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  • Peter Obi Is Our Candidate – SDP Dismiss Alliance with Tinubu, Makinde

    Peter Obi Is Our Candidate – SDP Dismiss Alliance with Tinubu, Makinde

    The Social Democratic Party, SDP, has denied adopting All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate and Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde ahead of the general elections.

    A statement by the National Secretary, Saleh Dass, made the clarification in a statement on Wednesday.

    Dass recalled the National Working Committee, NWC, only gave an advice to state chapters due to the lingering court case over the legitimate constitution of the leadership.

    The directive issued was that they were at liberty to enter into alliances “with an opposition party”, for the purpose of the elections in February and March.

    Dass noted that those who decided to align with the ruling APC as well as the PDP in Oyo took a position that violated the resolution of the SDP.

    The NWC has constituted a five-member committee with Senator Ebenezer Ikeyina as Chairman, the secretary announced.

    Mallam Nasiru N’Abba, Mr Kelvin Damara, Mrs Y. Nolan are members, while Mrs Adenike Olujembola will serve as Secretary.

    The committee is to meet regarding the reports that some leaders of the SDP in Oyo and elsewhere are supporting Tinbu and Makinde “contrary to the directive of the party”.

  • OYO GUBER 2023: I WILL UNSEAT MAKINDE SAYS, CHIEF ADEBAYO ADELABU.

    OYO GUBER 2023: I WILL UNSEAT MAKINDE SAYS, CHIEF ADEBAYO ADELABU.

    A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Thursday declared his intention to contest the gubernatorial election in Oyo state come 2023.

    Adebayo Adelabu also known as Penkelemes who is one of the gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, declared his ambition at a well-attended ceremony in Ibadan where he rated Governor Seyi Makinde low in term of good governance, saying he would send Seyi Makinde out of office in 2023 with the massive support of the electorates.

    Adelabu said the state was highly disappointed with Makinde’s performance adding that they were already set to remove him from office by their ballots.

    Adebayo Adelabu agreed that it was not the will of God for him to win 2019 election even though he got the highest number of votes at the poll. He said leaders of the All Progressive Congress APC who teamed up to give Makinde the victory were back in the APC and they were now supporting him.

    He said,” I am happy that we are all alive now that we are ready to send Seyi packing. Seyi has gone already and that is certain. It is now the time that I, Adebayo Adelabu, will take over the leadership of our dear State on the platform of All Progressive Congress APC come 2023

    “Governor Seyi has failed woefully most especially in the aspect of security, education, health, agriculture and other areas. But all the mistake s of 2019 will be corrected in 2023.

    ” Seyi has sold Agbowo Shopping Complex which was built by late chief Bola Ige, he sold it for #50bn, he also spends #250m on diesel to power streetlights every month. He said he was worth#48bn before he became governor– A very big lie. Where is his company here in Oyo state? Let him mention ten (10) indigenes of Oyo state he employed here in his company. Every thing is being taken to the US.

    Seyi has cheated the oke Ogun people, the road from Ibadan to iseyin is not supposed to be a single lane, it should be a dualized lane which Gov. Abiola Ajimobi paid for while in office.

    Adelabu said his administration if voted into power, would solve insecurity, address the rot in the education and health sector and turn the state into the food basket of the nation.

    Some of the leaders of the APC, who attended the official declaration were a former Deputy Governor, Alake Adeyemo, Senator Ayoade Adeseun , former speaker Olatunji Ojo, ex-secretary to state government, chief Sharafadeen Ali, Hon. Torino Ajanaku ,Hon. Saheed Fijabi, and Alhaji Fokoko a representative of Yoruba Films industry among others….

  • 2023 : All The Guber-aspirants of APC Better Than Makinde says Folarin As He Declares Interest

    2023 : All The Guber-aspirants of APC Better Than Makinde says Folarin As He Declares Interest

    Lawmaker representing Oyo central senatorial district, Teslim Folarin has just said that the least of the 6 guber-aspirants in the All Progressive Congress (APC) is better than incumbent governor of Oyo state.

    According to Folarin, who made this known when he declared his gubernatorial ambition at the state secretariat of the All Progressive Congress APC in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state.

    He said for many months, he decided not to comment on the day to day activities of gov. Seyi Makinde because he wanted to know how creative and productive Makinde is.

    ” All what you can see as tangible things are projects done by Makinde’s predecessors. We are resolute on changing him and he is gone already.

    ” Two weeks ago, I was here and gave a warning to Makinde and his boy Mukaila Lamidi a.k.a Auxiliary, since that day, have you seen them repeating the ugly past by beating members of our dear party APC?

    “We will use every democratic means to get him out of office come 2023. He is even gone, he said.

    At the event were Fatai Buhari Senator representing Oyo North, Kola Balogun Senator representing Oyo south who just defected to the APC, 10 out of the 11 APC house of representatives members from the state; 3 house of assembly members, aspirants, gentle men of the press and party faithful.

  • Tambuwal, Ikpeazu, Makinde, Wine Meet Iroko

    Tambuwal, Ikpeazu, Makinde, Wine Meet Iroko

    By Muhammad Goonyo,Sokoto

    The Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party-Governors Forum (PDP-GF), Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto state a while ago led three of his counterparts to Ondo state where they met with the former Governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko.

    The Governors in company of Tambuwal were Seyi Makinde, Nyesom Wike and Okezie Ikpeazu of Oyo, Rivers and Abia states respectively.

    Bello Muhammad said the closed door meeting was also attended by chieftains of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Ondo state. These include the former deputy governor of the state: Agboola Ajayi, three members of the Ondo state House of Assembly, Rasheed Elegbeleye, Tomide Akinribido and Festus Akingbaso.

    Also at the meeting were the former Speaker of the state, Jumoke Akindele, former Chief Judge, Olaseinde Kumuyi and the deputy governorship Candidate of the ZLP in the 2020 election, Gboye Adegbenro.

    Others include former House of Representatives member, Joseph Akinlaja, ex-governorship aspirant, Banji Okunomo as well as Dr Kola Ademujimi.

    Top former senior aides to Mimiko were not left out of the meeting. They are: Eni Akinsola, John-Paul Akinduro, Andrew Ogunsakin, Ayo Fadoju, Afolabi Akinsiku, Bolanle Olafunmiloye, Funmilola Oluwadare and Taye Afilaka among others.

  • Nigeria Police Force to recruit 20,000 junior officers: IGP Alkali Baba

    Nigeria Police Force to recruit 20,000 junior officers: IGP Alkali Baba

    The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, disclosed that the Nigeria Police will soon begin the recruitment of 20,000 junior police officers.

    The IGP made tgis disclosure  on Tuesday evening,  a working visit to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at the State Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan.

    Alkali Baba informed the governor that Nigeria Police have every intention to increase its strength in terms of junior police officers’ recruitment.

    He said the Police have overcome all the issues that had been delaying the recruitment, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval for the recruitment.

    He assured the state government that every local government area would benefit from the recruitment, saying that the recruited officers would serve in their respective local government areas after training.

    The IGP said that the recruitment exercise would not only expand the capacity of the force in combating crime, but also embolden its community policing strategy.

    Baba said that his working visit was to boost the morale of the demoralized police personnel  after the EndSARS protest.

    He said the visit was to also engage some other stakeholders on the issue of community policing, which, according to him, is an adopted strategy policing in Nigeria.

    Baba said that his working visit was to interact with the police personnel to boost their morale after the EndSARS protest.

    He said the visit was to also engage some other stakeholders on the issue of community policing, which, according to him, is an adopted strategy policing in Nigeria.

    He implored the governor to continue supporting and assisting the police.

    Responding, Makinde informed the IGP that the Police Command in Oyo State had been trying its best, cooperating with the people of the state and all other security agencies.

    The governor said that the police were hostile when Amotekun was established, “because they felt that Amotekun came on board to take up their jobs and responsibilities.

    “But over these few months, with the leadership of police in the state, we have serious cooperation and the inter-agency rivalry has been reduced to barest minimum in the state.

    We also know that this is a challenging period for the country, the resources are dwindling, but we have challenges all over, especially the insurgency in the North-East, banditry in the North-West, kidnapping in the South and ethnic tension everywhere.

    “So, we have to keep supporting the efforts of the Nigeria Police Force,” he said.

  • Makinde’s alleged move to dump PDP untrue, says aide

    Makinde’s alleged move to dump PDP untrue, says aide

    The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has described the viral news report that the governor is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party as another falsehood being contrived by some enemies of progress.

    Adisa described the rumour as “a concocted falsehood from purveyors of fake news, who are bent on maligning the governor at all cost.”

    He maintained that the governor had no plan to defect to another party.

    According to him, the governor has remained a strong pillar of the PDP for many years and is already leading the mission for its resurgence in the South-West.

    Adisa said, “There is a concocted lie doing the rounds about Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State planning to dump the PDP.

    “This is the latest in the rounds of false reports and fake news, weapons which some individuals have employed to wage a needless war against the governor.

    He also said claims that the governor was moving to join the Advanced Democratic Congress were false.

  • Amotekun can’t be under FG’s control – Makinde

    Amotekun can’t be under FG’s control – Makinde

    Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the Oyo State Security Network also known as Operation Amotekun will not be under the control of the federal government.

    Makinde who noted that the security outfit will be under the control of the state government maintained that security of lives and property of the people in the state was important to him.

    The governor made these declarations while addressing chairpersons of the 68 Local Government and Local Council Development Areas in the state, at a meeting held inside the House of Chiefs Secretariat, Ibadan on Wednesday.

    Makinde, while insisting that Amotekun has come to stay in the state, added that it is impossible to achieve any meaningful development in an atmosphere of insecurity.

    He said, “We want our people to sleep with their two eyes closed. Of course, security is one of the pillars of this administration, and we must do everything possible to invest in the security of lives and property. In Okeho the other day, armed robbers went to rob and the community rose against them and apprehended them. They combed the forests and they got them.

    “This is why I will continue to say it and I am saying it for the whole world to hear; Amotekun is here to stay with us. And it will not be under the control of the federal establishment. It will be under our control. Security of our people is extremely important, because nothing can take place, as far as we are concerned, in an atmosphere of insecurity”.

    Makinde while speaking further gave marching orders to the caretaker committee chairmen to set up Security Committees with a view to tackling the security challenges in their localities.

  • COVID-19 : Diagnostic centre in UCH now functional, says Makinde

    COVID-19 : Diagnostic centre in UCH now functional, says Makinde

    The Diagnostic Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has been certified by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and is now functional.

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who made this known on his tweeter handle, said the development would improve turnaround time for testing.

    He also stated that the dusk to dawn curfew between 7 pm and 6 am took effect from Sunday, adding that there should be “no gathering of more than ten people anywhere in Oyo State.”

    According to him, all markets will also be closed except those selling perishable food items.

    “Also, inter-state transportation into and out of the state has been suspended from Sunday, March 29, except vehicles carrying food items, medical, pharmaceuticals and petroleum products.

    ” All measures will be reviewed on a weekly basis, ” he tweeted.

    Our Correspondent reports that the number of confirmed cases in Oyo had risen to seven on Sunday.

  • Gov. Makinde picks Kano indigene as aide

    Gov. Makinde picks Kano indigene as aide

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appointed Alhaji Ahmed Murtala, an indigene of Kano State, as his Special Assistant on Community Relations I.

    He also appointed Mr Femi Josiah as Special Assistant on Community Relations II.

    Makinde further approved the appointment of Dr Olufunmilayo Salami as Special Adviser on Health while Chief Jacob Adetoro was named as Chairman of Federal Constituencies Liaison Officers.

    A Government House statement said the governor named 14 Constituency Liaison Officers, representing each of the state’s 14 federal constituencies.

    According to the statement, Murtala hails from Nasarawa Local Government of Kano State and had his primary and secondary school education at St. Brigid Boys School, Mokola, Ibadan and Community Grammar School, Mokola, Ibadan, respectively.

    The statement also said: “He (Murtala) will serve as the bridge between the Oyo State Government and the Hausa/Fulani community as well as other northern groups scattered across the state.

    “Dr Salami until her appointment as Special Adviser on Health was a health consultant to the state government.

    ” She was a United States of America-based Paediatric Emergency Medicine Physician.

    ” Gov. Makinde charged the new appointees, whose appointments took effect from Nov. 27 , to see their appointments as a call to service and urged them to discharge their duties with absolute loyalty, dedication and diligence.” (NAN)