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  • Ogun announces date for reopening of worship centres, schools

    Ogun announces date for reopening of worship centres, schools

    Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday said the state will open all worship centres on August 14.

    The governor also declared that private and public schools would resume on August 4 for Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 students.

    Abiodun warned that any private school that failed to meet established guidelines for prevention of COVID-19 would not be allowed to reopen.

    The governor, who spoke in a broadcast, also said there shall be automatic promotions to the next class for other categories of pupils and students.

    Abiodun decried that the spread of the virus in Ogun has been on the “upswing” in the last two weeks, saying the situation was more troubling because most of the infected people were asymptomatic.

  • Ogun lockdown to begin Friday – Abiodun

    Ogun lockdown to begin Friday – Abiodun

    Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Monday, said the lockdown of the state has been shifted to Friday.

    Abiodun said the state government made a request to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to shift the lockdown which was supposed to take place on Monday night to Friday, April 3, 2020, and it has been approved.

    He said the request was to prepare for the lockdown by providing food for the people.

    The governor said the lockdown would now commence on Friday and would be total except those on important services.

    Detail later…

     

  • COVID-19: Abiodun hail Obasanjo, Adeboye, Adeola, others over donations

    COVID-19: Abiodun hail Obasanjo, Adeboye, Adeola, others over donations

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Saturday commended private individuals, corporate organisations and religious bodies for their donations to the state government in support of its fight against the spread of Coronavirus.

     

    In a statement he personally signed, Abiodun named high net-worth Nigerians and organisations that had given property, as well as financial and moral support to the Ogun government in the fight against COVID-19 under the aegis of COVID-19 Pandemic Support Fund.

     

    They include former President, Olusegun Obasanjo; General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye; the Chairman of BUA Group of Companies, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu; and the founder of Fate Foundation, Mr Fola Adeola.

     

    “The good Samaritans responded promptly and selflessly to plea by the state government for help from well-meaning Nigerians and foreign development agencies to aid the fight against COVID-19,” he said.

     

    According to Abiodun, both Obasanjo and Adeola donated their private property in Abeokuta for use by the government as isolation centres for suspected patients of COVID-19 within the state.

     

    He said that Adeboye donated Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds and ventilators for the treatment of patients, and other equipment at Redeemer’s Health Centre, Mowe.

     

    The governor further disclosed that Rabiu donated N100 million as relief support and made a pledge of medical supplies to the government.

     

    Abiodun promised to ensure transparent use of all the donations and urged other well-meaning Nigerians to emulate their kind gestures.

     

    “I want to personally assure the entire citizenry of Ogun that I will ensure judicious use of these donation of funds and property towards the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.

     

    The governor described the pandemic as a global challenge which required a collective approach to check the spread.

     

    “This pandemic poses a collective challenge and together we must join hands in fighting it.

     

    “We will confront it. We will slow it down and we will defeat it,” he said.

  • Gov. Abiodun appoints Chokor Head of Service

    Gov. Abiodun appoints Chokor Head of Service

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has appointed Mrs Ajibola Chokor as the new Head of Service in the state.

    This is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former Head of Service, Lanre Bisiriyu, alongside 11 Permanent Secretaries bowed out of the public service of the state on Friday.

    NAN also reports that a valedictory programme was organised to mark their retirement from active service where Abiodun promised to apply merit in the appointment of Bisiriyu’s successor.

    According to the statement, Chokor comes into her new position with impeccable pedigree and service record.

    “An accomplished town planner and administrator, she hails from Imapa Quarters of Ota in Ado-Odo/ Ota Local Government Area of the state.

    ” Until her appointment, Chokor (nee Bankole) was Permanent Secretary in the State Civil Service Commission.

    “The Ogun State government under Gov. Abiodun knows that the new head of service, who has proven over the years to understand the system, would put to use her vast knowledge in the management of the state civil service,” the statement said.

    The statement also said the appointment took immediate effect.

  • What I will do to Amosun, his uncompleted projects in Ogun – Gov Dapo Abiodun

    What I will do to Amosun, his uncompleted projects in Ogun – Gov Dapo Abiodun

    Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, says all uncompleted project started by the immediate past administration led by Senator Ibikunle Amosun, that has direct impact on the socio-economic well-being of the people, will be completed, as his government is not out for vendetta.

    Abiodun, who gave this indication at the launch of Ogun TechHUB along Kobape Road, Abeokuta, said his administration could not afford to abandon the projects as they were executed with public fund.

    “I want to use this opportunity to assure our people that we will not abandon any project that has direct benefit to the people. Those projects were done with the people’s money. We will ensure their completion because we are not interested in vendetta,” he said.

    He said the TechHUB underscored his administration resolve to digitally transform the State, just as the centre would form a platform for incubating ideas that would proffer solutions to human problems.

    The Governor said similar centres would be established in the other two Senatorial Districts, expressing the hope that technology development at the centre would attract foreign exchange to the State and nation.

    Speaking earlier, the Special Adviser on Information Technology, Mr. Dayo Abiodun said the centre would serve as a place where technologists, government, impact investors and others in and around Ogun State would use information technology to find new solutions to various social problems in Nigeria.

  • Ogun Governor swears in SSG, Chief of Staff

    Ogun Governor swears in SSG, Chief of Staff

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Monday swore in Mr Olatokunbo Talabi and Alhaji Salisu Shuaib as Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and the Chief of Staff, respectively.

    The ceremony was held at the Conference Room of the Governor’s Office at Oke-Mosan in Abeokuta.

    Abiodun, at the ceremony, disclosed that appointment of the duo came after a careful search, diligent considerations and wide consultations.

    The governor gave assurance that the rich experience they both possessed in the private and public sectors would complement the good governance vision of his administration.

    He urged the appointees to use their academic and wealth of experience to serve the people of Ogun.

    The governor, who noted that the two offices would determine the success or failure of any government, urged the duo to consider their appointments as `a sacrifice to the people’.

    “As I join all our people to congratulate you on these well-deserved appointments, it is also important to remind you that it is a call to service and we expect you to consider this as a sacrifice to your people.

    “Ogun State and its people expect from you unreserved commitment and dedication to duty,” he said.

    Abiodun said that more appointments would be made to ensure that the dividends of democracy were delivered to the people, and no part of the state would be denied representation in his administration.

    “Let me state that these two appointments are just some of the appointments that we will be making to ensure we deliver the dividends of democracy to our people.

    “Let me assure you all that no part or group in this state will be denied its fair representation in this administration, and we will not sacrifice merit,” he said.

    Talabi, who spoke on behalf of the duo, thanked the governor for the confidence he reposed in them.

    He said that they would be loyal to the government and abide by every word of the oath of office they took.

    Talabi said that they would operate an open door policy and support the good governance vision of the state government.

  • We will bring MKO Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Abiodun

    We will bring MKO Abiola’s vision to reality in Ogun – Abiodun

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has vowed to bring to reality in the state, the vision of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 , 1993 Presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola.

    Abiodun stated this on Wednesday during the June 12 anniversary commemoration and 2019 Democracy Day celebration, held at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta.

    The governor, represented by his deputy, Mrs Noimot Salako-Oyedele, pledged to leave no stone unturned in his bid to bring equal level of socio-economic development to all the parts of the state .

    He noted that the state government would create equitable society and enlarge opportunities for individuals and societal development which MKO Abiola stood and died for.

    “It is important to situate the significance of June 12 presidential election in the proper context. The election was not just an ordinary election.

    “It was an exercise in which Nigerians cast aside their religious, ethnic and other parochial sentiments to entrust the mantle of leadership of the country to a man who later paid the supreme price.

    “I urge us all to make the sacrifice of MKO Abiola count as we continue to enthrone good governance for the benefit of the people,” he said.

    He charged political actors not to lose sight of June 12, 1993, saying that so much labour and struggle had been invested in order to ensure the attainment and survival of democracy in Nigeria.

    In his goodwill message, Abdulmumin Abiola, one of the sons of MKO Abiola, noted that the event of June 12 marked the freest and fairest elections held in the country.

    “Today is a historic day. The actualisation of the long battle and campaigning for justification for June 12 as democracy day has finally come to fruition.

    “The decision of General Ibrahim Babaginda to annul the election was a surprise to both my family and the Nigerian people in general.

    “My dad and the general were close friends; it was a surprise to my father.

    “But I am so proud that Chief MKO Abiola was able to stand for what he believed to be true. It is important we do this when you find that justice is supposed to be done.

    “I do not intend to celebrate this day. I intend to reflect on where we are as a nation, where we intend to go and where my children will be.

    “It is important we understand that Nigeria belongs to all of us,” he said.

    In his remark, the Chairman, Afenifere Renewal Group, Wale Oshun, said that government and people of the state must hold the memory of MKO with a lot of appreciation.

    He noted that the inheritors of June 12 struggles should work hard and sacrifice to ensure that the country was returned to federalism.

    Highpoint of the event was a match past by students, trade union associations and voluntary organisations.

  • Watch video of Ogun governor elect, Dapo Abiodun, super testimony in London church

    Watch video of Ogun governor elect, Dapo Abiodun, super testimony in London church

    A video of the governor elect of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun testifying to the goodness of God in his life and his bumpy ride to winning the March 23 governorship election in Ogun State has surfaced online. He spoke during a service in a London church.

    The governor elect, who is a devoted member of The Redeemed Christian Church of God also narrated how the incumbent and his friend of over 25 years, Governor Ibikunle Amosun opposed his candidature to succeed him and also did everything humanly possible to stop his emergence as next governor of Ogun State.

    Abiodun noted that he was destined to be governor and his eventual emergence despite the turbulence has shown that no man can upturn God’s decision for His anointed.

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  • Olamide, Eniola Badmus listed as members of Ogun governor-elect economic transition committee

    Nigerian entertainers, Olamide and Eniola Badmus have been named as members of the economic transition committee by the newly elected governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun.

     

    Abiodun made this known via his official Instagram page on Monday, April 15, 2019.

     

     

    ENIOLA BADMUS

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BwSMliHH1XK/

     

    He noted that will be 10 committees which will help him transition into his new administration.

     

    Olamide and Badmus will both function as members of the Commerce and Industry committee.

     

    TheNewsGuru, TNG reports that Nigerian celebrities have always gotten one appointment or the other since the emergence of democracy in 1999.
    From Richard Mofe-Damijo, Okey Bakassi, Tony One Week, Nkiru Sylvanus, Desmond Elliot and most recently Yul Edochie.
  • Buruji Kashamu visits Ogun gov-elect, Abiodun [Photos]

    Buruji Kashamu visits Ogun gov-elect, Abiodun [Photos]

    The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Ogun State, Buruji Kashamu, visited the Governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

    Kashamu visited Abiodun on Monday and the duo was seen hugging each other and in a friendly mood.

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