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  • 2023: Wike, Ortom storm Oyo as Gov Makinde flags off campaign

    2023: Wike, Ortom storm Oyo as Gov Makinde flags off campaign

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Thursday pleaded with the state residents to cast their votes for him in the forthcoming governorship election to enable his administration to complete the good work.

    Makinde made the plea at the flagging off ceremony of campaign for his re-election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    The event was held at the popular Mapo Hall, Ibadan.

    The governor, while thanking and appreciating the people of the state for their supports x-rayed the successes recorded by his administration in different sectors since he came into power in 2019.

    According to him, Oyo State became the sole ownership of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso under his government.

    “The Emmanuel Alayande College of Education Oyo, (state-owned) has been upgraded to a university status.

    “We cancelled the payment of N3,000 level in our public primary and secondary schools.

    “Our monthly internally generated revenue was increased from N1.8 billion when we came in to N3.8 billion.

    “In the area of infrastructure, we were able to construct and rehabilitate many roads to link all the zones in the state.

    “On security, we created Amotekun to enhance security of lives and property in addition to support being giving to conventional security agencies in the state,” he said.

    Makinde added that his administration had kept its promises to prompt and regular payment of salaries and pensions since assumption of office.

    He urged the people to give him their votes to enable him to be re-elected so as to continue providing good governance.

    In their separate remarks, the four other of G5 Governors, otherwise known as the Integrity Group, namely Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Samuel Ortom (Benue) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), who were present at the rally, urged people of the state to work toward re-election of their colleague, Makinde.

    Ortom described Makinde as a trusted, honest and worthy governor.

    According to him, the Oyo State Governor (Makinde) believes in equity, fairness and justice, which the integrity governors stand for.

    Ortom said that the G-5 Governors were committed to PDP victory in their respective states in the forthcoming general elections.

    Also, Wike, leader of the group, thanked the people of Oyo State for making Makinde available to serve the masses.

    He implored them to sustain the trust and confidence imposed in the governor to enable him to get second term to enable him to continue with the good work.

    Wike said that Makinde would give PDP members in the state update on the presidential candidate to vote for at the appropriate time.

    The highlight of the event was the presentation of PDP flag to each of the candidates contesting for House of Representatives seats, Senate seats and the Governorship seat.

    In his remarks, PDP Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja, urged all the part members in the state to brace up and work for the success of the party in the forthcoming general elections.

    NAN reports that former Governors of Ekiti and Ondo States, Mr Ayodele Fayose and Olusegun Mimiko respectively, were present at the ceremony.

  • 2023: Atiku will win presidential poll with or without G5 – Ex-Dep Gov

    2023: Atiku will win presidential poll with or without G5 – Ex-Dep Gov

    A former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Hazeem Gbolarumi has said that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would win the election with or without the G5 governors.

    He made the assertion on Tuesday during a news conference held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo state Council, Press centre in Ibadan.

    The news conference was organised by a political group, the mandate group, ahead of the ‘Freedom March’ for Atiku scheduled to hold on Wednesday.

    The G5 governors are Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu.

    Gbolarunmi said that Atiku would emerge the next president of Nigeria, adding that the governors in the G5 group won’t work against the PDP.

    He said that the walk was designed to rally support for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and to highlight the current precarious economic, security challenges of the country.

    Gbolarumi said that the event would be peaceful, adding security agencies had been duly informed to maintain law and order.

    Also, Chief Jumoke Akinjide, a former Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and member of the group, said that Atiku was the most competent among the presidential candidates in the country.

    Speaking on Mr Peter Obi’s endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, she said that Obasanjo has a right to his opinion.

    She said that Yorubas must reject ‘Emilokan’ mentality like Obasanjo, saying it was a crazy mentality that should be dismissed and rejected.

    Akinjide said that Obasanjo endorsed Atiku in 2019, wondering what has changed in just four years to warrant the endorsement of Obi against the same man.

    She dismissed Obasanjo’s stance on the age of presidential candidates, saying President Joe Biden of US was older than Atiku.

    According to her, if US thinks it is okay to have a 78-year-old as president, then Nigeria can also have it.”

    Mr Femi Babalola, a PDP chieftain, said that the “Freedom March” was aimed at awakening the people that there was still hope for the country in Atiku’s presidency.

  • Ten persons injured in Oyo state tanker explosion

    Ten persons injured in Oyo state tanker explosion

    About 10 persons sustained various degrees of injuries after a petrol tanker lost control, spilled its content and burst into flames in Ogbomoso, Oyo state.

    It was gathered that the incident occurred on New year’s day.

    According to a source, the tanker was trying to navigate a roundabout linking the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway  when suddenly  it lost control.

    The source added that the tanker which was loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) lost control and fell, spilling its content.

    Findings show that some of the residents living in the area immediately began to scoop the content and in the process, the tanker exploded.

    It was learnt that the ten injured persons have been taken to hospitals for medical attention.

    The Oyo State Fire Service confirmed the incident to Newsmen on Tuesday.

    General Manager of the state fire service, Reverend Canon Yemi Akinyinka while speaking with Newsmen on Tuesday, said men of the command were able to put a stop to the fire.

    When contacted on phone, Adeyinka confirmed the incident.

    He said “Yes it happened. Thank God that you called. Nobody died.

    “But, some people were injured”.

    The  tanker incident is coming a few weeks after a tanker lost control and burst into flames in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

  • We’ve demonstrated commitment to serving Oyo people – Makinde

    We’ve demonstrated commitment to serving Oyo people – Makinde

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his administration has demonstrated an unflinching commitment to serving the people of the state.

    Makinde stated this in a New Year message issued in Ibadan on Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa.

    Makinde expressed gratitude to the people of the state for the privilege given to him to serve them, stating that the last three years and seven months was a testament of his administration’s commitment to serving them.

    The governor, who noted that his administration did not take the support given to it by the people of the state for granted, said that it had focused on infrastructural development while, at the same time, meeting other obligations.

    While stating that his administration had been able to place the state on the path of sustainable development, Makinde expressed the confidence that he would be re-elected for a second term of four years during the forthcoming general elections.

    He reeled out some of the successes recorded by his government in different sectors, including infrastructural development, health, education, security and economic expansion, among others.

    The governor said: “My good people of Oyo State, as the end of my first tenure as your governor draws closer, I must express my deepest gratitude to you for the privilege to serve you.

    “I do not take for granted the support you have given our administration through the years.

    “Without your mandate and support, we would not have succeeded in placing our dear state on the path of sustainable development.

    “All the work we did under the Roadmap to Accelerated Development in Oyo State, 2019-2023, were leading up to this moment.

    “The past 43 months are a testament to our commitment to serving our people. We have shown our people that it is possible to focus on infrastructural development while, at the same time, meeting our other obligations to them.

    “Every year, when I write to you at this time, I recap our activities for the year and show you how we have acted like the faithful servant who increased his master’s talent,” he said.

  • Oyo Govt begins payment of 13th Month Salary

    Oyo Govt begins payment of 13th Month Salary

    Oyo State Government says it has commenced the payment of 13th-month salaries to workers in the state.

    Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, made this known in a statement on Friday in Ibadan.

    Olatubosun said that the workers have started receiving alerts for the payment.

    According to him, the Gov. Seyi Makinde-led administration had on Wednesday promised to make the workers smile, by paying 13th month salaries before January 2023.

    The commissioner recalled how Makinde’s administration, on assumption in May 2019, paid workers’ salaries, in spite of the dwindling economy in the country.

    He declared that the current administration would never toy with the welfare of the state civil servants.

    Olatubosun recalled that the state government was one of the few state governments that have continued to pay the minimum wage without failure.

    “One of the successes of the Seyi Makinde-led government is the uninterrupted payment of members of staff salaries.

    “I recall also that Seyi Makinde has stayed committed to uninterrupted payment of salaries and 13th month salaries since he became Governor,” Olatubosun said.

  • 2023: Again, Oyo PDP ignores governor Makinde, endorses Atiku

    2023: Again, Oyo PDP ignores governor Makinde, endorses Atiku

    Despite the fact that Governor Seyi Makinde is a member of G5, the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has once again reiterated that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is their man and remains its candidate for the 2023 general elections in the country.

    The Oyo state wing of the party has resolved to back all the PDP candidate in the state including its presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar.

    The position of the party in Oyo state was made known by its Public Relations Officer, Akeem Olatunji while speaking to newsmen in Ibadan on Monday.

    TheNewsGuru reports that Rivers State governor and his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, Benue’s Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi (Enugu), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia) are all members of the group who are aggrieved and have chosen not to support the candidacy of Atiku.

    Recall that the G5 governors have insisted that the national chairman of the party Iyorchia Ayu be removed from his position before they can rescind their decision, they are asking that the party should respect the agreement reached to zone positions.

    However, Olatunji has maintained that Oyo PDP has already endorsed Atiku and it’s no going back.

    Olatunji said, “Our party in Oyo State is not alien to the PDP at the national level. PDP is still our party and is doing well, and we have a candidate, which is Atiku Abubakar. Atiku is still the candidate for the PDP in the state.

    “Even the four other governors, have they ever told you that they have other candidates?

    “The only thing in the state is that Governor Seyi Makinde is the biggest brand to market any candidate in the state, so as far as we are concerned, we are marketing all our candidates in the state under the PDP with the GSM brand, and as far as we are concerned, Atiku Abubakar is one of the candidates. So when it comes to party matters, we don’t have any other candidate than Atiku Abubakar.”

  • APC, confused party in Oyo State – Gov Makinde’s Aide

    APC, confused party in Oyo State – Gov Makinde’s Aide

    Chief Ademola Ojo, Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says he left the crisis-ridden All Progressives Congress (APC) about four months ago to support the developmental programme of the state government.

    Ojo made the clarification in a statement he personally signed on Monday in Ibadan, following his purported expulsion from the party, four months after he had defected.

    Ojo was reacting to his purported expulsion by the APC alongside two others, four months after he had left the party.

    The former Chairman, Ibarapa Central Council, had accused the party of picking Rep. Ajibola Muraina (APC-Ibarapa Central/North) few weeks after he left the party without conducting any primary in the constituency.

    Ojo said that he willingly left APC, having realised the need to support Makinde’s visionary and unprecedented achievements in the state.

    He said that the recent announcement made by APC that he, alongside two others, were expelled four months after his defection, had shown that the party “is confused”.

    “The announcement of my expulsion by the APC, months after I defected to the PDP, had shown the stuff they are made off. It showed that APC is confused,” Ojo said.

    The deputy chief of staff to Makinde said that every relevant and reasonable politician had since joined the PDP, which he described as, “undoubtedly the winning party in the state”.

    Ojo said that the Makinde-led administration had achieved unprecedented feat in all sectors of the economy, adding only enemies of progress would oppose his second term.

    “I can confirm that APC is confused. Why is the APC just coming out to pronounce my expulsion, four months after I left the party and already working for Gov. Seyi Makinde as the Deputy Chief of Staff?

    “Is Muraina just waking up from his slumber? I thought he has people who will win the forthcoming election for him. We shall all witness how he would be ridiculed this time around.

    “Muraina was elected four years ago under the PDP. He defected two months ago to APC and now talking about my expulsion,” he said.

    Ojo urged the people of Ibarapa Central and North Constituency to reject Muraina at the polls in the spirit of their unborn children.

  • Properties destroyed as tanker explosion rocks Oyo community

    Properties destroyed as tanker explosion rocks Oyo community

    A fully loaded petrol tanker lost control and rammed into a block of shops and thereafter burst into flames in the Apata area of Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday.

    The incident, it was gathered, happened at Apata Junction opposite Oando Filling Station, destroying many houses and shops.

    The fire, which started around 6.15 p.m led to traffic gridlock on the major Ibadan-Abeokuta Highway.

    A witness, who pleaded anonymity, said the tanker was coming from NNPC area before it lost control and rammed into the shops opposite the filling station.

    The numbers of shops and residential buildings affected by the fire were yet to be ascertained.

    However, it could not be immediately confirmed if there were casualties as at the time of filing this report.

    Meanwhile, the men of the state Fire Service were already at the scene battling to put out the fire.

    The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP. Olawale Osifeso, confirmed the incident to NAN.

    Osifeso said the command had deployed enough security officers to the scene to prevent the breakdown of law and order.

    He said that update would be provided about the incident.

  • 2023: I’ll turn Nigeria around if elected president – Tinubu vows

    2023: I’ll turn Nigeria around if elected president – Tinubu vows

    Sen. Bola Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has promised Nigerians unprecedented turnaround in the nation’s socioeconomic and political areas from his government, if elected.

    Tinubu made the promise on Sunday in Ibadan at a Town Hall Meeting with Muslim Leaders drawn from the six states in the South-West zone.

    Tinubu, a former Governor of Lagos State, was accompanied by some prominent APC leaders and candidates in the state.

    Tinubu said he was a candidate of all ethnic and religious groups, adding that his administration would unite the country.

    The presidential candidate said that, if elected, his administration would fix power problem.

    Tinubu said that power alone, when fixed, would solve a lot of problems ranging from unemployment, poverty and the dwindling economic fortunes.

    “Many years back, we started the heron project in Lagos, but they didn’t allow it. We will bring it back and set the economy on track,” he said.

    The presidential candidate, also pledged that he would ensure that there would be no industrial action in the nation’s tertiary institutions, promising to pay the West African Senior School Certificate Education (WASSCE) fees.

    Tinubu described Nigeria as a great country blessed with enormous resources, promising to deploy his expertise in the management of the nation’s resources.

    The former governor said that he was the most competent of all the presidential candidates and with track records, urging them to vote en masse for him.

    Tinubu, who recalled how he got the party’s ticket through the support from all tribes, promised to be a president for all.

    He, also called on religious leaders to pray for his victory in the election, pledging to govern with the fear of God.

    Commenting, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, urged the people to vote Tinubu based on his competence and track records.

    Hamzat explained how Tinubu increased the Lagos State Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) from N600 million to over N50 billion, saying that civil servants in Lagos were getting wardrobe allowance.

    He said Tinubu had explained in his manifesto “Renewed Hope” how he would tackle unemployment, increase revenue and provide quality healthcare services.

    Also, Sen. Teslim Folarin, the APC Governorship candidate in Oyo State, appreciated Islamic leaders in the region for organising the interactive session.

    Folarin appealed to them to ensure Tinubu and all APC candidates emerge victorious in the 2023 general election.

    “We have brought you a sellable candidate, who understands governance. We did not bring him here because he is a Muslim, but for his competence and track record,” he said.

    Also, Dimeji Bankole, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, called on the people to vote for Tinubu.

  • JUST IN: Accord Reps candidate, Jacob Funmi Ogunmola is dead

    JUST IN: Accord Reps candidate, Jacob Funmi Ogunmola is dead

    The Accord party in Oyo State has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of Hon Jacob Funmi Ogunmola, its House of Representatives candidate for Atisbo, Saki East and Saki West Federal Constituency.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Ogunmola, who was chairman of Atisbo local government area of Oyo, died on Sunday night, a few hours after attending meetings and political engagements across his consistency.

    It was gathered that he had complained he was unwell and so, he was being moved from Saki to his base in Lagos when he died. TNG gathered that Ogunmola complained of minor chest pain hours before he died.

    Meanwhile, reeling in shock over the incident, the Accord party in Oyo has called for immediate suspension of all consultations and campaign activities for seven days.