Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has withdrawn with immediate effect, the list of appointments made recently into the thirty-three local governments in the state.
ODUDUWA NEWS recalls that the governor had released list of appointments of secretaries, supervisory councilors, special assistants and others.
The reason for the withdrawal, though sketchcy but is said to be as a result of irregularities noticed in the list.
It was learnt that leaders of the party had inundated the governor with calls over removal and replacement of some names and positions.
The governor also directed those that have been inaugurated too to be withdrawn.
The most popular Oyo State Political team,(Team 4+4) for governor Seyi Makinde second term has declared it unwavering support for Ambassador TAOFEEK OLADEJO ARAPAJA as he joined the race to become the Deputy National Chairman Of People Democratic Party (PDP).
Ambassador TAOFEEK OLADEJO ARAPAJA who emerged as the Chairman South West PDP some months ago has relinquished the position to contest as the Deputy National Chairman in the coming National Congress of PDP which will come up on 30th-31st of Oct. 2021 in Abuja.
Team 4+4 while speaking with journalist, described Amb. Taofeek Arapaja as a man with ocean of intelligent,and a man who is embedded with a wide political experience, these reasons and others leadership role played successfully recently by him as southwest PDP chairman in uniting our party (PDP) nationally,made us(team 4+4) to give undaunted support for him to run as PDP deputy National chairman, so he can use his wealth of experience to bring more unity to the party which we believed will bring victory for the party atlarge in the forthcoming general election.
The team stated further that Amb. Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja vast knowledge of the party cannot be limited to the Southwest alone but can be Utilized at the National level because of his zeal and readiness for team work with others executives to attain the seat of Power at federal level come 2023.
Knowing well that Ambassador TAOFEEK OLADEJO ARAPAJA as Southwest Chairman controls six(6) States of the southwest and within short time in office he has touched and tour round the states for settlement so as to achieve undefittable structure ahead 2023 general election,we believe if he win again as PDP Deputy National Chairman in the coming National congress,the party victory in 2023 general election is 💯 certain.
As a progressive political team for Seyi Makinde 4+4 agenda (team 4+4) under the leadership of Hon.Gbenga Adewusi Ayinde a.k.a Arole we wish Amb.Taofeek Oladejo Arapaja a brilliant success ahead.
Signed: Team 4+4 Led by Hon. OLUGBENGA AYINDE ADEWUSI AROLE (CHAIRMAN OYO STATE SPORTS COUNCIL).
As the State Congress of the All Progressive Congress draws nearer, we present to you, a mother, community developer, and an advocate of good governance, who has been at the forefront of developing human capacity for the transformation of the society.
The All Progressive Congress women wing is safe and secure with Mrs Omolola Odekunbi, this is evident in her tremendous services to human development through the various position she has occupied in the past, and still occupying. There is no doubt, that she has paid the price, and there is no other person who can perform the work better than her.
On behalf of other well-meaning APC Women in Oyo State, we hereby solicit support from delegates for our mother and leader, Mrs Omolola for the position of Oyo State APC Women Leader.
Mrs Omolola Odekunbi believes that politics is a very powerful tool and should be used to better the life of all and sundry. This continues to drive her interest and passion for politics.
The below information speaks of our candidate, kindly read through.
Mrs Omolola Odekunbi is an indefatigable and erudite educationist who is an indigene of Oyo state.
Omolola Odekunbi attended St Paul primary school Yemetu Ibadan, for her primary School Education. She proceeded to Baptist High School, Iwo before she bagged her National Certificate in Education (NCE) at College of Education, Abraka, and then advanced to Delta State University, Abraka, for her B.Sc(Ed).
Mrs Omolola Odekunbi is a woman of honor, and a reputable tutor in the field of education. She worked as a tutor in the following educational institutions:
Rising to the peak of her educational career, Omolola Odekunbi, a renowned administrator, became the vice principal of Queen of Apostles School, Oluyoro, Ibadan. Also, she was the principal, Lagelu junior model school, and equally Principal, Bashorun high school, all in Ibadan.
Having given her best in tutorship and didactic service to the betterment of the coming generations, she happily retired from active teaching service at the peak of her career as a principal.
Omolola Odekunbi, because of her ability to organize, control, and manage human resources, became the first female president of Agbeni Methodist church Ibadan. She was an executive member of Torch bearer’s society of Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church (BAMAC), Iwo road, Ibadan.
She’s an Associate member, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators ( I.C.M.C.); Member, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. (T.R.C.N.)
She is an active member of the Mother’s Union and Women’s Guild of Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church, Iwo road, Ibadan. She is still a delegate to Ibadan North Diocese Anglican communion
Mrs. Omolola Odekunbi is the national president of Ibadan Linker’s Club ’95. She was once the National social secretary, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII). Her meticulousity and accountability earned her the position of the 2nd National Auditor, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII).
A woman of many firsts, Odekunbi was the first female president, NUT CICS Ltd, Agodi, Ibadan. She was the former branch vice chairman, N.U.T, Ibadan North East local government. The former President, Holy Trinity Grammar School mini-cooperative society.
She was a delegate member during the Zero party election in Nigeria.
She was a full time female member of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).
She was installed as the Otun Iya Ijo of St. Stephen Anglican Church, Ibadan.
She is a functional and current member of Nigeria Union of Teachers’ Elders’ Forum.
Mrs Omolola Odekunbi is the founder, Frontline Ladies’ Club of Ibadan, an affiliate of Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes(CCII).
She is the initiator and founder, APC Teachers’ Forum in Oyo state.
She was national resource person, Nigeria Union of Teachers’ study circle program.
Mrs. Omolola Odekunbi has always been a trusted hand; very cooperative in nature, and an amiable and respectable philanthropist.
She loves being in the midst of people, irrespective of their cultural, tribal, religious and political affiliation. In her leisure, she enjoys writing, travelling, and spending time with her family.
Good web design has visual weight, is optimized for various devices, and has content that is prioritized for the medium. The most important elements of a web page should have more visual weight to “naturally attract” a visitor’s attention.
Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.
Dieter Rams
Most users search for something interesting(or useful) and clickable; as soon as some promising candidates are found, users click. If the new page doesn’t meet users’ expectations, the back button is clicked and the search process is continued.
A good website should be easy to navigate
Not all websites are made equal. Some websites are simple, logical, and easy to use. Others are a messy hodgepodge of pages and links.
How are innovations in robotics changing the way we perceive the world?
Without website navigation, your visitors can’t figure out how to find your blog, your email signup page, your product listings, pricing, contact information, or help docs.
Quick and easy access to the content they’re after is more important for your website users than a… visually-stunning design.
Creating visual rhythms in your layouts
In design, rhythm is created by simply repeating elements in predictable patterns. This repetition is a natural thing that occurs everywhere in our world. As people, we are driven everyday by predictable, timed events.
Why does Bluetooth use lossy rather than lossless compression
One of the best ways to use repetition and rhythm in web design is in the site’s navigation menu. A consistent, easy-to-follow pattern—in color, layout, etc. Gives users an intuitive roadmap to everything you want to share on your site.
Elements that can help website visual composition
Nobody enjoys looking at an ugly web page. Garish colors, cluttered images and distracting animation can all turn customers “off” and send them shopping “somewhere else”. Basic composition rules to create more effective:
Be clear about your “focal points” and where you place them
Diving into UX and UI design
UX and UI: Two terms that are often used interchangeably, but actually mean very different things. So what exactly is the difference?
Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.
Massimo Vignelli
UX design refers to the term “user experience design”, while UI stands for “user interface design”. Both elements are crucial to a product and work closely together. But despite their relationship, the roles themselves are quite different.
Breaking down the barriers
Design is not the end-all solution to all of the worlds problems — but with the right thinking and application, it can definitely be a good beginning to start tackling them.
Good web design has visual weight, is optimized for various devices, and has content that is prioritized for the medium. The most important elements of a web page should have more visual weight to “naturally attract” a visitor’s attention.
Good design is making something intelligible and memorable. Great design is making something memorable and meaningful.
Dieter Rams
Most users search for something interesting(or useful) and clickable; as soon as some promising candidates are found, users click. If the new page doesn’t meet users’ expectations, the back button is clicked and the search process is continued.
A good website should be easy to navigate
Not all websites are made equal. Some websites are simple, logical, and easy to use. Others are a messy hodgepodge of pages and links.
How are innovations in robotics changing the way we perceive the world?
Without website navigation, your visitors can’t figure out how to find your blog, your email signup page, your product listings, pricing, contact information, or help docs.
Quick and easy access to the content they’re after is more important for your website users than a… visually-stunning design.
Creating visual rhythms in your layouts
In design, rhythm is created by simply repeating elements in predictable patterns. This repetition is a natural thing that occurs everywhere in our world. As people, we are driven everyday by predictable, timed events.
Why does Bluetooth use lossy rather than lossless compression
One of the best ways to use repetition and rhythm in web design is in the site’s navigation menu. A consistent, easy-to-follow pattern—in color, layout, etc. Gives users an intuitive roadmap to everything you want to share on your site.
Be clear about your “focal points” and where you place them
Diving into UX and UI design
UX and UI: Two terms that are often used interchangeably, but actually mean very different things. So what exactly is the difference?
Styles come and go. Good design is a language, not a style.
Massimo Vignelli
UX design refers to the term “user experience design”, while UI stands for “user interface design”. Both elements are crucial to a product and work closely together. But despite their relationship, the roles themselves are quite different.
Breaking down the barriers
Design is not the end-all solution to all of the worlds problems — but with the right thinking and application, it can definitely be a good beginning to start tackling them.
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has called for a redesigned Nigeria Constitution that will reflect the yearnings and aspirations of the people and take care of the interests of the various ethnic groups in the country.
Governor Akeredolu observed that the current agitations in the country are a pointer to the necessity and exigency of fundamental adjustments in the Constitution of the country.
The Governor spoke on Saturday at the 67th Anniversary and Annual Reunion of the Loyola College Ibadan Old Boys Association (LOCOBA) held at Premier Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State Capital.
Arakunrin Akeredolu, an alumnus of Loyola College, was the Guest Speaker at the event. He delivered a lecture titled “ Redesigning The Nigerian Constitution For National Development And Inclusiveness.”
He called on the constitution review committee of the National assembly to ensure that all submissions on the proposed constitutional amendments are scrutinised and analysed with a view to coming up with useful suggestions.
Governor Akeredolu said: “Democracy operates, presumably, on the principles of freedom to choose representative leadership, reflective of political alignments as dictated by current exigencies, a group’s exercise of considerable control on socio-economic activities and preservation of its identity as a component unit within a broader political entity.
“It is permissive, on a liberal scale, of the rights of individual citizens. It also imposes duties and places checks on propensities towards licentiousness.
“A democratic system can only be effective to the extent to which the legal processes driving it are structured.
“The Constitution of a country is the basic law. The aspirations, anxieties and expectations of a political entity must be well captured in the document.
“All other laws must flow from this legal fount. It is not important for a constitution to be voluminous. It should be concise and written in a simple but elegant prose. It should leave no section of the country, for which it is designed, in doubt as regards inclusivity. All component units must participate as equal partners.”
Arakunrin Akeredolu stressed that it is an indictment on the members of elite class to have allowed the current situation to endure, saying it mirrors the depth of understanding of politics and political processes of the ruling class.
“We operate a Constitution daubed federal with all trappings of pretension. Ours is about the only federalism which allows the central authority to control virtually all aspects of existence which give identities to the federating units.
“And now that we are faced with serious security challenges, we must be bold to consolidate on the initiatives undertaken by the states to complement the efforts of the security agencies at the centre.” The Governor said.
He asked the National Assembly to repeal the many laws establishing many agencies whose functions overlap or appear to compete with those of the states of the Federation.
Governor Akeredolu said the National Assembly, as part of its patriotic assignment, must also appropriate funds for the sustenance of moribund agencies of the Federal Government.
“There are too many of them. They should reduce, considerably, the number of items on the Exclusive List and increase those on the Residual List for proper devolution of powers.
“I suggest a copious adoption of provisions in the 1963 Republican Constitution as a guide in our quest for a new socio-legal order. If all these suggestions are considered, I have no doubt that we will reduce, drastically, the socio-economic problems which we face at the moment.
“Our journey towards nationhood will have commenced from point of the adoption of these submissions and many more.” He submitted.
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Friday, swore-in the seven commissioner nominees who were reappointed into the cabinet, charging them to keep raising the bar of governance.
The governor, while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony held at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, stated that names of the remaining commissioners would soon be made public.
He equally charged the reappointed commissioners to explore more innovative ways to deliver on their mandate and positively touch the lives of the good people of the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that the composition of the whole cabinet will be completed in the next few weeks.
The statement added that six of the reappointed commissioners retained their former Ministries, while the immediate past Commissioner for Women Affairs, Alhaja Faosat Ajoke Sanni was deployed to the Ministry of Special Duties.
The newly sworn-in commissioners include Mr. Akinola Ojo (Finance); Prof. Oyelowo Oyewo, SAN (Justice); Chief Bayo Lawal (Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters) and Prof. Dahud Sangodoyin (Public Works). Others are Mr. Ayansiju Lawal (Establishment and Training); Mr. Temilolu Ashamu (Energy and Mineral Resources) and Mrs. Faosat Sanni (Special Duties).
Speaking at the event, Governor Makinde said: “Two years ago, I inaugurated the first State Executive Council with 14 members initially and the number eventually grew to 17. The cabinet was dissolved about a month ago. All of you here who have been reappointed Honourable Commissioners were members of that cabinet. “Well, as they say, ‘you don’t change a winning team.’ Yes, that is true. But they didn’t say that we should not reassess our team. In fact, regular assessment and reassessment are important to keep teams working optimally. So, to all seven of you here today, I will say welcome back.
“I hope you have used the time to get enough rest and you are fully reinvigorated now for the task ahead. You have just under two years left to make even greater marks in your various Ministries.” Governor Makinde, who maintained that his administration will continue to take development to all the nooks and crannies of the state, said his government has done massive works along the four pillars upon which the roadmap to Accelerated Development in Oyo State 2019-2023 is built. “Our administration has become known for sustainable development in all sectors, with no communities left behind. We want to continue to do even more than what we have done before.
“I meet people and once they tell me they are from Oyo State, I ask them the geopolitical zone they are from. And once they tell me, I ask them if they have seen so and so projects in their communities. So, that is what we are known for. It is even development all across the state and that is where we really want to be. “Two years ago, I spoke to you about the key roles you will play in ensuring that our people partake of Omituntun. “Today, there is clear evidence of the massive works we have done in the four pillars upon which our Roadmap to Accelerated Development in Oyo State 2019-2023 is built.
“Yes, we have done so much already but this is not the time to rest on our oars but think of more innovative ways to deliver on our mandate and positively touch the lives of the good people of Oyo State.
“When we complete our tenure in office, we will have set a new bar of governance in Oyo State and I believe that by that time, I would have one or two things to learn from yourselves. You have taken a break and now you are back. “I remember that over a year ago, they said everything we were doing was audio. Then, I actually enjoyed being the ‘audio governor.’ For me being audio, they are acknowledging the visuals and by the time we are done, they will understand that we have set a new bar on governance.
“I was recently talking to a brother-governor and he said to me that, first, they called you audio. Now, they are saying we are seeing what you guys are doing. But then, they ask if those things are sustainable. We have sustained payment of salaries for our workers and pensioners in the state for over two years. So, they will constantly be shifting their position until they have nowhere else to shift to,” the governor added.
He equally stated that the new commissioners will all need to play their part in ensuring that emphatic and service-oriented leadership becomes the norm in the state, saying: “The people of Oyo State will no longer be dragged down to the days of mediocre leadership. You all have a role to play in ensuring that ’emphatic’ leadership becomes the new normal in Oyo State and, by extension, Nigeria because the whole country is watching. We should not relent but keep raising the bar. “Of course, we have provided the channels to ask questions. I will also continue to ask questions to ensure we remain on the path to sustainable development in the state. So, when I am holding you accountable to a very high standard, it is because some of you will go beyond the current leadership role to something even higher. “So, I urge you to rededicate yourselves to your positions. We have presented your scorecard before the state House of Assembly, which was a prerequisite to your reappointment. I want you to look at that assessment and ask yourselves if that was indeed your best. Are there ways you can serve the people better? Ask yourselves how you want to be remembered. Revisit the answers quarterly and measure your activities against your goal. “This is a sure way to self-correct any inadequacy you may notice.
“In the next few weeks, we will have the whole cabinet once more. Our goals will remain the same. We will do everything in our power to move Oyo State from poverty to prosperity. So, I congratulate you on your appointment. Let us do it again.”
Signed Taiwo Adisa Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde August 6, 2021.
