anti Crime Zone 2, CSP Omotayo Adegbite; Mr. Eric and the Chinese Community; Prof. Albert Oikelume; Prof. Odidi; Mr. Theophilus Olaleye; Chairman of POCACOV Lagos State, Dr. Moses Oladimeji among others.
In his goodwill message, ‘Mr. Projects of Orile-Agege’ as he is fondly admired by colleagues and members of the public hinted: ‘I really want to appreciate the organizers of this program. It’s always better to be envied than to be pitied. I envy the Ogunsans because they are putting this up for their late parents and as the society, we must take a cue. If God has blessed you, especially those of us who happen to serve in the government, think of what to do for the needy and less privileged. We need to impact them, we need to equip them for the future. I am really impressed with what AKEM Foundation is doing.’
Reminiscing on his achievements, Hon. Babatunde said: ‘When we came in, we came in with three words – to renew, to rebuild, and to restore the glory of Orile Agege. As I look back, I give thanks to God for helping us thus far. We have about 25 primary schools in Orile Agege and I’ve touched nothing less than 23 giving them modern infrastructure, making our schools compete with the private schools. We did not stop at that, we moved to secondary schools even though secondary school is not under my purview. All these children are our children and we have to leave a lasting legacy for them. They should be excited to go to school not that they will be studying under dilapidated structures.’
‘One of what I will write in my handover notes for the incoming chairman is to pay attention to education because that is our tomorrow. Every child must be educated’, Babatunde concluded.
