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Ekiti court remands two herdsmen over Oke-Ako mayhem By Rotimi Ojomoyela
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DO-EKITI—A Chief Magistrate’s court in Ado Ekiti yesterday remanded two persons, who were suspected to be responsible for the May 20 attack on Oke Ako in Ikole Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Two persons died from the attack while three others were severely wounded and are currently receiving treatment in separate private hospitals in Ikole Ekiti and Ado Ekiti. The two suspected killer herdsmen, Usman Salihu, 50, and Abubakar Auta, 52, were arraigned for murder and causing grievous bodily arm by the police. They were consequently remanded in prison custody till September pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecution. The development was confirmed by state Police Public Relation Officer, Alberto Adeyemi. Meantime, a resident, Grace Olofin, told newsmen that
peace had returned to the town. She confirmed that security agencies were still on ground
keeping watch over the town. It was learnt that one of the victims, Ayo Abejide, in whose head a bullet pellet was lodged has been transferred to an
undisclosed teaching hospital. Also, the councillor for IpaoOke Ako-Irele ward, Mr. Segun Kehinde, appealed to the people to return to the town.
VISIT: From left; Mr Emeka Nkwocha, Advert Manager, Vanguard Newspapers; Mr Gbenga Adefaye, General Manager/Editor in Chief; Professor Lucy Ugbadu, DG, National Biotechnology Development Agency; Rufus Ebegba, DG/CEO, National Biosafety Management Agency; Mrs Rose Gidado, Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology and Mr Victor Omoregie, Corporate Affairs Manager, Vanguard during a courtesy visit by the Biotechnology Development Agency team to Vanguard's head office in Lagos to create awareness about Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms yesterday. Photo by Lamidi Bamidele.
...Soun’s son, Alaafin’s nominee make list BADAN—THE muchexpected list of the commissioner-nominees in Oyo State has been finally sent to the Oyo State House of Assembly by Governor Abiola Ajimobi for approval and ratification. According to a letter with reference no. Gov/2016//05/120 dated 26th May, 2016 written by the Governor and read by the Speaker at yesterday’s plenary, Ms. Taibat A. Adaba, believed to be a nominee of the Alaafin of Oyo, Prince Oyewumi Oyewole, son of the Soun of Ogbomosho, who contested the House of Representatives election in the 2015 general election and lost to a Labour Party candidate and a governorship aspirant during the 2015 gubernatorial election, Dr Azeez Adeduntan were among the nominees. Others are Mr. Abimbola Adekanmbi, former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor; Mrs. Atinuke Silifat Osunkoya, immediate-past Commissioner for Women Affairs; Mr Abimbola Kolade, former Commissioner for Works; Barr. Abayomi Oke, Son of APC Chairman in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke; Mr Wasiu O. Dauda also a former Commissioner; Mr Ajiboye Omodewu, a former Commissioner for Lands and Mr Isaac Ishola Adisa respectively. Others include Mr. Abdul Ganiyu Mudashiru, Mr. Toye Arulogun, Mr Oluseun Abimbola, Professor Niyi Olowofela, a former Chairman of C M Y K
Osun Assembly awards self pass mark By Gbenga Olarinoye
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Ajimobi sends list of 15 commissioner-nominees to Assembly
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Ido Local Government and Mr Fatai Salawu, also a former Chairman of Ibarapa North Local Government. In the same vein, the Assembly also received the list of the chairman and seven members of Oyo State Independent Electoral
Commission (OYSIEC) for approval for the purpose of conducting local government elections in the state. They are Mr Adewale Ajeigbe, Chairman from Oke Ogun zone. Other members are Mr. Sunday Aborisade, Mr Adedeji Raimi
Alabi, Mr Adedeji Adeagbo, Alh. Bello Lateef, Mrs Omolola Odekunbi, Alfa Abdul Razak Abdulkamal Akuru and Mr Rasheed Olajide Oyekanmi. However, all the nominees have been directed to forward 40 copies each of their credentials to the office of the Clerk of the House on or before Friday June 3, 2016.
Shelve strike to allow dialogue, Fayose tells Ekiti workers By Rotimi Ojomoyela
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DO EKITI— GOVERNOR Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has urged workers in the state to call off their strike to allow for dialogue. The governor stated that in the meantime, the salary for local government workers is ready for payment, while the little resources that have come to the state are ready for sharing but this cannot be done because civil servants who are on strike have critical roles to play in the disbursement of the funds. The governor noted that until the workers resume, nothing can be done. Governor Fayose said this yesterday in Ado-Ekiti through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi. Fayose, who expressed sympathy with the striking workers and the inconveniences the current financial situation in the country is causing them, said that the financial condition of the country might not get better soon. While saying that the issue of irregular payment of workers was
not limited to Ekiti, the governor urged the workers to note that the country was in a recession and that the state depends much on statutory allocations. He said he had foreseen the current situation which made him to be transparent in the handling of finances of the state and had always put all the cards on the table for labour leaders and others to see.
“I have not hidden anything from the labour leaders and what our dear state is experiencing now has been aggravated by the mindless borrowings of the immediate past administration in the state. The state is paying about N1 billion monthly to service the bond and the commercial loans they took. If that did not happen, we would have had such money to add to our monthly allocations.
Ondo govt, APC disagree over workers’ strike given to it by the Federal By Dayo Johnson
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KURE—ONDO State government and the opposition All Progressives Congress APC in the state yesterday disagreed over the workers strike and the unpaid five months salaries. The opposition party in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Publicity, Steve Otaloro, said the workers were justified embarking on the strike because the state government mis-managed the bailout fund
Government last year . Otaloro said; “It was unfortunate and regrettable that the special intervention bailout fund by the Federal Government of about N15 billion meant for the payment of workers salaries arrears in the state was squandered by the Mimiko government on irrelevances. But in a swift reaction, Information Commissioner, Kayode Akinmade alleged that the Federal Government caused economic crisis that led to inability of states to pay workers salaries.
SOGBO—THE Osun State House of Assembly said yesterday that within the last one year, it has enacted laws that will improve the lots of the masses, enhance the state economy and development of infrastructure. Also, the assembly highlighted that seven bills including the ones that would boost the state revenue and block leakages in the finances of the state among others have been passed. It said the Assembly has also paid specific attention to oversight functions to, especially ensure the completion of ongoing projects across the state in line with the state government commitment. The parliament stated this yesterday in a statement by the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, to mark the one year anniversary of the Osun 6th Assembly. Rolling out the achievements of the Assembly since its inauguration on June 2, 2015, Oyintiloye said, a total of seven bills have been passed by the Assembly, while others were at different stages of consideration before the Assembly. The bills, he said, were Public Procurement Bill, Land Use Charge Bill, Primary Healthcare Development Board (Establishment) Bill, Street Trading and Illegal Market (Prohibition) Bill, Micro-credit Agency Bill, Conservation Fund (repeal) Bill and 2016 Appropriation Bill.