Politics

2023: Kola-Daisi Harps On Unity In APC

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Oyo South Senatorial seat hopeful under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress APC, Kolapo kola-daisi has said the All Progressives Congress will remain united irrespective of any difference to secure the state and retain the national power.

He stated this when he visited members of the party in Ibadan south west local government of Oyo state.

Mr Kola-Daisi maintained that the party would remain very strong and united

” The objective everybody would agree with is that we want to win in 2023,we have no choice than to put our grievances aside and do all to win in both Oyo state and Federal.
We have good candidates across the country”

Kolapo Kola-daisi,the Oyo south senatorial seat hopeful said the drive to correct numerous anomalies and the intent to serve the people were the motives behind his senatorial ambition

” I paid a familiarization visit to Ibadan south west local government to officially declare my ambition to the local government”

Kolapo Kola-daisi however appealed to all politicians to always approach politics with civility and avoid any violent .

Adedayo Adelowo

Judiciary

Community Service: Convicted Landlord Cuts Grasses in Court Premises

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A landlord at Abese Compound, Akuro Community, Oke-Ado Area of Ibadan, Tajudeen Oyatokun has commenced a nineteen working-days community service within the premises of Customary Court, Iyaganku, Ibadan, cutting grasses.

This is due to his inability to pay fine of forty five thousand Naira, as punishment for his failure to provide toilet in his house. 

Oyatokun was charged to court by the director of the Environmental Health Services Department of Ibadan Southwest Local Government for failure to provide sanitary convenience, thereby exposing the area to possible outbreak of cholera and other diseases.

 The Environmental Health Officer, Mr. Olugbenga Ajayi, who prosecuted the convict, had told the court that the man also failed to yield to warnings officers gave him to tidy up his compound 

The convict, who refused to appear in court last week when he was supposed to be arraigned, was also accused of failure to provide waste bin within his compound.

The convict pleaded guilty to the four-count charges levelled against him

 The Magistrate, Mrs Titilayo Oyekanmi subsequently sentenced Tajudeen Oyatokun to nineteen working-days community service within the court premises with fine option of forty five thousand naira. 

Sunday Ogunyemi

Judiciary

Court Orders Arrest of Landlord for Contempt

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An Ibadan Chief Magistrate Court Iyaganku has ordered the arrest of a landlord Mr Oyatokun of Abese Compound, Akuro Ashaka Foko, Oke Ado Ibadan for failing to appear in court.

The suspect, who was charged to court by Director of Environmental Health Services, Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area of Oyo State, was facing four counts charge bothering on failure to provide toilet, failure to provide register with government waste contractor, and failure to maintain clean environment.

Prosecutor, a chief sanitarian at the Local Government Environmental Health Services, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, told the court that the suspect was duly served with court summon to appear, but the suspect failed to appear. 

Mr Ajayi said the action of the suspect was capable of causing pandemic in the area and the state at large. 

Ruling on the request of the prosecutor, the Magistrate, Mr Olaide Hamzat ordered that Mr Oyatokun be arrested and be brought to court on Thursday to face the charge.

Sunday Ogunyemi