The Federation of Ibadan Students’ Union under the leadership of Aare Fakolade Anuoluwapo TIMFAK has sent a congratulatory message to Gov. Seyi Makinde on his re-election as the Governor of the State for a second term.
In his speech, Aare Fakolade Anuoluwapo TIMFAK described Gov. Makinde as the Governor of the people, whom the people are well pleased with, and implored the Governor to see his second term as an opportunity to consolidate on the good things he has done in this first term.
“Your Excellency Sir, Governor Engr Seyi Makinde , I warmly congratulate you on your re-election victory and May your second term in office continues to witness more resourcefulness, conferment of democratic benefits and good governance to the people of Oyo State as you have done in the first 4years of your administration Sir”
“The good people of Oyo State have spoken loud and clear and its a very clear message “Let SEYI GOVERN AGAIN”.
Your re-election is a testament to your huge leadership acumen and selfless servitude to the people who you hold in high esteem.
Congratulations on your victory at the polls once again it is a well deserved one for the good people Of Oyo State. We hope the students Community expecially the indigenous association deserves better in this coming years ahead.
On behalf of the entire Ibadan Students Union both home and abroad, I We wish you a productive and successful engagement throughout this tenure”
The Federation of Ibadan Students’ Union, Osun State University on Sunday congratulated His Excellency, Engr Oluseyi Makinde on his re-election victory.
In a statement signed by the Union President, they described Gov. Seyi Makinde victory as a results of the unprecedented success recorded in his first tenure.
The full statement reads:
“On behalf of the Leadership and member of The Federation of Ibadan Student Union, Osun State University Chapter , We heartily congratulate the Governor Re-Elected His Excellency. Engr Oluwaseyi Abiodun Makinde, and the Deputy Governor, Adebayo Adeleke Lawal, on the resounding victory at the polls in the just concluded gubernatorial election.
From the time you assumed office in May 2019, your administration has delivered many unprecedented accomplishments that can only be traced to the the ingenuity of your personality and the purposefulness of results-driven governance.
We wish your administration the best of leadership and pray that Almighty Allah grants you and your team more wisdom, strength, and guidance to deliver on your promise to do more.
His Excellency, Engr Oluseyi Makinde has been declared winner of the March 18th Gubernatorial in Oyo State.
According to the State Returning Officer, Professor Bamire, Obafemi Awolowo University Vice-Chancellor, Makinde, won 31 out of the 33 Local Governments in the State with 563, 756 votes and his close Contestants of the All Progressive Congress, Senator Teslim Folarin polled 256, 685 votes.
A huge crowd of supporters grounded human and vehicular movement in Ibadan on Wednesday, staging a walk in support of the Gubernatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Governor Seyi Makinde.
The crowd included Nigerian youths, Teachers, Civil Servants, Traders, Artisans, motor dealers among others.
The enthusiastic supporters of Governor Seyi Makinde began the solidarity march at Mapo through Beere, Oje, Gate, Total Garden and terminated the walk at the State secretariat, Ibadan.
It was organized by a support group, led by the trio of Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, Mr. Oriyomi Hamzat, and Ms. Seyi Peace.
The supporters defied the cloudy weather and walked round several streets in a carnival-like atmosphere.
They walked tirelessly, making their voices heard and chanting songs in support of Gov. Seyi Makinde.
Appreciating the people for their love and dedication to his re-election bid, Governor Makinde expressed confidence that the outcome of the election would favour the People’s Democratic Party.
The governor charged the people to come out en-masse, vote and stand by their votes.
At the state secretariat, representatives of various unions, associations and beneficiaries of Government employment under Makinde’s administration, reiterated their support for Gov. Makinde.
Various speakers at the rally described Makinde as having competence, character, and capacity and is qualified to continue another four years, as the Governor of Oyo State.
The solidarity walk was also used to sensitize members of the public on the need to carry out their civic responsibility at the poll.
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E-signed:
Hon. Wasiu Olatubosun, Ph.D., Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Oyo State. March 9, 2023.
Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that the state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde, has allegedly rebranded operational vehicles of the State Security Outfit, Amotekun Corps, into police colours and also distributed police uniforms to some political thugs with a view to earning them legitimacy to move round polling units during this Saturday election and perpetrate electoral malpractices in favour of the People’s Democratic Party.
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In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, Oyo APC wondered why the governor was hellbent on perpetrating electoral fraud, despite the widespread lies and innuendos from his propaganda machines that he’s a performer, one who doesn’t even need any campaigns to win reelection in the state..
“Is the governor now afraid of his own shadow, to the point he’s ready to do just about anything to get re-elected?” the party queried.
Calling on the police to investigate the matter, so that the governor does not succeed in his evil plans, capable of throwing the state into pandemonium, Oyo APC enjoined residents of the state to be watchful as they go out on Saturday to perform their civic responsibility, lest they fall into the hands of state-sponsored terrorists in the mould of Amotekun, now rebranded as the police.
“Clutching on to all available straws, Governor Makinde, having reached his wits-end, is willing and ready to do just about anything, including doing the unthinkable; such as rebranding operational vehicles and sewing police uniforms for Amotekun corps.
“As a party and a people; stakeholders in this state’s project, we shall do all that’s legally permissible to ensure the safety and security of our people before, during and after Saturday’s polls.
“What baffles us as a law-abiding party is why the state’s chief security officer will be the one to make the state ungovernable. Is this just about winning an election, or more about hating the good people of Oyo State to the point of harming and maiming them?”, the party asked.
Noting that it wasn’t surprised about Governor Makinde’s latest antics, especially as it relates to the disruption of public peace due to his penchant for violence, advertised in his association with an ex-convict, Mukaila Lamidi Auxiliary, chairman of the state’s park management system, who despite his notoriety and allegations of committing grievous capital offences, has remained a sacred cow, who now emboldened, goes about terrorizing the people
The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo state has called on Governor Seyi Makinde to either refund the whopping sum of N5.2billion which his administration purportedly spent on the remodeling of the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan or risk being dragged to the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) to account for the alleged fraud involved in the award and execution of the ‘failed project’.
This latest reaction from Oyo APC, apparently, came against the backdrop of the reports credited to the Interim Management Committee (IMC) which described the soccer pitch of the Adamasingba Stadium (the home ground of the Shooting Stars Sports Club) as falling below standard and unplayable. IMC is the body set up by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to oversee the nation’s elite soccer league.
In a statement issued on Wednesday and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC berated Gov. Makinde over his refusal to explain to the world the details of all the stadiums and sport facilities he has used the sum of N5.2b to fix since he claimed that the said amount was not expended on only Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan.
“Most of our people who visited the Stadium in Adamasingba to watch the recent home matches of our darling team (3SC) against El-Kanemi Warriors and Nasarawa United respectively had given an unpleasant report about the whole stadium facility particularly the soccer pitch which has just been confirmed as an eyesore by the IMC. This is against the impression which the Makinde administration had created through the mass media.
“It is recalled that the lid was first blown open on the very day the purportedly remodeled stadium was being recommissioned and the event attracted disgrace to Gov. Makinde and the good people of the state instead of the anticipated applause. It happened that the whole place became waterlogged and messy as a result of a minor downpour. What happened on that day should have made Gov. Makinde throw in the towel but he only followed it up another media campaign equating the substandard stadium facility with those of Maracana, Emirates and Nou Camp in Brazil, England and Spain respectively.
“Meanwhile, the revelation coming from IMC about the sordid job done on Adamasingba Stadium did not come to us as a surprise since we had established that the present PDP administration of Gov. Makinde is synonymous with fraudulent contract awards and poor delivery. This is a government that would sponsor some cronies to register some companies with the Corporate Affairs Commission today with a view to giving the emergency construction outfits tomorrow without any recourse to Due Process law.
“Sad enough, we also have it on good authority that the orchestrated 5 kilometre road contract award imposed on each of the 33 Local Government Council chairmen totalling 165 kilometres across the state has been given out to the same fake company being used to siphon the resources of the state since 2019. The arrangement this time is for the proxies behind the company to attend to some street roads across Ibadan at random after collecting the full sum for the inflated 165Km road contract and then disappear.” Oyo APC lamented.
A professional group, Omituntun Initiative in Diaspora (OID) on Saturday, 21st of January 2023 organised Food Bank at Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Persons, Temidire, Moniya in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
According to the team leader of the OID Food Bank Outreach, Pastor (Mrs) Omonike Aderibigbe who delivered the goodwill message on behalf of the group stated that the Food Bank is part of the activities of OID in supporting His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde led administration. “We should be our brothers keeper at all times and share with less privileged among ourselves”.
She further stated that their visit to the Rehabilitation Center won’t be the last as the Center will be recommended for use in subsequent programmes and at the same time recommend it to friends and family who will like to come and donate to them. She called on well meaning Nigerians and other non Governmental organisation as Government cannot do it alone.
Pastor (Mrs) Aderibigbe also emphasised that OID members are not politicians, they are league of professionals from all walks of life who believe in Governor Seyi Makinde laudable programmes and can be described as “Afenifere” of His Excellency, with membership across the globe working tirelessly to ensure that Governor Makinde succeeds, including his re-election coming up in March, 2023.
Also speaking during the presentation, OID Youth Ambassador Leader of Akinyele Local Government, Comrade Moruf Oladejo appealed to the youth, most especially those who are yet to get their PVCs to do so before the closing date as announced by INEC and that Engr. Seyi Makinde should be given another term to finish the laudable developmental projects in the State.
Lastly, the host Principal Mrs A. O Sonuga expressed her appreciation to the group and also informed that she specially appreciates His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde for the timely payment of their salaries, by putting smile on their faces every month and prayed that God Almighty will grant him all his heart desires.
In their responses, four students of the Rehabilitation Center who gave vote of thanks on behalf of their colleagues appreciated the organisers and prayed for Engr. Seyi Makinde to come victorious in the forthcoming 2023 Gubernatorial Election.
Present at the event were Mr Adeshina Ojo, Mrs Ruth Oyelade, OID Youth Ambassadors Leaders Ibraheem Olalekan, Qudus Olayiwola, Samuel Olaseinde, Oluwasogo Akinpelu, Damilare Ogundibo, Kayode Ajan,i Kehinde Sanni, among others.
Oyo State governor, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde, on Monday, announced that the next five years will bring about a huge transformation in the fortunes of Akinyele Local Government Area in the state. The governor stated that his claim would come to pass because of the various landmark projects and infrastructure being put up in the area.
The governor, who stated this while campaigning across the council, maintained that ongoing projects such as the Inland Dry Port, the African Development Bank’s Agroprocessing Zone, the Oyo State government-initiated Ilutuntun City as well as the multifarious infrastructure projects put in place by his administration, will make Akinyele the richest local government in the state within the next five to 10 years. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on behalf of the Seyi Makinde 2023 Campaign Media Team, quoted the governor as noting that lands will become gold in Akinyele Local Government, warning traditional rulers to avoid indiscriminate sale of lands. The governor, who met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) at the First Baptist Church, Alade, Moniya; the League of Imams, Akinyele Local Government at the Central Mosque Moniya and the traditional worshippers at the Isese Temple, Moniya, urged the religious leaders to support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidates in National Assembly, state Assembly and governorship elections. Also speaking at the Kara Market and the Moniya Junction venue of the campaign, Governor Makinde said his administration has been able to deliver on its campaign promises, including free qualitative education, expansion of the state’s economy through quality roads, security of lives and property through the creation of Amotekun and support for the federal security agencies, among others.
The governor, who stated that everything his administration has been able to achieve under Omituntun 1.0 will be consolidated under Omituntun 2.0, warned residents not to allow opposition political parties who have nothing to campaign with to deceive them ahead of the coming elections.
Speaking with traditional rulers in the council, during a meeting held at the Award Hall, Akinyele Local Government Secretariat, Moniya, the governor declared that he will be ready to approve any internal reform on chieftaincy issues so far such reforms emanated from the Olubadan-in-Council. He equally promised to review the 5 per cent allocation to traditional rulers in the state, saying that he will never work against the interest of the traditional institution. He said: “We had a meeting like this in 2019 and I never minced words on what my government would represent then. And one thing I promised you was that I may not be right all the time, but that I will be honest all the time with the people of Oyo State.
“The major issue you have raised today is about the beaded crown. When the problem started then with Olubadan-in-Council, I said it where CCII gave me a chieftaincy title that I will always be on the side of the Olubadan, even against the sitting government then. There are a few mix-ups and I will explain it to you today. “I greet you the Kabiyesi of Ijaiye. You have commended us for fixing the road that leads to your environment and it is the same location we have the Pacesetter Quarry. We did it and handed it over.
“You may be concerned that the operations of the Quarry is not enough but I have not asked OYSIPPA about the proceeds coming out of the site as long as it is boosting the commerce of Ijaiye in terms of production of asphalt, creation of jobs for the indigenes. So, that is enough for me because, since 2011, nothing has been happening at the site.
“On the issue of the crown, when the last Olubadan joined his ancestors, nobody could say anything and we would not have been able to install the new Olubadan if we had not withdrawn the case from court. I know that you mounted pressure on them. I am before you today and I can say that there is no hidden agenda. The progress of Ibadan and our environments is all I desire.
“So, I asked them to withdraw the case to clear the path for us to install the new Olubadan, which they did. And I said to them that it is not the right traditional practice for the governor to be installing a monarch. We have an Imperial Majesty in Ibadan, which is the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Whatever reform you are making, do it and bring it to me, I gwill approve it.
“So, today, I want to appeal that the council of Obas and Olubadan-in-Council sit together and come up with an internal reform, because you know everything that is happening internally. “Any reform that comes from you is the one that is sustainable. You don’t have to come and lobby me. Once you are done and the Olubadan-in-Council brings it to me, I give you the assurance that I will sign it.”
The governor also promised that the issue of complaints over lands acquired for the Dry Port and Ilutuntun Business District would be looked into, noting that compensation will be paid to those whose lands were acquired for the Dry Port within the next few weeks.
He, however, urged that residents of Akinyele should also be prepared for land swap deals in a way that will bring greater benefits to the community, saying: “The monarchs should be prepared for such land swap deals in Akinyele too. They should hold those they are in charge of, because the land is our gold here, and Akinyele Local Government is one of the major beneficiaries of the deal.
“Other local governments, such as Iseyin and even Ajia in Ona-Ara, where I am from, because of the Circular Road, will benefit from the prosperity of Akinyele.
“If you are going from Moniya to Iseyin, you would have seen a lot of estates springing up, and even the special agro-processing zone is also here. So, Akinyele, in the next five years, will be the richest local government area in Oyo State.”
Speaking during his meeting with the Muslim community of Akinyele Local Government, the governor also pledged to fix that Ojo-Ayegun Road before the end of the present administration in the state.
He also hinted that the state has sought the approval of the Federal Government to dualise the 9.78km Ojo-Moniya Road.
On the entourage of the governor were his deputy, Barr. Abdulroheem Bayo Lawal and other top government functionaries; wife of the governor, Engr. Tamunominini Makinde; wife of the former governor of Oyo State, Mrs. Mutiat Ladoja; chairman of the Oyo State Advisory Council, Senator Hosea Agboola; members of the Advisory Council, Senators Monsura Sunmonu and Gbenga Babalola.
Others were top PDP chieftains including the Deputy National Chairman (South), Amb. Taofeek Arapaja; Dr. Saka Balogun; Chief Jacob Adetoro; Chief Sunday Ogunlade, among others.
The wife of the executive chairman of Oorelope local government, Mrs Raheem Fatimoh kikelomo on Thursday, October 6th, gifted women of the local government food packages to serve as a support system for families.
Presenting the Items, Mrs Raheem stated that the gesture was in line with good work her husband is doing in the local government which is a reflection of His Excellency, Engr Oluseyi Makinde priority in putting the welfare of the people first.
Speaking futher, she charges women to participate more actively in politics and ensure the they support the re-election of Engr. Oluseyi Makinde for continuity.
Presents at the venue were the Vice Chairman of the council Hon Duro Atoyebi who represented the Executive Chairman, Leader of House Hon. Adekitan Lateef, Secretary to the chairman of Local Government Hon Shittu Salaudeen, Chief of staff Hon. Ajaniila Abdulganeey, Supervisory Councils Hon. Rabiu Medinat, Hon. Adeniran Felicia, Hon. Jimoh Yusuf, Hon. Abdulrasheed Jeleel, PDP party chairman Hon. Adeoti Azeez, Alh. Yusuf Sarafadeen Alwajud,Alh. Alagbaje, Alh. Safariyu, PDP women Leaders, PDP Ward Chairmen, HLGA, DAGS, DESS, among others.
While addressing the beneficiary through Vice chairman, Hon Raheem Akeem encouraged all indigenous of Oorelope local government to support God Project Seyi/Bayo 2023,he stressed that Governor Seyi Makinde will win the election come 2023 let also contribution our quotes inorder to have our says in the next administration
The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde has announced that lecturers at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, will be denied subvention if they fail to return to work despite the state government’s demand to resume academic activities at the university.
On Saturday, the governor made the news during a media engagement at the BCOS Television house in Ibadan to commemorate his third year in office.
The governor said that if the lecturers do not return to work, the state government will not pay their subvention.
He said, “If the lecturers were sensitive, they should not have joined the industrial action. As of today, their subvention is being withhold. If they don’t go back to school, I won’t pay their subvention.
“The students must know who to hold accountable. We expect 100 per cent cooperation but some want to play politics.
“We will only pay those who return to their duties. I don’t care whether it’s an election year. I will only do what is right till the last day of the tenure.”
