About 102 Local contractors participated in the bid opening exercise for the 2019 FGN-UBEC/OYOSUBEB Intervention projects held at Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board’s premises today. The exercise, according to the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran was done in compliance with provision of Public Procurement Act 2010. “We allowed due process in this bid opening, which states that people should be allowed to tender for any goods and/or services, and the tender should be open in the presence of the tenderers”, he said. While he reiterated the Board’s commitment to transparency and integrity…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing the Vice-Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, as the Returning Officer for the Ondo Governorship election, holding on Saturday. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, denied the story in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Okoye said INEC’s attention has been drawn to a press conference addressed by the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Campaign Council and Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, on Thursday in Akure in which he alleged that the Commission has…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo has raised the alarm over alleged plots by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) to rig tomorrow’s governorship election. This was contained in a statement by the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Alex Kalejaye. Kalejaye said that “the party is appalled that the desperation of the PDP has taken a criminal dimension, as designed to be unveiled at the gubernatorial election. “Coordinator Engr Seyi Makinde, has recruited thousands of members of his party, the PDP, in Oyo State for the purpose of participating in the…
The federal lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal constituency, Hon Oluyemi Taiwo says he has Completed the light-up project he embarked upon before the advent of the dreaded coronavirus at Apete-Awotan. His words: “As the Good people of Apete were still in joyful mood over the reconstruction of the road project embarked upon by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, I, Rt. Hon. Oluyemi Adewale Taiwo has added to their joy by lighting up Apete axis to Awotan with all In One Solar Light project.” “The light up project which has been in the pipeline for months, but…
The PDP family in Oyo State today received thousands of decampees into her fold as the Olatoye Sugar political structure led by Late Olatoye Sugar’d blood brother, Big Daddy, collapsed into PDP in Lagelu Local Government. Hundreds of APC members also joined PDP in the local government with a promise to contribute their own efforts to strengthen PDP in the council Area. To receive the defectors is the PDP State Deputy Chairman, Hon James Olukunle, PDP State Vice Chairman, Hon Mufutau Ogunremi, State PDP Women Leader, Alhaja Wulemot Ibitoye, State PDP Youths Leader, Asiwaju Adekola Adeoye, State PDP Fin Sec,…
Oyo state government has vowed to continue its enforcement of the State’s environmental laws to address the state of sanitation among dwellers. Not less than twenty seven persons were apprehended on Thursday for flouting environmental laws during the weekly sanitation exercise along Bodija, Sango-Eleyele and Orogun axis of Ibadan. The State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Dr. Abdul-Lateef Idowu Oyeleke disclosed that the State has done a lot of sensitization towards changing the poor habit of some people to their environment, an effort he said was still ongoing on the media and through regular meetings with stakeholders. He hinted…
In a bid to improve the health of nursing mothers and children , governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress are to prioritise the implementation of 180 days ( 6 months) maternity leave . This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a virtual meeting of Secretaries to State Governments of the APC controlled states which was jointly signed by Alhaji Adamu Fanini ( SGS Jigawa state) and his Plateau State counterpart , Prof . Danladi Atu . The communique of the meeting which was held on October 6 th was released by the…
The Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the choice of the Vice -Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University , Ile Ife , Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede , as the Chief Returning Officer for Saturday governorship election in Ondo State . The Chairman , National Campaign Council of the PDP, who is also the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, said this at a press briefing in Akure on Thursday . Makinde said Ogunbodede is from Owo Local Government Area like Governor Rotimi Akeredolu , who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress . He also claimed the VC is a known crony…
The Ondo State Government has said the attack on former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose at the final rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo town has confirmed its allegations thugs have been imported into the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. It said there was need for security agencies to contain and curtail activities of the political thugs imported into the state. Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, in a statement, stated the development trailing the October 10 governorship election portends, in many respects. According to him: “Government recalls that the last three weeks have witnessed mindless…
A high powered Monitoring Team from the Police Service Commission has been dispatched to the three Senatorial zones of Ondo State to monitor the conduct of Policemen on electoral duties during this Saturday’s Governorship election in the State. The team left Abuja with the Commission’s guidelines for Policemen on election duties and a checklist to measure the level of compliance or not by these Policemen. The Commission is also setting up a Situation Room in Abuja to coordinate the activities of its Staff Monitors in Ondo State. Dedicated Telephone lines have been provided for citizens of Ondo within or outside…