He said this while reacting to the directive of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State that herdsmen should vacate the state within seven days and the reaction of the Presidency warning against such move.
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The position of the Forum was contained in a statement by Yinka Odumakin for the South West; Chief Guy Ikokwu, South East; Senator Bassey Henshaw for the South South; and Dr. Isuwa Dogo, Middle Belt.
In a statement on Wednesday, the spokesman of the group, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, told the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to rescind the ultimatum given to herders to vacate forest reserves in the state.
Akeredolu had on Monday via his Twitter handle handed down the order to the herders, including the arrest of those who are underaged with immediate effect.
Akeredolu gave the order in a series of tweets on his Twitter handle on Monday.
It wasn’t the first time traditional rulers would be felled by heinous bullets across Nigeria. But it was the first time a first-class Yoruba king, bedecked in his regalia, crown and sceptre, would be untimely dispatched to the land of his ancestors.
His closeness to the community and passion to impact the people has endured all the way from his humble beginnings to the attainment of the dizzying heights of his professional and public service career. Even in retirement he is not tired of pursuing the purpose of his people. And many have wondered what is it about his community that has made him unable to look away.
Oluwasegun Ajiboye, Chief Press Secretary to the governor, in a statement on Wednesday in Akure, said the extension was due to the expiration of Ige’s second six months tenure as acting vice chancellor.
CP Bolaji said this was made possible by an aggressive manhunt made by the Command to ensure the stolen toddler is found unhurt in record time.
Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, Chairman of the committee, said this at a meeting with religious leaders as well as stakeholders in Akure on Wednesday.
The building is to serve as the zone’s operational office and headquarters.
Chief Oyedele Ibini, Hon. Lad Ojomo, Ayo Fadaka, Hon. Rasheed Elegbeleye and Hon. Ebenezer Alabi were suspended by the State Working Committee of the PDP in Ondo State on December 22, 2020.
The acting Commissioner for Health in Ondo State, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye, has reiterated government’s commitment to eradicating Lassa fever, which…
The Minister undertook the inspection on Monday at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board CBT Centre in Hollaram, Ondo State.
Ale’s wife was abducted on Thursday night while returning from Lagos State to Ondo State on a business trip along the Ondo-Akure Highway.
Olabisi Omolona, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, who stated this on Saturday in Akure, Ondo State, while giving a talk on the 2020 International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, said that this would hasten the prosecution of perpetrators of any violence against women and equally ensure adequate protection against discrimination.
Afenifere’s reaction was contained in a statement on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin.
The monarch was killed on Thursday evening around Elegbeka axis of the town.
Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, made the disclosure at the flag-off of cash grant to rural women on Thursday in Akure.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ogundeji, who is representing Odigbo constituency 2 was impeached following the house resolutions.