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People May Occupy Ajimobi’s House If I Reveal His Atrocities As Governor in office, says Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde has threatened to reveal how the administration of former governor Abiola Ajimobi allegedly ran the state into debt if he and his All Progressives Congress, APC, continue ‘disturbing him. Makinde who spoke during a media chat with journalists to mark his first 30 days in office added that his administration “may be…

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I’ll conduct Local Government election next year, says Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday said his administraion will conduct elections into Local Government Areas in the state by the first quarter of next year. The governor who stated this on Saturday evening while featuring on a radio programme to mark his first 30 days in office added that his administration is determined…

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Oyo debt profile is N150billion, says Makinde

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, at a radio interview organised to mark his first 30 days in office on Saturday revealed that the state’s debt profile is currently N150 billion. According to him, the debt includes both foreign and domestic debts. He said his administration is still looking into the state’s accounts and has found…

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Gov. Makinde names Adeosun as Oyo first female SSG

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has appointed the Country Implementation Lead of the Shell Business Operations (SBO), Nigeria, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, made the appointment public on Friday. The statement quoted the Governor as…

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Oyo Pensioners commend Gov Makinde over prompt payment of salaries and pensions

The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Oyo State branch, has commended the State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, for prompt payment of salaries and pension of workers on the payroll of Oyo State Civil Service. This was contained in a letter addressed to the office of the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, which…

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Oyo Assembly tasks Makinde on security against killer herdsmen, other vices in the State

Kehinde Ayanboade, Ibadan. The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday called on Gov. Makinde led Executive Arm of Government to work in conjunction with the Security agencies in tightening the Security against further incursion from the killer herdsmen and other hellish groups disrupting the peace of the state and its neighbour. The house made…

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Gov. Makinde to set up tribunal to try people dumping refuse indiscriminately in Oyo

Governor Seyi Makinde led administration and Stakeholders in Oyo State on Thursday agreed to sanction anyone caught dumping refuse indiscriminately within the State, as well set up Environmental Tribunals to try offenders in earnest. This was contained in a communique after an Environmental Advocacy Meeting with Stakeholders organised by Oyo State Government at the House…

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Fmr. Gov. Ajimobi appeals to Oyo indigenes over his ‘unguarded’ utterances in office

The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has appealed to people of the state for his misdeeds in office as executive governor Ajimobi added that people of the state must learn to forgive him for any foul committed in office, especially in his utterances, adding that those were the things that made him…

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Oyo ALGON decries Gov. Makinde’s attempt to inaugurate LG caretaker chairmen despite court order

The Oyo State chapter of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), has raised the alarm of an alleged plan by the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde to inaugurate caretaker chairmen for council areas in the state. In a release made available and signed by its chairman, Prince Abass Aleshinloye on Sunday, stated thus:…

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Ajimobi admonishes Makinde to build on his successes

Former Governor of Oyo State, Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has admonished his successor, Gov. Seyi Makinde, to build on successes of his administration and stop looking at mundane issues. Ajimobi, at a reception organised for him by Ibadan Elders Forum on Saturday, said that the state could not afford to go back in terms of development….

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