The Oyo State Government has cautioned property owners in the State to beware of fraudulent individuals parading themselves and extorting money as Government Task Force members, saying that adequate measures are being taken to checkmate this worrisome activity. The Government said that its representatives are equipped with relevant documents and identification to distinguish them as genuine government officials and they do not have the mandate to request or extort money from individuals or groups’ property owners. The Director General of the Bureau of Physical Planning and Development Control, Tpl Waheed Gbadamosi, who gave this charge on Wednesday in Ibadan, explained…
Author: Kunle Atiba
More than 16000 civil servants and teachers in Oyo State have benefited from local and overseas capacity building and training programmes since the inception of the Senator Abiola Ajimobi-led administration. The Governor disclosed this while declaring open a capacity development programme organized by the state government for management and senior staff in the state civil service, at the Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan, on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Efficiency Unit, Dr. Isaac Ayandele, was billed to deliver a lecture on theme of the programme, ‘Work ethics and attitudinal change for effective and efficient service delivery’ at the workshop.…
The Osun Government says it has registered more than 24,000 cooperative societies in the state towards economic growth. The Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr Gbenga Awosode made this known while marking the International Cooperative Day in Osogbo, the state capital. The programme themed, Cooperative Ensures ‘No One Is Left Behind’ by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperative in collaboration with Federation of Osun Cooperative Limited. Mr. Awosode said more than 16,000 registered cooperative societies had benefited immensely from the state government grants towards wealth creation. He said the programme reaffirms the invaluable role of cooperative unions in social,…
The Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday described the late statesman, Ambassador Maitama Sule as one of the last bastion of the original patriots whose interest was the growth of Nigeria and the Black race. Aregbesola in a condolence message on the death of the former Minister of National Guidance under the Shehu Shagari administration, said the late Maitama Sule, was one of those leaders who shunned ethnicity and promoted national interests above all others. The condolence message, signed by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, described the late…
The Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Sanitarian Idowu Korede has again warned the people of the State of Osun to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse along water ways across the State. Sanitarian Korede gave the warning while inspecting the extent of damage wrecked by flood at Olorunsogo market and other areas in Ile Ife. He said one of the major causes of flood from time immemorial had remained indiscriminate dumping of refuse adding that if waterways are blocked, water must find its level somewhere else. Speaking during the visit, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Environment, Mr. Abdulrasheed Opatola, said government had in recent…
The Chairman, Moremi Estate Landlord Association, Mr. Sanmi Kayode and one of the welfare Coordinators of Energy Petrol Filling Station, Ibadan road, Ile-Ife, Mr. Lawrence has called on the State Government of Osun to come to the aid of their people in the community. The two community leaders made the appeal due to the heavy rainfall accompanied by flood which rendered majority of the residents homeless last Saturday for hours. This was disclosed during an on-the-spot assessment to the area by officials of Osun State Emergency Management Agency led by the General Manager, TPL Olanipekun Olarewaju. Mr. Sanmi requested…
The newly created Osun Produce Board has disclosed its readiness to support Kola-nut farmers and merchants in the State to improve the quantity and quality of their production to an enviable and acceptable height that would attract international patronage. The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Osun Produce Board, Dr. Yemi Adegoke made this disclosure during a Kola-nut stakeholders meeting held at the Local Government Civil Service Commission Hall at the New Secretariat. Dr. Yemi Adegoke said that it has become necessary to scale up Kola-nut farming and trading from indigenous activities to an internationally recognised business. He said that,…
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday expressed regrets that the family of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke has been using the unfortunate incident of his death to manipulate the minds of the people of the Ede ancient city. Aregbesola said it is sad that since the death of the former governor of Osun State in April, many lies and fabrications have emanated from the family and few of his loyalists. Among the lies being peddled against him and his government include the fact that the younger brother of the politician, Dr. Deji Adeleke claimed that he borrowed the Aregbesola…
Again, Buruji Kashamu loses out in Ogun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) recognises Ladi Adebutu’s faction. Ogun PDP Chairman, Ogundele Assures of Unity, Victory. With the release of the list of candidates to contest the councillorship and chairmanship positions in the forthcoming elections in the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) by the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), it appeared that Senator Buruji Kashamu faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State has again lost out to the Hon Ladi Adebutu led faction. Candidates submitted by the…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has condemned the Tuesday’s invasion and seal off of the residence of former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso by armed policemen to prevent a mass wedding programme, reiterating his earlier warning that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its supporters have built dictatorship round President Muhammadu Buhari by not joining other Nigerians to condemn his undemocratic acts. The governor, who said he was more concerned about the rape of democracy and the rule law under the APC government of President Buhari, added that; “The fact that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso is of…