{"id":11673,"date":"2024-12-27T09:19:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/?p=11673"},"modified":"2024-12-27T09:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T09:27:55","slug":"surulere-celebrates-gbaja-other-political-leaders-for-outstanding-impact-at-elders-night-festivities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/surulere-celebrates-gbaja-other-political-leaders-for-outstanding-impact-at-elders-night-festivities\/","title":{"rendered":"Surulere Celebrates Gbaja, Other Political Leaders for Outstanding Impact at Elder\u2019s Night Festivities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Residents of Surulere Local Government have passed a vote of confidence in their political leaders, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila; member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Fuad Laguda; Lagos State House of Assembly representative, Hon. Desmond Elliot; and the Chairman of the Council, Mr. Bamidele Yusuf, for driving socio-economic development in the area.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11675 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/febc4e2f-8adf-4e97-be03-304d94028d05.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">They urged the leaders to sustain their tradition of quality representation, which has positively impacted the community in areas such as infrastructure, healthcare, social welfare, empowerment, education, environmental development, and sports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Some residents of the council, popularly known as the Sports City, expressed these sentiments at the third edition of the Elder\u2019s Night, organized by the Bank Olemoh Youth as part of end-of-year festivities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11676 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/c68e4364-0757-4706-8baa-1f99a59f1aab.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The event, held within the Bank Olemoh Community in Surulere, witnessed a massive turnout of both young and elderly residents. Local delicacies, assorted drinks, and a lively atmosphere made the night memorable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The gathering also provided an opportunity for residents to reconnect, as the hustle and bustle of Lagos had often kept them apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11677 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4222d144-2f08-4e9b-ab37-9eab8811fa30.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking at the event, Alhaji Olayiwola Niniola, the Grand Patron of the club, said the initiative was aimed at fostering closer ties among residents of Surulere, both at home and in the diaspora.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He expressed delight at the growth of the event over the years, noting the increased participation and the distribution of family attires, otherwise known as <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Aso Ebi,<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> and food for all attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11678 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b-300x134.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b-300x134.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b-1024x457.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b-768x343.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b-640x286.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/a17619f2-8663-41da-9e85-74299fc9252b.jpeg 1040w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The highlight of the evening was a performance by Abideen Yusuf Olatunji, son of the late Sakara maestro Yusuf Olatunji. As the official musician for the Elder\u2019s Night, he kept the crowd entertained for the seven-hour event, ensuring there was never a dull moment.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents of Surulere Local Government have passed a vote of confidence in their political leaders, including the Chief of Staff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-the-grassroots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11673"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11692,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11673\/revisions\/11692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenewsnow.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}