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Makinde, Open Society And Its Enemies | Festus Adedayo

About two weeks ago, the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, shocked a Nigeria not used to the open society that democratic governance advocates. While the norm among holders of office in Nigeria is to dictate alleged details of their pre-office worth to their media handlers for the world to feast upon, Makinde went…

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Group attacks Senate President, Lawan for sacking Adedayo as media aide, says he sacrifices competence

The Coalition of United Political Parties CUPP, has lambasted the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, for “sacrificing competence” by withdrawing the appointment of Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity hours after the appointment was announced. Adedayo, who has spoken on the cancellation of his appointment, was removed after supporters of the All…

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The Sacked Lawan’s Media Aide Writes: ‘The Festus Adedayo They Thought They Could Pull Down’

I was just informed a few minutes ago of the withdrawal of the appointment offered me as the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Nigerian Senate President, Dr. Senator Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Ahmed Lawan. I had hitherto enjoyed every of the diatribes provoked by the appointment. I was told it was the most…

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Lawan cancels appointment of Ajimobi’s former media aide, Festus Adedayo

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has on Thursday reversed the appointment of Festus Adedayo as his special adviser for media and publicity. It would recalled that after the appointment of Adedayo, who was the former Special Adviser on media to immediate Former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, there had been agitations from some…

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Lawan appoints Ajimobi’s former SA on media as media aide

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has appointed Babagana Muhammad Aji as his Chief of Staff and Mr. Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Administration, Dr. Betty Okoroh, are with immediate effect, “The appointments were made based on merit, experience,…

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Oyo’s N3000 School Fees Debacle | Festus Adedayo

Did Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State realize that, in his first official pronouncement on May 29, 2019 stopping the payment of N3000 by school pupils, he had unwittingly provoked a strong ideological sentiment which had been bottled overtime? Discussions on this issue have polarized indigenes and residents along divides of ideology, class and beliefs….

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