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Bodija Estate Residents To Makinde: Regulate Approval Of Night Clubs, We No Longer Sleep

By Web News 949

Residents of Nigeria’s first housing estate, Bodija Estate, said they no longer sleep, day and night courtesy of the many night clubs in the area.

Apart from that, they said they cannot come in and go out of their various houses from 9 pm till 4 am because cars are parked indiscriminately on both sides of the road and any other available spaces.

They also added that they have been exposed to security breaches by the unregulated ways the Oyo State Housing Corporation is conducting its affairs in Bodija.

We are miffed by the development in Bodija estate as residents. And we think it is time to speak up for the public and maybe the governor for the governor know what we are facing.

“We know that the ‘conversion’ of Bodija Estate to commercial plots did not start today. We believe that we are in a changing world. And that was why we decided to be quiet when the Oyo State Housing Corporation started giving approval for nightclubs. Most times, our wives and daughters have been harassed by clubbers. We have had to wait, for several hours, to enter our various homes because someone who has used his car to block our entrance.

“In the last few days, we have not been able to sleep. If it is not the many speakers hung everywhere at these numerous clubs, the way they parked their cars have become a source of worry for us.

“We cannot continue this way. We want the government and the approving agency to do something. We may be force to take the legal option. Good, night clubs have been approved against the rule setting up the estate. But there should be regulations about how they operate. We are not in local areas, our lives shouldn’t be endangered by these people.”


Ridwan Fasasi /Oyoinsight.

Health

COVID-19: Osun Govt. Bans Large Gatherings, Advises Social Distancing

By Web News 780

The Government of the State of Osun has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together fifty or more persons in the same place.

The measure which takes immediate effect and will be in place until further notice is contained in a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan.

The ban will affect all schools in Osun State, Churches, Mosques, Night Clubs and Sports arenas among others.

The government, which advised the citizenry not to panic as no case has been recorded in the state so far, said it arrived at the decision it took after wide consultations with health professionals and stakeholders in the health sector over the COVID-19 pandemic.

It further states that the ban became necessary following the Federal Government’s directive to ensure precautionary measures are taken to prevent the spread of the disease. 

Besides, the government noted that the mere fact that few cases have been reported in its neighbouring states makes it imperative to act.

The Osun State government also urge residents to observe the precautionary protocols of thorough washing of hands with soap and clean water and the use of hand sanitiser; observing social distance and avoiding large gatherings, and alerting the authority of any suspected case. 

It adds that the Technical Action Committee is working round the clock to beef up the state’s capacity for epidemiological control and management.

Adenitan Akinola