Oyo state governor Eng. Seyi Abiodun Makinde this Tuesday donated cash relief to those that were affected by the fire incident that occurred at the Moniya market. Just as he promised when he inspected the scene of the incident, the governor fulfilled his promises by setting aside the sum of Ten million naira (#10,000,000)for distribution to all victims affected by the inferno. The Chairman Akinyele Local Government, Hon. Taoreed Adedigba Jimoh while distributing the cash relief expressed his appreciation to the governor for his humanitarian gesture towards the people of his local government. He said the money had been…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive Council (FEC) has become cancerous, disorganized, chaotic, and incapable of driving an organized, result-oriented system and as such should be disbanded. The party’s position is predicated on the degenerated hostilities among officials in the Buhari Presidency, including Presidential aides, ministers and heads of agencies, which have further exposed a scandalous breakdown of the administration’s central command system. Our party asserts that this situation is a mark of failure by the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to provide organized leadership for our nation. The PDP…
Barring any last minutes changes, members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, have concluded plans to defect to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party before 29th May, 2020. The news of their planned defection was exclusively gathered by GOALPOACHER NEWS, as contained in a release issued and signed this Tuesday by the party’s State Youths Leader, Hon. Kehinde Giwa. The press statement reads: “Today the ADC State Youth Leader Hon. Kehinde Giwa, State House of Assembly candidate in the last elections Hon Ahmed Akindipe Akinsumbo, Former Leader of the Local Government Legislature Hon. Olansile Olaniyi and other leaders…
As May 29th beckons, Governor Seyi Makinde would inevitably give account of his stewardship in the last one year before the good people of Oyo State. GOALPOACHER NEWS takes a look at the performance of the number citizen of Oyo State in the aspect of infrastructure. Before now, Makinde’s critics who are mostly members of the opposition had labelled him as “audio governor.” With the video below, would you say Seyi Makinde has fared better than his predecessors when you compare his first year anniversary in the area of infrastructure to others first year anniversaries?
As Governor Seyi Makinde marks his first year anniversary in office, GOALPOACHER NEWS went round the city of Ibadan to inspect one of the projects embarked upon by the Seyi Makinde led administration. Kindly watch the video below. It is the Sango -Eleyele bridge.
Engr. Seyi Makinde inherited a security structure that was good but not thorough There were few cracks and defect in the security architecture of the state, some boys that had been arrested for crimes and remanded or even jailed were released into the society for electoral purposes. The initially good security policies of the past administration was vehemently compromised during political campaigns and electioneering process and on many occasions, different kinds of violence, ritual killings (We didn’t hear the full story of the Soka dungeon till they left) and kidnapping were recorded in some very strategic parts of the…
The Chief of Staff to the immediate- past governor of Oyo State, Dr.Gbade Ojo has hailed Governor Makinde’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the state as the best. The former Chief of Staff during Ajimobi’s administration stated this without mincing words while featuring on a Yoruba political programme at 32FM this Monday. Aside commending Makinde’s efforts to halt the spread of dreaded coronavirus, Gbade Ojo also threw his weight behind the request of the state government to obtain N20bn loan which the Oyo State House of Assembly approved. He said, “The approach of the present government in Oyo State…
Ahead of Governor Seyi Makinde’s one year anniversary, the governor has reassured Oyo State residents that his administration is committed to redifining good governance in the Pace Setter State. Governor Makinde in an exclusive chat said, “We are not going to be in a hurry to take any decisions, what we are after is achieving a lasting results that will always withstand the test of time.” “The ultimate goal is to always take the dividends of democracy to the door steps of our people and we will continue to achieve this through the data at hand and not by mere…
NO fewer than ten members of Government House Press Corps, Akwa Ibom state have reportedly tested positive for the dreaded COVID-19 disease that has continued to ravage the world. It was reliably gathered on Sunday that the positive cases which were among the 19 new active cases recorded in the state are currently receiving treatment at the isolation centre. According to findings, when one of the cameramen showed symptoms of COVID-19 last week, all the reporters and cameramen as well as other workers at the Government House press center were asked to go for compulsory testing. A reliable source,…
AKURE- STRONG indications emerged, weekend, that the frosty relationship Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and his deputy, Mr. Agboola Ajayi was far from been resolved. Barring any last minutes changes, Ajayi may be dropped as the deputy governorship candidate in the July governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state and other chieftains of the party were said to have intervened, but the face-off lingered on. Vanguard , however, gathered that Akeredolu’s estranged deputy has reportedly struck a deal with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on his possible defection to the party…