Tag: Osun State

Osun Gov. Adeleke nominates two ex-Gov.’s allies, brother’s wife, 23 others as commissioner

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has nominated two allies of former Minister of Interior, Ra’uf Aregbesola, Barrister Kolapo Alimi, Olabiyi Odunlade and 23 others as commissioners. At the plenary of Osun Assembly yesterday, Speaker Adewale Egbedun announced Adeleke sent the nominees as commissioners and Special Advisers to the lawmakers. Two former Commissioners of former Governor Aregbesola made the list. They are: Barrister Kolapo Alimi, who was Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matter, and Biyi Odunlade, who served as Commissioner for Sport under Aregbesola. Adeleke also nominated the wife of…

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S’Court Verdict: “Make Osun succeed” – President Buhari tells Adeleke on his victory

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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the Supreme Court, encouraging him to work for the people of the State. The apex court had yesterday, affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the July 16th governorship election in the state, bringing an end to the legal challenge mounted by Gboyega Oyetola, the immediate past governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the election. Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict in a statement on Tuesday, Buhari assured that his administration would continue to support the…

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Osun: How Muslims worshippers were attacked inside mosque in Ile-Ife

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Some Muslims in Ile Ife, Osun State have revealed how they were attacked in Idi Omoh mosque, Ilare, Ile Ife, while observing late afternoon prayer by Oro traditional worshipers on Thursday afternoon. According to reports, some Muslims had embarked on protest in the ancient town over the attack by Oro worshippers on Friday. They vowed to continue with the protests if the perpetrators of the attack were not arrested and punished. Spokesperson for Osun Police Command, SP Opalola Yemisi Osun confirmed the attack. According to her, the traditional worshippers attacked…

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Osun: Election Petition Tribunal to deliver judgment on Adeleke vs Oyetola case Friday

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The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the State capital will on Friday, January 27 deliver its judgment on the matter. Parties involved in the suit confirmed the tribunal communicated the date to them yesterday, even as the notice has heightened anxiety in different quarters. The 180 days stipulated in the Electoral Act within which to hear the petition is expected to lapse on January 31, 2023. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, had filed a petition at the tribunal challenging the declaration of…

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Osun: Newly sworn-in Governor, Adeleke, reverses predecessor’s appointments, freezes State Accounts

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Newly sworn-in Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has reversed all appointments made in the State at the twilight of the previous administration by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, from July 7, 2022, till he left office. The Governor, who was sworn-in yesterday, also ordered the immediate freezing of all accounts of the State with immediate effect. He said he would raise a committee to review all appointments and make recommendations. Speaking after taking his oath of office at the Osogbo City Stadium, Adeleke said he was aware of the expectations of…

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Osun: Governor-Elect, Adeleke, warns Oyetola against ‘looting’ of Govt assets

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The governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has cautioned the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, against the “diversion and looting of government assets and public properties”. The governor-elect made this known in an issued statement signed by his spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, yesterday. Adeleke alleged that Oyetola and his allies were making moves to convert public properties to private ownership and bankrupt state finances ahead of change of government. The statement read in part: “The attention of the office of the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has been drawn…

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Osun Election: PMB congratulates Adeleke, says people’s will must be respected

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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, following the victory of the party in Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. The President’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, yesterday in Abuja. President Buhari expressed conviction that with the election over, the people of Osun State had expressed their will through the ballot, saying that the will of the people must always matter and must be respected in a democracy. According to the President, the successful…

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Osun Election: “Those who catapulted Ige’s destroyers to prominence justly served” – Soyinka

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Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, yesterday, said those who conspired to catapult the Late Chief Bola Ige’s destroyers to unmerited national prominence have been justly served by the outcome of the Osun State governorship election. Recall that Ademola Adeleke, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), defeated the incumbent governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, to emerge the winner of the State’s governorship election, which was held on Saturday. Reacting to the ruling party’s loss in an issued statement yesterday, Soyinka said the voice of Ajibola Ige, slain Minister of Justice, resounded from beyond…

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#OsunDecides2022: PDP’s Adeleke leading Oyetola with over 10,000 votes on INEC’s portal

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…As results trickle in from polling units Results trickling in from across polling units in yesterday’s governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is currently in the early lead. According to the results released so far yesterday, Sen. Adeleke put up a strong performance in areas controlled by the ruling APC, especially in Ife and Osogbo, the State capital. He is closely followed by the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). At a…

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2022 Osun Election: ‘Security, vote-buying our major concerns’ – INEC

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The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has identified vote-buying and insecurity as some of its major concerns ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State. Speaking on Saturday on INEC’s preparedness for the election, the Commission’s Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said plans are on to record a smooth election in the state. The poll, fixed for July 16, is one of the eight off-cycle governorship elections in Nigeria. With the improvement recorded in the performance of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) among other technical successes recorded during the just concluded…

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