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  • Akeredolu, Makinde visits Shasha, Appeal for Peace and Dialogue

    Akeredolu, Makinde visits Shasha, Appeal for Peace and Dialogue

    Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, visited the Shasha area of Ibadan, Oyo State, and appealed to the warring parties to embrace peace and dialogue.

    The violent clash between Hausa and Yoruba communities on Friday had reportedly led to the death of some residents, destruction of properties, and displacement of people in the area.

    Akeredolu was in Oyo in his capacity as the Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum.

    The Ondo State governor, who was led to the Shasha market by his Oyo State counterpart, Governor Seyi Makinde, pleaded with elders in the area to call the youths to order as efforts were being intensified by government to find lasting solution to the avoidable violence which occurred last Friday.

    In a statement by Olabode Olatunde, the Special Assistant to the Ondo State governor on New Media, Akeredolu noted that the tension and charged atmosphere would not profit anyone.

    He also asked the people to consider the past and the peaceful coexistence that they have enjoyed over several decades.

    Akeredolu was quoted as saying, “We have come to plead with you that no matter how angry, we should not react violently. I know many things may get us angry, but as we know, we have been living together for long.

    “Let us think about the past, let us consider our peaceful coexistence in the past. Let us be calm.

    “I have come on behalf of all southwest Governors, I beg you to be calm.

    “Let us not take laws into our hands. The police are here and they are ready to work now. Amotekun officers are here for you. I’m not saying that for us as Governors that we are perfect or the police are perfect. But we can’t take laws into our hands. Let us cooperate with our Governor, Seyi Makinde.”

  • Fulani Herdsmen: Makinde floods Ibarapa, Oke Ogun with 200 Amotekun officers

    Fulani Herdsmen: Makinde floods Ibarapa, Oke Ogun with 200 Amotekun officers

    Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Wednesday said the state has deployed 200 officers of the Oyo State Security Network, otherwise known as Amotekun to the troubled Igangan in Ibarapa Local Government Area of the state.

    Makinde disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, adding that the move followed a meeting with security agencies and stakeholders from the crisis ridden area.

    Igangan, an ancient town in Ibarapa area of Oyo State has been the scene of skirmishes between residents, led by a Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho and Fulani herdsmen, who residents accused of perpetrating crimes including killings, maiming, kidnapping for ransom and destruction of farms in the area.

    The Governor said in the statement: “Following the meeting held with representatives of Igangan, Ibarapaland which was attended by security stakeholders including the recently appointed Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko, our administration has come up with a security strategy for that zone.

    “We have resolved to redeploy 200 members of the Oyo State Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Amotekun to kidnapping/banditry hotspots in the state, especially in the Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones.

    “These operatives will launch missions to rid the forests of criminals. They will be presenting daily reports of their activities to me in the short run and periodic reports in the long run.

    “In the next few weeks, we’ll hold town hall meetings and community outreaches, bringing together residents and security agencies to talk about any issues of immediate concern and how they can be resolved through dialogue and more effective community policing.”

  • We Won’t Allow Anyone Cause Ethnic Crisis In Oyo – Gov Makinde

    We Won’t Allow Anyone Cause Ethnic Crisis In Oyo – Gov Makinde

    The Oyo State Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on Friday said his government will not allow anyone to cause ethnic tension or harass anyone carrying out legitimate businesses in the state.

    The Governor made this comment while receiving the new police boss in Oyo state, Mrs. Ngozi Onadeko who paid a courtesy visit to him in his office.

    Tensions escalated on Friday in the Ibarapa axis of the state where an indigene Sunday Igboho had given Fulanis in the area an ultimatum to leave the state over alleged criminality by herdsmen.

    Videos shared on social media showed Igboho holding a well-attended rally where he swore to drive out Fulani herdsmen from the entire Yorubaland for causing insecurity and banditry.

    However, Makinde said his government and security agencies need not wage war against any particular ethnic group but against criminal elements, irrespective of their tribes, religions, or creed.

    The governor added that his administration would not allow anyone to threaten the peace of the state by acting unlawfully and saying things that are alien to the Nigerian Constitution, noting that acts that are capable of causing chaos in the state will not be accepted.

    He promised that his administration would continue to synergise with all security agencies in the state to fight criminals, hoodlums and bandits irrespective of their tribes, religions, or creed, while urging the police to arrest miscreants causing tension and threatening the peace of the state.

    “For people stoking ethnic tension, they are criminals and once you get them, they should be arrested and treated like common criminals,” Makinde said.

    “For this administration, the major pillar for us is security, because we know that all the good economic plans we have won’t be possible in an atmosphere of chaos and insecurity.

    “So, when people say things that are neither lawful nor within the spirit of Nigeria’s Constitution, it is not acceptable here. And they cannot hide under the guise of protecting Yoruba’s interest to perpetuate chaos in the state.

    “I am sure that since you came in, you must have heard about some things happening at Ibarapa axis of the state. I will still say it here that we are not after Hausa-Fulani. We are after criminals.

    “We are after hoodlums and bandits irrespective of their tribe, religion, or creed. Those are the people we are after. If you look into the records, when we had the armed robbery incident at Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of the state, some people were killed, some were arrested and we found out that they were from Ebira, from Kogi State. So, we want to go after the criminals – whether they are Yoruba, Hausa, Fulani or whomever they are.”

  • COVID-19: Gov. Makinde tests positive

    COVID-19: Gov. Makinde tests positive

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been confirmed positive of the Coronavirus disease.

    Makinde on Monday confirmed this on his personal twitter handle.

    The governor, who claimed to be asymptomatic, promised to continue to remain in self isolation.

    “I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to Self-isolate.

    “I have designated Prof. Temitope Alonge, former Chief Medical Director of the University College, Ibadan, as the Head of COVID-19 Task Force while I recover fully.

    ” Please continue to comply with all the directives from the COVID-19 Task Force. Stay home, stay safe,” he had tweeted.

    Makinde’s confirmation had increased the tally of confirmed cases in the state to eight.(NAN)

  • Gov. Makinde inaugurates 5 Permanent Secretaries

    Gov. Makinde inaugurates 5 Permanent Secretaries

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state on Tuesday inaugurated five newly appointed permanent secretaries.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the inauguration took place at the executive chamber of the governor’s office, state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

    The five permanent secretaries are
    Mrs Aminat Atere, Dr Adeyanju Olusoji, Mrs Adenike Fasina, Mr Segun Ajekiigbe and Mrs Grace Oderinde.

    Makinde charged the permanent secretaries to see their appointment as an avenue to contribute their quota towards the development of the state.

    He urged them to use their respective positions to offer more service to the government and the people of the state.

    The governor said that their appointments were based on merits, saying they were eminently qualified to occupy the position.

    He emphasised that civil service remained the engine room that would drive the state productivity.

    Makinde maintained that the state had gone beyond the era where consultants were invited to carry out the functions of permanent secretaries “which usually leads to profligacy and wastage of resources.”

    He said that his administration would not discriminate against anyone, irrespective of political affiliation.

  • Gov. Makinde says inter-agency security collaboration has boosted security in Oyo state

    Gov. Makinde says inter-agency security collaboration has boosted security in Oyo state

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, has commended inter-agency collaboration among security services in the state, saying it has greatly boosted the security situation.

    Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Makinde, quoted the governor as making this assertion during a reception organised for the 163 newly promoted senior officers of security agencies in Oyo state, held at the Lawn Tennis Court, Police Headquarters Eleyele, Ibadan.

    The governor said that the collaboration among the police and other security agencies in the state had helped the task of maintaining peace, security and protection of lives and property of the people in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

    He said that the collaborative efforts of all the security agencies in state had helped to reduce crime to the barest minimum.

    Makinde stressed that the inter-agency collaboration among the security agencies has made the objective of securing the state easy to achieve.

    He thanked the all the officers and men of the security agencies in state for making the state secured.

    “I want to also specially appreciate the good work of the heads of the security agencies; the CPs, the Immigration Comptroller, Commandant of the NSCDC for the collaborative effort, because I know that there is no single agency that can cover this entire state alone,”  he said.

    Makinde, who described the inter-agency collaboration among security agencies in the state as top-notch, noted that there was always eagerness from one agency to assist the other in achieving the objective of securing the state.

    He tasked the security agencies to “keep up” collaborative spirit and not relent in pursuing the goal of keeping Oyo state safe and peaceful.

    The governor, while congratulating the newly promoted Senior Officers, charged them to see their promotions as call to do more for the country and urged them to be good ambassadors of the state.

    He charged those still expecting their promotions to work harder, praying that God would uplift them in due course.

    According to him, the heads of the security agencies cannot function and deliver without all of you that are seated here tonight.

    “Those that have been promoted should know that it is a call to do more and those who are still expecting their promotion, by the grace of God, it will come but you have to work very hard.”

    Earlier in his remarks, Mr Shina Olukolu, the Commissioner of Police in Oyo, appreciated the administration of Gov. Makinde for the huge support it has been giving to the security in the task of securing the state.

    Olukolu noted that the Makinde administration, in just seven months, has surpassed the previous administrations in the state in terms of provisions to enhance the performance of the police in securing the state.

    He added, “Some of the things that make officers of all the services to want to continue rendering efficient, dedicated services to the society, which will enhance their performance, are training and retraining, logistics to carry out their operations, welfare matters and appreciation.

    He stated further that the police and other security agencies in the state would continue to work together to maintain peace and
    security of lives and property across the length and breadth of the state.

    He appealed to the governor to continue to ensure that security remains top priority in his administration.(NAN)

  • Road project: We won’t demolish property without engaging owners – Gov. Makinde

    Road project: We won’t demolish property without engaging owners – Gov. Makinde

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says his administration will not demolish any property to facilitate road construction, without adequately engaging with the owners and paying due compensation.

    Makinde made this known on Monday during an assessment tour of the abandoned Benbo-Apata road on the Akala Expressway area in Ibadan.

    He promised that his government would ensure the completion of the project, saying the project was already captured in the 2020 budget.

    The governor said that a lot of money had been expended on the road project, noting that the project was abandoned during the tenure of the immediate past administration.

    He assured the people of the area that his administration would complete the road to decongest traffic on the axis.

    Makinde said that government would not demolish property without compensating the owners.

    “You cannot demolish people’s property without compensating them. So, we will engage them.

    “We must know that development comes at a price. It may be painful but it’s for the common good of all. I believe they will cooperate with us, ” he said.

    The governor added that it would be a quick win for the government to complete the abandoned project.

    He noted that this would ease traffic on Ring Road, as commuters travelling from Lagos-Toll Gate axis toward Apata-Abeokuta Road, would no longer need to go through Ring road.

    The governor was accompanied on the visit by top government functionaries. (NAN)