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  • BREAKING: Makinde appoints Ogunwuyi as Chief of Staff

    BREAKING: Makinde appoints Ogunwuyi as Chief of Staff

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has appointed Mr Segun Ogunwuyi, as his Chief of Staff.

    This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa on Monday in Ibadan.

    Adisa said that the appointment was confirmed in a letter by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun.

    He said that Ogunwuyi, prior to the new appointment, was the Director-General of the Oyo State Investment and Public, Private Partnership Agency (OYSIPPPA).

    He was a former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and also a member, House of Representatives; representing Ogbomoso North/South and Oriire Federal Constituency.

    He holds a B.Sc. degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

    The Governor, on June 29, sacked all his commissioners, including his Chief of Staff Mr Bisi Ilaka.

  • Invasion of Igangan: Gov Makinde reacts

    Invasion of Igangan: Gov Makinde reacts

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says he is currently being briefed on the Saturday’s night attack by some unknown gunmen in Igangan Community in Ibarapa area of the state.

    Makinde, in a statement issued in Ibadan, on Sunday, said he received the shocking news of the attacks on residents of the community in the early hours of Sunday.

    “I urge residents to remain calm as security operatives are now in control of the situation,” the governor said.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Adewale Osifeso, confirmed the attack in Ibadan.

    Osifeso, however, did not confirm the number of casualties nor the burning of any property.

    He said investigation was ongoing and that an update on the incident would be made available later.

    According to him, on Saturday at about 2310 hour, a yet to be ascertained number of unknown assailants invaded Igangan Town with dangerous weapons in a bid to create unrest in the town.

    “The unscrupulous elements were, however, repelled by a combination of operational and tactical assets deployed to the scene to restore normalcy.

    “The situation is being closely monitored and investigations are ongoing to apprehend the perpetrators,” Osifeso said.

  • Makinde mourns late Permanent Secretary

    Makinde mourns late Permanent Secretary

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has described the death of the Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Mr Wasiu Gbadegesin, as a painful blow.

    This is contained in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor.

    Makinde said that the late permanent secretary was a hardworking and efficient civil servant, who gave his best to the state.

    He noted that the deceased’s wealth of experience and expertise would be sorely missed.

    The governor commiserated with the family of the late Gbadegesin, the staff of the Ministry of Justice and the judiciary.

    “The passage of the Solicitor-General of Oyo State and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Prince Wasiu Adetunji Gbadegesin is a great blow to the ministry, the state and the judiciary.

    “It is my prayers that God will grant him Aljanah Firdaus and give his immediate family, the royal family of Oyo, civil servants and members of the judiciary family in the state the fortitude to bear this loss,’’ Makinde said.

  • Gov. Makinde vows to expose those politicising security

    Gov. Makinde vows to expose those politicising security

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, says he will soon expose the people politicising security issues in the state.

    Makinde stated this on Sunday while addressing the congregation at the St. Peters Anglican Cathedral Church, Aremo, Ibadan.

    The governor who admitted that the state was experiencing security challenges, however, said it was not peculiar to the state but nationwide.

    He said security ought not to be politicised, “but if they are politicising issues of security because they want to be in power in 2023, it means they are making mistake.

    “If there’s no Oyo State or Nigeria by 2023 because of the politicisation of security; who and what are they going to govern?” he queried.

    The governor said he and those working with him had taken time to investigate reports of security challenges across the state.

    The governor implored those behind the politicisation of security challenges in the state because of their 2023 political ambitions to seek the face of God instead of engaging in actions that could trigger insecurity in the state.

    Makinde used the occasion to x-ray efforts made so far by his administration, in addressing the menace of insecurity.

    Among the efforts were purchase of 100 units of KIA cars equipped with communication gadgets for security agencies and re-establishment of Swift Response Squad and Operation Burst.

    Others are purchase of all communication equipment by security operatives and establishment of Amotekun security outfit with 1,500 corps.

    He reassured all residents of the state that his government would not rest until every nook and cranny of Oyo state was secured.

    The governor further felicitated Christians and the entire people of Oyo state for the Easter celebration and admonished them to forgive one another.

    Earlier, the Diocesan Archbishop of Ibadan North Diocese, Most Revd. Segun Okubadejo, charged every Christian to emulate the teachings and ways of life of Jesus Christ.

    He urged Nigerians not to relent in praying to God Almighty for restoration of peace and a secured nation.

  • Gunmen kidnap Oyo council chairman on way to meet Gov Seyi Makinde

    Gunmen kidnap Oyo council chairman on way to meet Gov Seyi Makinde

    Mr Olayiwola Adeleke, the Chairman of Iganna Local Council Development Area of Oyo State, has been reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen.

    Adeleke was said to be travelling along the Okeho-Ado Awaye road on his way to Ibadan for a meeting scheduled to hold with Governor Seyi Makinde when the gunmen abducted him alongside with his driver on Sunday night.

    The Oyo State Command Police Public Relations Officer, Olugbenga Fadeyi, who confirmed the incident on Monday said, “Information reaching me reveals that he was kidnapped along the Ado Awaye-Iseyin Road.”

    “Efforts are being intensified to get him released and arrest the culprits.”

    Details of the incident are still sketchy as of the time of filing this report.

  • Schools in Ibadan reopen after #EndSARS protests

    Schools in Ibadan reopen after #EndSARS protests

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has directed schools in Ibadan to resume normal academic activities from Monday.

    The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan.

    Olaleye said that the directive followed a review of the situation in the Ibadan metropolis as earlier promised by Gov. Makinde in a state broadcast on Oct. 20.

    The commissioner quoted the governor as appreciating youths who have been cooperating with security operatives to maintain peace.

    Makinde, on Oct. 20, had ordered the closure of all public and private schools within the Ibadan metropolis for three days.

    The governor had promised to review the situation on Oct. 23.

  • Oyo governor, Seyi Makinde is bereaved

    Oyo governor, Seyi Makinde is bereaved

    Mrs Abigail Makinde, the mother of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, is dead.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Mrs Makinde died in the early hours of Thursday at the age of 81 years.

    A statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan, by Chief Muyiwa Makinde, said that the deceased, who gave no indication of any sickness, died at her Ibadan home, No. 7B, Oyeleke Street, Ikolaba, Ibadan.

    “While we appreciate the Almighty God for sparing her life thus far, we must confess that we will sorely miss her counsel, motherly role and impact on the lives of her children and the grandchildren.

    “We will equally miss her impactful role as a stabilising force in the family, her community and especially Oyo state, which is currently being governed by her son and our brother, Engineer Seyi Makinde.

    “We sincerely appreciate the prayers and condolences of our numerous well-wishers.

    May Mama’s soul rest peacefully with her maker” the statement read.

    Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Oyo State House of Assembly, has commiserated with Gov. Makinde over the death of his mother.

    In a statement issued on Thursday by a member of the caucus, Mr Akintunde Olajide the PDP lawmakers described the demise as a great and irreparable loss to the entire state.

    The caucus expressed condolences to the Makinde family, the state executive council and the entire people of the state.

    “Political leaders and all those who have had encounter with the deceased would forever miss her great words of wisdom and motivation,’’ the statement said.

  • Ekiti PDP adopts Makinde as party leader despite Fayose’s threat

    Ekiti PDP adopts Makinde as party leader despite Fayose’s threat

    A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), faction, loyal to Sen. Biodun Olujimi has restated its adoption of Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as the party’s Southwest zonal leader.

    The faction stated this in Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti-East Local Government Area on Thursday at the distribution of working tools to some constituents sponsored by Olujimi.

    Olujimi represents Ekiti South Senatorial District at the National Assembly.

    Materials distributed were: 480 deep freezers, 250 sewing machines, 220 motorcycles, carrier machines, solar panels, 250 drying machines, 220 laptops, six carry-go tricycles, and cash.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the state PDP factional chairman, Mr Kehinde Odebunmi, was among the dignitaries at the event.

    The PDP faction described as an “empty threat” an alleged declaration by a former governor of Ekiti State that Makinde should not visit Ekiti, urging the Oyo state governor to ignore such threat.

    Sen. Olujimi in her remarks, at the presentation of the working tools, said the empowerment gesture was part of the efforts toward entrenching the dividend of democracy in the district.

    She maintained that Makinde remained the indisputable leader of the party in the Southwest zone and free to visit Ekiti at will.

    “I thank all of you for adopting Gov. Makinde as the leader of the party in the Southwest.

    “That was what we did when Ayodele Fayose was the only governor in the zone.

    “Former Gov. Fayose is a leader of the PDP and one of the many of the PDP leaders that we have in the Southwest.

    “He is not the only leader and former governor, there are many.

    “So, Gov. Makinde was adopted, because he is a decent, understanding and knowledgeable person.

    “The Southwest NASS caucus had adopted him.

    “What has Makinde done? He said we should wait and resolve this crisis before conducting the congresses because no individual can run Ekiti and deliver,” she said.

  • Ondo 2020: Seyi Makinde heads PDP 145-member campaign council

    Ondo 2020: Seyi Makinde heads PDP 145-member campaign council

    Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been appointed as Chairman of the campaign committee for the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State by the National Central Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    The 145-member list, released by the PDP on Tuesday, has Bello Matawallen Maradaun as Deputy Chairman and Abdullahi Maibasira is the secretary.

    Members of the committee include serving and past governors, serving and past members of the National Assembly as well as ambassadors.

    Also listed are former Ondo Deputy Governor, Omolade Oluwateru; former governorship aspirants, Eddy Olafeso and Boluwaji Kunlere; as well as immediate past chairman of the PDP in Ondo state, Clement Faboyede.

    The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the committee will be inaugurated on Friday at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja.

    Eyitayo Jegede, a former attorney-general in Ondo State, is the candidate of the party for the election.

    He is running for the office for the second time, having been runner up to Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2016 election.

    Mr Jegede still has Mr Akeredolu and his deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi, to contend with in the coming polls.

  • Oyo govt. to repatriate indigenes stranded in Lebanon – Makinde

    Oyo govt. to repatriate indigenes stranded in Lebanon – Makinde

    Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the State will ensure the repatriation of all its indigenes found to have been trafficked to Lebanon.

    This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa.

    The statement indicated that Makinde stated this while receiving a brief on the plight of the state indigenes trafficked to Lebanon from the Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Matters, Mrs Bolanle Sarumi-Aliyu.

    The governor said that the state would not stand by and be watching its indigenes suffer dehumanization, under any guise, in any part of the world.

    “We will pay for the repatriation of all Oyo State indigenes who have been confirmed to have been trafficked to Lebanon. Please, put all the necessary plans in place to bring them back.

    “I understand that some well-meaning individuals and groups have made some donations to some of the victims. Let them use such donations as pocket money.

    “This state will pay for their flights and the fees requested to conduct COVID-19 tests on each of them,” he said.

    Earlier, Sarumi-Aliyu informed the governor that a number of Oyo State indigenes had been discovered to be illegal migrants who were trafficked into modern-day slavery in Lebanon.

    She said that while 40 of such victims had been screened and ready for the journey back home, more were still being discovered.

    The governor’s aide added that her office had been working closely with the Lebanese authorities to identify those indigenes stranded in Lebanon, adding that the 40 victims already screened would be returning home on Aug.12.

    “Since the government found out that we have some victims of human trafficking, who are stranded in Lebanon, we have stepped in.

    “On July 11, we received 11 victims and they are going through rehabilitation with the social workers in the Ministry of Women Affairs.

    “The state has given commitment that they will all be empowered. The same thing will happen to those we are expecting from the flight from Lebanon this August, once they have been cleared.” Sarumi-Aliyu stated.