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2019: Osun SDP, Omisore Part Ways •As Party Features Candidates

By Sola Jacobs The alliance between the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun has taken a twist, as the former features candidates for both the state and National legislative elections in the state.

According to OSUN Iyiola Omisore’s alliance D E F E N D E R ’ s with APC “did not deter of our investigation a total any number of twenty- party members to seek six candidates of the SDP election into other would run for political positions”.

He stated further that different posts in the forthcoming 2019 general the Osun people should know that an election the state.

According to one of individual decision is not the candidates of the binding on other party party contesting for the members.

Kemade added that the Senatorial ticket of Osun East, Sooko Kemade party had submitted the Elugbaju, the party names of the following features candidates for candidates through the various elective posts in National Secretariat of party to the forth coming the election, as Senator Independent National

Electoral Commission (INEC).

For the House of Assembly in Irepodun/ Orolu state constituency, Hon. Sodiq Adediran; Boripe/Boluwaduro state constituency, Hon Tayo Olawoye; Ife North state constituency, Hon Mathew Babarinde. In Osogbo state constituency, the party has Hon Olagunju Olaniyan; Ife East, Hon Makinde Olasunkami; Ejigbo, Barrister Sikiru Ojelade and in Ife Central, Hon Samson Adelugba.

Others include, Atakumosa East/West, Hon Oluwaseyi Olowookere; Ifedayo, Hon Oladeji Onifade; Ilesa East, Hon

Oluwadare Ogedengbe; Egbedore, Chief Mrs Toyin Popoola; Ifelodun, Kolawole Kamarudeen; Ila, Taofik Oyeniyi; Ayedaade, Mathew Amusan; OdoOtin, Ajiboye Akinyemi; Ilesa West, Osuolale Felix; Olorunda, Saheed Akinloye; Oriade, Jonathan Ajibola Oni; while it features Elder Moses Oladipupo for Irewole/Isokan.

It was noted that where Omisore wields much influence than the party, it did not feature candidates for House of Assembly election ans such areas include Iwo, Obokun, Ede North, Ede South, Ayedire, Ife South and Ola-Oluwa respectively.

Also, for the House of Representatives election,

•Commissioner for Commerce Industries and Cooperative, Hon Ismaila Jayeoba-Alagbada (2nd left); Coordinating Director of the ministry, Mr Abimbola Oso (middle); General Manager/Chief Executive Officer Osun Micro Credit, Dayo Babaranti (2nd right); General Manager/Chief Executive Officer Ilobu Micro-finance Bank, Mr Tunde Lawal (right); Director of Finance and Accounts (left), during a Press Conference on Poverty Alleviation Programmes in the eight years of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s administration at the Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo on Monday.

the party features five candidates out of the nine federal constituencies in the state namely, Irewole/Ayedaade/ Isokan federal constituency with Toyosi Oluwole Ayobami as its candidate; Iwo/ Olaoluwa/ Ayedire has Engineer Adesoye Ogungboyega; Ila/ Ifedayo/Boluwaduro with Akin Kola Balogun; Ife East/South/Central/

Strike: Patients,

Motorists Elated As Govt., Labour Agreed

Sequel to the suspended nationwide labour strike, patients in government owned hospitals as well as motorists in the state of Osun are elated that government agreed with labour unions to avert the imminent industrial action. as OSUNDEFENDER’s that visit to the Osun state government hospital is cheaper and have hospital in Asubiaro last Monday revealed that qualified personnel to patients, as well as their attend to her.

A motorist, families resulted into prayers that dialogue Saheed Odunola, who is mini-bus b e t w e e n t h e a government and the (Korope) operator said, it was good that the labour unions is fruitful and the strike should not take suspended the strike, as places as it would take it will affect daily toll on their health and earnings.

He stated further that treatment.

At the Maternity unit he aligned with the of the hospital which has demand of the labour as ten mothers who newly the cost of living is gave birth to babies, some increasing daily but of them told this medium added that the increase in that their wish was that wage will lead to high the strike should not take inflation, as prices of place because some of goods and services will them delivered through also be on high side.

In her own Ceasarian section and post surgery treatment contribution, Patience might suffer without Matins, a road side seller of fried yam and plantain supervision of nurses.

Speaking with OSUN said the increase in DEFENDER on Tuesday Labour wage is good but morning, a patient, Mrs it must be done to relieve Bunmi Oyedele said she all strata of the society as was happy that the strike some of those from the did not take place as she informal sector do not could not afford private have salary to collect but of hospital for care, noting provision infrastructural inform of good roads, cheap and qualitative health care good Other sectors include: delivery, Manufacturing which education, social welfare for women and children, shared N472 million to 2,661 beneficiaries; 1,886 as well as employment Artisans also received for the children of less should be N472 million; 248 privileged provided by the beneficiaries in the government. education sector got She argued that there is N53.57 million to 248 inflation already and the beneficiaries; Health: increment in salary, at N59.72 million to 223 this time when beneficiaries; while governments at various Hotel and Hospitality levels are still owing got N7.29 million workers for months is not distributed to seven the way out of the present b e n e f i c i a r i e s e c o n o m i c downturn the nation is respectively. currently facing.

It was generally observed that the cross section of the people interviewed are happy because the strike was called off as they explained that they did not have enough food or money to meet the daily needs had the strike earnestly commenced as proposed by the labour.

Aregbesola Spends N4.5billion To Boost SME In Osun

By Sikiru Obarayese Osun State Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Honourable Ismaila Jayeoba-Alagbada has said that the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola has disbursed N4.5billion to 27,352 beneficiaries to boost Small and Medium Enterprises (SME).

He said it was done under the combined scheme sponsored by the state government of Osun and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), tagged Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund ( C B N - M S M E Development Fund) to boost the economy of the state The Commissioner said the State Government, through its Microcredit Agency, had undertaken another ground-breaking step towards tackling the

issue of MSME financing as the agency has implemented a digital transformation project aimed at improving efficiency, raising standards of peoplecentred service delivery, adopting global risk management and improving operational transparency.

Alagbada disclosed that the state government focused on SME in order to keep this vital segment of the economy in active operation for the purposes of growing the

economy.

He said government established Osun Microcredit Agency to effectively and efficiently render microcredit delivery services to all small scale business operators.

The sectors covered in the disbursement of this micro-credit include, commerce, agriculture, manufacturing, education, health, hotel and hospitality and other businesses operated by the artisans; and the beneficiaries of the soft loans are spread across the local government areas of the state.

The Commissioner stated that the A r e g b e s o l a ’ s government provided the initial sum of N100

million disbursable fund while the CBN added N2 billion.

According to the statistics indicating beneficiaries and the sum allocated, commerce and agriculture took the lion share of the disbursement as follows; Commerce has 12,531 beneficiaries with N2 billion disbursed while Agriculture disbursed N1.58 billion to 9,796 beneficiaries.

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North has Sooko Kemade Elugbaju and Osogbo/ Olorunda/Irepodun/ Orolu features Hon. Femi Kolade .

The party also features two senatorial candidates in the state namely Hon Ayotunde Olowofoyeku for Osun-East Senatorial district and Otunba Ayotunde Babatunde for Osun Central, while it did not present any candidate in Osun West Senatorial district.

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Open University Students Lose N20m To Fraudster

By Josephine Eyimofe and Kazeem Rahmon Students of the National Open University, Osogbo study center have been allegedly duped of their school fees to the tune of N20 million by a couple operating café business center beside the school. couple, while OSUN DEFENDER the investigation gathered attempting to calm the that about 300 students frayed nerves of the fell victim of the scam angry students, promise because they used the to address the situation business center as a the following day only source of online platform for the duo to disappear payment of their school into thin air.

A source told the fees.

It was gathered that medium that the couple the affected students got whose business name is the wind of the scam after known as RODEM came the school authority to the office in the middle pasted the list of debtors of the night to park their on the school noticed computer system and other accessories. board.

Meanwhile, the angry One of the victims said after the list was pasted, students discovered that

the wife who stayed majorly in the office had moved their belongings and headed for a newly completed house along fountain university road in the state capital.

However, the students were disappointed as the couple has left the house as well and no one in the community could ascertain their where about.

Checks further reviewed that the suspect had an elaborate wedding recently where a hip-hop stars known as 9ICE performed live and the couple also recently got new car.

It was gathered that a divisional police officer [DPO], who is running a

programme at the centre, is also among the victims of the scam.

According to findings, the wife who is a law graduate from the centre was said to have removed herself from the various NOUN platforms of which she was a member during and after her study days.

Findings shows that the matter has been incidented at the OkeBaale Police station.

However, most of the affected students would still have to pay the require school fees before they could be allowed to complete their programmes as most of them could not write their last semester

•A cross section of participants at a workshop for Southwest Political Reporters held in Abeokuta recently.

Osun Assembly Passes Social Protection Law

By Israel Afolabi Osun State House of Assembly last Tuesday passed the State Social Protection Bill 2018 and commenced the amendment of State of Osun Assembly Service Commission.

The bill was passed protection programmes.

He noted that when after a motion moved by the House Deputy signed into law, the bill Leader, Hon. Bello will combat and reduce Osuolale and seconded poverty, provide persons

by Hon. Babatunde living with disabilities in the state with the means Komolafe.

The Speaker of the to cope with major life House, Hon. Najeem risks, ensure access to Salam said the bill was affordable health care, passed after sailing social protection and through the policy trust social assistance.

The Speaker said the and second reading.

After the passage, the bill will ensure decent and Speaker urged the Clerk employment to immediately transmit sustainable livelihood, the bill to the Governor enhance human capital for assent, adding that all development and human previously sent bills must dignity as well as be followed up to promote social cohesion, ascertain the governor’s equity and inclusive economic growth in the stance for further steps.

Speaker said the Osun state.

He explained that the Social Protection Bill allows for the existing social protection programmes initiated by establishment of the State of Osun Social Protection the Rauf Aregbesola-led I m p l e m e n t a t i o n government in the state Committee for the include Osun Youth management and control Empowerment Scheme Osun of the state social (OYES),

Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme (O-Meal), Free services for children attending special schools, Elderly Welfare Scheme (Agba Osun) and Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O-REAP) must be sustained.

The Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye

during plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye said the House has also commenced work on the ‘State of Osun Assembly Service C o m m i s s i o n Establishment and M a n a g e m e n t (Amendment No. 2), Bill 2018’ after a motion by the Deputy Majority Leader, Hon. Bello Osuolale and seconded

by Hon. Debo Akanbi.

examinations.

Furthermore, it was learnt that most of the students who fell victim were those who do not pay their fee to the bank but choose to pay through the woman whom they trusted to help with their registration process.

Unfortunately, rather than paying the money deposited into her account she reportedly opted to borrow money from the school website into the online wallet of the affected students, thereby averting any form of suspicious from her victims.

IPC Holds Workshop For Southwest Journalists, Tasks On Conflict Sensitive Reporting

By Solomon Odeniyi International Press Centre (IPC) in collaboration with the European Union Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria has held a two-day training for political correspondents in the southwest.

The two-day capacity essential to the credibility building media of the process as they workshop which was control the means of held in Abeokuta had 25 communicating what participants drawn transpired during the process. across the region.

He noted that if a Mr. Lanre Arogundade, Director of report suggests that the is not International Press process Centre (IPC) described substantially free and the participants as the fair, that would shape the heart beat of political opinion of the people and journalism by reporting might undermine the politics day-to-day, the credibility of the outcome activities of the political and the government that parties, providing is formed from it.

He urged the reporters information to enable citizens make informed to be true to the ethics choices during elections, and standard of the as well as giving report profession.

Highlighting the many on the activities of the election management challenges faced by political reporters in the body among others.

For the political coverage of elections in reporter to be a healthy Nigeria, the Politics heartbeat of political Editor of This Day journalism, Arogundade identified inadequate added that, they must knowledge of legal frame have their skills work of the electoral constantly honed so they process as one of such.

Ajibola, a former could disseminate information that adds Media Assistant to Alhaji Yar’Adua value to the conduct of Umaru stressed that a reporter credible elections. would be susceptible to He urged the participants to the antics of the politician always factor human and if he does not have social element into adequate knowledge of election reporting which the legal frame work of would enable them to be electoral process.

He said except a conflict sensitive.

Bolaji Adebiyi who reporter is conversant spoke on “Challenges of with documents that Election Coverage in state clearly the rules of elections, his Nigeria: A Reporter’s the Account” said political understanding of the correspondents are inter-play of forces both at the internal party and general elections could be greatly impaired which would, according to him governorship election affect the clarity and with money meant for his depth of his report. present personal Other challenges he gave assistant. include: Inadequate “At exactly 10am on Research, Inadequate Thursday, a PDP Finance, Restrictive customised vehicle Nature of Electoral Rules driven by a former and Regulations and Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chairman of Irewole security of the reporter, Local Government, Ikire particularly in areas entered the Council prone to violence and Secretariat, the seat of conflicts.

Jide Ojo, a public APC controlled government for an affairs analyst said the role of the media in unknown mission.

“The former PA agenda setting is crucial.

Group Alleges Council Boss Of Anti-Party A socio-political group, United Action Forum, UAF, Ikire Chapter, Osun state has alleged the Chairman of Irewole Local Government, Remi Abass, of working against the interest of his party, All Progressives Congress (APC).

Members of the group (BOCO), Dr Lere accused him of working Ajewumi, the group for the Peoples alleged that the council Democratic Party (PDP) boss also reports all while still laying claim to activities of the APC to the membership of APC PDP. through which he was The group flayed the elected. embattled Chairman of In a statement signed criminal diversion of by the Chairman of UAF funds as he continued to and State Coordinator of pay former aide, who had B u h a r i / O s i n b a j o defected to PDP before Campaign Organisation the September 22

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Waiting For Oyetola

There is a wave of anticipation as we count down to the governorship of Gboyega Oyetola on November 27, 2018.

A new era beckons.

In his declaration of intention to contest for the post of the Governor of the State of Osun, Oyetola declared that “I believe I am the man for such a moment as this. I have the experience. I have the pedigree, I am dependable, accessible and most of all, I am that person that will voice your concerns and represent each and every one of you at the right places. I will serve you diligently. I will work for your progress. I am a loyal party man and most of all, a true and committed son of this great state”.

We believe that the incoming governor, an accomplished technocrat fits the age old adage, “Cometh the moment, cometh the man”. Demonstrably, the experience, expertise and pedigree is there to provide a trajectory for the continuity agenda. This will stand the state in good stead as it walks into the maelstrom induced with the implementation of a new minimum wage. This will clearly stress the culture of ambitiousness, inclusiveness, equity and excellence, the template with which the incoming governor has anchored his position. He will no doubt be up to the task.

This perception is confirmed from the perspective of key stakeholders in the state. For example, in the opinion of the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Adelani Baderinwa, the high expectations will be justified because "Oyetola has been a strong member of the outgoing

administration, he played crucial roles at crucial points in the life of the administration. When he wasn't initiating steps forward in the transformation agenda of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, he was there to diligently execute policy thrusts of the government. He was definitely a great contributor to the humongous success recorded in the last eight years.

Now that he will be in the drivers seat, he will undoubtedly add greater value to the foundation already laid and indeed commence the work of building a great future for the State of Osun".

The incoming Oyetola-led administration will have to hit the grounding running. For in less than a hundred days of assuming office, there will be the presidential election as well as legislative elections. Both will be vital. In the case of the legislative election, pivotal. The new governor must secure a solid legislative majority in order to

•My Covenant On Continuity And Consolidation With The People Of Osun.

A statement of declaration of intention by Adegboyega Oyetola to contest for the post of the Governor of the State of Osun. avoid gridlocks and bifurcation. Not only Osun Defender, but the majority of the well meaning citizens of the State of Osun await with positive expectations, the age of Oyetola.

Voters’ Education, A Tool To Stop Vote Buying The prevalence of vote buying where candidates and intermediary distribute commodities or money to citizens in exchange for their votes has been into Nigeria election for decades.

Despite being widely criticised by Government officials, the media, and other elites, the practice of vote buying persists on a widespread basis in Nigeria.

In every election cycle since independence, the problem has been how to deal with issues relating to election management, especially the activities of the electoral umpire.

Attention has always been on how to address

institutional failures, such as ineffective resource management, poor preparations, collusion among politicians and election

officials to cheat as well as electoral violence.

Others are acts of intimidation by contending groups, especially political parties, and the use of security agents for

election duties.

While the focus is usually on institutional structures, little is said about the politicians and the voters, who cast an

image of the victim of ineffeciences of the electoral process.

Consequently, the government has always deployed energy and resources in effects to deal with the challenges

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My commitment to this is personal. We must move towards a culture of ambitiousness, inclusiveness, equity and excellent. I believe in equitable access to education and a level playing field. When we pull others up, they do not pull us down. When we shine the light of opportunity on others, we will not dwell in darkness. It is through qualitative education that we can fight for social and economic justice. It is injustice if we allow poverty to bind a child to a life of limited possibilities because they can't afford quality basic education.

of election management, including election environment.

However, Nigeria at large need to provide a forum for voters, to share ideas, resources and reflections upon teaching and learning experiences, and how to vote not fight and encourage them not to sell their votes, their future.

Therefore, everyone needs to support the drive to reform the Nations education sector for better result and contribute totally to its achievement on society at large.

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Aregbesola's Progressive Intervention Chronicled The administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in the last eight years in the State of Osun has been characterised by series of developmental programmes and policies. As the progressives government is winding down, starting from this week, OSUN DEFENDER presents the Economic Development Scorecard beginning with Agriculture and Food Security As part of the measures of banishing hunger in the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola promised to support farmers to attain increased food production, better storage and delivery.

He also promised to assist farmers in exploring profitable markets and market opportunities for their produces.

Ogbeni Aregbesola’s Approach towards fulfilling the Promise Towards fulfilling his promise of banishing hunger, Ogbeni Aregbesola designed Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O-REAP) which is aimed at achieving food security, wealth and job creation, youth empowerment, economic transformation and making the state the hub of agriculture and an emporium of commerce in the South-West. Some of the strategies adopted by Ogbeni Aregbesola’s administration in this sector include land acquisition, land clearing, tractorisation and private public partnership as well as provision of an enabling environment for farmers to maximize their potential. O-REAP programme also focused on different agricultural initiatives that include Osun Broilers Out growers’ production scheme. The Beef Chain Development Programme, O-REAP Fish Farm Estates, Osun Fisheries Out-growers production scheme, O-REAP Youth Academy, Agricultural credit, Farm Service Centres, Provision of storage facilities and seedling production as well as farm settlement scheme.

•Aregbesola in one of the farms established under O’Fish project in Osun.

Over, 28,000 farmers have been supported and empowered through various agricultural support programmes carried out by the Ogbeni Aregbesola’s administration and now earning their livelihoods from farms.

Impacts of Ogbeni Aregbesola’s Agricultural Initiatives in Osun

Source: National Bureau of Statistics, Adiel Associates Limited estimates · Over, 28,000 farmers have been supported and empowered through various agricultural support programmes carried out by the Ogbeni Aregbesola’s administration and now earning their livelihoods from farms. · Diversion and fraud in input subsidy regime eliminated

· Over 90% input distribution efficiency resulting from the introduction of private led agro input distribution scheme · Over 20,000 hectares of farm land validated thereby increasing the size of land available for agribusiness

· Improved storage facilities for the farmers in the state thereby reducing postharvest wastage · Improved market linkages for farmers to dispose their produce · Over 2000 agricultural cooperatives formed and supported · Addition of over 30,000 hectares to the available farmlands for agricultural purposes resulting from the creation of Osun Agricultural Land Holding and Planning Authority (Osun Agri Land Bank) · Wider penetration of agro inputs (seeds, fertilizers, etc) across the farming communities hence removing the stress of farmers for travelling to the state capital to procure fertilizers and other agro inputs. · Over 5,000 youths trained in modern agricultural practices · Steady supply of food items for the successful implementation of Osun Elementary School and Health Programme (O-MEALS) · The supports given to farmers’

cooperative societies have attracted a lot of people to venture into agricultural production.

AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS EXECUTED Land Sourcing, Allocation and Validation · Over 30,589 Ha of land sourced for agricultural land bank. · Land validation and perimeter survey in 9 farm settlements using GIS and Remote Sensing Technology, a first in the history of farm settlements in south west Nigeria resulting in the following: Ø 20,000 Hectares (Ha) of farm land validated in the 9 farm settlements Ø Discovery of more land areas Ø 4,211 Hectares Ha of land made available for reallocation to small holders · Land Allocation: Ø Over 33,200ha of land allocated to 950 farmers across the state. Ø 210Ha of land allocated in Kuta for all-year round vegetable farming. Ø 2,000Ha of land secured for additional cattle hubs in Ede and Ejigbo local government areas. · Over 3,070.3 Ha of land cleared; 6,209.4 Ha of land tractorised across the state. · Two new farm settlements created on a landmass of 4,012 Ha and •Continued on page 6

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have been allocated to 350 small, medium and large-scale farmers Input Supply · Private-led agro input distribution scheme established to ensure penetration of farm inputs across all the farming communities in the state. · Reconstitution of the fertilizer distribution committee to ensure transparency in the scheme. · Over 5,000 MT of fertilizers distributed to farmers at subsidized rate · 65 farm input distribution centres established to ease access across the state. · 1,830 rural farmers in 61 local communities given farm inputs from the state in collaboration with UNICEF. Agriculture Land Bank · Sourcing of 30,000 Ha of land for the creation of an agriculture land bank · Development of an Executive Bill for the creation of land bank and establishment of an Agriculture Land Planning & Development Authority; Bill at the House of Assembly.

Cooperatives Financing · Loans: Over N2,601,669,532 given to farmers as various loan facilities. · N40million loan disbursed to support pig farmers in the state · 3,645 farmers across the state benefitted from the sum of N476,350,000 from the Government Guaranteed Agriculture Loan Scheme · 268 farmers benefitted from the sum of ¦ 45,662,065 from the O-REAP Loan Scheme · 66 farmer cooperative groups given N153.6million agriculture finance loan. · 4 youth cooperative groups consisting of 40 youths empowered and currently engaged in cattle fattening.

Produce Storage · 1(1,000 MT) capacity warehouse in Oyan completed (warehouse abandoned since 1991) · 1 (500 MT) capacity warehouse in Osogbo completed (abandoned since 2009) · 92(10MT) cribs constructed across the state to serve as On/Off Farm Storage Facilities.

Quick Impact Intervention Program (QIIP) Novel in the development of agriculture sector is the implementation of Quick Impact Intervention Programme for farmers (QIIP) designed to promote agriculture financing by granting soft loan to practicing farmers. This programme has been implemented under the thriving cooperative societies. This programme has created a number of direct and indirect jobs for the people of Osun.

Achievements · A total of two hundred and sixty-one (261) farmers’ cooperative groups with a combined membership of four thousand, nine-hundred and fifteen (4,915) had been granted credit facilities to the tune of five hundred and thirty million, nine hundred and fiftyfour thousand, one hundred and seventy six naira and thirty kobo (N530, 954,176.30). The table below summarizes the intervention of government through the QIIP.

1(1,000 MT) capacity warehouse in Oyan completed (warehouse abandoned since 1991) · 1 (500 MT) capacity warehouse in Osogbo completed (abandoned since 2009) · 92(10MT) cribs constructed across the state to serve as On/Off Farm Storage Facilities.

including construction of farm manager’s quarters and multipurpose centre completed, at the cattle hub · Construction of two commercial and six small holder feedlots · Construction of pig breeding and fattening centres (modern training and demonstration centres that will serve local farmers in the state with piglets) at Leventis Foundation, Ilesa

· Over 5,000 new farmer cooperative groups registered in the state and about 11,500 farmers have been financially supported through which 16,000 new jobs were created. · 2,000 farmers were supported to plant 1.3 million plantain suckers for refined plantain flour production · Over 220 farmer groups financed to run the Osun Broiler Outgrower Scheme, OBOPS · ¦ 500m loan to 4,000 small holder farmers · Cooperative farmers in KutaIkoyi were supported to cultivate a 250 hectares vegetable farm cluster · Cooperative groups are cultivating a-80 hectare yam farm cluster, for Elubo (Yam flour) production · ¦ 153.6m agriculture finance loan for 66 farmer cooperative groups. · Rice production at Onilapa (Ogbagba) on 410Ha of land aimed at increasing production yield from 1.5tonnes/hectare to 5tonnes/hectare. · Supported FOB venture in Ede to increase its production capacity from 25,000 to 100,000 broilers per annum · At least 50% of contact QIIP farmers linked to O’MEAL School Feeding Programme. · Ongoing work on the establishment of soil and food laboratory to enhance the capacity of the State to monitor soil conditions at a relatively low cost and also to stimulate agricultural production and processing value chain on consistent and sustainable basis.

25,000 cashew seedlings raised free distribution to farmers. · Under Ogbeni, Osun forestry reserve has grown to 90,000ha

NB the above–named schemes supply chicken and fish to O-MEALS food vendors to feed Grades 1 – 4 pupils in public schools in the state.

Fisheries · Partnership with Feg-Agro Nig. Ltd (Osun Fisheries Out Growers Scheme [OFOPS] Scheme Manager) and the Association of Aquatic Farmers & Agro-processors of Nigeria (AAFAN), State of Osun branch to promote catfish production; processing for value addition, and support to 400 fish farmers (Outgrowers) with the sum of N212m. · N126m provided to promote commercial cage culture practice for production of male tilapia on Okinni River, train youths and create over 100 jobs. · Okuku Fish Farm under Osun Fisheries Outgrowers Scheme supported with N36, 800,000 to promote fish production and train youths.

Animal Health Care (Veterinary Services) · A new veterinary clinic built in Ejigbo and an 8-room kennel built in Osogbo Veterinary Centre.

FADAMA Projects · Through the FADAMA 3 project, over 1,200 subprojects including boreholes, access roads, mini dams, abattoir, poultry pens, pig farms, agroprocessing, agro-forestry were executed in 72 communities with 15,000 persons as direct beneficiaries.

Tree Crop Project · 500,000 cocoa seedlings, 6000 kola & 6000 bitter kola seedlings to be distributed free to cocoa and kola/bitter kola farmers respectively across the state. · 64,000 oil palm seedlings and

Livestock · Partnership with TUNS Farm Nig Ltd (Osun Broilers Outgrowers Production Scheme [OBOPS] Scheme Manager), to promote broiler production, empower poultry farmers and create jobs with the sum of ¦ 539, 435,200 · Some 578 farms have been stocked with over 3,654,612 day-oldchicks from inception in 2011 and over N200m profit has been accrued to outgrowers in the scheme. · FOB Ventures Abere-Ede road supported with N20m to expand its target production of broilers from 25,000 to 100,000 broiler units per annum. · 78Ha cattle hub established at Oloba in the State of Osun with a capacity of 10,000 cattle · Additional 400 Ha and 1,600 Ha of land secured by the state government for development of two additional cattle hubs · Successful fattening of 1,200 rams involving youths at three locations across the state in 2012 and fattening of 1,000 rams in one location in 2013 · Infrastructural development

Investment and Partnerships · 204.39 Ha allocated to International Institute of Tropical Agriculture for the establishment of a research and training farm at Ago Owu Farm Settlement · Annual farmers’ open day, Odun Alagbinla instituted by IITA to distribute improved seed and seedlings to farmers across the state · Commercial horticultural projects to produce tomatoes, pepper and sweet melon under greenhouse conditions. · Construction of centralised modern abattoirs at Iwo, Osogbo, Ilesa and Ile-Ife as first phase in partnership with Hanfirqul Nig. Ltd commenced.

Agric Marketing · Establishment of Commodity Purchase Scheme in conjunction with Unicapital Limited for maize and soyabean. · An Agric farm produce market development project on an initial six hectares of land is ongoing.

Training of Youths in Agriculture · The O-REAP Youth Academy established as a deliberate strategy to give youths a sustainable career in modern agriculture. · 1,606 OYES Cadets trained in modern agriculture at the newly established O-REAP Youth Academy located in the 9 federal constituencies for increased food production · 40 youths sponsored to Germany for intensive training in modern agriculture. · 96 secondary schools assisted in arable crop production, fisheries and livestock production systems/ infrastructure in 2013.

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Self-employment Or White-collar Job, Which Is The Best?

Continuously, there have been divergent views on which is the best between a white-collar job and self-employment. However, MISTURA OLADELE, SAINDAT ABDULROUF, AISHAT ADEPOJU, MIRACLE IMOHIMI AND ABDULRASAQ AJIBOLA went to town to sample opinions of people on this: Excerpt: It can be really difficult to settle for one between white collar job and starting a job of your own.

Thought of where and how to raise funds for business coupled with the risks involved in starting a business often scares people from making it a choice. Be that as it may, I still prefer to be selfemployed rather than be looking for a white-collar job because of several reasons.

Starting your own employee in a whitebusiness spares you the collar job, you are bound problem of working with to attend to anybody that a difficult boss. Being a shows up for business at boss of yourself, you your employer’s place control how your work is whether or not you are done, how projects are executed, how decisions and policies are formulated and implemented, which is a contributing factor to job satisfaction.

Also, being self employed grants you freedom to choose your clients and determine the type of business relationship you are willing to share with other companies. You choose who you provide services to, but as an

comfortable with the nature of the deals.

A self employed person will get a job done with freedom than working as a staff. You get credit, take glory and honour for your own work but in white collar job, your boss takes glory and honour for whatever you laboured for.

Being self employed afford you appointment to diversify your business by investing in other related businesses in order to facilitate business growth and expansion.

As a self-employed person, you don’t have fixed income, you can realise as much as you can but in a white collar job, your monthly salary is always fixed which may not be enough to cater for your needs.

• Badmus Oladele (Computer Technician)

Self employment is when a qualified or abled person has a personal job which is convenient for him/her without depending on any person. In self employment, people will be free without bosses around unlike the white collar job that you will be controlled by your boss.

Also, if you are self regulations of the employed, you won’t be establishment you may panicking to get to work lose your job. unlike white collar job Even though, as a selfthat you will be rushing employed person, you to office because if you have to be diligent with violate the rules and what you do and be committed to it, but you It is good to be self will be free to control employed because you will have access and freedom to go to your work place at anytime you wish or like and have time for your family. You will have freedom for yourself, resume at work at your own time and you do not need permission from anybody to attend to personal things.

More importantly, you won’t be waiting for any salary at the end of the month. In your own business, you make profit on time, spend it the way Starting your own you wish in such a way that it would not affect business spares you your business and save the problem of the amount you wish. working with a — Oladele Ganiyat difficult boss. Being (Nurse)

your business.

In addition, a self employed earn money anytime of the day with no worries not like white collar job where workers will earn at the end of the month.

With a white collar job, a worker can get sacked anytime, but a self employed person can not be sacked.

— Lawal Abdul Akeem (Student)

a boss of yourself, you control how your work is done, how projects are executed, how decisions and policies are formulated and implemented, which is a contributing factor to job satisfaction.

To be self-employed is much better than a white collar job, because self-employment offers flexibility in terms of personal management unlike when you canonly act based on instructions.

There is always lot of will be able to control excitement since the those under him and person is the boss of his/ have time for himself. herself, he is free to do Most importantly, a selfwhatever he/she likes employed man won’t interms of developing depend on monthly ideas to grow his salaries which can never business without be enough and might not interference from any even be paid as and when angle since he owns the due. Being a self job. employed personnel, one The person will have can earn his income daily freedom of his own and based on the kind of Self employment is more important and better than white collar jobs. Firstly, white collar jobs are almost impossible in our Nigeria of today.

Meanwhile, instead of sitting at home doing nothing, with a minimum capital, you can start something that will bring income for you.

Being a self employed own boss, you do not personnel, you are your answer to anyone’s call but your customers, there is no need waiting till end month to get paid.

Moreover, you can get your income everyday, depending on how genuine your services are, you can work at your leisure and nobody would scold you for doing so.

As long as you are good in what you do, self employment is far better than white collar job, because it gives financial freedom and job security.

— Adebayo Adekunle (Civil Servant)

A self employed is a person that operates independently on his own and there are many advantages in being self-employed. Using my case as an example, as an electrician, I am very comfortable with my job because I have time for some other things even when am at work. I can go to anywhere anytime because I am a boss of myself.

For example, I have a than the one at hand. contract worth N5million Apart from this, I will at hand and I have just have time for my family. been called for another I can go to work anytime job at Ede. I just have to and close anytime after I source for some capable might have done what hands who can handle needs to be done. Also, I the contract I secured first used to travel when for me while am on my especially I receive calls way of getting another from another state for contract that worth more work as a matter of urgency and I don’t need to be panic that somebody will scold me for that.

Another factor is that, I can make in one month, money that a person with white collar job will earn in a year.

Selfemployment even adds value to your community, economic growth and development in the sense that they employ people who are unable to secure job for them to have daily bread.

Although, it is not everyday that a selfemployed person will get work to do, but still, it is far better than white

collar job more so that it is not easy to secure the job in Nigeria today.

Also, one can be sacked at any time and when that happens, one will be back to square one.

However, white collar job has its own advantages because one will be sure of the amount he would earn at the end of the month as salary and be able to plan on it.

— Ganiyu Kazeem (Electrician)

work he/she does.

— Mr Kayode Emmanuel (Student)

To be independent contractors or business owners, the first step is developing a business plan, which includes determining individual interest, skills, and strength and so on.

This step also involves, figuring out who the potential customers and competitors will be as well as researching the market for the intended line of business.

So, self employed individuals feel compelled to accept a variety of assignments due to sheer scarcity of work.

Self-employed workers require attention to administrative matters such as record keeping, accounting, insurance and maintaining equipment.

So, self-employment is the best which need self decision making to bring out effective result.

— Ajayi Bartholomew

Self-employment is the best because you don’t need to rush to work, nobody can insult you like in the so-called white collar job. White-collar job employee may not earn the kind of money a selfemployed person earns in a month. Government may not pay full salary to those with white collar job employment.

Person with a whitecollar job do rush to work everyday while self employed people go to work any time they like in such a way that it will affect their businesses, above all, you will have freedon on whatever you do.

— Ibiyemi Olawumi (Trader)

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A Cocktail Of Recent Happenings Western Governors Forum Meeting At Government House, Osogbo, State Of Osun On Monday. Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI

Introduction Ceremony Between Ojuade Naimot Arike And AbdulRahman Oladimeji Alege In Ipetumodu Last Sunday.

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By Gbenga Adeniyi

•(FROM RIGHT) Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; His Deputy, Mrs Grace Titi LaoyeTomori; Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule and her Oyo Counterpart, Mr Moses Alake.

By Gbenga Adeniyi

Six Governors of the South Western Nigeria, assembled at the Osun Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo on Monday for their quarterly meeting to deliberate on the development agenda for the region.

Present at the meeting were the host Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, his deputy Mrs. Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; the Governor-elect, Gboyega Oyetola; Lagos deputy Governor, Idiat Adebule,

her Oyo counterpart, Moses Alake; and Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Mr. Abiodun Oyebanji. •Mr and Mrs AbdulRahman Alege.

Representatives of Ogun and Ondo governors were absent.

The forum deliberated on some of the issues affecting the economic development of the region and how to address them.

The meeting was put together by the Development Agenda of Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission.

First Year Anniversary Of Glory Association At Christ Apostolic Church, CFAMIC

It was a glorious day at Ile Abeleboja, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government when Naimot Ojuade and AbdulRahman do their introduction and engagement.

Sunday 4th of November, 2018 would forever remain memorable in the annals of history in the families of Ojuade and Alege as their Children Naimot and AbdulRahman got married.

The introduction ceremony of the two love birds took place where Issa Alege came with formal proposal to have Ojuade family daughter’s hand in marriage.

The new couple received parental blessing from both family to begin their matrimonial journey.

•Couple (middle) in a group photograph with grooms family after the programme.

National Association Of Nigeria Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) Holds Southwest Meeting In Osogbo, Last Sunday

•A cross section of members of Glory Association in a group photograph after the programme.

By Israel Afolabi

It was a gathering of praise singers, as members of Glorious Association of Christ Apostolic Church CFAMIC celebrated their first year anniversary at their Church auditorium in Osogbo on Sunday, 4th November 2018.

Members of the Church including Church choir

and others converged at the church in Osogbo to celebrate with them.

Founder of the Church, Prophet Taiwo Oluwatade gave thanks to God Almighty for the opportunity that God gave to them and urged members of the group to continue praising God. He said, praising God would make them closer to Him and grant their wishes.

•(L-R) State of Osun Governor-elect, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and Representative of Ekiti State Governor, Secretary to the State Government of Ekiti, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji.

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•(L-R) Chief Sakariyau Oyedeji (Mabrol), the association National Secretary, AlhajiAdeagbo and others during the Southwest meeting at The Grandeau Hotel, Osogbo.

•A cross section of Choir members during the service.

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Osun Govt, Plank Dealers Trade Accusations Over Multiple Taxation, Extortion

By Felix Ajayi Government of the State of Osun and plank dealers in the state have disagreed over alleged multiple taxation and extortion of the latter.

Some plank dealers protest complaining of have recently staged a multiple taxation and

specifically accusing the Special Adviser to the Governor on Forestry, Natural and Mineral Reserves, Prince Tunde Ajilore of extorting them.

But Ajilore while

addressing journalists denied alleged multiple taxation and extortion raised by the plank dealers, saying the dealers were the ones perpetrating illegality in

government reserves.

According to him, some plank sellers have continued to shortchange the state, saying this development has adversely affected the

SDP Members Declare Support For PDP Senatorial Candidate In Osun

By Omolara Olowotoro Apparently, due to the division in the fold of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun, some members of the party in Atakumosa West Local Government have dumped the party’s gubernatorial candidate in the last governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore.

The affected party members have subsequently endorsed the Osun East senatorial candidature of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief

Francis Fadahunsi in the forthcoming general election.

The party chairman in the area, Chief Joshua Ogunleye, made this known to journalists

recently when Fadahunsi and his team visited his home in Osun.

Ogunleye said the party was done with Senator Omisore in the area, saying, “The deal that SDP in the local government had with Omisore was terminated with the last gubernatorial election”, he said.

He stressed that the SDP was ready to work with the PDP candidate to ensure victory at the poll, just as he solicited the support of his followers for the PDP candidate, noting that he was capable of transforming the zone.

In his response, Prince Fadahunsi recalled the past dealings with Ogunleye and commended him for his commitment to the welfare of his people, assuring him that his place in PDP is always secured, and that the party would continue to accord him respect.

Internally Generated Revenues (IGR) with millions being carted away through illegal means.

“The government had established series of meetings with the associations in the affected regions which at the end of the meetings, they still defaulted and truncated the process,” he said.

The SA further explained that the plank dealers have continued to attack some wood sellers in market places which had led to the interventions of security agencies on several occasions to ensure that lives and properties are well protected in the interest of the people.

He then announced the closure of two forest reserves at Irewole and Isokan Local Government areas.

Lamenting that plank dealers in the areas contravene the laws in the manner they were carrying out their business in the forest reserves, Ajilore noted that until there is dialogue and the plank dealers associations complied with the laws of the state, the government would not hesitate to ensure the forest reserve remain closed.

IPC Holds Workshop •Difficult to Cheat Nature: A teenage banana seller taking a nap at MDS road in Osogbo.

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•Continued from page 3 He added that as the country was heading into

government’s statutory tasks of payment of salaries and emoluments, even as such would aid friendly atmosphere in the state.

Commending the HoS as the best among the lot he had worked with so far, the governor-elect who explained the state had the best civil service in the country, pledged, “I

will improve my relations with workers in the state and raise the bar of governance.”

Laoye-Tomori described the governorelect as the brain behind the innovation which prevented the untoward during the salary payment crisis, adding that he was ever humble, amiable, gentle, brilliant and approachable.

Information Chapel as the Financial Secretary.

The union three men c r e d e n t i a l s committee headed by Comrade Yemi Akintunde of the N i g e r i a Television Authority (NTA) said the committee has examined the records of the new executive members and found them qualified for the offices.

Ayantunji in his

acceptance speech lauded t the immediate past Chairman Abiodun Olalere for the leadership he offered, promising to build on the achievements recorded in the last five years as a member of the State Working Committee of the union.

He promised to always promote the professional and industrial interests of members and solicited their support in piloting the affairs of the union.

Oyetola Warns Against Heavy Reliance On Fed Allocation redouble efforts at

By Islamiat Kehinde further smoothening Osun Governor-elect, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, has relationships with warned states of the federation that the customary workers, noting that federal allocation to states may cease sooner than their services remained expected. at the very core of He said that to this members, the Head of success or otherwise of extent, his Service (HoS), Dr. administrations. administration after O l o w o g b o y e g a Oyetola urged taking over would Oyebade, permanent workers in the state to explore ingenuis way to secretaries, and other work harder and improve on revenue state functionaries. generate more revenues According to him, his generation of which the for the state, noting this civil servants would play administration would would ease the leading role.

Speaking at a special thanksgiving organised in his honour by civil

By Solomon Odeniyi servants in the State, Oyetola described civil Osun Defender’s reporter, Kehinde Ayantunji servants Osun as the best has emerged as the substantive Chairman of the throughout the country, as he expressed Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Osun State gratitude to and Council.

He is succeeding returned unopposed as commended workers in the state for their Abiodun Olalere who the Chairman at a supports during the resigned to contest special congress held at elections. for the union’s the NUJ Press centre, The event held at president at the Osogbo on Wednesday.

Aurora Events Centre, National level Others office holders Osogbo, attracted are; Wasiu Ajadosu of dignitaries including the in August.

Ayantunji, who has State deputy governor, Radio Nigeria, Vice Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori, for five years served as Chairman and Mr the Chief of Staff to the Vice chairman of the Bukola Elufadejin of Governor, Hon. Rasak union was Local Government Salinsile, other cabinet

Osun Defender's Ayantunji Emerges Osun NUJ Chair

general elections, Socioeconomic issues such as health, education, poverty, unemployment, transportation, water and s a n i t a t i o n , industrialisation, power (electricity), state of Nigeria’s oil and gas sector, subsidy payment, agriculture, solid minerals, creative arts (music, films, entertainment value chain), ICT, Tourism, Sports, Human capital development, and security should define campaigns for the election.

“Nigeria is at the threshold of conducting her sixth general elections since 1999.

Every four years we elect president, governors, senators, House of Representatives members, and members of State Houses of Assembly. What have we to show for these elections?

You have all listened to me reeling out the heartrending statistics on our development status.

Is this how we want to continue governance?” he queried.

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OAU Lecturers Divided Over ASUU Strike

•Management Takes Stand

t e a c h i n g , n o examination, no attendance at the statutory meetings of any kind. We are demanding the release of PFA operational license to NUPEMCO, provision of a platform by FG for ASUU to engage governors on universities u n d e r f u n d i n g proliferation”.

In contrary, the chairman of CONUA, Dr. Niyi Sunmonnu told

journalists that the union is not bound by the decision of ASUU. He noted, “Our members are at their duty post. We are fully on ground to give students lecture”.

“Since we are not part of the decision that ASUU is demanding for, we can’t be part of the industrial action.

He explained that, “Only the school management can

Lecturers in the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife have divided over the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

While the union was meant to compel members in the government to address university on Tuesday the demands of the joined the Nigerian Union on funding, universities’ ASUU release of forensic audit indefinite strike, a faction report on Earned of the union, Congress of Academic Allowance Universities Academics among other things.

(CONUA) has refused to E g b e d o o k u n join. noted, ”the strike is total The industrial action and comprehensive. No which was embarked upon to press home demands of funding for revitalisation of public appointment was meant

By Joshua Afolabi universities and other to commend the issues was announced by As the new administration of the Student Union tolerance of the duo after OAU ASUU Chairman, Government of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree kickDr. Adeola Egbedookun starts activities for 2018/19 session, the president of losing in the SUG during the Union’s the union, Comrade Bolaji Olaniyi, also known as election.

He then enjoined the congress.

Hope has confirmed the appointment of two aides. appointees to live up to While Egbedookun Comrade Oloyede union election, saying the the high expectations of was addressing Olawale, a Mass journalists after Communication student the congress on Tuesday, of HND 11 was he said, the reason for the appointed as the Chief Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara Congress was to join the Press Secretary (CPS) to State receiving lectures at the polytechnic’s national strike of ASUU, the president, while permanent site have appealed to the management saying, “the outcome of Comrade Aleem Ayodeji, to find lasting solution to transportation’s problem the congress is that we also of HND 11 Mass being encountered by them. are resolute; we are ready Communication was A cross section of to go to the permanent and we have commenced confirmed as the Special students who spoke to site, students go through the strike.

Adviser on Media and this medium, particularly hell, as they find it almost “The union hereby Publicity to the president. decried shortage of mini impossible to attend urges students and The President lecturers to vacate the explained that Oloyede buses, known as korope classes due to inadequate school until the issue is was one time an aspirant that are plying the road transportation.

According to him, due addressed by the for the post of the Public to convey students.

One of the students, to this plight, many government”.

Relation Officer (PRO) in Babatunde Abolade said, students have found it He noted that the strike 2018 OSPOLY students

declared that students should go home not the responsibility of ASUU. He urged members and students to discountenance the decision of ASUU.

OSPOLY SUG President Appoints Aides

their new offices for prompt, conscientious and selfless service at all times.

The President urged the appointees to regard the responsibility as trust that should not be betrayed.

FEDOFFA Students Lament Transportation Challenges

What You Have Now Is Enough, If Only You Can Think

It was a busy week for me because I had to finish up with a research task I’ve engaged in for the past two weeks. It was a self-imposed task on the role of rural women in Osun in creating wealth for their families. Our womenfolk in Nigeria are some of the most active groups in the world, if only they could get the kind of support which the Osun government is providing to the grassroot. They may not be highly literate but are nonetheless savvy in creating wealth to support their spouses in running of the family.

“Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension”, as we were taught in those days in sociology and anthropology classes, has humongous impact on the society at large. This study will form a major part of an oncoming publication due to be released.

As I was rounding up on the data which my assistants tenuously analysed, my phone rang and it was my mentor. He apologized that he will not be available at his country home this weekend because of series of meetings he is billed to attend outside the state. He nonetheless asked if I could urgently meet with him in one of the guest houses in the capital city so that we can rub minds. I felt honoured to be considered one of his guests here in Osogbo, and I told him so.

“I’m really sorry to have altered your schedule for the week because you must have planned your week for other commitments. You see, as an elder statesman and stakeholder, one of the things we have to endure, even at our advanced age, is the need to provide advice on issues. This task takes me out of town and even out of the country some times.

“Your research project on rural women is a laudable one. And I give kudos to our rural dwellers because despite the challenges they face on daily basis, they are not laidback. They do not allow circumstances to weigh in on them. This brings me to the issue of our teeming youths who I can safely say have what I call Poverty or Lack Mentality. God has deposited something in every one of us, something unique with which we can live a meaningful life to the fullest. Do you know that God does not create carbon copy of anything? Everyone of us is unique in one way of the other and He has deposited in everyone, something which any other does not possess? All we need do is identify this unique quality or qualities and use of it to make a difference in our lives and to effect and

difficult severally to meet up with lectures, a situation which he said might later backfire.

Also, some of the newly admitted students, who spoke with this medium urged the school management and students executive to come to their aid, saying, the ugly situation had made them missed some classes.

Meanwhile, the management of OAU said inspite of the strike, there were no plans to compel students to vacate the campus until the end of the year holidays.

The School Registrar, Margaret Omosule in a circular released on Tuesday asked students not to join the industrial action.

“We wish to assure all students that the University Academic Calendar for the 2017/ 2018 Academic Session is very much on course.

“There are no plans to compel students to vacate the campus until the end of year holidays and all members of the University community must be unanimous in the resolution to ensure that the Calendar remains sacrosanct.”

Meanwhile, a visits to some classes on Tuesday and Wednesday within the university campus showed that students were receiving lectures.

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God has deposited something in every one of us, something unique with which we can live a meaningful life to the fullest.

Do you know that God does not create carbon copy of anything? affect our environment. “my son, you and I and every other person living possesses everything we need to start in life. When youths of nowadays come crying that they need support, I give the little support that I’m able to but I do not fail to tell them that they can start something with what they have now. But unfortunately, because most of them have poverty or lack mentality, they believe they have absolutely nothing.

“Once you are ravaged by this mentality, hardly can you get out of poverty circle. Do you know that in life, the hardest of task is to start something it or to begin execution. Technology has even proven this to be true: look at automobiles, the hardest thing for a vehicle to operate is starting the engine. After it has revved to life, every other thing becomes easy. Same

goes for aircrafts. The most tasking is getting off the ground, after which it balances and cruises into the sky. I even understand that after taking off the ground and assume required altitude, the pilots relax and what is called “auto-pilot” i.e, self piloting mechanism takes over until when about to land.

“So, because of the obvious difficulty in getting started, most of us assume that it can’t be easy executing certain tasks. That is the major reason why many people are afraid to be on their own to start something worthwhile in life.

“But nature is wonderful. My observation is that whenever you’re truly ready for anything, such thing puts up a formidable appearance to allow you to go carry it out. Many people may not understand what I’ve just said now. But let’s assume that you badly need to build a house of your own. The invisible energy created because of the serious desire to own a house within you will make you to seriously multiply your efforts in whatever vocation you are into such that in no time you will be able to generate such funds, or amount not too far to the required to build the house, or at least, to commence . Now, because some people have noticed your high level of seriousness in what you do, it is most likely that you’ll get assistance from even unexpected quarters to be able to fully executive your building agenda.

“So, what is that business you have always thought of going into? No funds to commence? But you have some disposable items in your home which you can exchange for cash. Why not just do that and approach those with knowledge of that business terrain and explain your intent. It will surprise you that your fear is nothing but fear. The supplier of the goods won’t mind giving you on credit so far he is sure you are serious and trustworthy. Many car marts and supermarkets you see in cities well-stocked get their goods this way.

“The gospel I want to preach to our young countrymen and women today is that nothing is absolutely impossible for a willing mind”.

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Osun Health Insurance Scheme And The Roles Of Stakeholders Even before the suspended proposed strike by which many of the the organised Labour and private sector, the patients would rush to, health sector in the State of Osun has experienced may be overwhelmed.

It may also lead to the some troubles which had raised concern amongst non or half the population, but now there is succor.

The health system in the state, starting from the implementation of the tertiary level - Ladoke cause more danger, newly signed into law, Akintola University because such a strike the State of Osun Health Scheme Teaching Hospital would mean that Insurance (LAUTECH), the services in public (OHIS). hospitals would grind to The strike will further secondary level - the 9 State Hospitals and a halt, patients already expose the population Comprehensive Health on admission may be especially the poor ones Care (CHC) centres and hurriedly discharged to quacks. How is this the primary level - the and the private health so? Most that would not 332 Primary Health system in the state be able to afford the Care (PHC) centres had suffered one form of challenge or the other.

The state government has tried its utmost best to solve the problems which included workers welfare and in this category falls the welfare of medical doctors, nurses, p h a r m a c i s t s , community health workers and other allied workers, shortfall of drugs and medical equipment, absence of essential services and others.

In the PHCs, the government has continued to supply drugs and essential •Dr Niyi Oginni, ES, Osun Health Insurance Scheme services, training and even recruitment of new staff while in the CHCs and tertiary levels, same has continued.

The world celebrated another World Polio Day Despite the provision on Wednesday 24th of October, 2018 with the of all these, problems theme, ‘End Polio Now’. The purpose is to create have continued to awareness towards eradication of polio, as well as plague these health to commemorate the efforts of thousands of institutions and it seems employees, international partners, donors, from the outlook, that stakeholders, volunteers and many others. there is no solution until Other important actors The Global Polio a solution presented are the Global Polio Eradication Initiative itself.

Eradication Initiative, (GPEI) is focused on On inception, the which is committed to the s t r e n g t h e n i n g government of Ogbeni eradication of surveillance to find and Rauf Aregbesola Poliomyelitis. respond to the virus, introduced free health Children require wherever it emerges, and parents and caregivers to closing immunity gaps to services for the aged, pregnant and nursing demand on their behalf, protect the population mothers and children effective vaccines given and stop the virus from but despite all these free of charge through circulating. and The programme is also laudable efforts, these routine problems continued to supplemental means. committed to advocating This is a fundamental sustained political bedevil the health basic right of all children. commitment and system in the state.

The National Primary ensuring necessary When it seemed that Health Care financial resources and a clog in the wheel of Development Agency technical support for progress presented (NPHCDA) says it would polio eradication at all itself, the pharmacies in intensify efforts in levels.

Nigeria has enlisted the secondary routine immunization to categories were prevent polio in the the help of religious leaders and clerics to outsourced but still, the country.

The existence of the support the polio problem lingered on.

However, with the Polio virus anywhere is a eradication efforts and threat everywhere.

We encourage community introduction of new build strong public men where there are social health insurance must health institutes across cultural and religious scheme by the state the world, contributing to limitations to allow government and the global health security. accessibility of passage of its bill by the Polio In Nigeria immunization and basic State of Osun House of Nigeria is one of the healthcare for their wives Assembly on Thursday three countries in the and children.

1st of November, 2018, world with ongoing wild In times past, health it seems succor has poliovirus transmission, workers on routine alongside Afghanistan immunization were finally come.

Now, in a health and Pakistan. The attacked on allegations system beleaguered by country is also affected that they were injecting problems already, an by circulating vaccine- the children with drugs industrial strike may derived poliovirus type 2 that will affect their (cVDPV2) outbreaks. fertility, thereby

huge bills by these private health facilities will patronise quacks and patent medicine stores. This may spell doom.

Anytime there is a strike, whether local or national, the health system always bear the brunt. The health sector in Osun over the course of the years has been standing on a hairs strand and it is only by sheer determination on the part of government and stakeholders that the system has not collapsed due to the incessant problems besetting it.

Despite all these, we cannot say that all has not been rosy with the sector and the biggest thing to occur to it is the signing into law of the State Health Insurance Scheme. By this singular venture, Universal Health Coverage (UHC) would be made available for both the rich and the poor.

There is no where that health care is free anymore and in accordance with international best

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FRANCIS EZEDIUNO practices, the health insurance scheme would cater for all and sundry irrespective of social status.

Good news that the strike has been called off, however, better welfare package for medical and health workers, steady supply of drugs, medical consumables and equipment, and better services from workers towards patients is advocated, as industrial scale action would spell disaster for the health system especially now that the state is in a transition period.

What should be on ground now is that all hands should be on deck to ensure the workability of the newly passed law, health insurance scheme and not another strike that would keep the scheme at bay and prevent the teeming citizens of the

state from enjoying the advantages of this laudable project.

In an earlier report on this medium, the state government may peg the margin purchase price for drugs at 5 per cent. This sum will be for drugs that are covered under the scheme. This means that when it gets the approval of the state government, it actually may be the cheapest of its kind in Nigeria.

This is the type of scheme that an industrial action may cause a set back for.

Therefore, the state government should not waste any time in making the insurance scheme have a foothold to ensure that the health sector live up to what it was meant to be - that is, saving lives and seeing to the healthy living of citizens of the state.

Creating Awareness To Eradicate Polio

preventing them from giving birth and reduce overpopulation, a spurious allegation that had nevertheless claimed some lives before it was curtailed.

Stopping polio in Nigeria Following the detection of wild polio virus in northern Nigeria in 2016 for the first time in two years, Nigeria and neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad Basin (Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad and Niger) have held multiple vaccination campaigns to raise population immunity and prevent the spread of the virus.

Activities in the area continue to focus on reaching every child with vaccines, especially in identifying and vaccinating missed children and closing immunity gaps in populations that have previously been inaccessible.

These countries are also working to increase surveillance efforts.

A range of innovative strategies are being used to reach children in highrisk areas, including opportunistic campaigns that are run whenever security permits, market vaccination, cross-border points and outreach to nomads.

International Health Regulations Nigeria is classified by the International Health Regulations (IHR) as a state infected with WPV1, cVDPV1 or cVDPV3 with potential risk of international spread, and as a state infected with cVDPV2 with potential risk of international spread. It is therefore subject to t e m p o r a r y recommendations as of August 2018.

Therefore, the population is no longer polio virus-infected, but at high risk of outbreaks World Health Organization (WHO) and International Travel and Health recommend that all travelers to polioaffected areas be fully vaccinated against polio.

Residents (and visitors for more than 4 weeks) from infected areas should receive an additional dose of OPV or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) within 4 weeks to 12 months of arrival.

In Osun, the day was marked in a big way. As early as Wednesday morning 24th of October, members of the Rotary Club International have rolled out the carpet in a sensitization march round the major streets in the state capital, Osogbo.

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South-West Governors Raise Concern Over Gridlock, Want Quick Relief

By Bayo Ogungbe The six Governors in the South-West states have jointly expressed concerns over the constant Apapa gridlock, urging the Federal Government to be proactive in solving the heavy traffic jam on the road.

According to them, the Governors Forum perpetual heavy traffic meeting, hosted by on the Apapa road is Governor Rauf having adverse effect on Aregbesola of Osun state the economy of the last Monday. region and that of They charged the Nigeria at large, saying Federal Government to that the road has become engage the Nigeria a nightmare Railway Corporation as for commuters. an alternative route to The Governors jointly alleviate the gridlock spoke at the Quarterly situation, urging the FG Western Nigeria to enhance the NRC

capacity to use rail facility for the evacuation of goods from the port to alternative terminals away from Apapa.

The governors want the Federal Government to create alternative route as palliatives from Apapa to Ibafo, noting that creation of alternative route will mitigate the effect the daily heavy traffic on the economy and as well as relief the road users.

They called on the FG to revive the designed alternative routes linking Tin Can Island through

Tomoro Island to Ibafo in Ogun state, urging the Federal Government to intervene by creating these alternative routes as permanent solution to the Apapa gridlock.

The meeting which was put in place by the Development Agenda of Western Nigeria Commission, had in attendance, Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Mrs Idiat Oluranti Adebule, Deputy Governor of Oyo state, Moses Adeyemo and the Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, Hon.

AbiodunOyebamiji.

DAWN is a tool for regional integration by the Western Nigeria’s Governors Forum to maximize the potentials in human and materials resources in the regions.

Addressing the closing session of the meeting, Aregbesola called for total overhauling of the Nigeria’s constitution to enhance regional development and remove inhibitions to barriers militating against economic and investment drives of the region.

Aregbesola renewed his call for the restructuring of Nigeria, saying that he believes in the federal system of governance to accelerate the development of each region.

In his address, Adeyemo said: “Western

part of the country must come back to the old region which was the first among other regions.

We can hinge on agriculture, make use of the land in the absence of oil for the development of our region.

“We are gathered here to deliberate on how to move our region forward. We must go back to the era where the South-West was the first in everything.”

Ekiti state SSG, Oyebamiji who read the communique of the meeting, said DAWN commission initiates the process to start leveraging opportunities the Nigerian Constitution offers, in order to put in place regional processes and institutions to mitigate the decline in critical sectors of education, sport, agriculture and security.

Horticulturist Advocates Tree Planting

By Israel Afolabi

•Osun NUJ Chairman, Comrade Kehinde Ayantunji (left) taking oath office during his swearing in ceremony in Osogbo on Wednesday.

Residents, Motorists Cry Over Bad Road Meanwhile, a resident Local and State Government of Osun have been charged by motorists and residents to give of the area, Mr. Adeola Oluwabukola revealed rehabilitation of Akindeko and Ajigbotoluwa streets roads in Osogbo West Local Council that the condition of the Development Authority [LCDA] an attention to road has divided the street which led to its make life easier for the residents.

This charge was made Street through Oremeji, disrepair.

Another motorist in known to Osun Defender Ajigbotoluwa, Adejumo area made it known through the towards WAEC the that since last couple of spokesperson of the roundabout in the State years he has been parking association of Lanlords, capital.

Elder Adeosun Timothy at Osogbo, the state capital.

The motorists who

By Israel Afolabi were complaining about the worst portion of the Assistance Pastor in charge of the Truth Living road from the entrance of IsiakaAdeleke Freeway, Evangelical Church of Christ, OyewopoTimilehin said many of them taking has appealed to State Governors across the state of the road to WAEC the federation to consider the N30,000 new roundabout, sawmill minimum wage agitating for by Nigeria Labor junction have been Congress (NLC), so as to ease the pains of workers.

Pastor Oyewopo made this appeal while speaking complaining in recent with journalists at the auditorium Alekuwodo times.

According to them, monthly special Osogbo. “many of the private and t h a n k s g i v i n g He advised commercial transporters programme of the church Government at all levels plying the roads have not held at church to rise to their been finding it easy at all since last five years “.

They lamented that the portion of the roads that and had resigned his are bad constitute great •Continued from page 3 appointment as PA to the vehicle and was said to current problems for the safety of Council residents and motorists have gone straight to the chairman. The question chairman’s office. The people were quick to ask of the areas.

They also complained former PA was reported was “what could he be of potholes filled with to have had several hours doing in the council with puddles on every part of of meeting with the PDP customised vehicle? the road which affect chairman.

“Further investigation “What attracted the revealed that the salary their vehicles on daily attention of observers was due to the present PA to bases.

It was revealed when the fact that the former PA the Chairman is equally Osun Defender visited had defected from APC to shared by the two PAs the streets that the bad PDP with one-time APC (former and current) portion starts from self-acclaimed leader in every month. entrance of Akindeko Ikire, Mr Peter Babalola, “This action of the PA

at somewhere far to his resident which is not convenient at all.

They observed that the roads were in a dilapidated state which needs government attention seriously.

They called on local and state Governments to come up with a solution to the problem before the road becomes death trap.

An horticulturist, Mr. Asaolu Caleb has advised residents to cultivate the habit of tree planting to mitigate the impact of climate change.

Asaolu who is also a are used to having Community leader in polished lifestyles which Alekuwodo made this have no benefits to the known while speaking ecological system at all”.

He urged housewith Osun Defender on Tuesday at his office in owners to have it in their mind to focus on tree Osogbo, capital of the planting whenever they State of Osun.

He stressed that to are building houses either reduce the effect of living or rented.

He hammered that the flooding, tree planting is one of the mitigating benefits that urban trees bring cannot be quatified measure to control such in the society in terms of menace.

According to the reducing temperatures.

He said “apart from horticulturist, “today we only see buildings, their capacity to reduce urban temperatures, they mansions, cars and concrete instead of tree can also absorb pollution and beautiful flowers. We of all kinds of particles, chemical and even noise from the environment”.

Asaolu confirmed that tree planting remains the are collecting is very cheapest mitigating small indeed”. option and the world The man of God wants second largest most Federal Government to effective means of intervene in the state absorbing excess carbonmatter too for the state dioxide from the governors to comply atmosphere.

He also stressed the with the new minimum needs to copy the life of wage for workers.

He encouraged the British men who cherish labour union to serve tree and flowering their employers sincerely environments they live and wholeheartedly so as which will enhance their living. to justify their pay.

According to him, “you hardly see an European building a house that lack green area, no matter how “It also proved right the little, but in this part of the allegations that when world reverse is the case.

Peter Babalola was Therefore we must do dumping APC, he likewise to control flood in instructed his stooges our environment in order holding political offices to to avoid any disasters that stay put in APC, but that would consume life and they should work for PDP properties “. in the last guber election, He advised assuring them that their government parastatals, positions had been churches, mosques, reserved in PDP. Now, schools and individual to could this visit of former plant trees by road side to PA not be termed as strategising for the control erosion that coming elections?” almost wash away the soil of the land.

Ajewumi queried.

Clergyman Urges Government To Pay Controversial Minimum Wage responsibility and include labour welfare in their various programmes so that workers would not suffer undue economic hardship.

According to him, “This is the right time for state governors to address the salary issue of workers across the state in order to ease their pains because what they

Group Alleges Council Boss and the Council Chairman was not only provocative; it was suspicious and tantamount to shooting APC at the back, to say the least.

“It also proved right the rumours gaining ground that the Chairman of the APC controlled LG was a black ship reporting all activities of the APC to his avowed mentor and political benefactor who is currently in PDP.

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Two Teenagers Docked Over Alleged House Breaking

By Sukurat Adewumi Two teenagers, Akibu Ojo 17 and Moshood Ibrahim, 18, have been arraigned before an Osogbo magistrate court over alleged house breaking.

The suspects were committed an offence and docked on six count contravening charges bothering on punishable under section house breaking and 516,section 390 (9) and 427 of the criminal code stealing.

The charge sheet cap Vol. 11 laws of Osun disclosed that the State of Nigeria 2003.

According to the accused broke and charge sheet, the accused entered the house of one committed the offence on Oyegbade Sola and stole October 26 2018 at about one water heater and 1:00pm at Halleluyah wire and also broke and area Osogbo. entered one Olawale The suspects pleaded Lateef’s house and stole not guilty to the charges electronic wire worth preferred against them.

N850,000.

The defence counsel Read in court, the Chobuzo Collins prayed charge sheet revealed the court to grant the that the accused suspects bail in the most

liberal and affordable term.

The prosecutor Assistant Superintendent of police, Fagboyinbo Abiodun objected the plea of the defence counsel saying it is not

the first time the accused will be arraigned for similar case.

He added that the first accused was supposed to be in prison but because of his age, granted bail.

The presiding

magistrate, O A Oloyade granted the accused bail with the sum of N50,000 with two sureties for the first accused person and one surety for the second accused person.

He added that surety

must be one of the parent,and must swear to an affidavit of means and produce three years tax clearance.

The case was adjourned to November 27 2018.

37-Year-old Man Held For Theft

By Olowu Abiola and Ogungbe Bayo Osun State Police Command has arraigned Nasiru lsmalla, 37, before an Osogbo magistrate court over alleged theft.

The accused person clearance.

The case was was docked on a count charge bothering on adjourned to November •Is the police now on rampage? stealing.

22, 2018, for hearing.

The charge sheet discloses that the accused person committed the offence on September 15, on house breaking and 2018 at Asubiaro area

By Afeez Adebayo and Ajibola AbdulRasaq stealing.

Osogbo.

A magistrate court sitting in Osogbo Osun State The charge sheet read The charge sheet revealed that the suspect has remanded a 21-year-old man, Babawale in the court revealed that stole one kick starter and Kehinde in prison over alleged house breaking and the accused person catalyst of one Toyota stealing. was docked on three commited felony to wit Camry value N600,000, The accused person count charges bothering Burglary and stealing. property of one Ibrahim Ismaila.

The charge sheet submitted that the complainant because she offence committed was in

By Aishat Oyebamiji marched her with her contrary to section 390 of A middle-aged woman, Adeyanju Adejoke has heel and in the process it criminal code cap 34 vol 11 of Osun State Nigeria been sentenced to three months imprisonment by a led to fighting, the magistrate court sitting in Osogbo over alleged aforementioned property 2003.

The defence counsel, assault. available to journalist got lost and damaged.

Defence counsel, Mr. Lukman Adelake prayed The accused person revealed that the accused the court to grant the who was facing two person damaged one lace S.O Popoola urged the court to tempe justice accuse bail. count charges pleaded shirt valued N7,000, one Presiding Magistrate not guilty to the charges plastic cooler valued with mercy because no Fatimoh Sodamade N3,500, a pair of earring one will be assaulted and granted the accused levelled against her.

The accused person valued N3,700, one hand would not retaliate. person bail in the total He also stressed that arraigned on chain valued N5,000 and sum of N50, 000 with one was February 20, 2018 over a Tecno phone valued the court should consider Surety in the same sum. her client because she is The court added that alleged beating up of one N40,750, all totaling still nursing a baby and the surety must swear to Sherifat Adebayo on a N62,450 property of one she has learnt her lesson affidavit of means and minor issue between her Sherifat Adebayo.

The accused person and sober now. provide three years tax and the complainant.

The charge sheet made admitted slapping the

Man Burgles Judge's House, Lands In Prison Also, the charge sheet disclosed that the accused person broke into the dwelling house of one Justice Akinwale David Oladimeji on September, 21 2018 at

Two Fighting: Woman Gets Three Months Jail Term

Man Jailed Over Stealing

By Aishat Oyebamiji

A magistrate court sitting in Osogbo has jailed a 21-year-old man, Adewumi Adetunji over alleged house breaking and stealing.

A charge sheet made one perfume round available to Osun bottle, new and used Defender revealed that boxers, two sardine, Dr he broke and entered into fresh turbo power the house of one Pastor battery, all totaling N592,000.

Ajagbe Richard.

According to the Among the properties the accused person charge sheet, the offence carted away, according to was committed at Unity the charge sheet, are; Dell house, Ido-osun area, laptop and charger, Osogbo on October 21, Sonny digital video 2018.

Meanwhile the camera, wrist watch, Nokia phones, Two Pono accused person pleaded phones, Two Infinix guilty to the two count charger, one power bank, charges levelled against

him.

The charge sheet stated that the offence was in contrary to and punishable under section 411 of the criminal code cap 34 vol.11 laws of Osun state Nigeria, 2003.

The defense counsel, Mr. Chibueze Collins prayed the court to tempered justice with mercy.

Presiding Magistrate, Mrs. Ajanaku declared the accused person convicted.

She, therefore, sentenced him to one year imprisonment on each count.

He asked the court for an option of fine and it should be a minimum fine.

In his judgement, Magistrate O.T Badmus found Adejoke guilty of the first count and dismissed the second count due to insufficient evidence provided by the prosecutor.

He later sentenced her to three months imprisonment with an option of fine in the sum of N10,000.

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The charge sheet also revealed that the accused person stole Haier Thermocool Refrigerator and Deep Freezer Engine, One Samsung Air conditioner engine, Two plasma Television, One CPU of Hp compaq computer, One radiator of generator set all value N425,000 and a Hard disk of a computer valued N10m.

The total valued according to the charge sheet, is N10,425,000 property of Justice Akinwale David Oladimeji.

The offence committed, the charge sheet disclosed is contrary to and punishable under section 516 of criminal code cap 34 vol.11 law of Osun state Nigeria, 2002.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the two count charges and guilty to the first count charge preferred against him.

However, the Defence Counsel, D.A Oyewale applied for the bail of the accused person on the most liberal terms, adding that he would not abuse the bail if granted.

Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Fatimah Sodamade ordered that the accused should be remanded in prison.

The case was adjourned to November 15, 2018.

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Being the position of the Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC), Presented By Its Director of Programme, Mr Taiwo Adeleye On The Dangers Posed By Vote Buying To Political Stability In Nigeria At The Press Conference Held On Monday November 05, 2018 In Lagos

DISCOURSE

Elections, Corruption, Politics And Underdevelopment In Nigeria We welcome you to this gathering ladies and gentlemen. The purpose of calling this press conference is to deal with a major issue which today poses the greatest danger to human development in Nigeria.

As the 2019 elections approach, there are imminent dangers that must be avoided like a plague.

We are particularly concerned about the new mode of corruption which comes with bribing the electorate with huge sums of money on the voting day.

We think this represents the most dangerous form of threat since the independence of Nigeria in 1960.

It is the highest form of corruption that can becloud any country. This has been clearly demonstrated in the recent elections held in Ekiti and particularly in Osun State. Our greatest fear is that this trend will dominate the 2019 elections. If this happens, as we are almost certain, Nigerians should prepare for the worst economic, cultural and political genocide they have ever seen.The bribing of the electorate is the worst form of bribery that can bedevil a country.

Nigeria is the biggest country in Africa. Threat to Nigeria is a threat to the continent of Africa. Let us recall that the economic and political situation in Nigeria is of great concern to locals and the international community.

We should remember that in 1999, Nigerians had a lot of hope after 27 years of brutal rape of the country’s economy during which her values were totally destroyed and the dignity of the country famished by one of the world’s most atrocious military leaders.

Corruption was a recurrent decimal.

No one questioned the then military leaders. By law, they were above the society they governed.

They left a legacy of corruption and rot which the civilian leaders have copied and modified for the worst.

Experts say not less than $500billion fizzled into the corruption industry while a generation of frustrated, despairing and humiliated Nigerians sought economic refugee outside the country. Some of the children of this people have not been to Nigeria; they may never return to their motherland since the very conditions that made them to quit their homeland are today even worse.

Since 1999, for most part of the country, Nigerians have been subjected to the worst repressive social and economic policies. These have been fueled by corruption, an uninspiring leadership and a criminal, murderous gang that administers over the affairs of the state.

Corruption is breeding violence and nepotism. Corruption is rewriting our history. With the idea of bribing voters, common criminals will be elected. Even now criminals are becoming Kings and little backyard idols. The results of this, blind, irresponsible and spineless form

In Osun State, reports from our filed officers indicated that Adeleke paid voters to the tune of N10,000. Prior before the election, the PDP collected the names of hundreds of voters and warehoused them. of corruption are the proportional spirit of disenchantment expressed through the worst form of human vices: violence, brutal massacre of innocent people, including women, children and the aged, kidnapping, of even human corpses for ransom and now the repercussion has taken its full course in the form of terrorism, through which over 4000 souls have perished and many more stand at a terrifying peril.

DEMOCRACY, VOTE BUYING AND THE PEOPLE We have been waiting to see the prosecution of politicians that were involved in vote buying in Osun State but nothing has been done even in the face of glaring evidence.

It is our very strong opinion, that democracy remains the best form of addressing the iniquities unleashed on Nigerians by her own leaders. This should enhance people’s participation, the right to free choice and the election of leaders through free, prior and informed consent of the people.

We are worried about the emerging culture where politicians will stock pile money, not for projects, but for vote buying on the day of the election. This notorious gang of leaders who has brought this terrible nightmare hope to rule with blithe disregard for the timeless norms of the people. The NHRC was in Osun during the election.

In the build up to the election, the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Senator AdemolaAdeleke openly canvassed votes on the basis of barter by cash. The video had gone viral across the country.

In his campaigns, he was openly

bragging that he would bribe voters with naira and dollars on the day of the election. This means that politicians are proud that they could buy voters with money and go scot free. Prior the election, Adeleke in rallies held at Ede, Osogbo, Ile Ife, Iwo and other cities boasted openly that he would give cash to voters. He did not campaign on any social or economic programmes but rather on his plan to bribe voters which was exactly what he did. The most astonishing is the display of the video clips. The NHRC has sent the clip to the police authorities in the past almost one month. Nothing has been done. We had and still demand for the prosecution of Senator Adeleke for openly canvassing for support with the promise that he would pay the voters huge sums of money on election day. This is one of the most bizarre conduct that any individual can display, not to talk of a serving Senator of the Federal Republic.

From our reports in Osun, the voters were paid as much as N10,000. This means that the outcome of the election does not in any way reflect the will of the people but a mere demonstration of the volume of cash spent. We have compiled these reports and had asked the police to act, but this has not been addressed. There is no doubt that buying of votes was not a PDP affair alone, but in terms of hard evidence,before, during and after the election, Senator Adeleke should be held personally responsible. It is a shame that Senator Adeleke has gone to court to challenge the election. His criminal conducts should have been

enough for the police to prosecute him.

It is obvious that Senator Adeleke is secured 90 percent of the votes through outright buying of the voters in the most bizarre and unspeakable manners.

We infact call for his resignation from the Senate. We call on the police to prosecute him for electoral manipulation and bribery of voters. He provided the hard evidence in his campaign slogans where he declared that he would bribe the voters with naira and dollars. The video has been trending before, during and after the election.

In Osun State, reports from our filed officers indicated that Adeleke paid voters to the tune of N10,000. Prior before the election, the PDP collected the names of hundreds of voters and warehoused them. On election day, the voters were paid half of the bribe and were asked to collect the remaining half after the election.

This group moved from one house to the other collecting PVCs. On election day, one would have expected INEC to apprehend criminals. Unfortunately they had devised new ways. The party agent stands at the polling unit and watches the voter to establish which party the voter votes for. Once it is confirmed, the voter’s name would be marked after which the voter will be invited to collect the money.

With voters population of 1.2 million, it is therefore expected that about 12 billion must have been spent on the voters on the election day by one party alone. This is outrageous. It is the beginning of the end for Nigeria. It is the shortest route to perdition. It is the way to ruin a potentially prosperous country and bring her on her knees. We condemn in very strong terms the cold attitude of President MohammaduBuhari towards this criminal conducts of politicians. We regret to observe that INEC officials saw these criminal conducts but decided to look the other way.

As the 2019 election approaches, politicians have again started collecting the PVC of voters which they will warehouse and later pay for them on Election Day. There is a calculated attempt to complete a circle of corruption across the country by the ill-conceived desperation of the ruling class to spread the whirlwind of aggression and belligerence across the country. We call on Nigerians to act now. Bribing of voters is the worst form of coup against democracy. This is the time for us to speak with one voice. The police and INEC should prosecute Adeleke and all other politicians involved in these criminal conducts as indicated in the various video clips. It is time to set good examples by bringing these criminals to justice. Enough is Enough

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