Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has expressed happiness over the emergence of former Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, as the new Emir of Kano, saying that his reign will bring unprecedented development to the ancient city. The Governor stated this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo. He described the new Emir as a seasoned technocrat, accomplished administrator and an Islamic scholar who will bring his wealth of experience from the corporate world and sound Islamic knowledge to bear in the running of the emirate. Governor Ajimobi…
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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called for partnership between the political and bureaucratic leadership in the South-West Zone in order to overcome the challenges confronting a zone desperately in need of development. He gave the charge while declaring open the Sixth Summit of the Heads of Service of the South-West Zone held at the Western Hall, Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan on Tuesday. The Governor also charged the Heads of Service of the zone to fashion out a road-map and other tactical requirements for the holistic development of the civil service of the zone. “We are all aware of…
The Director-General of Oyo State Public Works Department, Engineer Taiwo Akintola has attributed the free flow of traffic in Ibadan and other parts of the State to the massive road rehabilitation, construction of bridges and the Urban Renewal Programme of the Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s administration. Akintola, while speaking on the NTA, Ibadan personality interview programme […]
The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has announced the portfolios of commissioners recently sworn in into the state executive council. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the governor, Mr. Wale Sadeeq, four of the commissioners who were reappointed into the cabinet, Messrs Adebayo Ojo, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Zacheus Adedeji […]
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday took a major step towards the formal take-off of the State-Owned Technical University, Ibadan, with the inauguration of a 14-man Development Committee. The committee, with a former Head of Service of the Federation, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi as its Chairman, has the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, […]
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, at the week-end, claimed full responsibility for the appointment of the children of some traditional rulers as commissioners in the State, saying that none of their fathers solicited for their appointment. Rather, he said that he picked them out of his own volition, based on their individual competence, qualification […]
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has appointed 15 Special Advisers to join the newly-appointed commissioners as members of the State Executive Council. A statement issued in Ibadan on Wednesday by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr. Wale Sadeeq, gave the names of the new Special Advisers as Dr. Festus Adedayo, Mr. […]
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A SPEECH DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY SENATOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE AT THE OFFICIAL COMMISSIONING OF THE HERITAGE AND COCOA MALLS AT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT OF DUGBE, IBADAN, OYO STATE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2013 AT THE MALL PARKING SPACE, DUGBE, IBADAN. Protocols. It is a pleasure for me to be […]
The newly-constructed Heritage Mall and Cocoa Mall in the Central Business District of Ibadan, were on Thursday inaugurated by the Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, with the Governor disclosing that the projects would provide over 2,000 jobs for residents of the State. The Governor, who spoke on behalf of other owner state governors at […]