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The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun says the Ijebu Ode-Epe Expressway would be completed by May 2021, while the loop which is being constructed to reduce accidents at the interchange of the road would be completed by the 3rd quarter of 2021.

The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, who made this known during an on-the-spot assessment of work done on the loop that would aid the easy movement of road users either linking Benin-Ore from the Ijebu Ode-Epe Expressway or those linking the Ijebu Ode-Epe Expressway from the Sagamu end, said that the road when completed would further open up the axis to more economic development.

“If you are coming from Sagamu-Benin unto Ijebu Ode-Sagamu or Ijebu Ode-Benin and also for those that are coming from Ore and going to Lekki, you won’t have to be crossing the expressway, you will just get on the loop and without obstructing traffic, you are now Epe bound.

“The most important thing is that when this road is completed, lots of companies would be opened in this corridor. You will get job opportunities from this road when completed. There will be lots of jobs.
“The loop will be ready sometime around the third quarter of the year. The road itself will be delivered 100% by the middle of May,” he said.

In another development, the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the people of the State that his Administration would continue to do all it can to make movement of people and goods easy across the State.

Prince Dapo Abiodun, who made this known when he visited Ejinrin Road in Ijebu-Ode to see for himself, the level of work done, said that the asphalting of the road, when completed, would make movement easy around the city.

Abiodun, while calling on the people to continue to support his Administration in its quest to make movement on roads across the State seamless, said that he would leave the state of roads in the State better than he met it.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun as again assured the people of the State that the first phase of the Agro-Cargo Airport at Illisan-Remo in Ikenne Local Government Area of the State would be ready by May, 2022.

The Governor who gave the assurance while inspecting the project site, said the project conceived in 2007 had all necessary approvals, including the Environmental Impact Assessment, from Aviation regulatory body, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

“This project had been conceived since 2007 and all necessary approvals were gotten in 2008. All the Environment Impart Assessment, all other regulatory assessment have been met 100 percent.

“All we have to do was to brush them up to ensure they meet current realities. This was not the decision that was taken for any other reason except that which is objective”, he explained.

Giving insight on why his administration decided to execute the project, Governor Abiodun said it was base on the economic development agenda of his administration to have a Cargo Airport that would fully compliment the agro value chain investments and activities in the State.

“When the Senate Committee on Aviation came to visit us, we shared with them the business case for this Airport. We reminded them that the two Airports proposals were not initiated by this administration. I told them that the Committee we set up to look into the two Airports concluded unequivocally that this location remind the best and most viable location for the airport.

According to the Governor, ” the entire cargo value chain is on this corridor. You have Oil Palm, Cashew plantations and Green House in Sagamu and multinational companies around here. This is the centre where items for export are evaluated and approved for export. So with a Cargo Airport here, it is very convenient to move them”.

He disclosed that the State bidded for the African Development Bank’s Special Processing Zone, where in the bid document, the location was chosen to co- locate the AZ Processing Zone. He said the area was renamed “an airport city”, because, apart from the airport and processing zone, the area has factories that would turn raw materials to finished goods for export.

The Governor opined that it was important for an airport to have access to good road network, adding that the airport was bound by Sagamu- Benin and Lagos-Ibadan expressways, as well as gas pipelines parallel to the expressways.

Governor Abiodun maintained that the airport sited on a 500 hectares of land was also part of the administration’s key enablar, adding that work was ongoing on the 2.4 kilometers access road to enable movement of equipment to the site, as well as on the 3.4 kilometers runway.

While insisting that his administration would not join issues with people in the pages of newspaper as a result of the project, said he would remain focus on what his administration was set to achieve by meeting all the requirements of good governance.

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has stressed the need for the continuous re-evaluation of the Constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reflect its democratic tendencies, where members practice and ensure internal democracy.

Governor Abiodun, who stated this at the APC Constitution Review (South West Stakeholders Meeting) held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, noted that it was time to tinker with the Constitution to make the party more potent and acceptable to the people.

He said, “It is important that we come together to appraise ourselves as members of this great party, and, even look critically at the structure of our party. This will give us the opportunity to evaluate the journey so far. It is a period of self-examination”.

“In doing this, the Constitution of our party is a vital instrument that we must continuously re-evaluate. If we must prove to others that we are true democrats, we must be seen as practising and ensuring internal democracy even within the party”, he said.

The governor opined that there are bound to be disagreements on issues concerning the party, adding however that no matter how tough the disagreement might seem, what matter is the ability of members to resolve misunderstandings, learn from the mistakes, and move forward”.

He said, “At this meeting, therefore, we should be able to resolve all our disagreements and chart a course for the progress of our great party in the South-West”.

On his part, the Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Gbeyega Oyetola, said the meeting was a response to the growing agitation of members for the reform of the party, adding that it was an opportunity to listen and learn from each other for the progress of the party.

The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on his part, said the southwest zone would constitute a Committee that would present its position to the Review Committee, while urging the Committee to look into the Constitution of the Board of Trustees of the party, mode of conducting primary elections and how to become a delegate.

The former Governor of Ogun State and Chieftain of the Party, Chief Olusegun Osoba, called on the Committee to ensure that internal democracy remains the cardinal principle of the party at all levels.

Chairman of the APC Constitution Review Committee, Prof. Tahir Mamman, assured that the Committee would take into consideration all views generated from the zone.

While emphasizing that a constitution is a grand document that governs the contract between the population and the party, Mammam explained that the leadership of the APC has resolved to review the party’s constitution in such a way that will make it a model, even for other political parties which are still struggling to survive, stressing that this necessitated the need to include the inputs of party men and women at the grassroots.

He noted that a lot of issues have emerged, while some practices have equally been imported into the party since the year 2013 when the party’s constitution was written, hence the need to update it and make it reflect the wishes of every APC member.

“Since the year 2013, when the present Constitution came into being, lots of issues, some gaps have emerged, and also some practices have come on board since the inauguration of the Caretaker Committee which the constitution will want to incorporate into the document”.

Earlier, in his welcome address, the Chairman of the party in Ogun State, Chief Yemi Sanusi, noted the need to reshape rhe current Constitution which has been in existence since the formation of the party in 2013, and called on the leaders to look at ways of coming up with a constitution that would make the party much stronger

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Thursday, swore-in the Chairman and members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC).

Abiodun, who spoke at the swearing in ceremony which held at the Executive Council Chambers, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, promised to leave behind a vibrant democratic arrangement that would outlive his administration.

According to him, the inauguration was a symbolic demonstration of his administration’s commitment to ensure democratic dividends got to the grassroots through electoral processes at the local government level.

He said his administration would continue to exert inclusiveness approach to fast track socio-economic development and social wellbeing of the people.

“We are determined to leave behind a vibrant democratic arrangement in our State that will outlive this administration. This will ensure that we have good Leadership at all levels which in turn ensure all round development for our State”, he said.

Describing election as an integral part of the norms and values of the modern world political civilization, Abiodun maintained that the absence of transparent, free and fair elections have contributed to the instability witnessed in some societies around the world.

He, however, promised that his administration would continue to provide conducive environment for the conduct of free and fair election at the local government level.

The Governor urged the Commission to ensure that the people at the local government were provided adequate platform to vote.

Also speaking, the Chairman of the Commission, Babatunde Adetona Osibodu promised that the commission under his watch would serve with humility.

Osibodu pledged that the Electoral Commission would conduct a free and fair election that would not only be a benchmark for the State, but the country as a whole.

Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has narrated how he had sleepless nights while the two female students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ayetoro campus were in the captivity of abductors.

Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola studying Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively were abducted around 9pm on Sunday when gunmen attacked Igbole Aibo Quarters of Ayetoro in Yewa North Local Government Area.

The students were however rescued safely on Tuesday evening through the coordinated efforts of the security agencies.

The news of their release was broken by the Governor late Tuesday night on his twitter handle.

Speaking when the girls were brought to Oke Mosan Governor’s Office Abeokuta on Wednesday by the Police, Abiodun said he was personally touched by their plights.

He said as a father and a governor, he had to work round the clock to ensure their safe return.

The Governor, who spoke through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdulwaheed Odusile, added he activated all the security apparatuses in the State and tasked them on quick and safe rescue of the girls.

He expressed happiness they were back unhurt and commended Ogun Police Command and other security agencies for their swift response and subsequent safe rescue of the OOU girls.

According to him, there will be security beef up security in all schools across the state.

Asked whether any ransom was paid before the students were freed, he said no money was paid to anybody.

Health Commissioner, Dr. Tomi Coker, said the rescued students have been subjected to medical examinations, stressing none of them showed any health concerns but assured they have been vaccinated accordingly.

The two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye abducted by gunmen have regained their freedom.

Police authorities in Ogun State confirmed the release of the children to Channels Television on Tuesday night.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, noted that the students, identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola, returned unhurt.

He said the victims who have spent two nights in the custody of their abductors would be reunited with their families thereafter.

Asked if any money was paid to secure their release, the command’s spokesman stated that no ransom was paid, to the best of his knowledge.

Precious is said to be a student of the Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, while Abiola is of the department of Agricultural Economics at OOU.

Channels Television had reported that the students were kidnapped by armed men on Sunday night while returning to their hall of residence located in the Olowu area in Ayetoro Campus of the institution in Yewa North Local Government Area.

Shortly after they were abducted, Oyeyemi had said that the police launched a manhunt in conjunction with local hunters to rescue the students.

The abductors were said to have contacted the parents of the students and demanded a sum of N50 million for their release.

While the police did not confirm the arrest of the students’ abductors, they insisted that no ransom was paid for their release.


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Governor Dapo Abiodun has directed the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the kidnapping of two female students of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Aiyetoro Campus in Ogun State and ensure the victims come out unhurt.

The Nation reported that two OOU students identified as Adeyemo Precious and Oyefule Abiola studying Forestry and Wildlife Management and Agricultural Economics respectively were abducted at about 9pm on Sunday when the attackers stormed Igbole Aibo Quarter area of Ayetoro, in Yewa North Local Government Area of State.

A statement on Tuesday by Kunle Somorin, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, quoted governor Abiodun as describing the abduction as unfortunate.

Abiodun said that the State Government and security forces were working on the situation and collaborating with relevant people to ensure the victim’s safe return.

“The incident is most unfortunate. The Government is beefing up security in the whole State. We just sent logistic and technical support to the Joint Security Intervention Squad in that local government area. Amotekun team will soon join them.

“While we sympathisze with parents, relations and the university community, we want to assure them that their wards will be rescued unhurt. We are on top of the situation,” he said.

The governor also charged the security agencies to engage locals in intelligence gathering to know where these bandits might be hiding within the surrounding township, villages and in the forest.

According to him, security is a collective responsibility of both the government and the governed.

The Frontline Health workers in the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Isolation Center in Sagamu area of Ogun State have been vaccinated against the coronavirus virus.

Penpushing reports that the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker explained that the decision became expedient given the invaluable contribution of the health workers in containing the pandemic in the state and in line with the stipulated guidelines of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA).

The Head of the Isolation Center, Dr. Bolanle Adefunye, while speaking said Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has no side effects , just as the health workers, after being innoculated, testified to the safety of the vaccine, and urged members of the public to step forward to do receive their jabs of the vaccine.



Penpushing further reports that, Adefuye said that the safety of the vaccine is guaranteed, noting that discouraging side comments from some quarters against the vaccine should be ignored,while in similar vein, a resident Doctor and member of the medical team of the Center, Dr. Egbetola Boluwatife, expressed happiness over the simplicity of the jab contrary to the initial painful process he has nursed.

“I had envisaged a painful process but I received the jab painlessly beyond my expectation. Since it was administered on me, I didn’t notice any untoward feeling. I can confidently advice everyone to go for it,” he said.

Penpushing also reports that, Registrar in the Isolation Center, Dr. Efunsola Olaniyi Michael,on his part testified that the vaccine, which is safe with no form of side effect, would help human race against the coronavirus infection, adding that everyone should go out to take their portion of the vaccine without fear.

“This vaccine is for our good. I have taken mine and I don’t notice any side effects. Our people should all out to be vaccinated without fear,” Egbesola said.

Mabizeka:
Alafin is a disgrace to we the Yorubas.

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole is set to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC following his meeting on Friday with the Chairman, Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the APC, Gov. Mai Mala Buni and governor of Jigawa State, Mohammed Badaru.

Director-General, Press and Media Affairs to the Yobe state governor, Mamman Mohammed disclosed this in a statement issued Friday in Abuja.

He said the governor had hosted Bankole and Badaru and discussed a wide range of political issues including the movement of the former Speaker and his supporters into the party.

“It is evident that APC’s opportunities in Ogun state is growing and widening. It would be recalled that former Governor of Ogun state, Otumba Gbenga Daniel who was also former Director-General of PDP’s Atiku Abubakar Presidential campaign organization has recently joined the party”, Mamman stated.

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the state was ready to receive Covid-19 vaccines and begin the vaccination process, adding that the entire whole chain required for the vaccination has been identified.

Governor Abiodun, who made this known at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, said his administration had gone a step further by ensuring that all of its refrigerators were in good condition to store the vaccines.

The governor added that his administration had received guidelines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency on those to be prioritised.

He said: “We actually have more refrigerators than the number of wards that we have; so, we have those that are there right now and we have the back up as well, so, we are actually prepared.

“We have a set of guidelines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency on those we are going to prioritise, which will be our frontline health care workers, people that have the responsibility of reaching out to our people.”

Abiodun added that his administration was on the verge of beginning another round of Primary Health Care Centers (PHC) rehabilitation, as it hoped to have completed close to 300 health care centers by the end of the present tenure.

The governor further disclosed that the Amotekun security outfit would soon be launched in the Yewa axis of the State, noting that his administration decided to launch the security outfit first in Yewaland because of the peculiar problems in the area.

Abiodun, who revealed that he was glad with the recruitment process for the security outfit in Yewaland, which he said was almost done, noted that the recruitment process took into consideration people from the immediate terrain.

“Our Amotekun will soon be launched and because of the peculiar problem that we find ourselves in Yewa, we are launching the Yewa Amotekun first, we want it to be clear that we are tackling this problem frontally.

“The recruitment for Amotekun in Yewaland is almost done.I know that the recruitment process took into consideration people who are from that immediate corridor, who know the terrain very well, that is the principle of Amotekun.

“We are not going to include someone to work in Amotekun in Oja Odan, who is from Ado-Odo-Ota: all those that will work in the corridor are those who know the area very well,” he said.

Governor Abiodun thereafter charged transition committee chairmen to take ownership of the various social intervention programmes currently going on in their various local governments, saying, he expected them to help provide names for the various programmes and also have a database of the men, women, youths and vulnerable people in each local government.

“It is important for you to have the database of those names, because I will be demanding from you that database. We are a data-driven administration,” he said.

Earlier in his remarks, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape while appreciating the Governor for his support for the transition chairmen, stated that his support had made the life of the people at the grassroots more meaningful.

In their separate remarks, the transition chairmen for Odogbolu Local Government, Femi Onakoya, Abeokuta North; Tunde Tella and Ado-Odo-Ota local government; Wasiu Lawal who spoke on the transformation their senatorial districts had witnessed since the Governor came on board, appreciated the governor for the opportunity given to them to serve the people.