Lifestyle

Oyetola Unveils Ultra-Modern Mosque to Immortalise Late Mother

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By Mojisola Oladele

The Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola wants Muslims to pray for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other political leaders.

Alhaji Oyetola made the call in Iragbiji, Osun State, during the commissioning of a newly built ultra-modern mosque to immortalise his late mother, Alhaja Wulemotu Arike Oyetola.

Oyetola who was joined by the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Chief Tunde Badmus to commission the mosque on Friday noted that he commenced the project two years.

He said: “In 2006 when my mother was installed as Iyalaje Adini of a Central Mosque, I asked her what she wanted me to do, she said I should invite my friends to donate for rehabilitation of the mosque. I was able to donate N6.5 million and we used the entire money to rehabilitate the central mosque.

“So I now thought about what she would have loved me to do if she were to be alive and I concluded that it is important for me to build a central mosque in her memory.”

He added: “Ramadan is a month of peace and a month of forgiveness, we should ensure that we keep peace with everybody and we should continue to pray for our leaders, the president, the governors, the ministers of the country, and everyone.”

Also Speaking, Chief Khamis Badmus, who commissioned the mosque, stressed the need for continuous support for fellow Muslims during and after the Ramadan.

He described the mosque as a lasting legacy for Oyetola’s mother and urged Muslims worldwide to emulate such acts of devotion and community service.

The mosque, equipped with modern facilities, is a reflection of his commitment to honouring his mother’s legacy and providing a befitting place of worship for the Muslims in the community.

The event had in attendance top shots of the All Progressive Congress, APC, traditional rulers, Islamic clerics among other notable personalities.

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Politics

Security Beefed Up as Osun Tribunal Delivers Judgement

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There was large deployment of security operatives across strategic points in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Friday, as the Election Petition Tribunal set to deliver its judgement.

The All Progressives Congress and ex-Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, were challenging the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate at the July 16 governorship poll, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who was returned elected by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Armed police operatives were observed at the Osun State secretariat of the PDP and that of the APC, as well as the state office of the APC presidential campaign in Osogbo.

The road leading to the premises of Osun State High Court, where the panel will deliver the judgement was blocked to traffic, thus students, staff and others with business along the route had to trek long distances to their destinations.

Security sources told newsmen that the panel had directed that 25 people each from both parties would be allowed into the premises.

Lawyers and journalists were, however, allowed in after they have been identified.

As of the time of filing this report,.Justice Tetsea Kume had led other two members of the panel into the court room to begin reading the judgement.

Culled / Titilayo Kupoliyi

Politics

Oyetola vs Adeleke: Tribunal to Deliver Judgement Jan 27

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By Adenitan Akinola 

Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the State capital will on Friday, January 27, 2023, deliver its judgement in the petition of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola challenging the election of the incumbent, Senator Ademola Adeleke.

This is contained in a notice dated Tuesday, January 24, 2023, issued by Secretary to the Tribunal and made available to parties.

The 180 days stipulated in the Electoral Act within which to hear the petition is expected to lapse on January 31, 2023.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, had filed a petition at the tribunal challenging the declaration of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the election which was conducted on July 16, 2022.

Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola, who polled 375,027.

Mr Oyetola, the immediate past Governor of the state is hinging his case on alleged election rigging by over voting in 749 polling units and the authenticity of the WAEC certificate presented by Governor Adeleke among other grounds.

The three-man election petition tribunal headed by Justice Tersea Kume had on January Friday 13, 2023, adjourned indefinitely for judgement after parties in the petition adopted their final written addresses.

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Politics

Osun Tribunal Admits Adeleke’s Sec. School Certificate

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The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has admitted in evidence the file with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) containing the secondary school certificate and testimonial of Governor Ademola Adeleke of the State.

The Petitioners, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC), closed the prosecution of the matter, leaving respondents to commence their defences.

The admission of the documents followed the appearance of INEC representative, Mrs. Joan Arabs, who brought Adeleke’s original files containing the certificate he submitted to the Commission in 2018.

Recalled that during the last sitting of the panel, the Commission had submitted blank document as the secondary school certificate of the governor, a situation that compelled the panel to order that the original file be brought, and to  threaten to invoke Coercive Power if it fails to do so.

At the resumed hearing of the petition on Saturday, Counsel for Oyetola, Chief Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), said the hearing for the day was basically meant for the appearance of INEC representative to produce the Adeleke’s file in line with the court order.

Counsel for INEC, in his response, said that INEC representative was already in court with the files containing a clearer and legible certificate and testimonial in question, saying he would be willing to apply for the return of the documents to INEC, when the tribunal is done looking at it.
After the production of the documents, the tribunal, while discharging the INEC official, said, “You can now go if you wish to. No policeman will accost you again.”

Subsequently, Oyetola’s counsel sought to tender the documents which contain form CFO01 and its attachments, including Adeleke’s credentials, saying the original file brought to court is a primary evidence and he was comfortable with it. 

Counsel for INEC, Chief Henry Agunedo (SAN), said he would be objecting to the admissibility of the documents on the ground that the basis for the production of the whole file was because only two pages of the earlier-produced Certified True Copies were in contention, saying tendering the whole documents was out of place.

Counsel for Adeleke and PDP, Niyi Owolade and Alex Izinyon (SAN) respectively, said they have objection to the tendering of the said documents, but they would reserve their objections till final address stage.

Izinyon also observed that the only documents in contention were only two pages which are Adeleke’s certificate and testimonial, saying the CTC earlier produced has not been tendered before the court.

Responding, Fagbemi said the practice everywhere is that INEC can only apply and get back the files after the dispensation of the cases, saying, “We asked for CTC and now that they brought this. We are fine, we will take it”.
Ruling on the documents tendered, the tribunal led by Tertsea Kume admitted the credentials and the Adeleke’s nomination form as exhibit ‘FILE D’ and taken as read.

It was after the tribunal admitted the documents that Fagbemi informed the panel that he had decided to close his case, saying, “My Lord, we rest our case”.

When the tribunal asked INEC to open his defence, Chief Agunedo said, it would be difficult for him to open his case on Monday, saying non-availability of his witnesses would make it practically impossible.

The panel then asked the counsel to meet and agree on adjournment date after which Counsel for INEC briefed the panel the outcome of the meeting.

Subsequently, the tribunal adjourned the case till December 20 for the respondents to open their defence, saying the adjournment was based on another engagement by the tribunal somewhere else between 12th and 19th December 2022.

Earlier, Oyetola’s counsel had informed the panel that the Court of Appeal in Abuja had reverted the judgement of a Federal High Court which disqualified Oyetola from contesting the election.

Adenitan Akinola.

Politics

Osun 2022: Suit to disqualify Oyetola lacks merit – Court

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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, declined to disqualify Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State from participating in the impending governorship election in the state as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, held that the suit that sought to invalidate governor Oyetola’s nomination as flag-bearer of the APC for the election, lacked merit and deserved to be dismissed.

Justice Ekwo held that the Plaintiff, Moshood Adeoti, failed to establish a reasonable cause of action to warrant Oyetola’s disqualification.

More so, the court held that the suit, which it said was an abuse of the judicial process, was not backed with relevant laws, adding that it was brought outside the scope of section 87(9) of the Electoral Act and Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.

Vanguard /  Titilayo Kupoliyi

Security

Security: Let’s make Nigeria conducive for the next generation – Gov. Oyetola

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Osun State Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, says addressing the current security challenges in the country must be seen as a collective responsibility of all Nigerians.

Mr. Oyetola, who noted that providing security was a major duty of government, said it also required the support of the citizenry to provide the partnership upon which the security architecture could be improved. 

The governor stated this during the turbaning of  Mallam Ayuba Lugu, as the new Seriki Hausa in lbokun town, Obokun Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday.

Represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the governor said that the continuous weaponization of religion, ethnicity, and promotion of cultural differences must stop, for the country to remain peaceful and united.

Oyetola harped on the need for social cohesion through dialogue, justice, and equity to sustain peaceful co-existence among people living in the country.

The governor said that for peace and unity to be attained among the populace, Nigerians must see themselves as one before any other considerations.

Oyetola, however, said his administration was always aware of the primacy of security and social stability as the fundamental purpose for which the government was instituted.

He also urged Nigerians to join in efforts to fix the nation, so as to make the country conducive for the coming generation, pointing out that such was also part of his administration’s development strategy, which every serious government must make a top agenda in the policy system.

Oyetola also warned residents, especially non-indigenes, against the shielding of criminals, insisting that suspicious movements must be reported to appropriate quarters in the interest of continued peaceful coexistence in the state.

 “My administration will continue to provide adequate security for all the residents of the state. 

“But you must also support the government by not harbouring criminals. Always report cases of breakdown of law to the appropriate authority on time,” he said.

A monarch, Baabokun of Ibokun, Oba Festus Awogboro, in his remarks, promised to sustain peaceful co-existence among indigenes and non-indigenes in his domain.

Speaking at the event, Alhaji Shuaib Gomina, who is the Seriki Hausa Community in Osun, commended the governor for providing enabling environment for peaceful co-existence among the indigenes and non-indigenes in the state.

Gomina also said that members of the Hausa Community in the state would massively support Oyetola’s re-election in the July 16 governorship election.

According to him, the governor deserved to be re-elected due to his excellent performances in the last three and half years in the state.

In his response, Lugu, the new Seriki of Hausa lbokun town, appreciated the people of Ibokun and the traditional leaders for the privilege to serve in the capacity and promised to work for the progress of the town as well as that of the Hausa Community.

Adenitan Akinola

Judiciary

Osun Settles Victims of EndSARS

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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Thursday, May 12, pay compensation to victims of police brutalities in the state.

A statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mr. Ismail Omipidan explains that compensations to be paid are in line with the recommendations of the #EndSARS Panel, set up by the Governor, following a presidential directive.

The statement notes that governor Oyetola’s administration is committed to ridding the state of all forms of injustice against the oppression of the weak.

It enjoins citizens of the state to hold external and internal institutions and other citizens accountable in ways that conform to the ethos of Omoluabi.

It should be recalled that governor Oyetola set up a Judicial Panel of Inquiry against Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations, and Related Extra-Judicial Killings, led by a retired Judge of the High Court, Hon. Justice Akinwale Oladimeji.

The panel was to look into cases of assault, illegal arrest, killings, brutality, and other forms of rights abuse by the officers and men of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS,  of the Nigerian Police.

While receiving the report in August last year, the governor assured that the government would implement the recommendations of the panel in a manner that would ensure that justice was served.

But while putting strategies in place for the compensation, there was another presidential directive that states should submit their reports to the Presidency.

However, In his message to Osun youths during the anniversary of #EndSARS, the governor had promised to pay the compensations as recommended by the Panel even after submitting the report to the Presidency as directed.

Abiodun Adeoye

Religion

Oyetola Harps on Importance of  Forgiveness at Ramadan Tafsir

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Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola wants Muslims to use this holy month of Ramadan to pray and ask for forgiveness from God.

Governor Oyetola, who stated this at the Government House Osogbo during a special Ramadan Tafsir, also emphasized the need for Muslims to forgive those that had offended them.

The governor appreciated the congregation for the support his administration had been enjoying, craving for more support and prayer.

Earlier while speaking during the Tafsir, Sheik Kamorudeen Bello emphasized the need for the Muslim faithful to believe in Prophet Mohammed’s messages and ways of worshipping God.

He explained that out of 124 thousand Allah’s prophets and 313 messengers, only prophet Mohammed’s messages contain everything about human endeavours as Allah desires for his people.

The cleric admonished the faithful to shun sins and never backslide, calling on those who have backslidden to repent in order to escape Alla’s wrath.

Present at the event were top Government functionaries, political stalwarts and support groups among others.

Adeoye

Security

Osun Killings : We will Bring Perpetrators to Book – Govt.

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Osun state government says it will stop at nothing to bring to book perpetrators of killings is some parts of the state.

A statement issued by the state commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, indicates that the killings resulting from cult killings are disturbing describing it as criminal.

It would be recalled that many lives were recently lost to cult clashes in areas like Ilesa and Ede.

Mrs Egbemode said government will stop at nothing to ensure those perpetrating violence are made to pay for their actions along with their sponsors.

Recall that the Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal, recently raised alarm over the spate of killings by hoodlums in the town, calling for urgent government intervention.

The statement assures residents of the State that the various security agencies of the State are working together to apprehend the perpetrators and deal with them according to the law.

The statement reads in part “The current spate of killings in Ilesha and Ede are cult-related, and the security architecture of the State has briefed the Governor. But as security strategies are not issues to be discussed in the media, the government cannot disclose details of what its operatives are doing.

“We urge for calm in the affected communities as efforts are on to smoke out the perpetrators of violence along with their sponsors.

“Let us also emphasize here that cultism is a criminal offence, and the security apparatus as well as the Judiciary will enforce the law to the letter to deal with anybody found culpable in the violence going on in Ilesha and Ede, or any other part of the State.

“Intelligence reports also show that those funding these activities are the reason the cultists are emboldened.

“This is a final warning, especially to parents and guardians, to rein in their wayward wards and children before the law catches up with them.

“Governor Adegboyega Oyetola will spare no effort or expense to protect Osun, and cultists will not be allowed to set up their violent shops here”, the statement read.

Abiodun Adeoye

Yoruba

Ijoba Ipinle Osun Parowa Alafia L’agbegbe Igbaye

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Ijoba Ipinle Osun nfe kawon egbe tinu nbi atawon omobibi agbegbe igbaye, faaye gba Alafia ju ohun koun lo.

Arowa yii lo tele gbomisi omiooto to waaye lagbegbe igbaye, arungbungbun ijoba ibile Odo-Otun, lojo aika lori oro oro-aje.

Alakoso foro iroyin ati ibaralu soro, Arabirin Funke Egbeode enito rawo ebe naa ni ilu ilesa, nii, awoo naa ti je kikapa, tawon osise eleto abo siti wa lagbegbe ohun lati fese abo emi ati dukia mule.

Arabirin egbemode ni awoo oye kise ahun titun lawon agbegbe kan, amo oni Gomina Adegboyega Oyetola ti fowosi pe, awon oye kanakan o gbodo pagidina Alafia.

Ijoba ti waa ro awon araalu atawon egbe tinunbi lati gbe ejo won lo sodo awon alase torokan, kiwon si dehin nidi iwa sise idajo lowo-araani.

Economy

Osun Govt. Begins Disbursement Of Soft Loans To Residents

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Government of Osun State has commenced the disbursement of Six Hundred and Thirty-Six Million, One Hundred and Ninety-Five Thousand Naira (N636.195,000.00) as soft loans to over two thousand citizens and residents of the State.

The initiative, which was actualized through collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria-supported Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, was aimed at expanding the scope of businesses, trades, investments stimulating the economy and reducing the scourge of unemployment in the State.

The soft loans were disbursed through Osun Micro Credit Agency as part of efforts to ensure proper coordination.

Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola said the gesture was in furtherance of the Administration’s resolve to build a virile and healthy economy.

He said the initiative stemmed from the Administration’s Development Agenda that is focused on revitalising the economy for improved performance, noting that by their enormous productivity and capacity for value and job-creation, MSMEs constitute a critical part of government’s diversification agenda.

The Governor announced that over Six Billion and Five Hundred Million Naira (N6.5 billion) of the Central Bank of Nigeria and Osun intervention funds had been disbursed to 31,888 beneficiaries in different categories.

He said the State had invested hugely in the economy as evidenced in the successes recorded so far.

In his remarks, the Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperative and Empowerment, Dr. Bode Olaonipekun, lauded Governor Oyetola for his commitment to the growth and development of business.

Also speaking, the acting General Manager, Osun Micro Credit Agency, Mr. Sanya Olopade urged the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously and apply it for the purpose it was meant for, just as he appealed to them to refund the loan within the record time so as to give others same opportunity.

In their separate remarks, some of the beneficiaries praised the government for meeting them at the points of needs.

Mrs. Oduyemi Mary, Alhaji Azeez Rasak, Alhaji Afolabi Yusuf Adekunle, Mrs. Oladoye Olayemi Kehinde, Engr. Salami Rasheed and Mrs. Motunrayo Abiola promised to use the funds judiciously.

Adenitan Akinola

Politics

Osun 2022: APC Leader Warns Caretaker Chairmen Against Anti-Party Activities

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Ahead of the 2022 Osun State Governorship election, the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has warned its newly elected local government party chairmen not to engage in activities that could promote factions in the party. 

The Chairman, APC Caretaker State Chairman in Osun State, Prince Gboyega Famodun gave the warning during the Swearing-in ceremony of the elected chairmen during the Local Government Congress held at the State secretariat, Osogbo.

He charged them to foster unity and peace among members, thereby ensuring support for the state government, under Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. 

Prince Famoodun urged them to live to the dictate of their oath of office and act within the provisions of the constitution of the party, while he stressed the need to respect all party leaders.

The APC caretaker chairman encouraged them to work with stakeholders, traditional rulers, religious leaders and others Stakeholders in their local governments with the aim of promoting peace and tranquility. 

Adenitan Akinola

Politics

Be Magnanimous In Victory, Oyetola Tells Newly Appointed LG Caretaker Committees

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The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has sworn in newly-appointed Local Government Caretaker Committees in all the Local Government Areas, Local Council Development Areas, Area Councils and Administrative Offices, in the State.

Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony, Governor Oyetola noted that his Administration had shun profligacy, corruption and other inimical behaviours that could jeopardise the quest for excellent and inspirational leadership. He enjoined the Council bosses to do same.

He charged them to champion the progressive ideals by being magnanimous in victory and to run the affairs of their respective Councils with the fear of God, transparency, accountability, fairness and equity.

The governor appealed to party members who did not make the final list, to put the past behind them and look forward to a brighter future in their quest to serve the people and the party.

Earlier in his remarks, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Adebayo Adeleke, lauded Governor Oyetola for appointing men and women of impeccable character to take up the mantle of leadership in all the Local Government Areas of the State. 

He tasked them on dedication, loyalty and service, saying it was thing of joy that capable hands had been appointed as chairmen to head the helms of affairs at various Councils across the State.

In the same vein, the Acting Chairman, Osun Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Gboyega Famodun, urged the newly-sworn-in chairmen to take charge of their councils by being dedicated and committed to good governance.

Wasiu Ajadosu

Religion

‘Don’t forget lessons of Ramadan’, Oyetola implores Muslims

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As Muslims in Osun join their counterparts across the world to mark the 1442 AH Eid-el-Fitri celebration, the state Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has urged them not to forget the significance and lessons of the just concluded month of Ramadan. 

Governor Oyetola stated this in his Sallah Message to congratulate the Muslim Ummah on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, and wished them a blessed and peaceful Eid-el-Fitri celebration. 

He prayed Allah to accept all acts of worship and supplications of the Muslim faithful during the glorious month. 

While urging the faithful to celebrate in accordance with COVID-19 protocols, the governor encouraged them to reach out to the less privileged in the society to make them share in the joy and happiness that come with the festival. 

Mr Oyetola said the occasion of Eid-el-Fitri provides a great opportunity for families and friends to come together to pray and share meals as well as gifts among themselves.

He however solicited the support and understanding of the residents in the task of repositioning of the state for industrial and socio economic development.

Wasiu Ajadosu 

Security

Scores of Youths on Rampage at Iragbiji, Barricade Road

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Scores of youths in Iragbiji community, hometown of the Governor of Osun State, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, today stormed major roads, displaying dangerous weapons in protest at the death of a prominent herbalist who allegedly died of food poisoning. 

It was gathered that the herbalist had on Tuesday this week attended a naming ceremony in the town where he reportedly ate and consequently developed a stomach upset and later died at the party. 

Youths in the community suspected that the herbalist was poisoned by those who organised the ceremony. 

The youths, who were armed with cutlasses, broken bottles and other dangerous weapons around the Alabi junction and the palace of the community, barricaded the Ada-Ikirun road where they made born fires.

The rampage disrupted business activities as shop owners shut their doors, while motorists were denied use of the road as they threatened to attack any motorist that dared their directive. 

When the spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola was contacted on the issue, she explained that at about 9:50 AM in Iragbiji, some hoodlums assembled themselves to make bonfires on the road denying motorist to access the road. 

Mrs Opalola stated that the reason why the youths were burning tyres at Orita-Alabiamon to Aragbiji Palace was that the police arrested one of them over drug-related offence. 

She said policemen had been deployed from Ikirun and Iree including the Joint Task Force team to the scene and had chased the hoodlums away from the road and restored peace in the area. 

Adenitan

Security

Osun Eases Curfew in Warring Communities

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Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has relaxed the 24-hour curfew declared in Irepodun and Orolu councils of the State, following the communal crisis that broke out between Erin-Osun and Ilobu towns.

The reviewed curfew regime which takes immediate effect, will now be from 6 pm to 6 am daily, and will subsist until further notice.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan noted that the review became necessary following the peace meeting held between the Governor and monarchs of the affected towns and another meeting between the monarchs and the State Commissioner for Police.

“Following the peace meeting between Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and the traditional rulers of of Erin-Osun and Ilobu towns, and with the return of peace to the affected towns, the governor has approved the relaxation of the 24-hour curfew declared last Sunday to forestall further breakdown of law and order

The statement appreciated the monarchs and all the security agencies for their various roles in ensuring that normalcy and peace return to Erin-Osun and Ilobu.

It enjoins residents and citizens to always channel their grievances to the appropriate authority.

It will be recalled that as part of efforts to broker peace and restore unity to Erin-Osun and Ilobu, Governor Oyetola on Monday, held a peace meeting with the traditional rulers of the two towns. 

Wasiu Ajadosu

News

Asiwaju Tinubu Meets Gov. Oyetola, Aregbesola, Chief Akande in Ila

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The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister for Interior, Rauf Aregbesola and former National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande have held a closed-door meeting in Ila Oragun, Osun State. 

The meeting which took place at the residence of Chief Akande lasted about 3hours.

There are speculations that Asiwaju Tinubu and Chief Bisi Akande organized the meeting to broker peace between Governor Oyetola and his predecessor, Mr Aregbesola. 

Speaking with journalists after the meeting, the Media Aide of Chief Akande, who was ex-commissioner for information, Osun State, Mr Lani Baderinwa explained that Mr Aregbesola was in Ila Orangun as part of civic engagement directed by President Mohammadu Buhari. 

He said that Mr Aregbesola came with Oyetola to meet Chief Akande and incidentally Asiwaju Tinubu came around on random visit to Ila Orangun. 

He noted that the core of their discussion was not open to him because the meeting only involved the four of them. 

Earlier, Aregbesola posted it on his Twitter handle that he arrived Osun State with an entourage from the Ministry of Interior to commence stakeholders’ engagement meeting with different stakeholders in the state as directed by President Buhari. 

Adenitan

Security

Amotekun: Gov. Oyetola Nominates General Aderibigbe as Board Chairman

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Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola has nominated Retired Brigadier General Isa Aderibigbe as Chairman, Governing Board of Osun State Security Network Agency, and Retired Brigadier General Bashir Adewimbi as Corps Commander of the Security outfit.

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mr. Timothy Owoeye made this know during plenary session while reading out a letter of nomination sent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

Mr. Owoeye then directed both nominees to report to the House of Assembly on Thursday 23rd July, 2020 with 35 copies of their resumes for screening.

The Osun Security Network Agency, Amotekun Corps, was passed by the State House of Assembly on 3rd march 2020 and was assented to by the governor on 13th March 2020.

Funmi Adekoya