DEFECTION OF APC LEADERS : A Golden Touch of AROSAD in Oyo Federal Constituency Over hundreds of APC members decamped to PDP in Oyo East Local Government recently, an indication of effective adminstration of PDP in Oyo State. The Executive Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, Hon. Prince Arowosaye Saheed Adeyemi AROSAD is a strong pillar of the party in his local government, his touch of action has projected the image of the party and this is attracting opposition members to the PDP. AROSAD clear vision with integrity, honesty, humility and clear focus has really made him dear to the…
Author: Goalpoacher
Give peace a chance, Makinde’s political adviser urges Oyo PDP leaders Leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have been advised to give peace a chance within the fold of the party following Tuesday’s meeting between the leadership of the party and the Senator Bukola Saraki-led PDP National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee. Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye, who gave this advice on Wednesday, stated that the path for peace and continued success of the ruling party in the state had been charted with the successful conciliatory…
Party exco tells seven officers who resigned to go immediately Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are sharply divided over the fate of party National Chairman Uche Secondus. The National Working Committee (NWC) sank deeper into crisis with yesterday’s resignation of seven members. Those that resigned are: the Deputy National Publicity Secretary Diran Odeyemi; Deputy National Legal Adviser Ahmed Bello; Deputy National Women Leader Hadizat Umoru; and Deputy National Auditor Divine Amina Arong. Others are Deputy National Organising Secretary Hassan Yakubu and Deputy National Financial Secretary Irona Alphonsus. Their grouse about the party is what they termed Secondus poor…
An Oyo High Court sitting in Ibadan has granted an order restraining the Attorney General of the Federation(AGF) Abubakar Malami (SAN), Department of State Security Service (DSS), and its Oyo State director from arresting or harassing the embattled Yoruba nation agitator Chief Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho). The court, which is presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, also restrained the respondents from blocking Igboho’s bank accounts. The order followed an ex-parte motion filed and moved by his lawyer Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) at the mentioning of the substantive suit seeking a declaration of invasion of his house as illegal on…
Barely 24 hours after seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resigned, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Joy Emordi, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala Buni formally received the defector in a brief ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday. A statement confirming the defection by the Director-General, Press, and Media Affairs to the Chairman, Malam Mamman Mohammed quoted Sen. Emordi to have said she was convinced the future of a prosperous and united Nigeria…
The PDP National reconciliation Committee led by the Former Senate President of the 8th Assembly, Dr. Abubakr Bukola Saraki in a move to have a more unified PDP family and with the assignment saddled to his committee by the national party meets with stakeholders and party Leaders of Oyo PDP. In a press release signed by the Special Assistant news media and publicity to the National Vice Chairman South West Bamitale Ibrahim made available to news men in ibadan. In his own opening speech, the Chairman of the committee said that we have no other party than PDP and there…
The Executive Chairman Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority (OYRTMA), Mogaji Akin Fagbemi on Wednesday felicitated his beautiful and adorable wife on the occasion of her birthday. Fagbemi describes her as a courageous and amiable woman, kindhearted and a strong pillar of support for the family. “Happy birthday my sweetheart, may this day brings you lots of unending happiness. ♥ There are only two times that I want to be with you: Now and Forever. My love I wish you everything best in your life. ♥Thank you for letting me love you and for loving me in return. “No flower…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, said on Tuesday that he would address all grievances within the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with a view to making the party more formidable and well-positioned for victories in future elections. He maintained that stakeholders of the party in the state must never allow their grievances to get to the point of destroying the party, urging everyone to put their misgivings behind them. The governor stated these at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, during a meeting between the party’s stakeholders and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee…
The seven returning Oyo State Commissioners whose names were forwarded to the State House of Assembly by the Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde will be screened by the House on Thursday, 5th of August, 2021. The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin announced this after reading a letter from the Governor requesting for the seven Commissioners to be screened and considered for reappointment. They are Mr Akinola Ojo (Ministry of Finance), Prof Oyelowo Oyewo SAN (Ministry of Justice), Chief Bayo Lawal (Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters) and Prof Dawood Kehinde Sangodoyin (Ministry of Public Works). Others…
If truly the former Senate President and ex Governor of Kwara state, His Excellency, Dr Bukola Saraki, is in Ibadan for genuine Reconciliation and not to dance to macabre song of wannabes, neutral ground is the best venue. Asking the aggreived to assemble at the Oyo state Presidential Lodge is suspect and not ideal. I know that some aggreived leaders, who were rightly accused of anti party at the 2019 guber election by Governor Seyi Makinde would grab the invitation to safe faces. Didn’t they each collect cow and rice from the same Seyi at Ileya. I stand for a…