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Osun Empowers Cocoa Growers, Gives out N5m Loan to 30 Farmers

Osun empowers cocoa growers, gives out N5m loan to 30 farmers

.As beneficiaries shower encomiums on Gov Oyetola

No fewer than 30 cocoa farmers on Wednesday benefited from the loan facilities provided by the Government of the State of Osun as part of fulfillment of its campaign promises to support farmers and promote agriculture in the State.

The loan, according to the government, was aimed at boosting cocoa production and increase the farmers’ yields for this year’s growing and harvesting season.

Addressing journalists shortly after the distribution of the soft loan in Osogbo, the General Manager, Osun Micro-Credit Agency, Mr. Dayo Babaranti, said similar gesture had recently been extended to cassava and tomatoes farmers in the State.

He said the agency was determined to support the economy of the State as it is ready to revive micro, small and medium scale enterprises.

“We are here this morning to distribute N5millon loan to 30 individual cocoa farmers in the four major cocoa growing councils in the State, namely Ilesa-West, Ilesa-East, Atakunmosa-West and Atakumosa-East respectively.

“This support is given to farmers for them to purchase chemicals and other things they need to spray and prevent cocoa from infections that usually to reduce their productions ahead of this year’s growing season.

“So, with this little support, our farmers can have access to some of the farm inputs to support their activities and increase their production,” he said.

Babaranti admonished the beneficiaries not to see the fund as free money but a support to advance their productions.

He further implored the beneficiaries to use the fund judiciously and apply it on what it was meant for.

“I urge the beneficiaries not to divert the funds but apply it on what it was meant for which is to support their farming activities,” he said.

Some of the beneficiaries who addressed the media after they received their cheques, lauded the state government for promoting agriculture sector in the state.

The Chairman, Agbewumi Cocoa Group, Mr. Ajibade Moshood, commended the commitment of the state government to revamp agriculture.

Moshood, who assured of the timely repayment of the loan, said, “We shall use the fund for the purpose it was meant for.”

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JUST IN: Gov. Makinde Signed Revised 2020 Budget Appropriation into Law

Gov Makinde Signed Reviewed 2020 Budget Appropriation into Law

The Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde signed into law the reviewed 2020 appropriation budget.

The State lawmakers yesterday passed the bill reviewing the budget from N213billion to N174billion, noting that there is a substantial justification for the request made by the executive arm of government.
The streamlining of the budget size tends to achieve a realistic budgeting in the State which is one of the key advocacies of the finance and budget experts.

The newly reviewed budget is to accommodate the latest financial reality of the nation and the State courtesy of the COVID-19 pandemic which has led to drastic drop in oil price, national revenue and subsequently reduction in federal allocation to States and revenue generation in Oyo State.

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Ondo Election: Akeredolu Names Lucky Ayedatiwa Running Mate

Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo State has just announced Lucky Ayedatiwa, a former representative of the state on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as his running mate for the October 10 election.

Oduduwa News confirmed that Mr Ayedatiwa’s name was sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday.

He is a native of Obe-Nla, an oil-bearing community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.

Confirming the development, Mr Akeredolu uploaded a graphic showing his name and Mr Ayedatiwa on Twitter on Wednesday.

gathered from sources within the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the latest development has dashed the hope of many chieftains battling for the tickets.

Those that were said to have shown interest asides Mr Ayedatiwa include former members of the state assembly, former federal lawmakers, and some aspirants who stepped down for Mr Akeredolu in the just concluded primary election.

The governor was said to have settled for a traditional member of the APC to avoid the same trouble he had with Agboola Ajayi who left Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to APC four years ago and then returned to contest under the opposition party ahead of the upcoming election.

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We will take over LAUTECH, Seyi Makinde vows

Seyi Makinde vows to take over LAUTECH

The conflict of interest between the governments of Osun State and Oyo State on the administration of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho might be finally laid to rest with the decision of Oyo State Government to negotiate the sole ownership of the school.

Speaking on the desire of Oyo State to own Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, the Governor said Oyo is currently negotiating with Osun State. “The way LAUTECH has been running over the years is that from January to June, Oyo State would take up the responsibility of paying the subventions to the institution while Osun would pay from July to December. ” Since we expressed the desire to own the school, we don’t want any situation where the challenges that the school experienced in the past would continue and we have agreed that we would continue to pay subventions to the school.

Meanwhile, we have released their subvention for the month of July on the 25th of July. “This is a demonstration of our commitment to see that LAUTECH survives and I am very optimistic that at the end we will achieve the objective of sole ownership of LAUTECH very soon.”

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We will take over LAUTECH soon, Seyi Makinde vows

Seyi Makinde vows to take over LAUTECH

The conflict of interest between the governments of Osun State and Oyo State on the administration of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomosho might be finally laid to rest with the decision of Oyo State Government to negotiate the sole ownership of the school.

Speaking on the desire of Oyo State to own Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, the Governor said Oyo is currently negotiating with Osun State. “The way LAUTECH has been running over the years is that from January to June, Oyo State would take up the responsibility of paying the subventions to the institution while Osun would pay from July to December. ” Since we expressed the desire to own the school, we don’t want any situation where the challenges that the school experienced in the past would continue and we have agreed that we would continue to pay subventions to the school.

Meanwhile, we have released their subvention for the month of July on the 25th of July. “This is a demonstration of our commitment to see that LAUTECH survives and I am very optimistic that at the end we will achieve the objective of sole ownership of LAUTECH very soon.”

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Viral Video: LUTH Medical Doctors Fault Stella’s Claim on Hydroxychloroquine COVID-19 Cure

The Lagos Teaching Hospital LUTH Medical Directors has expressed shock over the trending video of Dr. Stella Immanuel, a medical doctor in the United States of America, who claimed that a combination of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Zinc and Zithromax could cure coronavirus.

In a statement yesterday signed by the president of the Guild, Prof. Olufemi Emmanuel Babalola, the medical directors said the video had been shared all over the country and led to many people justifiably asking the question of what doctors think about it.

Olufemi stated that it was important for people to understand it was just Immanuel’s personal opinion, which has no scientific backing and could simply be regarded as “unsubstantiated claims”.

In the video that has gone viral, Dr. Immanuel claimed to have treated over 350 patients in her clinic in Houston, Texas, with the combination of Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), Zinc and Zithromax.

But Olufemi said “people must understand that this is not scientific evidence and just her own personal, unsubstantiated claims.”

He stated that although some studies had suggested that Hydrochloroquine was effective, while others had come to the opposite conclusion, hence the need for a medical research that had started.

“As we speak, a study is underway in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on its efficacy and safety. Subsequently, a meta-analysis of all these studies should be undertaken to pool all the results and come up with a summative analysis which will guide clinicians,” Olufemi said.

He submitted that until all these have been done, all anecdotal claims such as the one by Immanuel must be taken with a pinch of salt.

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BREAKING: Many feared dead, others injured as gas explosion rocks Ajao Estate, Lagos

An explosion just occurred at Afariogun Road, Ajao Estate, Lagos State. It was learnt by ODUDUWA NEWS that several buildings were seen with flames while a lot of properties have been turned into ashes. As at the time of reporting, no details of casualties said to have been recorded by the Security Agencies but some eye witnesses gave account that several people feared dead. Details later.

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GUEST COLUMN: Paradox of Poverty By Ololade Edun

Paradox of Poverty

He who wears poverty like a gown knitted from golden threads,
Whose hands house the biggest watch from the line of Rolexa.

Forgive him for he has time no more to spend on instagram,
Behind bars – his new home as a superstar for criminals.

Forgive the rich ones whose parents wear beautiful rags,
Thou who abandoned his kinsmen while chasing the king of papers.

Watch his mother dance round the village square with old Akwete,
How she bend, break and beg for spoilt akpu from the kingmakers,
Yet her son is a king on social media, the leader of chop life geng.

Have you seen that sun shines not on their hut because all they do is hurt,
When the rain fall, it fails to course their farmland because of curse,
Woe betide Obi who choose to bless our ancestral land with disgrace.

I won’t lay curse on the skeletons of those that blessed this union,
But we will pardon Anupampam the ray-diant puppy,
The one from the land of the sleeping sun and snake eaters.

Who will wash of this smell of disgrace they brought to our land?
A requiem to Aanonja the greatest of all useless palm wine tappers,
I failed to be awed, bastards after all do take after their fathers.

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COVID-19: Osun Cancels Eidel-el-Kabir Prayers

In a statement released today by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji, the State Government has canceled Eid-el-Kabir Congregational Service in the State to prevent further spread of COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Secretary in his remark urged the Muslim faithfuls and the people of Osun State to cooperate with the State Government to prevent further spread of the disease and that the decision though painful but is the best he can adopt at this time having carefully studied the trend of the disease.

He however enjoins the Muslim faithfuls to use the festive to pray fervently for Nigeria and the entire world to defeat the invisible enemy.

Thr full statement of the Secretary to the State Government is as follows:

Covid-19: Osun cancels Eid prayers, okays Juma’at service in mosques

The Government of the State of Osun has cancelled the congregational Eid-ul-adha (Sallah) prayers across the State ahead of the July 31 festivities.

It however added that the regular Friday Juma’at service will hold in line with the existing safety protocols and guidelines put in place by the State government.

A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji on Tuesday, disclosed that the cancellation of the Eid prayer was necessitated by the continuous rise of COVID-19 cases in the State, which he said had escalated into a community transmission stage.

Oyebamiji further said “Having appraised how the state is currently faring with respect to the global health emergency, vis-a-vis the fact that Eid-el- Kabir and Juma’at fall on the same day, there would be no Eid congregation or prayers on Friday, July 31. However, Juma’at service will hold in line with the existing safety protocols and guidelines.

“Osun is still recording rising figures of confirmed COVID-19 cases amidst an active community transmission stage of the pandemic. This coupled with the fact that people whose COVID-19 status has not been ascertained would be travelling into the State from different parts of the country, in the spirit of the celebration.

“Our health managers are also worried by the recent surge in active cases, and have warned that the State could experience galloping figures due to continued disobedience of safety protocols if it allows any kind of specially high density gatherings or congregation. And the State cannot afford the impact of any form of large gathering such as the kind expected at praying grounds and the associated difficulties of enforcing the safety protocols against COVID-19.

“Therefore, the State Government does not want its citizens exposed to this dangerous infection, especially among the aged and those with underlying health conditions”, he added.

The SSG while wishing all Muslim faithful a happy Eid-el-Kabir celebration ahead on behalf of the Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola and the government, assured that the State Government “is not relenting in its fight to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, and to rid the State of it. The government is, and will continue to take necessary actions towards ensuring the safety and security of its people”.

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JUST IN: Oyo Assembly Approves Revised N174bn 2020 Budget

The Oyo State House of Assembly in its Plenary today unanimously approved the sum of N174billion newly reviewed budget for the year 2020.

The newly approved budget came to realization having amended the earlier quoted budget before the outbreak of COVID-19. The State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde having realized that the earlier passed 2020 budget could not be achieved due to the ravaging COVID-19 Pandemic and the resultant effect on the economy of the State went to the State House of Assembly to present the newly reviewed budget.

In the meantime, N70 Million was approved for The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, N210 million for Traffic Management Board, N1billion for Housing Corporation, N20 Million for Civil Service Commission among others as read by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin.

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