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  • Oyo Assembly seeks regulation of number plates

    Oyo Assembly seeks regulation of number plates

    Oyo State House of Assembly has taken a bold step to address the rising case of criminal activities, by introducing a motion to regulate the use of covered number plates, unregistered vehicles, political stickers and dealer number plates.

    The motion, sponsored by R. A. Mabaje (Ido), Adebo Ogundoyin (Ibarapa East), S. A Onaolapo (Ogbomoso South), Leader of the House, and Bamidele Adeola (Iseyin/Itesiwaju), co-sponsors was read at the floor of the house during plenary session.

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    The house said the move was aimed at preventing the misuse of the elements by individuals, including internet fraudsters and other criminals.

    According to the motion, the National Road Traffic Regulations (NRTR), 2012, amended in 2016, provides comprehensive guidelines for vehicle registration, proper use of number plates and traffic safety.

  • Oyo Assembly seeks return of vigilance groups

    Oyo State House of Assembly has advocated the resuscitation of vigilance groups, especially in rural and agrarian communities.

    This is to enhance and complement the efforts of the security agencies in curtailing the activities of killer herdsmen, kidnappers and other security challenges.

    The call is coming barely 24 hours after governors of the six Southwest states met in Ibadan for a security summit to seek a solution to the myriads of security challenges facing the region.

    It was also part of the resolutions of the House at its plenary while deliberating on a motion on the need to beef up security against further incursions by killer herdsmen.

    The motion, which was jointly sponsored by the Deputy Speaker Abiodun Fadeyi (Ona Ara Constituency) and the Chairman, Parliamentary Council, Mr. Olajide Fatokun (Akinyele 1), made references to different cases of kidnapping in the state.

    They warned that if urgent action is not taken, the situation may degenerate beyond control.

    The motion generated a lot of reactions from the lawmakers, who condemned insecurity across the state and the incursion of kidnappers and herdsmen.

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    Other lawmakers decried the porous nature of the nation’s borders, which they maintained has given the unhindered movement of foreigners into Oyo State.

    They reiterated that security issues should not be left solely in the hands of the police and other security agents.

    They called for the involvement of traditional rulers, religious and community leaders and other stakeholders in the various communities in security meetings and strategies.

    The Speaker, Mr. Debo Ogundoyin, reiterated that security remains a major challenge in the country, describing the motion as apt and timely.

    Harping on the importance of the vigilante group, the Speaker noted that employing such services and deploying them to various flashpoints and forest reserves in the state will reduce the activities of killer herdsmen and kidnappers.

  • Police arrest Oyo Chief Whip over Olatoye’s assassination

    Oyo  State Police have arrested the Chief Whip of the Oyo State House of Assembly,  Wasiu Olafisoye Akinmoyede, in connection with the murder of a senatorial candidate, Hon. Temitope Olatoye a.k.a. Sugar.

    Akinmoyede’s arrest brought the number of those held to two.

    Olatoye was representing Lagelu/Akinyele federal constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Akinmoyede is representing Lagelu state constituency.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), said he was not aware of the development.

    The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Olagunju Ojo, confirmed the arrest. He said the House was notified through a letter.

    Ojo said: “I am not aware that he has been taken to Abuja. I am only aware that he is under investigations but I am not aware whether he has been taken to Abuja or not.”

  • Police arrest Oyo House of Assembly Chief Whip over Olatoye’s death

    The Oyo State Police Command has arrested the Chief Whip, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Wasiu Olafisoye Akinmoyede in connection with the gruesome killing of Hon. Temitope Olatoye a.k.a. Sugar who was shot dead during last Saturday’s poll in the state.

    The arrest of Hon. Akinmoyede has brought the number of suspects to two since the dastardly act last Saturday.

    The Acting Inspector General of Police had after the killing of the federal lawmaker gave a marching order to the police command to ensure that they fish out the killers of the lawmaker.

    Hon. Olatoye was representing Lagelu/Akinyele federal constituency in the lower chamber of the National Assembly before his untimely death.

    The suspect, Honourable Akinmoyede, representing Lagelu state constituency, was alleged to have had a hand in the killing of Honourable Olatoye during the governorship election.

    The security agency, it was gathered had written a letter to the state House of Assembly that Honourable Akinmoyede is currently under investigation.

    It was learned that the two politicians have been at loggerheads in Lagelu local government area of the state over the years.

    Olatoye represented the constituency in the House of Assembly during 2011-2015 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before moving ahead to represent Lagelu/Akinyele federal constituency in the House of Representatives and contested for the party’s senatorial ticket but lost to the former Senate leader, Teslim Folarin while Honourable Akinmoyede, who currently represents the same constituency in the state House of Assembly had been chairman of the same local government council before.

    The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Olugbenga Fadeyi, a Superintendent of Police (SP) when contacted said he was not aware of the development.

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    The lawmaker, investigation gathered was fingered in the death of Olatoye, following an unrepentant rivalry between the two figures in the constituency.

    According to sources, Honourable Akinmoyede was arrested on Tuesday night and taken to Abuja for prosecution according to the law.

    Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Olagunju Ojo when contacted on the development confirmed that the House was notified through a letter that Honourable Akinmoyede is under investigation.

    Ojo said “I am not aware that he has been taken to Abuja. I am only aware that he is under investigations but I am not whether he has been taken to Abuja or not.”

    On whether the State House of Assembly received a letter of his arrest or investigation, the Speaker acknowledged receipt of the letter which notified the house that one of his members in under investigation.

    “Yes, we received a letter that he is under investigation, I am not aware that he is been taken to Abuja or not,” Ojo stated.

    The Oyo State Police Command had on Monday said its getting closer to arresting all those involved in the gruesome killing of Honourable Temitope Olatoye a.k.a Sugar on Saturday.

    The State Commissioner of Police said a team of police investigators led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) has succeeded in arresting one person (names withheld) in connection with the killing of federal lawmaker.

    The state Police Command had on Sunday vowed to ensure that the killers of Hon. Temitope Olatoye during the Saturday’s poll were arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law

    According to the state police boss, the police is closer to arresting all those involved in Saturday’s killing of Hon. Olatoye.

  • Oyo Speaker loses Reps slot to ADP

    The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Joshua Olagunju Ojo has lost his bid to represent Ogbomoso North South and Oriire Federal Constituency at the lower chamber of the National Assembly.

    Ojo, who contested under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), lost to the candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Captain Ajao Adejumo.

    While Ajao scored 31,640 Olagunju scored 17, 582.

    The result was announced by the Independent National Electoral commission INEC collation centre at Soun Ogunlola Hall, Oja Igbo Ogbomoso.

    Adejumo, who is a political associate of former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Alao Akala, won in Ogbomoso North and South local government while Ojo won in Oriire LG.

    Below is the breakdown of the result:

    Ogbomoso North LGA

    ADC: 2007

    ADP: 14772

    APC 4811

    PDP 8074

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    Ogbomoso South LGA

    ADC-3145

    ADP-10818

    APC-3450

    PDP-6675

    Oriire LGA

    ADC-1603

    ADP-6050

    APC-9321

    PDP-8005

  • 2019: Oyo deputy speaker, Eight others defect to ADC

    Nine members of the Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday announced their defection from the party on whose ticket they won their seat to a new party.

    The defection which saw five members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) dumping the party for the African Democratic Congress (ADC), three members of the Accord party and one member of the Labour Party also joined the ADC.

    The defectors were led by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Abdulwasi Musah with their letters of defection read on the floor of the assembly by the Clerk of the house, Mr Paul Bankole during plenary.

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    Other members who defected include Mr Lukman Balogun (Labour Party to ADC), Mr Bolaji Badmus (APC to ADC), Mr Azeez Billiaminu (Accord to ADC) and Mr Ganiyu Oseni (APC to ADC).

    Others are Mr. Olusegun Olaleye (APC to ADC), Mr Samson Oguntade (Accord to ADC) and Mr. Muideen Olagunju (Accord to ADC).

    With the defection of the nine members the ADC now have 12 members against the ruling APC whose membership strength stands at 18 members and the People’s Democratic Party left with 2 members in the house.

    Also during Tuesday plenary, the house appealed to the Oyo state government to urgently come to the rescue of the state owned institutions with bailout funds and upgrade of subventions released to the institutions.

    The appeal followed the discussions on a motion brought to the plenary by Mr Olaleye (Ibadan North 2 state constituency) entitled “financial bailout and improved subvention to Oyo state territory institutions.”

    Hon Olaleye said the speedy approval of bailout fund to state tertiary institutions in the state will prevent them from total collapse.

    In their separate contributions, the speaker Mr Olagunju Ojo and some members emphasized the need for government to take proactive steps by improved subvention given to the tertiary institutions for the advancement of education sector.

    Also the Chairman parliamentary council Mr Olusegun Ajanaku presented a motion on the need to renovate the Obafemi Awolowo stadium for improved services.

    The motion co-sponsored by Mr. Olusegun Ajanaku and Mr Fatai Adesina enjoined the federal government to hand over the management of stadium to the state for proper restoration and maximum utilization for promotion of sporting activities.

    The house in their unanimous decision urged Federal government to allow state to manage the maintenance of the stadium.

  • Oyo House clears 55 caretaker chairmen, rejects two

     

    The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday cleared 55 out of the 57 nominees for the caretaker committee chairmanship positions in the 33 local governments and 35 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of the state.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that two of the 57 nominees were, however, rejected at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Michael Adeyemo.

    NAN reports that the governor had presented nominees for 28 local government and 29 LCDAs to the assembly instead of 33 local government and 35LCDAs.

    NAN also reports that four local governments in Oyo Zone and Oriire as well as the six newly created LCDAs in both areas were exempted due to an ongoing litigation.

    The two rejected nominees were Mudasiru Agbaje for Irepo Local Government Area and Adeleke Taiwo for Asabari LCDA in Iseyin.

    They were rejected over issues bordering on certificates and capacity to administer a local government.

    Agbaje, who was born in 1970 has a 2016 Advanced NABTEB certificate and works at Agbaje Petroleum, while Taiwo, born in 1975, has a 2013 Bachelor of Arts (Ed) degree from Ekiti State University and works as a teacher.

    The Chairman, House Committee on Local Government, Chieftaincy Matters, and State Honours, Bolaji Badmos, said the screening was carried out in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Local Government Law, 2001(as amended).

    “A total of 57 nominees were screened and 55 were found appointable, while two who did not meet the requirements were stepped down,’’ he said.

    The assembly also urged the executive arm of government to forward replacement for the two nominees for screening.

    It also called on the executive arm to be gender-compliant in the next chairmanship nominations.

    Among those confirmed were Gov. Abiola Ajimobi’s brother, Teslim; son of former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala, Olamijuwonlo; and Gbade Lana, son of the immediate past Olubadan of Ibadanland.

     

  • Oyo Lawmaker’s killers: We are robbers, not assassins

    Oyo Lawmaker’s killers: We are robbers, not assassins

    *as police parades four suspect, declares three others wanted

    One of the four suspects arrested in connection with the gruesome murder of a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Gideon Aremu, on July 1, 2016, Ayobami Adedeji (23) has disclosed that they were mere robbers and not assassins as it was insinuated.

    Adedeji and three other suspects; Adediran Oladapo (31), Kareem Isiaka, and Sodiq Adedeji (20) were paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade at the Police Command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan on Monday.

    The lawmaker from the Labour Party, representing Oorelope constituency, was until his death the Chairman, House Committee on Information, Public Relations and Security.

    He was killed in front of his house in Alakia area of the state as he alighted from his car to open his gate. Three gunmen on a motorcycle were said to have trailed him to the house and shot him severally after a brief argument according to family source.

    In an attempt to quicken the arrest of the killers, the state Governor Abiola Ajimobi placed a N5m bounty on the heads of the gunmen responsible for the murder of the lawmaker.

    Narrating how the lawmaker was killed, Adedeji said they did not know the status of late Aremu before one of them called ‘Abbey’ shot him after collecting his mobile phone and money.

    According to him, we met at our usual Awo joint in Beere area, Ibadan, to carry out a robbery operation at Adegbayi, Ibadan on that fateful day.

    “We did not track the lawmaker to his residence but it was one of us called Abbey that his mother reside in Adegbayi that brought the job to rob the lawmaker to us. I did not know why Abbey shot him, but the only thing they gave me was N40,000 which was my share of the operation.” he said

    Adedeji who also confirmed to be an ex-convict said he is was jailed last year for selling Indian Hemp but was later pardoned after spending a year at the Agodi prison in Ibadan by the State Attorney General.

    The suspect claimed that he became friends with Abbey, Kola Mission, Yusff Ikire at Awo joint, around Ogunmola compound in Beere after he was released from prison.

    He noted that on the day they killed the lawmaker, they took off from the Awo joint after consuming Indian Hemp served to them by one Dele Awo.

    But one of the arrested suspect, Sodiq Kareem, who is a criminal receiver claimed that he was not aware that the killed lawmaker’s phone he bought was a stolen one.

    “It was Kola and Yusuf that sold the lawmaker’s phone to me for N12,500 but I could not make use of the phone because it was locked and has a security code, so I gave it to Kareem Isiaka aka Alfa to unlock for me or sell. Alfa sold it to Adeniran Oladapo for N16,000” he said

    Also, Alfa confirmed collecting the phone from Sodiq to sell but did not know that it was a stolen phone.

    Oyebade said that the arrest was made possible by a combined team of Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and detectives from the Oyo State Police Command.

    “The suspects did not have the knowledge of the status of the lawmaker. As robbers their intention was to rob him of valuable property in his possession. The victim was killed because they thought he could identify them due to a torch flashed on them during the operation.” he said

    The police boss declared wanted three of the fleeing suspects which includes; Abbey, Kola Mission, and Yusuf Ikire, adding that anyone with useful information that could lead to their arrest should contact the police command.

    He saluted the patience of the family of the victim, the understanding of the state government and the people of the state.

    Oyebade assured that no criminal will commit crime of any magnitude in the state and get away with it.

    Lauding the effort of te police, The lawmaker representing Ibadan North State Constituency II, Mr Olaleye said the effort of the police in the arrest of his colleague is very commendable.

    “It is very clear to the world now that Honourable Aremu was not killed politically but by arm robbers. It’s not up to two months now and they have expose the face of this evil perpetrators and am sure those that flee too will soon be caught” he said

    Also, Oyebade commissioned‎ the Secretariat of the Police Officers Wife Association (POWA) and a new police station in Ogungbade, Ibadan.

  • Oyo Assembly receives list of Commissioners, OYSIEC nominees

    Oyo Assembly receives list of Commissioners, OYSIEC nominees

    The Oyo State House of Assembly has received the names of the 14 Commissioner- nominees as forwarded to the house by the Governor of the state, Sen Abiola Ajimobi.

    Also sent with the names of the proposed Commissioners was a list of eight members to constitute the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).

    They names which were announced at a plenary session of the house on Wednesday by the speaker, Hon Michael Adyemo‎, was received on May 26, 2016 with reference number Gov/2016/05/120, with the caption “Nomination of Commissioners into the state Executive Council”.

    The names of the commissioners includes; Abimbola Adekanbi, Atinuke Oshinkoya, Abimbola Kolade, Taibat Adaba, Barr Oyewole Oyewumi, Barr Abayomi Oke, Wasiu Dauda, Ajiboye Omodewu, Isaac Ishola, Abdul-Ganiyu Mudashiru, Toye Aruloun, Oluwaseun Abimbola, Prof Niyi Olowofela, Dr Azeez Adeduntan and Fatai Salawu.

    Also the names of eight members to ‎constitute OYSIEC are; Adewole Ajeigbe (Chairman), Sunday Aborisade, Adedeji Raimi, David Adeagbo, Bello Lateef, Omolola Odekunbi, Abdulrazaq Akuru, Rasheed Oyekanmi.

    Adeyemo directed all the nomines to submit 40 copies each of their Curriculum Vitae to the Clerk of the house on or before June 3, 2016.

    He stated that they will be screened by next week.

    In his reaction, the Special Adviser Adviser to the Governor on Communication and Strategy, Yomi Layinka ‎ said:” The names of the nominees was carefully selected after due consultations with stakeholders and party members.  As you will recall a few months ago when the governor inaugurated the caretaker committee Chairman he promised to constitute the OYSIEC members and conduct local government elections and this process is one critical step towards the council election,” he said

    Layinka said the OYSIEC members cut across all religions and professions, adding that they are people of impeccable character who are not controversial.

    “They have public respect and they are apolitical and are people that will conduct themselves in a manner that is Honourable and will toe integrity in the process of electing people.

    “Similarly, the governor has been careful in selecting the list of Commissioner nominees and was very careful in ensuring that stakeholders representation is taking care of but most especially competence is the operating parameter for determining who made that list,” he said.

  • Oyo Assembly summons IBEDC over irregular power supply

    Oyo Assembly summons IBEDC over irregular power supply

    Oyo State House of Assembly has directed the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to appear at the plenary sitting of the house on May 10 to explain reasons for epileptic power supply, rip-off of consumers and hoarding of prepaid meters.

    The summon follows a motion that was moved by Hon. Gbenga Oyekola and Hon Abdulwasi Mush at th plenary of the house on Tuesday.

    Oyekola noted that the nation has suffered numerous setbacks as a result of irregular power supply, which has led several manufacturing companies to closed up and relocate to other West African nations were electricity supply are stable and affordable.

    “In this state too, irregular power supply has caused thousands of manufacturing companIes to close down. The resultant loss of job has swelled the unemployment market.” he said

    Oyekola observed that whether by omission or outright commission, IBDEC has constituted itself as a pebble as in the shoes of socio-economic development of Oyo State on one hand and harbinge , frustration to both private and public power consumers in the state.

    He said:”The irregular power supply, billing for unused electricity, hoarding of prepaid meters to ensure status quo of fleecing the consumers with the IBEDC staffs has remain a cog in the wheel of progress in the state. They have constituted themselves as a devil in the economic situation of the state. They are also ripping off their consumers with high bills and illegal charges. It’s worrisome that irregular power supply is killing businesses.

    “They need to look inward in the area of power distribution, generation and ensure that their bills are acceptable to the consumers. They should also fast track the installation of prepaid meters for their teeming consumers in the state to avoid exorbitant charges on the other meters. ”

    In their seperate remarks, Hon Oyatokun Adeleke and Olusegun Ajanaku submitted that the IBEDC should be invited to the plenary of the house to explain reasons for lack-lustre performance and how it plan to improve its services.