Environment

Oyo Govt Promises Completion of Bridges Under Construction

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Oyo state government says its interventions implemented under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, before this year’s rainy season contributed to the relatively flood free status experienced so far.

Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo made this known while addressing newsmen on the flood status of Ibadan in 2022 and preparedness for the coming year.

Mr ojo explained that the strategic implementation of the IUFMP has helped Oyo state to prove flood predictions from relevant government agencies wrong, despite the devastating it had on many states of the federation.

The commissioner who promised that all brigdes and covets under construction in the state would be completed before the next rainy season, appealed to residents to desist from improper waste disposal, poor land use pattern and building on water ways.

Mr Ojo said the vulnerability of Ibadan to river and urban flooding is induced by the city’s topographic terrain, the problem of indiscriminate waste disposal and climate change.

He noted that the state has Identified that issues of flooding cannot be solved with addressing waste disposal, promising to continue to sensitize people on proper ways of waste disposal.

Mosope Kehinde

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Economy

Covid-19: Oyo Govt. Offers Tax Relief to Taxpayers

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In a bid to cushion the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on companies and businesses in the state, Oyo State government has reeled our tax relief measures for tax stakeholders in the state.

The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Ibadan.

At a briefing tagged: Implementation of Tax Compliance Relief programme for Individual taxpayers in Oyo, Mr Ojo said the relief became imperative as Oyo State government could not fold its arms and allow the pandemic to take toll on the people without reprieve.

He hinted that the state having studied the effects of Covid-19 in the formal and informal sector has extended deadline for filing of annual returns for individual tax payers including self-employed persons from 1st April to August, 2020.

Mr Ojo added that waivers of penalties and interest for employers has also been granted in the primary sector of the economy for those who file returns on or before 31 August, 2020.

While speaking on the cut in the tax revenues due to Covid-19, the commissioner said the state targeted 6.2billion naira monthly to fulfill its responsibilities, maintaining that government was committed good governance to tax-paying individuals and businesses.

Mr Ojo implored taxpayers in the state to take the advantage of the tax reliefs and pay their taxes, levies, rates, fees and charges.

Some of the dignitaries at the event include Chairman, Oyo State Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Aremo John Adeleke, the Oyo State Accountant General, Alhaji Gafar Bello and representatives of various companies and businesses in Oyo State.

Iyabo Adebisi

Health

Oyo Government to Pay Health Workers Hazard Allowance

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Oyo State Government has expended about two point eight billion naira on the fight against Covid-19 in the state.

The State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinola Ojo made this known in Ibadan while briefing newsmen after the weekly Executive Council Meeting.

Mr Ojo noted that the cash received from well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations was still intact in the state endowment account in line with probity, transparency and accountability. 

Mr Ojo explained government has received 1.177billion naira as donations including cash of 378million naira, pointing out that the state has not gotten the 100 million naira promised by Nigeria Centre for Disease and Control, NCDC, on Coronavirus pandemic.

The commissioner, however, noted that 370 million naira was spent to refurbish and equip Olodo Infectious Disease Center while 118 million naira was used to support University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.

Mr Ojo further revealed that a total of 156 million naira would soon be given to health workers in the state as hazard allowance with fifteen thousand per person.

Iyabo Adebisi

Politics

Oyo Governor Inaugurates Eleyele Water Dam

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Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has expressed confidence that the rehabilitated Eleyele Dam Complex would check to the perennial flooding challenges being experienced in the state.

He stated this during the inauguration of the Eleyele Water Dam as part of activities to commemorate his one year in office. 

The governor explained that the step was part of efforts to forestall the reoccurrence of the sad flood incident of 2011 adding that the rehabilitated dam would boost potable water supply in the area.

Governor Makinde who noted that channelization of major rivers in the state were ongoing, urged members of the community to justify the huge government investment on infrastructural renewal by avoiding activities that might block waterways. 

Earlier in his welcome address, the chairman of the steering committee and Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo said the administration remained committed to maintaining the facility for it to continually achieve its purpose. 

Governor Seyi Makinde later flagged-off the construction of a modern bus terminal in the state at Iwo Road interchange. 

The governor explained that Iwo Road interchange is a major connecting junction and a meeting point in Nigeria, hence the need for an ultra-modern bus terminal to not only create proper aesthetics and reduce travel time but to improve the socio-economic development in the state.

Iyabo Adebisi

Politics

Oyo Govt Launches Covid-19 Accounts to Facilitate Donations

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Efforts by the Oyo State government to contain and control the COVID-19 pandemic from spreading in the state has received major boosts as well-meaning individuals from within and outside the state joined the fight against the virus through financial donations.

This followed the setting up accounts named Oyo State COVID-19 Endowment Fund in three banks.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa notes that the government believes that the setting up of the accounts would allow members of the public interested in supporting the efforts of the Oyo State government to readily make donations.

According to the statement, the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Mr Akinola Ojo, gave the nod for the operation of the accounts, which will remain the only avenue by which financial contributions can be made to the state.

The statement also indicated that those seeking to support the state with material donations could make further enquiries by calling 07055522222 and 09041474990.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Lateef Fagbemi and the chairman of the Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resort, Chief Dotun Sanusi, who kickstarted the donations gave 10 million and 5 million Naira respectively.

Iyabo Adebisi