Category: Impurse

By Bisade Ojoye

His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Babatunde Adewale Ajayi, Torungbuwa II, The Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland; Chairman, Ogun State Council of Obas, Visioner and Grand Patron of Remo Growth and Development Foundation, (RemoGDF) would be inaugurating RemoGDF, North America Chapter on Sunday, 7th August, 2022.

According to a release on Wednesday, August, 3, 2022, signed by Omo’ba Abiola Ogundeko, Head,
Media and Publicity,
Remo Growth and Development Foundation (RemoGDF), the event will hold at Charles Ballroom, Belvedere, 1E, Chase Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, United States of America.

The highlights of the inauguration of RemoGDF North America Chapter include: Official Proclamation and Inauguration of RemoGDF, North America Chapter by Oba (Dr.) Babatunde Adewale Ajayi while Otunba Tunji Lawal-Solarin, Petroleum Economist, Chaiman TELSY Energy and TELSY Consulting will deliver a lecture with the theme, “Remoland: A preferred Investment Destination and Hub.

The inauguration will also feature series of lectures such as: Remo University: A world-class, technology-oriented university run in an entrepreneurial and sustainable manner in line with best governance principles. This is to be delivered by Mr. Tola Mobolurin, Vice Chairman and Group Managing Director of Crusader (Nigeria) Plc; Pioneer, Managing Director of Capital Bancorp Plc (1988- 2009) and Former Board Member, FCMB Group Plc.

A lecture titled “Growth Mindset: Thriving Opportunities for Remo Immigrants in America”, to be delivered by Mr. Jide Adesoye, Gates Millennium Scholar, Harvard, MBA, IB. Also on the same subject, “Growth Mindset: Thriving Opportunities for Remo Immigrants in America will be handled by Alex Kunle Ayankoya, GMD/CEO Vomos Communications and Technology.

The release stated that the Akarigbo would be accompanied to the event from Nigeria by some royal fathers and some eminent personalities namely: His Royal Highness, Oba Adewale O. Osiberu, Elepe of Epe, Sagamu, Ogun State; His Royal Highness, Oba Adeleke Idowu-Basibo, Alaperu of Iperu Remo, Ogun State; His Royal Highness, Oba (Barr.) Michael Olufemi Sonuga, (JP), Olofin of Ilisan Remo, Ogun State; His Royal Highness, Oba Taiwo Taiwo,
Onipara of Ipara Remo, Ogun State and his wife, Ayaba Afolake Taiwo, Olori of Ipara Remo.

Others are: Asiwaju S.K Onafowokan, Asiwaju of Remoland & Member, Board of Trusters of RemoGDF; Iyalode Folasade Ogunbiyi, the 2nd Iyalode of Remoland; Otunba Tunji Lawal-Solarin – Chairman, RemoGDF; Aare (Dr.) Kola Oyefeso, Co-Chairman, RemoGDF; Chief (Mrs.) Tunji Lawal-Solarin; Otunba Sunny Adewale and wife, Chief (Mrs.) Iyabo Kalejaiye; Chief (Mrs.) Oyebola Osibodu-Adetula; Mr. Tony Osibodu of RemoGDF, Diaspora Relations Worldwide; Mr. Sammy Ogunjimi – Head, Health Directorate, RemoGDF.

The release added, “Special appreciation goes to the Coordinator of RemoGDF, North America; Mr. Abbey Olusanya and other distinguished personalities who have played significant roles in this package of the event. The role call include: Engr. Wole Ogunsanya, Mr. Tony Osibodu, Princess Yemisi Oluwole, Dr. Wale Onabiyi, Messrs: Tunji Amokade, Prince Leke Adesoye, Olu Adelaja, Alex Ayankoya, Tokunbo Salako and RemoGDF Secretariat in Nigeria.

By Olamide Yinusa

The Government’s Liaison Officer (GLO), Remo North Local Government, Ogun State, Omo’ba Abiola Ogundeko has lauded the efforts of the boss of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Remo North Local Government, Ogun State, Mrs. Abodunrin Odedairo for the good job she and her team have been doing in ensuring free and fair elections, voters’ registration and civic education in the local government.

Omo’ba Ogundeko who made this evaluation when he paid a courtesy call on the INEC boss at Isara Remo on Wednesday, 27th July, 2022 was accompanied by Hon. (Prince) Adedapo Odunsi, the Remo North Local Government Council who formerly introduced him the INEC official.

He disclosed that the purpose of the visit was to formally meet with the INEC and reecho the desire of His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun Executive Governor of Ogun State to give maximum assurance and support for a hitch free continuous voters’ registration process.

Omo’ba Ogundeko reiterated before Mrs. Odedairo that all the GLOs were appointed to support and compliment the good work of all the LG Council’s bosses, most especially at a time when the country was moving towards an election year in 2023.

Hon. (Prince) Adedapo Odunsi corroborated the GLO’s position by assuring the INEC boss of unalloyed support towards having a free and fair electoral processes.

In her remarks, the INEC Electoral Officer, Remo North Local Government, Mrs. Odedairo welcomed Omo’ba Ogundeko and promised to work with fairness and equity with all the political parties and stakeholders in the Local Government for a successful process and elections.

She thanked the state governor, Prince Abiodun for appointing credible, grassroot politicians and men of unblemished characters to interact with the people at the grassroot level.

In attendance were the commission’s senior staffers: Mrs. Akinuji, (Assistant Electoral Officer I) and Messrs; Yekeen Tunde, (Assistant Electoral Officer II); Abiodun Ojetola, (Assistant Electoral Officer III).

By Olufemilade Oyinade

The Ogun State government has enacted a law which has empowered it to demolish any house providing safe haven to cultists.

The state governor made this known while speaking at the 90th birthday celebration of Alhaji Teslim Dawodu, held on Thursday in Sagamu.

He said his administration would deplore all necessary resources to ensure that all cult-related issues become a thing of the past.

“I have signed a law and that law now empowers me to demolish any house where a cultist is caught.

“Sagamu has had its own peculiar problems and we are on top of it. We are deploring all the resources to ensure that we stay on top of the security situation in Sagamu.

“It is very unfortunate that the capital of Remoland is the place where we begin to have issues with cultists. And you know, traditionally, cultists were usually found in the tertiary institutions, but, these days, you will find out that cultists are now your mechanic, vulcanizer, bricklayer and when you even ask them why they are involved, they don’t even understand,” he said.

Abiodun, however, called on property owners in the state to ensure they have the data of their respective tenants.

“It is very simple, we want our landlords to now do what we call
KYC, which means that you should know your tenants before you give them your house. This is because if we should catch anyone who is involved in cultism and lives in your house, we will demolish such a house,” the governor stated.

Abiodun who urged the people of the state to make use of the remaining days left in the registration exercise for the Permanent Voter’s Card, said that it was imperative for the people to come out in their large numbers to register and ensure that the new voting units are not cancelled as a result of low registration of voters.

” I want to urge us to take advantage of the voters registration exercise currently going on, anyone who does not register cannot vote and if you can’t vote, you can’t talk.

“I am pleading with all of us to continue to troop out, we don’t want all the new polling units, about 900 of them to be cancelled.

“Each new polling unit must have a minimum of fifty people who have registered or otherwise, INEC will cancel the unit and we all know that the new polling units are meant to ensure we don’t walk a long distance to vote and we don’t want them to cancel them, let us all go out and register,” he said.

Abiodun, while reiterating that he does not make empty promises, said palliative work has commenced on the Ijoko-Ota road.

The governor who described the celebrant as a principled, consistent and diligent man, added that “he is a man that can only be swayed by merit”.

By Olamide Yinusa

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has declared tomorrow, Friday, 29th July, work free.

This is the second time this week that workers will be given holiday to register for their permanent voters cards.

Gov. Abiodun had earlier declared, Tuesday, 26th July, 2022 as a work-free day throughout the State.

The announcement followed the large turnout of eligible voters to register on Tuesday and more people still rushing to registration centres as the exercise will end on Sunday, 31st July.

A statement issued in Abeokuta on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor said “another public holiday has become expedient to provide another window of opportunity for all workers in the state, who were unable to complete their exercise as a result of the large turnout of prospective eligible voters since its commencement.

“The work free day is to enable those who have either lost their cards, not registered or who might need to travel to their wards, local government areas and constituencies to perfect their Permanent Voters Registration or transfer their cards, where necessary, to enable them participate in the next general elections”.

“We all need this last weekend to get our PVCs. Nobody should be disenfranchised on account of being too busy at work,” the statement emphasized.

The Governor, therefore, urged all eligible adults to seize the opportunity of the holiday to go home to their different wards and constituencies to get their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), the statement concluded.

By Olufemilade Oyinade

The Ogun State government has approved appointments of new traditional rulers to fill the vacant stools in the state.

The state government equally announced the approval of some persons into vacant chieftaincy positions, while approval was also granted for the change of a chieftaincy title.

A statement issued on Wednesday by the Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin in Abeokuta, the decision for the approvals was taken during the State Executive Committee meeting held on Monday evening.

Somorin, who disclosed that approvals for the chieftaincy declaration of the Onikooko of Kooko Ebiye in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area and the Olu of Ajura in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state, were also granted by the state executive council, said that a total of 11 chieftaincy approvals were granted.

According to the Governor’s spokesman, the vacant stools that were approved to be filled include Prince Saka Adelola Matemilola as the new Olowu of Owu in Abeokuta North Local Government Area; the Aboro of Ibese, Yewa North LG, will be occupied by Prince Oluwaseyi Rotimi Mulero while Prince Rufai Adeleke Adeyalu was approved as the new Lemo of Ode-Lemo in Sagamu Local Government Area.

Prince Ademola Eletu is the new Onitele of Itele in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area; Prince Ogunsola Muyideen Oluseyi Soile as the new Ayanperuwa of Sotubo in Sagamu Local Government Area and
Prince Lukman Salami as the new Ebi of Idena in Ikenne Local Government Area.

He added that the chieftaincy title of the Oniboro of Iboro in Yewa North Local Government Area has been changed to Aboro of Iboro.

He further noted that the Exco also approved the appointments of Chiefs Rasheed Adisa Raji and Ganiu Kolawole Egunjobi as the new Asipa Egba and Otun Egba respectively.

By Bisade Ojoye

The newly appointed Government’s Liaison Officer (GLO) for Remo North Local Government, Omo’ba Abiola Ogundeko has promised a robust representation that would bring about desired dividends of democracy to the people of the local government.

Ogundeko who made this disclosure today, Wednesday July 27, 2022 during his first official working visit to the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Prince Adedapo Odunsi, stated that he was in the council to further amplify the all inclusive drive of the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun who, according him has been working assiduously and conscientiously to take development to every nook and cranny of the state.

The GLO, briefed Prince Odunsi about the main purpose of their appointment and the responsibilities attached to the office of the GLOs in the 20 Local Government Areas of Ogun State.

The council’s boss, Hon. Prince Odunsi, receiving Omo’ba Abiola Ogundeko poured encomiums on the state Governor for being foresighted and farsighted, thanking him for his magnanimity and excellent leadership skill for appointing, according to him, “credible, grassroot politicians and men of unblemished characters to interact more with the people at the grassroot level”.

Prince Odunsi who warmly received the Government’s Liaison Officer enjoined him to work harmoniously with all the stakeholders in Remo North

In attendance at the event included: Hon. Waheed Sopelola,
Vice Chairman,
Remo North Local Government; Hon. Olawale Oyetola,
Supervisor for Waste and Environment, Remo North Local Government; Hon. Yinka Soyemi, Leader, APC, Remo North Local Government.

By Olufemilade Oyinade

Omo’ba Abiola Ogundeko, the Head of Media and Publicity of Remo Growth and Development Foundation (RemoGDF) has been appointed as the Government’s Liaison Officer for Remo North Local Government, Ogun State by the Executive Governor of the state,
His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

Omo’ba Ogundeko, alongside 28 other Local Government’s Liaison Officers in each of the 20 Local Government areas of the state were inaugurated yesterday, Monday, 25th July, 2022 at Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

It would be recalled, a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday, 18th July, 2022 by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Kunle Somorin stated that the appointments were made in furtherance of the Administration’s inclusive approach to governance, boosting the Building Our Future Together Agenda and deepening democracy.

By Bisade Ojoye

Ekiti State Governor’s wife, Erelu Bisi Fayemi has been named to lead the 46-member committee to coordinate activities marking the end of the tenure of her husband, Dr. Kayode Fayemi as well as inauguration ceremonies for the incoming administration of Hon Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, billed to take off on October 16, 2022.

The wife of the Governor-elect, Dr (Mrs) Olayemi Oyebanji will serve as Co-Chairperson while Mr. Seun Odewale, Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement, will serve as Secretary to the committee.

The Committee, among other tasks, will liaise with relevant organs of government, groups and individuals in organising programmes commemorating the fourth anniversary of the Dr Kayode Fayemi’s second term administration (JKF-2), as well as activities ushering in the incoming administration.

The committee’s assignment commences immediately.

The list of member included amongst others:

By Adeyemi William

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun on Monday, while inaugurating the newly appointed Governor’s Local Government Liaison Officers warned them not to compete with their local government chairmen, but rather complement them to serve the people at the grassroots better.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at the Oba’s Complex Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the governor said as the closest to the grassroots, the GLOs have a duty to work closely with their council bosses by championing the course of development at the local communities and ensure that the people get the dividends of democracy.

He further warned them not to see their appointments as a means of corruptly enriching themselves from the public treasury, noting that as an administration that prides itself in upholding transparency and probity, it would not hesitate to relieve those found wanting of their appointments.

“Let me sound a note of caution to all the appointees. You are to complement your local government chairmen. You are not to compete with them. Let me again sound a note of caution to our officers not to see their appointments as a means of corruptly enriching themselves from the public treasury. As an administration that prides itself in upholding transparency and probity, we would not hesitate to relieve those found wanting of their appointments.

“Your appointments should be seen as a clarion call that demands excellent performance. This is to ensure greater efficiency and service delivery to our people. You are to be apostles of good governance in your respective Local Government Areas. You have been appointed at a time when the people have started getting used to high standard of service delivery and have also started enjoying higher dividends of their hard earned democracy.

“You must ensure that the initiatives of our Administration at encouraging self-employment, placing Ogun State on the global industrial map, and the drive of making Ogun State the investors destination of choice are given priority through positive attitude to visitors and residents alike”, the governor charged.

While calling on them to brace themselves for the tasks ahead, Abiodun urged them to contribute their quota towards the realisation of the ISEYA mantra.

He solicited for the support of the people and maintained that “the new appointees were chosen from the pool of highly qualified indigenes of our dear state taking into consideration variables like fairness, justice, equity and truthfulness”.

“Therefore, I wish to state that people who were not chosen at this moment should not regard this development as a disapproval of their desire to serve. Neither should it place a barrier in their contributions to the continued development of our dear State. There are still a lot of various opportunities to serve our state”, he added.

While reiterating that the appointees are to serve as a feedback mechanism through a two-way communication process between the government and the people, he enjoined them to justify the confidence reposed in them by demonstrating the ability to ride above situations and challenges while also remaining loyal to the cause of service to humanity.

The governor stressed that their performance would be reviewed regularly to ensure that his government, not only maintain, but improve on its level of performance generally.

He assured that his administration would continue to provide the enhancing and conducive environment for a participatory government, where mutual love, trust and cooperation exists.

Responding on behalf of the appointees, Semiu Lawal, thanked the governor for the confidence and trust reposed in them, promising that they would work hard to deliver on their mandates.

By Cyril Nkem

A group known as Delta Youths Movement (DYM) has hailed the recent court of Appeal judgment in Lagos, Presided by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke which handed a seven year jail term to a serving senator Peter Nwaoboshi.

The movement said the decision of the court of appeal has restored the hope of Nigerians in the judiciary as they also advised that the Supreme Court should follow the Path of the Appeal court.

Leader of the group, Kenneth Abonyi, said Nigerians had started having faith in the judiciary while praising the EFCC for carrying out thorough investigation on the matter.

It will be recalled that early this month, the court of appeal sitting in Lagos handed over a seven year sentence on Peter Nwaoboshi over a property that was said to have been illegally purchased, using the names of his property, Guinea House limited.

accordingly.”

The Appeal Court in its ruling had also ordered that Senator Nwaoboshi’s two companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical Ltd be wound up in line with the provisions of Section 22 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2021.

By Olamide Yinusa

Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun State Commissioner for Education; Professor Adeleke Oduwaye of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos and Otunba Tunji Lawal-Solarin, Co-Chairman of Remo Growth and Development Foundation will be leading discussions at the maiden Leadership Workshop holding today, Friday at Remo Secondary School (RSS) Sagamu Remo.

Other eminent personalities billed to also deliver lectures at this event are, His Royal Majesty, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, Chairman, Ogun State Council of Obas who is also the Akarigbo and paramount ruler of Remo land, and Engineer Adeola Sosanwo, immediate past President of RESSO.

At this Leadership Lecture organised by the Aare Adetola Emmanuel-King led Remo Secondary School Old Students Association, Professor Arigbabu will be speaking on, “Partnership for Progress: School, State and the Alumni” while Professor Oduwaye will address, “Passing the Baton: Sustaining Visionary Leadership across Generation”. Otunba Lawal-Solarin handles “Community Development through Good Leadership”. Oba Ajayi will be speaking on, “Challenges and Benefits of Transformational Leadership while Engineer Sosanwo will dwell on the topic, “Good Leadership: a Panacea for sustaining RSSOSA Vision”.

The twin occasion will also see Oba Babatunde Ajayi commission the newly renovated Remo Secondary School Old Students Association Secretariat named in his honour

The leadership of RSSOSA has urged old students community and invited guests to attend promptly as the workshop promises to be thought provoking, mind-edifying, developmentally challenging as it will, no doubt address the mirage of problems buffeting any developing nation, particularly Nigeria. The event will hold inside the auditorium the school premises, Sagamu, commencing from 12.00. Attendance is strictly by invitation.

By Bisade Ojoye

The Nigerian Nation has commissioned Coleman Wire and Cable fibre optic company, the first fibre optic cable manufacturing factory in West Africa and the fifth in Africa.

Declaring the factory open on Thursday, Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun said the factory would be a further boost to his administration’s innovation and development of its digital economy infrastructure.

Speaking at the inauguration of the company located on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the governor expressed his delight that the pioneer factory would equally boost the advancement in teaching and learning processes in academic institutions across the state.

“The manufacture of fibre optic cables locally will aid the deployment of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the different sectors of the economy. It will boost tech innovation, advancement in teaching and learning processes in our academic institutions, improve medical care, improve ease and access to data information and enhance internet connection.

“This will no doubt be a boost to our administration’s innovation of digital economy infrastructure,” he said.

Abiodun further disclosed that his administration’s commitment towards building a technologically advanced state had won his administration awards in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digital economy by the Federal Ministry of Communication, Business Day Newspaper in 2019, Independent Newspaper, Daily Times in 2021.

He added that the awards were in recognition of the efforts of his administration to maximize the advantages of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and digital economy.

Abiodun further disclosed that the launching of its digital economy project which aims to lay five thousand kilometers of fibre optic cables across the state would receive the needed boost with the commissioning of the first fibre optic cable factory in West Africa.

The governor noted that the commissioning of the factory would go a long way at conserving the already scarce foreign exchange, promoting tech transfer, generating employment and alleviating poverty.

He called on other well meaning individuals and organisations to come and benefit from the immense opportunity the state has.

Abiodun, however, used the occasion to remind private industries in the state to be mindful of their responsibility to corporate social values, charging the host communities to display a high level of cooperation and responsibility.

“I urge all private industries in Ogun State to be mindful of their responsibility to Corporate Social Values. The host communities on the other hand should continue to display a high level of cooperation and responsibility. By so doing, all the benefits associated with the presence of industries will be realized.

“In this regard, industries are expected to complement the existing infrastructure facilities that have been provided by the state government through prompt payment of their taxes,” he said.

In her remarks, the United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, represented by the Commercial Attache, David Russell, who noted that the impact of the factory would be seen everywhere, added that more jobs would be created for the people of the state.

Earlier in his remark, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Coleman Technical Industries Limited (CTIL), George Onafowokan, who disclosed that the company since its inception had a firm belief in local content, added that the vision of the company is based on the premise of believing in Nigeria and growing local capacity.

George who also noted that the company would build capacity for the country, West Africa, Central Africa and about fifty percent of the continent, added that the plan would make the company the biggest fibre optic cable factory in the continent by September of 2023.

The Minister for Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, represented by Adewale Bakare, commended the dedication of the company to the growth of the economy of the country.

He added that the expansion of the factory from electricity wires and cables to the production of fibre optic cables used by telecommunication companies and other industries, including defense and medicals for various applications in Nigeria and other West African sub-region is a confirmation of the confidence in the industrialisation drive of the federal government.