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PDP Crisis Escalates:

Disgruntled Members Burn Party Flags, Banners

•Fracas in PDP as disgruntled members of Omisore’s faction burn the flag of their former party.

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Disgruntled Members Burn Party Flags, Banners

PDP Crisis Escalates: •Pressure On Omisore To Consider Options Outside Of PDP There were conflicting signals on Thursday that members of the Senator Iyiola Omisore faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have left the party, as members of the faction stormed the party secretariat to tear down and burn the banners and flags of the party at the faction’s secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo.

This is just as Omisore decamped to the Accord and members of his faction Party. were reported to have OSUN DEFENDER

witnessed how the aggrieved members of the party tore the banners and flags and burnt them into ashes on Thursday.

It could not be confirmed as at the time of filing this report whether Omisore has formally decamped

into the Accord Party or not, but the emerging fact pointed in that direction.

A reliable source within the Omisore faction said the aggrieved members have not formally joined any other party, saying such decision would be

made at the appropriate time.

He said: “As of now, we have not formally joined any other party, such decision has not been taking, but it was some aggrieved members of the party that went to tear the party flags and banners, because they are dissatisfied with the situation of things,

Why Secondus, Wike, Fayose Dumped Omisore •Adeleke Guber Ambition Splits Party Leadership •Confusion About Omisore’s Status

By Kehinde Ayantunji More facts emerged during the week on why the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Chief Uche Secondus, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and his Ekiti state’s counterpart Ayodele Fayose dumped the state former deputy governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore over the state PDP crisis.

OSUNDEFENDER gathered that the three party echelons turned their back on Omisore when it was discovered that the former deputy governor was not ready to make any compromise in the struggle for the control and stability of the party.

Also, the case instituted before an Osun High Court sitting in Ejigbo against the National Working Committee of the party to halt the just-concluded congress infuriated the party leadership to abandon the former senator.

A member of PDP NEC, who spoke with our reporter in confidence said, “Omisore’s camp is out and down, as far as the controlling PDP in Osun is concerned, he appeared to have overstretched his luck and abused his influence in the party”.

“I can confirm to you that our national chairman and other members of NWC held him in high esteem and are always ready to protect his interest because he stood

by Ahmed Makarfi-led PDP when the crisis was rough and tough. In fact, Governor Wike and Ayo Fayose always hang on our neck not to let him down in the battle for the soul of the party in the state.

“But the reality is that as a responsible party, we cannot allow the crisis to linger on, we must find a lasting solution to the crisis and in the process we directed the conclusion of the state congress but he insisted that the party must accept his own State Executive Committee (SEC) to be chaired by Dr Bayo Faforijin”.

“At the heat of the crisis, Governor Fayose intervened and pleaded with the PDP NEC to mediate and share the positions with 60 to 40 per cent ratio, but Omisore boycotted the meeting held at the PDP National Secretariat and later instituted a case against the party to the extent of securing a court injunction against the party from proceeding with local and state congresses”.

“What Omisore demonstrated was that he

has no confidence in Secondus, Wike and Fayose in protecting his interest in the battle for the party and they were left with no choice than to embrace those who are obedient to the party leadership, and that is why all his appeals were ignored completely because the party has exhausted all available options to pacify him as a major stakeholder.”

Faforijin and others who are loyal to Omisore in March instituted a case to restraint the party from conducting the party congresses but was struck out on March 23 by Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe of Osun High Court sitting in Ejigbo.

The party NEC after the case was struck out directed accelerated conclusion of the congresses from the ward to the state level. All the congresses were held between Friday and Sunday and Hon. Soji Adagunodo was returned unopposed as the state chairman of the party.

When contacted, Dr Faforijin explained to OSUNDEFENDER that the matter is before the court and the state executives cannot stand in the face of the law, saying the party leadership compromised and violated subsisting court order.

On the recently widespread rumour that Omisore and his camp are moving to another political party, Faforijin said the outcome of the case in the court and the decision of

the court will determine whatever decision they are taking.

Meanwhile, the senatorial candidacy of Senator Ademola Adeleke that united the party last year is now a major dividing factor after the last state congress.

Few days after the congress, some of the party leaders are planning another war against Adagunodo-led executive over perceived concession of the party gubernatorial ticket to Senator Ademola Adeleke.

It was learnt that the leading gubernatorial aspirants in the party have initiated a forum to halt the party’s plans in ensuring that Senator Adeleke pick the party gubernatorial ticket, a situation which might eventually portray the party as not serious to take over the governance of the state.

Adagunodo was reported to have been confronted during the week by some aspirants including the former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Adejare

Bello and former member of the National Population Commission, Akogun Lere Oyewumi to warn him against narrowing down the race to Adeleke.

A source at the top party hierarchy meeting on Monday said the aspirants tension rose when the rumoured car gifted to Adagunodo by the Adelekes, spread across the state, as a member of the

party trustee was quoted to have warned Adagunodo that “PDP ticket must not be see and bye”.

The development however might have forced Adagunodo to publicly declare on Tuesday at the party stakeholders’ meeting that the party is open to all members that are interested in gubernatorial race and assured them of fair and credible process.

particularly on the last congresses”.

It would be recalled that the factional Chairman of the party, Dr Bayo Faforijin has said that of the NEC of party accept the last state congress of the party, his faction would definitely leave.

When contacted Faforiji said he was no longer a member of the PDP, but members of the faction are currently putting pressure on Omisore to dump the opposition party.

In a reply to a text message sent to him, Faforijin said, “We met today, and put pressure on Senator Omisore to dump the PDP and seek his gubernatorial ticket on another party’s platform.

“As far as I am concern, I am no longer a member of PDP but senator Omisore is considering many options”.

•Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Mr Semiu Okanlawon (middle) and Former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade (left), exchanging pleasantries with Member Federal House of Representatives, Iwo Federal Constituency, Hon Gafar Ameere, during the 5th Triennial Congress 2018 the Ansar-ud-deen Society of Nigeria, Osun State Branch, at Iwo, State of Osun, last Saturday.

APC Accuses PDP Of Serial Lies With barely six months to the Osun governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been alleged by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of serial lying in its desperate move to return to power in the state.

The ruling party was and released to the media reacting to the observation in Osogbo said that the of the National Vice PDP misrepresentation of Chairman of the Nigerian facts about happenings in Union of Journalists (Zone Osun, “has run its full circle B), Mr. Cosmas Oni, who in of evil, and TRUTH now company of his other haunts that party”.

The APC was colleagues visited Osogbo recently, as an indication referencing the contrasting statements of the new PDP that, “seven years of PDP Chairman, Dr. Soji lying is fading away.”

The APC in a statement Adagunodo with that of National Vice signed by its Publicity the Director, Kunle Oyatomi Chairman of the Nigerian

...Party’s Primaries Fixed For July 14 In preparation for the September 22 Osun governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has fixed its primaries to pick its flagbearer for Saturday, July 14, 2018. road party Dropping the hint on Ikirun Tuesday during a secretariat, and had in stakeholders’ meeting of attendance stakeholders the party presided over by across the 30 local Osun state PDP chairman, government areas and Hon. Soji Adagunodo, he Modakeke Area Office, also said that the Intention Adagunodo commended Form” for those nursing the steadfastness displayed ambition to fly the party’s by members during the flag would be made leadership crisis that available before the end of rocked the party.

He explained that PDP April.

Working Addressing the meeting National held at Biket Junction, Committee has directed

him to inform members that anyone interested in vying for PDP ticket should forward Letter of Intention through the office of the State Chairman to the office of the National Chairman on or before 17th April, 2018.

Adagunodo added: “The Intention Form shall be made available to the aspirants before the end of this month as our gubernatorial primary holds on Saturday July 14, 2018.”

Union of Journalists, Mr. Oni, both of which were published about the same time.

“Whereas the PDP Chairman, Dr Adagunodo, was lying to the world that APC and the Aregbesolaled government did nothing to improve education in the state; “The NUJ Vice Chairman, Mr Oni rather expressed pleasant surprise that he was witnessing one of the best accomplishments yet in educational development he and his visiting colleagues to Osogbo had ever seen in the south west!!

And this was in spite of the hopeless impression they had had before coming to Osun that absolutely nothing was happening in the state.

“The PDP lies had poisoned the minds of some unsuspecting Nigerians that were misled by fallacies published in otherwise credible media under the influence of the lying party.

“PDP was and continues to lead the ‘axis of evil’ in Osun.

Driven by desperation, envy,

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jealousy, hatred and mischief, that party’s focus remains purely to access power and will go to the lowest level to disparage, scadalise and demonise the person of the governor to achieve its goal”, the APC added that, “where others have eyes to see, ears to hear, and hearts to feel, the PDP in Osun has become blind, deaf and heartless”.

“And the pity of it”, said the APC, “is that Dr Adagunodo, who is supposedly educated, personally, propagated PDP’s stupid lies just when the NUJ was declaring Governor Rauf Aregbesola as the ‘best performing governor of the South West in 2017".

“Perfidy couldn’t be worse than what Dr Adagunodo exhibited in this instance.

“No matter what the axis of evil does in Osun, there is a limit to which their lies can work”, said the APC, arguing further that, ‘the power of truth is already out in force in Osun. It will crush all evil forces and become triumphant in September 2018, by the grace of God”.

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Osun Assembly Frowns At Business Owners Avoiding Taxes double taxation in the state, forestry charges are meant for the Charcoal producer not for the sellers”.

Speaking earlier, Chairman and Secretary

of Charcoal Dealers Association in the state, Mr Adisa Akinloye and Mrs. Bola Ayankanye explained the difficulty often encountered while the charcoals are on

transit to the town.

They also pleaded with They stated that their the House to find lasting resolve to be paying solution to their The State of Osun House of Assembly has levies on behalf of problems and requested frowned at business owners that circumvent producers was to fast- that government should payment of tariffs and levies to the coffers of the track their trading reduce the charges to state government. activities.

N50.00 per bag.

Chairman House the state to achieve committee on mutual understanding of Environment and government policy on Sanitation, Hon Ajibola forestry activities.

Akinloye stated this on In his contribution, Thursday at a meeting member of the with representatives of committee, Hon. Ibrahim Charcoal dealers and Gbadebo urged the officials in charge of Charcoal dealer forestry in the state at the association to assist Assembly Complex government with their Osogbo. taxes and other levies for Akinloye made it state to generate revenue. known that this is the He advised the second meeting held with Association Executives to the association to let embrace openness and permanent peace reign in unity in their business the State and to iron out transactions and comply the issues in connection with rules and with their businesses, regulations. adding that it will ensure Meanwhile, in his that no category of reaction, the Special people in the charcoal Assistance to the business is made to carry Governor on Forestry Mr. the burden of levies and Gbemileke Ayanbunmi tariffs payment on behalf explained that of others. government only charges According to him, levies on charcoal business men and producers not the sellers. women should avoid According to him, •Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi (2nd left); Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (3rd left) cutting corners in their there is nothing like and other Governors during the 10th Aiswaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium in Lagos. business transaction in the state, because government is trying to do its best to develop the

By Solomon Adeniyi before the advent of the delivery through its not to fail. state, saying the House He maintained that Rauf Projects’ Monitoring and will take a bold step on The Director-General, Bureau of Social Services present Charcoal producers that (BOSS), Office of the Governor of Osun, Mr. A r e g b e s o l a ’ s Surveillance operations, YESSO which is a World are not paying their dues Olufemi Ifaturoti has said his agency has saved administration where it the agency visited every Bank-assisted support and tariff to the approximately N9 billion for the state since its was discovered that strict road construction site operation designed to adherence to merit is across the state between 5 tackle poverty and government. establishment, a feat which he maintained is is an However, he charged unprecedented in the annals of the 27-year-old state. pivotal to the success of and 9 times, adding that vulnerability every serious minded the distance covered is a offshoot of the highly the forest guards not to successful OYES The agency according Network Centre administration. similitude of driving from overcharge the people in to him, was created out of of the Ifaturoti who went Osogbo all the way to the initiative order to avoid fraudulent the desire to ensure total delegation led by its A r e g b e s o l a ’ s the memory lane as United Kingdom. act and unethical practice delivery of value for the Zonal Director, Mrs. down administration, adding recounted Jennifer Famosinpe in his he He asserted that OYES in forestry activities. public being served developments recorded which has empowered that YESSO through its office in Oshogbo.

He also maintained Based Mr. Ifaturoti stated this The Director-General before the advent of the about 45,000 youths Community that the legislators will while granting audience stated that BOSS is a present administration in Targeting Exercise has soon hold a meeting with to the Nigerian Television product of series of the state with specific domiciled in Osun, came generated the Single into being to address Charcoal producers in Authority, Ibadan brainstorming sessions reference to a retreat employability and Register of the Poor and anchored by himself successful career issues, Vulnerable Households together with Amb. Olu maintaining that in the state widely Otunla, Dr. Charles the resounding success adjudged to be Akinola and Mr. Kola recorded by OYES cannot credible from where the Omotunde-Young which be unconnected with the public workfare, skills for comprised of Ogbeni u n p a r a l l e l e d job, conditional cash Rauf Aregbesola and his commitment of Ogbeni transfer and other

By Kehinde Ayantunji "At the Osogbo High then colleagues in the Aregbesola who as far subsequent interventions The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has School, we could see the Lagos State Executive back as 2008 about two of Government have been before his mining their potential lauded Governor Rauf Aregbesola's administration kind of international Council, maintained that years effort in providing functional education, describing standard the students fall the parley came up with assumption of duty beneficiaries. a sixteen paged Present at the to, which I don't think reiterated his readiness to the model schools being constructed across the state any state in the South- communique which was make use of his security interactive session was as the best in the South-West. meticulously compressed the Honourable National Vice we have seen because the West has ever met. I want into the Green Book (My vote as Governor to Commissioner for Chairman of the NUJ, impression we had about to recommend other state Pact With The People of finance OYES if that is the Information and Strategy, in the South-West to only option available for Zone B, Mr Cosmas Oni the government of the Osun) out of the desire to Mr. Adelani Baderinwa and other delegates from state is different from the emulate the Osun on the produce a handy material him for the programme and the zone who were in reality of what we are education in both English and Osun for the union's seeing on ground. We i n f r a s t r u c t u r e Yoruba. zonal meeting at the thought there are no any development."

The Legal Luminary Oni charged the people told the delegation that weekend stated this feasible projects on during a tour on ground, but we can now to imbibe the culture of the unparalleled success Aregbesola's projects in see that Osun is moving. good maintenance and recorded by the Rauf Osogbo, to have first "Without mincing any ensure that the projects A r e g b e s o l a ’ s hand information on the word, in this South-West, on ground last long in administration is not unconnected to his performance of the I have never seen any good condition.

Echoing similar view, painstaking preparation current administration. type of model school that Dr Qazim Akinreti, the for the office he is According to Oni, no cover the three stages of other state in the South- elementary, middle and NUJ Chairman, Lagos presently occupying West has similar schools high school. I give kudos State, stated that the since 2005 after he like the Osun model to Aregbesola for the infrastructure projects expressed his intention schools, declaring that edifice and for putting on being put in place by for the highest office in would the Land of Virtue.

A r e g b e s o l a ' s ground solid foundation Aregbesola Mr. Ifaturoti, a Fellow administration has built a for our children. If you outlive generations, long-lasting legacy in the invest on the children, maintaining that the of the Institute of Chartered Arbitrators, governor has performed education sector. you are eradicating stated that in its quest at creditably well.

Oni said: "I am poverty. enhancing public value •IFATUROTI, BOSS DG •Continued on page 14 overwhelmed with what

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4 The Race, The Runners And The Programmes Osun Defender will continue to run the profiles of the people perceived to be in the running to succeed Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as the governor of the State of Osun. This is being done as a public service. None of them has formally declared their intention to run, nevertheless, there is a widely held perception that they are in the race.

With events rapidly unfolding, the critical issue is what to expect? Aregbesola has shown that adequate preparation is vital. His thoroughly articulated Sixpoint Integral Action Plan provided the roadmap for what has been generally acknowledged as a stellar

The fiscal landscape of Nigeria will continue to be difficult in the foreseeable future. This is understandable for we are in a period of transition from an ancient regime which virtually bankrupted the nation.

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performance in office. It cannot but be a source of unease that as of now, we are not seeing a similar well constructed programme of social and economic reconstruction and rejuvenation to take the diligent application of the Aregbesola years to the next level. This is disturbing.

For kudos must be given to Ogbeni Aregbesola for decisively altering the territory of the debate as well as the

and so forth.

The fiscal landscape of Nigeria will continue to be difficult in the foreseeable future. This is understandable for we are in a period of transition from an ancient regime which virtually bankrupted the nation. In addition, our defective quasifederalism will continue to act as a brake on the nation’s federating units. What this means is that anyone taking over at the state level must, to quote the motto of the Boys Scouts – “Be prepared”.

We therefore urge the aspirants to provide clearlyarticulated, rigorously costed programmes for the public to peruse. On our part, we believe, indeed we insist that a continuation of the programmes of the Aregbesola administration is in the best interest of the state of Osun.

The state having made so much sacrifices cannot afford to go back to a dismal past of underachievement.

The Aregbesola template must be built upon. We will be delighted to publish any well costed programme presented to us by any aspirant of whatever political colouration.

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perception of the efficacy of government intervention programmes. This is reflected in the fact that it will be political suicide to now go against Aregbesola’s social intervention programmes.

There will of course be issues as to the dotting of I’s and crossings of T’s, nevertheless, no one is openly going to come out and commit to the wholesale dismantling of the free school meals programme

With 169 days to go to the governorship election in the State of Osun, it is profoundly alarming that there are level of political mobilisation a total of 413, 009 and awareness is very low. abandoned or We must therefore call uncollected PVC’s. As upon the state government, the accompanying political parties and Civil chart shows, the figure Societies to use all available reflects the trend medium to intensify throughout the awareness, in order for Southwest. This is people to collect their PVC’s equally puzzling and for those who because of the level of have not registered political awareness in OSUN to do so. Voting the region.

Publisher like the obligation One of the stated to pay tax is an points is the amount of indispensible part Acting Editor tertiary institutions in of the social the region, with contract which is Lagos Editor students migrating the template of a News Editor after the completion of their be the major or the only factor. studies. This cannot however The painful reality is that the democracy.

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Abandoned PVCs’

Electricity: Bolorunduro Community Okinni Crying For Help As far back as September 2017, residents of Bolorunduro, Oke Obedu and other n e i g h b o u r i n g communities in Okinni, Egbedore Administrative Office have been living in the dark due to the irreparable fault developed by the transformer being used to supply power to the communities.

Residents of the area have contributed money for the repair of the transformer but it was later established that it was irreparable after several efforts had been made.

All efforts to get help from the IBEDC have proved abortive, as it seems that the company is not interested in

addressing the problem, eventhough they will later come to collect money for the power consumed by residents.

The ongoing efforts now in the affected communities is the

contribution of N5,000 per house for the purchase of another transformer, but it seems that the response has been too slow from the people due to the current economic situation hitting deep on them.

At this stage, we appeal to well meaning individuals and Government officials to help in their capacity, may be interms of donation or facilitation of a transformer to save the

people of the area from darkness.

Particularly we appeal to our elected officials like Senator Ademola Adeleke representing Osun West senatorial district; Professor Mojeed Alabi of House of

Representatives; the Administrator, Okinni Administrative Office and above all the state government to help.

We are convinced that it is possible for each of those mentioned to help in this regard as we have seen similar demonstrations recently when the Executive Secretary, Ede North Area Council donated a 500KVA transformer to Awere Community, Owode Ede and Senator Adeleke donated a transformer to a community in Ido Osun.

This is the time to show love to our communities, which would be definitely reciprocated.

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2018 Measles Vaccination Campaign:

Time To Get It Right!

Despite the efforts of the government and international agencies to fight the menace of measles, this childhood killer disease still ravages developing countries. There is a good news by the way as the year 2018 marks another year of measles vaccination campaign. To combat this disease, 13 days were selected in March where it is expected that every child between the ages of 9 and 59 months [5 years] would have been vaccinated.

In this piece, FRANCIS EZEDIUNO examines this deadly disease and steps the government of the State of Osun has taken to combat it and the 2018 Measles Vaccination Campaign modus operandi.

Measles is one of the six childhood killer diseases after Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Whooping cough, Polio and Tetanus.

The most vulnerable children are those between the ages of 9 months and five years or u5 (under five) as they are referred to, especially in d e v e l o p i n g countries.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Measles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by a virus.

Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred approximately every 2–3 years and measles caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year.

The disease remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Approximately, 89,780 people died from measles in 2016 – mostly children under the age of 5 years.

Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxo virus family and it is normally contracted through direct contact or air, as it is an air-borne disease. The virus infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body. Measles is a human disease and is not known to occur in animals.

Accelerated immunisation activities have had a major impact on reducing deaths caused by measles infections.

During 2000–2016, measles vaccination prevented an estimated 20.4 million deaths. Global measles deaths have reduced by 84% from an estimated 550,100 in 2000 to 89,780 in

The disease remains one of the leading causes of death among young children globally, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine. Approximately, 89,780 people died from measles in 2016 – mostly children under the age of 5 years.

2016.

WHAT IS MEASLES? Measles is an infectious disease causing fever and red rashes on the skin, it mainly affects children but can occur at any age. Measles, also known as Rubeola or morbilli, is a viral infection of the respiratory system.

Measles is a very contagious disease that can spread through contraction with infected mucus and saliva. The coughing or sneezing of an infected person can release the virus into the air. The virus can live on surfaces for several hours. As the infected particles

enter the air and settle on surfaces, anyone close by can become infected with the measles virus.

It is a disease that is giving the WHO great concern not only because of its devastating effects but also because of its post-occurrence even after the epidemic and outbreak has been successfully treated.

In Africa and especially developing countries of which Nigeria is included, several efforts have been made by the government to combat this malaise.

After several efforts by the

government, its agencies, international health partners, health foundations, concerned non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the world health body have continued to yield positive effects, an effect which successive governments have continually failed to harness.

With several interventions, there have been successes in the area of prevention of epidemics and outbreaks which after all said and done, the case will revert to how it was at onset.

Note that measles vaccination is given to children at the age of 9 months but the campaign comes up biannually.

To curtail the destructive tendencies and have the desired effects afterwards, the Federal Ministry of Health through the various state ministries of health has demographically delineated the country into 6 geo-political zones accordingly.

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immunisation of the State of Osun which falls within the South West geographical space was held between Thursday, 1st and Wednesday, 13th of March, 2018.

In doing so, the local governments in the state were divided into two to make the vaccination campaign a success story and therefore have the desired effects which is to totally reduce its prevalence by 2020.

Notwithstanding that the country had entered the pre-elimination stage in 2015.

Basic facts about measles according to WHO: * The child must have generalised fever * History of fever which is more than 38°C * Diagnosis is through blood test * Leading cause of death amongst children which may lead to sterility or blindness * No particular drugs for treatment.

Treatment of other complications. * Prevention is during immunisation and campaign * The vaccine is effective in preventing measles and provides lifelong immunity * One dose is approximately 85% and two doses are approximately 97% effective. * It has an injectable vaccine given in the upper left arm MODE OF TRANSMISSION Measles is transmitted through direct contraction or through secretions of infected persons. * Measles transmission is found in densely populated areas.

CAMPAIGN STRATEGY As earlier reported, the campaign kicked off on the 1st and ended on 13th of March, 2018. The exercise was done in two streams.

First stream held from 1st to 6th of March in 15 LGAs across the state.

They included Ede North and South, Egbedore, Ejigbo, Ife Central, Ife East and Area Office Modakeke, Ila, Ilesha East and West, Irewole, Isokan, Iwo, Olorunda, Oriade and Osogbo.

Second stream which held from 8th to 13th of March was in another 15 LGAs. They included; Ayedaade, Ayedire, Atakunmosa East and West,

To Get It Right!

The target for the country is estimated at 100% but at the end of the measles campaign, the following results are expected; local government at 98%, state at 97% and national at 95%.

Boluwaduro, Boripe, Ife North and South, Ifedayo, Ifelodun, Irepodun, Obokun, Odo-Otin, Ola-Oluwa and Orolu.

Approximately, the total estimated number of children immunised are 927, 019 and a total number of 1,030 teams from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) and 206 from the state participated during the campaign.

For the campaign, fixed posts and fixed temporary posts were situated in strategic locations where parents

•Governor Aregbesola vaccinating one of the infants.

and guardians brought their children and wards, instead of house to house vaccination.

At the end of vaccination for each child, cards were issued to them and their fingers were marked with permanent ink marker to prevent double vaccination. Parents are expected to keep the cards safe because a subsequent survey would be carried out after two weeks to determine if the state was able to reach all the target number of children.

The target for the country is

estimated at 100% but at the end of the measles campaign, the following results are expected; local government at 98%, state at 97% and national at 95%.

The government has committed resources to the campaign with the payment of the intervention fund to the tune of N21 million and the state has made itself available for the campaign. It is now left to the people of the state to key into it and make the exercise a success.

Notwithstanding the perceived shortcomings on the part of government regarding the handling of health affairs in the state, one thing is certain, Osun has never lagged behind when it comes to partnering with international health organisations, agencies and non-governmental organisations to bring quality health delivery packages to the doorsteps of the citizenry.

Trumpets need to be sounded because even with the paucity of funds which is a global economic phenomenon, Osun has not defaulted in the area of health; an area which is beset with myriads of challenges like unavailability of standard equipment, funds, workers’ welfare, structures and others.

After it, food, housing and education would follow in that order.

In the annals of governance in this state, posterity would relate that there was a time an administration though, with its shortcomings maintained a clean sheet health-wise in the state.

It is true that history does not forget, even though the human mind might.

It will be on record and one day when the record book will be opened, it would worth being placed in the sands of time.

The year 2018 Measles Vaccination Campaign might have been rounded up by now, but there are big lessons that would and should be learnt during the exercise which would be applied judiciously as plans would be under way for another round of measles vaccination campaign in two or three years time.

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Council Boss, NURTW Chair Decry Low Pace Of Market Construction Elufadejin enjoined all Adeniyi constitutionalism.

The Chairman, Ilesa East Local Government, Prince the beginning of their Otunba Akeem Adesoji Olowoopejobori has Elufadejin.

He stated that every tenure must be marked the political office Prince Elufadejin public officer is required by asset declaration holders to fill, sign and decried the low pace of work on the construction of Sabo market in Ilesa, saying the report reaching him described the newly to submit to the bureau, which will then be submit the forms within about the ongoing construction work was not elected officers as a written declaration of followed by physical 30 days in their own interest. products of all his properties saying, inspection. encouraging.

According to a Salami urged the newlystatement by the elected members of the council’s Information parliament in the council Officer, Kazeem to always think of the Opatunji, the council boss legacy they would leave expressed his displeasure behind at the expiration while receiving in his of their tenure. office, the Chairman, He commended the Nigerian Union of Road efforts of the Governor at Transport Workers, Ilesa developing markets in branch, Alhaji Lekan the state with the aim of Salami during an diversifying the economy unscheduled visit to the and improving the management of the Internally Generated council.

Revenue of the state but The council boss decried the slow pace of decried the pains being the project at the market experienced by the since the demolition of all marketers at the market the existing structures on as there is no place to the site. hide their goods during Meanwhile, the harsh weather or raining chairman of Ilesa East on market days. and other elected officers He appreciated the in mother councils and cooperation of the LCDA’s in Ijesaland were marketers for their hosted for a brief in the supports and payments council secretariat by of their rates on each Zonal Coordinator of the •From left: Hon. Johnson Ajilore, Hon. Busuyi Oki, Otunba Adesoji Olowoopejobori, Alhaji Lekan Salami, Hon market days and called Code of Conduct Bureau, Kolawole Victor, Hon Olaniyi Agboola (TK), Hon Olawale Jegede during the visit. on the Governor of the state to prevail and hasten the contractor handling the project so as not to jeopardise the The Chairman, Olorunda Local Government in the start his administration policy, as useful Council Manager, Mr. good intention of State of Osun, Hon. Hameed Munirudeen Anisu has recently. suggestions would be Toyese Ogundiji said that transforming the market promised the people of the local government He then solicited the welcomed to ensure the the management would dividends of democracy in a short time. into a modern one. support of everyone and rapid development of the give this administration full support and Otunba Adesoji He gave the assurance i n t e r d e n o m i n a t i o n a l promised that he would council. thanked the NURTW during In his own remarks, the maximum cooperation in an prayer session to kick operate an open door order to spread the chairman for the visit and dividends of democracy series of encouragement, to the nooks and crannies stating that the visit was of the council area. like tonic for him that commended the local Present at the prayer All outgoing and serving corps members in Orolu creative and engage in would encourage him to government authority for session were clerics, self-help jobs”.

Local Government have been charged to be creative, remain focused on his He further charged the the laudable gesture, including, the Chief Imam plan to transform the self-reliant and independent instead of searching for corps that the of Gaji Mosque, Osogbo, members to be hard stating council to an enviable one white-collar jobs after service year. working and contribute programme is the first of Alhaji Fatai Adeyemi, and This charge was given hall by the executive their quota to the its kind to be held by the Chief among its peers.

Imam Of Earlier, Alhaji Lekan last week at the Kingdom chairman of Orolu local educational development council.

Ansarudeen, represented government council area, of students, state as well She therefore by Mallam Sarafadeen Hon Adekunle Benson as the task of achieving a congratulated the who recited verses from during the Easter Picnic united, peaceful, and outgoing corps members the Holy Qur’an to seek fiesta organised by the egalitarian society, noting for successfully passing peaceful reign and council for all serving and that they are the future through the four cardinal successful tenure of his MRS. ADELABU MISITURA LAWAL MEMUNAH RANTI outgoing corps members leaders of the nation, as he points of the scheme, administration TOYIN in the local government promised Also in attendance them Orientation, Primary That I was formerly That I was formerly area. unflinching support in Assignment, Community were, a Christian cleric, known and addressed as known and addressed as This is contained in a Development Service and Rev. Father Ben Adebiyi any project or programme MRS. AKANNI OBA MEMUNAT statement issued and that would benefit people Passing out, urging them and a traditionalist, Chief MISITURA TOYIN, but RANTI, but now wish to released by his Media of the community they are to be diligent and Murtala Jekayinfa who now wish to be known and be known and addressed Assistant, Mr Alao serving. innovative. prayed for the good addressed as MRS. as LAWAL MEMUNAH Waheed.

Speaking on behalf of beginning and good ADELABU MISITURA RANTI. All former In his remark, the Head Benson enjoined the TOYIN. All former of the Of Department of the corps members, Mr ending corps members to assist C o m m u n i t y Silvester thanked the local administration. documents remain valid. documents remain valid. government in reducing Development General public should take G.T. Bank and General government authority Others at the occasion and public should take note. unemployment rate in the Information, Alh Kasim especially the executive were, note. the former country, advising them to commended the corps chairman of the council included;of the local focus on skill acquisition, members for making for everything he has government, Alhaji skill development and remarkable impacts in been doing, promising Moshood Balogun; expertise that would education sector for the that corps members Chairman of the Elders’ make them to be job betterment of tomorrow’s would try and redouble Forum, Pa Lasisi creators and self- leaders and for the their efforts at making Odebunmi; Secretary of dependent rather than job development of the state, students excel in their the Elders’ Forum, Hon. seekers.

Johnson Koledowo; enjoining them to be hard studies.

According to him, “I working and serve as a Dignitaries at the Chairman of All will like to advise you all, good role model. programme include; the Progressives Congress to legitimately engage in He said that securing vice chairman of Orolu (APC), Olorunda Local anything that will make automatic employment local government, Hon Government, Mr. you to be self-employed, from the government or Toyin Adeleke; Leader of Abiodun Kilanko, and as white collar jobs are private organisations in the house, Hon Durodola APC women leader in the very scarce and even no the country is no longer Rafiu; his deputy, Hon council, Mrs. Ibraheem longer available for automatic, saying that Ganiyu Isiaka; the Muslimot. almost all employable corps members need to councillor representing Others are Community graduates,”said the learn something and Olufon ward 5, Hon Development Committee council boss.

Opeyemi Razaq; the Chairman, Elder Oloyede become independent after He further said, “I must the service. council manager, Alhaja J.F; APC Youth leader of also advise you that Nimotallahi Olagunju; the council, Mr Niyi white-collar jobs are not Civil Oladejo members of staff While speaking, the councillors, even lucrative anymore, local government servants, political leaders of the council and heads but you will conquer inspector of the NYSC in and members among of the departments in the poverty once you are Orolu, Mrs. Jimoh others. council secretariat.

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A Cocktail Of Recent Happenings Igbajo Day Celebrated In Grand Style Wedding Ceremony Of Deji And Lola Agboola 2018 Easter Celebration In The State Of Osun.

•Indigenes of Igbajo celebrating during the traditional ‘Oguso’ lightening.

By Shina Abubakar Oguso procession preceded the grand finale of activities for the celebration of the 2018 Igbajo day. It is a spectacular occasion for sons and daughters of the ancient as they were seen town holding a traditional sort of candle and went round the major part of the ancient community.

The procession was preceded by an address inside the town hall in the palace square, where the traditional ruler, Oba Olufemi Fashade addressed his subjects and also prayed for peace and development of the community and of its sons and daughters at home and in the diaspora.

As soon as the monarch rounded up his address, the procession commenced from the palace led by

the traditional drummers moving round ancient parts of the town including Oke-Oja, Ogbon-Iloro, among others.

The 2018 procession was more colourful as students of the community polytechnic joined in celebrating the traditional candle procession.

Following the procession in the morning, the monarch led his subjects to converge on Holy Trinity Elementary school to celebrate the 31st edition of Igbajo day.

Different compounds led by the most senior patriarch paid homage to the monarch expressing their support and loyalty to the crown.

The main subject of this year’s celebration was “The need for the rehabilitation of the Igbajo-Ada road to ease access to the town” especially for students who traverse the route regularly.

•The couple looking glamorous during their engagement programme.

The families of Alhaji and Alhaja Olanrewaju Agboola of Inisa and Mr and Mrs Olabisi of Ibadan joined their children, Nurudeen Ayodeji and Tawa Omolola in marriage at the Estate Festival Hall, 11th Road, Gowon Estate, Ipaja Lagos last weekend.

The well attended ceremony witnessed admonitions by clerics that the young couples should learn to endure in their marriage.

They were admonished to settle their differences amicably with eachother rather than depend on intruders.

In human situation, the

clerics reminded them, life is not bed of roses.

If you are totally committed to each other, you will surely overcome your challenges. To the bride, the cleric tasked her to be good and respectful to her groom and his people while the groom should also see his wife’s family as part of his own family too.

Both families especially their mothers were tasked to allow their children to live their lives without much interference.

They should guide and encourage the new couples to have a happy and fulfilling union.

Tawakalitu Central Mosque, Ifon Osun Honours Commissioner For LG, Kolapo Alimi

Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI

•A cross section of Clergy men at First Baptist Church, Ada on Sunday.

Easter Sunday is one of the most festive events among Christians worldwide. It commemorates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death, as written in the Holy bible.

Easter is a joyful occasion commemorating Christ’s victory of death and his ascension into heaven to take his place on the right hand of the father – it is also a time of fasting, singing, dancing and drumming.

In many ways Easter celebrations in Nigeria are like those in other parts of the Christian world. However, there are also some festivals and celebrations held that are unique to Nigeria. Some of those celebrations combine the pre-Christian practices of honouring dead ancestors along with the worship of the resurrected

Christ. Good Friday is observed with sombre, prayerful gatherings at local churches. Some of the Easter Sunday celebrations see people take to the streets in colorful traditional costumes dancing and singing songs of joy, happiness, and salvation. The festivities have a very distinct West African flavor.

The 8 days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday are known as Holy Week. They include Good Friday.

That week is also called the Passion of Christ. It comes at the end of a 40 day period dedicated to fasting, prayer, penance, and contemplation known as Lent. Easter is a moveable feast. It does not fall on the same date each year.

•The groom’s parents and the couple.

•A cross section of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) members at Tanisi prayer ground, Osogbo.

•The Owa of Igbajo, Oba Olufemi Fashade (2nd left), his wife and others at the Igbajo Day celebration.

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•Barrister Kolapo Alimi (right) receiving the award.

•A cross section of dignitaries at the wedding programme.

It was a gathering of family members, friends and political associates of the Osun State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matter, Barrister Kola Alimi, as he was honoured with an award of excellence by the Tawakalitu Central Mosque Ifon, Orolu Local Government.

The award was in recognition of

his immense contributions to Islam and humanity in general.

Kolapo, after receiving the award said it has added to his challenges of contributing his quota to the development of humanity in general.

He said he would not relent in making his contributions to the development of the society both in his private and official capacity.

•Christians acting the cruxification in the spirit of celebration of Easter at Ogo Oluwa area, Osogbo.

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K-RAD (APC), Battling Against The Odds Born on September 5, 1969, in Osogbo, he attended Ansar-ud-deen Primary School, Osogbo between 1975 and 1981; and Ansar-ud-deen Grammar School, Osogbo between 1981 and 1986. He did his Advanced Level studies in Osogbo Grammar School and later gained admission to the University of Ilorin where he studied English Language and Literature between 1989 and 1992.

He proceeded to the University of Lagos in 1994 to obtain an LLB Degree from the Faculty of Law following his expulsion from the University of Ilorin in his final year as an uncompromising student activist. As an unrepentant Marxist-Leninist, the then Secretary General of the University of Ilorin Students Union and Secretary of Zone C of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Adegoke, popularly known as K-Rad, an abbreviation of the pseudonym, Kunle Radical, defended the interests of his constituency to the end and paid the supreme academic sacrifice when he was expelled in March, 1992 by the authorities of the University, after which he later gained admission into the University of Lagos in 1994/1995 Session.

In 1994, he served as Secretary at the NANS Convention that held in Obafemi Awolowo University and later as Chairman, Convention of NANS which held in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1995. His academic sojourn in the University of Lagos was another challenging experience as he was suspended on the 5th September, 1997, and subsequently expelled in the same month of September, 1997 by the authorities of the University who considered his voice of dissent a sacrilege. He lost a year in the course of challenging the decision of the University in court until he was later reinstated in May, 1998 by Justice Tajudeen Odunowo of the Federal High Court, Lagos.

Adegoke completed his LLB studies with Second Class (Upper Division) in the University of Lagos in the year 2000 during which he represented University of Lagos at the All African Universities Human Rights Moot Court Competition in the University of Legon, Ghana. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in February, 2003 as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He later obtained his Masters’ Degree in Law with 4.0 Grade Points from the Faculty of Law, University of Lagos in 2009.

Now a seasoned lawyer with many laurels to his name after cutting his legal teeth with the law firm of Olaniwun Ajayi LP between April, 2003 and September, 2004, he has been into private practice in a thriving partnership in the law firm of M. A. Banire & Associates from August 2004 till date. He was counsel to the Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, as he represented him during the long battles to reclaim the peoples mandate between 2007 and 2010 and the infamous forgery trial that accompanied it.

He was a counsel to many serving members of the House of Assembly of the State of Osun during the same period.

Kunle Adegoke is an election petition expert as he was a frontline team leader in the Benue State governorship petition between Steve Ugba v. Gabriel Suswam in 2011, the Kogi governorship election petition between Prince Abubakar Audu v.

Governor Idris Wada, the Adamawa election petition between Markus Natina Gundiri v. Rear Admiral Murtala Nyako and 2014 Osun governorship election petition between Iyiola Omisore v. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. He is also an expert in legal drafting and commercial law practice.

Kunle is a prolific writer whose writings have graced the pages of many Nigerian newspapers and legal journals among which are: The Constitutionality of the Sharia article published in the Guardian Newspaper of December 7, 1999; Is Iraq Still A State? an article published in the Guardian Newspaper (2004); Renvoi - a research project (2000); Current Trends in

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the Formation and Interpretation of Contracts - article published in Legal Aspects of Finance in Emerging Markets (ed. Olaniwun Ajayi) Lexis Nexis, 2005, page 267;mFrustration of Contracts: Common Causes, Resulting Rights and Liabilities article published in Legal Aspects of Finance in Emerging Markets (ed. Olaniwun Ajayi) Lexis Nexis, 2005, page 299; The Blue Book 2004: Practical Approach To The High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004 co-authored and published by M. A. Banire & Associates in conjunction with Excel Publication Services Ltd., in 2004 with second and third editions having been published in 2008 and 2012); The Blue Book: Practical Approach To The High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2nd Edition, co-authored and published by Ecowatch Publications Services Ltd., 2008; and The Blue Book Law Report: A Compilation of Cases on Lagos State Rules of Practice and Procedure [2008] BLR (Pt. 1) co-edited and published by M. A. Banire & Associates, 2008 among others.

He is, above all, a litigation lawyer with rich accounts of legal exploits in many Nigerian courtrooms. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association, the International Section of the American Bar Association, and the International Bar Association. He was a distinguished Nigerian NGO delegate at the September, 2013 United Nations Conference in New York on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples where his non-governmental organisation, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), was conferred with observer status of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

Kunle Adegoke served as a member of the Strategy Committee for the election of AB Mahmoud, SAN as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association in 2016. He is today the Secretary of the North East Task Force of the Nigerian Bar Association responsible for rendering legal service for the rehabilitation of the victims of Boko haram insurgency in the North Eastern States of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. He is currently serving as a co-opted member of National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association. The Chief Judge of Lagos State swore him in as a Notary Public in 2017.

He is happily married to Olufunmilola and blessed with four beautiful daughters, Mofe, Tara, Sewa and Funmi.

Omisore, To Be Or Not To Be?

Senator Iyiola Ajani Omisore was born in Ile Ife, Osun state on 15th September, 1957 into a royal family line of the people of Ile-Ife, the cradle of the Yoruba race. He is the grandson of Lowa Omisore and his father is Oba David Olajide Omisore of Ayepe Olode, Ile-Ife. Senator Omisore is also the grandson of the Late Olufewara, Oba Titus Adetoba of the Oseganderuku ruling house in Ifewara where his mother, Princess Emila Adejola ruled as Regent until her death in 2006.

He had his primary education at the SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic School in IleIfe and his secondary education at St. John Grammar School, Ile Ife from 1972-1977. He later attended Federal Polytechnic Owo in Ondo State. He later sat for and passed his Full Technological Certificate Examinations at the Technology College, Reading UK, and obtained a diploma Certificate in Electrical/ Electronics Engineering. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Power and Machines from Brunnel University Oxbridge, United Kingdom, a postgraduate Certificate in Building service and Engineering Management and a Master of Science Degree in Building Services from the same University. Later, he went to Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK where he earned a Post Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering and an M.Sc degree in Building Services Engineering.

At present, the senator holds a Ph.D in Infrastructure Finance from the International School of Management, Paris, France and he is currently undergoing his DBA programme at the same institution. The Senator who is equally a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, England and Wales underwent courses in different institutions.

He did the Advanced Budgeting Course at the George Town University, Washington DC, USA; the Appropriations and Public Finance Course at the ABS Academy, Athens, Greece; the Advanced Leadership Course at the University of Carolina; The Innovation and Leadership Course at the West London College; the Public Finance Course at the Harvard University and the Aid Effectiveness and Donour Harmonisation Course at the Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH, Germany.

In January 2013, he completed and was awarded a Doctorate Degree by the International School of Management in Paris.

He majored in Procurement, Taxation, Corporate Governance, Infrastructure Finance and Public Private Partnerships.

Omisore, a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers started his engineering career as project

manager with Drake Gordham UK, Plc, in 1983 and was there up to 1985 before returning to Nigeria to join Drake and Scull Nig. Ltd. also as Project Manager. He later established his own Engineering firms, Mechelec Consultants –an Engineering Consultancy outfit and Chrisore Eng Ltd – an Electrical Engineering firm. At Drake and Scull Nig. Ltd, he supervised the construction of 19 airfields including the Makurdi Air Force Base. Apart from these, he supervised other projects like the Sokoto and Makurdi Rice Mills, Taraku Oil Mill and the Sokoto University Teaching Hospital. He was elevated to the post of a General Manager in 1987 and as a General Manager there up till 1999, he handled such projects like the Federal Mortgage Bank Headquarters Building, Onitsha Flour Mills, Bank of The North (Now Unity Bank) Building, Podium Secretariat, Port Harcourt; Eternit, Sapele; World Bank Assisted Health Projects for Plateau, Benue and Nasarawa States and the Imiringi Rural Electrification project now in Bayelsa State.

Omisore has to his credit Nigerian Society of Engineers Presidential Merit Award for Support and Contribution to the Development of the Society in 2007. Also, when the NSE was celebrating its Golden Jubilee in 2008, he was honoured with the Prime Award for Remarkable Contribution to the Growth of Engineering Profession and Society.

Omisore’s involvement in politics started early in life. In the transition years of the Babangida Administration, he was involved in the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and later became a member of the Grassroots Democratic Movement (GDM), UNCP in the Abacha years, under the Gen. Abubakar transition years, he got involved with the Pan Yoruba group Afenifere (a pre-democratic activist group largely in Southwest Nigeria), where he was caucus leader for Osun State and the south west region of Nigeria. He was involved in the formation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All People’s Party (APP) and finally Alliance for Democracy (AD).

During his tenure in the upper legislative chamber in Nigeria, Senator Omisore held key positions, including, Chairman, Senate Committee on Industries, 2004 – 2005; Chairman, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, 2005 – 2007; Chairman, Joint Finance Committee Chairman, Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism; Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations (2007 -2011); Chairman, UNDP/NASS Support Implementation Committee (2007 – 2011); Chairman, Board of Fellows, Institute of Public Administration of Nigeria.

Omisore has in his kitty different chieftaincy titles, including, Apesin Oodua of the Source, High Chief Lisa of Osogboland, Bashorun of Ijeshaland, Asiwaju Balogun of Ibadanland, Akinrogun of Edeland, Maiyegun of Ijero Kingdom, Seriki of Usi Ekiti, Agbaakin of Ila Orangun, Ashipa of Inisha Kingdom, Otunba of Ipetu Modu, Akinrogun of Ede and Otunba of Odo-Eku. Dr. Iyiola Omisore has been further honoured with the title “Zege Huror u Kwande man ishan na” a title gotten from Kwande, Benue State in the Northern part of the country.

The College of Education, Ila Orangun, Osun State has equally honoured him with the “Fellowship for Good Human Relationship With People at the Grassroots” and “Invaluable Contribution Towards Alleviating the Problems of the Society” just as Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, his alma mater has also awarded him a fellowship of the polytechnic for “Valuable Contribution Towards Technological Advancement and Courses Accreditation.”

Omisore has been a serial contestant for the governorship seat since 2007, but he has not been able to actualise his dream, as he has been battling with credibility crisis, particularly on his alleged involvement in the killing of the late Chief Bola Ige. A faction of his party, PDP is now seeing to be playing prank with his ambition again, hence, the threat by his faction to leave the party. His followers have started massive mobilisation for him.

•Next week, will look at another set of contenders for the governorship race

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Osun IGR: National Bureau Of Statistics Goofed!

By Abiodun Komolafe Lies, when told too often, unchallenged, have the capacity to be mistaken for the truth. As an indigene of the State of Osun, a key stakeholder in the Osun project and as a living witness to Rauf Aregbesola’s judicious use of the taxpayers’ money for the development of the state, surprise was a better word to describe the recentlyreleased Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) status of Osun for 2017 by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

In the report, NBS stated that internally generated revenues for Osun declined from N8,884,756,040.35 in 2016 to N6,486,524,226.45 in 2017, representing a -26.99% drop. But, in what could be considered a swift reaction, the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenues Service (FIRS) and Chairman, Joint Tax Board (JTB), Babatunde Fowler, disclosed that the Aregbesola-led administration raised the state’s IGR by more than 35 per cent in 2017. Contrary to the Bureau’s misleading position, facts at the disposal of yours sincerely did reveal that the state’s actual full year IGR for 2017 was in excess of N11 billion. Of course, it could have been much more, but for the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ tax audit outstanding, totaling N4 billion, to the state.

Established by Section 86 (1) of the Personal Income Tax Act cap. P8 LFN 2004, findings also revealed that JTB is the body statutorily mandated to contribute ”to the advancement of the tax administration in Nigeria”, especially ”in the area of harmonisation of Personal Income Tax administration throughout Nigeria.” Well, one can only hope that appropriate quarters would use the circumstances in Osun to resolve needless conflicts in job descriptions between NBS and JTB. As Aregbesola remarked while declaring open the Board’s 140th Quarterly Meeting in Osogbo, tax

Contrary to the Bureau’s misleading position, facts at the disposal of yours sincerely did reveal that the state’s actual full year IGR for 2017 was in excess of N11 billion. Of course, it could have been much more, but for the Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies’ tax audit outstanding, totaling N4 billion, to the state. payment is about the most important component of any civilised and forward-looking society; because, “without taxes, there’s no government.”

Essentially therefore, sustaining any government involves active participation of the people; and the way to it is taxation! Well, though Osun is at the moment not there in terms of IGR and tax remittances, it bears repeating that the present administration has done well in growing the state’s IGR base from a miserable N300 million monthly average in 2010 to where it currently stands. It is therefore believed that, if the taxable population is mobilised to pay its dues “adequately and sufficiently”, the state will no doubt be better for it.

Let’s come back to the Bureau and its inaccurate information! When Benjamin Disraeli wittily painted ”lies, damned lies and statistics” as three kinds of lies troubling our world, he probably might have had our NBS in mind. This is because inaccurate information distorts facts and misleads the people. It exaggerates accomplishments and stigmatises performance in subsequent tasks. It impinges on the evaluation of the government in power and habitually sets the led against their leaders.

Though endowed with human and natural resources, Osun had never come close to fulfilling its potentials until Aregbesola assumed office as governor. A classical example of impressive performance and impactful governance in times of an unstable economic situation, it is interesting to note that, right from his days in the Bola Tinubu-led administration in Lagos State,

Aregbesola has been a passionate advocate of efficient taxation in Nigeria. That he has conspicuously and consistently deployed his unwavering resilience, unmistakable commitment, innovative ideology, administrative ingenuity, political prowess and determined efforts towards making Osun a good example to showcase to the world that taxpayers’ money can be used to develop a society for good did not come as a surprise.

Information feeds democracy!

Beyond NBS inaccuracy and cynics’ duplicity, one can easily see that Osun taxpayers’ money is working! For instance, no fewer than 13,000 persons have accessed the free AMBULANCE services and no fewer than 250,000 students in 1,382 public primary schools across the state have been covered in its one-free-meal-per-day policy since its inception. So far, so impressive: primary and secondary healthcare services at public facilities, including antiretroviral medication, are being rendered free-of-charge. This is in addition to free laboratory services and surgery for pregnant women, children under the age of 5, and elderly persons in 876 Primary Healthcare facilities and 51 Secondary Health facilities across the 67 Local Government Areas, Local Council Development Areas, Area Councils and Administrative Offices in the state.

Between 2010 and 2017, more than 40,000 qualified youth have been employed and empowered under the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) and no fewer than 100,000 smallholder farmers have so far

Who Is A More Complicated Gender?

You may have come across this question, at least, once in your life that, is woman more complex or men are more complicated? Most guys will say girls are more complicated while if you are going to ask girls, most of them will tell you that guys are more complex.

In the ancient times, women were considered to be the lower caste, but nowadays, the empowerment and equality principle had put an end to this discrimination, yet, there are some exceptions.

Women are psychologically more emotional than men. I don’t think I have to provide any proof for that.

I don’t think I’m the only one who has witnessed or experienced this. There are countless women who’ve been told they’re complicated – especially when they ever ask for something in a relationship.

For whatever reason, it’s commonly believed that men are simple and women are too complicated.

However, most claims about the innate differences between men and women are scientifically unfounded. It’s more likely that the idea that women are more complicated often gets used to discount their feelings and that’s not cool.

We need to stop saying women are complicated and start empathizing it because it treats valid emotions as evidence that something is wrong with them. When people say women are complicated, they’re usually referring to something intrinsic to their personalities, not circumstances.

Another common consequence of labeling women too complicated is dismissing their feelings and requests. This can lead to an enormous amount of gas-lighting in relationships, but in reality, these “complications” result from women being oppressed by societal gender norms that make things like food, sex, and relationships complicated. If women seem too complicated,

benefitted from the state’s ‘Agric Land Bank’ programme. Between 2011 and 2015, more than 7,000 farmers from 500 cooperative societies have benefited from the state’s low interest loans under the Quick Intervention Programme (QUIP). Besides, Osun Rehabilitation Programme (O’REHAB) has succeeded in treating no fewer than 100 persons with mental disabilities, particularly those who had been living on the streets while 1,602 elderly persons of age 65 and above, who met poverty criteria, have been receiving N10,000:00 monthly for their upkeep, in addition to medical care, under the ‘Agba Osun’ scheme.

While Aregbesola’s unprecedented revolution in infrastructure development and massive road construction are visible to the naked eye, I had probably underestimated the differences between the education system in Osun and elsewhere in the country until Abiola, my 8-year old boy, had a taste of its carefully-planned academic programme. At a stage, I was close to confronting his headmaster when I learnt of the ‘hurdles’ my little boy would have to cross on his way to qualifying for the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination.

With these tip-of-the-iceberg achievements, one would have expected a data-dependent organisation and statistical information provider of NBS status to be without blemish in the discharge of its responsibilities to the public. However, obviously imprecise information like the one on hand cannot but compel one to ask if Osun is a state against itself in terms of timely release of facts and figures to relevant agencies for processing. Or is it a case of some prodigals and prostitutes, somewhere, mightily profiting from making dear state a systematic target of slippery, sloppy rumours and conspiracy theories?

•KOMOLAFE writes in from Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State, Nigeria (ijebujesa@yahoo.co.uk)

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Women supposedly want a long list of things from relationships, while men just want sex. Women are almost impossible to please in bed, while men are easy. Women get all emotional about everything, while men don’t feel much at all.

that’s probably because the media, politics, and other external forces affecting them are.

It means that when we constantly say that women are more complicated, men are simple. It comes up in nearly every area of life: Women supposedly want a long list of things from relationships, while men just want sex. Women are almost impossible to please in bed, while men are easy. Women

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get all emotional about everything, while men don’t feel much at all.

It is a proven fact that women are more emotionally emotional as compared to men.

For example, what is just red to a man may be a rose or velvet or something which is blossoming all the way from nowhere. So, the way they handle their emotions is completely different from men. According to many, it is

these emotions which make women more complex. But again it depends on how you define complexity.

Unlike that of a man, a woman’s world revolves around love, family and other softer aspects of life. Small things, which may go unnoticed by a man, give her happiness and with a string cling to it, these small things can turn her world upside down too. She may pretend she doesn’t care but deep down she is holding on. Men on the other hand are selfmotivated and they know how to hide their emotions.

Women, thanks to their gender, are multitaskers. To a kid they are a mother, to parents a loving daughter, to brother an everlasting support, to husband a companion, a friend, a partner and to a boss a hardworking employee who is never ready to give in that easily. While in a conventional society the only responsibility a man has, is to earn the living.

Now with all that said, shall we still call them complicated Gender? Well that is for the simple reason that men are far more logical and keep it straight. But it may kill all the fun part! Women may complicate things at times but they know very well what they are doing. So for the time being, you have to sit and just listen to what they want to say.

At the end of the day, you shall see the things coming together- that is where women surprise us. Men and women, both are complicated. At least both seem complicated to each other. Both react to situations differently, men want solution to every problem and women want emotional support.

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UNIOSUN Crisis: NASU Protests As House Invites VC

By Israel Afolabi The Non-Academic Staff Union of the Osun state university under the aegis of Joint Action Committees has called for the removal of the University’s vice chancellor, Professor Labo Popoola.

The staff demanded Akintunde Adegboye this at a protest where the while calling for calm vice chancellor was promised to look into the accused of selected demands of the payment and breach of protesters. the peace accord brokered The Non Academic by the State House of Staff Union in Osun state Assembly. university who just In a protest which resumed from strike have started from the popular been at loggerheads with Olaiya junction in the vice chancellor for •Professor Labo Popoola, Osogbo, the state some months now on UNIOSUN VC capital, Non-Academic issues bothering on fraud.

Staff of the Osun State alleged corruption and It would be recalled University displaying different placards matched to the State House of Assembly. The

By Solomon Odeniyi protesters defied all odds to gain entrance into the The Chairman, Osun Universal Basic Education House of Assembly Board (SUBEB), Prince Felix Awofisayo has said that Complex. the state government is determined to rescue the Speaking on their Yoruba custom and tradition from going into extinction grievances, Chairman of through its series of enlightenment programmes in the Non-Academic Staff school.

Union of the university, for easy stated this Yoruba Isaiah Fayemi accused the onAwofisayo Wednesday during the understanding by pupils university management second series of a-day Asa has begun as part of the of selective payment, Ati Ise Yoruba, a efforts of government to breach of agreement and programme organised to rescue the tradition. threat to life among other promote the culture and He frowned at the high allegations. traditions of the Yoruba rate at which parents now The protesters race at Ataoja High School, speak English to their speaking through the Osogbo, which featured wards at home at the chairman of Joint Action exhibition of artifacts, detriment of their Committee, Lejam Adiyat traditional art works, indigenous language amongst other demands dance drama, stage play, which he said, is the called for the removal of folktale, and other cultural fulcrum of the culture, the vice chancellor, display done by pupils in saying speaking English is Professor Labo Popoola. public schools in the state. good being the lingua The speaker of the The SUBEB boss noted franca but it is bad when Osun Assembly, Najeem that the process to have all it is spoken at the Salam represented by the the subjects taught in detriment of the local deputy speaker, schools translated in language.

that the state House of Assembly has formed a committee to look into the crisis rocking the citadel of learning with a view to curbing the issue of incessant strike in the University.

However, barely a week after the striking workers’ resumption, they took placards and went to the street protesting the activities of the VC with the protest climaxing with the presentation of protest letter to the state Assembly.

Hon. Akintunde

assured the striking workers of security of their jobs irrespective of their role in the protest calling on the school management not to punish any of the protesting members pending the outcome of the house Ad hoc committee on the issue.

He also told the union that the House would invite the Vice-Chancellor to explain his side of the story with a view to resolving the issue amicably and commended the union for coming to the house with

their grievances.

The lawmaker reiterated that the house would not tolerate any form of victimisation against the union members, adding that the house is committed to getting to the root of the matter and chat a pathway for the progress of the school.

As at the time of filing this report, the VC was sited inside the House of Assembly Complex and was said to have been meeting with the lawmakers behind closed doors.

Osun SUBEB Holds Cultural Enlightenment Programme Awofisayo stated that aside cultural promotion, the programme has other aspects that would help identify future talents from the ages of 6 to 16, groom them thereby

•Awofisayo, Osun SUBEB Chair.

Want To Be Great In Life? Cultivate An Attitude Of Gratitude

In my submission a fortnight ago, I explored the fact that anyone, yes anyone, can be great. This is a sharp departure from the popularly jaded notion that greatness results from high Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and natural capabilities. Some even attribute it to supernatural causes. Life has thrown at us personalities who were once disadvantaged, with little natural endowements and economic means, as well as below average academic and vocational aptitudes performances, who nonetheless have been able to become successful and reach the pinnacle of their career, far beyond expectations, while the richly advantaged, college first-class and their A-grade counterparts grow to live on the bare fringe of life.

When this happens, especially in Africa, we tend to attach extraneous reasons. We oftentimes, as is common with us, create superstitious ring around such individuals, blaming it or praising it on some fetish powers far above our controls! But this is certainly not the case. There is this young billionaire businessman from the other side of the Niger whom my career led me to cross path with. Prior to my coming in close contact with him, was this wild rumour about him being fetish, resulting in his stupendous wealth and enviable success. Let me confess here that it took me a lot of courage to respond to his request for me to come work for him during his political voyage years back, just because of this same rumour. However, I later became his media manFriday, which enabled me watch him from close quarters. I discovered that he possesses most of those attitudes which happen to be rare among the average youth or Africans: self-discipline, focus, desire, energy, commitment, humility, gratitude for little things done for him, and so on. I ask, how many of us possess these attributes? But we want to be great.

The greatest attribute for achieving life success is simple and many of us seem to look away from it, taking it as a matter of choice. That attribute is Gratitude. I have never come across a better rope with which one gets higher and higher in life than the attribute of Gratitude. All religions often emphasise it far more than the associated rituals.

New Thought Movement writer Wallace D. Wattles in his 1910 epic book, the Science Of Getting Rich,

making stars of them.

He added that SUBEB would be collaborating with the headmasters in schools in the state to make sure pupils identify themselves so as to be involved in national and international cultural display which can also make them independent financially.

The General Secretary, Osun SUBEB, Fatai Kolawole noted that promoting culture and traditions of a tribe could bring about huge revenue to the people of the tribe.

He said: “When you package the Yoruba culture, you will be surprised at the revenue that would be generated for the people. Apart from the purchasing and consuming of their

products, such products will be demanded in large quantity by other countries of the world”.

Honourable Babatunde Olatunji, representing Ife North in the Osun House of Assembly, admitted that even though civilisation has taken a toll on the Yoruba culture, it could still be get back on track with events like this where people are enlightened to cherish what they have.

He warned that being recipients of great things and not givers to the westerners posed much threat to our culture, saying, “Sports, like Ayo Olopon if well packaged could be our gift to the world just like the Europeans did with football”.

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stated categorically that “many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty and unsuccessful by their lack of gratitude. Having received one gift from God, they cut the wires which connect them with Him by failing to make acknowledgment”.

Gratitude, simply defined, is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of success, the more success we shall receive; and it is easy to understand that the soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than the one which never looks to Him in thankful acknowledgment. The more gratefully we fix our

“many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty and unsuccessful by their lack of gratitude. Having received one gift from God, they cut the wires which connect them with Him by failing to make acknowledgment”.

minds on the Supreme, or God, when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come; and the reason simply is that the mental attitude of gratitude draws the mind closer with the source from which the blessings come.

If it is a new thought to you that gratitude brings your whole mind into closer harmony with the creative energies, (God, if you like) of the universe, consider it well, and you will see that it is true. The good things you already have come to you along the line of obedience to certain laws. Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come; and it will keep you in close harmony with the creative thought and prevent you from falling into negative competitive thought.

The law of gratitude is the natural principle that action and reaction are always equal and in opposite directions.

The grateful outreaching of your mind in thankful praise to the Supreme, (or God), or to the source, or person who brings you that good, is liberation or expenditure of force; it cannot fail to reach that to which it is addressed, and the reaction is an instantaneous movement towards you.

In human interaction, loyalty is a form of gratitude.

And it radiates. But when the protégé becomes inwardly or outwardly disloyal or displays acts of ingratitude to his or her benefactor, the source of the benefits ceases to flow. In our politics here, it has become commonplace for subordinates to betray or “sell out” his or her benefactor, toeing the path of biblical Judas Iscariot. We’ve witnessed this in this and past political dispensations. But just like my earlier postulations, such individuals have shut out, by themselves, the flow of good things destined for them.

Next week, we will examine other attributes that could lead us to greatness in life.

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Achieving A Sound Healthy Living I wonder why some car owners spend thousands to keep their cars in optimum shape. Some of us spend handsomely to look good, fit and trim, while some people spend a fortune to get the latest smart phone and also lavishly spend to get data and airtime on same devices.

They live in big and pretty houses and also empty their bank savings to refurbish such and yet default when it comes to taking care of the most precious asset they have, which is their health?

From experience, human body is built like a car engine and every engine needs servicing once in a while. Little wonder people just fall ill, and die and the cause of death is deemed a supernatural attack from somebody in the village. However, a close look scientifically would reveal something else, probably death from exhaustion or from an underlying hitherto unnoticed malady.

From the research, the ailment that one refuses to treat at an early age would come back to hunt one in the old age and the primary cause of death may be attributed to it. There is always a primary and secondary cause of death.

A popular physician once said that all deaths can be attributed to something when subjected to scientific post-mortem examinations.

So, what are we doing about our health? Are we just leading our lives as if we do not care or we are leading it with caution?

Hypertension or a state of high blood pressure has no symptoms. It can lie low for several decades, undetected but when it rears up its ugly head, the negative actions maybe swift. High blood pressure could lead to stroke, heart attacks, heart, kidneys, liver, pancreas and eventually death.

Just mentioning high blood pressure does not mean that this is the only ailment that can attack a careless individual, there are dozens of it.

The advice is to seek medical help immediately you detect that the engine has one complaint or the other but before that, a regular visit to the physician once in 6 months is not a bad idea. That does not mean the individual does not believe in God or in divine healing,

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but rather only heeding the call not to perish through lack of knowledge.

So what do we do? How do we save ourselves the stress of needless pain as we advance in age?

There are steps we can take to achieve this.

These are: Health Insurance Plan: This would save you money and you would be able to access health care even if you are broke. We always have a problem with this in Nigeria because of the term INSURANCE attached to it. Most individuals see it as a waste of money and shockingly, this exists among the elite and educated class.

The thinking is in terms of the money that will be spent on the insurance and they may not get to use in the event that they would not fall sick. What skips their ignorant understanding is that when sickness calls, it will dig deeper into their pockets and they would be forced to spend more than what they would have spent to get a health insurance plan. This is the wisest thing to do because access to health care is very expensive.

Enrolment of family members: There are different health insurance packages for this.

You can enrol your wife, children, parents and in-laws depending on your pocket but wisdom dictates you enrol them after you have done yours.

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Do not just register and go off to bed: Ensure it is judiciously used to the fullest and when it is due for renewal, renew your enrollment.

Be aware that not all medical examinations and conditions are covered: You must be aware that not all medical examinations and conditions are covered by the insurance scheme and some medical facilities would not accept to dispense treatment and drugs under the scheme.

This is due to no fault of theirs, as medical facilities which fall under this category are the government owned tertiary health facilities which do not get paid directly into their purse but through the Treasury Single Account [TSA] of the federal government.

Go for medical examination: Go for medical examinations every now and then. At least, twice a year. That is every 6 months.

Take every medication and counsel: Like a religious zealot, take every medication and counsel given to you by the physician and do not wait till your next appointment date before you report any emergency.

Liaise with your Health Management Organisation: In case of a long distance journey, ensure you liaise with your Health Management Organisation to direct you to any health facility in the town you are visiting in case you may need to access it.

Constantly service your body: As you age, some funny things tend to happen to us physiologically, somebody nuts and bolts may be loosen due to aging and there is need to constantly have them serviced so as to prevent a total engine knock.

Keep in mind that as we age, the disease that may eventually kill us would be lurking around the corner and if waved aside, it will hit without warning and suddenly like a thief in the night.

Self medication should be discouraged: Over The Counter [OTC] drugs intake should be reduced to the barest minimum as often advised on drug packages, the advice of a physician should be sought if symptoms persist after three days.

Drug cocktail should be reduced: What is the meaning of cocktail, it means the combination of different types of drugs. This practice is often observed amongst labourers and workers found working in construction sites who abuse drugs and analgesics such as Tramadol.

For good and sound health, persons should make regular calls at the nearest health facility a compulsory part of living and once a person is late in his or her late 30’s and early 40’s, blood pressure checks should form part of the weekly schedule.

The health of the children in the family too should not be taken for granted. Immunity levels of children can be affected by environment and biological factors. This is the more reason why parents should always monitor their children and wards for any irregular change in behaviour.

At the slightest notice of any abnormal display of behaviour, the counsel of a qualified paediatrician should be sought because their vulnerability puts their health at risk.

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Aregbesola Implores Students To Imbibe Culture Of Self-Help The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has urged students to imbibe the spirit of self-help in all they do, just as he urged members of the society to engage in voluntary services to make their environment and community better.

He made the call while playing host to members of the Volunteer Corps,

Nigeria, Osogbo Government High School Branch, led by their

Chairman, Sir Ademola Aladekomo, at Government House, Osogbo.

Governor Aregbesola attributed the inability of the three tiers of government to meet some critical needs of the society

to lack of support from the people.

He said that certain things don’t work well in Nigeria’s system due to the lack of volunteerism to human and capital development as well as people’s negligence to

Osun Govt Begins War Against Illegal Medical Centres The Government of Osun harped on the illegal medical practitioners in the state, saying the state is fully ready to deal with whoever that is found guilty of operating illegal medical centres.

The state disclosed its by the legislature.

He revealed that the readiness to commence the implementation and Executive Order will enforcement of an serve as a measure to Executive Order to wipe- criminalize the operation out illegal medical and running of any subpractice across the nooks standard clinic, hospital and crannies of the state. and health centre in the The Governor of the state.

Aregbesola expressed State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the dismay over what he disclosure at a gathering regarded as unchecked illegal practices among recently in Osogbo.

Aregbesola said the the healthcare givers, Executive Order became saying nobody would be to run necessary in a bid to curb allowed any form of misconduct unauthorized and illegal and illegality in the medical facility in the health sector while the state henceforth.

According to him, state await the promulgation of the law “While waiting for the that will standardize promulgation of the law medical practice in Osun that will standardize

medical facilities operation in Osun, we are announcing that an Executive Order will take effect from Monday that will prohibit any illegality in the health sector. ”By the grace of God an Executive Order will come out on Monday making it illegal for anybody to operate a substandard clinic, health center, hospital and specialist medical center anywhere in the state of Osun”, he added.

Speaking on the topic of the lecture: “Misdiagnosis and Legal Implications in an Evolving Environment”, Aregbesola charged health practitioners to champion the Omoluabi ethos in all they do,

saying it is time for all to internalize good character to engender all round growth and development.

He attributed the cause of misdiagnosis to lack of required medical knowledge and Omoluabi ethics in the medical profession, imploring the professionals in the sector to imbibe the spirit of Omoluabi that symbolises all that is good in life. ”In medical practice, Omoluabi ethos is essential, to me that’s the summary of this lecture.

You must be an Omoluabi even in medicine. As it is in medicine, so it is in Law, in engineering and accounting and so it is in every profession.

“When you break it down, “Character” is the soul and heart of every profession, once you apply character, dignity, honour and decency to all you do you can never go wrong.

“The summary of everything here is that we must remember that we are in the state of the virtue, once you internalize that, you can hardly be wrong”.

civic responsibilities.

The governor held that for Nigeria and Nigerians to meet their aspirations in all aspects of life, the citizens must begin to see selfless service and spirit of volunteerism as fundamental principles of existence.

He pointed out that the present economic reality has made it difficult for government to meet all its responsibilities to the people, hence, the need to be supported by all.

According to him, “our system is underperforming largely due to negligence of people who are directly or indirectly involved in the system.

“A society can only develop satisfactorily if her people are ready to come together to work for her growth and development.

“The needs of government remains insatiable, thus, informing the need for the people to champion any course capable of supporting government in meeting her statutory obligations to the people and the society at large”, he stressed.

Commending the Corps for being supportive to government’s efforts on education, Aregbesola directed all to emulate the kind gesture exhibited by the leadership of the Corps.

He said his administration remains receptive to the course of volunteerism not only in schools but in all sectors of the economy as the spirit

remains the catalyst to all round growth and development.

“This Corps has shown to the world that through volunteerism, our society could be rescued from challenges which government may find difficult to solve due non availability of resources. “ We recommend this for society, schools, students, teachers and organizations as we have seen good works that have been done through this scheme”, he added.

Governor Aregbesola therefore urged the students to imbibe the culture and ethos of Omoluabi, saying, “success is dependent on confidence, faith and work”.

Earlier in his remarks, the Chairman of Volunteer Corps of Nigeria, Sir Ademola Aladekomo, said the scheme had impacted meaningfully on the lives of the students who hitherto did not believe in great things one can achieve through volunteerism.

Aladekomo who himself is an old student of Osogbo Government High School, disclosed that the Corps had renovated, refurbished and repainted different block of classrooms in the school.

He therefore implored all to gear up towards supporting the Government’s efforts by contributing individual quota to advance the required growth and development.

Selection Process For New Olubosin Will Be Rancour-free, Says Balogun Of Ifetedo

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•A cross section of Volunteer Students during a courtesy visit by 80 Students and Teachers of Osogbo Government High School, who volunteered themselves to take care of their School to Governor Rauf Aregbesola at Government House, Osogbo.

Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI.

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•Continued from page 3 Akinreti said: "The projects we have seen are gigantic. This legacy should endure, if this legacy is not endured, definitely we will be back to square one. It is a clarion call on whoever takes over from Aregbesola to ensure that this pace of development continues and surpassed the governor's performance."

The Chairman, Osun NUJ Council, Mr Abiodun Olalere said: Aregbesola's track records in the last seven years and uncommon display of exemplary leadership qualities which reflect in "The New Face of Osun" and apparent display of love and affection to the

people of the state in particular have endeared him to the young and the old.

No doubt, Aregbesola is leaving an enduring legacy!

"The unprecedented number of Flyovers and quality of road network that the trail blazer Aregbesola has constructed, state of the art and well-equipped Modern Schools with free lunch being given to pupils in elementary school and un-quantified efforts to make Osun selfsustaining and industrial hub are part of the reasons why Ogbeni Aregbesola earned the award."

The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in the state, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa who led the

NUJ delegates on the tour, described Aregbesola as a trail blazer and an actualiser, noting that Osun has moved from being a rustic state to a beautiful one.

Baderinwa informed the NUJ delegates that as Aregbesola is performing well in infrastructure, so is he doing excellently in s o c i o - s e c u r i t y programmes, disclosing that about 25, 000 traders, small scales enterprise and business owners have benefitted from the N3.6bn fund provided by the government.

He called on the journalists to continue supporting Aregbesola's administration by reporting and publicising his projects in their various medium.

Indigenes of Ifetedo, Ife-South Local Government have been assured of a transparent process in the selection of another monarch to fill the vacant stool of the Olubosin of Ifetedo.

“Unknown to me, he Balogun of Ifetedo, High Chief Akin Akinrera, gave had good plans for me. He wanted an elite in major the assurance while speaking with newsmen position of authority and during the his plans worked out well.

I n t e r d e n o m i n a t i o n a l Few months after my Service organised by the elevation, the next in rank community in honour of to Olubosin died and I was the late monarch, made Balogun.

“According to 1959 Oba Isaac Adebare Ilori, who became Oba at the age Chieftaincy Declaration guiding emergence of Oba of 76 in 2010, and passed on after 8 years of eventful in Ifetedo, when an Olubosin joins his reign.

Balogun He said the legacy of ancestors, peace left behind by Oba automatically becomes Adebare would be Olubosin. I appeal to our people to ensure the legacy sustained.

Akinrera said:” I of peace and large contested the stool with the heartedness left behind by late Oba Adebare but he late Oba Adebare is was made an Oba in sustained.

“I have promised to November, 2010.

“The monarch that keep Ifetedo together in reigned before him created peace as done by the late crisis in Ifetedo. So, upon Oba Adebare. It is tough his demise, we could not call but we owe the move forward for two memory of our late years. Oba Adebare did monarch that duty.”

Speaking in similar vein, not say because I contested with him, two months after the chairman, Ifetedo he was made an Oba, he Progressive Union (IPU), elevated me from the Mr. Gbenga Ojuade and Folorunsho position of lesser chief I Hon Bamisayemi, the member was.

representing Ife South State Consistency in the Osun House of Assembly, said Oba Adebare’s peaceful stance, saved the town from crises when it was thrown into darkness for almost three years.

Ojuade said: “for three years, we were in darkness in this town. Our people could not bear it again at a point, but late Oba Adebare insisted they should not resort to violence. He managed the situation well. May God rest his soul, amen. We will miss him.

Meanwhile, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has been urged to relocate more colleges of Osun state University (UNIOSUN) to Ifetedo, the headquarters of Ife South local government area of the state, the town which currently hosts the institution’s Faculty of Law. This, according to the Executive Secretary, Ife South local government area, Mr. Ayodeji Adegbite, will enable residents of the host community to feel the full impact of having a university campus in the town.

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Court Remands Woman, Two Men For Kidnapping Two-Year-Old Boy of bail is at the discretion accused persons are not Olusegun Ayilara asked of their trial.

By Mariam Bello Muyiwa Ogunleye, the of the court. living within the the defence counsel to Three suspected kidnappers, one woman and two State counsel opposed He quoted the case of jurisdiction of the court make a formal bail men have been remanded in prison custody by an the oral bail application Abacha Vs state 2002. application and and may jump bail Osogbo magistrate court for allegedly kidnapping made by the defence Ogunleye stressed saying the counsel remanded all the three two-year-old boy, Abdullahi Azeez. counsel saying it is further that count one is should come formally accused persons in Ilesha The suspects are Joy the court that all the premature to grants bail talking about with the bail application prison custody.

Esu, 26; Onwuka, 28, and defendants have reliable at this stage considering kidnapping which is a so that they can be The case was Agubata Maxwell, 39, and credible sureties to the gravity of the offence national issues in the replied formally. adjourned to May 18, who were on a three- stand for them till the end even though the granting country stressing that the The magistrate, Mr 2018 for mention. count charge bothering on kidnapping.

The prosecutor, Felix Okafor told the court that community as he prays three-count charge grants the bail of the the three accused persons

By Abdullahi Omotayo the court to use the bothering on accused persons with and others at The Osun State police have charged Abioye culprits as a scapegoat to housebreaking and sum of N200, 000 and one large committed the offence on February 18 at Saheed, 24 and Apantaku Kayode, 29 to an Osogbo serve as a deterrent to stealing, but pleaded surety. guilty to each count about 8pm at No 68 Magistrate Court on over alleged housebreaking others.

The case was thereby The accused persons charge.

Matanmi, Oke - Baale and stealing. adjourned till Monday no legal The magistrate F. A. 16th April, 2018.

The charge sheet reads stealing is becoming with in Osogbo. however Okafor said the trio that the accused persons rampant within the representation are facing Sodamade kidnapped a two-year- on 13th day of March, old boy, Abdullahi Azeez 2018 at 12, Adedapo with intention of selling Oyinlola street, Eleyele estate, Osogbo, did him to get money.

He stated further that conspire together to the three suspects kept commit housebreaking the child in a manner to and stealing which is an prevent anyone from offence contrary to and discovering the place punishable under section where he was 516 of Criminal Code Cap 34 Vol. II Laws of imprisoned.

According to Osun State Nigeria 2003.

The items carted away prosecutor, the offence is contrary to and by the accused persons punishable under section according to the charge 516, 371 and 364(2) of the sheet include; one Nokia criminal code cap 34 phone valued N10, 000, volume 11.laws of Osun one Star time decoder valued N7, 000, one State 2002.

The three accused kenwood compact disc persons pleaded not player valued N11, 000, guilty to the three-count N500, one Samsung charge levelled against Plasma television valued N55, 000 and some them.

The defence counsel, quality of raw food stuff N10, 000, •Cross section of indigenes and non-indigenes of Osun boarding the Free Train after the Easter Celebration at Doctor V. C Ezeji who valued appeared with Barrister property belonging to Osogbo Terminus as organised the Osun State government.

K. E Ngwoke prayed the one Alhaji Sanusi court to grant his clients Akinlabi.

The Police prosecutor, bail quoting section 118 Adegoke (2) section 36 (5) of the Inspector

By Mariam Bello 1999 constitution as Taiwo told the court that murder and disturbing called India hemp amended and section 7 of parts of the items were The Osun State Police Command on, April 2, 2018 the peace of the carnival and possess some cannabis sativa in the arraigned a 29-year- old man, Saheed Ayanwuyi environment. the criminal code recovered which are being smoked procedures, adding that possession of the accused before a magistrate court sitting in Osogbo for The prosecutor, in the public. the accused persons have persons by tracking the Inspector Jafani Muslim allegedly organising Indian hemp party.

Jafani said that, the no previous criminal Star time decoder.

Saheed was count charge bothering told the court that the offence contravened He added that the case records. accused committed the sections 516(a) section 69 Ezekiel also assured of housebreaking and arraigned on a four- on causing terror, felony, offence on April 1st at punishable under section about 5pm at Alaperin 70 section 80 and section Junction Sabo Area in 430 of the criminal code Osogbo. cap 34 volume 11.laws of stealing.

By Mariam Bello The magistrate, Mrs. Jafani, explained Osun State 2003.

Olusegun added that Saheed Ayanwuyi A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun the offence is contrary to A. O Ajanaku granted further that Saheed and State has remanded a 38-year-old-man, Inspector and punishable under the accused person bail others at large conduct pleaded not guilty to the in the sum of N500,000 charge Sunday Ajayi for allegedly permitting escape of section 517, 137and 138 themselves in a four-count with two sureties in like disorderly manner to preferred against him. two accused persons kept in custody . of the criminal code cap sum.

The Defence counsel, cause fear in the Sunday is facing a According to the 34 volume 4 laws of One of the surety two-count charge prosecutor, the two Osun State of Nigeria must be a civil servant, neighbourhood and Mr Okobe Najite prayed disturbed the peace of the the court to grant his bothering on conspiracy accused persons that 2003. client bail in the most level 14 and the case and permitting of two escaped from police The defence counsel, was adjourned to May environment. liberal and affordable According to terms. accused persons escape. custody were standing Mr Taiwo Awokunle 23 for hearing. prosecutor, the accused He pleaded not guilty trial on assault, urged the court to grant Okobe said the suspect person organised a party is ready to provide a to the two-count charge malicious damage and his client bail. preferred against him. reliable and credible The prosecutor, surety to the court.

While the ruling, the Inspector Elisha Olusegun told the court The defence counsel, Presiding Magisterate,

By Mariam Bello bags of Dangote cement Tunde Badmus granted that Sunday and others Mr. Lukman Adeleke A 46 year-old-man, Akinleye Oluwaseun has valued N1,742,500 the defendant bail in the at large conspired to prayed the court to grant He submitted that the sum of N50,000 with commit the offence to been arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate court his client bail. surety. He said surety wit negligently for allegedly obtaining 900 bags of Dangote offence is contrary to and The magistrate, Mr. must swear to affidavit of punishable under cement belonging to Alhaja Bolanle Oladapo. permitting escape on He explained that section 419, section Tunde Badmus granted means and provide three Oluwaseun is docked November 1, 2017 in person 383 and section 390 (9) of the accused person bail passports photographs on a two-count charge the accused Osogbo. bothering on fraud and fraudulently obtained the criminal code 34 in the sum of N50,000 and three years of tax He explained further stealing. payments.

900 bags of Dangote volume 11.laws of Osun with one surety. that the accused person He also ordered that He also ruled that The prosecutor, cement belonging to State 2003. aid the escape of Inspector Jafani Muslim Alhaja Bolanle Oladapo Akinleye Oluwaseun the address of the surety the address of the surety Kazeem Oladehinde told the court that the under pretence of paying pleaded not guilty to the be verified by the police should be verified by the and Idowu Hassan suspect committed the her in two weeks time. police. The case was two-count charge and adjourned the case adjourned to April 16, for Adedapo from lawful offence on March 14 at Jafani added that the to May 5 for hearing. levelled against him. hearing. custody. suspect also stole the Oke-Baale in Osogbo.

Two Men Dragged To Court Over Alleged Housebreaking

Man Docked For Allegedly Organising Indian Hemp Party

Prosecutor Remanded For Unlawful Escape Of Suspects

Police Arraigned Man Over Alleged Fraud Of 900 Bags Of Dangote Cement

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ISAAC OLUSESI writes, no sooner that the lie detector, confuted Iyiola Omisore's lies spit on the global village about what UNESCO did not do in the State of Osun, than the Me in him collapsed and his public image came crashing further, with a deafening cacophony and devastating thud in a heap of open shame.

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UNESCO: Omisore's Image As Message In Nigeria, this is governorship election year in the State of Osun. Political parties would have to submit themselves to the whims and caprices of the rational or erratic voters, which ever applies. And for some politicians, the season will herald the exigency of intellectual, value-compliant campaigns; and for other politicians, however, it is just diving into the abyss of dissent and rebellion, a sardonic virulence against reason, with gigantic scheme of notorious lies to heat up the polity. In Osun politics, the arrowhead of the nasty lies in the public glare is also the egghead of opposition elements, IyiolaOmisore who, the political rabble-rousing of the yester-years in the state gained him election into the Senate from the Agodi prison. And since then, lying through his teeth has encapsulated his ecstatic quest to occupy the highest office in the state.

The prison infections at Ibadan, capital of Oyo State with the vices in gusts picked at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform for his infamous election into the National Assembly goaded him into grotesque distortion of truth, manifest disdain for orderliness and contempt for morality in his public conduct. Somehow, ironically, the more brutish lies he oozes out to garner public respect and support, the more obscured his image becomes as Osun electorate do not share any dogged obsession with his cult of hideous, heady lies. The revolting, incurable liar, ever prepared to have the “Fulani cow-stick laid across his (the) back”, in the George Orwellian characterisation in Animal Farm, has always foolhardy seen lying as a profession like Bonnie and Clyde, the lecherous, murderous couple that once ruled the American underworld. Readers of gumshoe, detective stories like me know that the day the couple were apprehended by law enforcement agents and asked what their profession was, their response, quick and witty, was: “We rob banks, and tell lies thereafter to cover our tracks”. Lying as a profession and Omisore’s professional tool of political mass mobilization, orientation and sensitization, sound so bizarre. But it is not only Bennie and Clyde who classified lying as a profession. Get hold of Bullet Budget’s Eponym of Electioneering Violence (1978) and see lying listed also as profession, shoulder to shoulder with noble professions like Journalism, Advertising, Public Relations, Publishing, etc. The classification of lying as a profession has only attempted to put a stamp of legality on the illegality. It is certainly an attribute of indecent persons, a crime traced to the frustration of the mind.

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As though, Omisore, looking so bare and helpless like he cannot swat a fly that settles at the top of his nose and almost shy like Mahatma Ghandi was to the British Empire, only the Me in him must have propelled him on the dangerous lying adventures on such a grand scale.

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Excuse me! Let’s enter into a caveat here.

What really is it at stake that pushes Omisore to reel out lies at every turn of opportunity to comment on state affairs, degenerating from the serious to the comic and from the sublime to the ridiculous? The answer is Me, faux naïf- the sound of self-righteousness from within, constantly reminding himself of his ‘holier than thou mentality’ and keeping the hair of his body glued to the skin.

What the Me in Omisore directs to do or say, he does; and when and where the Me in him directs to go, he goes. Omisore, the fatalist, also pessimist has only Hobson’s choice, unflagging choice in any matter as he has no deep inner conviction to cling to heroically.

The Me excites him to see the hairy hands of hoary fate in the development changes in Osun. The Me activates him to see the thin skeletal hands of evil in the diverse infrastructure development projects in the state. The Me accelerates him to have a hung of how and where Osun government gets finances for his multiple infrastructure projects. The Me incites him to want to amble the Osun government into his own orbit, mould Osun citizenry into his own image and mangle the Osun world in his ambit.

And the Me is the basis of his intense struggles to always dominate the people around him and subdue the environment.

Remember the case of Omisore, the gutwrenching lie that he told the global village about what the United Nations Educational and Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) did not do in Osun. It was the

•OMISORE Me in Omisore, that regurgitated the grand hogwash lie, with noisy insistence that UNESCO gave Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola counterpart funds, spent to reconstruct the Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road, the state-of-the-art road that leads to Osun Groove, apparently to rubbish Aregbesola’s road commissioning speech recently that the state’s Omoluabi Infrastructure Conservation Funds, with the state parliament approval was used to construct the 2.8 kilometer dualised road, christened Workers’ Drive. But beyond Omisore’s facile, infantile determinism lay the taproots of a serious malaise in him. He pulled out a knife, all blades, all alive and grossed out faute de mieux: “It is an open secret, and a matter in the domain of the public that the Osun State Government had accessed counterpart funds from UNESCO which is in excess of over 70 per cent, following the designation of the Osun Osogbo Groove by the world body as one of the World Heritage sites for local and international tourists ...which began during the regime of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. But it is a statement of fact that Aregbesola received counterpart funds from UNESCO”. Gibberish!

Balderdash!!

Omisore lied, barefaced, to warm himself into the heart of Osun people, but he was immediately negated by Olusola Macaulay, the UNESCO’s Communication Consultant (Regional Office) in a quick humiliating refutation: “UNESCO did not contribute any fund to the construction of that road to Osun Groove. And there was no time the Osun State Government or any of its agencies approached UNESCO to support the project. We did not pay 70per cent or any other fraction to

BY ISAAC OLUSESI the project as being peddled. As I speak with you, we have no project we are undertaking in Osun State.”

No sooner that the UNESCO lie detector confuted the lie spued by Omisore, the Osun chief thriller, than the Me in him collapsed; and his public image came crashing further, with a deafening cacophony and devastating thud in a heap of open shame such that Omisore, faux bonhomme, is now fighting for bits of fresh air out there to sanitize his head.

The message here is manifold: one, Omisore has earned himself a non-hero stature for his salacious appetite for libelous lies, with selfindulgence in riotous imaginations or guesses; two, the abject lies of the ‘glamour boy,’ thought to be a wasp in the ignoble court of lies could not after all be deployed creatively; three, his temper tantrums, his seditious lies, with bravery akin to arrogance cannot lead the society and man to new frontiers of knowledge, growth and development; four, the UNESCO quick rebuttal has made more public Omisore’s grouchy image, green fingered at lying that was aimed at crushing Osun under his barbarous lies and intent at making self a grafter, tricking to be given money to shut up; and five, having split a lie fatuous on the whole world about what UNESCO did not do in Osun, Omisore indeed could not be said to be a pathfinder in any global virgin forest. Rather, he remains a study in tragic equivocation and ambivalence. Pity Omisore, the infernal! He fails more than he thinks he’s succeeding. His governorship ambition is not made in heaven, that’s the truth.

As though, Omisore, looking so bare and helpless like he cannot swat a fly that settles at the top of his nose and almost shy like Mahatma Ghandi was to the British Empire, only the Me in him must have propelled him on the dangerous lying adventures on such a grand scale. If wishes were horses, Omisore would have sculptured for himself a mouth to spew forth lies, had the Creator of man forgotten to fix up one in the anatomy of man.

Meanwhile, Osun has blown a whistle on Omisore and asked him to stay at home, off Osun governorship race. Complimenting the whistle, let the court of laws in Nigeria take care of the Omisores, the unskilled, reckless liars in Osun and elsewhere in the nation and bring them to book. Unfortunately, instead of tempering the nerves of liars, Nigerian government makes them more hardened and desperate. Otherwise, UNESCO ought to match Omisore to court

•OLUSESI is Assistant Director, Publicity, Research & Strategy, All Progressives Congress (APC), State of Osun

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