In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Friday, Ojo said any attempt to conduct the election would be illegal and a travesty of justice.
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The governor, who stated this while delivering a speech at the 2nd Circularity Africa Conference, held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, added that the government and the people of the state are seeing results in the areas of education, health, security and expansion of the state’s economy.
The governor, who stated this while hosting the Muslim Ummah in the state at his residence in Ibadan, added that his government has continued to be fair and just to all religions and that he has always ensured that merit and excellence were considered for appointments and recruitments in the state.
Makinde said it is a thing of joy that Muslims and non-Muslims have witnessed another celebration of Eid-el-Fitri, calling for prayers to end insecurity in the country.
The state government in a statement made public in Ibadan said that as a believer in the rule of law and as a government with the utmost respect for the Supreme Court, it will comply with the ruling of the apex court.
The governor, who stated this in a condolence message to the family of the educationist and the Okere of Saki, Oba Khalid Olabisi, added that the late Adedoyin epitomised the quintessence of “A ji se bi Oyo laari” values, having left an indelible mark on the sands of time as a Nigerian.
The ALGON Chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, made the dedication at a news conference on Saturday in Ibadan.
The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who disclosed this in Ibadan, said the measure was in tandem with the open governance policy of the State Government and its drive to always involve the citizens in the affairs of governance.
In an unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro in a zoom conference, the apex court directed that the unlawfully dissolved council officials be paid all their entitlements from the date of their illegal dissolution to the date they were to vacate office.
The governor, who pledged his support for the candidates in the election said that they must work hard for victory.
Makinde, while speaking at the May Day celebration, held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan, acknowledged the dedication and commitment of the workers, saying that the success recorded in the state in the last two years would not have been possible if not for the positive attitude of the workers.
Makinde gave the assurance during an inspection tour of the newly renovated Jericho Nursing Home, Jericho, Ibadan.
Makinde stated this while receiving the University of Lagos Faculty of Engineering Alumni Association, which paid a courtesy visit to his office at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
The governor, who made this known when he received the national executives of the Man O’ War Nigeria on a courtesy visit to his office, explained that the recent trend of the kidnapping of students, among other security challenges, has become worrisome.
The bandits: Awali Atine, Ibrahim Abu, Shuaib Balau, Ibrahim Musa, Abdullah Masika and Umar Aliu Masika, all of Bororo Fulani ethnic group, were arrested along Okeho-Ilua and Okeho-Iseyin Road at about 4am.
Governor Makinde, who stated this on Wednesday, during the inauguration of the South-West PDP Zonal Executives, held at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that the redemption of the country has begun from the South-West geopolitical zone.
The security base was established to tackle insecurity, especially cases of kidnapping along the Ibadan/Ijebu-Ode road of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that kidnappers invaded Agbo Hotel on Saturday and kidnapped the owner of the hotel, Oyedokun Oyeniyi, his wife, Busayo Oyedokun and seven others.
Igboho’s spokesman, Olayomi Koiki, revealed this to SaharaReporters.
Chief Press Secretary to Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Taiwo Adisa, who gave this warning in a statement on Saturday, described APC’s intervention on the planned conversion of an expanse of land and parts of the Staff Quarters of the BCOS to a Government Residential Area (GRA) as needless, uninformed, half-baked and irresponsible.