Tag: Gov Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola

Tribute to Femi Oyetola on his birthday By Ismail Omipidan

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I have encountered a few first families in my life. But my encounter with Mustapha Sule Lamido, son of former Jigawa State Governor, Alh. Sule Lamido, changed my perception about children of governors. Humble. Smart. Respectful. I had thought it would be my last close encounter with children of first families until August last year when providence brought me to Osun. I resumed on August 5, just a few days to Sallah. I was still trying to settle down, trying to know the family. One morning, on Sallah day, he…

Post COVID-19: Osun plans big for Mining, Agric …as Exco approves appointment of Two Monarchs

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The State Government of Osun has disclosed plans put in place to diversify its economy into agriculture and mining as part of its post COVID-19 economic revival strategies. This was contained in a Press Statement by the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, after the fifth virtual State Executive Council meeting, held on Monday 18th May 2020. Egbemode announced that the State Executive Council agreed to empower 5764 Farmers to grow cassava, cotton and engage in fish farming, with the help of the Central Bank of…

Osun discharges six more COVID-19 patients

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Government of The State of Osun has discharged six more COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice to the virus, in line with the National Centre for Disease Control protocol, following their treatment at the Isolation Centre in Ejigbo. The State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, who made this known via his official Twitter handle, @GboyegaOyetola on Wednesday afternoon, said the six were among the remaining seven Ivory Coast returnees at the Ejigbo isolation centre. “Another good news from our Isolation Centre, as 6 more COVID-19 patients have tested negative twice, in…

LOCKDOWN: Osun Govt doles out 6,020 bags of rice to residents

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The State Government of Osun on Wednesday commenced the distribution a total number of 6,020 bags of rice to residents as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the lockdown in the state. The 6,020 bags of 50kg rice according to the government will be distributed across the 3,010 polling units in the state. The State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola disclosed this on Wednesday, when he flagged off the distribution exercise at the Government Secretariat, Abeere, Osogbo. Oyetola said the food items were procured solely by the state government as…

Osun: Excavating the Ruins of the ‘Oranminran’ Years, By Festus Adedayo

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A major and consequential event took place last week in the quiet state of Osun which students of politics, power and government should take more than passing interest in. The State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, last Monday assented the recommendations of a panel set up to review some of the policies of his predecessor and boss, Rauf Aregbesola, who is now the Minister of Interior. Oyetola was his Chief of Staff. The state executive council not only approved the recommendations of the committee, made up of very respectable persons in the…

Osun Education stakeholders commend reopening of Baptist Govt High school, Oshogbo

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The Governor, State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has approved the re-opening of Baptist Government High School, Gbodofon, Osogbo. In a press statement signed by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Hon. Folorunsho Oladoyin disclosed that the decision to reopen the school was followed by appeals from stakeholders and leaders of thoughts who were convinced that the students have learnt their lessons and have shown remorse over the unruly behaviour that led to the closure of the school last year. While addressing the teachers of the school, the Coordinating Director Osun central…

Gov Bello Congratulates Oyetola on Supreme Court Victory

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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has congratulated Governor Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola Of Osun State on the affirmation of his electoral victory by the Supreme Court, 5 July 2019. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onogwu Muhammed, Governor Bello described the Supreme Court judgement as victory for democracy and enjoined Governor Oyetola to extend hands of fellowship to his opponents and ensure that the state gets purposeful leadership. “I have been at election tribunal down to the Supreme Court and can attest to the level…