As the State Government challenges the court order empowering local government Chairmen to remain in office, the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has cautioned the government against the creation of local governments. The party said its concern was that such a development would cause confusion in the state. The party spoke through its Director of Publicity, Ayo Fadaka. It said it was aware...
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A faction of the state House of Assembly, attempted to forcefully occupy the chambers of the house but were rebuffed by eagle eyed security officials. The warring 26members of the House have been at loggerheads over the speakership of the assembly in the last two months. Consequently, security had been beefed up at the Assembly, following a plot by the 13 lawmakers loyal to Malachi...
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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, has approved the appointment of Mr Ifedayo Abegunde, as the Secretary to the State Government. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Olusegun Ajiboye announced this in Akure. Ifedayo Sunday Abegunde, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, representing Akure North and South Constituency, was first elected in 2003 and also in 2011. Before his second term ended, he was sacked by...
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Ondo State retired General Olu Bajowa, has described the late Maj-Gen Adeyinka Adebayo , as a pillar of unity that ensured the West did not break away from the country during the Nigerian civil war. Speaking during a condolence visit to the Lagos home of the late general in Ikeja GRA, , he noted that the country has lost a doyen of the generals ,...
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Ondo and eight other states in the federation, are to benefit from the UNITED Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) $3 million entrepreneurship project. The project is aimed at preparing young people to create their own employment from secondary schools. The other states are Anambra, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Delta, Katsina, Ogun and Oyo. Noriko Takahashi, Industrial Development Officer, said the UNIDO project will support the...
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The new leadership in the state has been running battles with the 18 local governments in the state. Since he assumed office as the sixth Executive Governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu’s body language has been discomfort with the local government chairmen elected under the platform of the PDP last year and would be in office till the end of their tenure in 2019. He...
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More than 60 farmers and traders from Okitipupa and Irele local government areas have benefited from the training and empowerment programmes facilitated by the member, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Mike Adeniyi Omogbehin. The programme, tagged, ‘Post Season Intervention’, was executed by the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) through Ewakitty Nig. Ltd. The two-day programme which held between...
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Immediate past Governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has advised policy makers across Africa, to make healthcare delivery top priority , by emplacing performance-based mechanism that will see Africa overcoming its health challenges. He stated this while delivering a keynote address on , “The Future of Health Engagement with Nigeria” , at the ongoing conference on Global Health by the Centre for Strategic and...
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My Good People of Ondo State, To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the sun (Eccl. 3:1). Exactly eight (8) years ago, I stood before the entire world to be inaugurated, as ordained by God, as Governor of our dear Ondo State, through the instrumentality of your votes, love and support, which remains unprecedented in many respects. Truly,...
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Inaugural Speech of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu Humbled by the uncommon kindness of the Almighty God and an unequivocal expression of preference by the good people of Ondo State, exemplified by the victory of our great party at the last gubernatorial election, I am extremely delighted to share with you all the joy of this day of glory.We are grateful to Almighty God for granting this...
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