“This evening, I met with President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, intimating the President of the many developmental strides across our State. Barely three days after President Muhammadu Buhari revealed that he sent back two Southwest governors who visited him over farmers/herders clashes, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has … Read more
BY: MOMODU KAZEEM The fact that Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is very much interested in agriculture started to manifest when he came on board two years ago. He felt something drastic must be done about food security of the state. Indeed, his thinking and policy thrust was anchored on the fact that modern … Read more
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at around 4:12 pm on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting. The political leaders went straight to the meeting which lasted two hours shortly after Bankole arrived at the Oke-Mosan secretariat. Read Also: Gov Abiodun Takes COVID-19 Vaccine The details of the … Read more
Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun state, says the constitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is devoid of democratic tenets and principles of fairness. Ekohotblog reports that Abiodun said this while speaking at the party’s south-west stakeholders meeting for the party’s constitution review. Addressing the party’s faithful at the event, which took place at the … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has sent a list of five nominees to be considered for appointment into the State Independent Electoral Commission, ahead of the forthcoming Local Council election. Those on the list are: Babatunde Osibodu (Chairman-designate), Olatunji Akoni, Tajudeen Omoloja, Ayodele Bankole and Mrs. Gbemi Onasanya as members -designate. Speaker of the State … Read more
Stiffer punishment would be meted out to tanker drivers who flout the order, Gov said Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has banned tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying flyover bridges in the state. The governor said this during a visit to the scene of a tanker explosion, which claimed three lives with six persons … Read more
Dapo Abiodun, Presents Budget to assembly Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, presented a budget proposal of ₦339 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The governor, while presenting the proposed budget at the state House of Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, the state capital, said … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, inaugurated some projects in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area. The governor, who was represented by the commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Afolabi Afuape, said, “This administration is ready and willing to make local governments in the state more viable, and not just mere salary-paying centres, we … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has said pupils in the state public schools will start wearing the local Adire fabric as uniform. Adire textile is the indigo-dyed cloth made in southwestern Nigeria by Yoruba women, using a variety of resist-dyeing techniques. According to Abiodun, “starting from next term, adire fabric would become an official … Read more
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has come under heavy criticisms for saying he gifted the winner of the 2020 Big Brother Naija reality TV show a sum of N5miillion and a 3-bedroom bungalow. Governor Abiodun, on his facebook page, said: “We have appointed the winner of the Big Brother Naija Lockdown, @itslaycon Youth Ambassador of Ogun … Read more
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has nominated Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu and Waheed Odusile Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has nominated Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu and Waheed Odusile as Commissioners. Arigbabu will head the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, while Odusile will preside over the Ministry of Information. Read Also: Agbaso Leads 4000 PDP Defectors To … Read more
Residents of Olomore Housing Estate in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State and Motorists have again appealed to the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun to urgently repair gapping potholes and bad portions of Olomore, Brewery roads. Both residents and motorists had insisted that the areas has not had it as bad as it … Read more
The Ogun State government has given financial support and food palliatives to traders who lost their goods and property to the inferno which occurred earlier in the year at the Sabo Market, Sagamu. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun while making the presentation to the traders at the Sabo Market, Sagamu said the support given … Read more
– Worship centers in Ogun State to reopen on August 14 – Governor Abiodun disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing journalists – He urged Muslim faithfuls to pray in their homes Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that worship centers will be reopened, tentatively on August 14. The Governor also said that all exit … Read more
Governor ignores striking Doctors working in Isolation Centre Replaces them with Volunteers The Doctors hopeful that government would initiate negotiation this week. Governor Abiodun of Ogun State Government has taken drastic action against resident doctors working at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital Isolation Centre, Sagamu. The striking doctors have been replaced with volunteer doctors. … Read more
The Ogun State government has extended the lockdown restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic for another two weeks. In his address of Friday, Governor Dapo Abiodun said the five working days in the week are still open for business with only Saturday and Sunday as lockdown days. Also, commercial activities are … Read more
Ogun Sate Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, relaxed the lockdown imposed on the state to flatten the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Abiodun, who stated this while addressing newsmen on the efforts of government to fight the spread of the deadly virus said the state residents can now move around from June 1. … Read more
the women have now been arrested… The Ogun State Government has described as fake a video in which women allegedly rained curses on Governor Dapo Abiodun over poor quality of food items distributed as palliatives. The government in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Kunle Sumorin, said, “The truth of … Read more
As everyone devises methods to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, Dr Tomi Coker, Ogun state Commissioner for Health, has cautioned mothers in the state against giving their children sanitizers to drink. According to reports, some mothers have formed the habit of giving their wards sanitizers to consume because they were told that it helps prevent … Read more
The Executive Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has set up a transition committee for 20 local government areas of the state. It could be recalled that the Elected chairmen completed their tenures in October 2019. The transition committees will be in place until the Ogun State Electoral Commission (OGSEIC) conducts an election to … Read more