Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has declared his full support for those calling for an end to police brutality, noting, however, that the ongoing protests must continue to be peaceful and constructive in order to achieve the desired result. Governor Makinde stated this on Tuesday, while addressing the #EndSARS protesters, who converged on the Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. He promised to get all protesters who were arrested in the course of the protests released by the Police, while also pledging to ensure that no further life is lost to the protests in the state, as according to him, his…
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Residents of Ibadan South West, South East Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas have commended Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals, Hon Kunle Yusuff MON, for engaging different communities on the ‘Needs Assessment for the Sustainable Development Goals 2020 Application package. Speaking at the town hall meeting held separately at Ibadan South West secretariat, Aleshinloye and Ibadan South East secretariat, Mapo, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on SDG, Hon Kunle Yusuff said this initiative is in line with Makinde’s Road Map to Accelerated Development 2019 to…
Youths in Ibadan Protesting against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS/FSARS) on Tuesday have sealed off Iwo Road axis area of Ibadan. The road leads to other states of the federation like Lagos, Osun, Kwara among others. Some of the areas affected in Ibadan include, Lagos Ibadan Express way, Ojoo Express way, New Ife Ibadan Express way, Iwo Road to Gate, Bashorun Idi Ape, Sango, UI, Bodija, Secretariat among others. The action of the protesters has put traffic around the major roundabout to a halt. The chairman, Oyo Road Transport Management Agency, Mogaji Akin Fagbemi has advised motorists to avoid some…
The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has said no one would force him to quit the party. He attributed insinuations that he had dumped PDP to mischief-makers determined to soil his reputation, provoke crisis within the party and dampen the spirit of party members and his supporters. In a statement by his Director of Media and Publicity, Felix Oboagwina, Agbaje denied jumping ship, saying, PDP remained his party. “I have never discussed with anyone any plan to dump PDP, neither has such a prospect crossed my mind” he maintained. “There is no…
As the Community and Social Development Project is winding up in the year 2020, beneficiaries of micro projects in Kukumada, Ogungbade, Oganla, Isokan, Oyotoro, kajorepo Anuoluwapo and Temidire in Sooro Local Community Development Area (LCDA), Egbeda local government, Ido local government and Akinyele local government respectively, have showered encomium on Oyo state Government for partnering with the world Bank in implementation of life-saving projects in their communities. They made the joyful commendations during a participatory monitoring and evaluation visit to some of communities where the intervention projects were located in Sooro LCDA, Egbeda , Ido, Akinyele Local Government Areas of…
Oyo State Government through the office of the Sustainable Development Goals on Monday flagged off the needs assessment of all the Local Governments in the state. Speaking at the town hall meeting held at Ibadan North East Local Government and Ibadan East LCDA, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Makinde on Sustainable Development Goals, Hon Kunle Yusuff MON, said the interactive session with various community leaders became imperative with the view to meeting the needs of the people at the grassroots. He noted that this initiative is line with Governor Makinde’s administrative policy. He stressed this will afford the people…
The French government has expressed its readiness to massively invest in Oyo state particularly in areas of agriculture, health and other amenities that would support infrastructural development in the state The ambassador of France to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier made this known when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Seyi Makinde in his office. Ambassador Pasquier explained that the state has witnessed appreciable sense of development since his last visit and pledged to prevail on his people in facilitating more investment opportunity in the state. Governor Seyi Makinde in a response noted that since assumption of office, Oyo state has…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has directed the Nigerian Police Force to take back seat and allowed other security operatives to take front line in securing the lives of protesters of issues across the state. Governor Makinde made this known during special broadcast on the protest against police harassment,brutality and activities of Special Antirobbery Squard SARS across the country. The on going protest against the police harrasment and brutality coupled with activities of Special Antirobbery Squard SARS across the state necessited the Broadcast of the Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde to address the people of the state. The Governor who…
The Oyo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decried the spate of uncharitable and reckless statements emanating from the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the exalted of the Executive Governor of Oyo state. The ruling party in a statement signed by its state publicity secretary, Engr Akeem Olatunji, and made available to newsmen on Monday noted that such unbridled penchant for public attention was unhealthy for the already redefined politics without bitterness being championed by Governor Seyi Makinde. The state PDP described the APC as a political party with sheer disrespect for the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a gubernatorial aspirant in the 2019 election, Chief (Dr) Azeez Popoola Adeduntan has congratulated the Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on his re-election. He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for the smooth process that led to the emergence of Akeredolu. The former Commissioner for Health in statement in Ibadan made available by his media office, Dr Adeduntan commended the people of Ondo State, the political parties, candidates and security agencies for conducting themselves responsibly. He advised the re-elected Governor not to take the people of the state for granted now that…