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The wife of Ondo State Governor, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu – Akeredolu yesterday joined other First Ladies to officially unveil ‘First Ladies Against Cancer’ (FLAC) logo, an initiative of First Ladies committed to fighting the scourge of cancer at the official premiering of the movie “DIAMONDS IN THE SKY” at Point Harbour, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Other First Ladies at the occasion include Ibironke Sanwoolu of Lagos State, Erelu Bisi Fayemi of Ekiti State, Evang. Omolewa Ahmed from Kwara, Dr. Mrs. Linda Ayade from Cross River State, Dr. Zainab Bagudu from Kebbi State, Mrs. Monica Ugwuanyi from Enugu State and former First Lady Ogun State, Dr. Mrs. Olufunsho Amosun.

Mrs. Akeredolu while leading other First Ladies to officially unveil the logo of FLAC said women most especially need to understand how cancer progresses over time and that all hands must be on deck to spread the gospel that cancer no longer kills.
According to her, women no longer need to die needlessly from the disease as awareness about screening can make it possible for a woman to detect cancer early.

While also urging women to go to the hospital when they detect any sign of cancer, Mrs. Akeredolu stressed that faith and medicine can go hand in hand in the quest to get treatment.
Mrs. Akeredolu who also used the opportunity to applaud the initiative said FLAC has laid a good example that nothing is impossible once its conceived.
The First Lady of Niger State, Dr. Amina Abubakar Bello in her review said FLAC was conceived in 2017 to give voice to the cause noting that part of its goal is to get government’s and individual’s attention to fund cancer treatment.
Sharing from personal experience, the representative of Dangote Foundation, Hajia Halima Dangote said she lost a sister, Fatima Bello Dangote to cancer.

She however emphasized the need for women to present early whenever they detect any sign of cancer while commending the First Ladies for coming up with the initiative.
Earlier in her address, the wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibironke Sanwoolu observed that cancer is responsible for over 72% of death every year thus the need to take steps.

She also affirmed that FLAC was conceived to scale up advocacy against cancer.
The highpoint of the event was the official viewing of the movie “DIAMONDS IN THE SKY” as well as practical demonstration on breast self examination and donations.
Others prominent cabinet members such as the Hon. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, SSA to Ondo State Governor on Education, Mrs. Wumi Ilawole as well as BRECAN and FOWOSO members were also in attendance from Ondo State.

Source: http://www.ondoevents.com/2019/10/28/mrs-akeredolu-erelu-fayemi-others-unveil-flac-logo-in-lagos/

Ondo State over some decades from when it was created has witnessed successive leadership, ranging from military to civilian government who at one point in time effected great development or slowed the development of the state.

For the past two and half years now, Ondo state has witnessed a range of massive development from one man’s vision of change through (JMPPR) which are;
J- Job creation through Agriculture, Entrepreneurship and Industrialization
M- Massive Infrastructural development and maintenance
P- Provision of functional Education and Technological growth
P- Provision of Accessible and Qualitative Health care and social service delivery.
R- Rural Development and Community Extension service.

These agenda has metamorphosed from just a vision to reality, with the leader not making noise nor defacing the State with pictures but feels joyful with the numbers of lives his works has touched.

Just as Lao Tzu rightly opined “A leader is best known when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they say: we did it ourselves.”

This is the personality of the present Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN who has caused great development in Ondo state for the past two and half years in office.

Akeredolu believes so much on the masses opinion and choice. This was seen in one of his lectures in December 2009, where he exhibited the trait of equity and fair judgmentwhen he agitated that no amount of electoral reform or judicial system could give Nigeria free and fair elections if Nigerian themselves refused to take practical steps to ensure that their votes count.

Akeredolu has proven to be the man of the people. His quest for development did not start from his present position as a governor but has been there right from when he was elected the chairman of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Due to his goodwill and immense contribution to the development of the association, in 2012, the new NBA secretariat in Abuja was named after him.

Governor Akeredolu is not a man who is intoxicated with power. Even with his power as the number one citizen of Ondo State, he still have value and respect for culture.

This way displayed during the installation of Olowo of Owo Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, who worked under him as a civil servant at the state level. The governor prostrated before the new royal majesty as a sign of respect and humility for the Yoruba culture.

Akeredolu also showed his humility when the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka visited Ondo state for the 2019 Fagunwa Study Group International Conference. He personally drove Prof Soyinka round Akure to show him some of the major projects completed by his administration.

The task of every leader is to get their people from where they are to where they have not been. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN so far has proven to be that dutiful leader who has the interest of the state and the masses at heart with the massive development he has brought in Ondo state.

Genevieve Alozie
TCC NEWS

Source: https://citadelng.com.ng/2019/10/23/akeredolu-an-exemplary-leader-with-integrity/

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ODSG Signs MoU To Build 1.1Billion Dollars Medical City In Ondo

As part of its commitment to improve the health sector, facilitate modern healthcare in Ondo State and end medical tourism abroad , the administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Germany-based health institution, Medicus International, to build a USD1.1billion Sunshine medical City in the state.

The Mou was signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, while the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Medicus International, Frank Spriewald, signed on behalf of the company at the Ondo State Governor's Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Thursday, October 24, 2019.

Speaking at the event, Governor Akeredolu said he was more than convinced that Medicus International has good intention to develop the medical infrastructure in the state.

He said: "I am more than convinced that Medicus has good intention. As I told them when they came, coincidentally about few weeks ago, I was in Germany myself and I saw their structure.

"When I was in Berlin, I was talking to another medical organisation to bring their facility to Ondo State. I was negotiating with them not knowing that someone else was already waiting for this.

"No doubt, we are interested in this. We have made efforts. We are already working on how to secure a land very close to the airport. It is an interesting thing.

"We are prepared to cooperate and we know that this sort of thing is to be done as a joint venture. The interest of Ondo State is there. We are putting land. The joint venture itself will come up."

Arakunrin Akeredolu also announced that the state government has set up a team led by the Special Adviser on Health to work with the Medicus International.

Earlier, the facilitator for Medicus International, Chief Oludare Bello, said the time for the execution of the project is thirty six months and development will be completed in forty eight months.

According to him, the hospital will deal with all facets of healthcare, adding that the nearness to the airport became imperative because the hospital will have its own helicopter that will transverse other parts of the state for medical purposes.

Chief Bello explained that there will be other facilities in the medical city such as conference Center, Cinema, teaching hospital and nursing school.

He said: "The hospital is a city on its own. The design is premised on the fact that there will be green in the whole hospital. That is to make the patients see the ambience of the hospital when they lean over the window to have a view.

"It will be one of its kind in Nigeria. Over 50% of the doctors are already trained in Germany. The doctors that will be employed here will also be trained in Germany.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye, said Medicus International is charged with the responsibility of looking for fund for the project, adding that the State government is only investing 100 hectares of land and with other routine approvals.

He said the MoU is coming after serial of engagements to have a memorandum signed between the state government and the organization.

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor of Ondo state (New Media)
October 24, 2019


Source: http://ondostate.gov.ng/Home/NewsItem/ODSG-Signs-MoU-To-Build-1-1Billion-Dollars-Medical-City-In-Ondo

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Fantastic orientation from Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

Fantastic

Mrs Betty Akeredolu is really touching lives with her BRECAN Initiative.

#TheLadyAketi

Brilliant orientation by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu

Splendid work from the Akeredolu led govt. Fantastic!

Splendid work from the Akeredolu led govt. Fantastic!

Splendid work from the Akeredolu led govt. Fantastic!

Good work inspection by the health sector in Ondo state.

Fantastic work by the talk and do Governor, Arakurin Rotimi Akeredolu

Good one from Mrs Akeredolu.

Fantastic! The Akeredolus are bagging in awards due to their hardwork towards the development of the state.

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Wow! Good stuff.

H.E Gov. Umar Ganduje lauds Kano Police Command & other security agencies for their efforts in rescuing 9 kids kidnapped in Kano and sold in Anambra state who were also forced to convert to christianity.

He also urged parents to remain vigilant over their kids.

Meet Aisha re-named Chioma who is among the 9 abductees recovered by the police command in Kano,
Reports from family source revealed Aisha who was abducted three years ago, sold to slavery, re-named (Chioma), converted to Christianity.

#Justiceforkano9

Your loss...your headache. That's not the matter here.

quote author=kirkwood post=83056003]So finally the North will agree on restructuring, and Biafrans can have their country[/quote]

Yeah it's true, the acting MD of NNPC announced it this evening.. Somewhere between Gongola Basin and Benue.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of oil in the north-eastern part of the country.

Samson Makoji, acting group general manager, group public affairs division of the corporation, announced this in a statement on Friday.

He said the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantity in the Gongola Basin will “attract foreign investment, generate employment for people to earn income and increase government revenues”.

“The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country,” the statement read.

“It would be recalled that drilling of the Kolmani River II Well was flagged-off in a colourful ceremony by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2nd of February, 2019.

“Mr. stated that NNPC acquired 435.54km2 of 3D Seismic Data over Kolmani Prospect in the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin. This was to evaluate Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Kolmani River 1 Well Discovery of 33 BCF and explore deeper levels.

Source: http://petrobarometer.thecable.ng/2019/10/11/breaking-nnpc-announces-discovery-of-oil-in-north-east/amp/#click

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of oil in the north-eastern part of the country.

Samson Makoji, acting group general manager, group public affairs division of the corporation, announced this in a statement on Friday.

He said the discovery of oil and gas in commercial quantity in the Gongola Basin will “attract foreign investment, generate employment for people to earn income and increase government revenues”.

“The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced the discovery of hydrocarbon deposits in the Kolmani River II Well on the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin, in the North-Eastern part of the country,” the statement read.

“It would be recalled that drilling of the Kolmani River II Well was flagged-off in a colourful ceremony by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2nd of February, 2019.

“Mr. stated that NNPC acquired 435.54km2 of 3D Seismic Data over Kolmani Prospect in the Upper Benue Trough, Gongola Basin. This was to evaluate Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Kolmani River 1 Well Discovery of 33 BCF and explore deeper levels.

Source: http://petrobarometer.thecable.ng/2019/10/11/breaking-nnpc-announces-discovery-of-oil-in-north-east/amp/#click=https:///X3kHeJSXar

ONDO GOVERNMENT EXPRESSES SATISFACTION WITH PACE OF WORK ON ORE FLYOVER PROJECT.

Management of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure has expressed satisfaction at the quality of work and pace of progress on the Ore Interchange/flyover road project.

The Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Mr. Saka Yusuf Ogunleye and Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Lands and Infrastructure, Engineer Raimi Aminu expressed their opinions during an inspection visit to the project site.

Mr. Ogunleye said the level of work done so far on the project possessed all the attributes for which the government of Governor Akeredolu has come to be known for.

He added that every infrastructural project of this government is of the good / required quality one can find anywhere and people are attesting to this.

“This gigantic unique project is in tune with our antecedents. The work is going on as planned. We are impressed with what the contractors are doing and the quality being put in place.

All hands are on deck to meet the date Governor Akeredolu promised the good people of Ondo State to deliver the project. And the contractors as we can see are working towards that.”

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Works, Lands and Infrastructure, Engineer Raimi Aminu added that he was happy with the job done, he went further to say that the team was in Ore to see and confirm the stage the job has gotten to. He also said “The 15 meteres on both sides of the bridge has been launched successfully, remaining the 30 meters beam. And this will commence soon.

The Consultant lead Engineer Remi Osiberu and the Contractor’s representative Mr Dani Mansour assured that they would finish and deliver the job before the year runs out.

The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engineer Taiwo Otun was part of the team that visited the project site.

Source: https://orangefm.com.ng/ondo-government-expresses-satisfaction-with-pace-of-work-on-ore-flyover-project/

The 2019 Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) Men’s Premier League season is set hold Between October 13 to November 30 2019.

The men’s league comprises teams divided into the Atlantic and Savannah Conferences for a round robin league format.

The First phase of the Atlantic Conference will take at the indoor Basketball hall in Akure, Ondo State while Savannah teams will converge on the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between October 12 and 22.

The second phase will take place from November 2 to 12 with all points scored in the first phase carried over.

The Savannah Conference train will move to Package B of the National Stadium, Abuja while Atlantic Conference Teams will battle for supremacy at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Ilorin Township stadium.

Top 4 teams in each conference will qualify for the National Final 8 from November 24 to 30.

Oluyole Warriors (Ibadan), Rivers Hoopers (Port Harcourt), Customs (Lagos), Kwara Falcons (Ilorin), Hoops and Read (Lagos), Delta Force (Asaba), Police Baton (Lagos) and Raptors (Lagos) are some of the teams that will be competing for honors in the Atlantic Conference.

Others include Dodan Warriors (Lagos), Islanders (Lagos) who hope to rekindle their rivalry alongside newly promoted Invaders (Ekiti), Coal City (Enugu), and Akure Raiders (Akure).

In the Savannah Conference, Kano Pillars (Kano), Bauchi Nets (Bauchi), Gombe Bulls (Gombe), Kada Stars (Kaduna), Defender, (Abuja), Niger Potters (Minna), Mark Mentors (Abuja), Plateau Peaks (Jos), Nigeria Army (Zaria) and Benue Braves (Makurdi) are the 10 teams which make up the conference.

According to the NBBF President, Engr. Musa Kida, exciting times await teams, players, fans as well as keen observers of the league with the federation in discussion with prospective sponsors.

The League champion will qualify to represent Nigeria in the inuagural Basketball Africa League to be organized by NBA in conjunction with FIBA Africa.

Source: http://ondostate.gov.ng/Home/NewsItem/Ondo-Set-To-Host-NBBF-Conference-Playoffs-As-2019-Season-Dunks-Off-This-Month

The Members of the Aketi One2One Ondo West & East, 22 ward coordinators gathered to reiterate their unflinching support and unwavering loyalty to the Akeredolu led administration in Ondo state.

These according to the group is coming as a result of the all reaching projects and initiatives of the Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s leadership, who has not only ensured that the state is becoming a place of pride among its counterpart, but has also ensured that the grassroots area of the state are not left out of these various projects which has given the state a new facelift within the space of two years.
The visibly delighted members during the meeting which was held in Ondo town vowed to continue to do all within its ability to ensure the sustenance of good governance in the state, has been exemplified by Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Speaking at the meeting, Hon Dele Ologun, SSA to the Governor on Political Central who is also the head of the familiarization team central emphasized the need for unity among the members, stating that Ondo West and East are one and should see themselves as one.
While praising and acknowledging the team's effort, he lauded the impressive effort of the Ondo West coordinators for been one of the leading local government in the state that has done a lot in terms of youth mobilization and activities.

He acknowledged the initiative Ondo west chapter which saw them organize a General meeting which brought together 255 unit representative across the 12 wards, recording over 300 youths who came out to drum supports for the Akeredolu led administration.
Ologun also advised the group to shun away from violence and embrace peace. He added that the Akeredolu led administration is an open one which is poised to see in to the continual growth and development of the state.

Also during the meeting, wards coordinators seized the opportunity to applaud the one2one leadership, they then extended their gratitude to the SA on research and documentation, Lulu Fawehinmi for giving them a sense of belonging, the ward coordinators thanked Hon. Fawehinmi for the donation of the office that they as presently using.

Responding to the team, Hon Lulu Fawehinmi thanked the group for their continual support and their collective effort towards seeing to the sustenance of good governance in the state. He admonished the members to see to the expansion of one2one through the invitation of new members to the network. He also told the member that respect of leaders and APC should be upheld.

He also ruled out the rules of engagement, charging the members to embrace the virtues of discipline, respect for one another and the leadership of the group.

He also added that there's a continuous mobilization and sensitization across the two local government are on-going.

Very colourful! Beautiful State. Gov Akeredolu is a meticulous leader. Hopefullly many others imbibe his discipline.

20 jobs above minimum wage for how long? Hmmn..and yet you say visionless govt when your own quote is a ridiculous idea.
When u become a leader that controls funds, let's see how you can beat visionary leaders like Rotimi AKEREDOLU.

#TalkAndDO

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They are not gifts, they are just the basic things needed to reward hardwork.

Besides he is covering all other sectors.. Infrastructures, education, heath, agric, employements, civil service welfares, IGR..many more. Go look Gov Akeredolu's achievements.

He dey talk and do

#TalkAndDO

ursullalinda:
Me I don't like this kind of gifts oh, he should concentrate on other sectors