Dare Adeleke has once again taken to the pages of the media to question the political relevance of Ambassador Taofeeq Arapaja while dismissing reports concerning alleged defections to the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). In his latest article, Adeleke makes strong claims about Arapaja’s political standing and the authenticity of the people said to have identified with the APM. But beyond the rhetoric and personal attacks, one important question deserves an answer: what exactly is Dare Adeleke’s own political relevance and what are the concrete achievements he recorded while serving at Pacesetter Transport Service (PTS)? Adeleke’s tenure at PTS was itself…
Author: Goalpoacher
I have read Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju’s piece titled ” Adekambi vs Alli: Between Substance And Sensationalism” and it offers me a lot of entertainment. Dr. Sulaimon Olanrewaju is a seasoned Journalist no doubt. Very brilliant mind, but, he needs a lecture on politics and governance. No matter how educated or professional you could be, if you lack basic knowledge about raw politics and governance at different tiers of Government, you are bound to struggle like a fish out of the water each time you attempt to defend certain positions. Very obviously, Dr. Olanrewaju doesn’t know how a Local Government should…
Opposition, at its best, is democracy’s conscience, a disciplined force that interrogates power, enriches public debate, and offers citizens a credible alternative. In Oyo State today, however, both the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation appear to have drifted far from that noble responsibility. What should be principled engagement has been reduced into a cycle of accusations, theatrics, and unfocused hostility. In place of ideas, they offer indignation; in place of solutions, spectacle. Rather than strengthening democratic discourse, they diminish it and in doing so, undermine their own claim to leadership.Increasingly, their conduct follows a predictable…
A major political twist has emerged ahead of the 2027 Oyo South Senatorial District election as a chieftain of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, in Oyo State, Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan, has openly declared his preference for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon. Engr. Dr. Aderemi Abas Oseni, over his own party’s candidate, Rt. Hon. Stanley Adedeji Olajide Odidiomo. Olopoeyan made the startling declaration while speaking in Yoruba during an exclusive interview with popular broadcaster Peter Olasupo, also known as Captain P2, at his private residence in Ibadan. Speaking with candour, the Ibadan-based political heavyweight stated that his…
The Independence Day Edition of the Public Square Town Hall Meeting is set to hold tomorrow Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Otunba Subomi Balogun Conference Centre, UI Hotels, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, with 12 candidates contesting the 2027 Oyo State governorship election officially invited to participate. The event, organised by Success FM Ibadan to provide a platform for citizens and political stakeholders to engage directly with gubernatorial candidates on issues affecting the state, will have arrival and registration from 12 noon to 1 p.m., while the Town Hall Meeting is scheduled to commence promptly at 1 p.m. The candidates…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has unveiled a sweeping reform agenda for the state, promising full autonomy for Local Governments, a 13th-month salary for civil servants, and massive overhauls of the education and health sectors. Senator Alli, speaking Tuesday at a high-powered dialogue on the future of Oyo State organised by the Oyo Rising Citizens Forum (ORCF) at an Event Centre in IIbadan, declared that under his watch, Local Governments would become fully independent from May 29, 2027. “My administration will not spend one kobo belonging to Local Governments. They…
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, passed the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment and operation of State Police Services across the country. The Bill was passed at plenary after clause-by-clause consideration by the lawmakers, with the sitting presided over by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Edward Ogundoyin. The consideration followed the reading of a letter from the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, Esq., transmitting the Bill to the Oyo Assembly for consideration and approval. The National Assembly stated…
The Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, has said that the achievements recorded by his administration in the last two years and four months of his three-year tenure are visible, verifiable, and reflected in various sectors across the local government area. Olufade stated this during a radio interview on Splash FM 105.5 Ibadan, on the programme “Ijoba Ibile,” anchored by Abiodun Adewale, popularly known as Mr. Double A. The programme focuses on governance and activities at the local government level. During the programme, the chairman was asked to highlight his administration’s achievements within 10 minutes. In…
Hon. Emmanuel Oluwole Alawode, Executive Chairman of Ibadan South East Local Government, has been appointed as the coordinator, Ibadan South East Local Government Campaign Directorate for the Alliance Peoples Movement (APM) Governorship and Presidential Campaign. The appointment was contained in an official release made available to the press and signed on Monday, 28th September 2026, by Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, the Coordinator of the APM Presidential Campaign and Director-General of the Oyo State APM Governorship Campaign Council. The appointment places Hon. Alawode at the forefront of coordinating and driving the party’s campaign activities across Ibadan South East Local Government, in…
Barr. Rotimi Okeowo, PhD, has been appointed Election Manager for Ibadan South East Local Government Area and has also been given the responsibility of coordinating Election Managers across the 33 local government areas of Oyo State under the BSA political structure. Reacting to the development, the Financial Secretary of the BSA Professional Support Group, Ibrahim Olatunji, described Okeowo’s additional responsibility as a significant development that would strengthen coordination across the state’s local government areas. Olatunji said Okeowo’s experience and understanding of election management would be valuable in coordinating the various Election Managers and ensuring greater uniformity in election-related activities across…