Akindele Charts Fresh Course For Mosan-Okunola

The newly inaugurated Executive Chairman of Mosan-Okunola LCDA, Hon. Akindele Adunni Opeyemi, has pledged a new chapter of purposeful leadership and tangible development across all wards of the council.

Addressing a crowd of dignitaries, party faithful, and residents at the LCDA Secretariat following her swearing-in by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu earlier at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, Akindele reiterated her 10-point agenda, encapsulated in the acronym L.E.A.D.E.R.S.H.I.P.

She described it as “not just a slogan, but a practical roadmap for responsible, inclusive, and visionary governance.”

Her blueprint outlines a series of people-focused interventions. Among them is the Light Up Mosan-Okunola Project, which will see the deployment of solar-powered streetlights to boost security and support local businesses. In education, her No Child Left Behind initiative will provide free G.C.E and JAMB coaching, revamp public schools, and introduce adult literacy classes.

Healthcare reforms under her administration include the upgrade of primary health centres, subsidised medication, and enhanced maternal care. For young people, she pledged inter-ward sports tournaments, skill acquisition programmes, and youth engagement platforms.

Environmental sanitation and beautification will be driven by strict waste management enforcement, routine desilting of drains, and partnerships with CDAs and CDCs. On infrastructure, she declared a zero-tolerance policy for potholes, promising ongoing road rehabilitation across all wards.

Akindele also committed to free healthcare and adult education for senior citizens, while women, youths, and persons with disabilities will benefit from empowerment schemes, including microcredit and vocational training.

Security remains a key priority, with plans to strengthen community policing and deepen collaboration with law enforcement agencies.

She also pledged to promote agriculture through urban farming and to rejuvenate local markets with subsidised food programmes and upgraded facilities.

The chairman expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing him as a mentor whose “bold reforms and leadership continue to reshape the nation.” She praised his efforts, including the removal of fuel subsidy, the ₦1 trillion intervention fund, the Student Loan Act, and initiatives in national security.

“I urge all Nigerians, especially our people at the grassroots, to be patient and hopeful. The seeds of reform are already planted — and in no distant time, we shall all reap the dividends of his leadership,” she affirmed.

She also lauded Governor Sanwo-Olu for his strides in transport, education, and health under the T.H.E.M.E.S+ agenda.

Special acknowledgment was given to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, whom she described as “the oxygen to her political career,” citing her time serving under him as Senior Special Assistant on Political Affairs in the 9th Assembly and on Women Affairs & Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) in the 10th Assembly as a turning point in her journey.

“You are the vessel God used to reignite my political journey — the oxygen to my public service career. May the Almighty continue to uplift and reward you,” she prayed.

Akindele further recognized the support of prominent APC leaders, including Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the President’s SSA on SDGs, and Hon. (Prince) Bisi Yusuf, the apex leader of Alimosho Federal Constituency.

She thanked the electorate for their trust, saying, “Your votes were your voices — and we heard you.” She commended her team, including Vice Chairman Hon. Akintola Falade and the newly elected councillors, as “not just a team, but a movement.”

Vowing to lead with transparency and accountability, she declared: “I stand here not as a ruler, but as your servant. Your trust is my sacred mandate. I will not let you down.”

Akindele called on residents to rally behind the collective vision of progress: “This is not just a victory. It is a new dawn. A fresh chapter for Mosan-Okunola. So let us rise together. Let us build together. Let us lead — together.”