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  • Ogun introduces 24-hour ambulance service to communities

    Ogun State Government says it has introduced a 24-hour ambulance service across communities and rural areas to address health emergencies.

    The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abeokuta.

    She said the state could only boast of five basic life support ambulances in 2019, which currently
    increased to 26 to cover the nine federal constituencies.

    According to her, the 24-hour ambulance service is extended to communities and rural areas, with
    over 16 ambulance points in strategic locations across the three senatorial districts.

    Coker said the introduction of tricycle ambulances in the hinterlands had been helpful in addressing infant and maternal mortality, which in the past was occasioned by the lack of transportation to health facilities.

    The commissioner added that 70 per cent of Ogun residents in rural areas could easily be transported
    to any nearby primary healthcare centre in case of emergency.

    She said “we have been able to provide community ambulance services, which means people can call us for emergency response.

    “We are happy that the trust of Ogun residents in our government keeps increasing, considering the 220 total emergency
    calls received in 2018, and the 520 calls received in 2021.”

    Coker noted that the formal inauguration of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund in February gave the window of
    opportunity to access five per cent of the fund, which enabled the government to give free emergency care to victims in the first 48 hours.

    The Director, Ambulance and Emergency Services, Dr Hassan Adelakun, said the department had national emergency toll-free lines 112 and 08112000033 available for 24 hours to activate the nearest ambulance point.

    According to the director, the department also provides free follow-up service, which transfers patients to any higher level of care.

    He added that patients were also being moved under the follow-up service from homes, offices and communities
    to the nearest facility to access healthcare.

  • Dapo Abiodun wins Ogun APC guber ticket

    Dapo Abiodun wins Ogun APC guber ticket

    Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has been declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election.

    Abiodun contested the primary election with five other aspirants; Abdulkabir Akinlade, Biyi Otegbeye, Modele Sarafa-Yusuf, Owodunni Opayemi, and Remi Bakare.

    The exercise was held at the main bowl of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta on Thursday.

    The election was supervised by a five-man Electoral Committee from the National Headquarters headed by Wale Ohu.

    Announcing the results of the election after delegates from the 20 Local Government areas had cast their votes, Ohu said Abiodun scored 1,168 votes while other aspirants had nil.

    He said that 1,180 delegates were accredited for the election, saying that 1,170 votes cast with two voided votes.

    “Prince Dapo Abiodun, having scored the majority votes cast, is hereby declare the winner of the APC governorship primary election in Ogun state .

    “He is hereby declared the governorship candidate of APC to stand in the 2023 governorship election in the state,” Ohu said.

    In his acceptance speech, Abiodun promised to continue with the massive turnaround of the state with various infrastructural development.

    He appreciated the people of the state for the continuous support and prayers.

    The governor also commended members of the electoral committee, saying that they have conducted a free and fair election.

  • Traditional medicine board inaugurates taskforce to check illegality in Ogun

    Traditional medicine board inaugurates taskforce to check illegality in Ogun

    The Ogun Alternate Medicine Board (OGAMB) has inaugurated a taskforce to curb unlawful practices in the subsector, as part of its effort to stamp out quackery.

    The OGAMB Chairman, Mr Balogun Olaleye, made this known in Abeokuta on Friday, at a one-day workshop.

    The workshop was staged with the National Association of Nigeria Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

    The theme of the event was “The Impact of Selling and Preparation of Herbal Medicines in Nigeria”.

    Olaleye said that the taskforce would also checkmate those with criminal tendencies in traditional medicine practice.

    He said that the move would enable members operating in the various specialised fields to have separate taskforces that would be working with the state enforcement team to flush out quacks and reposition the subsector.

    He noted that the enforcement mechanism put in place for alternate medicine practice in Ogun had become compulsory.

    “The rate at which quacks are denting the image of the practice due to carefree attitude of some practitioners will no longer be tolerated in the state.

    “Quacks in the subsector must leave the state now or they will be arrested and prosecuted by the law,” he warned.

    In his address, the State Commandant, NDLEA, Commander Mathew Eije, said that alternate medicine practice was as old as the evolution of man on earth and long existed before the introduction of orthodox practice.

    According to him, the agency is ready to wage war against drug abuse.

    He warned traditional practitioners to be very careful with what they sell to the public.

    In his remarks, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, commended the collaboration, saying that it would go a long way in sanitising the subsector.

    Oyeyemi said it was compulsory for all practitioners to join necessary associations that have to do with their practice and to register with the government to be certified.

    He added that anyone who had not registered with the government was not qualified to practice in the state and that such a person would be treated as a criminal.

    Earlier in his address of welcome, the state Chairman, NANTMP, Chief Samson Soyoye, commended the present administration for considering the health sector and traditional medicine as one of its priorities.

    Soyoye said that the commitment of the governor and the board had inspired them to be more committed.

    He assured the government that with the inauguration of the task force, the association would be more dedicated to the practice of alternative medicine.

  • Be wary of appeals for donations, Ogun Govt. warns residents

    Be wary of appeals for donations, Ogun Govt. warns residents

    The Ogun Government has warned residents of the state to ignore any appeals by faceless individuals or organisations soliciting support to fund government facilities or projects.

    The Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, issued the warning at a news briefing in Abeokuta.

    The warning was coming in the wake of an online message by a group soliciting donations from the public for the reconnection of the state hospital, Ota to the national grid and daily purchase of diesel to power its generating set.
    The commissioner said the hospital was not indebted to the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) or disconnected from the national grid.

    She said that the hospital had always been on 11KVA transformer with a monthly payment of N500,000 to IBEDC.
    She also said that efforts were being made to connect the facility to a 33KVA transformer to achieve more hours of power supply and reduce the amount spent on fuelling the generating set.

    According to him, the state government would not stoop so low to asking a group to help it raise funds into a personal account.
    “No hospital under the purview of the Hospitals Management Board (HMB) owes IBEDC and none of our facilities has been disconnected from the national grid.

    “We are only making efforts to move the state hospital to the 33KVA transformer from 11KVA transformer that would help achieve about 12 hours power supply daily.

    “The public should ignore the calls for donations from any private organisations that want to enrich themselves in the name of helping the government,” Coker said.
    Also, the Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Toafeek Somade, said that a group approached the facility with the intent to help it in any area of challenge.

    Somade said that the group was advised to channel its request to the HMB and also specify the area it wanted to support.
    He said that arrangement had been concluded with IBEDC to connect the hospital to the 33KVA transformer within the next few weeks.

  • Buhari orders police, security agencies to dismantle Ogun cult killings

    Buhari orders police, security agencies to dismantle Ogun cult killings

    President Muhammadu Buhari has called for an end to the murders, kidnappings and sexual assaults by rival cult groups which have spiraled in states, particularly in Ogun.

    The President gave the order in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, on Thursday in Abuja.

    President Buhari, who was reacting to reports reaching him on the renewed cult violence, with Ogun state as the new battle front, said that the police and other law-enforcement agencies must confront head on, groups seeking to destroy peace and bring disorder before they gain strength.

    He said: “What should frighten us is that the deadly cult groups are increasingly attracting lonely, anxious, troubled youth who they trap in unorthodox social practices.

    “Parents and religious leaders must come to grasp with what is going on and halt the radicalization of our youth.”

    It has been reported that the clashes between the Eiye and Aiye cult groups have persisted, lasting for over a week, following the killing of key leaders of both groups.

  • Saraki woos Ogun PDP delegates ahead of primaries

    Saraki woos Ogun PDP delegates ahead of primaries

    The campaign team of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, visited Abeokuta on Friday to seek support of delegates ahead of the May 28 presidential primaries of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Saraki is one of the PDP presidential aspirants seeking the party’s nomination for the 2023 presidential polls.

    The five-man team, led by Prince Adenekan Olateru-Olagbegi, met with the PDP leaders, including the governorship aspirant, Hon. Ladi Adebutu and the State Chairman, Sikirullahi Ogundele, at the state party secretariat.

    Olateru-Olagbegi told the delegates that the team had earlier visited some states in the South-West region, including, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun and Ondo to seek support for Saraki.

    He described Saraki as the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the nation’s challenges and move it to greater heights.

    The leader of the delegation noted that apart from his competence, the former senate president represented a bridge between the youths and the old generation.

    He, therefore, called on the delegates to support Saraki’s aspiration at the PDP forthcoming presidential primary poll.

    “One thing I want you to take home is that, others will come, they will preach, they will manipulate.

    “But, remember, we need
    competencies. Please remember the future of our children, and remember what the older people before us did to produce Baba Obafemi Awolowo and you know the result that came thereafter.

    “By the grace of God, we will produce another good president in the person of Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki,” he said.

    Ogundele in his remarks, noted that Saraki played a pivotal role in reconciling factional groups of the party in the state.

    “We owe the peace that we now enjoy in our party in this state majorly to Saraki,” he said.

    Adebutu, the leader of the party in Ogun, described Saraki as upright and courageous, adding that “he doesn’t shy away from responsibilities or challenges”.

  • Elephants invade farmland, injure farmer in Ogun

    Elephants invade farmland, injure farmer in Ogun

    A member of the Ogun House of Assembly, Mr Sola Adams, has cried out over invasion of farmlands by elephants which also injured a farmer at Itashin in Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state.

    Adams, who spoke under personal explanation during plenary in Abeokuta, noted that the recent incident where elephants attacked villagers in his constituency remained worrisome.

    The lawmaker stated that the injured farmer was receiving treatment at Ijebu Ode General Hospital, calling on relevant agency to do the needful and return the elephants to where they should be.

    Responding, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, the Speaker, condemned the invasion of elephants into farmland to the extent of injuring a farmer.

    The speaker advised farmers to stop further encroachment on natural habitat of elephants, which had now left their habitat to attack people and destroy farmlands.

    According to him, the issue of elephants’ incursion into town which occurred at Itasin in Ijebu East, required the state Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry to engage the Nigerian Conservative Foundation.

    ”This is towards preserving the species and the entire ecosystem,” he said.

    Also during plenary, the speaker challenged the Special Adviser to the State Governor on Security Matters, Mr Olusola Subair, to explore the State Security Trust Fund for the procurement of more security apparatus across the state.

    The speaker added that there was need to procure more security apparatus especially the riverine areas to beef up security of lives and property of residents.

    He made the call while responding to the submission of his Deputy, Akeem Balogun and Deputy Chief Whip, Olusola Adams.

    The lawmakers spoke on the need to tighten security around the border areas with Lagos and Ondo States, especially around Ode-Omi, Iwopin in Ogun Waterside and Imobi in Ijebu East Local Government Areas, respectively.

  • Why Ogun, Oyo, Osun, others will experience prolonged power outage – IBEDC

    Why Ogun, Oyo, Osun, others will experience prolonged power outage – IBEDC

    The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).

    This is contained in a statement issued by by IBEDC’s Senior Communication Officer, Kikelomo Owoeye, on Sunday in Osogbo.

    It said that Ogun, Oyo, Ibadan, Osun and Kwara region would be affected by the power outage.

    According to the statement, the weekly power allocation to IBEDC network by TCN had dropped from 692.5 megawatt to 368.5 megawatt.

    “This has led to massive load shedding across our franchise in Ogun, Oyo, Ibadan, Osun and Kwara region.

    “Kindly bear with us, as we work with stakeholders in the electricity value chain on sustainable resolution,” IBEDC said.

  • Ogun So-Safe Corps arrests alleged ritualist with baby

    Ogun So-Safe Corps arrests alleged ritualist with baby

    Special Squad of the Ogun State-owned security outfit, the So-Safe Corps, has arrested a suspected ritualist, Alani Sunday, with a less than two-year-old baby in his possession.

    The suspect was arrested during a routine patrol at Tolase village, Odeda Local Government Area of the State.

    Spokesperson of the So-Safe Corps, Moruf Yusuf, on Friday, said that the man was nabbed “while he was attempting to escape with a child of about one and a half year old.”

    According to him, Sunday had confessed to the Corps that he was taking the kidnapped child to his accomplices.

    “Upon interrogation by the Ilugun Special Squad of the Corps, Alani Sunday, who claimed to be an indigene of Ogun State, confessed that he was taking the child to his other co-kidnappers/ritualists,” Yusuf explained.

    He added that an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) card and a handset were found on the suspect.

    He stated further that, “the suspect and the items found on him were transferred to the Nigeria Police Force, Odeda Divisional Headquarters for further investigation and likely prosecution.”

  • Ado-Odo Set to Host Dignitaries for Final Burial Rites of Olofin Adimula Oodua

    Ado-Odo Set to Host Dignitaries for Final Burial Rites of Olofin Adimula Oodua

    …Event Holds on Saturday, February 19, 2022

    …Olofin Akanni Foundation Set for Launch

    Government officials, private sector leaders and Royal Fathers and Chiefs are some dignitaries expected to attend the final passage ceremony and 41-day prayer of the late Olofin Adimula Oodua of Ado-Odo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran Akanni on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

    The event, which will have the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR and his Deputy in attendance will hold at Alamuwa Grammar School, Ado Odo, Ogun State.

    The late Oba Lateef Akanni, a first class royal father joined his ancestors on January 7, 2022, and was buried according to Islamic rights the same day. However, the 41-day prayer ceremony will be held as is the custom. Other key dignitaries expected at the funeral include the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi as well as the Paramount rulers in Ogun State including the Olu of Ilaro (Yewa Land), Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, MFR, who would play host other Royal Fathers from Ogun State at the event.

    Other royal fathers of Awori origin in Lagos State will also be hosted at the event in the ancient town of Ado Odo, while key political leaders, Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and other elected leaders from the South West are also expected to grace the occasion.

    The official launch of the Oba Abdul Lateef Adeniran Akanni Foundation will also be done at the ceremony which begins by 10 am.
    The Chairman, Programmes Committee of the Olofin Funeral Committee, Professor Bamikole Ogunleye, who spoke about the new foundation and its purpose said, “The Foundation will be at the forefront of the preservation of the ideals for which our highly revered Oba lived.”

    While soliciting support in cash and kind to the Foundation, Bamikole explained that the Foundation would be for the benefit of humanity in the areas of Education, Health, Peace, and Development.

    “We will be delighted to welcome all to the ancient town of Ado-Odo to join us as we celebrate the life and virtues of our Late Kabiyesi and Immortalise his persona, name, and greatness,” Ogunleye said.