The leadership of the sacked Association of Local Government Of Nigeria, ALGON, Oyo chapter has set the records straight in a letter addressed to the Oyo State House of Assembly, noting that last week’s Appeal court judgement did not sack them. Acoording to OYOINSIGHT, the letter written by Abass Aleshinloye reads thus: “It has come to the notice of ALGON, Oyo State, that Oyo State House of Assembly passed a resolution recently directing all democratically elected Chairmen and Councilors in the state to hand over all properties of Oyo State Government in their legitimate care.” “This ridiculous resolution was passed…
Author: Goalpoacher
And so, to talk about Ajimobi’s legacy is to delve into a chaos of narratives – the excellent, the good, the bad, and the abysmal. From the young undergraduate (of LAUTECH) who escaped being tear-gassed at the Secretariat, to the Okada rider in Apete who now enjoys his trip to Ijokodo after the government fixed the Apete bridge…Oyo people all have valid stories to tell, and none would cancel the other. Adegoke Adelabu, the stormy petrel of Ibadan politics, died on the wrong side of the Yoruba ideological spectrum. In the linguistic parlance of those who control the pendulum of…
The Oyo state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that greater shame is awaiting the sacked members of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) at the Supreme Court. The Oyo state chapter of PDP, in a Statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary Engineer Akeem Olatunji and made available to journalists on Sunday in Ibadan, also condemned the role being played by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Bayo Adelabu in encouraging the legal face off between the state and the sacked ALGON. THE party lampooned Adelabu and…
A member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Ayotunde Fatokun has commended the Police for the prompt arrest of suspects in connection with the killings of innocent residents at Akknyele Local Government. Hon Fatokun who represents Akinyele Constituency 1 and doubles as the Chairman Parliamentary Council, gave the commendation while addressing newsmen in Akinyele on Saturday after the police paraded the two suspects at the Command Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan. Fatokun said the arrest of the suspects showed how pragmatic the police in the state are. “ Arresting the suspects has strengthened public confidence in the police.” “Protection of lives…
The Chairman, Oyo State water corporation, Dr. Adebayo Anthony Adepoju, popularly called IBARAPA KAN has distributed relief materials like buckets with taps, hand sanitizers and liquid soap to curtail the spread of the deadly virus known as COVID-19 among the schools and Ibarapa community. In an effort to support the ongoing strives and significant achievements of the Seyi Makinde led administration in the fight against the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, the Chairman, Water Corporation of Oyo State Dr. Adebayo Adepoju yesterday donated relief materials which include buckets with taps, soap and hand sanitizers to all secondary schools across Ibarapa Central and…
The Caretaker Chairperson of Orire Local Government, Hon Lydia Bankole on Saturday in Orire, Ogbomoso led members of her council on a sensitisation walk against alarming rate of rape in the state She called for legislations that would ensure stiffer penalties for rapists, child abusers and predators. The walk is coming on the heels of the high rate of rape and child defilement incidence in Oyo State, which has been a concern to Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde and our First lady, Mrs Olufunke Makinde. Hon Lydia frowned at how minors were being subjected to trauma in the…
Leaders of all Staff Unions at the Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa have called on Oyp State Government to disregard some protest news making rounds about the appointment of Dr. Ogundiran Samuel Ogunwale as the Council Chairman of the institution, describing the authors as “enemies of progress”. This was contained in a letter dated July 16, 2020, jointly signed by leaders of ASUP, NASU and SSANIP, of the institution addressed to the Honourable Commissioner for Education Science and Technology in the State stressing that the news was not only untrue but also misleading. The letter which read that the purported position…
Mrs Ajarat Adejumoke Jimoh wife of the Caretaker Chairman of Akinyele Local Government, Moniya, Mrs Adebola Ogunrinde Odofin wife of Akinyele East LCDA and Mrs Hammed Kehinde Kangara wife of Akinyele South LCDA has taken campaign against rape to the nook and cranny of the local government area. With the theme, “SAY NO TO RAPE” Mrs Ajarat Adejumoke Jimoh , on behalf of Her Excellency, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, wife of the Executive Governor of Oyo State, expressed dissatisfaction with the incessant cases of rape in the society describing it as evil, criminal and ungodly. She said there’s need for collective…
Determined to reduce the incessant carnage in his council area, the caretaker chairman, Afijio West LCDA, Hon Sunday Akindele Ojo on Friday said work has started at Ilora International Trailer Park The park, which has the capacity to accommodate one 100 trailers, was approved by by Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde for trailer drivers who are in the habit of parking along the highway. Speaking with GOALPOACHER NEWS, Akindele said clearing the park would serve as the foundation unit of the main park. The council boss said, “The totality of what we are doing is to see the possibility…
The Director of Onaolad Educational Services, Oladipupo Olalekan (popularly known as INTELLECTUAL), has called upon the Oyo state government to ensure high level of competency in the recruitment of subject teachers into our classrooms. “Yes, it has come to our notice that 36% is the peg point to choose the qualified among the non-teaching who wishes to be converted into teaching Service. Notwithstanding such an embarrassing point, having agreed that 36 is a failed mark in standard grading system. It may still be acceptable considering many other factors that might have led to mass failure. But it is pertinent to…