Ogun Alert

“They have no knowledge of such a thing, nor their fathers. Grievous is the word that comes forth from their mouth. What they say is nothing but falsehood.” (Q.18:5) If I were the Governor of Ogun State, H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun, if he truly knew one Dr Quadri who wrote a terrible piece that motivated this commentary of mine, I would classify Dr Quadri as a deranged, reckless, mischievous and psychopathic nincompoop whom I would not for any reason want to see around me. But as I am not, I would only take recourse to the Prophet’s statement when he was unjustly persecuted on the day of Taif: God forgives them perhaps something good will come from their future generations. I believe that the Governor and/or his handlers may subscribe to Prophet Muhammad’s approach by not condescending to dignify the defamatory statements issued against the person of the Governor as one would not bite a dog simply because a dog has bitten one. But I often subscribe to the dictum that you don’t ...

Ogun State House of Assembly has declared null and void, the notice of demolition/ acquisition served by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to residents of Itoki-Agbado-Ijoko, a border community between Ogun and Lagos States, in preparation for the construction of light rail by Lagos State Consequently, the Assembly has called for the formal agreement between the two States through a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) with a view to ensuring that the required compensation is paid to property owners, whose structures may be affected in the course of the implementation of the proposed project. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo, issued the directive, while responding to the submission of his colleague-lawmaker from Ifo II State Constituency, Ganiyu Oyedeji, who reported the unauthorized distribution of the demolition notice by LAMATA to residents of the areas under personal explanation at a plenary held at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mos...

Ogun State House of Assembly has canvassed for a law to codify the long-term development plans and blueprints with a view to addressing policy summersault and economic wastage that always characterised public governance whenever there is a change of government at the State level.  The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Olakunle Oluomo made the call during an interaction with the State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Okubadejo and his Budget and Planning counterpart, Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan at the Year 2022 Budget Retreat held at the Conference Centre, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan. Oluomo stressed that it was high time the State put in place a legislation that would avail every successive administrations and those who attain position of authority in the State, the developmental prospect and potentials of every areas of the State towards ensuring continuity in projects and governance to further promote democratic ideals.   He ...

The Year 2022 Ogun State Appropriation Bill has passed through second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly with lawmakers unanimously requesting for an upward review of funds allotted to education and health sectors, owing to their direct importance to the socio-economic advancement and overall wellbeing of the people of the State . Opening debate during the second reading of the bill titled “ HB. N0. 075/OG/2021 - Year 2022 Appropriation Law”, through a motion moved by the Majority Leader, Yusuf Sheriff and seconded by Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, the Chairman, House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Kunle Sobukanla said there was need to set out strategies towards blocking leakages, just as he called for increased priority to infrastructural development and education.  In their separate remarks, other members including Ganiyu Oyedeji, Abdul Bashir Oladunjoye, Solomon Osho and Abayomi Fasuwa said that there was need for all revenue generating agenci...