Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde wants people and residents of the state to support the government in the fight against all forms of insecurity in the state.
He stated this at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan during a special service organized in commemorating the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration.
The governor who spoke through Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun stressed the need for people to always make information in their domains available to help the government arrest the security situation in the state.
Governor Makinde also enjoined the people to sustain the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by complying with the given protocols.
In a sermon entitled ” Lack of Patriotism, the bane of Nigeria Development”, the Provost, Cathedral of St. Peters, Aremo, Ibadan, Very Reverend Wale Adebiyi called on Nigerians to be more patriotic for the country to be a great nation.
Oyo State government has directed the full implementation of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, over an annual flood rainfall prediction report 2020 which listed eleven local government areas of the state as flood-prone areas.
Secretary to the Oyo State government, Mrs Olubanwo Adeosun gave the directive at a press conference held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan.
Mrs Adeosun urged the residents in the state to take the prediction seriously through clearing of drain channels, shunning indiscriminate dumping of waste and desisting from building houses on waterways.
Earlier, the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, had organised a stakeholders’ meeting on the flood warning.
At the meeting, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Lateef Oyeleke called for community-based intervention in averting the predicted flooding.
Also the Executive Secretary of Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, Mr Dayo Ayorinde said the agency was committed to implementing necessary intervention to mitigate the reoccurrence of flooding in the state.
Stakeholders at the meeting agreed to forge a common front to save the state from flooding through orientation of members of their communities.
The list of the probable flood-risk areas include Ona-Ora, Lagelu, Oyo East, Kajola and Egbeda.
Others are Ogbomoso South, Iseyin, Ibarapa North, Ibadan South West, Ibadan North West and Ibadan South East.
Oyo State Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan has led the state delegation on a condolence visit to the family of the State Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Kehinde Ayoola who died on Thursday morning.
The Deputy Governor while condoling with the wife of the deceased, Professor Olukemi Ayoola, described the demise of Ayoola as a great loss to the state.
Representative of Oyo State Governor, his deputy, Engr Rauf Olaniyan signing the condolence register during the condolence visit to the Late family of Commissioner of Environment and Resources, Hon Kehinde Ayoola in Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo State Government.
Representative of Oyo State Governor, his deputy, Engr Rauf Olaniyan (right) and the widow, Prof Olukemi Ayoola during the condolence visit to the Late family of Commissioner of Environment and Resources, Hon Kehinde Ayoola in Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo State Government
Representative of Oyo State Governor, his deputy, Engr Rauf Olaniyan (middle); his wife, Prof Amudalat Olaniyan (second right); Head of Service, Alhaja Ololade Agboola (right) and the widow, Prof Olukemi Ayoola during the condolence visit to the Late family of Commissioner of Environment and Resources, Hon Kehinde Ayoola in Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo State Government.
From left, Representative of Oyo State Governor, his deputy, Engr Rauf Olaniyan; his wife, Prof Amudalat Olaniyan and the widow, Prof Olukemi Ayoola during the condolence visit to the Late family of Commissioner of Environment and Resources, Hon Kehinde Ayoola in Ibadan. PHOTO: Oyo State Government.
Engineer Olaniyan said late Ayoola was never a dormant member of the state executive but a resourceful and active contributor during state executive meetings.
The deputy governor lamented that Mr Ayoola died when Governor Makinde and his team were trying to reshape and reset Oyo state from where they met it.
Responding on behalf of the family, the son of the deceased, Beel’Oluwawi Ayoola appreciated the government delegation for the visit.
The Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubanwo Adeosun, Head of Service, Mrs Amidat Agboola and the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Taiwo Adisa were part of the delegation that paid the visit.
Meanwhile, the government of Oyo State, on Friday, honoured the late Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola, by flying its flag at half-mast.
Oyo State Flag flown at half mast in mourning of the late Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Hon Kehinde Ayoola
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, gave the directive on behalf of the governor.
The statement further indicated that all state activities were at low-key as a mark of honour to the departed Commissioner.
