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My darling husband, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, you are a wonderful partner, an amazing father and a loving husband.

You are an inspiration to friends, siblings and associates. You are indeed a gem for which I constantly thank God Almighty for giving me as life partner. Since I met you, you have been a symbol of love, pride and a cherished companion. I thank God for His blessings and HIS Grace on you all the time.

As you mark this special age of 60, your great values have been so appreciated by friends, associates and co-workers. I am indeed very humbled by the love and affection shown in diverse form by many simply because of you and because of your special love for the people, especially the needy.

I pray God will continue to rekindle your energy and strengthen your giving heart.

As your wife, I will forever cherish you.

I have been greatly impacted by your virtues, your devotion to Almighty Allah and your relentless efforts to make life better for the people.

Happy Birthday, òkó mi.

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here have been drama, twists and turns before the Coroner’s Inquest instituted by the government of the State of Osun to unravel the circumstances behind the death of the first civilian Governor of the state, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, as experts have ruled out poison as the cause of his death.

While the pathologist, who carried out examination on the corpse of the late Adeleke at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Dr Solaja Olufemi said, there were no traces of poison or heavy metal in the examined body of the deceased contrary to the widespread insinuation that he was poisoned, the LAUTECH Chief Medical Director, Prof Akeem Lasisi said that Adeleke died of an overdose of banned injections.

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•STILL ON GOVERNOR RAUF AREGBESOLA DIAMOND AGE CELEBRATIONS: Members of the State House of Assembly and Newly-confirmed cabinet members, during a novelty match.

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For Omoluabi Mortgage Bank ...Its Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

By Francis Ezediuno

unwavering support during ROACTIVE repositioning for better service helped the year and I thank my Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc to weather Nigeria’s fellow Board members for support and recession which itself is placed within the context of their a global economy that has also now entered its sixth year confidence in Omoluabi of stagnation. For Nigeria it is from this perspective, Mortgage Bank Plc, most to the stagflation – inflation and stagnation, a disease most especially infamously associated with the British economy in the Management and Staff of the Bank for their 1960s. dedication and As the Chairman of the valued customers and other commitment�, he said. board of directors of the stakeholders for their Mortgage Bank, Mr Adebayo Jimoh pointed out at the 2016 Annual General Meeting, “Specifically, the Nigerian economy was adversely affected by external shocks, in particular a fall in the global

By Israel Afolabi price of crude oil. Growth 30 year-old man, Olajide Adesina has been showed sharply and sentenced to seven years imprisonment by inflation grew year-onmagistrate court in Osogbo presided over by year by 18.55 per cent.

Magistrate F.A. Sodamande for stealing laptop computer. “The sluggish growth is The convict, who was place, mainly attributed to a the convict slowdown in economic brought to court on a three- transferred from account activities which have been count charge, according to No 0049765878 GTB adversely impacted by the the Police prosecutor, account, a sum of N37,000 Abiodun via one Egunlola Adewumi inadequate supply of Inspector foreign exchange and Fagboyinbo, committed Christianah stolen phones aggravated by the foreign the offence on 10th of and ATM card into account exchange restrictions October 2016. no 0224811007 and BVN no According to the charge 22400173052, and thereby targeted at a list of 41 imports, some of which are sheet, Olajide Adesina at committed an offence inputs for manufacturing about 12 midnight, at contrary to and punishable Ofatedo Area, Osogbo under section 390 (i) of and agro-industry. “This has resulted in cuts broke and entered into a Criminal Code Cap 34 in production and shedding dwelling house of one Vol.II laws of Osun State of Adewumi Nigeria 2002. of labour in some sectors. Egunlola However, with the Christianah with the The convict pleaded increasing policy concern intention to commit felony guilty to all the charges over the decline in growth, to wit stealing and thereby leveled against him in the Central Bank has committed an offence court. moved to reduce the cost of contrary to and punishable His counsel, B.Y Dada borrowing for government under section 411 of prayed to court to tamper and the private sector to Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. justice with mercy.

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The presiding The chairman of the bank Nigeria 2002. magistrate, in his ruling Adesina was also sentenced the accused is optimistic that with the creative approach adopted charged for stealing Dell person into seven years the bank, future is assured, Laptop worth N52,000, HP imprisonment without saying, “I believe the future Laptop worth N100,000, X- option of fine. phone worth of our bank is bright as we torch are ready to adapt to any N140,000, a school bag environmental changes, containing a purse and GTB nevertheless, with the ATM card and sum of •Continued from page 1 unalloyed support and N30,000 properties of loyalty we continue to Christianah, contrary to This is just as the nurse, (i) and who administered drugs receive from both the section383 internal and external punishable under section and injection on the late stakeholders of our 390 of Criminal Code Cap Adeleke, Mr Alfred a Chief esteemed bank, the sky is 34 Vol. II laws of Osun State Aderibigbe, of Nigeria 2002.

Nursing Officer at a the beginning.

He further alleged that Comprehensive Health “I therefore express my deep appreciation to our on the same day, time and Center in Edunabon admitted that he gave the late senator some injections before his death.

The trio made the revelation separately while giving evidence before the coroner’s Inquest headed by Mr Olusegun Ayilara.

By Ismaeel Uthman and Shina Abubakar Led in evidence by Mrs O foster peace and development in Nigeria, media Oyindamola Daramola, a practitioners must protect the sanctity of justice, Senior Legal Officer for fairness and peace, and as well preach tolerance.

LAUTECH hospital, Solaja Governor of the State of public on governance and explained that histology of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola system of government, the tissues from the body stated this, as he noted that urging them to be of the deceased was normal activities and behaviour of constructive in criticising except from the heart which showed hypertrophy, the media practitioners the government.

The governor who was adding that the liver also speak volume in the by a showed alcoholic steatosociety, saying many represented people are looking unto commissioner designate, hepatitis.

Dr Solaja said the them and following their Mr Adelani Baderinwa warned the media injections administered on footsteps.

He stated this while practitioners against being the late senator were not declaring open the 2017 used as handy tools to be normal dosage.

He said: “Death in this week of the Nigeria Union used and dumped for case was due to aspiration of Journalists (NUJ), Osun political purpose. of gastric content, although According to him, Council with a theme: The the deceased had Role of the Media in journalists must preach hypertensive heart disease Fostering Peace and tolerance and co-habitation which could have caused Development’ at the NUJ for sustainable peace and sudden death, but no development.

Press Centre, Osogbo. evidence of such, either He said, “Journalists are grossly or microscopically.

Aregbesola spoke just as former Nigerian the watchdogs of the “The deceased was Ambassador to Philippine, societyâ€?. As the eye, ear deeply sedated and was Professor Yemi Farounbi and nose of the society, given an overdose of charged journalists to journalists and members of analgesic, these drugs are known to cause central educate members of the •Continued on page 11

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OMOLUABI PERFORMANCE REVIEW In 2016, the bank achieved a profit before taxation (PBT) of N78,869,496 from a loss of N168 million in 2015 and Gross earnings increased by 42.39 per cent from N214 million in 2015 to N304 million.

Customers deposit grew by 165 per cent from N165 million in 2015 to N389 million in 2016. Also, during the period, the quality of the bank’s loan and advances portfolio rose from N365 million in 2015 to N549 million in 2016, an increase of 50.5 per cent.

In addition to the above, total assets grew from N2.6 billion in 2015 to N3.3 billion in 2016, a growth of 25.2 per cent over 2015, while shareholders funds grew from N2.3 billion to N2.43 billion in 2016.

The indices above show that despite several provisions and write-offs treated in the fiscal year, the harsh economic and

operating environment prevalent in the mortgage banking industry, the strategy of expansion and increasing customer base is paying off with the bank’s commitment and passion to increasing the number of house owners.

THE OUTLOOK The mortgage sector has attracted renewed Federal Government attention based on the untapped investment potentials and the huge unmet demands for housing from the populace. In the light of this, Jimoh said, “We intend to play a role in the new Federal Government drive to deliver homes to Nigerians in using affordable and mass housing schemes and accessible mortgage finance. We also intend to maximise the NMRC outlet to refinance our mortgages. “In specific terms, the Federal Government has

demonstrated willingness to address the availability of competitively priced long-term financing for the creation of mortgage risk assets through the following: • Additional capitalisation of N500billion into the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMB) by the Federal Government to enable it meet the housing needs of Nigerians; • Injection of N500 billion through the Family Homes Fund (“The Fundâ€?) • N65 billion earmarked in 2017 budget of the Federal Government for the development of housing estates across the State; • Supporting the capital raise of N80 billion by the Nigeria Mortgage Refinancing Company (“NMRCâ€?) “We note our major limitation to be our banking constraint to a State Mortgage License and we will do our best to further litigate itâ€?.

•(L-R) Honourable Adeleke Ipaye; Barrister Gbenga Akano; Honourable Richard Tinubu; Comrade Amitolu Shittu; Mr Lani Baderinwa and Chairman Osun Assembly Committee on Information Honourable Bosun Oyintiloye at a press conference to kick off activities for the 60th Birthday of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Osogbo.

Coroner’s Inquest nervous system depression. “He apparently vomited and aspirated due to the deep sedation, so the aspiration of the gastric content blocked the airways, depriving the body of oxygen. This showed up in the body as stinge of colouration. This could cause vital seizure of the system. “The toxicology report also showed abnormally high levels of alcohol, sedative and analgesic in the blood of the deceased.

There were no traces of poising, or heavy metals in the toxicology report.

Nigerian police did the toxicology examination and the result was given to me on May 15, 2017.�

The LAUTECH CMD, Professor Lasisi said Dr Solaja, two resident doctors who are also pathologists; the Officer in Charge of Homicide, Osun State Police Command; Divisional Police Officer, Dugbe Police Station, Osogbo; and the Consultant Pathologist, LAUTECH, were all present when an autopsy was carried out on Adeleke.

He told the coroner that one of the aides of the late senator told him that the deceased complained of leg pain and somebody treated him, saying the person, who treated Adeleke was not a doctor, but could not

say if he was a nurse.

According to him, among the injections given to Adeleke was Analgin, which he said was outlawed when the late Prof Dora Akunyili was the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control.

He said, “I saw the corpse. Before any process of examination of any diagnosis in medicine, there is what we call history before examination. So, we asked for the person who knew the conditions surrounding the death of the senator. So, the family pointed to one of the aides and the aide said he (Adeleke) was active the previous day and he came at midnight and started complaining of leg pain. So, they sent for somebody who came to give him injections. “I asked clearly the medical status of the person that administered the injections. I asked, ‘Is the person a doctor?’ but he said no. ‘Is he a nurse’?, he said he didn’t know but the person was a face they were used to. “He mentioned various injections and so at that point I asked him if he could lay his hands on the empty ampoules of the injections. The family members went home to get

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them. The injections were five per cent dextrose. We saw empty sachets; it was like a fluid and with it, we saw an intravenous fluidgiving set and scalp vein needle. We saw that empty.

We saw two ampoules of Analgin, four ampoules of valium (diazepam) – 10ml each making 40 milligrammes, one ampoule of pentazocine, one ampoule of gentamicin and two ampoules of hydrocortisone.

The CMD added that diazepam ‘sedates and tranquilises when given in moderate dosage’ but said it could knock off reflexes if given in the type of dosage Adeleke was given and could eventually lead to death. “Analgin has been outlawed since the days of Dora Akunyili in NAFDAC. So, I don’t know where they got it from.

They were given in excess dosage,� he said.

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Political Economy And Society At The Time Of Rauf…

What a difference an era makes. Two decades and more after arriving in the arena of politics, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola marks his 60 birthday today. For him, it has been quite a long sojourn into prominence. In wishing him a very hearty birthday, we must congratulate him for making a difference.

As the former British Prime Minister James Harold Wilson is often quoted as having remarked, “A week is a long time in politics”. From his immersion in Student Union activism, through the heady days of the National Democratic Coalition, Rauf Aregbesola has weathered many storms and often has had to swim against the tide; it has been a long week.

What is crucial here is that unlike many, within the absurdities of the twists and turns of the tortuous waters of Nigeria politics, he has come out of it all with an enhanced reputation. This is quite an achievement in a society in which politics is often the graveyard of reputations. And the reforms he has put in the State of Osun will endure.

To explain why it will endure, we have to look into the defining essence of the political project. The Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci provides a good reference point here. Gramsci defined the main point of political intervention as the necessity to shift the territory of debate in favour of

From our perspective, a historical figure to whom Aregbesola approximates, is the legendary Governor of the state of California in the 1950s and 1960s, Edmund G “Pat” Brown. Of him, The Economist had cause to observe that, “It was his determined, almost obsessive investments in the physical and social infrastructure that turned California into an innovative, world class economy. one’s own position.

The intervention of Aregbesola is positioned not as an interregnum, but as a decisive and irreversible shift in the developmental process of the State of Osun. The positioning of thought now converges on the nexus that the investments in the physical and social infrastructure which he emphasized must continue.

From our perspective, a historical figure to whom Aregbesola approximates, is the legendary Governor of the state of California in the 1950s and 1960s, Edmund G “Pat”

Brown. Of him, The Economist had cause to observe that, “It was his determined, almost obsessive investments in the physical and social infrastructure that turned California into an innovative, world class economy.”

Since Aregbesola’s ‘alternative perspective’ has now become the conventional wisdom, it is inconceivable that a new post-Aregbesola government will abandon it and seek to restore licentiousness, waste, as well as lack of planning and foresight. This is reinforced by the way in which the hegemonic base established in another period by the forerunner progressives, such as Obafemi Awolowo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu continue to endure.

This newspaper very much wishes the symbol of good governance in the State of Osun many happy returns. We wish him and his family well in the fulfilling decades ahead in good health. We also commend him with the haunting lines from the poem by Edgar Allan Poe: “The Hills, they are dark, they are lovely, they are steep.

There are mountains, so high to be climbed, rivers that wide to be crossed, we have a lot of work to do and many more miles to go before we sleep”.

Osun Has Recorded Massive Infrastructural Development - ORMA GM The General-Manager, Osun Road Maintenance According to him, Osun Agency (ORMA), Engineer Kazeem Salami has said the under massive construction and rehabilitation of roads by government, Aregbesola has constructed Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration was roads, more than any unprecedented. administration that has Kazeem, who is one of cabinet members in the ever ruled the state, either state said, the huge the newly-confirmed investment of the civilian or military.

He said, the only way the administration on i n f r a s t r u c t u r a l governor’s commitment to development could be development, especially on road constructions and appreciated is for the people to also play their rehabilitations has enhanced economic roles as citizens through payment of their dues to the development within the government.

The Maye of Ile-Ife, last six years in the state.

Prince Ramon Adedoyin has described the Governor of the State of Osun, Publisher – Moremi Publishing Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as House Ltd. a master strategist who has used his strategy to make Acting Editor – Kazeem Mohammed meaningful impacts in the (0806-220-7954) lives of the people, especially in the education Lagos Editor – Kola Odepeju sector.

(08023191891) In a congratulatory message to mark Production Editor – Petkola Taiwo Ibitowa Aregbesola 60th birthday anniversary, Adedoyin Senior Reporter – Sola Jacobs said, “Rauf is a personality you will always like to meet any day anytime and Reporter – Kehinde Ayantunji wish to associate with due Reporter - Shina Abubakar to his commitment to Reporter - Ismaeel Uthman human development.

Reporter – Israel Afolabi “What amazes me most Reporter – Francis Ezediuno about Governor Aregbesola government is Photographer – Oluwagbemiga Adeniyi the strategy adopted in Photographer – Olushola Aderinto building standard schools in Osun. I doubt if any Admin. Manager – Murtala Agboola governor has ever achieved this feat.

Graphics Designer – Lukman Ussein “His tax strategies could Computer Operator – Mary Akintola have worked wonders as it does in Lagos, but Advert Executive – Nike Adeyemi unfortunately we only have schools not industries.

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LAUTECH Alumni Urges FG To Take Over University

By Ismaeel Uthman Adeniyi Gbadegesin, calling on the students to be HE Alumni Association of the Ladoke Akintola responsive in their protest.

University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, The LAUTECH old has urged the Federal Government to take over the students said though, the ownership of the institution, “following the inability of association understands the Oyo and Osun States governments to meet up with that the students’ action was their financial obligations”. borne out of frustration on The alumni association irrational for a section of the effect of the strike action also called on the the students to carry the on their future, but they Chancellor of the obituary of the Vice should have employed a of the university, Asiwaju Bola Chancellor Professor more civilised way of Tinubu to intervene in the university, three-year old crisis of the institution, insisting that the university must not die.

Addressing a press OVERNMENT of the State of Osun has alerted conference in Osogbo, the the citizens of the looming danger of deforestation LAUTECH Alumni led by in the state, if measures are not taken to check the its President, Mr Jide Bewaji desecration of its forest reserves. said, the university is in Chairman of White been desecrated, but the comatose, hence, the need Paper Implementation worst case is Shasha forest, for the federal government Committee on saying, nothing would stop to take over the institution Reclamation of Shasha the government from to save the future of the Forest, and the Vice reclaiming the forests. students.

He said, the reclamation Chancellor, Osun State The former students’ University, Professor Labo of the forest was the association appealed to Popoola gave the warning outcome of the interactions Governor Rauf Aregbesola at a press briefing marking with stakeholders, where of Osun and Governor the commencement of general consensus was Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo reclamation process of the reached that the forest states to expedite action on forest. should be saved, after making public, the white According to him, which a white paper was paper on the visitation virtually all the forest developed for panel report. reserves in the state have implementation.

The Alumni said it was incumbent to find permanent solutions to the That ADEKUNBI I, formerly known as challenges currently facing O L U WAW E M I M O A D E Y E M O their Alma mater.

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agitating for their rights.

The alumni then apologised to the UTME candidates, Joint Admission Matriculation Board and the entire public on the inconveniences and embarrassment the action of the students might have caused them.

“We call on the Federal Government to take over

LAUTECH because the two owner states are not fulfilling their financial obligations which is the cause of the crisis rocking the university for three years now. It is obvious that the two states could no longer run the university, and so, the FG should take over to save the future of the students.

“We also call on the Chancellor of the university, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to intervene in the LAUTECH crisis. We know anywhere Tinubu’s names is mentioned, success, breakthrough, fortune are associated with it, Tinubu should please intervene and save LAUTECH from dying”, the alumni said.

Osun Govt Worries Over Desecration Of Forests

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Analysing the danger attached to deforestation, Popoola said, the problem of deforestation is not limited to Nigeria, but a global phenomenon, saying, while attempt are being made to solve the problem in other part of the world, much effort is not being made in Nigeria.

He said: “As we speak, less than 10 per cent of our land in Nigeria is covered by forest, as against the minimum of 25 per cent global standard. What it means is that, we are actually in trouble and how

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to get out of the trouble is to educate our people that the best practice is to reduce the rate of the destruction of our forest.

“Forest is all about lives, as everything that makes lives possible is linked to forest. If these forest reserves are managed properly, it will have multiplier effect and we will have life more abundant.

“The desecration of our forests is not in the best interest of the state and its people because the disaster that would follow could be unimaginable. Yes today, we are still coping, but by the time the disaster start visiting -climate change, torrential rainfall, adverse effect of climate, diseases we will realised that we have made a huge mistake.

“We are therefore determined to carry everybody along, including the occupants of the forest, not only Shasha, but other forests too”,

Popoola stressed.

Hinting that the government was thinking about resettlement of the occupants of the forest, he said, this could only be possible if the affected people cooperate with the government.

Also speaking, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Forestry Matter, Mr Tunde Ajilore said the forest reserves in the state have been wickedly tampered with for many years, saying this has unnecessarily put the lives of the people in danger.

Noting that reclamation of forest, is tantamount to reclamation of life, he said, the government is determined to ensure the reclamation of the forest for the benefit of all.

He hinted that the government would use the reclamation exercise to create job, by recruiting the people who will man the forests as forest guards.

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OQd Annual General Meeting Of Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc At Aurora Event Hall, Osogbo On Wednesday.

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•(L-R) Chairman, Board of Directors, Omoluabi Mortgage Bank Plc, Alhaji Jimoh Adebayo; Managing Director, Mr Ayodele Olowookere and M.D OSICOL, Mr Bola Oyebamiji.

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Launching Of ‘He Leadeth Me’, Autobiographical Testimony Of Professor Olukayode Oyediran, At Oritsejolomi Thomas Hall, University Of Ibadan On Tuesday.

•Professor Oyediran (left) and the former Interim National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande at the launching.

•(L-R) Wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi and Wife of the Acting President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo.

•(L-R) Prince Adesola Adewumi; Prince Adetilewa Sijuade and Dr Lekan Yinusa.

...Shareholders Express Satisfaction •Continued from page 3 MEANWHILE, the shareholders who appear satisfied with how the bank had fared in the 2016 financial year called to the noticed of the bank’s management, the need to involve in Corporate Social Responsibility so that people in their catchment areas would feel their impact.

Pastor Williams, Adebayo Adetunji Adeleke and Lawal Moruf who represented other shareholders noted that the financial turnout for 2016 was brighter with the well

over N70 million high Profit After Tax (PAT) compared to those of previous years.

Pastor William revealed that though, the bank had not been paying shareholders dividend, but it was performing very well with other financial institutions.

Adeleke charged the Board of Directors to ensure gender representation and the need to grow the company exponentially, but added that in terms of liquidity ratio, the bank had done better.

St Peter’s Anglican Church, Ibokun Holds 15th Synod Recently

Poor Followership: A National Problem Ignored, Ex-UI VC LaEX-UI VC, Prof. Olukayode Oyediran has asserted at the launching of “He leadeth me”. The book which was his autobiographical testimonies was launched at the International Conference Centre, UI, which also coincided with his 78 th birthday.

The former Vice-chancellor is the son-in-law to the late Premier of the defunct Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The event which was chaired by Prof.

Akinlawon L. Mabogunje; and it had Prof. Oyewale Tomori as the reviewer. The book was presented by, Prof. Oyinade Odutola-Olurin and had Chief Akin Disu, Dr. Oba Otudeko as the co-presenter.

In his observations, Prof.

Oyediran said, “Things have changed a lot, and I am afraid they have changed for the worse. We have many problems in this country. The one that is usually

very hard to burn is the leadership problem, which is very true. He also added that people should be conscious of the leader they choose as this would go a long way in catering for some of Nigeria’s woes.

“But there is a very important problem, which people don’t talk about, which in fact they don’t seem to recognise, and that is followership problem. Things have got very bad indeed. We seemed to have thrown all our socio-cultural values outside through the window. So, everybody is doing what they like. There is a lot of impunity around the whole place”, the celebrant added.

He further enjoined the teeming populace that followership is a critical issue that must be given salient attention.

The septuagenarian said, “We must pay serious attention to getting our socio-cultural values back into the system, else we are all wasting our time”

RST URVWXY TZ[WU\ZT WU R]Z^ _RT `RST URVWXY ACTIVITIES TO BE MADE PUBLIC

•Chairman, State of Osun House of Assembly Committee on Information and Strategy, Honourable Olatunbosun Oyintiloye (2nd right); Diocesan Bishop, Ilesa Anglican Communion, Reverend Olubayo Sowale (2nd left); Chancellor Ilesa Anglican Diocese, Chief Felix Fagbohungbe (left) and Vicar, St Peter’s Anglican Church, Venerable Ebenezer Odekanle (right), during the 1st Session of the 15th Synod in Ibokun, State of Osun recently.

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HE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has described Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the ‘turning point’ in governance of the state as well as the ‘golden standard’ for governors who will come after him.

In a congratulatory those who will come after message on the governor’s him.

“His signature projects 60th birthday celebration signed by the party’s speak for themselves Director of Publicity, distinctly throughout the Research and Strategy, state and even opponents Kunle Oyatomi, the party and adversaries cannot, but it, however said, ‘No future governor admit of the state of Osun who grudgingly”, the party aspires to succeed him can declared.

“A man’s character is not afford to perform below the standards of determined in what his achievement attained by adversaries say about him, rather his work determines Ogbeni Aregbesola’.

The ruling party asserted who he is ultimately.

Aregbesola’s projects are a that Aregbesola deserves window to his character all the accolades that party and Osun is replete with leaders, members and those fantastic projects. friends would bestow on “In politics, much of him on the celebration of Aregbesola operates out of his 60th birthday. the box which creates a “Every well-meaning controversial aura around person in the State of Osun his personality.

His recognises that Ogbeni has unusual approach to distinguished himself as governance and the near the greatest of the bohemian outlook of the governors” before him and man, make him the object the golden standards for of negative and unfair

criticism. Yet, everything about him is astonishing.

“Attaining the milestone of 60 years under these circumstances, therefore, should make the governor feel fulfilled in his selfless service to the people of Osun, but above all, the sterling qualities of leadership which Ogbeni Aregbesola displayed in the course of his governorship tenure distinguished him from his contemporaries and set him apart as one of the greatest achievers in Nigeria’s political history,” the party declared.

“It’s therefore with gratitude to Allah that we join in celebration with others to mark this special day in the life of the governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Aregbesola.

“May the Almighty Allah who has preserved the life of the governor till today continue to grant him strength and wisdom for greater selfless service to his fellow countrymen and women and to humanity”, the APC concluded.

Journalists Charged •Continued from page 3 the media are the cynosure of all eyes. What they do, act out and demonstrate go far to set standards of desirable conduct for the society.

“Primarily, journalists function to inform the populace on events, happenings, trends and developments. It therefore behoves on them to shun bias, subjectivity and sentiments in the discharge of their duties.

“It is incumbent upon journalists to preserve, upgrade and develop the mentality and mindset of their readership and audience by furnishing the populace with high quality information that educates, enlightens, refreshens and charts the course for a brighter future.

“All facts are verifiable.

Proofs are not hard to get.

Media practitioners are admonished to verify news prior to publication in order to ensure authenticity and truthfulness in order not to mislead the public,” he said.

Aregbesola appreciated journalists in the state for keeping faith with his administration in the

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delivery of dividends of democracy to the people and giving concise, accurate and honest reportage to all activities of government.

The governor said that there are good media practitioners who are seasoned, competent, accountable, disciplined, and responsible in the discharge of their duties, despite the fact that a segment of the media has been distrustfully

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HE Diocese Bishop of St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Ilase, Obokun Local Government, Reverend Isaac Oluyamo said, Nigerians needs prayers and courage to engage the country’s leaders towards preventing the country from collapse.

He said corruption has to God, the evidence of destroyed political, social hardship is so glaring, and economic institutions youths are jobless, fathers in Nigeria and grounded could not feed their families, hardship is so the country. that domestic According to him, the severe main challenge of Nigeria animals are feeling it.

“Unfortunately, the is corruption which has imposed lack of wants on hardship has forced many the majority of the people to lose faith in God, populace and aggravated that is why we are hardship since experiencing suicide all over the country, but it is independence.

Speaking at a special only God that can solve church service in Nigeria’s problem. Our commemoration of Osun leaders have done far below NUJ 2017 week, he urged expectations and instead of the people to be prayerful taking bold steps they often and have faith in God to resolve to blackmails”, he reposition Nigeria, just as said.

Meanwhile, the host of he advised journalist to be responsible in the the event, Chief Francis Fadahunsi, a retired Deputy discharge of their duties.

He said: “With the Comptroller of Custom charged present situation of Services on Nigeria, we have no choice journalists developmental drive than to commit the nation through objective reportage, concluding that journalism is the last hope I, formerly known as of common man at present.

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mischievous in the performance of their constitutional duty in the state.

Farounbi in his speech enjoined media practitioners to seek more knowledge and preach tolerance through their reports to foster peace and development.

According to Farounbi, the media also need to strengthen democratic institutions and the civil society organisations in Nigeria.

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