Oyo State Government has approved the procurement of one thousand, one hundred and ninety four (1,194), Aluminum Sulfate, for water treatment in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun disclosed this while briefing Governors Office correspondents on Wednesday on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. Olatunbosun said the quantity approved by the council will cost three hundred and ninety nine million, nine hundred and ninety thousand (399,990). He noted that the chemicals will be distributed to all the branches of Water Corporation in the state. His words: “We are here…
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Ekiti PDP Stakeholders meeting in Lagos with the leadership of the two groups (Osoko Political Assembly (OPA) and Repositioning Group). In furtherance to the truce meeting held in Abuja two weeks ago, another meeting was held today at The Providence Hotel, Lagos with the following leaders in attendance: Governor Ayodele Fayose, Senator Abiodun Olujimi, Senator Duro Faseyi, Chief Dipo Anolisulowo, Otunba Oluyinka Akerele, Rt.Hon Tunji Odeyemi, Barrister Gboyega Oguntuase, Alhaji Lateef Ajijola, Hon Deji Ogunsakin, Mrs. Funmi Ogun. The meeting resolved as follows: That the unity of the party in Ekiti State is sacrosanct, uncompromisable and long needed. That Stakeholders…
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo state has taken a swipe at Governor Seyi Makinde over his alleged denial of clandestine plans to cross carpet from the Peoples Democratic Party for known political reasons describing the development as shameful, immoral and regrettable. The social media platforms were awash, on Monday, by speculations about Gov. Makinde perfecting plans to join the APC having reached out to some powerful stakeholders within and outside the south west but this was denied by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, who claimed in a statement that Oyo APC was the one…
The chairmanship primaries of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) turned parallel in some local government areas. While the conduct of the primaries was peaceful in some places, it was characterised by open anger in others, culminating in the hurried postponement of the exercise, just as parallel primaries were held in a few centres. It was revealed that there was palpable fear and anger caused by sudden change of some venues of the elections as against the earlier announced premises of all the 33 LGAs. From the venues designated for the cancelled and yesterday’s elections, it…
Advocate for Right Leadership Association (ARLA) also known as Believers In Politics (BIP), has cautioned the Kwara State Government, over the closure of Christian Mission Schools attempted by some Islamic fundamentalists to force the use of Hijab on female Christian students and Christian Mission Schools in the state. The political NGO’s National President, Mr. Kolade Segun Okeowo, who made this known in an open letter addressed to the Governor of Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, which was made available to newsmen, noted that the advocacy group was compelled to write the open letter the state governor: “having been left…
Mogaji Olasunkanmi Tegbe celebrates the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Saliu Adetunji Aje Ogunguniso as the top-class monarch clocks 5 years on the throne. The congratulatory message reads: Baba, congratulations on another wonderful year on the throne of your forefathers. It is with immeasurable love and loyal commitment to the sincere propagation and protection of Ibadan’s Heritage and aspirations that I, Mogaji Olasunkanmi Tegbe send my felicitation to His Royal Highness , Ọba Saliu Adetunji, Kabiyesi Olubadan of Ibadan on the occasion of your 5th Coronation anniversary. Happy Anniversary! Sending all my best wishes as you celebrate this…
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has reacted to claims by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the governor was about to defect to the party, declaring that the APC was merely covetous of the great feats achieved by Makinde as governor of Oyo State. In a statement on Monday, the spokesman said that the plot to lure Makinde to the APC did not come as a surprise. “One is not surprised that some elements in the APC are busy debating the possibility of Governor Makinde’s defection to the…
Following the Oyo state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries towards producing a party candidate to represent the party at the forthcoming local government election in the state, the exercise has since been disrupted in Lagelu local government as one of the party chairmanship aspirants, Gbadamosi Kazeem Adeyemi, has allegedly mobilized members of the proscribed National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to disrupt and hijack the process in Lagelu local government. This was made known to journalists who had gone out to monitor the party election primaries in Ibadan on Monday 8th March, shortly after the exercise was disrupted in…