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  ...promises to fix road to Obasanjo village road if reelected The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, continued his second term campaign in Ifo Local Government Area of the state and  inaugurated a fire service and safety station. The governor, who equally inaugurated 3.1km Ikorita meje-Adenrele-Olose Titun-Vespa Road in Ifo town, promised his administration would complete the 14km Ibogun-Coker Road soon and construct other township roads. Addressing monarchs and stakeholders in the local government at the Palace of Olu of Ifo, Oba Samuel Atanda Oladipupo, declared that his administration  would continue to accord the local government all the attention it deserved. "On the Ibogun road, it is of great concern to our administration, the road is about 14 kilometers, by the grace of God, by the time I come back here again in another year, that road will be almost completed and all other township roads in Ifo," he said. Abiodun, while describing the charade of jus...

    ...says 34 countries, 20 milion farmers to benefit The African Development Bank (AFDB) says it has put in place a $1.5b Emergency Food Production Facility to support food sufficiency in Africa. The President of the AFDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, who stated this in an interview at the Governor's Office, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, when he paid a visit to the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, noted that the facility became imperative as a result of the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia which had seen prices of wheat and maize skyrocket. Adesina added that the emergency food production facility would be supporting 34 countries, with 20 million farmers producing roughly 38 million metric tons of food valued at $12b. He expressed confidence that Africa would not have a food crisis as a result of the war in Ukraine. Adesina, while also noting that a Feed Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, which had about 34 heads of state in attendance, including President Muhammadu Buhar...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has disclosed that if elected into office in February, his administration would put an end to the issue of strikes in the university system of the country. Tinubu who made this known during the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress held at the MKO Abiola International Stadium in Abeokuta, noted that his administration would also introduce a student loan programme that would ensure that no Nigerian student is unable to complete his or education because of school fees. "There will be a student loan, nobody will drop out of university because of school fees, I guarantee you that. "Nobody will have to repeat one class for eight years and not graduate, we are too smart, we are brilliant, we are courageous, we will make a four year course will be a four year course," he said. While also adding that the forthcoming general election is a revolution that would reshape the coun...

Ogun State Government has declared Tuesday, 24th, and Wednesday, 25th January, as work-free days for workers in the state public service. According to a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, "Following the extension of Permanent Voter Cards collection till Sunday, January 29, 2023, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Governor Dapo Abiodun has graciously approved two days - Tuesday, 24th and Wednesday, 25th January as work-free days to enable public servants to collect their PVCs from their respective local government". "Gov. Abiodun also enjoined all executive members of public markets and private establishments in the State to allow flexibility in their schedules for residents to use the opportunity to visit the Independent National Electoral Commission’s offices or collection centres where they registered to collect their PVCs. The governor said that voting is a civic responsibility, and...

The National Youth Leader of the APC, Hon. Dayo Israel, has dismissed as ‘deranged’ and ‘hallucinatory’ claims by the PDP that its unit of vote canvassers dubbed the ‘Jagaban Army’ was a parallel army instituted to foment violence and rival the country’s recognized armed forces. He said this in a statement released on Monday announcing the rebranding of the unit as ‘Jagaban Movement’. This, the statement said, was out of respect to “national sensibilities” and to lay to rest the “sensational and misleading claims of the opposition party, including its latest irresponsible call to the president to convene the National Security Council over a non-issue.” Israel said: “It has become apparent that the broken and soon-to-be-defeated PDP has resorted to making deranged, hallucinatory, and misleading claims about the subject of the Jagaban Army in a bid to deflect attention from the unending woes of its candidate who remains haunted by his sordid past of SPVs and other unsavoury actions.” “In...

  …assures Tinubu of 50 million youth votes The Dayo Israel-led APC National Youth Wing is set to inaugurate its novel campaign council formed to mobilize youth votes for the party in the coming elections on Friday, Jan 13, at the Umaru Musa Yaradua Hall, Murtala Square, in Kaduna State. Israel, who is the National Youth Leader of the party, made the announcement in a Tuesday statement in which he reiterated the Wing’s commitment to its pledge to secure 50 million youth votes for the party next month. He will be joined at the Friday inauguration by other leaders of the party, notably the governor of the host state Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, leaders and members of the Council, elected leaders of the youth wing, and party stakeholders from across the country. The over 200,000-member strong Council comprises 176,846 polling unit youth leaders, 774 LGA youth leaders, 37 state youth leaders, and six zonal youth leaders that make up the party’s youth wing. They are joined by other acclaimed...

Hon. Dayo Israel, the National Youth Leader of the APC, has announced Jan 21, Feb 4, and Feb 18 as dates for a nationwide grassroots mobilization exercise dubbed ‘Deliver Your Street’. He made the announcement earlier today via a statement which described the campaign as an initiative of the party’s official youth arm meant to unite its apparatus nationally for local canvassing of votes ahead of the general elections. Israel said the ‘Deliver Your Street’ will involve the party’s foot soldiers in all the states of the country who, on the announced dates, will embark on a door-to-door mobilization exercise to build support for the party and its candidates, particularly the presidential ticket of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima. “All our foot soldiers will hit the streets on the announced dates and bring the message of Asiwaju’s Renewed Hope to their friends, neighbours, and even foes."  "The goal of the Youth Wing is to deliver 50 million votes and engineer a g...

  *eyes 50m youth votes for Tinubu/Shettima Kaduna the political capital of Northern Nigeria will come alive on Friday January 13, 2023 as All Progressives Congress (APC) youth from all over the country would converge for the inauguration of the APC National Youth Campaign Council and unveiling canvassers Record Sheet, Our deliver your street program and pledge cards This was contained in a statement personally signed by the  APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel, made available to our correspondent on Tuesday January 10, which said that   50 million youth vote for Tinubu/Shettima is  very possible. "The APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel has invited All the Excos of every Brigade and directorate to the  Inauguration of the APC National Youth Campaign Council," he said. According to the statement, the inauguration is billed for the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall, Murtala Square Kaduna and is slated for  9am prompt as the event is open to all Brigade membe...

A youth based socio -political group , Fìtílà Movement comprising of youths from different political and professional  from all walks of life  cutting across all the 15 wards in Odogbolu local government, Ogun State have endorsed the re-election bid of Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Asiwaju  Bola Ahmed Tinubu presidential candidacy, and All Progressives Congress  candidates  covering  Odogbolu local government  constituency  in the forthcoming general election. The endorsement which was communicated via unveiling of various political campaign materials for all APC candidates – from APC National Leader; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for President; Gov. Dapo Abiodun for Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel for Ogun East Senatorial District, Barr. Femi Ogunbanwo for Ijebu Central Federal Constituency at House of Representative and Hon. Atinuke Bello as member Ogun State House of Assembly, Odogbolu State Constituency. Hon. Ladejobi Shuaib Coordi...

Hon. Oluwaseun Oguntade, member of the APC Youth Wing Presidential Campaign Council gave the assurance above when she spoke met with her constituents during her house to house sensitization and campaign across Odogbolu LG. She was sure the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun will win his reelection bid because his strides across the state is Progressive and we can all see yellow roofs in every nook and crannies of the state, from Education to Health to Agriculture to Infrastructure Prince Dapo Abiodun have made an impact through dividends of democracy to the people of Ogun State.  She also talked about the Senatorial Candidate Otunba Gbenga Daniel who needs no introduction in Ogun state because of his records while he was governor of Ogun State, his experience is coming handy for his victory. When asked about the House of Representatives candidate she went on to say Barr. Femi Ogunbanwo fondly referred to as Omo-Iwa, the erstwhile commissioner for special duties and Inter-governmental Af...

The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Dayo Israel has donated millions to the Lagos chapter of the youth wing in mobilisation support at an end-of-the-year town hall meeting and celebratory party with the leaders and members of the lagos chapter of the wing. Israel, who also hails from Lagos and served on the state’s education board before his elevation to the office of the National Youth Leader, hosted LG and Ward Youth Leaders to a party with thousands of other party members in attendance on Wednesday, Dec 28, before an end-of-the-year town hall meeting on December 31st where he highlighted some of his key achievements since his emergence as the party’s National Youth Leader. At the town hall meeting which held at the Freedom Park on Saturday, Dec 31st, he recounted how he has utilized his office to offer platforms and opportunities to other young politicians, including Lagos stakeholders some of whom were appointed to serve on state and national camp...

Alleged attack by the Minister of Interior and Former Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, on the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the February 2023 General Elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described  as fake news and a creation of the imagination of jittery politicians who are bent on maligning the Minister in order to cause disaffection between the duo. In a statement signed by the Media Adviser on Wednesday titled, ‘Jittery Politicians Scared of Full Reconciliation’, Fasure stated that there is a well coordinated sinister plot to frustrate the reconciliation efforts being championed by notable individuals and other key stakeholders. “We are observing a sinister and coordinated effort to frustrate the reconciliatory moves being championed by notable stakeholders within and beyond our party to rally all necessary factors for the success of our Party at the February 2023  Presidential Election. “Just last week, jittery politic...