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Senatorial Ticket Hots Up

It was also learnt that R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s , Salaam has also indicated By Shina Abubakar the leader of the party in Olubunmi Etteh to fly the interest to contest for the HE struggle for the successor of the late Senator Iwo axis of the senatorial party flag for the race. seat under the platform of Isiaka Adeleke has thickened in the Osun West district is not encouraging It was also learnt that a the PDP. He is of Soji Senatorial District of the state, as the major any indigene to contest for former Chairman, Adagunodo faction of the political parties have been divided over who becomes the post of Senator as a Egbedore Local party in the state. pointer to the fact that the Government, Bamidele the party flag bearer in the bye election. town is working towards Sequel to the death of battle for the ticket. Senator Adeleke, the Checks showed that the the governorship ticket of Independent National group already has the party in the 2018 Electoral Commission members cut across all the governorship poll. Though, the Secretary of (INEC) has fixed July 8, wards in the state within Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State 2017 for the bye election. the short time of its the APC in the State, Rasak presided over by Magistrate Olusola Aluko has Salinsile is alleged to be Investigations revealed formation. sentenced a 27 year-old man, Oyemakin Noah that the intending It was gathered that Dr. working towards the to three months jail term for disobeying court. aspirants from both parties Deji Adeleke has vowed to senatorial ticket, eminent sons and daughters of the According to the charge The police prosecutor, have been lobbying to sponsor the aspiration ensure that the ticket is irrespective of the town are not in any way in Sergeant Ajayi Sunday sheet, the accused, on the support of his ambition. told the court that 10th of April 2017 at about eventually given to one of difficulty the family might According to a source, Oyemakin Noah 9:00am at Magistrate them. encounter in the process It was gathered that the and do not mind to reach some leader of the APC committed the offence on Court 2 Oke- fia Osogbo were reported to be the 10th of April, 2017 at failed to answer when his PDP in the state is slowing compromise with some down its race for the ticket alleged dissident within rooting for the former the premises of magistrate case was called for Speaker of the House of court, Osogbo Osun State. mention, which amounted to get a clearer picture on the APC. to disrespecting the court whether or not the family and there by committed an would present the late offence contrary to and senator’s younger brother, punishable under Section Ademola Adeleke for the 133 of the Criminal Code race. Cap 34 Vol. 11 Laws of A faction of the party in Osun State of Nigeria the state is said to have 2003. instructed all its members The accused pleaded not to make their intention guilty to the one count known yet until the stand charge leveled against of Adeleke family is him. known, with a view to His counsel, Raji know the direction it Abiodun pleaded with would go. court to temper justice Nevertheless, interetsed with mercy. aspirants have continued The presiding to do their underground •(L-R) Speaker Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam in a handpolitical legwork for the shake with the leader, Federal House of Representative, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila Magistrate, in his ruling imprisoned Noah for three race. during a special session in honour of Governor Rauf Aregbesola at the Assembly Com- months with an option of It was gathered that the plex recently. Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI. fine of N2,500. party even sanctioned a dissenting party member who went on social media to announce his intention for betraying the collective Merciful God Model agreement of the party. School; With God However, the battle is Comprehensive High Sch said to be more intense in By Francis Ezediuno Glory Secondary School, and Precious Nur/Pry the APC, especially as the Ofatedo; Alex Duduyemi School. GAIN, in its bid to galvanise compliance with family had shown strong The Acting Chairman the state’s tax policy, the Osun Internal College; Chris Ade interest in pushing the Revenue Service (OIRS) has clamped down International School; of the OIRS, Mr Bicci Alli, Adeleke’s younger brother forward for the race under on some defaulting private schools in the state and Excel Nur/Pry School, said the defaulters were the platform of the APC shut 19 of them. defaulters who did not Providence Secondary properly served notices against the wish of some The exercise which upgrade their secondary School Ikirun; Almedina ahead of the mass party leaders. took officials of the state’s school section; schools School, Iwo; Blessing enforcement, saying the It was gathered that in internal revenue agency which defaulted in Pay School, Iwo; Good News agency would also a bid to actualize the to both Osogbo and As You Earn (PAYE) tax Nur/pry School; clampdown on other objectives, the loyalist of of their staff; defaulters in O l u w e m i m o defaulting organisations Ikirun zones of the state Adeleke has formed a International Nur/Pry across the state within the group within the party to was aimed at effecting payment of Direct School; Adetag School, five tax zones of the state help push the aspiration to total business lockdown Assessment of their Ikirun; Glory land Nur/ in order to compel them proprietor/ educational school have Ademola complete for and Pry School; Aramonh to pay and shore up the the tenure of his elder institutions in the proprietress Nur/Pry School, Iragbiji; state’s revenue base. defaulters in payment of secondary, primary and brother. their business premises. The group, known as nursery categories. Among the affected 19 The lockdown Adeleke Solidarity Movement (ASM), according to the officials schools were; Good according to sources, is of OIRS were for Tidings College,Osogbo; aimed at fighting some defaulters in the Golf International School, By Francis Ezediuno other group within the following categories: Osogbo; Cypress college, party to ensure that it is a defaulters who did not Osogbo; Esteem College, OVERNMENT of the State of Osun has contending force in the register their schools; Olorunsogo; Canaan deployed Education Marshals to schools as

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part of its efforts to restore discipline in the education system and ensure effective teaching and learning process. of indiscipline and moral The Executive decadence among pupils Chairman, Osun and staff of public Education Quality schools. Assurance and Morality According to him, the Enforcement Agency, Dr. Marshals would be Isiaka Owoade who organised as foot patrol dropped the hint said, the teams to monitor the ultimate goal was to streets to discourage launch and deploy over truancy, loitering and 600 discipline team to other forms of anti-social restore sanity in the behaviours by public system, as part of efforts school students when to eliminate human they are supposed to be factors that always in their schools. hamper the smooth “The Marshals will process of teaching and follow up on any learning in the schools. accosted pupils to his/ He said the scheme, her homes and/or when fully constituted, schools. would help curb all forms •Continued on page 3

Two Arraigned For Stealing Generator, Accessories By Israel Afolabi Mojeed Kareem, 22 and Sokoto born Jadi Abubakar were arraigned on Tuesday before an Osogbo Magistrate Court, presided over by Magistrate Olusola Aluko for stealing generator. The police prosecutor, Inspector Abiodun Fagboyinbo told the court that the accused persons on 27th of May, 2017 committed the offence. According to the charge sheet, the accused, at No 12, Ajegunle street, Okinni area stole generator alternator worth N22,000; portable generator worth N20,000; lister wheel worth N15,000; Honda generator worth N40,000 and other items worth N80,000, all valued N179,000, property of one Adeyemi Basiru and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 390(9) of Criminal Code Cap 34 vol. 11 Law of Osun State of Nigeria 2003. He also alleged that Jadi Abubakar on the same day received one generator alternator, valued N22,000; two portable generator valued N20,000; lister wheel valued N15,000; Honda generator valued N40,000 and other items from Mojeed knowing fully that the items were stolen and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 427 of Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. 11 Law of Osun State of Nigeria 2003. The accused persons pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge leveled against them. Their counsel, Okobe Najite apply for the bail of the accused persons. The presiding Magistrate, Olusola Aluko granted the two accused bail in the sum N50,000 each with reliable sureties. The case was adjourned till 4th of July 2017, for report of settlement.

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salaries of workers. It might interest us to know that the government of G o o d l u c k Jonathan, according to his Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, had to borrow N476 billion from commercial banks to be able to pay salaries in the last four months of his administration,” Aregbesola told the gathering. The Governor further stated that his government has responsibilities to three broad categories, the

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HE enormous tasks before the newlyappointed cabinet members in the State of Osun had been placed before them, as the Governor, Rauf Aregbesola sworn-in his 39-member executive council. This is just as governor come up immediately declared that he and his after my inauguration on deputy, Mrs Grace Titi November 27, 2014. As Laoye-Tomori, were you all know, we were dropping their portfolios hamstrung by dire most important of which administration has a in Works and constraint – principally is the commitment to the contractual obligation to Infrastructure, and financial. generality of the people pay at the end of every Education respectively “Our second term of the state whose month, and the political for new entrants into the coincided with the onset mandate he swore an class who made it cabinet, to allow for more of a national economic oath to exercise possible to campaign, effective policy disaster. The first on faithfully, the state contest and win elections. coordination and account of a purported “We also continued workers whom his supervision. daily theft of 650,000 The executive council barrels of crude oil under members are being faced the watch of the with the tasks of assisting immediate past PDP the governor to complete national government. the ongoing projects This is curious and across the state, develop improbable. policies for the economic “We must note that recovery, strengthen 650,000 barrels of crude social programmes of the oil is the equivalent of 65 government, strengthen super tankers each laden the educational sector with over 300,000 metric and galvanise tons of crude oil. By the development within the way, a super tanker is remaining 18 months of about 450 metres long, the administration. the equivalent of four The Governor at the and a half football fields. swearing-in of the “Indeed, 27 states and cabinet members in the Federal Government Osogbo stated that the were unable to pay •OYES Cadets on parade during the WALK TO LIVE exercise to mark 60th birthday of Governor Rauf Aregbesola. Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI. inauguration was long overdue, but for dire constraint of funds. Aregbesola stressed that Osun was not insulated from the financial challenges that the country had during R e h a b i l i t a t i o n corporation of journalists By Ismaeel Uthman the Peoples Democratic programme has also in the state in projecting Party-led administration total number of 160 lunatics have been cleaned up the streets of the project, programmes in Nigeria, saying the rehabilitated while over 5000 accident cities and towns across and policies of state was receiving victims have been rescued by the State the state off insane and A r e g b e s o l a ’ s negative monthly Government of Osun under Governor Rauf people who are suffering administration. allocations from the A r e g b e s o l a from psychological He called for synergy, Federation Account administartion. cordial professional Strategy, Mr Adelani defect. He disclosed that over during the period. relationship between Newly sworn-in Baderinwa stated this “Of course, this is long Commissioner for during a meeting with 5000 accident victims journalists and the state have also been rescued overdue. It should have Information and members of the on the roads through the government. Baderinwa said the Correspondents’ Chapel Osun Ambulance government held of Nigeria Union of Service, saying, the state journalists in high Journalists, Osun programme has saved esteem, adding that their According to him, it is Council, on Wednesday. lives of many roads users. role in promoting and •Continued from page 2 Baderinwa said the O’ “They will also patrol crystal clear that the Baderinwa called on projecting the activities of present administration in R e h a b i l i t a t i o n media practitioners in the the administration could individual schools to of state to embrace the not be over emphasised. assess and report on the the state has invested Programme of The commissioner who disciplinary tone of the huge sum of money in A r e g b e s o l a ’ s doctrine education infrastructure, administration has d e v e l o p m e n t a l lamented that environment. “Points to monitor and teachers’ recruitments succeeded in restoring journalism for the Aregbesola’s projects, report on in schools and trainings, “but one sanity back to 160 promotion of good programmes and policies and were being underinclude unattended major factor that has been m e n t a l l y - c h a l l e n g e d governance to affect people who are now sustainable peace and reported urged the classrooms, students proven development. journalists to feel free to loitering and whether educational outcomes integrated back into the The commissioner ask questions about meaningful teaching and negatively is indiscipline society. solicited the support, policies and programmes among staff and According to the learning is taking place”, and of the government. students. commissioner, the O’ understanding he said. Identifying gross indiscipline, moral decadence and nonBy Sola Jacobs chalant attitude amongst students and teachers as S the nation marked democracy day last factors militating against Monday, residents of the State of Osun have educational growth and commended the efforts of the state development, Owoade government under Governor Rauf Aregbesola on said, no effort would be tackling insecurity in the state. spared to achieve high conquer any security Counting their emergency, saying, this sense of discipline and blessings, one of the gesture had brought bring out the best in residents of Osogbo, Mr. more investors to the every pupil and student Oyawole Abiodun, an state. of public schools in the hotelier said, the current state. Mr. Oyawole recalled administration in the that prior to this time in He attributed an act of state had tackled the the state, insecurity is the indiscipline between and among staff, pupils and issue of insecurity, major factor that drives students as one major through provision of away investors from the factor that has been Armoured Personnel state, but had been identified to affect Carrier and other tackled by Ogbeni educational outcomes equipment s that are A r e g b e s o l a ’ s negatively in the state. sophisticated enough to administration.

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with our programmes and critical social intervention albeit on a reduced scale. Lastly, we have good understanding from the political class on the need for them to make sacrifice as we defer appointments and cabinet formation. “Our traducers, rather than reasonably comprehend the situation went to town to harp on the noncomposition of cabinet but in the process expose their own ignorance. Speaking on behalf of newly sworn-in cabinet members, the new Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Ajibola Bashir, described the delay in the constitution of the cabinet by Mr Governor as a sign of courage and commitment to good governance, saying, the governor had exhibited high sense of commitment to raise the bar of governance in the last six years of his administration. He said, the new cabinet would leave no stone unturned to ensure unflinching support and cooperation with the present administration in the state, just as he assured the people of the state of the readiness of the new cabinet to consolidate on the legacies built by Aregbesola-led administration in the last six years. “For us, the remaining 18 months to the expiration of this administration is enough to galvanise development”, Ajibola said.

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Commandante, Osun Youths Empowerment Scheme (OYES), Colonel Enibukun Oyewole (rtd) has admonished OYES cadets and Osun youths in general to embrace entrepreneurship and agro-business as a means of livelihood. He spoke at the end of the training sessions for youths who have just concluded the “Driving and Autocare Training” organised by OYES in conjunction with Omoluabi Autocare services. According to him, youths must develop and learn to be entrepreneurs and Agro-business owners, saying, no nation could survive without vocational trainings, entrepreneurs and agro-business.

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coming into office, but also against the challenges that the country has had to face in the last two years of the administration. It is of course natural that the Buhari administration would want to beat its chest about not doing badly, given the circumstances it found itself. However, Nigerians in general terms, would appear to have resolved that the country remains ailing – on all fronts. From the security sector where the North-east remains a seething cauldron and the activities of the murderous Fulani herdsmen have reduced vast swathes of the republic to a killing field; the economy which, despite the valiant efforts to get it out of the current recession, has remained largely unyielding to the broad range of stimuli pumped in by the federal government; or the anti-corruption war that continues to be bogged down by the same traditional strictures of process; the indices are such that leave little to cheer. Be that as it may, it seems now, fairly easy to forget where we were two years ago. We refer here to the grave crises the administration inherited after 16 inglorious years of PDP administration – the reason Nigerians voted so resoundingly for change. Take for instance, the war against the Boko Haram in the North-east, we were witnesses to how the once proud Nigerian Army was forced to endure the daily humiliation of Boko Haram with their superior fire-power – the consequence of the billions voted to fight the war ending up in the private bank accounts of some brass hats, something that former President Obasanjo would capture to succinctly to wit: “Jonathan and his people turned Boko Haram into an industry for making money… Boko Haram became an ATM machine for

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that things are beginning to change. While the nation may not be out of the woods yet, things are certainly not getting worse.

taking money out of the treasury”. As for the economy, if preceding PDP administrations since 1999 failed to transit the economy from an oil-based to an industrial one – an economy less prone to cyclic shocks – the immediate past administration would present a classic study in wanton profligacy and cluelessness. A few of the bazaar that went on under the Jonathan administration is worth recalling. First is the industrial-scale heist under which a nation with a modern Navy was reported as losing 20 per cent of its daily oil production to thieves. Add to this, the countless deals under which the administration alienated some of the nation’s choices oil blocks to its cronies under some dubious ‘strategic’ partnership; and then the inexplicable build up in debts at a time of unprecedented oil earnings – under the dubious but ingenious claim that the country was under-borrowed even when there was nothing to show for the massive borrowing; the result could not have been anything other than the broken system that the administration inherited. All of these – long before the dip in global oil prices which merely came to knock the bottom of the primitive economy run by the cabal in the Jonathan administration. If few Nigerians recall that the federal government had to resort to borrowing to pay salaries at some point, the fiscal crisis that engulfed

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N the last week’s commemorative pullout, we inadvertently misspelt the name of MR FEMI MACAULAY who was kind enough to contribute the article “A PROGRESSIVE AS EXAMPLE” to the supplement. We are certain that he will accept our

apologies for the unconscious mix up. Also due to a production smudge, the name of the graphic designer of the supplement, LUKMAN USSEIN was also blotted. The hitch is highly regretted.

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want to use this opportunity to challenge security agencies, particularly the Nigeria police to take more drastic measure to check the high level of Indian hemp smoking Osun. Though, this untoward practice is not limited to Osun, it’s across the country, but I am much more concerned about Osun because this is my state. It seems it has now

become the practice for ‘young boys’ to take

smoking, not cigarette, but Indian hemp, as a pride. This is dangerous, not for the person engaging in it

and his family alone but for the entire state.

It’s unfortunate that some operatives of security agencies also aid these smokers by either smoking

the finances of the states is unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry. It was in this background that the Buhari administration rode into office. As if to compound the problems, oil prices not only took a dive, the militants would also ensure that the nation’s capacity to export crude oil was substantially crippled. The combined effect was the recession and the foreign exchange crisis which attenuated it. Today, it is safe to say that things are beginning to change. While the nation may not be out of the woods yet, things are certainly not getting worse. Boko Haram is being fought with a new resolve; ditto, the monster of corruption – if admittedly the result has been modest. Although, still very high – at 17 per cent, inflation has been on a steady climb-down. Even the naira, has in recent time gained some strength. And while it is true that the cost of borrowing has remained prohibitive, there are also signs that a number of the concerns of businesses, particularly the environment for doing business are being addressed gingerly. The infrastructure situation, particularly power, of course, remains dire although, there have been renewed interests in railways development. And with the expected boosts in agricultural produce in the coming months, the nation seems on an assured path to food security. Mid-way to its four year tenure, it is clear that the administration would need to do more. One thing that would need to change is its snail-pace approach to governance. Most certainly, the administration could do with new tools in its anti-corruption war. Its greatest challenge however, is growing the economy to create millions of jobs; fixing the archaic infrastructure at the heart of the economy’s legendary lack of competitiveness and reversing the situation of the country’s dependence on imported goods.

with them or aid their criminal activities. While whoever is interested in smoking cigarette is not prohibited by law, as such person is on his own, the same cannot be said of smokers of Indian hemp or other hard drugs, especially when it is being taking publicly as it happens these days. Therefore, security agencies should be more proactive in this regard.

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Road Construction, Rehabilitation And Maintenance Have Been Some Of The Major Focus Of The Rauf Aregbesola Administration In The State. KAZEEM MOHAMMED Writes On Some Of The Projects, Particularly The Ones Executed By The Osun Road Maintenance Agency.

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ASSIVE road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance, as well as general infrastructural development across the nooks and crannies of the State of Osun have been some of the flagship projects being carried out by Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration of the state and since inception of the administration, the state has wore a new look, courtesy of the administration. The former General Manager, Osun Road Maintenance Agency (ORMA), Engineer Kazeem Salami (Now Commissioner for Works and Transports) said, the kind of infrastructural development witnessed under the administration of Aregbesola inspite paucity of fund has never been witnessed in the past under any other administration. Tracing his relationship with Governor Aregbesola to 1999 when the latter was appointed as the Commissioner for Works and Transport in Lagos State, he said within one year of his appointment, Aregbesola had changed the face of Lagos State interms of massive construction of quality roads, saying, the same had been replicated in Osun. Itemising some of the projects that have been executed by his agency, Engineer Salami said, “the Freedom Park which used to be called Old Garage with shanties all around before the assumption of Aregbesola, has now been changed to a world-class park and everybody can now see the effect of the government’s commitment to rebuilding our cities. “On that project, firstly, we constructed about 400 meter lanes and 30 meter packing space; we created a slip road to take traffic from GRA, Oke-fia in order to reduce heavy traffic at the roundabout; we provided all the hydraulic structures that will not allowed the water to over flow if there is heavy rainfall. After then, the drainage construction was done, we then started massive filling to elevate the road to our desired level; we subsequently introduced 150 mm across the base to strengthen the base after which we later provided binder cord, we renovated the existing railway station to the high standard, and electrification was done at the park. “Besides the normal construction work done on the project, one will also observe that we did the landscaping of the park from roundabout to Okefia where we can see a lot of developing display which make the park more beautiful than many would have imagined. “I must tell you that materials used for the projects were of high quality. “Besides the freedom park projects, we did •Continued on page 6

Construction Of Box Culverts, Ataba, Iragbiji.

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•NOW •Continued from page 5 emergency replacement of some roads, particularly when the Ooni of Ife and the Oluwo of Iwo were to be coronated, as well as when president Muhammad Buhari was coming to commission a newly constructed High School by Aregbesola’s administration. “Also, Mr Governor instructed us to carry out the completion of two abandoned road out of the 10 kilometer road per Local Government, awarded in the last two years. One is Kondosile road in Ikirun and the other is Ooni Ilare road in Ife. “ORMA has completed two roadsides in Ila and all the hydraulic structure done, we are currently working at Oba-Ile and Eko-Ende road which are very terrible, but have now

been put in a good shape. At Fiwasaye area, people of the community are facing difficulties in making it to Testing Ground area because of a big canal there, but now, we have put it in proper shape. In Iwajowa Community, we did a full rehabilitation of the road to link Ofatedo road from the newlyconstructed Oba Adesoji Aderemi bypass. In Iragbiji we constructed about four river crossings to link different zones together and we will soon move in to do full rehabilitation”, Salami itemised. Maintaining that there were so many other rehabilitation, construction and maintenance projects that the agency under him had executed, he charged citizens to support the government interms of payment of taxes and other levies for the government to have enough fund to do more.

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Egbedore South Council Boss Seeks Community Synergy HE Executive Secretary, Egbedore South Local best help’, noting that Council Development Area (LCDA), c o m m u n i t y Honourable Kola Ajao has called for Development Officers partnership with the government in bringing all would henceforth be attending CDAs round development to the grassroot. venue was the HOD, meetings, for effective He made the call at the Social Development and monitoring and up-toinaugural meeting with the Community Information, Mr M.O. date activities of the who associations’ projects Development Council Olarinde (CDC) in the council area, emphasised the need to implementation. Members of CDAs in resuscitate the dying stressing the need to mobilise Community C o m m u n i t y attendance pledged their for the D e v e l o p m e n t D e v e l o p m e n t supports of Associations (CDAs) Associations in various administration Rauf towards executing viable communities for the Governor projects particularly in betterment of the people Aregbesola, having made and the community at meaningful impacts in rural communities. the area of infrastructural According to him, the large. He also advocated the and socio-economic association should work in line with programmes need to have a better activities in the area. One after the other, and policies of the understanding of the of they identified Ido-Osun government to make principle meaningful impacts on “Community help as the International Airport, Aje the lives of the people in terms of their developmental needs. Ajao then assured HE Executive Secretary, Odo-Otin North Local members of the communities in the Council Development Area (LCDA), Hon. council of his Akeem Seriki has showered praises on the administration’s people- developmental efforts of Governor Rauf friendly programmes Aregbesola’s administration, “through provision of with open-door policies, world class infrastructure and social amenities driven by ideas, spread across the State of Osun”. innovations and God’s A statement by the wisdom to promote rapid council’s Head of Social development. Development and He also assured the representatives of CDAs Information Department, that he would use his Samuel Abioye said, the experiences and council boss made this influence to bring assertion during the development to the area, swearing-in ceremony of caretaker while enjoining the pioneer people to reciprocate by committee members at the Council Secretariat, paying their taxes promptly and be law- Esegun, Oyan. The statement said, •Seriki abiding in their various Seriki advised the new communities. political appointees to see their appointments as a Also speaking at the

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•Honourable Ajao (3rd right) and some of the community leaders in his local council after a Community Development Council’s meeting, recently.

Aregbesola Receives Accolade On Rural Development

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XECUTIVE Secretary, Ayedire Local Government Council Area of the State of Osun, Otunba Mukaila Oladejo has commended the All Progressive Congress (APC)led government at the Federal and State levels for introducing innovative ideas into governance towards empowering the people and better their lots. He gave the dwellers in the council. commendation during The council boss said, the disbursement of the series of monthly N5,000 cash to e m p o w e r m e n t families selected from 30 programmes that the villages across Ayedire APC-led government Local Council under the had introduced, Federal Government especially in Osun under Conditional Cash Governor Rauf Transfer to vulnerable Aregbesola, has brought homes. many people out of The Conditional Cash poverty, commending Transfer programme is the government for meant to, in collaboration fighting poverty and with 12 pilot states (Osun hunger in the state. inclusive) empower 830 He said, his selected indigent rural administration in the

council would also complement the efforts of the governments at the federal and state levels to deepen development in the council area. Otunba Oladejo who enjoined the beneficiaries to make the best use of the money for their welfare, said, this is the only way they could reciprocate the commitment of the government to the welfare of the people. The beneficiaries who were celebrating the gesture, commended the APC-led government at the Federal, State and Local Governments level, just as they pledged their unflinching supports for the government at all levels.

•Executive Sercretary, Ayedire Local Government, Otunba Mukaila Oladejo (right) with the Osun State Chairman, Traditional Medicine Practitioners Board, Chief Idowu Esuleke, (middle), at the inauguration of the Ayedire chapter of the board, recently.

call to duty and their loyalty should not be called to question. He lauded the people of the state, especially in Odo-Otin North LCDA for their cooperation with the state government, urging them to be more committed to prompt payment of their financial commitment like duties, levies and others for the infrastructural development of the state to continue.

In his word, the Council Manager, Pharmacist Sogo Ogunlumade thanked the governor for the opportunity provided for him to serve in the council as the head for 14 months, pledging the loyalty of the council workers to the new administration. The newly sworn-in members of the council’s caretaker management committee are, Tajudeen Ibiyemi, Rasheed Raji

Ropo, Ganiyu Omotoso and Enoch Oyelere. Present at the event were the Oloyan of Oyan, Oba Kilani Adekeye, Onijabe of Ijabe, Onilaodo of Ila-Odo and Alasaba of Asaba. Others are the wife of the Executive Secretary, Sherifat Sheriki, All Progressive Congress (APC) members and leaders, led by Elder Ajao Kehinde, women leaders, market men and women among others.

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HE Executive Secretary, Ayedaade Local Government, Alhaji Bashir Oduwole has said his administration would now be more committed to environmental sanitation to ensure healthy living among the people of the council area. The council boss gave of the council, just as he the charge while charged the newlyswearing-in members of inaugurated caretaker the caretaker management committee management committee members and workers to

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HE Chairman, Osun Local Government Service Commission (LGSC), Elder Peter Babalola has charged career officers in all the Local Governments, Local Council Development Areas (LCDA), Area Councils and Administrative Offices to cooperate with the newly-appointed Caretaker Management Committees in the councils toward guaranteeing development at the grassroot level. He gave the charge at Executive Secretaries and the joint meeting of the promised them regular n e w l y - a p p o i n t e d training by the Local Executive Secretaries and Government Service Councils Managers in the Commission and the councils, held at the party to build their LGSC Multipurpose capacity. Speaking, the Hall, Abeere, a statement by the Information Permanent Secretary, of Local Officer, Atakunmosa Ministry and West Local Government, Government Water Aderinwale Adegboyega Chieftaincy, Resources and said. Noting that the Community Affairs, Mufutau purpose of the meeting Alhaji was to pave way for a Oluwadare commended smooth running of the the council managers for councils in the state, he the good job done within urged the new council the period they were bosses to build on the were at the helms of before the Internally Generated affairs Revenue foundation that appointment of the m a n a g e m e n t the council managers have laid and ensure that committees. He assured the the funds are used for the development of the executive secretaries of the commitment of career councils. He then prayed for a officers in their various successful tenure of the councils.

work hard for the development of the council. Noting that his administration would not hesitate to enforce all the relevant environmental laws to keep the environment clean, he said development can only come when people are healthy. He declared that environment sanitation would be holding on every last Saturday of the month and every Thursday of the week in line with the state government policy. The council boss then charged career officers and political appointees to be dedicated, tolerant, upright and ready to work relentlessly towards the attainment of Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s six-point integral action plan. He tasked the career officers of the council to be ready to demonstrate their expertise and commitment to the job for which they are being paid. The council boss then solicited the support of every stakeholder towards successful governance in the local government areas. The newly sworn-in caretaker committee members are, Ademola Ojeniyi, Soji Opawumi, Aminat Amiola and Adeolu Kehinde.

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Swearing-In Ceremony Of Commissioners And SAs By Governor Rauf Aregbesola At State Secretariat, Abere, On Tuesday. Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI.

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60th Birthday Colloquium In Honour Of The State Of Osun Governor Center, Iwo Road, Osogbo. Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI.

•Special Advisers to State of Osun Governor taking Oath of Office.

•L-R) State of Osun Deputy Governor, Mrs Grace Titi Laoye-Tomori; Governor Rauf Aregbesola;

•(L-R) Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola; Former Speaker, Federal House of Representative, Honourable Olubunmi Etteh and former governor of the state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola.

NYSC DG Charges Corps Members on Skill Acquisition By James Akporero, NYSC Camp, Ede

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HE Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Suleiman Kazaure, has tasked corps members not to dwell on white collar jobs after service, but pay attention to skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development program. He gave the charged national service, just as on Monday when he he task them to add visited the NYSC value to their host Orientation Camp in communities. Dwelling on the Ede, Osun state. Kazaure also urged cardinal points of the corps members to NYSC which is service respect the culture of and humility, he urged their host community in corps members to their respective places of enhance unity and

national integration which is the core value of the scheme. Meanwhile, the DG entered the camp in a spectacular manner amidst armed guards; as he was he was received by the NYSC state Coordinator Mr Emmanuel Attah. It was a lively atmosphere with the NYSC parade band in full regalia beating the drums with unabashed enthusiasm, just as there were cultural displays, as corps members excitedly received their guest.

•(L-R) Senator Olusola Adeyeye; Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole and Member, Federal House of Representative, Honourable Ayo Omidiran at the event.

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•Kazaure (3rd left) being assisted to cut a cake during his visit.

OVERNMENT of the State of Osun Research and Training Farm, established in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has taken off its operations in AgoOwu, Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state. The center has about 30 villages The taken off of the center and communities within 10 followed the signing of a kilometer radius from the farm, Memorandum of Understanding thereby impacting over 30,000 by the two parties towards people, mostly farmers and over strengthening the existing 40,000 Ha of land. partnership between the state According to a briefing by the government and the IITA with Office of Economic Development significant allotment of 205.5Ha and Partnership (OEDP), the of land in Ago-Owu for research partnership is geared towards and training purpose. leveraging on IITA’s advanced The center which location is work with youths under the strategic, as it is in close proximity Agripreneur programme. to two of the biggest farms in the The state government, according state – Ago Owu Farmer to the briefing, sees the partnership Settlement, which is 13,388 Ha “as one to complement its efforts and Mokore Farm Settlement, towards achieving the four which is 3,093 Ha - was launched component objectives of the Osun on Thursday.

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Five Artistes Clinch Talent Hunt Quarter Finals In Osogbo

•(L-R) Senior Brand Manager, Regional Mainstream Brand, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Funso Ayeni; Chairman, National Project Committee, Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria, Sikiru Ayinde Agboola; Omoshilade Adedayo, aka Micho Ade; both panel of judges; and five selected artistes who made it to the quarter finals of the talent hunt in Osogbo.

ri; Governor Rauf Aregbesola; His Wife, Mrs Sherifat and Alafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi.

There was excitement in Oshogbo, Osun State recently at the selection party of the ongoing Ariya Repete, a talent hunt competition for Fuji and Juju music in the South-West, as five artistes made it to the quarter final stage. A statement by the Public Relation Officer of Goldberg, Lawson Ovih said, the selection was sequel to an audition and selection concert held on May 3 and 5, 2017. After a breathtaking audition that judged the appearance, composure, creativity, vocalisation and stage craft of each contestant, three Fuji and two Juju artistes were chosen at the selection party, amidst jubilation from supporters. The Fuji artistes selected in Osogbo are Jimoh Azeez, lsmail Eriki and Wasiu Onilewura, while those from the Juju category were Leye Williams and Oluseun Adebayo. It was a night of fun as artistes thrilled the audience with contemporary music from both genres. The judges also put up spectacular Juju and Fuji performances to the delight of guests. At the quarter finals slated for June

30th in Akure, winners from both cities will compete with others selected in Akure, Ibadan, Ilorin, Ijebu Ode, Ado Ekiti and Lagos. The semi-finals will take place on July 7th in Abeokuta with the grand finale scheduled for July 14th in Ibadan, Oyo State. In the quarter finals, artistes from the different locations would be reduced to 10 and this would be further pruned to five for the grand finale. At the grand finale, a winner, each for Fuji and Juju will emerge with each clinching a grand prize of N1,000,000 and a recording deal. Commenting on the initiative, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout brands, Emmanuel Agu, said “the brand is using Ariya Repete to extend its drive to discover new talents in the two indigenous Yoruba music genres and the move is in line with its commitment to promote the culture of the people of South-West Nigeria. Ariya Repete, an initiative of Goldberg, from the stables of Nigerian Breweries Plc is an expanded music talent hunt platform that seeks to promote and develop indigenous Yoruba music that includes Fuji and Juju music genres.

President, Nigeria Bar Association Mr Abubakar Mahmud Visits Osun

•(L-R) The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; Speaker Osun House of Assembly, aac Adewole and Honourable Najeem Salaam and former APC Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi ran at the event. Akande.

On Agric Research And Training Rural Enterprise and Agricultural Programme (OREAP), which are Farm Estate Development, Farmer Cooperatives and Association Strengthening, Agricultural Land Expansion, and Agricultural Investments and Partnership. At the 2017 Osun Farmers' Open Day held at the IITA Research and Farmers Farm in Ago-Owu on Thursday, the Director General, OEDP, Dr. Charles Akinola stated that as a result of the government’s partnership with the institute, the production yield of farmers should increase and there should be reenactment of farmers’ festival tagged 'Odun Alagbinla'. He said, part of the expectation was to guarantee solution to the challenge of youth partnership in agricultural production, with a view

to ensuring that young farmers have access to land to make impact in the next planting season. The Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who was full of praise to the IITA and other sister research institutes who had made the programme a reality, recalled that in March 2011, his government approached IITA for the partnership towards taking agriculture to greater heights in the state. "I researched and discovered that Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world, but lack of proper farming technique was a perennial problem besetting the progress of farmers, especially in the area of cassava cultivation”, he said. He prayed that with the partnership, farmers in the state would now start to make profit and experience higher yields.

•The State of Osun Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo (middle), the President, Nigeria Bar Association Mr Abubakar Mahmud (fifth right) and others during a courtesy visit to the CJ’s office recently.

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Erinmo-Ijesa Obaship Tussle Raises Dusts By Israel Afolabi HE dusts raised by the Obaship tussle of Erinmo Ijesa, Oriade Local Government Council Area of Osun State are yet to settle, as three ruling houses - Ajeranbialate, Osupa Idimi and Paku/Okoye - have dragged Arowotawaya family and the present Elerin of Erinmo-Ijesa, Oba Michael Odunayo Ajayi before a 7-man Judicial Commission of Inquiry on the locus standi of the monarch to assume the position.

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The bone of contention was whether the Arowotawaya ruling house, where Oba Michael Ajayi hails from is by law, among the ruling houses in the ancient town. Testifying before the commission for the aggrieved three ruling houses, Chief Adebayo Adeniyi said, only the three ruling houses exist in Erinmo, saying in a court judgment by Justice Akanbi, the Arowotawaya ruling house had been removed from the list of ruling houses in the ancient town. He maintained that the late Oba Arowotawaya who ruled the ancient town in the past forcefully installed himself, as no kingmaker approved his candidature, saying, since his death, no other monarch had emerged from his family, except the present Oba Ajayi who, according to him, also forced himself on the people. The witness alleged that Oba Ajayi followed the same process of the late Oba Arowotawaya to get to the throne, accusing the monarch of

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Princess Adeniyi out of the palace. Testifying for Oba Ajayi, Mr. Tekobo Sunday said four ruling houses exist in ErinmoIjesa of which Arowotawaya is inclusive, and when asked, he could not say whether the ruling house had been in the gazette of Osun State Government or not.

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(Unijos) Alumni Association paid a congratulatory visit to Mr. Wale Idowu, the Director-General of Osun State Broadcasting Corporation on his appointment recently. Mr. Idowu an alumnus of the university graduated in the eighties. The team led by Murtala Agboola, the but only hiding it to Administrative Manager perpetrate evils, stating of Osun Defender that he should be newspaper praised the punished according to diligent effort of Mr. the law. Idowu for his He wondered why the perseverance, hardwork police and the court had and humility. not decided on his According to Agboola criminal case to serve as “we are here to felicitate deterrent to other people with you, and we are that might want to indeed very proud of indulge in such act. your achievement in this Chief Akinola while broadcast outfit, the voice speaking with Osun of the West”. Defender also recalled The team leader also that Alfa Ibrahim during promised to support the police arrest confessed new helmsman at the that, it was not the first OSBC with prayers and time he perpetrated such pieces of advice that act. would assist him to He wondered why the succeed. people are folding hands Agboola stressed the to watch the dragging of fact that it was by dint of the investigation and hardwork that enabled prosecution. Idowu to get to that It would be recalled topmost level in his that based on a tip-off, organization. He also Alfa Ibrahim was referred to other alumni arrested in his house that have distinguished Oke-Oye area of Ilesa themselves at the where it was discovered national level. he had just killed He made mention of Lukman. Mr. Labaran Maku, the

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HE Muslim Community in Ilesa has disowned a suspected ritualist, Alfa Ibrahim who allegedly killed one Lukman for ritual purposes last year. him, Alfa Ibrahim who A Community Leader, killed Lukman for ritual Chief Babafemi Akinola purpose is not a Muslim, also joined M u s l i m Community to condemn the act of killing for ritual purpose. Speaking on behalf of the community, Alhaji Adesiji Azeez, he said the act of killing another person was unIslamic, stating that anyone who kills either for ritual or for any other reason is nothing less than an act of devil which Islamic religion condemned in its •The suspected ritualist, Alfa Ibrahim entirety. According to

By Kehinde Ayantunji chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State of Osun, Prince Dotun Babayemi said, one of the major problems facing Nigeria political development is weak political institutions that accommodate “political jobbers who chose politics as a means of survival rather than science of public service. He said, as a result of of the Unity Party of prevailing political Nigeria (UPN) and opportunism in Nigeria, develop system where many people struggle to intellectual depth of the get power and loose public services, loyalty direction because they and commitment to the lack intellectual depth ideology of the party and science of public determines selection of service. leadership. Babayemi, an Introducing such industrialist, during a conditions before taking media chat with the flag of any political members of Nigeria party to hold any office, Union of Journalists according to Babayemi , (NUJ) Osun State Council would eradicate political in Osogbo said, the jobbers and produce increasing motive of quality leaders that will politicians to siphon drive the desire public resources on developments in Nigeria. Speaking on the getting to power is a culture that must be performance of the APCdiscourage and led government in the since 2010, eliminated in Nigeria state Babayemi said, one of the political system He advocated that the best that has happen to political parties should Osun since its creation return to the old method was the emergence of

Governor Rauf Aregbesola whom, he said has redefined governance. Babayemi described Aregbesola as an example of responsible leader any political party or society should be yearning for, if such society desires development. “ Rauf Aregbesola is an example of leaders that our political system should be producing, it has never happen in the history of Nigeria that a government just came and declared that 20,000 unemployed youths should be taken-off the street, yes he may not be paying them fantastic salary but on daily basis, they go to work, come back home and get something at the end of the month, it is a success story for the majority of the youths today”. “What you will appreciate in his leadership as an industrialist is that all his programmes and projects are linked to the economic prosperity of the state.

appointment of Obas and Chiefs in the ancient town. He said, the commission would only recommend and forward its recommendations to the governor

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Also, one of the kingmakers, Aro of Erinmo, Chief David Agbedu said, Oba Ajayi has the right to the throne. Meanwhile, the commission, according to

former Information Minister during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan and the immediate past Minister of the Labour, the late Mr. James Ocholi (SAN) who died in a road accident recently. Incidentally, Agboola and Ocholi were in the Student’s Union Parliament at the same time where Ocholi was the speaker. In his response, Mr. Idowu commended and appreciated the team for the visit and promised to do his best on his new post. He said he is proud of his alma mater for the profound impact it has had on his life. “Unijos made us to work hard and brought out the best in its products.” he asserted He stated that he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the alumni body at Mushin when he was in Lagos State and advised that this should not be a oneoff thing. “The alumni body should be able to get all members in the state together and made virile” he stressed.

Osun New Executive Council At A Glance COMMISSIONERS AND PORTFOLIOS: 1) Ismail Jayeoba Alagbada: Commerce, Cooperatives, Industries and Empowerment 2) Ms Mobolaji Akande: Human Resources and Capacity Building 3) Kolapo Alimi: Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs 4) Mrs Mofolake Adetohun Adegboyega: Empowerment and Youths Development 5) Mr. Kunle Ige: Agriculture, Food Security and Youths Engagement 6) Dr. Surajudeen Bashir Ajibola: Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice 7) Mr. Bola Ilori: Regional Integration 8) Hon. Idiat Babalola: Commissioner for Federal Matters 9) Hon. Biyi Odunlade:

Social Affairs and Special Needs 10) Wasiu Kolawole Omotunde-Young: Education 11) Mudasiru Hussain: Cabinet Matters 12) Oguntola Mudasir Toogun: Special Duties 13) Idowu Michael Korede: Environment and Sanitation 14) Alh. Bola Oyebamiji: Finance 15) Mr Adelani Baderinwa: Information and Strategy 16) Mrs Latifat Giwa: Women Affairs 17) Engr Remi Omowaiye: Innovation and Technology 18) Dr. Rafiu Kusamotu: Health 19) Engr. Kazeem Salami: Works and Transport 20) Dr. Dauda Yinusa: Economy, Planning and Budget 21) Dauda Adebiyi: Home Affairs 22) Akintunde Akinajo: Lands and Physical Planning

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HEN it comes to women and their accessories, it might be difficult to rub a woman off, because accessories are seen as beauty enhancer. Fashion accessories are that vital parts of women’s grooming that make them look gorgeous and feel great. They include carves, hats, purses, belts, shoes among others. One of the things I have noticed about fashionable women is that it is not just t h e i r clothes that look great; their outfits are a l w a y s enhanced with nice jewelleries and other accessories. In this age, jewelleries, clothing and other fashion accessories make up a woman’s collection. A lady can complement her wardrobe with the r i g h t combination of clothings a n d accessories, depending on the lifestyle and what a lady beliefs in as fashion accessories and fashion

clothing. A fashionable woman accessories can be a very important attraction point and for those who think classic fashion accessories are not just style statement, it is all about being classic. Fashion accessories are important to your outfits because they add life to your overall look. A simple well-matched dress will look stunning while an expensive one may appear flat and boring in the absence of q u a l i t y accessories. For anyone to take you seriously, they will definitely look at your outfit first. It is therefore not an understatement to say that if you take your getup seriously you will be taken seriously as well. However, it is important to note that w e a r i n g adornments alone is not enough to know the different types of accessories and how to use them to your own advantage. There are different types of accessories

and they include: Belts WITH Gone are the days when a belt was just a tool to hold your trouser in place; nowadays, belts are some of the most common accessories which help to define sophistication, certain touch to your outfit. If for elegance and fashion. Belts are fashion instance, you want to wear an outfit accessories which add glamour to your that has a low neck, you might want outfit and at the same time accentuate to go along with an elaborate neck your beautiful shape. piece. Earrings Sunglasses Earrings are fashion accessories Besides protecting your eyes from which, if used well, will add to the direct sunlight, dust and wind, intensity of your general appearance. sunglasses are also well known fashion They also create a sense of liberty for accessories that can help give you the every person who wears it. Earrings diva look you have always dreamt of. have a certain way of making you look more attractive and to get the look you want from your earrings, you need to know the particular type of earrings you would wear with each outfit. Necklaces Necklaces are f a s h i o n accessories which tell the world about what you feel, think and stand for. A nice necklace adorns your neck and is used to add a

Who Killed Isiaka Adeleke? •Continued from back page have been displaying crass ignorance in their sinister purpose of feasting on the misfortune of a family. Unfortunately, those political opportunists are either lazy, uninformed, misinformed or simply being mischievous. Otherwise, their findings ought to have revealed that Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s trip to China was on the ticket of Nigeria Governors Forum; that he left long before Adeleke’s death; and that he was not alone on that Nigeria-China Governors’ Investment Forum trip, as other governors like Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari of Zamfara State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State were also in attendance. Let me confess here that the controversy surrounding Adeleke’s death is suspected to be yet another in the series of the rapacious and unenlightened politicisation of death in our clime and it is the sad side of our Nigerianness. But then, why would he have been killed? For political reasons? I doubt! Though, Osun governorship election is slated for the latter part of 2018, party primaries are, as we speak, yet to be conducted. Even, the slot has neither

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been zoned to the West nor any would-be contestant for that matter been anointed as the ruling party’s candidate. So, why would Adeleke have been killed? The interesting truth in this unfortunate incident is that the forest contains what hunts the hunter! Again, this is where those who are falsely and unfairly accusing the government of having a hand in Adeleke’s death may be ignorant of the workings of the law. Otherwise, they ought to have known that, if a husband dies under questionable circumstances, the first suspect in law is his wife, and vice versa. Interestingly, Jackson and Rogers have demonstrated that age of practice has little or nothing to do with negligence. By the same token, I doubt if there’s a meeting point between orthodox medicine and voodoo practice in Nigeria’s Constitution. Not only that, supposing there are factions within the ruling party in Osun as some people would want Nigerians to believe, I doubt if Adeleke would have attended an enemy camp’s function, not to talk of being a partaker of the ‘aso ebi’, specially made for that occasion. Again, I doubt if ‘Serubawon’ would have eaten at his enemy’s table! Gone, but not to be forgotten! Sad that, once upon a life, His Excellency, (Senator) Isiaka Adeleke was with us in this wide, wild world of sin! Now, he belongs to history! Nevertheless, the comforting truth is that he has done well for his race. For this reason, he should be spared the opportunity of a well-deserved rest. May the Strength of Israel comfort his family and wipe off their sad tears and may my c o n d o l e n c e s assuage the anxieties of all those who are badly

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Special Advisers and Portfolios: •Continued from page 8 1) Hon. Samuel Adebisi: Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftain Affairs 2) Barrister Mikail Adejare Adebisi: Special Adviser on Special Projects, Office of the Governor 3) Barrister Gbenga Akano: Special Adviser on Tax Matters 4) Hon. Ipoola Binuyo: Special Adviser on Legislative Matters 5) Gbenga Oyinlola: Special Adviser on Health Matters 6) Mr. Ayinde Olateju: Special Adviser on Science and Technology 7) Mr. Ismail Adetoyese: Special Adviser on Wealth Creation 8) Simeon Popoola: Special Adviser on Commerce 9) Olajide Opatola: Special Adviser on Environment and Sanitation 10) Tunde Ajilore : Special Adviser on Natural, Mineral Resources 11) Claudius Kolajo : Special Adviser on Agriculture, Food Security and Youth Engagement 12)Ademola : Special Adviser on Public Production and Efficiency 13) Grace Oluyemi: Special Adviser on Higher Education Bursary of Schools 14) Mrs Taiwo Oluga: Special Adviser on Culture and Tourism 15) Olugebenga Awosode: Special Adviser on Cooperative 16) John Ibirogba: Special Adviser on Women and Community Affairs

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Telecommunication Masts Pose Health Danger u vwxyz{|} ~y| y {| UE to the growing concern over the Communication (GSM) proliferation in the installation of masts in the country. In a reaction, a staff of communication masts in residential areas popular within Osogbo and other urban areas in the State a t e lecommunication of Osun, residents and professionals have raised company who craved concern on the health implications of these masts. anonymity in Osogbo An Electrical/ revealed that Electronics engineer, telecommunication Moses Etse who masts could only spoke with OSUN pose a threat if D E F E N D E R , there was lack of revealed that maintenance of scientifically, these such mast and if masts do not have sited in a populated any health environment, implications if saying though, erected far from cases of accidents residential areas, but could not be if it is installed in a overruled since it is densely populated human beings that environment, it operate the might pose danger machines. to the health of the He assured people in a way that residents not to the root cause of panic, but should such ailments might always make be difficult to complaints known ascertain. either by calling He was of the customer care opinion that services of the installation of a f f e c t e d communications masts should not be within residential areas, because having the masts OW that there have been two confirmed in cluster areas poses cases of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever commonly health danger. known as Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Similarly, a physician Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), flashback at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching of the destruction this disease is capable of inflicting Hospital Complex would not be out of place. As the 2014 outbreak (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, Ohis The West African Ogwogho maintained became popular, several Ebola virus epidemic was governments, that a cluster of state the most widespread telecommunication masts especially Lagos and outbreak of Ebola virus may lead to some form of Osun took proactive disease in history, heart-related problems in steps to curtail its spread, causing major loss of life adults and some health- but since its curtailment and socio-economic deficiency symptoms in in Nigeria, governments disruption in the region, at all levels seem to have children. particularly in Guinea, He revealed that relaxed on their efforts Liberia and Sierra Leone. electromagnetic pulse towards preventing it. In Osun, proactive In the case of Lagos, emitted from such masts steps were taken and four at a higher level could EVD came into Nigeria quarantine centres were disturb the bodies’ via Mr. Patrick Sawyer, a set up before the battle balance of electrolyte Liberian American on against Ebola was finally because such contains 20th July, 2014 thereby won. becoming the index case. bio-hazard emissions. The WHO’s Meanwhile, some Mr. Sawyer later died representative in Nigeria residents revealed that and the first Nigerian to officially declared the masts located near die of Ebola was Nigeria Ebola free on private homes sometimes recorded on the 6th of 20th of October, 2014 disrupt television and August, 2014. On 19th August, it was after no new active case radio sets and atimes reported that the doctor was reported in the mobile phone signals. follow up contacts, It could be recalled that who treated Sawyer, stating that it was a recently the House of Ameyo Adadevoh, had spectacular success story. Representatives added also died of Ebola Now, there have been voice to concerns over the disease. In all, there were confirmed reports of two indiscriminate location of 20 confirmed cases and 8 cases in the DRC as of last Global System for Mobile deaths.

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Healthcare Manager, Mr. Steve Omasanya has advocated the need for every Nigerian to enrol in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) so as to enjoy healthcare at

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week, hence, there is need to sensitize Nigerians on this killer disease known as Ebola Fever Disease. Prevention, no doubt, is better than cure. Key Facts The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. Ebola virus disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in what is now, Nzara, South Sudan, and the other in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name. The 2014–2016 outbreaks in West Africa was the largest and most complex Ebola outbreak since the virus was first discovered in 1976. There were more cases and deaths in this outbreak than all others combined. It also spread between countries, starting in Guinea then moving across land borders to Sierra Leone and Liberia. The virus family Filoviridae includes three genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and Ebolavirus. Within the genus Ebolavirus, five species have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo, Sudan, Reston and Taï Forest. The first three, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Zaire ebolavirus, and Sudan ebolavirus have been associated with large outbreaks in Africa. The virus causing the 2014–2016 West African outbreaks belongs to the Zaire Ebolavirus species.

under the administration of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, only a few Nigerian are participating in the scheme due to lack of interest and inadequate education about it. According to him, the purpose of the scheme is to ensure that Nigerians, especially the low and middle income classes receive the best healthcare possible, so as to live a healthy life. “In May 1999, the government created the National Health Insurance Scheme, the scheme encompasses government employees, the organized private sector and the informal sector. “Legislative-wise, the scheme also covers children under five, permanently disabled persons and prison inmates. In 2004, the administration of

Obasanjo further gave more legislative backing to the scheme with amendments to the original 1999 legislative act. “With this, it has become imperative that every Nigerian access this scheme, because from experience, many citizens desire good healthcare but due to economic situation, getting what they desire becomes impossible. “We can see that in the recent past, the government has tried severally to subsidise healthcare for its citizens, but due to instability of government policies, most of them were not continued by successive administrations. “A very good example is the drug revolving scheme of the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the administration of General Sani Abacha which Chairman was General Muhammadu Buhari. “Under PTF then, drugs were subsidised and given free to patients but what we have now under NHIS, health managers are involved and patients pay a certain percentage of the overall costs of drugs but not all drugs are covered. “The scheme is very affordable depending on the health manager and the type of package they offer”, Omosanya stressed.

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TAKEHOLDERS in the health sector across the country have agreed that there is a need for primary healthcare centres to have separate accounts that would enable them to work independently and efficiently. “By July, all the pilot This decision was reached after a 2-day states will begin the workshop on implementation of the implementation of the recommendations we are Basic Health Care able to arrive at in and out Provision Fund hosted seminars which we have by the g.overnment of held in Abia, now Osun the State of Osun with and in the coming weeks the collaboration of the in Niger state. “Our recommendations State Primary Health Care Development will encompass the health Board recently, which systems in the state, local areas, saw health practitioners government from Abia, Niger and communities, service Osun converged at the providers and operating C o m p r e h e n s i v e facilities”. While maintaining that Healthcare Centre, a requirement for its Kelebe, Osogbo. implementation was for Speaking, Dr. Chukwuemeka Oluoha, states to establish their own primary healthcare the Executive Director, Abia State Primary development agencies so Health Care as to bring primary health Development Agency care under one roof, he said, the Basic Health maintained that the was a Care Provision Fund expectation primary was intended to attend different to certain basic needs of healthcare system that health centres, facilities citizens of Nigeria would in wards, saying, it is be proud to be associated these facilities that with and willing to access would be used for its when it is eventually achieved. implementation.

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Who Killed Isiaka Adeleke? “This thing of being a hero, about the main thing, is to know when to die. Prolonged death has ruined more men than it ever made.” - William Penn Rogers, 1879-1935. siaka Adetunji Adeleke, Osun State’s first civilian governor and two-term Nigerian senator, has joined his ancestors. May God rest his soul! But for the purpose of not being economical with the truth, Adeleke was indeed a leader in the true sense of it: hardworking, deeply dedicated and astutely committed to any cause he believed in. The first time I met this flamboyant politician was in 1991 or thereabouts; and it was at Anaye K30 in Ilesa, State of Osun, in the heat of campaign activities which eventually led to his election as the first civilian governor of the newly-created Osun State. The rest, as it is often said, is history! Well, while the controversies that Adeleke’s death has brought along might not be unexpected, as he belonged in the class of kings, my initial opinion was that it might amount to running against the grains of our values, as well as a dilution of moral principles to get involved in any argument whatsoever on the passing of a beloved leader. Nonetheless, we have reached a stage when some questions need to be asked and some issues have to be appropriately situated. Who knows? Some unbelief may be helped! To start with, it is an established fact that all mortals have their appointed dates with death. However, the mode, place and time of one’s departure are God’s exclusive preserve. For instance, while Michael Joseph Jackson was ‘autopsied’ to have died “of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication” on June 25, 2009, at the age of 51, and his doctor convicted of “involuntary manslaughter”. Prince Rogers Nelson took his leave through “a fentanyl overdose” on April 21, 2016, at the age of 57. Here in Nigeria, Lateef Adegbite died from “age-related diseases” on 28, September 2012 at the age of 79.

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sympathy for the replacement of Adeleke in the senate? Or, is the current posturing of (ijebujesa@yahoo.co.uk) Adeleke’s family aimed at s i m p l y providence turned into the Nigeria’s embarrassing the government? If the OSUNDEFENDERwww.osundefender.org answer to the last question is in the Moses of the Year 2016? Was he affirmative, what does the family poisoned too? Who killed the late Chief intend to gain from such an action? Obafemi Awolowo, who also left By the way, who killed Isiaka this world of sin almost in a manner Adeleke? A ‘family source’ had earlier similar to Adeleke’s? Who killed Dipo admitted that Adeleke died of “heart Famakinwa, a brother and a confidant, attack” (Vanguard, April 23, 2017) while who died less than 72 hours before a report in The Punch, April 24, 2017 Adeleke? Who killed Professor Ayodele had it that he died “after a protracted Awojobi, that ‘Akoka Giant’, scholarly ailment.” On Monday, April 24, 2017, genius who died on September 23, 1984 Saharareporters, an online news at the age of 47? And who killed medium, reported that the late Lamidi Ariyibi Adedibu, who died on politician died of “overdose of intravenous June 11, 2008 at the age of 80? medication, fluid laced with a huge quantity On the other hand, was Adeleke’s of painkillers” which “conspired to block unfortunate death intended to his heart leading to a heart attack that killed blackmail somebody, somewhere, him.” This was corroborated, especially, somehow that his supporters had by the accounts of Professor Akeem wanted to hurriedly commit his Lasisi, the Chief Medical Director of remains to Mother Earth without Ladoke Akintola University of following some simple medical Technology Teaching Hospital, while procedures? Was that why they testifying before a coroner set up by the state government to probe couldn’t even honour the dead by circumstances surrounding Adeleke’s looking for an ambulance either from death (Punch, May16, 2017). And the the O’AMBULANCE pool, even, from Adeleke University, for the purpose of pathologist too! Let me ask again: who killed our decently conveying his remains from beloved Adeleke? If he was poisoned, the hospital to his home on that fateful as some enemies of the late politician Sunday? In the spirit and the letters of are hellbent to make us believe, who did the law, what efforts have been made it? When did it actually happen? Where by relevant authorities to interrogate and how did it take place? And for what those who were with the late politician till the early hours of Sunday, April 23, purpose? Put in a better perspective, who killed 2017 before he retired to bed to breathe Abubakar Audu, the All Progressive his last? Assuming without conceding Congress (APC) governorship that Serubawon, as he was fondly called candidate in Kogi State, who by his admirers, was poisoned, how did the poison get to him or into his meal? Who among those who were with him at Kuta, all through to Ede, served as the courier for the poison alleged to have sent him to his early grave and at what cost? It is painful to note that some ‘cryingmore-than-the-bereaved’ individuals •Continued on page 11

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•The late Adeleke. In Adeleke’s case however, it is disheartening to find out that some members of his family and followers seem to have forgotten that death is no respecter of anyone, irrespective of positions, ranks or how influential or highly-placed one may be in the society. Death is a necessary end which will strike on its own accord, not at its victim’s discretion. To the best of my understanding, Adeleke family’s approach to this unfortunate incident raises some posers: does the family have some information on its scion’s death for which it is waiting for an appropriate time before letting the cat out of the bag? Does it have some secrets about the late politician which it is trying to shield the public from coming in contact with? Is there any attempt to divert public attention from the real cause of Isiaka’s death? Is it that some people are employing blackmail as a fig leaf to get

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Beloved Adeleke? If He Was Poisoned, As Some Enemies Of The Late Politician Are Hellbent To Make Us Believe, Who Did It?

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