PDP chairmanship candidate in Ogbomoso South local government Hon Oyedokun Oyeniyi Timothy has replied popular Islamic cleric Sheikh Muhideen Ajani Bello that it’s only a blind, deaf and dead man that won’t notice change in Oyo State since Engr Seyi Makinde led administration took over. This is in reaction to a statement by Sheikh Muhydeen Ajani Bello who said that nothing has changed since the immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi left office in May 2019. Bello made this disclosure while speaking at the maiden annual Ishaq Abiola Ajimobi memorial Ramadan lecture held on Wednesday in Ibadan…
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A former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has alleged that dead and sick people were accredited during the South-West Peoples Democratic Party congress held in Osun State on Monday. The PUNCH had reported that Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, the candidate backed by the camp of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, got 343 votes to emerge as new South-West Zonal Vice Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party on Monday. Dr Eddy Olafeso backed by the camp of Fayose got a total of 330 votes. But Fayose insisted that the election was rigged while speaking on Channels TV Politics Today programme on Wednesday. He explained…
Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission ( OYSIEC ) on wednesday commenced a two day capacity building workshop to equip OYSIEC Commissioners and Directors of the commission on the ingredients needed for the conduct of credible local government councils elections . The workshop organised by OYSIEC in conjunction with University of Ibadan Ventures Limited ( Consultancy Services ) , had in attendance , Professor Rasheed Aderinoye , Dr. Gani Adeniran amongst others . The OYSIEC Chairman, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju , SAN , while speaking at the workshop tagged ” Thematic Issues In The Conduct Of Local Government Election In Oyo…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, declared on Wednesday that his administration will continue to build community programmes to ensure the availability of HIV services to all and sundry in the State. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, stated this during the launch of the HIV Treatment Surge by the Consul-General, United States Embassy in Nigeria, Lagos, Claire Pierangelo, held at the Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi Hall, Ibadan. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that the programme’s focus is on bringing…
Hon. Yusuff Shahib Oladayo, the Chairmanship candidate of the PDP, Ibadan North, during a visit to the scenes of the fire incident at the gbaremu and plank sellers market in Bodija respectively. Agba Egbe as fondly called, along side all the councilorship candidate, visited the Plank Market, Bodija and gbaremu fire Inferno respectively to sympathise with victims of the fire Inferno that razed several shops and destroyed goods worth millions and also to look out for lasting solution to fire disaster occurances. The inferno, which started co- incidentally at the two locations on Monday night , was not going to…
The entire management of the Oyo State Housing Corporation and a number of political associates have facilitated with the Chairman of the Agency, Barrister Bayo Lawal, on the occasion of his birthday. Some of the staff members of the corporation described Barrister Lawal as one whose wealth of experience has transformed the corporation within the short period of time he assumed office. A political associate, who was at the brief get-together organised by some staff members in the corporation, on Wednesday, confirmed that Barrister Lawal is no doubt a reformer who has brought more competency and effectiveness into the state’s…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, paid tribute to a former military administrator of the state, Col. Ahmed Usman. Makinde described the death of the ex-MILAD, who served the state between 1996 and 1998, as painful, praying to God to grant repose to his soul. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that Governor Makinde expressed his condolence to the family of the late Usman and the government and people of Kogi State. He prayed that God will grant them the fortitude to bear the loss of the ex-MILAD, whom he said…
The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the leadership of the party in Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Osun and the Ogun States for the successful conduct of the zonal congress in Osogbo where officers of the party were elected in a free, fair and peaceful manner. The committee, in a statement by its secretary, Hon. Linus Okorie, noted the southwest PDP leaders disappointed people in the opposition who have been fueling division in the party and thought the zonal congress would end in chaos. The committee stated the maturity, peaceful disposition, unity, devotion,…
A loyalist of Ambassador Taofik Arapaja, the newly elected Zonal chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Southwest, Adeshina Sulaimon Awujoo has joined other well- wishers to congratulate the former Deputy Governor of Oyo State who was elected on Monday in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital. Adesina Sulaimon’s congratulatory reads in part: “Congratulations to our amiable boss Amb.Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja, on your win in the just concluded PDP Southwest Zonal Congress.” ” We wanted a chairman like you, You always envisage working for the people, and you have tried your best. But now, you have the opportunity to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate in Oorelope Local Government, Hon. Akeem Raheem, has congratulated Muslims in the local government and across Oyo State on witnessing Ramadan 1442AH. He charged Muslims to use the opportunity of the blessed month to reflect on God’s benevolence and mercies and to make supplications for the progress of the local government and Oyo State. A statement signed by the media coordinator of the ARA Campaign Team, Musediq Ayandiji, indicated that the chairmanship candidate also admonished the Muslim Ummah on good neighbourliness and love for others. According to Raheem, the essence of the month…