PDP can’t retain power in Ondo | The Nation Newspapers |

Omooba Abayomi Adesanya is the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. He spoke with DAMISI OJO on preparations for next year’s governorship elections and others partisan issues.

Q: You always describe the Mimiko administration as non-performing. What do you think the APC has in stock to change the tempo, if it comes to power?

A: My criticism of this administration has been constructive and issue-based. Exposing the ills and anti-people policies of Mimiko’s government. He runs the state like an emperor and with deceit. Our governor has failed in all his electoral promises. His regime has been a dark period in the history of Ondo State. Nothing is working.

Ondo State has about 11 state-owned industries or more, but today none is working. Oluwa Glass Factory, Igbokoda, with 5,000 workforce is moribund, Okitipupa Oil Palm Plantation with about 1,600 staff strength is dysfunctional, Owena Mass Transit is in extinction, Ifon Ceramics is history, the state Forest Reserve (afforestation) has been deforestated, Owena Dam and the water cooperation that usually supply pipe-borne water to every home in the state is now a dream.

The ever functional General and Specialist Hospitals, Clinics and Maternity Homes built in all the villages and towns across the state now exist in the imagination, Bolorunduro Timbre is gone, to mention but a few.

All these we are going to resuscitate and bring back to life when we get to power. Resuscitating them will create thousands of jobs opportunities to our teaming jobless youths. The APC government in Ondo State will build confidence and hope for the people. We are also targeting between 300 and 500 kilometres of roads in each of the 18 local government areas of the state, to open up the rural areas. We will also abide by our party’s manifesto to the letter. Kindly read the rest here: http://thenationonlineng.net/pdp-cant-retain-power-in-ondo-4/

Aareonakakanfo:


Ewo ni gaaaan I thought as much.Emi na sa n wo wipe tani eni yii .Mummy junior I sight you

Aareonakakanfo:

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I don't know about the Isalegan character but the other ones seem cool to me tho.Anyhow sha na dem sabi

Speaking of Fury-Klitschko, I always knew it was going to be tricky.For the first time,I saw klitschko looking upward.Fury is 6'9 That's a giant

Deontay-Joshua Huh that's a huge task for Joshua.I watched Deontay against Stiverne and I was like maaaaaaan this one dey vex oo.Joshua still needs to get past Stiverne before thinking about Deontay. Big uncle said I gotta crawl before I walk

mignone:

I quite understand u bt i do like us to be optimistic abt our nation since we all claim to mean well &hoping dt all bad eggs be flushed out one day soon... ó n se omo olókù béèni

mignone:

ha! odidi ààre! lóógun ofe o! let's give honour to whom it's due jare... na small pikin I be o

Aww e ma ko gbogbo iyen je.Oruko lasan ni.Koda, enikeni le pe ra re ni Oduduwa Agba leyin oo Eyin Mummy.

Aareonakakanfo:
Smh

Oluwa Glass Company-0

Ceramic Industry at Ifon-0

Idanre Hills-0

Ofosu Forest Reserve-0

These are projects that can easily make Ondo state the most prosperous state in Nigeria

Laudate how do you enclose your post?

Dwindling Allocation: Osun Suspends Promotion, Confirmation of Staff[/size]

As a result of the belt-tightening measures due to the dwindling allocation from the federal government, Osun state government may have suspended promotion of old members of staff in its employment.

The state government had a few weeks ago issued a memo detailing some measures it intended to introduce as a result of the drop in its monthly allocation to civil service in the state to cut down cost.

Few of the measures the government proposed in the memo was certificate based transfer that may see those working outside their field of study, getting transferred back to the appropriate section.

However since the memo was released in late September, no action has been taken in that direction, fuelling speculations that government may have dropped the proposal to avoid negative reaction from the organised labour movement.

laudate:


Ah...please give me a few days to conduct a search. The company is based in the Okitipupa area of Ondo state. They used to manufacture sheet glass, but I am not sure if they are still in operation. Kindly let me check & get back to you.

laudate:


At the beginning of the post, just type

Thanks.Ara oko ni mi So I heard Osun state recieved just 55m for september.I want us to discuss this.Scholes0 continue snubbing the thread

OSOGBO – The Governor of Osun state, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has said that states of the federation must look inward for their survival as funds coming to them from the federation account can no longer support their development projects.

Aregbesola said with Osun’s receipt of N55 million for the month of September, the message was clear that all avenues hitherto untapped must now be examined in order to sustain development initiatives.

The Governor stated this at the commencement of the reconstruction of Orita-Olaiya-Ita-Olokan Road at Olaiya Junction to commemorate the 5th year of the Aregbesola-led government in Osun.

The project is part of the designs to ensure smooth transportation within the state capital, Osogbo.

He pointed out that money coming from the Federation Account has dipped badly hence the need for people of the state to look inward in advancing the course of the state by returning to Agriculture.

He said, “We must at this point tell ourselves the truth, there is no money coming from the federation account, 34 million barrels of Niger‎ia’s crude oil are on the sea without buyers.

“Money coming from the Federation Account has dipped seriously and our hope for survival is in our hands, what our forefathers lived on was agriculture.

“We must now go back to the farms and work. We also need to pay our taxes so that government can meet its responsibilities. For September, our state got N55.8 million. The money we received cannot pay for the power supply by IBEDC that we use at the state Secretariat‎ monthly”. The governor told people at the programme.

Advising people to adhere to town planning rules, Aregbesola also added that the issue of separating houses during road constructions and expansions could have been avoided if there had been strict adherence to town planning rules in the past.

He emphasised that his government regret and offer sincere sympathy to those that will be affected with the construction of the road which his administration is embarking on.

The Governor admonished those affected to see this as their own sacrifice of the present administration’s effort to enhance the status of our cities for better living conditions of the generality of the people.

Aregbesola stated that Mess rs RATCON Construction Company Limited will be undertaking the reconstruction of the road at the cost of N985,115,410.78 million.

He said, “The expansion of the road and the need to have a reasonable setback unfortunately meant that some buildings are already standing in the way and has to be separated. This could have been avoided if there had been strict adherence to town planning rules in the past.

“We regret this and offer sincere sympathy to those affected. They should see this as their own sacrifice in our efforts to beautify our city and develop a decent human environment. Nevertheless, we have set aside the sum of N392 million to the 127 people whose buildings were affected”.

The Governor appealed to people of the state to bear with government on the pains and discomforts associated with the road construction projects embarked upon, especially Gbongan-Akoda Road, noting that the delay was due to the unexpected financial challenges that befell the nation.

He assured that all the projects embarked on by his government will be completed before the end of the present administration.

The Managing Director, Messrs RATCON Construction, Engr. Fouad Howayek held that Aregbesola deserves commendation for the massive on-going road construction works in the state.

He noted that RATCON has been partner with Osun since the first term of Aregbesola’s administration in the area of rehabilitation and construction of road projects.

‎According to him, “This kind of unprecedented achievement recorded in the last four years is an attestation to the fact that Mr. Governor’s passion for the rapid development of the state is undisputed,” The RATCOM boss stated

Speaking earlier, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works, Engr. Nurudeen Adeagbo, stressed that the dual carriage way of Olaiya-Asubiaro-Ita Olokan spanning 2.8km forms the second phase of of on-going rehabilitation of selected roads in Osogbo township.

He stated that the road could have been executed along with others in the first phase if not for the paucity of funds in the state, adding that a total of N392 million will be required to pay compensation to people whose property will be affected by the reconstruction.

‎Adeagbo said, “This road project is to be executed by Messrs RATCON Construction Company Ltd. The company that handled the completion of 21 selected Osogbo township roads totaling 26.69km and the on-going Bisi Akande trumpet road awarded at N29.22 billion”

mignone:

ha! odidi ààre! lóógun ofe o! let's give honour to whom it's due jare... na small pikin I be o

Aareonakakanfo:


[b][color=#770077]Scholes0 continue snubbing the thread

scholes0:


Snubbing bi ti bawo?
I don tire for osun state matter

Kilode ti a se wa ki nri yin nibi bayii ?You know say I sabi you well so you no fit give excuse

Aareonakakanfo:
Smh

Oluwa Glass Company-0

Ceramic Industry at Ifon-0

Idanre Hills-0

Ofosu Forest Reserve-0

These are projects that can easily make Ondo state the most prosperous state in Nigeria

Laudate how do you enclose your post?

Aareonakakanfo:


Thanks.Ara oko ni mi So I heard Osun state recieved just 55m for september.I want us to discuss this.Scholes0 continue snubbing the thread
[size=15pt]There is no money to rely on from Federal allocation – Aregbesola[/size]

scholes0:


SouthWest leaders are stupid and visionless.
There was an OK free trade zone free trade zone that was supposed to be cited in the Olokola area of Ondo/Ogun states. The present Dangote refinery under construction around the Lekki axis was supposed to have been cited there.
Instead of them to have put enough pressure on the guy and the other involved chinese investors to ensure that the Olokola area is developed, they allowed them to move it to Lagos state, when we know very well that Lagos is already teeming with enough commerce and industry.
Why must we put all our eggs in one basket, what kind of visionless leadership is that?

We need another developed coastal city in Yorubaland. Southern Ondo state in the Ilaje Axis would be my location of choice, or somewhere in Ijebuland.

ekafine:

Yorrrobbers do not like the truth. Discuss

scholes0:
SouthWest leaders are stupid and visionless.
There was an OK free trade zone that was supposed to be cited in the Olokola area of Ondo/Ogun states. The present Dangote refinery under construction around the Lekki axis was supposed to have been cited there.
Instead of them to have put enough pressure on the guy and the other involved chinese investors to ensure that the Olokola area is developed, they allowed them to move it to Lagos state, when we know very well that Lagos is already teeming with enough commerce and industry.
Why must we put all our eggs in one basket, what kind of visionless leadership is that?

We need another developed coastal city in Yorubaland. Southern Ondo state in the Ilaje Axis would be my location of choice, or somewhere in Ijebuland.

Aareonakakanfo:


O su mi.I swear we're the one killing the South-west ourselves.Eeeeverything is about Lagos.I heard the reason why Dangote didn't site it there is because the host communities weren't co-operating.They were demanding for too much.I don't even know what's going on regarding OKLNG.

ShymmeXS:
That was the project I was alluding to at the beginning of the thread. They moved it to Epe.

Ondo/Ogun didn't treat their indigenous folks shabbily - but these greed thieves in Lagos treated their indigenous folks like the savages in the Avatar movie. They didn't even give them a chance to negotiate with Dangote and get either compensation or resettlement - the wicked thieves just sent the military there to kick folks out of their ancestral lands.

ShymmeXS:


That was the project I was alluding to at the beginning of the thread. They moved it to Epe.

Ondo/Ogun didn't treat their indigenous folks shabbily - but these greed thieves in Lagos treated their indigenous folks like the savages in the Avatar movie. They didn't even give them a chance to negotiate with Dangote and get either compensation or resettlement - the wicked thieves just sent the military there to kick folks out of their ancestral lands.

Yeah I heard about that.Pathetic! You know one can argue that guy owns Nigeria.The country is on his palms and he can crush it whenever he likes.Some of the indigenous folks don't even want the project sited there probably due to environmental issues.I need to start employing the Onreflection method

Land dispute: Lekki Free Zone MD, Disu, killed on peace mission

Managing Director (MD) Lekki Worldwide Investment Company, otherwise known as the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Mr. Tajudeen Disu, was yesterday morning shot dead at the Lekki area of Lagos.

Also, in critical condition are the Chief Security Officer of Dangote Refinery, simply identified as Colonel Usman (retd) and three policemen, who were severely stabbed.

The tragedy happened during a protest by members of Okunraye Community of Lekki, who were protesting the siting of an oil refinery in the area.

Already,12 persons including two community leaders have been arrested in connection with the protest and the murder of Mr. Disu.
Daily Sun gathered that the community allegedly led by the Baale and the head of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) in the area had trooped out en masse at the refinery site, demanding that workers should vacate the area as it was not officially sold to them.

It was gathered that Disu was trying to calm down the angry protesters, assuring them that they would be well compensated when someone opened fire and shot him dead.

It was also gathered that the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of Dangote, Usman and three Policemen, who were trying to save Disu were severally stabbed and macheted by hoodlums who hijacked the protest.

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Joseph Offor, said the command had initially arrested 20 suspects in connection with the murder.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed shock and sadness over Disu’s murder and had urged the Police Commissioner to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book.

Ambode, who said this while fielding questions from journalists yesterday said the late Disu was shot by assailants during an official visit to one of the villages within the zone in the early hours of Monday.

“We are deeply touched with the loss of our dedicated officers at the Lekki Free Trade Zone, Alhaji Tajudeen Disu, who was until his death the arrow head of the Free Trade Zone Initiative. He was killed within the Lekki Free Trade Zone this morning.

“It really saddens my heart and the heart of all of us because this was somebody that has been dedicated to his duty in the past 10 years.”
Ambode described the late Disu as a man who was committed to promoting the inflow of investment to Lagos State and also expressed concern over the motives of those behind the killing.

However, Offor said the police still had the Baale and the chairman of the O’Odua People’s Congress (OPC) and other high profile community members in custody.

Also, the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr Fatai Owoseni, said the late Disu was using his relationship with the community to pacify the protesters when he was shot.

Mr. Owoseni said Disu was rushed to the hospital but could not survive the gunshot.

He confirmed that three policemen, who tried to rescue him were also injured by the hoodlums.

He added that investigation has commenced. “We have arrested 12 suspects in connection with the murder. We arrested many but after
screening them, we released some and we are keeping 12 suspects.

“We would do a diligent investigation and we must ensure that those arrested would be charged to court as soon as possible, adding that Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations has already visited the scene.
“We will go after the sponsors of the protest and I can assure you that the investigation will be carried out speedily and diligently.”

http://sunnewsonline.com/new/land-dispute-lekki-free-zone-md-disu-killed-on-peace-mission

DrMo2:
That awkward moment when you took time to research and contribute, only to discover you have been banned and post hidden for no reason.... disgusting!!!! cc: Aareonakakanfo, Shymmex


I can now feel the pain of what people have been complaining about, I know better now

laudate:


It is actually in Ibeju-Lekki area, where the free trade zone is located. I want to go to bed in a good mood tonight so I won't even touch on the shenanigans of land grabbers in that area and the way Tinubu and co took their lands away with impunity, leaving them with very little in exchange.

laudate:


Gbam!! I have said it before over and over, if Nigerians do not exploit the potentials of their waterways, they would lose out on a huge source of revenue and an efficient way to ease transportation for the masses.

Someone once told me that from Lagos to Ondo State via the waterways is just a journey of 2 and half hours. I don't know if his estimates are accurate. Why can't an interstate ferry service be developed?? It would beat having to stay choked up in Lagos-Ibadan expressway traffic, just because I want to get to Ondo by road.

Ever since I can remember, the bitumen in Ondo state has been a subject on the pages of newspapers. What has been done to actively market and exploit this resource? Very little. It is just so sad.

Dangote's refinery should not be the only one in the South-West. It was reported recently that Buhari has issued licenses to 65 private investors to set up modular refineries. What has Ondo State government done to actively get some of them to site those refineries in Ilaje area?? Lagos State has a Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources charged with actively seeking investment opportunities that would enable the state tap into the oil & gas sector. What is Ondo State with its potential oil wells doing??

Aareonakakanfo:


Were you banned by the spambot or by a mod?

Aareonakakanfo:


O su mi.I swear we're the one killing the South-west ourselves.Eeeeverything is about Lagos.I heard the reason why Dangote didn't site it there is because the host communities weren't co-operating.They were demanding for too much.I don't even know what's going on regarding OKLNG.

The leaders of Okunraiye community, one of the host communities of the Lekki Free Trade Zone in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, have attributed the death of Tajudeen Disu to a stray bullet fired by the police.