Being a speech delivered by Comrade AWA Bamiji, Executive President, Bola Ige Centre for Justice. You will recall that Chief Bola Ige cap was rudely removed on December 15, 2001, at the Palace of Ooni of Ife by a set of well known Hoodlums, and a few days later, precisely, 23 December, 2001, assassination that shocked the whole Nation took place, on that fateful Sunday’s night, in his living Room, at Bodija, Ibadan. We learnt that all his Security Aides went out to eat at the same time, without taking into cognizance the life of their Principal and that of…
Author: Goalpoacher
The Caretaker Chairman of Omi-Apata Local Council Development Area Hon Sheriff Adeojo has organised empowerment programme for farmers by distributing bags of fertilizers, planters and knapsack sprayers. Hon Sheriff Adeojo has also launched Omi-Apata LCDA Rice. He said” the 10 acres of rice that Omi-Apata LCDA cultivated at Akufo farm settlement has been harvested, milled, packaged and ready for people to buy and eat. The Executive Assistant to the Governor on Agric Business Dr Debo Akande represented at the occasion by the Zonal Manager OYSADA Dr Tolulope Adegbesan commended Hon Sheriff Adeojo for the laudable initiative. The council chairman further…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State and former Majority leader, Hon Mulikat Akande Adeola commences her Second Batch Empowerment Training for the selected 100 Youths in 13 Local Governments of Oyo North Senatorial District. This is in addition to the first 50 Participants who were trained on Goat and Sheep rearing last week. Meanwhile the 2nd Batch were trained on Snail and Fisheries. The target and aim of this program is to prepare our youths on self Employment in order to conquer future financial Challenge. Among the participants who expressed their joy and gratitude to the…
The Aminu Wali faction of the People’ s Democratic Party , on Thursday , suspended a former governor of Kano State , Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso , for alleged anti – party activities. The newly – elected chairman of the party in the state , Alhaji Muhammin Lamido , announced the suspension at a news conference shortly after holding a meeting in Kano . He said the party found it necessary to suspend the Kwankwasiyya leader for alleged gross violation of constitutional orders of the party . He said Kwankwaso would remain suspended until when he appeared before the party state…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo , on Thursday , described the late Chief Lamidi Adedibu as a “very honest ” politician , who helped the Peoples Democratic Party to win the governorship election in Oyo State in 2003 . Although Obasanjo did not mention former Governor Rashidi Ladoja , he was the one who won the 2003 governorship poll in the state . Obasanjo , while delivering the keynote address at the book launch in honour of Adedibu at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan , said Adedibu left good legacies. The former president , who wrote the foreword…
As part of his administration’s commitment towards the actualisation of e-governance model in the state, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday, inaugurated 1,108 computer systems meant to facilitate the first phase of the model. The governor, who commissioned the systems inside the Department of Information Communication Technology office of the Governor’s office, Agodi, Ibadan, stated that the measure would fast-track the processes and activities of government through ICT. The governor told members of his cabinet and ICT experts at the event that the computer systems will be distributed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies, adding that fibre-optic cables are…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said on Thursday that the South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue with efforts aimed at uniting its members to ensure a stronger party in the zone. Governor Makinde, who addressed newsmen after a meeting with members of the Zonal Working Committee of the party, said that leaders of the party would continue to support reconciliatory efforts of the former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led Reconciliation Committee. He added that the Oyinlola team will work with the committee set up by the national leadership of the PDP to unite the party in the…
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the PDP, South West Zone has said that Lere Olayinka does not represent the party in any official capacity. In a statement issued in Ibadan, Thursday, Adegbenro warned Olayinka to desist from parading himself as the Zonal Director, Media, of the party. The Statement Reads: The general public is hereby advised to disregard any statement issued and signed by Mr Lere Olayinka who claims to represent the PDP South West Zone. Mr Olayinka is not the Zonal Director, Media or any other capacity of the PDP and was never appointed to any such position by the…
The Special Assistant to Oyo State Governor on Youth and Sports, Hon Kazeem Bolarinwa on Thursday joined a Non-Governmental Organization(Youth for Social Impact), to clean up Mokola Market and sensitized traders and market leaders on how to improve sanitation in the area. Hon Kazeem, who joined network of volunteers to clean-up streets, roads, markets and motor parks in Ibadan on Thursdays said that the exercise would continue until the aim and objective of His Excellency, Engineer Seyi in terms of Clean and Green initiative is achieved and sustained. He added that one of the mandates is to clear drainages and…
Nigeria’s former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Thursday that he was impressed by the developmental strides being recorded by the Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State. The former president appreciated the efforts being made by the governor to develop the state, noting that he has seen improvements in the developmental activities in parts of the state. “I will still want to appreciate the efforts you are making in the development of Oyo State. I really want to thank you in that regard. I have seen in the area of my operation in Oyo State: in Oke-Ogun area, in Iseyin…