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  • Ogun APC: ‘No pact to select guber candidate via consensus’

    A governorship aspirant from Ogun East Senatorial district, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said there was no pact by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in Ogun State that the party’s governorship candidate should be selected through a consensus method.

    Abiodun, an Oil magnate described as “sham and misleading,” a news report suggesting that the Ogun APC had adopted a consensus arrangement to pick governorship candidate.

    He said the report was a “total misrepresentation of facts” allegedly “sponsored by the governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his puppet State Exco.”

    In a statement by Emmanuel Ojo, Director of Media,Dapo Abiodun Campaign Organization(DACO),

    the governorship aspirant said the report is aimed at hoodwinking the public, ostensibly to throw confusion into the political environment of Ogun and the state chapter of the APC.

    He called on party supporters and the public to ignore and disregard the misleading narrative allegedly being sponsored from within the Amosun – led administration against him and few others.

    “We received this news with rude shock and wonder why the proponents had chosen to tow a political path that is undemocratic, unjust and unfair to all other governorship aspirants within the party, as they were not duly consulted before such decision was reached by the governor and his political group. A consensus only obtains where there is only one aspirant which would still have to be affirmed and ratified by voting .

    “The national body of our great party has made itself clear on the issue of primaries , and instructed that all the states being ruled by APC must adopt the direct primary election method and in a situation where such is not feasible, a resolution of any other alternative primary election process should be forwarded to the national body for proper ratification and adoption.

    “Such resolution is expected to be taken by critical stakeholders, which includes all governorship aspirants, without excluding any.

    Read Also: Ogun APC: Akinlade, Amosun’s preferred guber candidate emerges

    “At this time and age, it is somewhat amusing that Senator Ibikunle Amosun will gather some aspirants of just one Senatorial district and unilaterally decide and announce a purported and sham consensus.

    “It is worthy to note that at no point did Prince Dapo Abiodun and many other stakeholders of our dear state receive any official or unofficial invitation to attend the said stakeholders meeting where this issue was discussed.

    “We hereby call on our supporters and the general public to completely ignore and disregard this make-believe political narrative being sponsored from within the government of Amosun against Prince Dapo Abiodun and a few others.

    “Finally we would like to reiterate our full commitment and support for any primary election process that falls within the guidelines which was stipulated by the National Working Committee of our great party APC,” he stated.

  • Ogun APC: Akinlade, Amosun’s preferred guber candidate emerges

    The whizkid and Muslim who  Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun recently hinted he would accompany to the 2019 Eid prayer as an ex – Governor might have finally emerged.
    He  is Honourable Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade, a serving member of the House of Representatives who  represents  Egbado South and Ipokia Federal Constituency of Ogun State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
    Akinlade(49) was adopted as the consensus candidate of the APC by the Ogun West Elders very early on Thursday morning, after hours – long meeting in Ayetoro, Yewa  North Local Government Area of the state, to pick the zone’s governorship candidate for the 2019 election.
    Almost a dozen of aspirants from Ogun West   were desirous of succeeding Amosun on the platform of APC and they included  Speaker Suraj Adekunbi,  Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s Chief of staff, Tolu Odebiyi, the  Commissioner for Forestry, Kola Lawal, Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Rotimi Rahmon, Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, Hon. Abdulkabir Akinlade and Abayomi Hunye.
    The long list of aspirants was trimmed to  the duo of Tolu Odebiyi and Abdulkadir Akinlade who made the final list.
    The Nation gathered that Governor Ibikunle Amosun preferred  Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade to Odebiyi and subtly ensured that the Ogun West elders picked him.
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    Amosun had during the last  Eid -El – Kabir prayer at the Muslim Prayer ground,  Lantoro, Abeokuta, declared in sober tone that this year edition drew the curtain to his observing the Sallah prayer with them as a serving Governor.
    The Governor added that  by next year, he would not attend the Eid  prayer  in his “capacity as a governor,” but as someone that would accompany his successor as an ex – Governor.
    Since he did not  mention the name of the person at the time, many of his Muslim audiences in their hundreds, looked side ways at each other,  prompting them to wonder if he  planned to install a Muslim as a successor from among a dozen of aspirants on the platform APC jostling to succeed him.
    With Abdulkabir’s adoption by the Ogun West elders following what many believed was the product of a behind – the – scene influence of the Governor, there is no more guessing who Amosun’s whizkid or successor – Governor he would accompany to 2019 Eid prayer, is.
    Amosun will formally present him to the party as the governorship flag bearer for APC in 2019 election today (Thursday). Already, a press briefing to this effect has been slated for 11 am  at the APC state Secretariat on Abiola Way, Abeokuta.
    Abdulkabir hails from  Agosasa, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State. He was Senior Special Assistant to Governor Amosun on Taxation & Revenue between 2011 and 2014, overseeing the Directorate of other Taxes at the Board of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Ogun State.
    He  was later redeployed to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development before resigning in October  2014 to contest the House of Representatives seat. He is a graduate of Political Science, Lagos State University, Ojo.

  • Ogun now to distribute 2,000 Cs of O monthly

    In a bid to ensure many applicants under the Homeowner Charter Programme get their Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) and other documents, Ogun State has increased its monthly distribution from 1,000 to 2,000.

    Governor Ibikunle Amosun, spoke at the 24th distribution of Cs of O and building plans to beneficiaries at the Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

    Amosun, represented by Chairman, Internal Revenue Services, Mr. Adekunle Adeosun, said the increase would cover more qualified applicants yet to get their papers.

    ‘’Our government has done much more than expected under the scheme since 2013. So far, there has been consistency in the distribution of Cs of O and the number has now moved up from 1,000 to 2,000 monthly, in order to cover large number before this administration hand over to the next one’’, he said.

    Speaking earlier, Special Adviser and Director-General, Bureau of Lands and Survey, Mr. Biyi Ismail, appealed to the public to get clearance from the Bureau of Lands before erecting any  structure.

    In her remarks, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Funmilayo Dada, said the stakeholders’ committee monitoring the programme would ensure all qualified applicants receive title documents.

    Speaking for the beneficiaries, Mr. Waheed Ogunjobi, from Ilugun-Itoko village, Kemta, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, thanked the government for initiating the programme, adding that the documents have given them confidence.

     

  • Renewable energy: Ogun partners independent power provider

    The Ogun State government and Independent Energy Provider have restated their commitment towards the actualisation of the proposed Ogun State/UKPA Independent Power Plant in Ota Industrial Estate.

    The Consultant to the State Government on Energy, Chief Taiwo Fagbemi, broke the news at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abeokuta, the state capital.

    The governor’s aide urged industrialists to cooperate with the government to enable it realise the project.

    He said all parties would benefit from the project as it was a metering process and pay-as-you-go.

    In a statement by his Press Officer, Mrs. Kemi Ogungbade, the governor’s aide said the waste-to-energy project would reduce cost of power generation among the industries, adding that this could be used for workers’ welfare.

    According to him, it will also be a waste-to-wealth opportunity for the residents.

    Fagbemi said the project would improve business activities in the area and help to develop infrastructure as well as boost government’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

    Also, the Chief Executive Officer of the Independent Power Plant, Chief Ewie Aimienwauu, stressed that the proposed energy initiative chose the state as it had become investment destination of choice through various infrastructural projects and facelift by the Ibikunle Amosun administration.

    Aimienwauu said the new technology had been adopted by most develop countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), adding that the project, which would gulp about $35 million, would be jointly provided by the state government and his energy company.

    He said, on completeionexplained that the project, on completion, would be powered by the government, while the agency would be in charge of distribution to consumers, saying, the power plant would be restricted to industries in the area.

  • Ogun NUJ decries harassment of journalists

    … Call on governments, security agencies to halt to assault

     

    Hundreds of journalists in Ogun State took to a street of Abeokuta, the state capital, in protest over incessant harassment, arrest and detention of journalists in Nigeria by security agencies.

    The protesting journalists who wielded various placards inscriptions such as; “Enough of Attacks of Journalists and Media Houses,” “Government Should respect Freedom of Press ,” “No To Resurrection of Decree 2 of 1984, It is a Monster ” among others, said the protest was a call on the governments and security agencies to halt the assault on journalists.

    The peaceful protest on Thursday was spearheaded by the Chairman of the State Council, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Wole Shokunbi, in compliance with the directive of the National body of NUJ.

    Read Also: FRSC assures Ogun residents of safer road

    Shokunbi who described the spate of attacks on journalists and media houses as “barbaric,” said the NUJ can no longer accept the ill – treatment of media practitioners by Nigerian government and its agents.

    He urged the governmentand all security agencies to allow the rule of law to prevail and respect the constitutional right of the press.

    Commenting, the Ogun State Commissioner for Information, Otunba Dayo Adeneye lauded the protesters for displaying decency and staging peaceful protest, assuring them the support of the state government.

  • FRSC assures Ogun residents of safer road

    The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ) has assured the people of Ogun of its commitment to ensure safer roads to reduce carnage to the barest minimum.

    Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander in the state, gave the assurance while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ota on Thursday.

    He said that the command had intensified efforts in its public enlightenment campaign and insisting that motorists comply with traffic rules and regulations.

    The sector commander said at least, 820 traffic offenders were apprehended for various offences during the 2018 Eld-El-Kabir celebrations in the state.

    Oladele said the figure was more than 480 traffic offenders apprehended during the same celebration in 2017.

    Read Also: FRSC secures 73 convictions in Akwa Ibom

    “The offenders were arrested for various offences like seat belt violation, tyre violations and failure to install speed limiting device.” he said.

    Oladele also explained that FRSC personnel were able to rescue 39 accident victims from 24 crashes, so far this year, compared to 25 rescued from five crashes in 2017.

    He, however, said that FRSC was able to rescue more accidents victims through special patrol put in place between Aug. 17 to Aug. 26 during the 2018 Eid-el Kabir festival.

  • Ogun to divert traffic on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State yesterday announced a temporary traffic diversion on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from Sunday.

    FRSC Sector Commander Clement Oladele said the diversion is as a result of the ongoing construction of pedestrian bridge around Ibafo Bus Stop.

    Oladele said: “The diversion will enable the construction company building the pedestrian bridge, awarded by the Ogun Government, to erect beams of the pedestrian bridge.

    “Motorists have to bear with the inconveniences of the temporary diversion and cooperate with the FRSC patrol team to be assisted by sister traffic agencies.

    “They will be strategically deployed to control the diverted traffic on the highway.

    “Drivers are accordingly advised to observe lane discipline and drive cautiously, while obeying traffic rules and regulations around the diversion area and on all other road corridors.

    “Motorists observing traffic emergencies can contact the FRSC toll free number 122

  • Sallah: There is light at the end of the tunnel – Obadara

    Chairman of Lucinda Media Limited (Owners of Sweet 107.1FM), Senator Olugbenga Onaolapo Obadara, has expressed optimism that things will always get better for the Nigerian Nation.

    While felicitating with Muslim faithfuls on the Sallah Celebration, The Senator said that as a progressive he is optimistic that all will eventually be well for us.

    He said: “Let me felicitate with my muslim brothers and sisters on the Sallah Celebration. Let me also say that i believe that Sallah teaches us that there is light at the end of the tunnel. As a progressive, i also believe that things will get better for the Nigerian Nation.”

    The Media chief, however, noted that action must be taken to get the desired result as being laid back will not yield desired fruits.

    “We cannot wait and do nothing and expect things to be better. Recall that before the ram was given to replace Isiaka, action preceded it. We must also act to reap the desired result.”

    He continued: “My people, we need good legislation to get a good life. We need Legislators that would attract and ensure zonal intervention projects positively touch their constituents.”

    Senator Obadara said the electorates should ensure to get their PVCs as and when due and should be determined to vote conscientiously those who have demonstrated their reliability.

    He said: “Let every electorate go and get their PVCs. When the time comes, don’t rely on promises. Vote people who have been tested and have performed.”

    Senator Obadara concluded stating that he is still in the race to contest for Ogun Central Senatorial District come 2019 adding that he has a track record in which everyone can see.

    “My good people of Ogun Central, I am in the race to return to the Senate to continue serving my people after a meritorious stewardship between 2011-2015 with 133 life touching projects and 6 thereafter”, Obadara said.

  • Amosun tasks NYSC members on selfless service

    Gov.  Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun  has urged corps members who just completed their three-week orientation programme  to contribute their quota to national development through selfless service.

    Amosun made the call on Monday at the close of the orientation course for the 2018 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 Corps members held at the NYSC Permanent Camp in  Sagamu.

    Mr Afolabi Afuape, Ogun Commissioner for Youths and Sports, who delivered the governor’s address, said  corps members  must be good ambassadors who should project the country’s image positively.

    Amosun commended them for their perseverance throughout the period of their training.

    He also reminded them of the aims and objective of the NYSC scheme, which he said include  to foster and promote unity in diversity.

    “As responsible citizens of this country, I urge you to play your roles as agents of positive change very well in your places of primary assignment.

    “Be rest assured that the people of Ogun State are very hospitable and caring.

    “You must identify with the people of your host community, soar their hopes and aspirations and your entire service year will surely be worthwhile and memorable,” Amosun said.

    He reiterated the assurance of continual improvement in creating conducive atmosphere for the corps members in the course of their service.

    “Let me assure you that Ogun State has provided the required security and enabling environment for you to have a peaceful and rewarding service year.

    “We will continue to evolve strategies and partnership  with organisations for the socio-economic development of our state as expressed in our five-cardinal programme  to rebuild Ogun,” he said.

    Amosun challenged the corps members to be the best they could be,  saying that those who distinguished themselves would be adequately rewarded by the state government.

    Meanwhile, Mrs Josephine Bakare, the Ogun NYSC State Coordinator, has urged employers of labour to engage the corps members positively, especially in their professional areas of discipline.

    She said a total of 2, 411 corps members registered for and completed the orientation exercise which began on July 24.

    The State Coordinator,  however,  added that a total of 387 corps members were redeployed to other states on marital and health grounds.

    “These ones have shown a very high level of commitment to all aspects  of the orientation course and I have no doubt they will not fail in the pursuit of the NYSC’s objectives.

    “The NYSC shall continue to ensure that the abundant God given talent in these vibrant youths are rightly channelled for the benefit of the state.

    “To the corps members, I expect you to take your postings in good faith and brace up for the challenges of nation building.

    “I implore you to steer  clear of all forms of anti-social behaviour and relate cordially with the people of your host communities,” she said.

  • Ogun seeks peace among councils

    Local Government Chairmen and House leaders in the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ogun State have been urged to unite to move the councils and state forward.

    Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs Jide Ojuko spoke at a meeting with the local government chieftains at the Obas’ Complex Hall, Oke- Mosan, Abeokuta.

    Ojuko maintained that oneness and peaceful co-existence of the state remained non-negotiable, as the government was committed to strengthening the local councils to ensure even and rapid development.

    He said: “We are one family and so work together in peace and harmony. Let us shun acts capable of causing distractions between the executive and the legislative arms of the councils.”

    He added that the government would not watch the councils go astray, hence stakeholders should employ dialogue to settle disputes and follow due process in the discharge of their duties.

    Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Political Matters Tola Banjo appealed to the house leaders to cooperate with the chairmen towards achieving a common goal.

    Chairman of Ijebu East Central Bayo Oshokomaya promised that dialogue would be employed to resolve issues affecting the cordial relationship at the councils.