A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Alhaji Bisi Olopoeyan has alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde and his appointee, Mukaila Lamidi Auxiliary are after his life. This is contained in a well-publicised open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. According to the PDP chieftain, Mukaila Auxiliary has constituted himself as a threat to his and his activities have been reported to the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Services but no action has been taken on the numerous petitions. THE OPEN LETTER READS: President Muhammadu Buhari, Please Save My Soul From Governor Seyi Makinde and Mukaila…
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Members of Oyo State Motor Park Management System and Sunday Igboho boys have resumed bloody clash in Soka Area of Ibadan.
I watched Aregbesola’s video late yesterday’s night, it appeared “too confrontational” against Tinubu and Oyetola, and I was like, what is Tinubu even thinking, seeing himself losing numbers of his strong soldiers? Baba is losing too much of his strong soldiers, and this is very bad for him at this crucial and most important moment of his political career. Nobody can win election on media, without his home being harmonized… all this media hypes and agendas, “I stand with Jagaban. I sit with Tinubu. I sleep with Bola” do not win elections. How many of you can win your polling…
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has declared his support for former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, in next Saturday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Osun State. Aregbesola, who openly denounced his relationship with Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, urged APC members to vote for Adeoti in the primary election. The minister spoke at the Ijesa North Federal Constituency tour of the Hon Rasaq Salinsile-led faction of APC, held at Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State, on Monday. He stated that Oyetola’s administration has deviated from the true tenets of the APC, while “those at the helms of affairs have…
Governor Seyi Makinde’s Inferiority complex and current sense of insecurities required being studied by Political Scientists. Why should a Governor, with so much record of performance and fulfilment of campaign promises, still feel so insecure about being reelected, that he has to Institutionalize State Sponsored Terrorism as being currently witnessed in Oyo State. Seyi Makinde’s Park Management Gang led by the notorious character called Auxiliary, keep wrecking havoc in the state, with Governor Makinde, being deliberately Silent, for reasons best known to him. Governor Makinde has gradually returned Ibadan, to a city of violence, sorrow and blood, due to the…
The United Front (TUF), a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, has accused Chairman of National Communications (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande and former SUBEB chairman, Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi of planning to instigate violence and security breach in Otu, the headquarters of Itesiwaju Local Government Area of Oyo State. The group made the distress call to Nigeria law enforcement agencies on Thursday through a statement released by its Public Relations Officer, Mr. Dele Oluwanisola. TUF stated that the APC chieftains are resorting to blackmail and violence because they are embittered with the inauguration of Hon. Isaac Omodewu…
The lawmaker representing Oyo East/West State Constituency at the State House of Assembly, Honourable Isiaka Kazeem popularly known as ‘Arole’ has said that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is bigger than any one single individual to hold the party own for whatever reason. This was as the lawmaker also hinted that the 2019 Governorship candidate of the APC in Oyo state, Chief Bayo Adelabu popularly known as ‘penkelemes’ was not known within the political circle in the state until 2019 when he left his Central Bank of Nigeria’s Job to join the governorship race on the platform of the APC.…
Ahead of its 26 February, 2022 National Convention, the caretaker committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated state executives of the party for 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory. Kano and Sokoto states, however, have their party chairmen not inaugurated in the event that took place at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday. The decision not to inaugurate the excos for the two states may not be unconnected with the crisis rocking the party in the affected states. The list of state chairmen inaugurated on Thursday as obtained by PlatinumPost include; Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu (Abia),…
The Olubadan-in- council has nominated the Otun Olubadan of Ibadaland, High Chief Senator Lekan Balogun as the next Olubadan of Ibadanland. The decision was arrived at on Thursday during at a meeting at the residence of Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Owolabi Olakuleyin. According to the impeccable source, the meeting was moderated by the state government representative in the person of Director of Admin and General Services of Ibadan South East local government. In attendance were otun Ibadan High Chief Lekan Balogun (Olubadan elect), Balogun of Ibadanland High Chief owolabi Olakuleyin, osi Olubadan High Chief Rasidi Ladoja, otun Balogun of…
The Oyo State Command of the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has withdrawn her officers attached to lawmaker representing lseyin/ltesiwaju/ Kajola/lwajowa Federal Constituency in Oyo State at the House of Representatives, Shina Peller, over his proposal for scrapping of the institution. Peller proposed that the Nigeria Police Force to take over the responsibilities of the NSCDC. Head of Department Administration, DCC Sotiyo Igbalawole conveyed the Commandant-General’s directive to the federal lawmaker in a letter dated Tuesday, 2nd February 2022. The lawmaker made the proposal to the House via the National Security And Civil Defence Corps (Repeal and Transition)…