Following a request by The lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller that the Nigeria Police should take up the responsibility and NSCDC while the properties of the Security Agency should be transferred to the Police, this was contained in a proposal to the House via the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (Repeal and Transition) Bill 2022, which passed first reading on Tuesday.
Responding to the development on Wednesday, the Commandant General of NSCDC through the State Commandant of Oyo State Instructed that Personnel attached to the Honorable Member should be withdrawn with immediate effect.
The statement reads “Following the directive of the Commandant General on the necessity of the deployment of the Command personnel for an urgent National security assignment”
“On behalf of the State Commandant, I hereby withdraw all the personnel attached to you, this is to meet up with the urgent National need”
The Statement was signed by DCC Sottyo Igbalawole for the State Commandant.
The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC says it has identified key areas that are due for amendment in the law guiding the conduct of Local Government elections in the state.
To this end, the Commission is seeking the support and cooperation of the Oyo State House of Assembly for the review and amendment of the electoral law.
The OYSIEC Chairman, Aare Isiaka Abiola Olagunju SAN, disclosed this when he led other members of the Commission on a working visit to the office of the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin.
” When we think of making and amending laws, we talk of the Legislature. This is why we are here to intimate the leadership of the Oyo state House of Assembly of our plan to amend the state electoral law. The present law was passed 22years ago. To us amendment is due. Some areas need urgent review and amendment to meet modern voting trend. We need to upgrade our electoral process even at the Local Government level. I am happy that the Oyo State House of Assembly has shown its readiness to work with us towards amending the law. We are looking at the possibility of getting this done by the second quarter of this year ” Aare Olagunju said
He explained that the amendment being sought will help to reposition the commission for better performance in future elections.
” We are also looking at the possibility of using another means of identification peculiar to Oyo State alone like Oyo State Resident Identification card to complement the use of Permanent Voters Card issued by INEC”
In his response, the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin described the move to amend the State Local Government electoral law as a good development.
The Speaker noted that election conducted into the Local Governments in the state last year had given the Commission an idea of what and what to do to improve such exercise in future, and one of such is the vital need to review the election law
According to him, the House will work expeditiously on the draft copy of the proposed amendment once it gets to the members.
” On our part , we are ready to work on the amendment in order to improve on the electoral process. This will be in line with the resolve of Governor Seyi Makinde to upgrade and improve all Government departments, ministries and agencies. There are surely new practices and evolving trends in the conduct of elections and OYSIEC cannot afford to be left behind. Even, INEC is trying to advance the voting process. ” Oyo Speaker added
A Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo on Wednesday denied jurisdiction to entertain the case instituted by 2,517 aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola to invalidate ward congress held on July 31st 2021.
The presiding Judge, Justice Emmanuel Ayoola while giving his ruling said, the suit brought before the court was strictly party affairs which the court lacks jurisdiction on the matter.
He said, “The claims of the plaintiffs is to draw the court to the internal affairs of the party which is not enshrined in the constitution.
“Supreme Court has said court can’t interfere with the internal issue of party, unless it falls under Section 87(9) of the Electoral Act.
“The plaintiff the are not qualified to be called an aspirants in the said congress. Aspirant is someone who participated in election. PDP v Timprale Silva. APC v Marafa. Pltf has no status under or right under S. 87(9).
“The fact remains that this matter does relate to the nomination of any candidate, acordingly, the dispute does not fall under Section 87(8) of Electoral Act and Section 251 of the CFRN. The case of the plf isn’t covered by the law an can’t be adjudicated by the court.”
The lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, has proposed scrapping of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police Force to take over the responsibilities of the NSCDC.
The lawmaker made the proposal to the House via the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (Repeal and Transition) Bill 2022, which passed first reading on Tuesday.
In the bill, Peller noted that “fragmentation of security resources across multiple competing agencies is counterproductive.”
The lawmakers also noted that the mandate of the NSCDC “has now become a duplication of the Nigeria Police Force,” adding, “this has led to avoidable conflicts.”
Peller stated, “Every single function of the NSCDC can be done or is being done by the Nigeria Police Force,” while citing “waste of scarce resources,” stressing that the annual budget of the NSCDC is almost N100bn.
The NSCDC, which was a voluntary organisation, was converted to a national security outfit by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
The bill came at a time when the National Assembly is considering or has passed bills to establish more security outfits such as the Peace Corps and Vigilante Group of Nigeria.
The Marketing, Contact and Resources Mobilization Sub-Committee of Ibadan Cultural Festival 2022 today visited Bola Ige International Market, PKA Gbagi Market as part of the Pre-event of the Cultural Week that is starting by March 3rd of next month.
On the entourage were the Iyaloja of Ibadan land, Chief Mrs Isiwat Ameringun, and other members of the committee and were received at the Market by the Babaloja General of Oyo State, Alhaji YK Abass, and other Market Chiefs.
The Chairman of the Committee, Engr. Sunday Gbenjo appreciated Babaloja General for his kind welcoming and extend his greetings to the Market executives and all marker women and men, including the buyers.
While responding to the visit, the Babaloja General of Oyo State assured the committee that the market traders will support the committee financially and ensure that Gbagi Market top the list of Markets in Ibadan that will donate towards the Celebration.
Chief Mrs Isiwat Amerinkun, the Iyaloja of Ibadan land also appreciates Alhaji YK Abass and pray for the continuous growth of the market.
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Tuesday, declared that there is no court proceeding delaying the selection and installation of the Olubadan of Ibadan again, adding that parties can proceed in the process leading to the selection of a new king.
According to the Nigerian Tribune, Justice Abimbola made this known after dismissing a suit filed by Senator Lekan Balogun and seven other Ibadan High Chiefs, contesting the validity of a consent judgment given by a state high court on November 19, 2019 in suit M/317/2017.
The Chief Judge in his brief judgment on the suit declared that the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration of 1957 stands unmoved like the rock of Gibraltar and is unaffected by any step taken so far.
He added that he was dismissing the suit and not striking it out as requested because issues have been joined and argued in the matter which he said was a result of the order of the appellate court pursuant to Section 16 of the Court of Appeal Act 2004.
According to him, “The Appellate court held that the judgment of the lower court delivered on 19 January 2018 is set aside, and the case is submitted back to the Honourable Chief Judge of Oyo state for retrial before another judge. Parties are to file pleadings; the case was referred to another judge but instead of filing pleadings, consent judgment was entered into and this case arose from that.
“However, the claimants brought this application to discontinue the suit and predicated it on the interest of peace and there was no objection to their application. In my own view, since the court of appeal has set aside the judgment appealed against and in this case, there was a specific order of re-hearing; the judgment of the Court of Appeal stands and remains in perpetuity until reversed by a superior court.
“Now, the suit had been applied to be withdrawn, I will not hesitate to grant the withdrawal application and leave is hereby granted for the case to be withdrawn. “But since judgment of the trial court had been set aside, the status quo before the commencement of all proceedings stands, therefore, it means there was no change in the provisions of the Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration of 1957 since there is a ruling that composition of the Commission of Inquiry was not determined appropriately and therefore it is vide and irregular.
“The case is hereby dismissed but there is no order to cost,” Justice Abimbola held, explaining that nothing is stopping the Olubadan selection process again when parties raised the issue of getting a copy of the judgment immediately.
At the resumed hearing of the matter, Kehinde Eleja (SAN), counsel to Senator Lekan Balogun, had informed the court that he has an application dated January 31, 2022 and filed on February 1, 2022 for the discontinuance of the suit, adding that he had served the process on all parties and was ready to move it before the court.
The application was supported by a four paragraph affidavit deposed to by a counsel identified as Grace Asaolu and a written address. He said he was ready to move the application and prayed for an order granting leave to discontinue the suit.
Eleja added that there was no counter affidavit filed against the petition and urged the court to grant his prayer in the interest of peace and justice of Ibadanland, praying to the court to strike out the case.
In his submissions, Sanya Akinyele, counsel to the state government and its agencies, informed the court that he is not opposing the application and appreciated the applicant for the line of action he had taken to withdraw the suit. He however asked that the court dismiss the suit and did not ask for any cost.
On his part, Kehinde Owoade, the counsel to former governor Rashidi Ladoja confirmed that he had been served the process and he had no objection to the application for discontinuance. He however urged the court to direct the applicants to pay the sum of N500, 000 to each of the respondents.
Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Oshogbo, Osun State, on Monday, January 31, 2021, convicted and sentenced one Olasupo Temitayo Ayomide to four months imprisonment for fraudulent impersonation.
The 21-year-old defendant, who claims to be an undergraduate studying accounting was arraigned on one count charge by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the EFCC.
The defendant had sometime in October 2021 impersonated the identity of Clifford Smith with the intent to defraud one Greshen in contravention of Section 22(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Cybercrimes ( Prohibition, Prevention, Etc) Act 2015 and punishable under same Act. For details of this and other stories, visit our website: www.efccnigeria.org.
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three men for allegedly vandalising and stealing from the mast of a telecommunications company in Ota, in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the state.
The suspects, Kabiru Olusola, 27; Taye Daniel, 43; and Afeez Balogun, 47, were arrested following a distress call received by policemen attached to the Atan Ota police divisional headquarters.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the chief security officer of the company in charge of the mast, Shuaib Muhammed, alerted the police that some hoodlums numbering about six invaded the said mast, situated at Ketu along the Agbara Expressway.
Oyeyemi added that following the distress call, the Divisional Police Officer, Atan Ota, dispatched a patrol team to the scene, where the three suspects were apprehended, while others escaped. He said, “Upon the distress call, the DPO, Atan-Ota division, quickly dispatched his patrol team to the scene, where the three suspects were apprehended while others escaped.
“Recovered from the suspects were seven backup batteries valued at N3m, a rectifier module, as well as their operational vehicle, with number plate, AAA 779 XL.”
Oyeyemi said the state Commissioner of Police, Lanre Bankole, had ordered a comprehensive investigation into the case with a view to charging the suspects to court as soon as possible.
He added that the CP also directed that the escaped members of the gang be hunted and brought to justice.
In a swift reaction to public outcry on okada riders’ aggressiveness on the Lagos highways, arson, mob attack of innocent citizens that may cause total breach of peace, unrestrained speed, total disregard to traffic rules and regulations, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Agency (TASKFORCE) is set for total clamp down on all recalcitrant okada operators on the restricted routes on Lagos Highways, to free the state from their menace and their unruly attitudes threatening the security architecture of the State as encapsulated in the T.H.E.M.E.S. Agenda of Mr Governor.
The Unit will embark on mass raid and confiscation of all Okada found on the highways, restricted routes and prosecute both the rider and passengers who are culprits, with a view to achieving the State’s vision of zero tolerance for Okada operation.
The Chairman of the State Taskforce, CSP. Shola Jejeloye made the statement today during decoration of newly promoted officers attached to the Unit at the conference room of the Agency Headquarters, Safety Arena,Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos.
He disclosed that within this year alone, over 1,654 motorcycles known as Okada have been impounded at various locations of the State for plying restricted roads and violating the State Laws on its restrictions on major highways.
He said that the Agency had taken her enforcement for compliance activities to Ogba, Cele-Ijesha Expressway, Jakande Estate Okeafa, Allen Avenue, Oshodi Mile 12, Ojodu Berger, Ketu Alapere, Agric in Ikorodu, Agege areas to mention but a few in the State within the first two weeks of January this year.
CSP Jejeloye said that the restricted routes have been published severally to avoid unnecessary excuses of not being aware of the State laws on their restriction by Okada operators, but some of them chose to turn deaf ears, and all efforts put in place by the Enforcement Agency to sensitize, educate and enlighten them on the danger of plying on the highways proved abortive. ‘’Hence, we have no reason not to match force with their aggressiveness and lawlessness this time around’’ he said.
Speaking further, the Chairman said that all the restricted routes will be closely monitored to rid the State of Okada riders’ menace which could lead to needless loss of lives and serious security challenges. The Chairman emphasised that this year’s Agency approach to tactical enforcement for compliance activities is a signal to all recalcitrant Okada riders and environmental laws offenders who circumvent Government rules and regulations as provided by regulatory provision of the law, that Lagos is no longer a safe haven for them as both the offenders and culprit shall be made to face the full wrath of the law.
Jejeloye maintained that the agency will not rest on its oars until all Okada Operators tow the line of best practices and the State is totally free from their menace. He further admonished all riders to maintain their lanes or risk arrest and subsequent crushing of their bikes.
Meanwhile, ‘‘Henceforth the agency will no longer look the other way or tolerate any act of indiscipline from illegal ticketers of okada riders who are constituting nuisance on Lagos roads as the agency will begin to arrest and prosecute them for disrupting the free flow of traffic as a result of their illegal activities’’ Jejeloye stated. The Chaitman nothed that these people have shown disregard for the State Environmental laws in the past which the resultant effects are worrisome. He warned Okada riders and other traffic offenders to desist from plying restricted routes to avoid being caught by the long arm of the law.
“We are not unaware of their activities in all the areas in Lagos Metropolis, especially the ones mentioned on Social Media. We have been there before and we will still come back to hit them hard, this time there will be a total clampdown till they learn to abide by the rules and regulations governing their operations in the State” Jejeloye stated.
The CSP reiterated that the State Taskforce under this dispensation is poised to take the State to greater heights through efficient, effective, prompt and speedy response to any environmental and traffic challenges in order to promote a liveable, serene environment and accident free society. This is a task that must be completed and sustained.
The National Council of Ibadan Students’ Union on Saturday Commiserates with the family of Sen. Teslim Folarin on the demise of his wife. According to a Statement by the National President of the Union, Aare Fakolade Anuoluwapo he described the death as a great loss in which the vaccum she left behind will be difficult to fill.
“The Union uses this medium to identified with the family of Senator Teslim Folarin on the death of Mrs Angela Folarin”
“Her death came to us as a shock and as we find it devastating losing someone of her status at a time when her services is needed most”
“We commiserate with the family and pray to God to grant her eternal peace and give the family the fortitude to bear the loss”
“Once again, on behalf of Ibadan Students, we send our condolences to her family”
