Who Will Save Governor Makinde From This Impending Storm? The winds across Oyo state is hazy. The weather is rough and cloudy. The Atmosphere is laden with tension and apprehension. Governor Makinde has lost his ego and audacious character. The once daring and outspoken poster boy has gone mute. The one, who alongside four other brother Governors brought down Atiku and the PDP has lost steam. The thorn in the flesh of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Government is no longer heard.as before. The Governor, once known for bold and daring comments has resorted to holding meetings and issuing…
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It seems like Local Government Chairmen in Oyo state, out of the fear of being attacked by a lone wolf have chosen to be eaten by a pack of angry Lions. There are two major issues excising my mind. The broadcast by the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ignorance demonstrated by the 33 Local Government Chairmen in Oyo state regarding the criminal directives urging them to flout the judgment of the Supreme Court by Governor Makinde. I will take the ignorance of the Oyo Council Chairmen as is clearly evident in the position…
There is this anecdote in Igboland of M̀gbekē and her cutlass. By the way, M̀gbekē is a synonym for an unrefined and unsophisticated girl. Each time M̀gbekē’s farmer colleagues visited her in the farm, they saw haphazardly tilled land and a female farmer lazily fondling her farm implement. Whenever Mgbeke was asked the reason for her snailish work, she complained of an old and ineffectual cutlass. Knowing M̀gbekē as the female version of Nnoka, Okonkwo’s lazy father in Things Fall Apart, it was difficult to believe the implement was the culprit. The villagers thereafter concluded that it was either M̀gbekē’s…
There is a correctional facility in the ancient Town of Oyo, it is named Abolongo correctional facility. When we said that Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has been rattled and thrown off balance by the massive wind of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria which granted financial Autonomy to the Local Governments, some lickspittles of the Governor attempted to fetch our head, leaving the neck. We told the world that things have fallen apart for Governor Makinde and his Government to the extent that the centre could no longer hold in Agodi but the nay sayers called…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, no doubts, has a deep affection for Botswana. Before he became Governor in 2019, he made a promise to ensure that Oyo state will be exporting maize to Botswana if he won the election. Curiously, the Governor has not been able to fulfill this promise five years after he became Governor. Naturally, a lot of us wondered about the logic behind the exportation of maize to Botswana, wondering if the local currency in Botswana was stronger than the Nigerian Naira at the time. However, the Governor seems to have rediscovered his peculiar love for…
The APC North America Chapter has appealed to Nigerians to be cautious before they act on decisions that can take the country backward. In a communique signed by the party chairman and secretary, Hon. Olalelekan Sanni and Mr. Adeniyi Adekola. The party chapter called on patriotic Nigerians to persuade their friends, family and acquintances to stay away from the proposed protest, which could do more harm to the people than solve the current economic challenges that the country currently face. Rather, the party chapter implore Nigerians to engage the government at all levels in dialogue that will promote solutions to…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has decided that henceforth, Allocations for the 774 Local Governments should be paid directly to the Local Governments purse. Federal Government of Nigeria, in compliance with the judgment, has set a three months commencement period for the process of full implementation. The Governors across Nigeria are not happy with the decision of the Supreme Court and expectedly so. Until now, Governors across the Country have been accused of misappropriating Local Government funds through selected Caretaker Committees or those who were elected through fraudulent elections conducted by the State Independent Electoral Commissions. The process to release…
Pro-Democracy Civil Society Organization, the Campaign for Democracy (CD) has extended its congratulations to its National General Secretary, Comrade Olufemi Lawson, on his appointment by the Executive Governor of Ondo State, Honorable Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the Senior Special Assistant on Public Enlightenment. The CD, in a statement signed by its President, Comrade Ifeanyi Odili, said the appointment of Lawson, a renowned Activist and Public Commentator, underscores Governor Aiyedatiwa’s commitment to ushering in a new generation of leaders who are dedicated to enhancing governance and public engagement in Ondo State. Comrade Lawson’s exceptional brilliance and unwavering integrity makes him an ideal…
Finally, the Government of Oyo state has decided to unmask and come out to make an official statement about the condemnations that trailed the Governor’s anger against the judgment of the Supreme court which granted financial Autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. It gladdens the heart that we now know who we are dealing with and we will be afforded the opportunity to hold them to every blunders contained in their statements. It’s been a frustrating experience dealing with them through dark channels of the Gbenga Akannis and Agbeke Adegokes. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Sulaimon Olanrewaju,…
Governor Makinde has chosen a perfect time to go on recess. The pressures of the past few weeks are massive and I’m sure the Governor needs some break to take shelter from the hot wind. Throughout his first term in office, things were falling in proper places for him. It was smooth sail for the new champion on the chess board. He stepped on serpents and marched on scorpions. He navigated through rough waters that hitherto swept away many before him. The events before and during his first term must have been the reason he forgot the fact that for…