BEING THE SECOND INAUGURATION SPEECH OF HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE, SEN. ABIOLA AJIMOBI, AT THE OBAFEMI AWOLOWO STADIUM, ON MAY 29TH, 2015 I stand before you today, acutely aware that I am standing at the threshold of history. I stand before you, humbled by that same history, the history of our 39-year-old State and the evergreen story of the labour of our heroes past in the old Western Region. I stand before you, humbled by your resilient patriotism and abiding faith in me in the April 11 election. 2. I am eternally grateful that you rose above…
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The Oyo State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm, CCECC for the construction of a light rail transport system covering about 24 kilometres within Ibadan, the State capital. Speaking at the signing ceremony, which took place at the Executive Council Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Ibadan at the week-end, Governor Abiola Ajimobi described the development as another milestone in his administration’s quest to modernize major cities in the State. He said that the project was long overdue for the State with a population of over 10 million, stressing that any city with a population…
The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has directed that the May 29 inauguration in the state should be low key. In this respect, the Governor ordered all his aides in charge of the inauguration ceremony to ensure that they organized the ceremony devoid of fanfare to herald his historic second term in office, in view of the pervading parlous economy of the country. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, conveyed the governor’s decision through a press statement, on Sunday. Given the paucity of fund across the country, from which Oyo State is not…
Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday swore in new Head of Service (HOS) Soji Eniade and 18 Permanent Secretaries among who is the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator from the State, Alolade Agboola as well as a new Accountant-General, Oludele Oyadeyi. The ceremony was witnessed by the PDP Senator representing Oyo North, Hosea Agboola, who is currently the Deputy Chief Whip at the Senate, and a former Commissioner during the administration of former governor of the state, Adebayo Alao-Akala. Ajimobi said that his administration would continue to reward competence and professionalism in the State Civil Service…
The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has described ex-governor of the State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja’s denial of allegation of refund of N500million to the State by him as panicky and lamentable. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Alli, the Governor insisted that Ladoja indeed returned the said amount, as well as vehicles he procured from the sleaze, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ladoja, the Accord Party’s candidate in Oyo State, in the February 28, 2015 governorship election, had through an advertorial in one of the national newspapers on Tuesday denied allegations…
The Oyo State Government, in conjunction with the Local Government Councils, is currently embarking on the rehabilitation/reconstruction of a total of 62 roads across all the 33 Local Government Areas of the State at the cost of N5.3 billion. A statement issued in Ibadan on Monday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said that the rehabilitation/reconstruction of the affected roads had become necessary in view of their bad state owing to long years of neglect. Adedayo also said that the roads were picked by the caretaker committee chairmen in their respective areas based on…
Oyo State Government Press Release
The Oyo state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has assured that his administration’s area of concentration in the next dispensation would be to focus more on the people’s welfare. He gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos after he was screened and cleared by the All Progressives Congress (APC) screening committee headed by Senator Danjuma Goje to enable him contest for the governorship election in the 2015. “We will focus more on the welfare of the people of Oyo State, in order to better their lots. We will not relent in ensuring that our people feel the impact of our administration…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has warned that as Chief Security Officer of the State, he would not stand by and allow anyone, no matter their status, to jeopardize the hard-won peace of the last three and half years in the State. He made this known in a release issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo. According to the Governor, the trend of orchestrated violence in the State in the last few days points to a desperation by some politicians to destroy the flagship of the government’s performance which is peace and security. The Governor said…
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday distributed cheques to the first batch of 235 people whose properties were affected by the dualization of roads in Ibadan, Ogbomoso, Oyo and Iseyin. The Governor, at the presentation ceremony held in Ibadan, said that the payment of the compensation was an attestation of his administration’s determination to ensure that the affected people were not denied their rights. Governor Ajimobi, who was represented by the State Commissioner for Lands, Mr. Isaac Omodewu, reiterated his administration’s determination to ameliorate the pains caused by the expansion of roads under the Urban Renewal Programme being…