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  • Governor Adeleke faces criticism for appointing his nephew, who just completed NYSC, as Board Chairman.

    Governor Adeleke faces criticism for appointing his nephew, who just completed NYSC, as Board Chairman.

    Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State faces severe backlash for appointing Tunji Adeleke, the son of his late elder brother and former governor, Isiaka Adeleke, as a board chairman.

    Tunji, a recent graduate from Adeleke University in 2020, and who served in 2022, has been appointed as the chairman of the Local Government Service Commission.

    Remarkably, this appointment comes merely two weeks after Governor Adeleke also appointed Adenike Adeleke, the wife of his late elder brother, as a state commissioner.

    Adeleke’s decision to appoint his family members into prominent positions in the state has stirred controversy on social media.

    A Twitter user, @Realadeshina, expressed their disapproval, saying: “Congratulations Tunji Adeleke as Osun State Chairman board of local government. This disgrace is getting too much.”

    @simplysnipe said “Most people didn’t know or heard of the guy before, now they know him. I’m just loving the news coming out of Osun, the second Edo State. Next now is for our dancing governor to be commissioning disgraceful projects as an achievement but Osun people will blame the president.”

    @IkotunEmmy said, “ I told them when they were shouting “imole”. Adeleke should be ready to face a massive vote-out in the next election. Osun does not fall for mediocrity twice. The unfortunate thing is retrogression the state would have suffered.”

    Similarly, @MustyOsun said, “I never knew we could still operate a constitutional monarchical system.”

    Akin Akinwale wrote: “Whatever appointment Ademola Adeleke is making, whatever ineptitude he is displaying, it serves Osun State people right.

    “That said, I don’t have a problem with appointing your family members into your government (silly tho’). But I am after the competence. Is Tunji Jnr competent? If he is, all the best.”

  • Osun Athletes Rally Against 10-Year Neglect and Poor Welfare by Government

    Osun Athletes Rally Against 10-Year Neglect and Poor Welfare by Government

    Over 80 athletes employed by the Osun State Sports Council recently staged a protest by barricading the entrance to the Osogbo City Stadium. The athletes expressed their dissatisfaction with the alleged inadequate attention given to their welfare by the state government. Despite appeals, the athletes refused to vacate the entrance, causing disruption for stadium employees attempting to access their offices.The protesting athletes claimed that they were not duly rewarded for their achievements in representing the state and winning medals in 2012.

    The protesters also raised concerns about the lack of job opportunities provided by the sports council, despite vacancies being available. Islamiyat Yusuf, a weightlifter and Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, expressed her disappointment with the inadequate training facilities and poor welfare packages for athletes.

    “We are here to voice our grievances and fight for our rights regarding athlete rewards, training facilities, and the absence of employment opportunities for athletes under the state government,” Yusuf stated. “Athletes are enduring hardship here. Many of us have relocated to other states with better welfare packages. Even as a Commonwealth medalist, the training facilities I have access to are far from satisfactory.”

    In the midst of the protest, Rotimi Dunmoye, the General Manager of the Osun State Sports Council, was seen attempting to appease the protesters but declined to comment on the matter.

  • Gov Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Judgment, Vows to Appeal

    Gov Adeleke Rejects Tribunal Judgment, Vows to Appeal

    The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, says he would appeal the judgment sacking him as governor of Osun state.

    Adeleke described the judgement of the governorship election petitions tribunal as “a miscarriage of justice” as he vowed to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal.

    Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared winner of the governorship poll held on July 16.

    In August 2022, Gboyega Oyetola, former Osun governor, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) petitioned the tribunal to challenge the victory of Adeleke.

    Among several issues, Oyetola contended that there was overvoting in 749 polling units across 10 LGAs of the state.

    Delivering judgment on Friday, Jan. 27, two out of the three-member panel of the tribunal held that the petitioner was able to prove that there was indeed over-voting in some of the polling units.

    Consequently, the majority judgment of the tribunal ordered INEC to withdraw the certificate of return issued to Adeleke and issue a fresh one to Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun.

    Reacting on Twitter, Adeleke wrote: “I want to use this opportunity to call on our people to remain calm. We will appeal the judgement and we are sure justice will be done. Let everyone be reassured that we will do everything possible to retain this widely acclaimed mandate. God bless Osun!”

  • Osun PDP Loses Reps candidate

    Osun PDP Loses Reps candidate

    The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Irewole/Isokan/Ayedaade Federal Constituency, in Osun state in the 2023 general election, Mr. Sola Arabambi, has died.

    An aide to the late Arabambi, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the development, saying his principal died on Saturday during a brief illness.

    In a release by his Media Office, the ex-governorship aspirant on the platform of the PDP in Osun State, Prince Dotun Babayemi, said Arabambi’s death was hurtful, describing him as a man who was sincere about his desires to serve his people.

    The statement read in part, “Of a truth, the news of Sola’s death came to me as a rude shock. He was a man who was service-driven. He touched many lives within his reach and as such, his contributions can not be forgotten.”

    While condoling the family, party and the people of the federal constituency over the death, Babayemi prayed for the repose of the deceased and the fortitude to bear his loss.

  • Osun: Adeleke Reverses Oyetola’s Appointments, Dethrones Traditional Rulers

    Osun: Adeleke Reverses Oyetola’s Appointments, Dethrones Traditional Rulers

    Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun, on Monday, issued six executive orders reversing appointments made by former governor Gboyega Oyetola, including the appointment of workers and installation of traditional rulers.

    This is contained in a statement by his Spokesperson, Malam Olawale Rasheed.

    The governor signed the executive orders on Monday, including an order freezing all the State Government accounts in all banks and other financial institutions.

    “The six executive orders take immediate effect. “The orders cover chieftaincy matters, appointments issues, setting up of a review panel, staff audit and employment matters,” he said.

    Others he said are for the immediate freezing of all the state government accounts in all banks and other financial institutions, order on Staff Audit – All Heads of Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Boards and Parastatals of Osun State Government are directed to carry out immediate staff audit of the actual number of workers in their establishments as at July 17, 2022.

    The governor said all heads of agencies and parastatals are to file a report to the Office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor stating the full details and position/designation of each of the staff on the forwarded list, within seven working days from the date of the Executive order, using the Oath of Fidelity Template.

    Also nullified is all employment in the service of the Osun State Government made in any capacity into any capacity in all the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Boards and Parastatals after July 17.

    The governor also said all appointments in the service of the Osun State Government made in any capacity into any capacity in all the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, Commissions, Boards and Parastatals after July 17, 2022, will be reversed.

    He further said all appointments of traditional rulers made by the Osun State Government after July 17, 2022, is to be reviewed to ensure there was strict compliance with due process of chieftaincy declarations and native law, custom and tradition relating to such chieftaincies.

    The governor said in line with executive orders two, three, four and five, the state government has ordered the setting up of review committees on Staff audit/appointments/promotions, State assets inventory and recovery, contractors/MoUs/agreements and d. Chieftaincy matters/appointments of traditional rulers

  • Oyetola Defeats Aregbesola’s Candidate to Secure Osun APC Guber ticket

    Oyetola Defeats Aregbesola’s Candidate to Secure Osun APC Guber ticket

    Gboyega Oyetola, Osun state governor, will be the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 16 governorship election.

    The governor, who is seeking a second term in office, defeated Moshood Adeoti and Yusuf Lasun to win the governorship primary on Saturday.

    The results were announced around 3am on Sunday and Governor Oyetola was declared winner of the primary election by the Chairman of the poll, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak of Kwara State, at the APC secretariat in Osogbo where votes from the 30 local government areas of the state were tallied.

    “I hereby certified that Gboyega Oyetola, having secured the number of highest votes cast at the primary election and having secured all guidelines contained, is hereby declared winner,” he said.

    The APC conducted the exercise using the direct mode of primary across the 332 wards in the state. This mode allows all party members to choose the candidate of their choice as against the option of using delegates.

    See the primary results from the 30 LGAs below:

    Atakumosa East
    Oyetola – 2,637
    Adeoti – 165
    Lasun – 2

    Atakumosa West
    Oyetola – 4,655
    Adeoti – 305
    Lasun – 7

    Ayedaade
    Oyetola – 3,615
    Adeoti – 540
    Lasun – 0

    Ayedire
    Oyetola – 3,274
    Adeoti – 279
    Lasun – 3

    Boluwaduro
    Oyetola – 6,399
    Adeoti – 62
    Lasun – 0

    Boripe
    Oyetola – 15,034
    Adeoti – 5
    Lasun – 0

    Ede North
    Oyetola – 7,117
    Adeoti – 311
    Lasun – 2

    Ede South
    Oyetola – 2,664
    Adeoti – 628
    Lasun – 0

    Egbedore
    Oyetola – 5,500
    Adeoti – 420
    Lasun – 0

    Ejigbo
    Oyetola – 8,007
    Adeoti – 360
    Lasun – 0

    Ife Central
    Oyetola – 10,843
    Adeoti – 344
    Lasun – 1

    Ifedayo
    Oyetola – 4,214
    Adeoti – 141
    Lasun – 0

    Ife East
    Oyetola – 12,030
    Adeoti – 326
    Lasun – 0

    Ifelodun
    Oyetola – 11,873
    Adeoti – 631
    Lasun – 27

    Ife North
    Oyetola – 3,377
    Adeoti – 242
    Lasun – 5

    Ife South
    Oyetola – 8,268
    Adeoti – 43
    Lasun – 0

    Ila
    Oyetola – 8,834
    Adeoti – 47
    Lasun – 0

    Ilesa East
    Oyetola – 4,857
    Adeoti – 483
    Lasun – 1

    Ilesa West
    Oyetola – 3,877
    Adeoti – 446
    Lasun – 0

    Irepodun
    Oyetola – 7,928
    Adeoti – 732
    Lasun – 214

    Irewole
    Oyetola – 7,560
    Adeoti – 537
    Lasun – 0

    Isokan
    Oyetola – 6,468
    Adeoti – 279
    Lasun – 13

    Iwo
    Oyetola – 9,432
    Adeoti – 2,543
    Lasun – 1

    Obokun
    Oyetola – 5,245
    Adeoti – 527
    Lasun – 2

    Odo Otin
    Oyetola – 7,735
    Adeoti – 384
    Lasun – 0

    Ola Oluwa
    Oyetola – 3,771
    Adeoti – 363
    Lasun – 0

    Olorunda
    Oyetola – 7,103
    Adeoti – 555
    Lasun – 1

    Oriade
    Oyetola – 10,935
    Adeoti – 438
    Lasun – 11

    Orolu
    Oyetola – 6,652
    Adeoti – 130
    Lasun – 0

    Osogbo
    Oyetola – 22,265
    Adeoti – 655
    Lasun – 170

    Final Result (total)
    Oyetola – 222,169
    Adeoti – 12,921
    Lasun – 460
    The build-up to Saturday’s primary highlighted a division within the ruling party in the state following a disagreement between incumbent Governor Oyetola and his predecessor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola.

    This prompted the former governor to seek to unseat Oyetola whom he supported to succeed him in September 2018. Aregbesola, who serves as the Minister of Interior in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet, has now declared his support for Adeoti, as his anointed candidate for the forthcoming election.

    The primary also came with drama and controversy as the members of the camps of the minister and governor traded blames and accusations, including accusing each side of instigating violence. Both sides denied doing anything to disturb the peace or to illegally influence the outcome of the poll.

    Notwithstanding the disagreement, the minister asked members of the party in the state loyal to him to conduct themselves in a peaceful matter throughout the exercise.

    While the primary was in progress, the faction of the APC loyal to the minister condemned it.

    In a statement by its spokesman, Abiodun Agboola, the faction alleged widespread irregularities in the exercise conducted by the Osun APC Primary Election Committee led by Governor Abdulrasaq of Kwara State.

    “The Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq led Osun APC Primary Election Committee should know that the primary lacks credibility and fairness,” it said.

    “It is necessary and important to inform the general public and Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq led Osun APC Primary Election Committee of the ongoing irregularities in the conduct of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun.

    “We strongly condemn the conduct of the primary election because it is nothing but a sham with a fraudulent process to favour Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. Verified information from the agents of Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, our governorship aspirant, has it that there are no records and result sheets in any of the 332 wards of the state.”

    Governor Oyetola, on his part commended the process, and described as free and fair after voting.

  • How son of Hilton hotel owner, Ramon Adedoyin discarded OAU Student’s corpse in bush – Osun Police

    How son of Hilton hotel owner, Ramon Adedoyin discarded OAU Student’s corpse in bush – Osun Police

    The Osun State Commissioner of Police, Olawale Olokode, on Monday revealed that the son of Dr Ramon Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel who is now at large, organised the dumping of the body of Timothy Adegoke, a Masters’ Degree student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, into the bush after being found dead in the hotel.

    The commissioner, who made this known on a radio programme in Osogbo, the state capital, said the act was carried out with the assistance of two managers.

    CP said, “One of the receptionists of the hotel who was on duty believed that the victim paid for two nights, and that he entered the room on Friday between 5pm and 6pm on Friday, adding that by Sunday he would have left. She was the one who went to that room to discover that after several knocks and no response, she came to look for a spare key.

    “Each of the staff, manager, auditor, checker and others believed that it was their duty to report to the management of the hotel.

    “After reporting to the MD, he rushed down to the hotel. The MD now asked two of his managers to join him and convey the corpse. And up till that point, they believed that, he was taking the corpse to the police or hospital.

    “The MD who drove the vehicle himself, drove them to a bush and asked them to throw the corpse into a bush and instructed them not to reveal it to anyone. The personal property of the corpse was also thrown into the bush according to them.

    “We combed the bush and up till now, nothing of such was found. Timothy died inside the room in Hilton Hotel and the corpse after two days was discovered which was taken to a bush about 2km away from the hotel and thrown into a bush.

    “Meticulous investigation of police discovered where the corpse was buried against the claim that it was thrown. Six suspects were arrested. The suspect confessed that the corpse was found in one of the rooms in the hotel.

    “Three of the staff packed the corpse and threw it into the bush. None of them confessed to the actual killings but right now the corpse was taken to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital.

    “None of the staff informed the police. It was the report of the missing person that made the anti-kidnapping team to discover the body after their meticulous investigation, trailed the so-called missing person to that hotel and then traced the corpse to where it was found.

    “Adedoyin was arrested. He came when the police required his presence at the station. I am not aware of any video or audio from suspects. I cannot comment on what I am not aware of. We have done everything humanly possible to do justice to the investigation. The autopsy will guide us in prosecution.”

  • BREAKING: Armed Robbers Attack Bank In Osun

    BREAKING: Armed Robbers Attack Bank In Osun

    Armed robbers have attacked a bank in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State.

    Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, confirmed this on Tuesday afternoon.

    Opalola said the police are on their way to the scene.

    The local government where the incident took place is also the hometown of the State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola.

    It is coming weeks after robbers stormed some commercial banks in the state.

    Details later…

  • Osun Mandates Civil Servants to Get Vaccinated

    Osun Mandates Civil Servants to Get Vaccinated

    The Osun State Government has mandated all public servants who are yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to do so. The directive was given by the state through a circular to all ministries, departments and agencies signed by Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of Service, S. A Aina.

    The circular mandated all public servants who had not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit the nearest government health centre to them or their place of work to get vaccinated.

    “This directive of Mr. Governor must be taken seriously by all the workers,” the circular read.

    Already, the Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Public Health, Dr ‘Siji Olamiju, had been quoted to have said the civil servants had been given three weeks to vaccinate.

    According to Olamiju, the government, hasmade Staff Clinic at Abere Secretariat a point of test for civil servant, noting that the workers had been responding.

    “The Ministry of Health has made the staff clinic at Abere a point of test for all the civil servant in the secretariat and they are responding. After we have given them a certain period of time, those who still remain unvaccinated may not be allowed to enter into the secretariat.

    “We have given them a period of three weeks to have themselves vaccinated. In this regard, the Head of Service is actually the campaign for this, sensitising all the ministries, department and agencies of the availability of test and eventual vaccination. And after this given period, if anyone still remains recalcitrant; we will know which action to take,” he said.

  • Osun to commission SIFMIS tomorrow

    Osun to commission SIFMIS tomorrow

    By Richard Ayinde, Osogbo

    Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola will tomorrow officially commission the State Integrated Financial Management Information System (SIFMIS), an application built to automate the state’s financial management system.

    According to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, the application built through the support of the European Union and World Bank will among other things make the state’s budgetary process easier and faster.

    The commissioning ceremony which will take place at the Premises of the Accountant General’s Office by 3pm will also be attended by the Speaker of State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye as well as other top government functionaries.

    Other invited guests are expected to be on seat before 3pm with their face masks and adhere to other COVID-19 safety protocols.