Tag: Akeredolu

Impeachment: Ondo Assembly serves Deputy Gov. Aiyedatiwa letter, Speaker alleges threat to life

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and Deputy Aiyedatiwa

The Ondo State House of Assembly has served the state Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, letter of allegation signaling his impeachment process. Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji, while briefing newsmen on Monday in Akure, said Aiyedatiwa was served today through a substituted service. The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday during plenary session directed the clerk to write the deputy governor on alleged gross misconducts. According to Oladiji, Since Wednesday Sept. 20, the house had been trying to see how to serve Aiyedatiwa the notice,…

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10th NASS Leadership:S/W Govs. Forum Chair, Gov Akeredolu, disagrees with APC NWC over imposition of candidates

Aminu Imam

The Chairman, South-West Governors Forum, and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has frowned at the zoning formula released a few days ago by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as regards the leadership positions of the yet-to-be inaugurated 10th National Assembly. Akeredolu, who described the move of the ruling partys NWC as a skewed arrangement that reinforced injustice and inequity, stressed that individuals positioning themselves as cabals due to their close ties with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, were behind the move. APC had a…

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Ondo Governor asks the electorates to vote leaders with good characters

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has urged the electorate to vote leaders with good character to move the country forward. Akeredolu stated this in Akure on Thursday at a programme organised by a socio- cultural and political group, The Atulunse Initiative, with the theme: Let Our Votes Count. The topic for the event was Ethical governance: Awos legacy as a case study. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, urged the people to shun vote buying at the forthcoming elections. It is the quality of followers that is affecting…

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“You’ll be arrested, prosecuted for treason” – Akeredolu warns Oodua nation agitators

Aminu Imam

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned that security agencies will be sent to checkmate those agitating for creation of Oodua ‘nation’ out of South-West Nigeria. Akeredolu, who is also the Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, spoke at the Launching of Emblem Appeal to flag-off the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebrations, which was held at the State Internal Revenue Service Hall, Akure, the state capital. Akeredolu said many lives have been laid down for the unity of the country, vowing that states in the Southwest will not allow…

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Defence Chief warns Ortom, Akeredolu against procuring AK-47 for security outfits

Aminu Imam

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Lucky Irabor, says no State has the power to procure automatic weapons for its security outfits. He said this yesterday, in an interview with newsmen after the National Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja. Recall that while inaugurating the first batch of personnel of Benue States security outfit in August, the governor, Samuel Ortom, had said sophisticated weapons would be provided for them. On his part, Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, in September, said the state will procure arms…

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“Security has gone beyond mere firing of guns” – Akeredolu

Aminu Imam

Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has stressed the importance of using modern technology, gadgets and equipment to effectively fight insecurity in the country. Akeredolu, who noted that security has gone beyond mere firing of guns, emphasised his belief in State Police as a recipe to guarantee security in the country. Represented by his Chief of Staff, Chief Olugbenga Ale, at the event held at Amotekun head office in Akure, the State capital, the governor appreciated the donor for supporting what is crucial to the state government at this time. The…

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Insecurity:”Nigerianslivinginfear”,AkeredolutellsBuhari

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the Southern Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, (SAN), has raised the alarm that Nigerians are living in fear over the unending insecurity across the country. Akeredolu stated this while receiving members of the Governing Board of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) led by its Chairman, Amb Godknows Boladie Igali, to his office in Akure, the State capital. He lamented that, The people are living in fear and something must be done urgently to address the situation and restore hope to the minds of the people. Akeredolu…

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South-West govs, APC leaders kick against secession

Aminu Imam

”Yoruba nation agitators on their own” – Gov.Akeredolu The South-West All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have kicked against agitations for secession across the nation. The stakeholders, in a meeting yesterday in Lagos, said a united and peaceful Nigeria should remain the pursuit of all well-meaning leaders. The meeting was attended by the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; South-West governors, Reps. Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila and other stakeholders. A communiqu at the end of the meeting signed by former Interim National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, also…

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Doctors begin indefinite strike in Ondo State over half salary, arrears

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Doctors working with Ondo State government, under the aegis of Ondo State Government Doctors Forum began an indefinite strike.The Spokesperson for the forum, Dr Olubosede Omolayo, at a press conference on Tuesday in Akure, said that the strike had become imperative, following the payment of 50 percent of members salaries by government in November 2020.The forum consists of Association of Resident Doctors, UNIMED THC, Nigeria Association of General Medical Forum and Dental Practitioners as well as Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria.She said that the decision to embark on…

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Akeredolu, Makinde insist Amotekunll not be under federal establishment

Ishaku Yohanna

As the controversy over the funding of the Community Policing of the Federal Government, being championed by the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu continues, Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said that South West regional security outfit codenamed: Amotekun will not operate under the community policing arrangement of the Nigeria Police Force because there are laws guiding its operations as a distinct security arrangement. Akeredolu on Wednesday said it was not the duty of governors to pay for the services of the community policing when it becomes operational. The…

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