Tag: Ajimobi
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Photos: Tinubu, Amosun, Ajimobi, Akande, others storm Ondo for Akeredolu’s daughter’s wedding
It was a beehive of activities at the Owo residence of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu and his Wife Mrs Betty Anyanmu-Akeredolu on Saturday as political big wigs converged to felicitate with him on the Traditional and Wedding ceremony of his daughter. Personalities at the ceremony include former Governor of Lagos State and national…
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Oyo: Makinde inaugurates panel to probe Ajimobi’s contracts
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has inaugurated a committee to probe contracts awarded by the administration of Senator Abiola Ajimobi. The inaugurated 10-man committee, headed by the Chairman, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Oyo State chapter, Mr. Damola Falade-Fatila, is to review contracts and projects awarded by the Ajimobi’s government between 2017 and 2019. The…
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Why Ajimobi pardoned lawyer jailed for killing husband –Ex-AG
A week before the expiration of his tenure in May this year, the then Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, pardoned an official of the Oyo State Ministry of Justice, Yewande Oyediran, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for killing her husband, Lowo. Yewande, a lawyer, was in November 2017 convicted of manslaughter…
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Ajimobi speaks on rejecting Buhari's ministerial offer
… Says he prefer being senator to minister Immediate past governor of Oyo State Abiola Ajimobi has revealed his focus is on retrieving his senatorial mandate in the court as against pursuing ministerial appointment. He stressed serving at the Senate is his personal preference. The former governor denied he rejected ministerial appointment by President Muhammadu…
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Makinde: We inherited a minimum debt of N150 billion, threatens to expose Ajimobi
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has revealed that his administration inherited a minimum debt of N150 billion, adding that his administration was still checking the books to determine the actual total debt. He said: “We have confirmed N150b debt so far. We are still working to discover any other one. Some of them may be…
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Ajimobi to Makinde: I pray you succeed but…
The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has urged his successor, Governor Seyi Makinde, to face governance instead of looking for mundane issues to discredit him. Ajimobi advised the incumbent to correct the perceived areas he (Ajimobi) might have done badly and build on the success of his eight years’ administration. The former…
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Ajimobi makes first public appearance, speaks on sacked LG chairmen
Former Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has assured the councils’ bosses sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde that they have legitimacy on their side, saying the due process was followed in the election that ushered them into office. The former governor, who apparently was assuring the council bosses that the process that brought them to power…
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Minimum wage: Makinde kicks as Ajimobi negotiates with labour today
The Oyo State government will today open discussions with labour leaders on the modalities for the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage, it was learnt yesterday. It is coming on the heels of Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s promise to workers that they would enjoy the new pay as soon as the Federal Government approves it. The…
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No regrets over governorship, senatorial loss to PDP – Ajimobi
Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, Friday said God’s kindness made it possible for him to break the second term jinx and record many unprecedented feats, saying he had no reason to regret over his senatorial election loss. The governor said this while addressing guests at a thanksgiving service to mark the 60th birthday of…
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Oyo gov elect, Makinde vows to review Ajimobi’s ‘last minute contracts’
The Oyo State Governor-elect, Mr Seyi Makinde, has promised to review all contracts awarded by the state government after the March 9 governorship election. Makinde made the promise in a statement made available to journalists on Sunday by his spokesman, Mr Dotun Oyelade. He said, “Events of the past two weeks have shown characteristics of…