The Governorship screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Ondo state has disqualified one of the 12 aspirants who had procured its nomination and expression of interest forms for the July 20 governorship primary election. Vanguard learned from party sources that the affected aspirant is Dr Segun Abraham, an ally of the national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Submitting the report of the committee on Friday, its Chairman, Alhaji Tijani Tumsa said the aspirants were scored based on their presentations, educational qualifications, among others. He was silent on the identity of the disqualified aspirant. Abraham…
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The Southwest PDP caretaker committee under the leadership of Hon Dayo Ogungbenro, held her Inaugural meeting in Ibadan Friday. The meeting was well attended by all members of the committee from the six states that make up the zone. While paying a visit to the Governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde, Hon Ogungbenro said, “we came to thank governor Makinde and all the leaders of the party in the Southwest for the opportunity given to them to serve the party.” While speaking, Governor Makinde on behalf of all the PDP leaders in the southwest pledged his maximum support for…
… Ovia North East, Orhionmwon LGAs Reap Bountiful Benefits In furtherance of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s vision to transform Edo State into an investment hub, the state has attracted over N29bn private investment into its agriculture sector, targeted at oil palm and rubber plantation development. Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, in a statement, said in the last three years and seven months, the government has created an enabling business environment that has made the state a darling for investors looking to develop plantations. He said the key investors in the state’s private-sector-led plantation…
Eleven All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship aspirants on Friday sent a formal letter to the party’s Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) rejecting the direct mode of primary election on July 20. Only Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who is seeking for re-election, did not append his signature on the formal letter submitted to the office of the National Chairman of the party in Abuja. The letter dated 8th July, 2020, titled: “Why indirect primary cannot be an option for Ondo State Governorship Primary Election,” was submitted by Chief Olusola Oke, one of the aspirants on behalf of others at the National…
Edo First for Growth, a socio-political group has asked the Inspector General of Police and the Director General, State Security Services to commence investigation into comments made by the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, threatening to “isolate” Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike during the period of the Edo State governorship election. Convener of the group, Earl Osaro Onaiwu on Thursday said the threat by the Kano State governor has serious security implications which must not be treated with levity. He said law enforcement agencies in the country must move to unravel the thought, inspiration and mode behind such outlandish…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through a new initiative known as the Start Them Early Program (STEP), is introducing agribusiness training in secondary schools in Oyo State. To promote interest in agriculture and learning among the secondary-school aged children, IITA will launch a modern agribusiness training facility at Fasola Grammar School in Fasola community, Oyo State, on 15 July 2020. His Excellency, Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde will inaugurate the program and the training facility. The STEP initiative was established in 2018 to advance agribusiness development to secondary schools in Africa. The program aims to expose…
Governor Godwin Obaseki is leveraging on agriculture, as against relying solely on federal allocations to drive the fortunes of Edo State, and the result is showing for every Edo sons and daughters. With 1.1 million hectares of cultivable land and a teeming young population, Edo State is undoubtedly one of the few states in the country with huge potential for agriculture. Also, the state has a landmass of about 19,187Km2 of which about 70 percent is cultivatable. There is thus no doubt why the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration has taken keen interest in harnessing the vast agro potential of the…
…says appointment not lopsided The Chief Press Secretary to the governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has declared that there was no sign of lopsidedness in the composition of Governing Councils of State-owned tertiary institutions announced on Tuesday. A statement by the Governor’s Media aide, which was made available in Ibadan on Thursday, indicated that there was no truth whatsoever in the claims credited to a Muslim leader and Director of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), Prof. Isiaq Akintola, that the appointments came with religious bias against the Muslims. According to the statement, an analysis…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has accused two Governors and a Minister of being responsible for the crisis rocking the party in the state. Ondo APC chairman, Hon. Henry Olu Olatuja, accused Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi; his Kaduna counterpart Mallam Nasir El’Rufai and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi of instigating undemocratic process causing intra-party crisis in the state. Olatuja also said ten of the governorship aspirants in the state for July 20 governorship primary may boycott the exercise should the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) insist on indirect mode of primary for the party’s primary…
Oyo state government has directed all applicants who applied for the Teaching Service Commission jobs to visit the website and upload the details of their credentials and personal data. Mrs. Grace Olabisi Oderinde, Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Post Primary Schools Service Commission (TESCOM) revealed this in a post on social media on Thursday. InsideOyo.com gathered that the exercise is for those who have obtained and submitted application forms in the on-going recruitment exercise. They are expected to do so between Monday, 13th and Saturday 18th July, 2020 for further processing of their applications. “Please note that ONLY applicants who have…