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One can’t not but commend young people especially the female gender who have chosen to brave the odds and get involved in active politics like one of the leading women representing the womenfolk very well in the Prince Dapo Abiodun led Ogun state government, Hon. Sola Arobieke, a management expert, who within a period of time has been able to pull her weight and show that you do not need to be a moneybag to make the desired impact in politics. Hon. Sola Arobieke, one of the indigenes making Odogbolu town proud and one of the key cabinet members making Ogun State business friendly for investors as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Industry, Trade and Investment. A proud daughter of Odogbolu town, who has contributed immensely to the growth of the town. She is from the popular Arobieke dynasty in Ododgbolu. Who is never shy from calling her self Odogbolu babe. A stunt supporter of Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who had to resign as an aide of former Ogun State Governor, Gov. Ibikunle A...

The silent achiever and energic APC Southwest Zonal Women Leader, Hon. Yetunde Akinsanya has being endearing her party,APC to Nigerian especially women in the entire southwest states – Lagos,Ogun,Osun,Ekiti,Ondo,Oyo. Hon. Yetunde Akinsanya who has being working tirelessly to on how to mobilise women, either professionals or politicians, to secure their confidence and convince them to vote for all All-Progressive Congress candidates in the southwest especially Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the forthcoming general election. Hon. Yetunde Akinsanya who believes in team work and at various time liaised with all state women leader from the Southwest Zone, Lagos State Women Leader, Jumoke Okoya-Thomas , Osun State, Kudirat Fakokunde; Women Leaders in Oyo, Alhaja Tinuade Adigun;Ekiti State,Caroline Egunlosi, Ogun State Women Leader, Alhaja Aminat Adigun and her Ondo State counterpart, Risikat Oladoye to chart a common cause for the party in line with APC guiding principles and policy. Hon. ...

...vows administration will deal ruthlessly with acts of thuggery, hooliganism Towards ensuring peaceful conduct of the 2023 general election in th country, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has called on the police authority to engage politicians in the country on the need to play by the rules. Abiodun who made this call at the Cinema Hall of the June 12 Cultural Center, Abeokuta, venue of a conference for senior police officers in the state, with the theme, "Creating the Enabling Environment for a Free, Fair and Credible 2023 General Elections in Ogun State", equally emphasized that politicians need to desist from hate speeches capable of heating up the political temperature of the state. The governor, however, vowed that his administration would deal ruthlessly with any act of thuggery capable of causing insecurity in the state. He disclosed that he had instructed the police in the state and the Department of State Security (DSS) to be on top of the situation. "As...

...unveils 4-km Oba Erinwole Road, Sagamu The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed the readiness of its administration to collaborate with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to reconstruct the dilapidated Ogijo-Sagamu Road. Abiodun, who made this disclosure on Monday at the official inauguration of the 4-kilometre Oba Erinwole Road in Sagamu Local Government Area of the state, said that work would commence on the construction of Hospital Road in Sagamu during the week. He expressed his dismay that previous administrations left the Oba Erinwole Road unattended despite its direct bearing on the socio-economic lives of the people, which according to him led to the deplorable condition of the important road. "We realized that majority of these roads have direct bearing to the economic circumstances of our people. One of such neglected roads is this Oba Erinwole Road. By the time we came into office, the road had become a nightmare; completely impassable and ca...

The Governor Dapo Abiodun-led administration in Ogun State on Wednesday took a major step in making the state an oil producing one as a firm, Gasoline Integrated International, expressed its readiness to build a $3b refinery in Tongeji Island, Ipokia Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued in Abeokuta by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin said the refinery when completed will be refining 400,000 litres of crude oil into petrol per day. The chairman of the company, Dr. Lukman Bolaji, who disclosed this when he led the company's directors on a courtesy call on the governor, Governor Abiodun in his office at Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, noted that the firm is into upstream and main stream and had acquired an oil block at Tongeji Island. The refinery, he explained, would be located at Ipokia and would refine 100,000 litres per day and other petroleum products at the beginning, and later expand to 400,000 litres per day in the future. He said that the project wou...

The attempts to misconstrue my tweet asserting Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s victory, based on his nationwide acceptance by most Nigerians, is despicable. Well-known alarmists whose stock in trade lies in creating needless controversies in order to remain relevant have desperately sought to suggest that by urging the acceptance of what is soon to be a democratic reality, I am somehow guilty of denying others the right to their own electoral choice. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the tweet was in part a rebuke of self-important elements like this who arrogate to themselves the power to dictate to other Nigerians who they must vote and how they must express their partisan support. Several Nigerians, a lot of them young people, have been subjected to the worst kind of intimidation, abuse, and emotional blackmail for merely indicating their desire to vote for our candidate and party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Some of these vicious a...

......say Ogun West sees tremendous development under gov's watch Traditional rulers and leaders of thoughts in Yewaland have declared their readiness to support the reelection bid of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, in 2023, saying that his tenure has brought tremendous development to Yewaland and Ogun West senatorial district. Speaking on behalf of the 42 monarchs on Sunday at the Secretariat of the Yewa Traditional Council in Ilaro, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, said all the royal fathers unanimously opted for Governor Abiodun after they had told all of their sons vying for the number one position to step down their ambition. The monarch, while berating the decision of a governorship candidate from the axis to reject the invitation of the council on the need to step down his ambition for the number one job, said that his refusal is a total embarrassment to the Council Oba Olugbenle, however, said that the royal fathers are not p...

…receives role model award over transformation of party’s Youth Wing APC National Youth Leader, Hon. Dayo Israel, has charged youths of Plateau State to reward Bola Tinubu’s lifelong commitment to youth growth and development by supplying the votes to secure his emergence as the country’s next president in 2023.  He made this call on Friday when he arrived in the state in continuation of his nationwide youth mobilization and energizing tour. Plateau State is the home state of Governor Simon Lalong, the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council. Addressing over 5000 youths that gathered to receive him in the company of other party and government stakeholders led by Governor Simon Lalong who was represented by the State’s Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Dayo said Tinubu has maintained a credible and unmatched record as a builder of people and harbinger of prosperity, adding that he has the brilliance and vision required to elevate the country’s standing...

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called on Nigerians to desist from using inflammatory words capable of aggravating the current situation in the country. He observed that it is only in the atmosphere of peace, harmony and tranquility that the country can attain the desired development and growth. Abiodun made this call on Saturday while speaking at the Leadership Capacity Building Conference of the Ogun State Chapter of the Nigeria Pentecost Fellowship (PFN), held at the Fellowship Secretariat, Kobape, Abeokuta. He stressed that it was imperative for Nigerians to continue to see themselves as one and pray for the nation to overcome her challenges. The governor noted that the theme of the Conference, "The Throne of Grace, Building of Nations Through the Church", was appropriate especially at this time when Nigeria is experiencing insecurity and several other challenges. "As individual citizens, we have to be patriotic in our ulterances and deeds. It is impo...

…No alternative to him now, says Awujale 52 traditional rulers in the Ijebu Traditional Council, on Thursday, publicly announced their endorsement of the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, for another term of four years in office. The Royal Fathers who converged on the Awujale's Palace, Ijebu Ode, unanimously threw their weight behind the governor's re-election bid, citing his sterling performance since he assumed office in 2019. A statement by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin said the traditional rulers conveyed their endorsement in a communique read by the Secretary of the Council, Obiri of Ayepe-Ijebu, Oba Rosiji Ogunbanjo, at the end of their monthly meeting presided over by the President of the council, the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikirulai Kayode Adetona. The Awujale said he was proud of the governor’s giant strides and advised those eyeing the office of Governor to wait till 2027. “Dapo Abiodun is simply the best for now. We do not intend to change h...