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  • 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 Assembly reverts state name to ‘Osun State’

    Osun Assembly reverts state name to ‘Osun State’

    Osun Assembly on Monday, passed a Bill reverting the name of the state to “Osun State” from the “State of Osun”, given in 2012 by former governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

    The Assembly, through a Bill called ‘Osun State Anthem, Crest and Flag Amendment Bill 2023’, reverted the name, flag and crest of the state from what they were.

    After the Bill was passed for third reading at the plenary session, Mr Adewale Egbedun, the Assembly Speaker, said the Bill would be forwarded to the governor for assent.

    He said the new Bill, after it is assented to by the governor, would replace the Osun Anthem, Crest and Flag Bill 2012.

    The new Bill, aside from reverting the name of the state, also changes the flag and crest of the state to the Nigerian flag and the Nigerian Coat of Arms.

    The State Anthem established by the old Bill was, however, sustained by the new Bill.

    The Assembly, thereafter, screened 13 of the 25 commissioner nominees who appeared before it, after the report of the ad-hoc screening committee was adopted.

    Mr Akinyode Oyewusi,  the Chairman of the ad-hoc screening committee, while making recommendations, said all the nominees are competent and qualified to be commissioners.

    Oyewusi said the nominees met the requirements of the law and that they should be confirmed in line with section 192 (2) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (amended).

    The speaker, Egbedun, however, said the nominees would all be considered for confirmation after the House is through with screening.

  • Girl lures man to Osun, robs him of N1.5m

    Girl lures man to Osun, robs him of N1.5m

    The Police Command in Osun has arrested a 17-year-old girl who allegedly lured her victim from Lagos to Osun, through the social media.

    The Command Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known on Tuesday in Osogbo.

    Opalola said the victim was lured to Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area by the teenager, on June 28.

    According to her, the girl arranged with other suspects and allegedly robbed the man of his phone, which they used to transfer N1.5 million from his bank account.

    “On June 28, at about 1.30 p.m, a complainant reported at Ikire Police Division that he met one girl (name withheld) on social media and they started chatting.

    “He added that he was later invited to come to Osun from Lagos State by the girl.

    “He stated further that, when he came to Ikire, the girl lured him to her boyfriend’s house where he met some unscrupulous elements who attacked him and collected his phone, which they used to transfer the sum of N1.5 million from his account.” she said.

    The police spokesperson added that immediately the case was reported, police detectives swung into action and arrested the suspect and one Ariyo Ayobami at their hideout.

    She said preliminary investigation also led to the arrest of another accomplice, while efforts were on to arrest other suspects.

    Opalola also said officers of the command on July 10 arrested two suspects in Ilorin, Kwara, in possession of a car stolen at gunpoint from a complainant’s residence in Osun.

    She said that the victim on May 11, reported that he was attacked by three men, armed with guns and other dangerous weapons at his residence.

    The hoodlums dispossessed him of his valuables and two Toyota Camry cars valued over N12.46 million.

    Opalola said intelligence gathering thereafter led detectives of the command to Ilorin where one Abdulwasiu Jato and Kolawole Iwalaye were arrested in possession of one of the stolen cars.

    She said that another suspected stolen car, a Toyota Corolla 2012 model, was found in their possession.

    Opalola said six other armed robbery suspects terrorising motorists at Aba-Ede Junction on Osu-Ile-Ife highway, were also arrested on July 9, by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad.

    The command spokesperson said all the suspects would be charged to court after completion of investigation.

  • SAD: Ogun State High Court Judge, Justice O.J. Bamgbose is dead

    SAD: Ogun State High Court Judge, Justice O.J. Bamgbose is dead

    …no Court sitting tomorrow in his Honour

    Hon. Justice Olatokunbo John Bamgbose of the Ogun State Judiciary is dead. He died on June 30, 2023 at the age of 63 years old.

    Justice Bamgbose was until his death an Elder in the Glory Tabernacle Ministry.

    He started his law practice under the pupillage of Late Olisa Chukwura, SAN and later established his law firm at Ibadan, Oyo State before being appointed as a Judge in the Ogun State Judiciary.

    He was married to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Innovation and Strategic Partnerships, University of Ibadan, Professor Oluyemisi Bamgbose, SAN.

    He was the author of The Digest of Judgments of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

    He is survived by his wife and three children, who are all legal practitioners.

    Reacting to the demise of the legal luminary, the Nigerian Bar Association, Ibadan Branch, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Oluwatobi O. Fatoki said: “His death is a great loss to the Judiciary, the Bar and the Nation as a whole having contributed in no small measure during his lifetime to the development of the justice sector and good governance through the instrumentality of law. May God Almighty comfort the bar, friends and family left behind and rest his soul”.

    Ogun State Judiciary dedicates 3rd July 2023 in his Honour

    In honour of Late Justice OJ Bamgbose, the Ogun State Judiciary has issued a notice to the General Public and all Lawyers that all the Courts in Ogun State will not sit tomorrow, 3rd July 2023.

  • Osun records low turnout of workers to office after Eid-el-kabir celebration

    Osun records low turnout of workers to office after Eid-el-kabir celebration

    There was low turnout of workers in Osogbo, the capital of Osun, on Friday after workers and Nigerians observed Wednesday and Thursday to celebrate the Eid-el-kabir Muslim holiday.

    Newsmen observed that a lot of workers at the Olorunda Local Government Secretariat, Osogbo, were yet to return to their duty posts.

    The same scenario equally played out at the State Secretariat in Abere, Osogbo, as many offices were yet to be opened, while some civil servants were seen just resuming late to office.

    There was absence of business operations in some of the Federal Government establishments in Osogbo while banks, closed for the holiday, re-opened but with few customers spotted going into their premises.

    Newsmen corrspondent also observed that some private offices and business stores in Osogbo were still to open for normal activities.

    Mr Karim Surajudeen, a federal civil servant who spoke to NAN, explained that many of his colleagues had travelled out of the state for the holidays.

    Surajudeen said when public holidays came close to the weekend, many workers would rather extend the break to the weekend and resume work on Monday.

    “A lot of people do not find it easy travelling back on the second day of the holiday, especially when the holiday is very close to the weekend.

    “Most workers that travelled for the celebration would probably be coming back tommorow or Sunday, from their villages or states where they went to celebrate the Sallah with their family and loved ones,” he said

    He said majority of those that would be at work on Friday would be those that did not travel or those whose home towns is within Osun.

    “Those that went to their villages in Osun would probably be coming straight to the office to resume work; so, I believe before 10:00 a.m, these workers will be back to work.” he said
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  • 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.

  • Osun Government accuses Senator Bashiru of instigating violence in the state

    Osun Government accuses Senator Bashiru of instigating violence in the state

    The governor of Osun state, Ademola Adeleke has accused former Senator Ajibola Basiru of planning to cause violence in the state.

    Senator Basiru represented Osun Central Senatorial District at the 9th Senate and was also the Senate spokesperson.

    In a statement signed by Olawale Rasheed for the Osun government, Governor Adeleke declared Basiru a direct threat to the peace of the state.

    The statement also accused the former Senator of importing unauthorised policemen into the state to create confusion and mayhem to disturb the state’s peace.

    Rasheed in the statement said the ex-lawmaker had submitted names of top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and that of the state government to the police so as to cause instability and tension in Osun.

    “We urgently bring to the attention of the Inspector General of Police, the State Commissioner of Police and the general public that former Senator Ajibola Bashiru has imported some unauthorized policemen into Osun State to create confusion, mayhem and destabilise the peace and stability of the state.

    “The former Senator is reported to have submitted a list of top leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party and Osun State government for arrest on trumped up charges. We reliably gathered that the Osogbo-born politician is personally coordinating the team in gross violation of extant laws and practice of law enforcement.

    “We call on the Inspector General of Police to order the immediate withdrawal of such policemen as their invitation under the control of a politician constitutes a grave threat to the peace and stability of Osun state. We urge the Commissioner of Police to urgently look into the matter before a breach of peace across the state.

    “We use this medium to inform Osun people that the said Senator is today a direct threat to the peace of the state. At a time when the state is witnessing a return to good governance, it is reprehensible for any stakeholder to decide to create mayhem and instability.

    “Governor Ademola Adeleke hereby restates his resolve to tackle this matter headlong and ensure that no individual no matter how highly placed is allowed to plunge the state into conflict.”

    Reacting swiftly, Senator Basiru in a personally signed statement expressed disbelief that the statement emanated from the state government.

    Noting that illiteracy is a disease, Basiru maintained that the accusations by the state government were ridiculous.

    Basiru also revealed that he has instructed his lawyers to consider possible legal action against the Governor’s spokesperson for defamation of character.

    “That I sympathize with Osun people for allowing comedians to get close to the government house in Osogbo. They are obviously jittery already that our party, the APC, will kick out their incompetent government in 2026.

    “Obviously, illiteracy is a disease! The accusations by the governor are ridiculous, baseless and could only come from such unserious quarters.

    “If indeed, Jackson Adeleke is concerned with the peace of the state, he should immediately hand over the Police declared criminals that he is harbouring at the Country home in Ede.

    “If the intention of Adeleke and his minions is to harass or intimidate me, they are embarking of a failed venture.”

  • Lagos Assembly re-elects Speaker for 3rd term, Ekiti, Osun get new Speakers

    Lagos Assembly re-elects Speaker for 3rd term, Ekiti, Osun get new Speakers

    Mr Mudashiru Obasa has been re-elected unanimously by the 39 lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly to become the next Speaker of the state’s 10th Assembly.

    Obasa (APC-Agege I) was re-elected by his colleagues to lead the Lagos State House of Assembly as Speaker for the third consecutive time.

    Obasa was unanimously re-elected after a proclamation of the Lagos 10th Assembly by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat and other top government officials at the chamber of the House.

    The lawmakers also elected Mr Mojisola Meranda as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th Assembly.

    Obasa, the most ranking member of the House, was nominated by Mr Temitope Adewale, member representing Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency, and was seconded by Mr Sylvester Ogunkelu, member representing Epe II  Constituency.

    Also, Mr Noheem Adams, the Deputy Majority Leader in the Ninth Assembly, was elected as the new Majority Leader while Mr Adedamola Kasunmu, member representing Ikeja Constituency II,  was elected the Deputy Majority Leader.

    Mr Mojeed Fatai, member representing Ibeju Lekki I Constituency, was elected as the Chief Whip while Mr David Setonji , member representing Badagry II Constituency, was elected the Deputy Chief Whip.

    8th Osun Assembly: Adewale Egbedun emerges Speaker

    Mr Adewale Egbedun, the lawmaker representing Odo-Otin State Constituency,  on Tuesday, emerged the Speaker of the 8th Osun State House of Assembly.

    Egbedun, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member and a first time lawmaker, was nominated by Abiola Ibrahim representing Irewole/Isokan Constituency while Areoye Ebenezer representing Atakumosa East/West Constituency seconded the motion.

    Mr Akinyode Oyewusi, the lawmaker representing Ife North State Constituency was equally elected as Deputy Speaker.

    Oyewusi was nominated by Elisha Oderinwale, lawmaker representing Ayedire State Constituency, and which was seconded by Kashope Abolarinwa, lawmaker representing Ifedayo State Constituency.

    Mr Simeon Amusan, the Clerk of the assembly, thereafter, administered the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the nominated Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

    Egbedun, in turn administered the Oath of Allegiance and Oath of Office on the remaining 24 members of the assembly.

    In his acceptance speech, the new speaker called on his colleagues “to join hands with him to run a true and new age Osun House of Assembly”.

    He said the 8th assembly, under his leadership, would focus on legislature that would improve workers’ welfare, infrastructural development, improve peoples lives and also work with the executive to develop the state.

    Egbedun, however, said that the assembly would revisit the laws passed by the 7th  assembly at the twilight of its tenure, especially between August and November 2022, to correct obnoxious bills/laws passed.

    In his proclamation address , Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun, sought the support of the legislature to achieve his five-goal development agenda of good governance for the state.

    Adeleke said that since the executive and overwhelming members of the legislature belonged to the same political party, the two arms should work towards the same goal of good governance and providing the people with the dividends of democracy.

    Egbedun took over from Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye, an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker, who piloted the affairs of the 7th Osun House of Assembly from 2019 to 2023.

    Other principal officers elected afterwards include: Babajide Kofoworola (Ede North) as Majority Leader; Adekunle Oladimeji (Irepodun/Orolu) as Deputy Majority Leader.

    Also, Olawale Akerele (Ilesa West) was elected as Chief Whip, while Afeez Ibrahim (Olaoluwa) was elected as the Deputy Chief Whip.

    Eminent personality at the inauguration include former Osun governor and PDP chieftain, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, and former Osun House of Assembly Speakers Adejare Bello and Najeem Salaam.

    Others are Osun Chief Judge, Mrs Adepele Ojo, and former Osun assembly lawmakers, among others.

    Aribasoye emerges as speaker of Ekiti 7th Assembly

    Mr Adeoye Aribasoyo (APC- Ikole 2), has been elected as the speaker of the 7th assembly of the Ekiti State House of Assembly.

    Aribasoyo was elected shortly after the proclamation of the 7th assembly by the clerk of the house, Mr Tola Esan in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.

    The speaker was unanimously elected after he was nominated by Mr Femi Akindele (APC-Irepodun Ifelodun Constituency 1).

    Mrs Bolaji Olagbaju (APC- Ado 2) was also elected as the deputy speaker.

    Olagbaju was the daughter of the immediate past Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, late Bisi Egbeyemi.

    Speaking with newsmen, the speaker said the 7th Assembly would ensure that the people of the state enjoyed dividends of democracy.

    Aribasoyo said the assembly was ready to work for the betterment of the people of the state.

    “We will be futuristic in our approach and worked tirelessly, performing our major roles for the betterment of our people.

    “We are ready to offer selfless service to our dear state, we are fully prepared. I am using we because it is not going to be a one man’s show, we are going to work collectively with my colleagues.

    “I see the light shining in Ekiti State because  the 7th assembly will bring about meaningful impacts to the lives of the people of our dear state.

    “The 7th assembly will join hands with all stakeholders  to take the state to the height that we desired,” Aribasoyo said.

  • Govt vows to seal fuel stations hoarding products

    Govt vows to seal fuel stations hoarding products

    Osun State Government led by Governor Ademola Adeleke has vowed to seal off filling stations hoarding petrol.

    The state government threatened that: “Any fuel station found guilty of hoarding fuel to create artificial scarcity shall be sealed off and operators prosecuted for crime of economic sabotage,” the governor said in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed.

     

    The fresh fuel scarcity in the country followed the inaugural pronouncement by Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu who said on Monday that the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended.

    “Fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on May 29 after he was sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President.

    The former Lagos State governor said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable.

     

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has since backed Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy.

     

    Fuel queues have since resurfaced across the country since the presidential pronouncement as Nigerians forage for the premium product.

     

    In its warning to marketers, the Osun State Government said the deliberate hoarding of PMS by the fuel dealers within the state as a result of Tinubu’s statement has caused unnecessary hardship on the people of the state.

    “This deliberate action is not only inhumane but unpatriotic and will not be allowed by the government. To this end, the Special Monitoring Team on fuel scarcity set up by His Excellency, Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem Akinleye is still effective and shall not condone any form of economic sabotage.

    “As from today, 30th May 2023, the Committee shall begin special monitoring of all the filling stations across the state in collaboration with law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders,” the statement partly read.