A former governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao- Akala has revealed that he has not begged or told anyone to allow him become the leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State. Akala, who stated this in an interview with Pees Reporters, while reacting to stories making rounds that he was not qualified to become the leader of the party in the state. GOALPOACHER NEWS had reported that a former Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, had stated that Akala does not have what it takes to become the leader of the party in the state or…
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The fuss about the #100 billion prosperity bond by the opposition party is not only pedestrian but intellectually myopic going by the current economic conditions. The dearth of infrastructure in Nigeria with particular reference to the pacesetter state i.e. Oyo State, has been attributed to various factors including but not limited to, lack of political will, corruption, bad maintenance culture and paucity of requisite funds. With regards to the paucity of funds, dwindling allocations from the Federal Government, coupled with an emerging internal revenue collection mechanism have led State Governments to depend on alternative financing arrangements to fund their year-on-year…
In a move to reclaim its land across the state, the Oyo State Housing Corporation on Thursday inspected its land in Iganna, Okeho, Okaka and Iseyin in the Oke Ogun Area of the state. The two-day inspection according to Insideoyo was led by the Corporation Chairman, Barrister Bayo Lawal with other top members of staff which included General Manager, Tpl Adekunle Samuel Olajire, Director of Land, Sharafadeen Toyese Lawal, Director PRS, Alhaji Taiwo Ibrahim Adesola, and Head, Public Relations and Information, Alhaji Sakariyau Adekunle Sanni. While speaking during the inspection, the Chairman of the Corporation, Barrister Bayo Lawal decried the…
..…says Ajimobi approved repairs of the road and 3 others in her constituency …calls for responsible Journalism Federal Lawmaker, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K, has drawn the attention of Oyo State Government to the deplorable condition of a State-owned road in Oluyole Federal constituency of the state. She listed the dilapidated portions in the axis to include the Odo-Ona Elewe Idi-iroko-Olugbemi-Adewole Road, among others. Sadipe said this during a meeting in Ibadan, with residents of Odo-Ona Elewe-Idi-iroko-Olugbemi-Adewole road, Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) and other stakeholders, on the deplorable condition of the road. During the meeting, Hon. Akande-Sadipe detailed all the action…
OYRTMA REACTION TO ONLINE POST BY PASTOR KOREDE OF CHRIST LIBERTY WORLD EVANGELICAL MINISTRY ON ROAD CRASH INCIDENT OF 16TH MAY 2020 IN IBADAN Our attention has been drawn to an online press statement credited to one Pastor Korede of ‘Christ Liberty World Evangelical Ministry’ titled “Why Governors Seyi Makinde??” premised on a road crash incident that occurred on 16th May, 2020 at Ajorosun, Total garden, Ibadan. The piece would not have deserved this rejoinder but for the very sensitive nature of the issue at stake, which if not sensibly treated and promptly corrected would likely mislead unsuspecting members of…
Oyo State Police Command has announced the escape of the prime suspect in connection with the incessant ritual killing of innocent people at Akinyele, Moniya Ibadan. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Joe Nwachukwu Enwonwu who made this known to the public on Sunday, through a Press Release from the office of the State Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police Olugbenga Fadeyi who confirmed the development in a copy of the release that was made available GOALPOACHER NEWS , that the prime suspect of the Akinyele Killings one Sunday Shodipe aged 19, has managed to escape from the police…
…..Trains Perm Secs on Data Collection, Development Plan Oyo State government has commenced training for selected Permanent Secretaries in its workforce to achieve optimal results in planning against challenges facing women and children in the society. The State Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Barrister Adeniyi Farinto disclosed this at the final leg of the training which was held in Ibadan over the weekend. Farinto hinted that the training focused on the major thrust of governance like security, health, education and economy, which he said would be anchored on Agribusiness, adding that the State government was generating data that would help…
……as governor welcomes constructive criticisms GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, weekend, reiterated the commitment of his administration to be fair to all, irrespective of religious affiliations. The governor gave the assurance, during the 8-day fidau prayer at the residence of an Ibadan business mogul, Chief(Engr.) Olalere Adigun, who died and buried last week. Reacting to the statement credited to a Nigerian Islamic human rights association, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on marginalisation of Muslims, Makinde affirmed that his administration would be fair to, whether Christian or a Muslim. He said further: “One of the lessons I learnt from Baba…
The Chairman of the Selection Committee for the Extended Special Work Programme of the Federal Government in Oyo State, Hon Ope Salami has disclosed that prospective Applicants for the itinerant job have not been able to obtain form at their various local government headquarters contrary to the promise earlier made because his Committee has not been given mobilization fund by the Federal government. Salami made this disclosure while responding to enquiries from Aanuoluwapo Omorinde the Anchor of BOTTOM LINE on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan about the rationale behind the delay in the selection process of a job that was designed to…
…insists reconciliation the only path to victory The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare has charged stakeholders of the Oyo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) to shelve any perceived differences and work together for the party’s success. The Minister, who made the demand on Saturday in Ibadan during an interactive session with party leaders in the state, urged them to go beyond the setbacks and disappointments they had experienced in the past. He stressed that the stakeholders must act with greater cohesion and strength of purpose and that the the APC government has a track…