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  • Gov. Adeleke vows to implement education summit’s report

    Gov. Adeleke vows to implement education summit’s report

    Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Thursday said his administration was committed to implement the recent education summit’s report in the state to ensure best quality education.

    Adeleke made the remark during the maiden edition of the Ipade Imole Meeting held at Aurora Event Centre in Osogbo.

    The Ipade Imole meeting is a public accountability platform established by the state government to get feedback from the citizens.

    He said that the state Ministry of Education had been directed to conduct a needed assessment which would serve as a basis for recruitment and filling of vacancies in schools.

    He said the report of education summit would be ready and his administration was committed to implementing any positive trajectory to the development of education in the state.

    The governor said he was ‘’deeply happy’’ to host the first edition of the meeting which ‘’will be hosted quarterly to know the feedback of stakeholders across all the local government areas.’’

    Adeleke further spoke on pension debts; white paper on kingship tussles; teachers’ shortages in schools; boreholes construction projects; and appointments, amongst other key issues.

    The governor said that his administration was committed to ensuring that Osun enjoyed the dividend of democracy as promised during his electioneering in the state.

    “I want our people to expect new projects such as dualisation of roads at two per senatorial districts; flyover bridges at Osogbo and some other towns; and street lights for newly constructed roads.

    “Also, second stream of 332 boreholes across wards,
    commencement of Imole Transport Service and Imole Housing Estate at 500 units per Federal Constituency,” Adeleke said.

    According to him, our government has resolved to spend the palliative funds on three projects and programmes to include additional buses to ease transportation cost, rehabilitation of health centres and the purchase of food items.

    The governor, however, said that procurement order for all the state projects had been placed in line with due process for the benefit of the citizens.

    The event witnessed delegates from all the local government areas in the state, civil society organisations, religious and traditional rulers, technocrats, politicians, amongst other dignitaries and stakeholders.

  • JUST IN: Gov Adeleke cancels Independence Day celebrations in Osun

    JUST IN: Gov Adeleke cancels Independence Day celebrations in Osun

    Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has cancelled the celebration of Independence Day slated for Sunday in the State.

    In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Friday in Osogbo, Governor Adeleke urged the people of the State to pray for the peace and prosperity of the country.

    Adeleke, rather, urged the people of the State to use the Independence Day to meditate and pray on the state of the nation.

    “Our people are passing through tough times. It is time to take stock and seek divine intervention and guidance in the affairs of our nation.

    “I greet Osun people and Nigerians in general as the independence day knocks at our doors. Here in Osun, we will celebrate with meditation and prayers,” he said.

  • 8 months after: Adeleke inaugurates, assigns portfolios to 25 commissioners

    8 months after: Adeleke inaugurates, assigns portfolios to 25 commissioners

    Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Wednesday inaugurated 25 commissioners as members of the State Executive Council after eight months in office.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Adeleke, who was sworn in as Governor on November 27, 2022, also assigned portfolios to the commissioners.

    Speaking during the inauguration, the Governor urged the commissioners to work as a team with a common goal to make a difference in the lives of the people.

    Adeleke, who appointed himself as Commissioner for Works and his Deputy, Kola Adewusi, as Commissioner for Sports and Special Needs, charged the commissioners to redouble their efforts to deliver on his electoral promises.

    While noting that the commissioners were products of stakeholders’ choices, Adeleke said that his preoccupation throughout the process was a merit-based pathway.

    “My leadership is about due process and the rule of law. You must not cut corners. I will not compromise transparency and accountability.

    “As you are coming on board, the task before us is enormous. We have a duty to turn our adversity into assets.

    “We must re-engineer our economy, generate wealth, engage our youth, deepen our economic base, embrace the digital economy and implement our climate action agenda.

    “We are the innovators to overcome our state’s deficit across sectors. I know you are full of new options for the greater Osun agenda.

    “I believe your heads and hands are full of solutions to governance problems of our time. Bring them on,” he said.

    Other commissioners are: Basiru Salam, Regional Integration and Special Duties; Morufu Dele Ayanfe, Science, Information and Communication Technology; Moshood Olagunju, Youth Affairs; Mrs Adenike Folasade Adeleke, Federal Affairs; and Mr Dosu Babatunde, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

    Also on the list are; Mr Alfred Sesan Oyedele, Transport; and Rev. Bunmi Jenyo, Commerce and Industry; Mr George Alabi, Land and Physical Planning; Mr Sola Ogungbile, Finance; Prof. Morufu Ademola Adeleke, Budget and Economic Planning.

    Others are; Wole Jimi-Bada, Justice and Attorney-General; Mr Dipo Eluwole, Education; Mr Gbola Faseru, Agriculture; Mr Sola Akintola, Health; and Mayowa Anjorin, Environment and Sanitation.

    Also on the list; Mr Kolapo Alimi, Information and Public Enlightenment; Alhaji Aderibigbe Rasheed, Home Affairs; Mrs Ayobola Awolowo, Women Affairs and Children Welfare; Mr Ojo Abiodun Bankole, Tourism and Culture.

    Others are; Alhaji Abdulganiyu Ayobami Olaoluwa, Rural Development and Community Affairs; Mr Sunday Oroniyi, Water Resources; Mr Biyi Odunlade, Political Affairs and Inter-Government Affiliation; Mr Soji Adeigbe, Government House Protocol; and Mr Festus Adeyemo, Energy.

  • Osun Assembly confirms 25 nominees as commissioners

    Osun Assembly confirms 25 nominees as commissioners

    The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed all 25 nominees of Governor Ademola Adeleke as commissioners.

    Mr Adewale Egbedun, Speaker of the Assembly, during plenary session, confirmed all the nominees after the last 12 nominees appeared before the House for screening.

    Recall that 13 of the 25 nominees appeared before the House on Monday for screening.

    Egbedun said in line with the provisions of Section 192 (2) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (amended), the Assembly confirmed all the nominees as commissioners of the State.

    He said:  “Consequently, the Governor can go ahead with the formal swearing-in of the commissioners designates.”

    The Speaker, thereafter, ordered the Clerk of the House, Mr Simeon Amusan, to invite the Permanent Secretary in the Osun Ministry of Works to appear before it on Monday “in connection with road works in the State”.

    Similarly, Egbedun ordered the Managing Director/CEO of Peculiar Concerns Ltd., Olarenwaju Adeleke, to reappear alongside the permanent secretary to furnish the Assembly with status of the ongoing road construction/ re-construction works being handled by his company.

  • Osun govt begins staff audit

    Osun govt begins staff audit

    Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commenced staff audit across the public service with a plan to fill existing vacancies within the education, health and other sub-sectors in the state.

    This is contained in a statement by Malam Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson for the governor, on Saturday in Osogbo.

    The statement said the exercise started with the biometric capture of the governor, his deputy and the Speaker of the House of Assembly at the governor’s office on Friday.

    It said that data capturing was preceded by a close door meeting with the state labour leaders, where processes and procedures were concluded to ensure the protection and fulfilment of the interest of all stakeholders.

    The statement said that the governor assured that the exercise was not a witch-hunt, but to strengthen the capacity of the state government to satisfy the needs of the workers, members of the public and the state leadership.

    “I want to assure workers and other stakeholders that the staff audit is not a witch-hunt.

    “Our administration has workers’ welfare as number one on our governance agenda. So, we will not take any action that will negatively affect formal and informal workers.

    “The audit is to achieve several goals namely; cleaning up the payroll system, validating the actual number of state workforce and establishing areas of vacancies across various sectors of the public service.

    “We need to authenticate the data of our workforce. We also need to confirm existing vacancies within the public service.

    “I have earlier issued a directive for the collation of vacancies for teachers and health workers. The compilation is almost completed. The outcome will then provide what we call data driven management of our public service.

    “We are ascertaining the number of teachers we need in our schools. Our team is checking out the number of science, English, Mathematics, Social Science and other teachers as well as which schools need what type of teachers.

    “I assure the public that we are aware of the existing vacancies in our schools and health facilities.

    “The audit report will provide a strong foundation for the recruitment of new teachers and health workers which our administration will embark upon after the ongoing exercise,” the governor said.

  • Gov Adeleke dissolves Osun State University Governing Council

    Gov Adeleke dissolves Osun State University Governing Council

    Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has dissolved the Governing Council of the State University, led by Mallam Yusuf Alli, SAN.

    The approval for the dissolution was contained in a letter issued by the State’s Head of Service, Leye Aina on Friday.

    It reads; “The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of Osun State University with immediate effect.

    “While thanking the Council members for their selfless service and commitment to the University, the Governor equally appreciates them immensely for their contributions to the development of the University in particular and the State at large and wishes them the best in their future endeavours.”

    The Yusuf Alli, SAN, led council was first appointed by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, re-appointed by his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola and was first retained by the present administration at inception before the decision to dissolve it.

  • BVAS has come to stay – Atiku

    BVAS has come to stay – Atiku

    Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria.

    Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 2023 election, said this in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on Tuesday.

    It was in reaction to the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the victory of Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun in the state governorship election.

    Abubakar said that the introduction of technology in the conduct of elections in Nigeria was a progress that could not be reversed.

    “We are all witnesses to the copious references to the BVAS technology in coming up with this judgement.

    “The law governing our elections has truly brought power to the people, and those power mongering politicians who believe that they can freely subvert the inherent power of democracy now have their hopes dashed.”

    Abubakar urged Nigerians to take keen interest in the growth and development of democracy in the country.

    “We must not put the laws in our hands but remain vigilant because, as the saying goes, ‘eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.”

    Abubakar congratulated the people of Osun State for the affirmation of their collective mandate given to Adeleke.

  • How Osun APC received Supreme Court judgment

    How Osun APC received Supreme Court judgment

    The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says it receives the supreme court verdict which affirmed Gov. Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of  July 16, 2022 with calmness.

    This was stated by Tajudeen Lawal, the acting Chairman of  the party on Tuesday in Osogbo.

    Lawal said the  Supreme Court decisions were final, which could not be challenged in any other court of the land.

    He said that as a democratic  political body that solely believed in the rule of law, there was no way the party could fault the judgment of the Supreme Court as the highest court in the land,  “even though we are not happy with the judicial decision”.

    “While we are congratulating the beneficiary of the judgment, we make bold to state that we shall not be found wanting in playing our expected opposition roles to keep the government on its toes.

    “The members and supporters of our party should refuse to be downcast with the current political situation in the state as the nature of politics is that one does not  win all the times.

    “The prevailing condition of the winner(s) of today does not make him the perpetual winner, as the political office which was contested for is a tenured one for a period of four years after which we shall have the opportunity to slug it out with those who are rejoicing over today’s victory.

    “It is however, worthwhile to state that our party and our candidate, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, might have lost the election as it was pronounced by the apex court of the land, but it is visible to the court of the public that they never lost the battle.

    “That Osun State is a common patrimony is the reason we are assuring the PDP and the government that we shall be meeting in the trenches when it is constitutionally ripe to do so.

    “The way forward for our party shall be made available to the esteemed members and supporters soonest,” Lawal said.

    A five-member panel of the Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which had affirmed Adeleke’s victory on March 24.

    The Osun tribunal had on Jan. 27 annulled Adeleke’s victory and declared Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressives Congress as the valid winner of the poll after the Independent National Electoral Commission had returned Adeleke as the winner of the poll.

  • Davido reacts to uncle’s victory at Supreme Court

    Davido reacts to uncle’s victory at Supreme Court

    Nigerian artiste David Adeleke popularly known as, “Davido” has reacted to supreme court judgment declaring his uncle, Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun state.

    Davido took to his instagram page with a short message captioned “We go dey shock dem like high tension” immediately after the judgment at the court on Tuesday.

    A five-man panel of the apex court of justice had reinstated Ademola Adeleke of the PDP as governor of Osun state after a keenly contested election against the former governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of the APC on 16th July 2022

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the election tribunal sitting in Osogbo few months ago ruled in favour of Oyetola sacking PDP Adeleke who was just a few months in office.

    The Justice Tertse Kume-led tribunal annulled Adeleke’s victory and declared Oyetola the winner of the poll citing over voting as the reason.

    However, Governor, the judgment was upturned at the Appeal court In March before the May 9 Supreme court judgment.

    Meanwhile, the Governor Adeleke’s nephew, Davido  has been in a celebratory mood of late, as his “Timeless” album continues to shatter records.

    The Assurance crooner , is also  celebrating 12 years of releasing his first debut song, ‘Back When’.

    Recall that the hit song ‘Back When’, which featured Naeto C, marked his breakthrough in the entertainment industry.

    It’s been 12 years since he released the song.

  • Osun people celebrate, PDP reacts over Adeleke’s victory at S’ Court

    Osun people celebrate, PDP reacts over Adeleke’s victory at S’ Court

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the judiciary for the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke at the Supreme Court.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed the Court of Appeal’s ruling reinstating Adeleke as Governor of Osun State.

    The panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro, while delivering the judgment prepared by Justice Emmanuel Agim, dismissed the appeal filed by Gboyega Oyetola for lacking in merit.

    The Supreme Court, thereby, upheld Adeleke as the duly elected Governor of the State at the July 16, 2022 Governorship poll.

    “The verdict of the Supreme Court, the highest court in our Country serves as the ultimate triumph of the Will of the people of Osun State as expressed at the Polling Units, in their resolve to free their State from oppressive, retrogressive and anti-people forces.

    “The judgment of the Supreme Court has further restored the confidence Nigerians repose in the institution of the Judiciary and the hope for the sustenance of democracy in our country,” reads a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba.

    While commending the Supreme Court for its courage in upholding justice and reaffirming the saying that “the Judiciary is the last hope of the common man”, the party as well congratulated Adeleke over the victory.

    “Our Party congratulates the good people of Osun State and restates its charge to Governor Adeleke to continue in his stride to reposition and rebuild the State in line with the people-oriented policies, programmes and manifesto of the PDP,” the statement reads.

    Osun election: Residents celebrate Supreme Court’s judgment affirming Adeleke winner

    Residents in their hundreds, on Tuesday, trooped into the streets of Osogbo, Ede and other major towns in Osun, singing and dancing, following the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Gov. Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the July 16 governorship election in the State.

    The residents were also seen in convoys of vehicles with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag at Dada Estate and Lameco round-about in Osogbo celebrating the supreme court verdict.

    In an interview with the NAN, a chieftain of PDP, Mr Adedeji Oluwafemi said that before the verdict of the court, he was optimistic that Adeleke would be declared winner.

    Oluwafemi said “the Court of Appeal judgement and the Supreme Court, which is the Apex court of the land have indeed restored hope to every Osun citizens.

    “With the conclusion of litigation, the governor will now settle down and focus on human and capital development that will add value to the state and lives of its people.

    “He has done credibly well since his inauguration as governor of Osun and I believe he will do better than what many expect.”

    Also, Mr Samuel Efunkunle, a PDP supporter, expressed happiness over the apex court judgement and prayed to God to grant Gov. Adeleke the required wisdom and knowledge to govern the state well.

    Efunkunle called for the support of all stakeholders in the state to ensure that the present administration does better than what had been down before.

    Similarly, Mrs Mary Ogundayo and Miss Comfort Adeyemi, both residents at Rinsayo Estate in Osogbo, thanked God for the supreme Court verdict that upheld Adeleke’svictory.

    The duo appealed to members of the opposition, especially the All Progressive Congress ( APC ) in the state, to join hands with Gov. Adeleke to ensure that the state attained heights of greatness.

    Some market women and men were as well seen gathered at the Dada Estate market, dancing and singing songs of happiness and joy over the Supreme Court’s affirmation of Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s victory.