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….
Do Not Rest On Your Oars, Akinlosotu tasks Local Government Information Officers The Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Otunba Wale Akinlosotu has charged information officers at the Local Government, to be more effective for better service delivery at the grassroots. Speaking at a meeting with the Information Managers, Akinlosotu said the gathering was…
A call has gone to the youth in Ondo State to embrace agriculture as such would go a long way in combating the current food crisis in Nigeria. The Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly,Rt.Hon(Chief) Olamide Oladiji made the call while playing host to Ondo Ekinmogun Youth Congress (OEYC)in his office today. Oladiji,who lamented the…
There are indications that all is not well with the PDP ahead of the 2024 governorship election in Ondo State. This followed the crisis brewing over the setting up of the Campaign Council. The state chapter of the party has swiftly disowned the campaign council announced by the governorship candidate. A statement by the spokesperson…
Ahead of its scheduled gubernatorial election,the Ondo state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, has announced the appointment of Dr Olorogun Eddy Olafeso, as the Chairman of its Campaign Council . The appointment was announced on Monday, via a statement issued by Sam Ogunmusi, the Spokesperson to the PDP candidate, Agboola Alfred Ajayi. Olafeso was…
