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Buhari Postpones Visit To Ogun Indefinitely

18Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Buhari Postpones Visit To Ogun Indefinitely

President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his planned one day official visit to Ogun State, indefinitely. Buhar was billed to visit the State for the commissioning of some of projects of executed by Governor Dapo Abiodun The visit was scheduled for December 21, 2021. Some of the projects listed for commissioning, were the Gateway City Gate, GCG; Sagamu Interchange-Siun-Abeokuta Road; Kobape Housing Estate; King’s Court Estate; and Ijebu Ode-Mojoda-Epe Road. But the government on Friday night announced postponement of the official visit. See Also: Votes will count in 2023, Buhari promises In a statement issued on Friday in Abeokuta by Tokunbo Talabi, Secretary to Ogun State Government, the government said a new date for the visit and commissioning of some of the landmark pr...

APC Condoles With Abiodun on Dad’s Death

3Aug

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Life, News, Nigeria

APC Condoles With Abiodun on Dad’s Death

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has commiserated with Governor Dapo Abiodun and his family on the death of his father, Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya Abiodun. A statement yesterday in Abeokuta, signed by the Publicity Secretary of the Ogun APC Caretaker Committee, Tunde Oladunjoye, described the death of Pa Abiodun as “most painful and a huge loss to the bereaved family and Ogun State as a whole.” See Also: Buhari Backs Buni As Forces Ask Him To Quit As APC Chairman The party said ‘Baba Teacher’, as the late Dr. Abiodun was popularly known and fondly called, “lived a life of dedication of service to his community and to humanity. He was a teachers’ teacher, a disciplinarian, who imparted the right values and impacted positively not only on his children, but also on his st...

Gov Abiodun Suspends Aide Arrested in US Over Alleged Fraud

18May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Employment, News, Nigeria

Gov Abiodun Suspends Aide Arrested in US Over Alleged Fraud

Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has suspended his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Special Duties, Abidemi Rufai, following his arrest in New York by Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over alleged involvement in $350m unemployment benefits fraud in respect of COVID – 19 pandemic. Reacting through his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, Abiodun said the news of his aide’s involvement in fraud is disturbing. He however said the “Governor cannot be held responsible for the actions of a full-grown adult.” According to him: “We received the very disturbing news of the arrest of one of the governor’s political appointees, Mr Abidemi Rufai in New York over alleged unemployment benefits and fraud in the United States, this morning. “While the Governor cannot be held responsible for t...

Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos

10Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Fulani Herdsmen, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Amotekun Arrests Truckload of Armed Fulani Herdsmen Heading To Ogun, Lagos

Officers of Oyo State Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with no fewer than 80 men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen at the Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the Amotekun corps stopped the men, who were loaded in a truck, and a quick search revealed some bows, arrows and daggers in the vehicle. Apart from that, sources told newsmen that about 25 motorcycles in the truck also had cows. Upon interrogation, the men were reported to have told the Amotekun operatives that they were going to Lagos and Ogun States. The search was said to have attracted residents who trooped to the scene, but to avoid crisis, the security agents were said to have led the truck and its occupants to the police ...

12Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Crime, Nigeria, Safety, Security

Amotekun Kicks Off in Ogun

The Ogun State Government has said that the full operation of the South West Security Outfit, codenamed Amotekun, will ensure that lives and property in the state, particularly in remote areas, are secured. The Chief of Staff to Governor Dapo Abiodun, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, said this when he featured in a live television programme in Abeokuta, the state capital. Salisu said the Amotekun corps will fortify the existing security architecture in the state against criminals. He said the state would not fold its arms and watch criminals operate freely, saying ‘’the days of criminals are numbered.” The Chief of Staff announced the appointment of former Commissioner of Police, David Ajibola Akinremi, as the Commandant of the security outfit in the state. Speaking further, Salisu sai...

Ogun State Governor Vows to Complete Ongoing Projects

5Sep

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Ogun State Governor Vows to Complete Ongoing Projects

.... we are not interested in vendetta, says Abiodun Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday vowed that all uncompleted project started by the immediate past administration that has direct impart on the socio-economic well-being of the people, will be completed, as his government is not out for vendetta. The governor, who gave this indication at the launch of Ogun TechHUB along Kobape Road, Abeokuta, said his administration could afford to abandon the projects as they were executed with public fund. "I want to use this opportunity to assure our people that we will not abandon any project that has direct benefit to the people. Those projects were done with the people's money. We will ensure their completion because we are not interested in vendetta", he Said. He s...

Gov Abiodun Promises to Reposition Public Service for Greater Effectiveness

26Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Gov Abiodun Promises to Reposition Public Service for Greater Effectiveness

Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Monday reiterated his decision on working towards repositioning the civil and public service for effecient service delivery for the people. He stated this while inaugurating the Committee on the Review of Appointment and Promotions in the State Civil Service and Enterprises between February 1 and May 29, 2019, in his Office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The Governor noted the State Public Service, renowned for it's professionalism, commitment and dedication, be provided with the right type of leadership to enable it perform optimally. "Ogun State public service is renowned for it's professionalism, commitment and dedication and it occupies an environment let position in the commity of State in the nation. "This is the State of Simeon Ad...

Ogun Govt Distributes Relief Materials to Flood Victims

22Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Environment, News, Nigeria, Safety

Ogun Govt Distributes Relief Materials to Flood Victims

Ogun State government has distributed relief materials to victims of flood disaster caused by torrential rainfall in Opako-Adigbe, Abeokuta. Speaking during the exercise, held at the Trade Fair Complex, Laderin, Abeokuta, the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by his Chief of Staff, Alhaji Shuaib Salisu, extended his condolences, saying the distribution was necessary to fulfil the promise of providing succour to residents of the State. Governor Abiodun revealed that the distribution of relief materials would be the first time by the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), saying that it had always been from Federal government through National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), noting that the urgency and empathy attached to the incidence, led to the quick provision and dis...

Over 25,000 Candidates Register on Ogun State’s Job Portal

20Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Youths

Over 25,000 Candidates Register on Ogun State’s Job Portal

The Ogun State government has said over 25,000 unemployed youths have registered with the state Job Portal opened last week Thursday. Mr Mr Lekan Olude, Special Adviser to Governor Dapo, disclosed this on Monday to the newsmen saying the State Government has started analysing the profiles and would very in a couple of weeks start matching those on the database and linking them with prospective employers. According to him, A whopping 24,815 had registered as at this afternoon. He noted that following calls by a cross section of the state that the jobs portal was malfunctioning, the Governor ordered that all glitches be cleared. "I can confirm to you that the portal works seamlessly now and in spite of the pressure and number of applicants, registration goes on on a minute-by...

Our PPP Initiative Yielding Results, Says Ogun State Gov.

20Aug

By Debo OmilaniNo Comments

Economy, News, Nigeria

Our PPP Initiative Yielding Results, Says Ogun State Gov.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Tuesday reiterated that his government Public Private Partnership initiative is already yielding results as large number of investors have started trooping to the State to explore business opportunities. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, made this statement known when he received the Chief Executive Officers of S&W and Sigma Limited who paid him a courtesy call.in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The team had Mafia Charles and Adeshina Olaitan for Zigma Limited, while S&W Corporation, had Orji Orlo Imoh and it's president, Jung Woo Jin and has partnered with companies like Daewoo and Samsung in the past. Abiodun, said the Public Private Partnership was initiated by his administration, to enable corporate entities and go...