Security

Adeleke Declares Curfew in Igbajo over Unrest

By Web News 281

Mojisola Oladele 

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has declared an immediate 24-hour curfew on Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area following a violent breakdown of law and order which erupted Sunday night.

Senator Adeleke who stated this through a statement by The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief Kolapo Alimi, said the decision was taken in view of the security intelligence reports submitted by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mr.Samuel Ojo.

According to the state government, the unrest is linked to tensions that followed the recent death of Prince Adegboyega Famodun, The Former APC Chairman in the State, who passed away last week.

Senator Adeleke states “Following the breakdown of law and order last night till the early hours of today in Igbajo, Boluwaduro local government area, according to the intelligence report from the office of the Special Adviser to the Governor on security, Barr. Samuel Ojo, the Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has, accordingly announced a total lockdown of the town with the imposition of a 24 hour curfew.

The curfew which is with immediate effect until total peace is attained, came about with the continued breach of law and order among the natives, a development which has been attributed to the demise of Prince Adegboyega Famodun, who died last week, Saturday after a brief illness.”

The governor said his administration would not be a party to any untoward civil disobedience capable of truncating the existing peace and harmony being currently experienced throughout the state, Igbajo inclusive.

Governor Adeleke “Therefore, as the Chief Security Officer of Osun State, I hereby declare with immediate effect, a total lockdown of the town pending the return to orderliness and harmonious co-existence in the hitherto peaceful and orderly Igbajo town.”

“With effect from today, Monday, 1/12/2025, a contingent of all security personnel, comprising the Army, Police, DSS and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence ( NSCDC), should take charge by keeping a 24 hour surveillance in Igbajo” The Governor adds

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Politics

Osun Govt Behind Prolonged Judicial Strike – APC Alleges

By Web News 459

By Adenitan Akinola

The Osun State main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged the state government of complicity in the continued closure of courts in the state for about two months due to workers’ strikes.

At a Press Conference at its presidential campaign office in Osogbo, the APC alleged that the state executive was secretly behind the plot to prolong the strike because of the failure of its plan to remove the state Chief Judge.

The State Chairman of the party who addressed the Press, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal described the continued closure of the courts as inhumane and a threat to the security of lives and property.

He said the police cells had become congested while citizens who desired justice and the protection of their rights have become helpless, warning that such a trend could force people to resort to self-help.

Alhaji Lawal also alleged that the ruling PDP government in the state had been unable to account for the huge resources accruing to the state coffers since the removal of the fuel subsidy.

The APC argued that the government white paper removing three traditional rulers in the state from their throne was a mere political tool to witch-hunt the concerned Obas, as it maintained that such action by the Governor was an illegality as the matter subsists in court.

The opposition party however called on the Inspector General of Police to protect its members from the purported assault of the state government.

In a reaction, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief Kolapo Alimi described the claim of the APC as noise by the opposition meant to distract the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke.

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Governance

Osun Government Promises Transparent Implementation of 2024 Budget

By Web News 321

By Funmi Ojo

Osun State government says it will be transparent in the implementation of the 273.9 billion naira 2024 budget of the state.

Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Morufu Adeleke stated this during a news conference with newsmen to do a brief analysis and breakdown of the 2024 budget which was just passed to law by the governor, at the Finance House, Osun State Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo.

Professor Adeleke said the current government in Osun State has made it a priority to be transparent in its dealings and let the people know how the state government is managing the state resources.

The commissioner gave a quick rundown and breakdown of the budget, stating that the infrastructure sector would be taking the biggest chunk of the budget with 55.03 billion naira representing 50.10 per cent.

He said the 2024 approved budget estimate is not based on net financing as a loan, but that the budget, in turn, would be taking care of the debt commitment of the previous administration, in terms of debt servicing and payment of pension and gratuity.

Clarifying the budget for the Office of the Governor, the commissioner said the Budget for the Office of the Governor comprises of Governor’s Office, Office of the Deputy Governor, Office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Bureau of General Services, Bureau of Government House and Protocol, Bureau of Parastatal and Bureau of Social Services.

Professor Adeleke said the breakdown and simplified version of the state budget would soon be made available to citizens of the state, both in Yoruba and English languages.

In a remark, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Chief Kolapo Alimi noted that the government of Governor Ademola Adeleke is always ready to reveal the true state of matters in the interest of the public.

He appreciated journalists for supporting the state government through reporting its activities, urging them to sustain the ethics of journalism by balancing their reports.

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