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UCH joins ongoing JOHESU strike, locks up entrance gates

Health workers at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Monday, joined the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Joint Health Staff Union (JOHESU).

According to the Nigerian Tribune, many essential places in the hospital have been locked Including the pharmacy, outpatient clinics, medical records sections and the two of the main gates into the hospital.

The JOHESU Chairman, UCH branch, Adeolu Alli, said the strike became necessary after Federal Government ignored them for three years without any show of concern to their demands.

He said: “We are on strike at the moment and our members have gone home. The level of compliance is almost 98 per cent. The government must meet our demands.

“On September 30, 2017, there was an agreement with the Federal Government on some of these issues most especially the adjustment of our salary structure. Three months later, that was April and May 2018, we had to go on strike again. It was as this April that they took us to court and the court referred us to the ADR of the National Industrial Court. And by December 2019, judgment was made on some of these issues. That is why I’m saying 2017 till date is three years.

“JOHESU is made up of over 94 per cent of workers in the hospitals, except doctors. Obviously there is nothing that can be done without this workforce but unfortunately, the Federal Ministry of Health has been biased all the while. We have tried our best. We have been patient enough but it is unfortunate that they are taking our patience for being a fool.”

Some of the workers who spoke with journalists said it was difficult to trust the government in the country.
UCH’s Public relations officer, Mr Toye Akinrinola, said the hospital’s management had appealed to the striking health workers to leave entrances to its emergency units, including the accident and emergency unit, Otunba Tunwase Children Emergency, the ICU, staff clinic, antenatal emergency and labour ward, opened.

He stated that during the strike, the emergency surgeries would still be attended to at the hospital.
Oyo State Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello said health workers often resort to strike action as an avenue to reach a concrete agreement by all concerned.

He added: “It is the way of calling the attention of the government to issues that need to be addressed in the sector. So, it is not something negative.”

The spate of the deadly coronavirus pandemic surged from over three million cases in April to over twenty-six million cases in August. But while it is still increasing in some parts of the world, the infection rate, according to the figure released by authorities daily, is reducing in Nigeria.

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Oyo ex-ADC leader, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin officially joins APC

The former 2019 gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin has officially dumped ADC for APC after meeting with the governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

Rising from a meeting of leaders, loyalists and supporters, who also happen to be former members of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (SOLAN), has announced officially, conclusion of plans to join the All Progressives Congress (APC).

You will recall that Oduduwa News had reported last week series of steps taken by the ex-ADC leader to perfect his defection to All Progressives Congress Party in Oyo State due to the crisis rocking the leadership of the party.

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Ekiti State partners Microsoft to train 2,000 youths in IT skills

Ekiti State Government has partnered Microsoft Nigeria to train thousands of unemployed and underemployed youths across the state on new digital skills through the Global Skilling Initiative.

The State Government has also committed to pay for certification examinations of up to 2000 residents in various skills of their choice through the programme to improve their credentials.

The programme, designed by Microsoft, and its partners, LinkedIn and GitHub, will help young people acquire skills needed to make them more employable in the post-COVID-19 marketplace. Entrepreneurs and business owners can also participate in the programme, to build the capacity of their various employees to promote professionalism, improved work output, and excellent service delivery. The programme is available at microsoftskills.ekitistate.gov.ng.

Applicants will be trained on various skills such as; Customer Service, Digital Marketing, Financial Analysis, Graphics Designing, IT Support/Help Desk Technology, Project Management, Sales Development, Data Analysis, IT Administration, and Software Development. Successful participants will acquire industry-recognized IT Certification.

The Partnership is part of the State Government’s strategic focus on the Ekiti Knowledge Zone initiative and ensures that Ekiti develops a talent pool that will make it an attractive destination for both domestic and international technology companies. It also reinforces the Ekiti heritage of being a knowledge-driven society.

The Global Skilling Initiative is Microsoft’s response to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills for the COVID-19 economy. Microsoft’s response to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills for the COVID-19 economy. The initiative identified the global economic crisis, a different hybrid economy that solves to stem the economic downturn. Using IT tools like Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Microsoft has identified the 10 most available jobs and created training modules to upskill participants to better qualify for those jobs. The Global Skilling Initiative will end March 2021.

Ekiti is the first state in Nigeria to partner Microsoft to provide access to the Global Skilling Initiative for its unemployed population as part of Governor Kayode Fayemi’s strategic actions to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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Man nabbed in Oyo for impersonating Amotekun recruitment personnel

OduduwaNews gathered today that a middle-aged man, Kareem Isiaka Monday baby arrested by security agents in Ibadan as he made efforts to defraud people by claiming to be the recruitment officer for the Oyo State security outfit.

Taiwo had on Sunday pasted a notice at the Adamasingba Stadium venue of the State’s recruitment screening center with his name and phone numbers that those interested in joining the Amotekun Corps should contact him.

The management of the outfit got wind of the notice on Monday morning and started a subtle trail of the culprit and he was apprehended at 11:45am and handed over to the security agents for prosecution.

When asked what prompted the act, a sobered Kareem Isiaka who claimed to be selling bags of cements said it was the work of the devil and regretted his act, saying only one person contacted him through his number.

The Chairman, Oyo State Security Network Agency (Amotekun Corps), Gen. Kunle Toogun (Rtd.) in his reaction said the general public should be wary of fraudsters in their quest to become members of the corps.

He however used the occasion to inform journalists that screening of applicants into the corps would continue as the exercise had just covered only the Ibadan city axis.

“Those that missed their screening have been called to join others for their fresh screening, this will easily pave way for equal participation, although we have encountered so many challenges since we started, some came with forged certificates and documents, you have seen the one that just happened, but we are unrelenting.

“The screening will continue with the less cities, the Oke-Ogun zones one and two, Ido, Ibarapa among others, we want to make the exercise as open and less cumbersome to applicants as possible, the governor has demanded for openness and exactly that we are giving,” he said.

The screening exercise had commenced in the last one week at the Adamasingba stadium, where applicants tendered their certificates to show their readiness to work with the outfit.

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Ondo 2020: Stop chasing shadows, your mission in Ondo is fruitless – APC tells Makinde

The Oyo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress Professionals has again berated the Oyo state governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde over his serial trips to various states across the country particularly his recent move to Ondo State where he was assigned to lead a campaign committee for the PDP gubernatorial aspirant, Barr. Eyitayo Jegede in the forthcoming governorship election.

According to a statement on Monday, by the group’s Chief Convener, Alhaji Adekunle Lawal, Governor Makinde, Governor Makinde must be cautioned on the need to stop wasting the resources meant for the development of Oyo State on his desperate ambition to be Vice President in 2023.

The group assured that just the way he went to Kogi State to lavish Billions of Naira belonging to the people of Oyo State and came back empty handed, the governor will also fail in his recent assignment to deliver Ondo State for PDP.

They said the people of Oyo State are now at the receiving end of Governor Makinde’s political arrogance and desperation to build his own political empire in the Southwest and other parts of the country, which has made him to shoulder the funding of Ondo State election for the PDP alone without carrying other governors and leaders of the party along.

The group, which said that the governor talks more than what he does, insisted that apart from huge debt accumulated, there is nothing to show for his more than 15 months in office.

It is even more worrisome that Governor Makinde is spending borrowed funds on his voyage of political agrandisement, with over N40 billion loan already taken.

They said apart from N20 billion infrastructure loan approved in May, this year by the House of Assembly, the governor had obtained N10 billion Infrastructure loan; N7.6 billion Agricultural loan purportedly for the upgrade of two farm settlements in Akufo and Eruwa; and another N2.5 billion health loan.

All these are aside from the N100 billion bond already approved by the House of Assembly.

The APC professionals called on leaders of the party in Oyo State to close ranks so as to be able to provide credible opposition to the PDP government of Governor Makinde, which they described as a government of “more talks, no work.”

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Ibadan-born Nollywood actor, Prof. Ayobami Akinwale is dead

Ibadan Born Nollywood Actor, Prof. Ayobami Akinwale is dead

It was gathered that the Ibadan born thespian died yesterday shortly after a brief illness.

OduduwaNews could ascertain that the Ibadan born thespian died yesterday, Sunday, September 13th, 2020, shortly after a brief illness.

Prof. Ayobami Akinwale was born in the early 50s to the royal household of Pa Akinwale in the ancient City of Ibadan where he began his education at the St. Lukes Demonstration School, Molete Ibadan, Oyo State, and then proceeded to Methodist High School also in Ibadan, where he was introduced to theater arts.

The deceased who starred in movies like Sango (1997),Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005), Iranse Aje (2007) and many others, was also a professor in the department of The Performing Arts at the University of Ilorin, Ilorin.

Akinwale was not only a veteran actor but a movie producer and an academician and arguably one of the best actors in Nollywood we ever had. He featured in several radio and television programmes and and also home movies.

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Secession: Group warns FG over plot to arrest Sunday Igboho

The sociocultural group, Itesiwaju Oodua Foundation in its meeting held yesterday in Ibadan has warned Federal Government to resist pressure from some quarters to put Sunday Igboho behind the bars over statement on secession credited to him.

This was contained in a release signed by the State coordinator of the youth wing of the group, Mr. Abdullateef Ademola and made available to newsmen through her publicity Secretary, Com. Kunle Ajibade.

The Social Cultural Group said, if Buhari led l-administration go on with the plan to arrest Sunday Igboho for agitating self determination of Yoruba race to be recognized as Oduduwa Republic, such plan could destabilize the peace of the entire Nigeria.

The group also called on Yoruba leaders irrespective of their political parties, affiliations or ambitions to close ranks in the interest of all Yorubas to ensure that the self determination is achieved.

In the Youth leader’s words, “we can no longer cope with compulsory and unholy alliance which has subjugated our people under the hegemony of certain tribe that are taking over our lands with force.

“We call on all groups, associations, traditional rulers and all stakeholders to rise and build a garrison around Chief Sunday Igboho and the entire agitators of peace and liberation of Yoruba land.

“Our group is not affiliated to any political party and we insist that Oduduwa Republic is eminent at this critical point that Yoruba land is suffering from external forces migrating into the Southwest to murder, kidnap and take over our God-given lands.

“We are asking the Federal Government to tell us the main reason Yoruba land shouldn’t exit Nigeria, most especially when the Federal Government
has failed in securing our lives and properties.

“The group in its last remark called on Asiwaju Bola Hammed Tinubu and Aare Gani Adams to ensure that Yoruba land and her people does not suffer any intimidation or subjugation from the Federal Govt in the course of agitating for the self determination of Oduduwa race.

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COVID-19: Ekiti Govt directs tertiary institutions to reopen Oct. 2

The Government of Ekiti State has reviewed its directives on COVID-19. This was revealed by the state governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi in a statement released yesterday via his twitter handle which reads apart:

“Our COVID-19 guidelines have been reviewed and we will open schools in the state as from September 21, 2020. The order for reopening is as follows:

“Students in SSS II, JSS III and Primary 6 are to resume on September 21, 2020.

“Students in SSS I, JSS II and Primary 5 and 4 are to resume from September 28, 2020;

“While students in JSS I and Primary 1-3 are to resume on October 19, 2020.

“Pupils in Kindergarten and Nursery Schools are expected to resume on November 2, 2020 when more assurances of safety for their age bracket would have been established.

“Tertiary institutions of learning in Ekiti may begin to reopen as from October 2, 2020 but this is subject to their level of readiness and compliance with the established protocols. They are to liaise with the Ekiti COVID-19 Task Force for guidance on the appropriate measures to be put in place before reopening.

“Worship centres can now hold two services on Friday, Saturday or Sunday as the case may be but mid-week activities and night vigils remain suspended for now. Other protocols and regulations concerning worship centres reopening still subsist.

“Owners of halls and event centres may now be allowed to rent out their facilities but under no condition should such a facility contain more than 50% of its normal capacity. This is to allow for social distancing. Events centres are expected to observe all protocols prescribed for religious centres and to obtain certificate of readiness before opening”.

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