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  • Makinde will lose re-election, cleric prophesies

    Makinde will lose re-election, cleric prophesies

    A Prophet based in Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital, Prophet Moses Olagunju has declared that the State Governor, Seyi Makinde would lose re-election in 2023.

    He claimed that he prophesied victory for Makinde in 2009, which later come to pass 10 years after.

    He said chairman of the Governor’s advisory council, Senator Hosea Agboola and former Commissioner for Budget, Niyi Farinto are aware of the 2009 prophesy.

    Speaking while featuring on Parrot Xtra/Ayekooto anchored by Olayinka Agboola on Splash 105.5FM, Ibadan, Olagunju, the General Overseer of Divine Seed of God Chapel Ministries, Ibadan said his prophecy is not because the Governor denied him attention but based on what God told him.

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    He said: “I fasted for Governor Seyi Makinde for 45 days and nights for him to emerge as the Governor of Oyo State. Some important personalities in his government are quite aware of this even though they did not even bother to appreciate. I can mention Senator Hosea Agboola, Niyi Farinto and others.

    “I predicted that Engr. Seyi Makinde will eventually emerge as the Governor of Oyo State as far back as 2009. I have all the prophesies written in a document even when he went to Social Democratic Party (SDP) I was one of the people that encouraged him to go, likewise when he joined People Democratic Party (PDP) before he eventually emerged as the Governor.

  • Makinde makes minor cabinet reshuffle

    Makinde makes minor cabinet reshuffle

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, made a minor reshuffle of his cabinet, by assigning new portfolios to two commissioners.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, shortly after the weekly State Executive Council meeting.

    The meeting was held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

    According to the statement, the governor has directed Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye to take over the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs from Mr Bayo Lawal.

    Mr Bayo Lawal would also henceforth, be in charge of the Ministry of Trades, Industry, Investment and Cooperatives, hitherto under the control of Olaleye.

    “In attendance at the meeting was the Deputy Governor, Chief Adebayo Lawal, who attended the meeting for the first time after he was sworn in as the Deputy Governor of Oyo State.

    “The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun and the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, were also in attendance,” the statement read.

  • Oyo APC claims Security’ll worsen if Makinde is re-elected

    Oyo APC claims Security’ll worsen if Makinde is re-elected

    The APC in Oyo State has alleged that security in the state would become worse if the Governor, Seyi Makinde, is re-elected for a second term in office next year.

    Oyo State APC Secretary, Alhaji Tajudeen Olanite, stated this in a statement and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Monday, a copy of which was obtained by TheNewsGuru.

    APC accused the governor of using the instrumentalities of the state to empower thugs that have been fingered in the killing of some people in the state.

    The APC spoke against a threat to kill the party’s 2023 governorship candidate in the state, Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin, also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Local Content.

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    He added that Alhaji Mukaila Lamidi, fondly called ‘Auxiliary’, who was appointed in February 2020 by Makinde as the chairman of the disciplinary committee for the Park Management System of the Oyo State Government, issued the threat to Folarin’s life in a viral video and the governor was silent on it.

    According to the party, the threat to Folarin’s life by Auxiliary has become a matter of public knowledge via video clips that have gone viral on the social media space within the past few days.

    The statement read in part, “Governor Seyi Makinde does not deserve a second term in office. During this outgoing first term of his, he has made our dear state retrogress in terms of thuggery and hooliganism, which the immediate past governor, the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi, tamed effectively for eight years.

    “Apart from the threat to the life of the Distinguished Senator Folarin, the same Mukaila Auxiliary and scores of his thugs have clamped down on the billboards and posters of the opposition parties, especially the leading opposition party in the state.

    “Auxiliary has been leading heavily armed thugs to destroy APC billboards and posters in different parts of Ibadan and the state.

    “The billboard destruction by Auxiliary and his thugs, engaged by the PDP government in Oyo State is tagged: ‘Operation Destroy APC Billboard and Posters’. They have also started the destruction of shops at Dugbe Alawo and Ogunpa, being operated by people they believed are not favorably disposed to the second-term bid of Governor Makinde.

    “It is an attempt to silence opposition and turn Oyo into a one-party state. The PDP-led administration is very intolerant of opposition in the state because they know that they have failed woefully, and they don’t have any good thing to offer the good people of the state.

    “But we have a mandate to rescue the state from the hands of these clueless, distracted, promise-breaking rookies in governance and promoters of thuggery fellows. We shall not be deterred by their antics. We shall ensure the liberation of the good people of this state from the claws of these political hawks that have been reported to be in government to steal, kill and destroy.”

    The APC further noted that within nine months of becoming governor in the state, Governor Makinde rubbished the foundation for peace and tranquility laid by a former governor of this state on the APC platform for eight years.

    “So, if Auxiliary and his men can be going around to make people cry during the first term of Governor Makinde, who wants a second term in office, the situation will definitely be worse if he wins the second term. The reign of impunity will go to the next level, which will definitely be a monumental setback for Oyo State. We should not allow this to happen,” the stated stressed.

  • Bayo Lawal sworn in as Deputy Governor of Oyo State

    Bayo Lawal sworn in as Deputy Governor of Oyo State

    Chief Adebayo Lawal was on Monday evening sworn in as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State, following the impeachment of the former, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan, by the State House of Assembly.

    The swearing-in ceremony, held at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi in Ibadan, was sequent to his confirmation by the Assembly after his nomination by Gov. Seyi Makinde, as a replacement for Olaniyan.

    The State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, administered the Oaths of Allegiance and Office on the new deputy governor.

    Makinde, in his brief remarks, urged his deputy to put the interest of the state first and see his new assignment as a position of trust.

    According to him, the new position is evidence that Lawal excelled in his previous position.

    “But, for us, as the saying goes that the reward of hard work is more work, that’s why we’re giving you more work.

    “The position of deputy governor is a position of trust, our masters are the good people of Oyo State.

    “So, our responsibility is to continue to serve them to the best of our abilities to deliver good governance to them,” he said.

    Makinde directed Lawal to continue to supervise the State Housing Corporation and Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OSROMA).

    He added that the state Ministry of Justice should as well be under his supervision.

    While addressing newsmen, the new deputy governor pledged to build on his previous performance by supporting Makinde in providing good governance to the people of Oyo State.

    The swearing-in ceremony was attended by the Speaker, Mr Debo Ogundoyin, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Segun Ogunwuyi; Secretary to the State Government, Olubamiwo Adeosun; Commissioners, some members of the state House of Assembly, among others.

    Lawal, 58, hails from Kisi in Irepo Local Government area of the state.

  • BREAKING: Oyo State gets new Deputy Governor

    BREAKING: Oyo State gets new Deputy Governor

    The Oyo State House of Assembly on Monday approved the appointment of Adebayo Lawal as the new Deputy Governor, following the impeachment of
    Rauf Olaniyan.

    The approval followed the nomination of Lawal to the lawmakers for consideration by Gov. Seyi Makinde as replacement for Olaniyan.

    Lawal, who is the Chairman of the State Housing Corporation had served as the state Attorney-General. He hails from Kisi in Irepo Local Government area.

    Lawal’s nomination is contained in a letter by the governor to the lawmakers, which was presented at the plenary.

    The House had gone on a short recess shortly after the impeachment of Olaniyan as the deputy governor. The lawmakers later reconvened at about 12.15 p.m to consider the appointment of the new deputy governor.

    The Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, while reading the letter from the Executive, said it was in response to an earlier letter sent by the lawmaker to the Governor dated July 18, informing him of the impeachment of Olaniyan.

    Defending the nomination of Lawal, the House Majority Leader, Sanjo Adedoyin, said that the nomination should be favourably considered, approved and adopt in view of his antecedents in contributing to the progress of the state.

    Seconding the motion, Kazeem Olayanju, representing Irepo/Olornsogo State Constituency, said that the House should confirm Lawal as the new Deputy Governor of Oyo State.

    In his remarks, the speaker put the nomination to a voice vote, which went the ways of the “ayes”.

    According to him, with the vote, Lawal has been approved as the Deputy Governor of the state. The House, however, adjourned plenary until July 21.

  • BREAKING: Oyo Assembly removes Seyi Makinde’s deputy from office

    BREAKING: Oyo Assembly removes Seyi Makinde’s deputy from office

    The Oyo State House of Assembly has removed Rauf Olaniyonu, the Deputy Governor to Seyi Makinde, from office.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Olaniyonu was removed from office on Monday, following his impeachment by the State House of Assembly.

    The Oyo State House of Assembly impeached the Deputy Governor at its plenary after he was found guilty of all the allegations levelled against him following the reports of a seven-man panel constituted by the State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola.

    The Chief Judge had on Thursday constituted the panel to investigate the allegations levelled against the deputy governor by the lawmakers. The panel was said to have begun its sitting immediately and worked all through the weekend.

    The House Majority Leader, Mr Sanjo Adedoyin, read the panel’s reports at the plenary. The lawmakers, after considering the panel’s recommendations, pronounced the impeachment of the deputy governor and that it should take immediate effect.

    The House had in June directed Abimbola to constitute a panel to investigate Olaniyan. It served the deputy governor with a notice of impeachment over allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office, and financial recklessness, among others, following his defection from PDP to APC.

    Olaniyonu had also jointly taken the State House of Assembly; the Speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin and Clerk of the House to court over the impeachment move by the lawmakers.

    He said: “We appeal for an order of injunction restraining the respondents from enforcing or implementing the judgment on Thursday. This is pending the determination of the appeal lodged against the said judgment.

    “It’s expedient that an order of injunction be granted so that the outcome of the appeal will not be rendered nugatory”.

    Olaniyonu, however, stressed the need for Nigerians to respect the court processes, being the fundamental principles of the rule of law.

    “It is no longer news that His Lordship went ahead to constitute the panel in spite of the clear notice of pending appeal and application for Stay of Execution.

    “With Respect to His Lordship, the Honourable Chief Judge, as number one citizen in the Judiciary, should have respected the judicial process,” he said.

  • Osun election: People’s power ‘ll continue to triumph – Makinde

    Osun election: People’s power ‘ll continue to triumph – Makinde

    Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has congratulated Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the just-concluded Osun governorship election.

    The congratulatory message is contained in a statement in Ibadan on Sunday by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor.

    Makinde hailed the people of Osun, saying that the power of the people will always triumph.

    The governor commended the teeming voters across the 30 local government areas of Osun for standing by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and staying resolute to ensure that their votes counted.

    According to him, Adeleke’s victory was similar to what happened in Oyo state in the 2019 governorship election when the people exercised their franchise in support of an opposition party.

    Makinde lauded  Adeleke, PDP members and Osun voters for remaining strong and unwavering throughout the electioneering period.

    “On behalf of the government and the good people of Oyo state, I congratulate the Osun governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, and the people of Osun on this victory.

    “It is great to have a second PDP flag flying in the South-West and this victory teaches all politicians an important lesson- that truly, power resides with the people.

    “The power of the people will continue to triumph, the earlier politicians realise this fact, the better for our democracy.” Makinde said.

  • Oyo Dep. Gov. forced to relocate office after defecting from PDP

    After defecting from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rauf Olaniyan has been forced to relocate his office.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Alhaji Olaniyan on Tuesday resumed work at his new office, situated at the State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

    Olaniyan, addressing newsmen at the new office on Tuesday vowed to remain committed to the growth and development of the State.

    Recall that the State Governor, Seyi Makinde had recently ordered the relocation of his deputy’s office from the building complex housing both of them within the State Secretariat in Agodi, Ibadan.

    The directive came a few days after Olaniyan defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Party (APC). This is even as lawmakers of the State House of Assembly had last week issued an impeachment notice of seven days to the Deputy Governor.

    Olaniyan said he was not bordered about the relocation of his office, adding that the relocation did not change him, nor affect his performance as the Deputy Governor of the State.

    While calling on his supporters to remain calm, he said the issue of relocation of office was not beyond the administrative arrangement, adding that he did not see it as a witch-hunt.

    Olaniyan said that he could work from anywhere, pointing out that the relocation would not affect his capacity as the number two citizen of the State.

    According to him, my position as the Chairman of the State Boundary Committee still remains intact, saying he has attended to two or three official files since he resumed on Tuesday.

    “I was a civil servant for 28 years and I did not receive any query for one day. So, why should I get a letter that the Governor directed me to relocate and I would not comply?” he said.

    When asked about the impeachment process before the State House of Assembly, Olaniyan said he would not comment on it.

    TNG reports that all his security personnel, aides and other staff attached to his office were seen with him in the new office.

  • Oyo Dep Gov, Olaniyan, in hot soup, served impeachment notice

    Mr Rauf Olaniyan, Deputy Governor of Oyo State has been served an impeachment notice by the Oyo State House of Assembly.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the State House of Assembly levelled five allegations against the Deputy Governor and gave him seven days within which to respond.

    Twenty-four (24) lawmakers signed the petition, which was read during plenary, against Olaniyan.

    In the petition, entitled: “Petition and Notice of Allegations against the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan,” he was accused of gross misconduct, abuse of office, financial recklessness, abandonment of office and official duties and insubordination.

    “This is in accordance with Section 188 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended),” the petition read in part.

    The lawmakers, who signed the petition, included: Fadeyi Muhammed (Ona Ara), Onaolapo Sanjo (Ogbomosho South), Babalola Olasunkanmi (Egbeda), Adebisi Yussuf (Ibadan South-West I), Okedoyin Julius (Saki West) and Adebayo Babajide (Ibadan North II).

    Others were: Kehinde Olatunde (Akinyele II), Olajide Akintunde (Lagelu), Mustapha Akeem (Kajola), Popoola Ademola (Ibadan South-East II), Owolabi Olusola (Ibadan North-East II), Olagoke Olamide (Ibadan North-East I), Olayanji Kazeem (Irepo/Olorunsogo) and Ojedokun Peter (Ibarapa North).

    The remaining lawmakers were: Gbadamosi Saminu (Saki East/Atisbo), Mabaje Adekunle (Iddo), Oluwafowokanmi Oluwafemi (Ibadan South-West II), Akeem Adedibu (Iwajowa), Fatokun Ayo (Akinyele I), Rasak Ademola (Ibadan South-East I), Obadara Akeem (Ibadan North-West), Oyekunle Fola (Ibadan North I) and Adetunji Francis (Oluyole).

    In his reaction shortly after the petition had been read by Clerk of the assembly, Yetunde Awe, the Speaker, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin, said it met the two-thirds requirement to initiate the process.

    Ogundoyin said that the assembly would give Olaniyan seven days within which to respond to the allegations, adding that failure to do so within the period could lead to the commencement of an impeachment move against him.

    “The window of response takes immediate effect and to lapse on Wednesday, June 22,” he said.

    TNG reports the House, thereafter, adjourned sitting till June 16.

    Recall that Olaniyan had on June 5, 2022, announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Olaniyan announced his defection while speaking with newsmen in his private office at Ojoo area of Ibadan.

    He, however, said the defection didn’t affect his position as the deputy governor of the state, saying he had not resigned.

    The deputy governor added that he took the decision after consultations with his supporters from across the state.

    Olaniyan who described politics as free entry and free exit, added that all his political supporters prevailed on him to join the APC.

    The development doused tension and rumours over the sour relationship between the deputy governor and his boss, Gov. Seyi Makinde.

    Olaniyan was welcomed into the APC by the governorship candidate of the party, Sen. Teslim Folarin.

  • Makinde wins Oyo PDP guber primaries

    Makinde wins Oyo PDP guber primaries

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 governorship election in the state.

    Makinde defeated Hazeem Gbolarumi, who was his only opponent in the primaries held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Wednesday.

    Announcing the results of the election, the secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Alhaji Abdullahi MaiBasira, said that 1,048 delegates were accredited to vote out of a 1,086 delegates.

    MaiBasira said Makinde scored 1,040 votes to defeat Gbolarumi, who scored only two votes; adding that six votes were voided.

    In his acceptance speech, Makinde thanked all the delegates for finding him worthy to be the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 election.

    “I’m not the most brilliant or the most upright person yet you gave me your mandate.Thank you for believing in me and in our party, PDP.

    “Trust is like a building. For every building to stand it must have a solid foundation; the foundation for trust is truth,” Makinde said.

    The governor, while assuring the delegates that he would continue to be honest, urged all PDP members in the state to continue working for the progress of the party.

    Earlier, Gbolarumi, who alleged that his delegates were chased away from the venue of the primaries, called on the leadership of the party to do the right thing for the growth of the party in the state.

    The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Mutiu Agboke, and the INEC Administrative Secretary, Alhaji Abiodun Onigate-Amosun, witnessed the primaries.

    Representatives of security agencies at the election were the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Department of Security Service (DSS).