PRESS STATEMENT 9th July, 2024 Ondo Government’s Inaction on Amotekun-Herdsmen Crisis: A Symptom of Leadership Vacuum The recent violent clash between Amotekun operatives and herdsmen in the Igoba area of Akure has laid bare the alarming leadership deficit in Ondo State’s current administration. As the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Gubernatorial candidate, Otunba Bamidele Akingboye (OBA)…
A new chairman has been appointed for the Agbajowo Timber and Flitcher Association in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State ; in the person of Mr. Tope Owoseni, who is popularly known as ‘State’. Owoseni was appointed on Tuesday at the Sabo Secretariat of the Association in Idanre by concerned leaders and members of…
GOV AIYEDATIWA FLAGS OFF DISBURSEMENT OF N1B GRATUITY TO LG RETIREES Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, says his administration is reviewing the template for the payment of gratuity to retirees towards speedy payment of backlog owed by the government. This, he said, is in continuation of the efforts of his administration towards promoting…
By: Farouk Atanda As preparations for the November 16, 2024 Governorship election in Ondo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has organised an implementation meeting with its Electoral Officers and their Assistants across the 18 Local government areas of the state. Addressing participants at the meeting held in Akure, the State capital, the Resident…
The Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, Dr Joseph Aremo in Akure on Monday defended the indefinite postponement of the scheduled local government election, attributing the action to the non compliance of political parties with the electoral act, rules and regulations of conducting the election. ODIEC Chairman while lamenting that no political…
…..Govt launches five-month duty free import window for maize, rice, wheat, others …..Stakeholders React. The Federal Government, on Monday, announced a 150-day duty-free import window for food commodities as it stepped up efforts to tackle rising inflation which had impoverished many Nigerians. This is coming even as fuel scarcity nationwide is biting harder on Nigerians….
