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  • Amosun has transformed health sector, says Ogun APC chair

    Amosun has transformed health sector, says Ogun APC chair

    The Ogun State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tajudeen Lemboye, has said that the radical transformation being witnessed in the state’s health sector is the result of the commitment and conviction of the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, that a healthy society is a wealthy society.

    Speaking during the week in Maun, Ipokia local government area of the state when he led other members of the state executive to commission an ultra modern Maternity Centre, built by a former lawmaker, Hon. Abiodun Akinlade, the APC chairman said quality and affordable healthcare is a major tenet in the ruling party’s manifesto.

    According to him, the Mother-Child mortality rate has greatly reduced in the state, adding that hospitals in the state are being renovated and provisions for drugs and other amenities have greatly increased.

    The party chairman said Akinlade is walking in the footsteps of Amosun by personslly establishing a martenity centre for the people.

    In his speech, Akinlade who represented Yewa South/Ipokia federal constituency in the National Assembly, said he decided to build the maternity centre in Fanju, Maun, because of the immediate and quick access to healthcare.

    He said, “Fanji Community in Maun local government was chosen we observed the prevalence of some health challenges in rural areas and the need to follow the steps of His Excellency, Gov. Amosun, in providing timely response to those challenges.”

    While describing the strides of the governor as remarkable, the APC chieftain, who facilitated many projects  while serving as an  elected representative, urged the people to always take ownership and ensure that government infrastructure are kept in good use for the public.

  • Amosun commiserates with Akarigbo over death of wife

    Amosun commiserates with Akarigbo over death of wife

    Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has commiserated with the Akarigbo and paramount ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, over the death of his wife, Olori, (Dr.) Linga Ajayi.

    Amosun, in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Adedayo Adeneye, described the death of the physician as a sad and a great loss to the people of Sagamu and the state.

    According to him, the olori, who was a consultant Surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Scotland, United Kingdom, distinguished herself in the medical profession, seeing her being honoured as a fellow of National Postgraduate Medical College Nigeria, a fellow of West African Postgraduate Medical College and a fellow of Royal College of Surgeon, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

    “The late olori was not only highly knowledgeable but also an exceptionally compassionate physician, whose life was all about service to the cause of humanity and physical wellbeing of those who crossed her path, either in the course of her career or in her community,” the governor added.

    Amosun prayed that God will grant the Akarigbo and his subjects the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

     

  • Amosun to young graduates: aspire to be governors, others

    Amosun to young graduates: aspire to be governors, others

    •OOU produces 18 First-Class graduates, others

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has urged Nigerian youths to aspire for various elective offices.

    But he said being a governor comes with a lot of responsibilities.

    The governor said youths should align with the current thinking in Nigeria that “it is not too young to run”.

    He urged them to seek leadership positions to fulfil their destinies.

    Amosun spoke yesterday at the 27th convocation of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) in Ago-Iwoye, where the Alake of Egba, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo; the Chairman of First Bank PLC, Mrs Ibukun Awosika; foremost Nigerian banker, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede and a historian and Professor of African Studies at the University of Texas at Houston in the United States of America (U.S.A), Toyin Falola, were awarded the institution’s Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa).

    The governor advised youths to prepare for qualitative education at the tertiary level.

    He said undergraduate education is highly subsidised in Ogun through the state government, adding that the best would not come out the university system if people continued to insist that it must be free.

    Amosun said: “Education can’t be free. Otherwise, there will not be qualitative education. But to cushion the effects of the various payments, which you think are too high, we are at the same time subsidising this university and other tertiary institutions across the state.

    “If you are insisting or yearning for free education, then the quality of graduates the university and other tertiary institutions in the state will be churning out will be on a ‘garbage in, garbage out’ scale, a situation we don’t cherish.

    “You will need to programme yourselves. You are to think out of the box. Be ingenious while we create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. You are to see your graduation today as a turning point in your life. Also, be ready to give back to the school, your families, the society and humanity.

    “You have not only been a pride to yourselves and your parents but you have also carved a niche for yourselves and the centre of excellence you have graduated from. The world is waiting for your manifestation. So, let the world see that you are eagles.

    “Olabisi Onabanjo University has raised the bar of excellence and we will do all humanly possible to improve from the 23rd position ranking.”

    The governor hailed the Overall Best Graduating Student, Mr Semiu Olalekan Taiwo, of the Department of Economics for obtaining a First Class and winning the institution’s and vice chancellor’s awards.

    Vice Chancellor Prof Ganiyu Olatunde said 4,386 graduands were awarded first degrees and diplomas in the 2016/2017 academic session with 18 graduands making the First-Class list, 605 in Second Class Upper Division and 1,938 in the Second Class Lower cadre.

    Also, Prof Olatunde said 654 received their higher degrees and postgraduate diplomas, comprising 105 postgraduate diplomas, 474 Master’s degrees, one MPhil and 74 PhD degrees.

  • Pray for me to end well, Amosun begs Ogun people

    Pray for me to end well, Amosun begs Ogun people

    …wife says he deserves to be celebrated

     

    Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday, realising that he has barely 16 months to leave office, begged the people of Ogun State to pray for him to “end well” as their Governor.

    Amosun said the achievements recorded in the State since 2011 were due to the benevolence of the Almighty God and the support of the people who had demonstrated patience towards his administration.

    The Governor who sought the people’s prayer during the “Uplifting the Aged” programme organised by the office of the Wife of the Governor to mark his 60th Birthday at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, added that he could not have accomplished so much without their unceasing prayer.

    He pledged that the elderly would continue to enjoy his administration’s support and delivers more dividends of democracy to all citizens of the state.

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    “There could not have been any better gift for my birthday than the support l have gotten so far from the good people of Ogun State. By the help of God and prayers of our people, we can touch every facet of the economy,” he said.

    His wife, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, who rallied the elderly for the Birthday of her husband, declared that the man “deserved to be celebrated at 60.”

    Olufunso recalled that since her husband became Governor, he had elected to be marking his Birthday in low key, using such a day to identify with the less privileged members of the society – particularly the aged and widows.

    She noted that it was her contribution to the series of efforts aimed at improving the welfare and living standard of the aged as well as the needy in the state.
    According to her, the aged were very important and deserved to be revered and adequately catered for.

    She advised the younger ones to see the welfare of the senior citizens as their obligation and responsibility.

    Over 5,000 people have benefited from the monthly stipends and commodities gifts for their upkeep, while the aged also received free medical screening.

  • APC Celebrates Amosun at 60

    APC Celebrates Amosun at 60

    The All Progressives Congress ( APC ) felicitates with the Governor of Ogun State, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun CON, FCA on the auspicious occasion of his 60th birthday.

    According to a press statement,  the Party attest to the Governor’s fitting accolade as the architect of the modern Ogun state who has doggedly implemented his administration’s mission to rebuild the state.

    ”In the past six years, as a result of Governor Amosun’s strategic investment in the state’s socio-economy, agriculture, and infrastructure, particularly in road and rail transport, Ogun State is fast becoming a choice destination for investors and a business hub in the country.”

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    ”We are proud to identify and celebrate with Governor Amosun whose sterling performance and achievements have positively impacted on the good people of Ogun state.”

    The Party wishes Governor Amosun many more fulfilled, rewarding and healthy years in service of the nation and Party as he continues to positively impact the lives of the people.

  • Buhari greets Amosun at 60

    Buhari greets Amosun at 60

    President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday joined all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and citizens of Ogun State in congratulating Governor Ibikunle Amosun on his 60th birthday.

    President Buhari felicitated with all the family, friends and professional colleagues of the visionary political leader, legislator and administrator.

    In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, he said that Amosun’s foray into public service has continued to stimulate and inspire the younger generation on the value of patriotism and the beauty of selflessly living for the good of humanity.

    The President believed Amosun’s rich experience in the private sector, broad mindedness, wise counsels and penchant for always treading the path of peace and greater good for majority contributed to the stability enjoyed in his state, and the attendant developmental strides in education, health and security.

    As a second term governor, President Buhari affirmed that Amosun’s courage and pacesetting strides in pushing for improved life for the underprivileged and unrelenting position on the unity and stability of Nigeria are legacies that posterity will continually remember and celebrate.

    He prayed that the almighty God will bless Amosun, grant him more years of good health, strength and wisdom to serve his country.

  • My detractors behind fake rice rumour in Ogun, says Amosun

    My detractors behind fake rice rumour in Ogun, says Amosun

    Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday said those behind the Ogun State fake rice rumour are political detractors. He described the situation as sad and deliberate attempts to de-market the state for selfish reasons. He was reacting to reports on social media alleging that his administration mounted sandbags with few bags of rice as rice pyramid to deceive the people.

    The report had claimed that the Mitros rice was not available in any shop in Ogun State, and no rice farm anywhere nor factory where the rice is being bagged in the state. The governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Dayo Adeneye, at the opening session of the 2018 Media Workshop of the State House Press Corps in Abeokuta with the theme: “The Role of the Media in Peace Building: 2019 in Perspective”, said that it was wrong for anybody to deliberately run down the state.

    While assuring of government’s commitment to the rice project, he said the harvest this year will surpass that of last year as the farmers now know that the government, serving as off takers, will buy whatever they produce and sell at N11,000 to the public. “I’m just urging our colleagues; we were able to take you round and you saw for yourselves what obtains, you saw the processes, the farms, you saw the farmers, you saw how grateful they were to this administration for empowering them.

    “They were also grateful to the federal government’s programme IFAD, FADAMA for empowering them and helping them to achieve what they have been able to achieve with MITROS RICE. You also saw the processing plant, the rice mill, the bagging process and all that. Some people are just being mischievous because we are approaching election year and they are trying to score cheap political points.

    “The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Chairman of the Presidential Task force on Agriculture came to verify things for themselves. Rather than encouraging this administration to do more, some political detractors think they can score cheap political points by de-marketing this state and publishing false and fake stories about MITROS RICE,” he said

    The guest lecturers at the workshop were Dr. Wale Aderemi, a Senior Lecturer at the Lagos State University (LASU) and Dr. Abubakar Kari, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, University of Abuja.

     

     

     

  • Political detractors behind Ogun fake rice rumour – Amosun

    Political detractors behind Ogun fake rice rumour – Amosun

    The Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Saturday described those behind the fake rice rumour in the state as political detractors.

    He said the situation was sad and deliberate attempts to de-market the state for selfish reasons.

    The governor was reacting to report on social media alleging that his administration mounted sandbags with few bags of rice as rice pyramid to deceive the state indigenes and his gullible followers.

    The report had claimed that the Mitros rice was not available in any shop in Ogun State after much celebration and also insisted that there is no rice farm anywhere in the state.

    The governor, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Dayo Adeneye, at the opening session of the 2018 Media Workshop of the State House Press Corps in Abeokuta with the theme: “The Role of The Media in Peace Building: 2019 in Perspective,” said it was wrong to deliberately run down the state by those who have the plans of running for political offices.

    He urged the media to continue to report the truth no matter how manipulative politicians try to change the story.

    He said: “I’m just urging our colleagues, we were able to take you round and you saw for yourselves what obtains. You saw the processes, the farms, you saw the farmers and you saw how grateful they were to this administration for empowering them.

    “They were also grateful to the Federal Government’s programme IFAD, FADAMA for empowering them and helping them to achieve what they have been able to achieve with MITROS RICE. You also saw the processing plant, the rice mill, the bagging process and all that.

    “Some people are just being mischievous because we are approaching election year and they are trying to score cheap political points.

    “The social media can either be used as weapon of mass destruction or weapon of mass development because people tend to believe everything they read on social media whether true or not.”

  • 2018: Amosun assures of accelerated development in Ogun

    2018: Amosun assures of accelerated development in Ogun

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has assured the residents of accelerated development this year.

    In his New Year broadcast, the governor noted that the “Mission to Rebuild” Ogun State of his administration had continued to gather momentum and yielding good results across the state.

    According to him, his government will leave no stone unturned in developing the state and improving the lives of the people.

    Amosun said: “Our eyes are firmly set at finishing high, finishing strong and finishing well.”

    His administration, the governor said, would not relent at making positive, inclusive and lasting impact on the lives of our people.

    He added: “To achieve this, the consolidation of the Rebuilding Mission of our dear state will be vigorously pursued this year to ensure the completion of all ongoing projects.

    “No doubt, these projects and the developmental strides have made our state to rise to the top tier among the comity of states and made us the pride of our citizens at home and in the Diaspora.

    “Even, our most ardent critics have come to the conclusion that Ogun State has carved a niche of excellence for itself in the delivery of good governance to our people with the stamp of ‘Ogun Standard’ proudly imprinted on all that we do.”

    The governor thanked the people for their support, which he said contributed to the numerous achievements his administration recorded in the past six and a half years.

    He described them as invaluable partners in progress, saying their partnership manifested in the successes the administration recorded in the state’s economic development.

    Amosun said: “As we celebrate this New Year, let us use the opportunity of this festive period to reflect on the journey before us. We must map out improved and more workable strategies for better achievements. Without doubt, our tomorrow will be better than our today.”

  • Amosun to homeowners: partner govt

    Amosun to homeowners: partner govt

    Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has urged Homeowners in the State to partner with his administration by paying their taxes so as to fulfil the remaining promises to the citizenry.

    Amosun spoke during the distribution of Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) and building plan approvals to another batch of beneficiaries at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke- Mosan, Abeokuta.

    According to a statement by the press officer in the Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Passover Adeshina, the governor, who was represented by Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs. Modupe Mujota, urged residents as responsible citizens to perform their civic responsibilities  by paying their taxes to aid socio-economic development of the state.

    The Head, Stamp Duty and Land Matters, Ogun State Internal Revenue Services  (OGIRS), Mr. Olakunle Olayemi said  the Home Owners’ Charter Programmes had improved from monthly to bi-monthly and thousands of beneficiaries had collected their land title documents.

    Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, Mr. Joseph Ebeatu from Sango-Ota, thanked the government.