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  • Traditional rulers to partner Osun govt on security

    Traditional rulers in Osun State have pledged their full support for the government to battle insecurity.

    They gave the assurance following a request by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola during their visit to rejoice with the governor over his victory at the Supreme Court, which last Friday reaffirmed his election.

    Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi; Secretary to the State Government Prince Wole Oyebamiji; Chief of Staff to the Governor Dr. Charles Diji Akinola; Head of Service Dr. Festus Olowogboyega, were among top government officials who joined the governor to receive the royal fathers.

    The Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin, who spoke on behalf of the traditional rulers, said: “The purpose of our visit is to congratulate our governor on behalf of the Osun State Council of Obas over his victory at the apex court.

    “We were commissioned by the Chairman of the Council, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, to pray and wish Mr. Governor a fruitful tenure in office.

    “I want to reassure our commitment and determination to continuously support the governor and the government most, especially the security agencies to keep our state save.

    “Though God is the ultimate security, but on our part, we will do the needful, we will discuss ways to be of help to secure our state.

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    “The issue of security is not a thing to be discussed in public, but we will come up with workable strategies to actualise security plan.”

    Oyetola, who urged the Obas to support his government, pledged equitable delivery of democratic dividends.

    He added that the people would be involved in the decision on what projects to site in their communities.

    He said: “As much as I appreciate your visit over my victory at the Supreme Court so also that I want to seek for your unflinching support and cooperation to move our state to Promised Land.

    “We need your support in all aspects most importantly on security.

    “As a government, we are not resting on our oars but rather working so hard to free our state from all forms of crime and illegality, and this dream can only be actualised with your support.

    “We have worked on a modality to involve all particularly the traditional rulers in the fight against insecurity in the state.

    “So, I am appealing to you to support us and support our security agencies particularly the vigilance groups at your various communities to combat crimes and criminality.

    “I want to assure you that we remain resolute to ensure the security of lives and property of all citizens and as well bring to the people, the dividends of democracy.”

    Other monarchs on the team are: Aragbiji of Iragbiji Oba Abdul-Rasheed Ayotunde Olabomi; Owamiran of Esa-Oke Oba Adeyemi Adediran; Olowu of Kuta Oba Hamed Adekunle; Orangun of Oke-Ila Oba Adedokun Abolarinwa; Adimula of Ifewara Oba Hezekiah Adeniyi and Alasipa of Asipa Oba Mufutau Babawale.

  • Eid-el-Kabir: Osun offers free Lagos-Osogbo train ride

    Eid-el-Kabir: Osun offers free Lagos-Osogbo train ride

    The Osun Government says it has concluded plans to provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el- Kabir holiday, Mr Ismaila Jaiyeoba-Alagbada has said.

    Jaiyeoba-Alagbada, Commissioner for Industries, Commerce and Co-operatives, made this known in a statement on Monday in Osogbo.

    He said the gesture was in furtherance of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola administration’s commitment to the welfare of the people.

    According to Jayeoba-Alagbada, the free train is expected to move from Lagos to Osogbo twice but will operate only one trip for the post-Sallah return journey.

    The commissioner explained that the first free train would move from Lagos on Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 10.a.m. from the Iddo Terminus to Osogbo.

    Jayeoba-Alagbada also said the second free train would leave Iddo Terminus, Lagos on Thursday, Aug. 31 to Osogbo by 10 a.m.

    He further said that after the holiday, the train would leave Osogbo on a single trip to Lagos on Sunday, Sept. 3 by 10. a.m.

    “This we have concluded as the plan for this year’s Eid-el-Kabir festival,” the commissioner said.

    Jayeoba-Alagbada said the free train provided by the government would give Osun indigenes the opportunities to return home to savour the joy of the festival with their relatives.

    “This is one of the social protection projects of the Aregbesola administration; we commenced this offer more than six years ago and have not looked back.

    “Even in the face of harsh financial constraints, we have strived to keep this offer going.

    “It has offered great opportunities for our people and helped their finances as well,” Jayeoba-Alagbada said.’’

  • Eid-el-fitr: Osun offers free train service from Lagos

    Eid-el-fitr: Osun offers free train service from Lagos

    The Osun Government says it will provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el-Fitr holiday.

    The Commissioner for Industries, Commerce, and Co-operatives, Mr. Ismaila  Jaiyeoba-Alagbada, gave the information in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo.

    Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the free train would leave Iddo terminus in Lagos to Osogbo on Saturday, June 24 by 10 am and return to Lagos on Tuesday, June 27 by 11 am.

    He said the train would also pick passengers along Ogun and Oyo corridor.

    Jaiyeoba-Alagbada said the service was in continuation of the commitment of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola’s administration to making life more meaningful for the people of the state.

    According to him,  the free train service, which commenced in 2011 during festive periods, is also aimed at facilitating a stress-free homecoming for the people during the festival.

    The commissioner urged indigenes of the state who wish to come home to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr to make use of the opportunity of the free train service.

    “We encourage holidaymakers to use this opportunity to update themselves on the developments that are taking place in the state.

    “The Aregbesola administration, regardless of the negative hate campaigns of those that are threatened by its massive pro-people policies, has created an enduring legacy of service.

    “We have taken service to the people to a new height that will be impossible to reverse. We have opened up roads and we have built schools that many find hard to believe are possible in this part of the world.

    “We have renewed our urban settlements to attract investors. These and much more would be the spectacles to behold when they visit Osun,” he said.

  • Osun to prosecute offenders for illegal waste disposal

    Osun to prosecute offenders for illegal waste disposal

    The Osun Government warns that it will henceforth apprehend and prosecute any person found dumping waste indiscriminately in the state.

    Alhaji Abdulganiyu Oyeladun, the General Manager, Osun Waste Management Agency (OWMA), issued the warning while speaking with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo on Wednesday.

    He stressed that the state government would no longer spare persons who violated the state’s sanitation laws, saying that such people would be prosecuted and sanctioned.

    “We will effectively follow the rule of law to the last letter by prosecuting anybody caught dumping refuse indiscriminately in the state.

    “I advise the residents to engage registered Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste managers so they can effectively manage their waste for them,’’ he said.

    Oyeladun said that the people should henceforth refrain from dumping garbage by the roadside.

    He also called on law-abiding citizens to promptly report to his agency any person who contravened the state’s sanitation laws.

    Oyeladun said that the state government would soon introduce a waste management levy, which would be paid by residents of the state for the evacuation and disposal of their garbage.

    He said that funds accruing from the levy would augment the government’s expenditure on waste management projects.

  • Osun issues ultimatum to forest reserve encroachers

    Osun issues ultimatum to forest reserve encroachers

    The Osun Government on Thursday issued a 21-day ultimatum to encroachers on government forest reserves across the state to vacate the lands or face the wrath of the law.

     

    Mr Tunde Ajilore, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Forestry, Natural and Mineral Resources, gave the ultimatum in Osogbo after leading members of “Shasha Forest Reserve White Paper Implementation Committee’’ on a visit to Ile-Ife.

     

    He said that the directive became imperative because of large-scale deforestation caused via illegal tree felling and farming in the forest reserves.

     

    He vowed that tangible efforts would be made to safeguard the reserves from further destruction and eventual extinction, adding that there were specific laws guiding the operations of forest reserves across the world.

     

    Ajilore said that the state government had, therefore, directed all the farmers who had encroached into the government reserves, particularly the Shasha Forest Reserve in Ife South Local Government Area, to relocate from the forest reserves.

     

    “They should vacate the reserves and remove all their valuables within 21 days.

     

    “The mission and purpose of the committee is to ascertain Shasha Reserve boundaries and the extent of encroachment, while mobilising all illegal occupants to remove their property and belongings peacefully before they are made to face sanctions.

     

    “There are established farm settlements across the state that will enable people to engage in all sorts of farming, rather than wilfully destroying existing forest reserves with cocoa, plantain and palm tree plantations,’’ he said.

     

    Ajilore said that the reserves were purely established to preserve of the ecosystem and natural resources of the area.

     

    He recalled that the expanse of land, which the state government once ceded to the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, was only meant for the cultivation of food crops.

     

  • Osun Govt. closes unregistered private hospitals, others

    The Osun Government on Tuesday directed the closure of all unregistered private hospitals and related health institutions across the state until they are properly updated and registered.

     

    This is contained in a statement signed by Dr Akinyinka Esho, the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Health.

     

    Esho also directed all registered clinics and convalescent homes to report at the ministry to re-affirm their status within seven days.

     

    He said that the state government had resolved to review the activities of all private hospitals and other health facilities in order to ensure proper health care service delivery in the area.

     

    The permanent secretary, therefore, enjoined all the affected private hospitals and clinics to comply with the directives, warning that failure to do so would attract severe sanctions

  • Osun concludes plan to turn waste to raw material

    Osun concludes plan to turn waste to raw material

    The Osun Government says it has concluded plans to turn waste to raw materials.

    The General Manager of the Waste Management Authority in Osun, Alhaji Ganiyu Oyeladunm, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Osogbo that government was committed to transform the state.

    According to him, the state is presently compressing the e-waste content of the waste product for metal smelting company to use as raw materials, while plans are on the way for recycling.

    “We realise the economic benefit inherent in the recycling of the waste product generated in the state to viable raw materials for industrial usage which will help the economy in no small way.

    “Also, this policy of waste-to-wealth as new global trend will reduce the hitherto hazards which heaps of refuse in our environment is generating on daily basis.

    “Although, we have not been able to have a recycling factory here in Osun, efforts are being made to establish one to complement the efforts of the government to diversify,’’ he said.

    Meanwhile, an environment expert, Dr Adeleke Osipintan, has enjoined governments at all level to look inward and improve the economy of their domain through environmental innovation.