The sacked 68 chairmen of Local Government and Local Council Development Areas of Oyo State yesterday chided the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) and Governor Seyi Makinde over the planned May 7 council poll. The sacked chairmen under the aegis of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State chapter described the planned poll as scam and fraud. The chairmen were elected during the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi administration but sacked on May 29,2019 by Governor Makinde. It would be recalled that OYSIEC had declared that the council poll would be held on May 15,2021. However the Supreme…
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The capacity to develop inclusive partnerships based on the full involvement and collaboration of Major Groups and other stakeholders, in particular of the Local Government and Constituents are critical to the success of the SDGs. As stressed by the UN Secretary General in his Synthesis Report on the Post-2015 Agenda, “many of the investments to achieve the sustainable development goals will take place at the subnational level and be led by Local Authorities. Indeed, Local Governments are at the forefront of tackling most of the issues addressed by the SDGs in our daily work. We have a fundamental role in…
As we inch towards the next round of elections in 2023, the tempo of political engagements is noticeably building up. The two main political parties, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are oiling up their machines for the political battles ahead which going by all permutations promises to be of epic proportions. In view of the high stakes that comes with the 2023 elections, both parties are going for broke as it is going to be a winner takes all affair with the loser likely to be obliterated completely from the political scene.…
Ahead of the Local Government elections scheduled to hold in Oyo State by May 2021, the Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday revealed the screening committee report which is saddled with the responsibility of screening all the chairmanship and Councilorship aspirants who had indicated interest to contest for various elective positions under the party. The report was made public by the Publicity Secretary of the party in Oyo State, Engineer Akeem Olatunji. It reads thus: “A total number of 147 Aspirants applied for the position of Chairmanship in the 33 local government of Oyo State, the total number of successful aspirants…
Popular Yoruba rights activist , Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, says the recent assault on his person by the operatives of the Department of State Services was an attempt to murder him . The activist also said he pulled off his shirt because one of the DSS operatives roughhandled him and violently held onto his shirt around his neck area. Igboho stated this on Saturday while featuring on a radio programme , ‘City Talks with Reuben Abati. But speaking during the radio programme monitored by The PUNCH, Igboho said , “Why I pull off my cloth was that…
Who is Ayanlola Ayanteju who wrote the bad-blood article recently going round the globe about the UI’s VCship? – What is (CAFE) Campaign for Academic Freedom and Excellence? – There must be an end to barbaric name calling – UI has moved on, beyond the bad waters of the last three month-five months – GOOGLE has no record of Ayanlola Ayanteju beyond the claims of the fellow being the spokesperson of spineless CAFE. – No such staff member exists in the records of the university – No such pen name exists anywhere in the globe – Or is CAFE a…
The Oyo State Road Transport Management Authority on Sunday said that a tanker laden Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell off the road with it’s highly inflatable content spilling over the Olorunsogo corridor and extending to the surroundings of the expressway, Ibadan. According to a statement issued by the Executive Chairman of the Agency, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi, he noted that the agency received a distress call on a road traffic accident involving the PMS laden truck. Fagbemi added that the driver of the heavy-duty truck was stuck and his subordinate was incapacitated to assist at the moment. He added that the…
Members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have opposed the move by the party leadership to adopt selection instead of the earlier position which was based on election through Congress in all the 33 local government areas of the State. The party leaders in Itesiwaju local government, Otu, on Sunday, in a statement signed by its Local Organizing Secretary, Mr Lamuye Oni, said the selection approach showed illegality, which the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde would not condone. Lamuye said members of the party were elated when they firstly heard of the openness that…
The Oyo State Commissioner for Works, Infrastructure and Public Transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde Shangodoyin, said at the weekend, that Governor ‘Seyi Makinde and the Executive Council of Oyo State are happy with the pace of work on the various on-going infrastructure development projects in the state. The commissioner, who stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after Governor Makinde and senior officials of the Ministry concluded an inspection tour of the ongoing projects in Ibadan metropolis, said the governor was determined to turn the state of infrastructure around. He said that the infrastructure being built by the Makinde government are…
Governor, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State approved the donation of an 18-seater bus to the Lanase Central Mosque, Aremo, Ibadan. The governor, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Abdrasheed Abdul-Azeez said that the bus will greatly help the propagation of Islam in the state. While presenting the bus, Abdul-Azeez said that the governor was highly appreciative of the support and prayers of the Islamic community to the success and stability of his administration thus far. He also urged the Imam to continue to work for peaceful coexistence among all religions in the state. The Governor’s…