Politics should be a tool for unity, development and service to the people—not a source of division. The leadership approaches associated with *Akin Fagbemi, Ph.D. and *Hon. Akin Fijabi provide useful models for building cooperation, strengthening representation and promoting the interests of the North-West/South-West constituency. The Akin Fagbemi, Ph.D. Model: Knowledge, Unity and Strategic Leadership The Dr. Akin Fagbemi model is built on intellectual capacity, integrity, consultation and the ability to bring people together around common objectives. It demonstrates that effective leadership requires: This model is particularly important in a diverse constituency. By encouraging dialogue and cooperation between the North-West…
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The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, and the Executive Chairman of Egbeda Local Government, Hon. Sanda Sikiru Oyedele, have been warmly congratulated on the remarkable achievement of Egbeda Local Government being declared Open Defecation Free (ODF). The declaration was made by the National Task Force Group on Sanitation at its 8th meeting, held at the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR). This landmark achievement is a reflection of the commitment of the Oyo State Government and the administration of Hon. Sanda Sikiru Oyedele to promoting improved sanitation, environmental cleanliness, public health and the overall well-being of residents.…
There is a point at which persistent criticism of a public official ceases to look like ordinary political scrutiny and begins to raise questions about the motivation behind it. That appears to be the growing concern surrounding Sola AbOloolude’s consistent criticism of the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde. Criticism is an essential part of democracy. Public officials must be scrutinised, questioned over their decisions and held accountable for their actions. But when criticism becomes unrelenting, predictable and seemingly fixated on one individual, the criticism itself can become a subject of scrutiny. It is against this background that AbOloolude’s latest reaction…
Another political tsunami on wednesday, 26th August, 2026, swept through Ibarapa-East local government area of Oyo state, ahead of the 2027 general elections, as more than 1,000 supporters drawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Remi Oseni Committee of Friends (ROCOF), abandoned their former political camp and detected to the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). The atmosphere at the gathering changed from political consultation to a declaration of allegiance when the Omoluabi Movement formally announced its decision to align with the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM). The movement said the decision was reached after extensive consultations across the various wards…
I have read the article by Mr. Morohunkola Thomas entitled “On Chief Jibril Dotun Sanusi’s Statement on Governor Makinde: Let the Masquerade Come Out.”I welcome the article because it has done one useful thing: it has moved the conversation from political praise to a public debate about the record of government.But I must correct one fundamental misconception.There is no masquerade.The statement was mine. The convictions are mine. The concerns are mine. And I am prepared to defend every word in the full daylight of public scrutiny.I have no need to hide behind anybody.I am not speaking because I seek political…
Chief (Engr.) Dr. Jubril Dotun Sanusi, Okanlomo Oódua and Gbonka Olubadan of Ibadanland, has congratulated the management, teachers, students and parents of ICAST Schools Ltd on the school’s impressive performance in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to the school’s 2026 performance analysis, ICAST recorded 543 passes out of 564 subject entries, representing an overall subject-pass rate of 96.28%. The school also recorded a 100% pass rate in 12 subjects, covering Economics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Agricultural Science, Government, Financial Accounting, Commerce, Further Mathematics, Literature-in-English, Geography, and Computer Hardware & GSM Repair. The performance was particularly strong…
Ahead of the 2027 general election, some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Allied Peoples Movement in Ekiti State have formed an alliance to mobilise support for the presidential ambitions of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The stakeholders, drawn from the state’s 16 council areas, made the move at an advocacy and campaign programme convened by PDP chieftain Mrs Lanre Fajuyi, which called on opposition parties to unite and provide Nigerians with a credible alternative to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The programme, tagged “APM Awareness Campaign,” brought together PDP and APM members, youths, women, artisans and other…
The Presidential Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and Governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, has appointed Barrister Anthony Ehilebo as his Special Adviser on Media and Digital Communication. This appointment takes immediate effect, with further campaign team announcements to follow. Makinde declared that Barrister Ehilebo’s unmatched expertise as a communication strategist and lawyer will be a powerful asset in driving the APM’s message of resetting Nigeria, and victory in the 2027 presidential election. He urged Nigerians to stand firm and rally behind the APM, emphasizing that the 2027 election is a historic opportunity to rescue Nigeria from the…
….backs Tinubu, omits Sharafadeen Alli APC NOMINATION PROCESS IN OYO STATE: CLOSING THE CONTEST, NOT CONCEDING THE INJUSTICE Following the intensity and challenges of the past several months, I took a short and well-deserved vacation outside the country to rest, reflect and strategically reassess the journey ahead. Upon my return, I met on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, with some party leaders and representatives of our loyalists and supporters from across the 33 Local Government Areas and 351 wards of Oyo State. The meeting provided an opportunity to review recent developments, listen to one another and collectively discuss the way forward…
The African Democratic Congress, (ADC) has cautioned a governorship aspirant of the party in Oyo State, Mr Alagbe Gbemileke popularly known as Eleniyan and the other aggrieved members to stop causing confusion in the party. This is as the party’s leadership reaffirmed its position that Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke is the governorship candidate of the ADC in Oyo State for the 2027 general election. Speaking on Wednesday, the Deputy National Financial Secretary of the ADC, Oladimeji Fadeyi in a special interview on Solutions 93.9FM’s AM UPDATE, called on Alagbe Gbemileke popularly known as Eleniyan and other aggrieved members of the…