Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has ordered immediate reopening of Sasa market, weeks after it was shut down. The Governor made the declaration this Tuesday during a meeting with the leaders of the two warring communities at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The governor stated that due to the economic situation and the peculiarities associated with the state, he would reopen the market. His words: Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has promised to reopen the Sasa market today, weeks after it was shut down. He made the promise during a meeting with the leaders of the two warring…
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The Chairman, Oyo State Local Government Pensions Board has lauded the Proactiveness of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde on his leadership approach to lead the state to her greater limelights since he assumed the office as the number one citizen of Oyo state. This was disclosed when he accompanied the Governor to BCOS Live Programme alongside other board chairmen at Orita Bashorun, Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state on Saturday 19th, 2021. The 2019 candidate of the People Democratic Party for Oyo federal constituency described Gov Seyi Makinde as a proactive Governor who deserves to be rallied round for another…
The political camp of former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Olusola Eleka, has rejected the endorsement of Chief Bisi Kolawole as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate by former governor, Ayodele Fayose. According to the Eleka’s camp, the former governor took a unilateral decision and didn’t carry all leaders and stakeholders along in arriving at the choice. A political aide to Eleka, Mr. Adebisi Adeola, said the former deputy governor would proceed with his ambition despite Kolawole’s adoption by his former boss, saying “Eleka won’t drop out of the race and would be ready to face Kolawole at…
It is no longer news that on Friday, 19 February, 2021, Ogbeni Aregbesola stormed his hometown, Ilesa to participate in the ongoing APC revalidation and registration exercise where he declared that new entrants such as Killers and miscreants have joined the Ruling Party, All Progressives Congress and reminded his audience about the sad loss of Bola Ige. He also declared that whoever denigrates Bola Ige is the enemy of the Progressives and those who want to use Bola Ige’s tomb to climb to a higher height would not achieve their aim. The video of the event has now gone viral…
Ibadan Solidarity Vanguard and other Political groups in Oyo State have berated a Political chieftain of the People Democratic Party Oyo state, Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan over his unruly behaviours towards the stakeholders In the party, the governor and Oyo state as a whole. Olopoeyan who had over time criticized, condemned the governor and other stake holders of the party, has been warned to tread with caution and stop been a tool in the hands of those who know nothing about Oyo state Politics as at the end he will be rendered useless politically. The president of ibadan Solidarity movement Alhaji…
Sequel to last week’s High court judgment, the Oyo state government, on Monday, handed over the running of parks and its management to the administration of local government in the state. A brief event held at office of state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Bayo Lawal, saw local government Chairmen issue letters of appointment to park managers. Chairman, Parks Disciplinary Committee, Mukaila Lamidi, also called Auxiliary, led the park managers to receive letters of appointment from their new employees. It will be recalled that Justice M. A. Adegbola had in her ruling last week held that the…
The Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs Ololade Agboola has urged Directors in charge of promotion exercise in the State Civil Service to ensure that up-coming promotion exercise go smoothly without any hindrances. She stated this at the sensitization programme towards the year 2017 to 2020 Promotion Exercise for Civil Servants in Oyo State. The Head of Service, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Service Matters, Alhaji Fatai Oladeinde said the most important thing a Government owes its workers aside from regular payment of salaries is promotion, saying that, it will become almost impossible to rise to the pinnacle…
The Chairman of Oyo State Housing Corporation, Barrister Bayo Lawal has sought further co-operation from the entire staff of the corporation to lift it to a greater height. Lawal made the call while interfacing with members of staff on his one year in office. The Chairman noted that the corporation had a lot of grounds to cover to deliver on its mandate of providing habitable accommodation for the citizenry which could only be achieved with the support of all the staff. He hinted that his administration would reward hard work and commitment on the part of any worker. Bar.Lawal then…
The Federal High Court in Lagos today, granted permission to former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, to travel abroad for further medical treatment. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke granted the permission following an application by Fayose’s counsel, Ola Olanipekun (SAN). Fayose had through his counsel, sought an order of the court granting him leave “to travel outside Nigeria for further medical examination, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutics, as exigency of his health demands , on dates which shall not coincide with or obstruct ant date of the trial in this case.” He also sought an order that his international passport, which was…
The contractor handling the expansion of river banks under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project (IUFMP) has been asked not to block the Akanran road at Ogbere-Tioya bridge to vehicular movement until suitable alternatives have been found for the convenience of road users. The contractor has earlier blocked the road, which led to congestion of traffic movement and difficulty for residents of the area to move freely. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Dr. Idowu Oyeleke who visited the project site on Monday morning after he learnt of the tension the blockade created said as good as the river…