Inside Osun

09/05/2023

Osun State Civil Service Earlier Today

07/04/2023

Aregbesola: Traitors don't end well!

By Ibidapo Wemimo

On seeing those pictures and videos of former Osun State governor Rauf Aregbesola in a pitiful dance of shame with Governor Ademola Adeleke, two or three things came to my mind, even as I heaved a sign of shock and disbelief, and grief for Ogbeni Aregbesola.

The first: we overrated Baba Kabiru and we did not know. We felt Aregbesola was given to higher ideals and had high intelligence quotient. We were wrong. We simply did not take note: Aregbe himself is a glorified dancer like Ademola Adeleke. As governor for 8 years, state events were more of dance than substance. Aregbe is not made of sterner stuffs or ever able to deploy emotional intelligence in response to issues and developments.

Ogbeni and Adeleke are the same: birds of the same feather flocking together. So we should not be surprised at all at their joint displays. That is number one.

The second one flows from the first. Because they are of the same breed, they have been meeting and conspiring together against former Osun governor Adegboyega Oyetola long before the last governorship election and the election tribunal and appeal sittings. The dance after the appeal court judgement only betrayed their shenanigans. So it's now apparent that Aregbe went in romance with the PDP, it's presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Ademola Adeleke and his brother Deji Adeleke just to even scores with Oyetola and of course with President-elect Asíwájú Tinubu, his erstwhile benefactor, who took him form the gutters and cleaned him up. How sad and shameful!

Ogbeni has proven to be a traitor. But mark my words:

traitors don't have good records in life, they don't end well either. They end miserably, and even in death, they will continue to be on the bad side of history! The list is long. But let me not bore you with the traitors in Nigeria and beyond and how they end up pitiably miserably.

Please let us learn from Aregbesola's life of infamy and his imminent ignominious end!

Everything Inside Osun State

28/03/2023

Osun State’s Governor Ademola Adeleke reveals how he was able to pay owed salaries and pensions from 2016 within his first 100 Days in Office.

24/03/2023

BREAKING: Appeal Court upholds Governorship Of Senator Adeleke
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state.

13/03/2023

BREAKING: CBN Breaks Silence, Says Old N200, N500, N1,000 Notes Remain Legal Tender Till Dec 31.

13/03/2023

BREAKING: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Osun Governorship Appeal
Adeleke in his appeal rejected the ruling of the Osun State tribunal which nullified his election, describing it as a “miscarriage of justice”.
The Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement to decide on the case by Senator Ademola Adeleke challenging the decision of an election petition tribunal which nullified his victory in the Osun governorship election.
A three-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Shuaibu fixed the date to decide on the matter after taking the argument and adopting the briefs of all parties in the suit.

During proceedings today, Counsel to Adeleke, Onyechi Ikpeazu, held that a member of the panel, who is also a chief magistrate, did not air her opinion during the Judgement delivery. Rather, she only appended her signature and the constitution mandates her to have aired her views about the suit.

Counsel to Mr Oyetola, Lateef Fagbemi however held that mere signing of the judgment, and not making any comment afterwards does not make the judgment invalid.

He noted that the case of over voting exceeded 6 polling units as claimed by the Appellant, adding that the anomaly was experienced in 744 polling units across the state.
An Over Voting debate
Senator Adeleke who is candidate of the People’s Democratic Party had won the said election held on 16 July, 2022, the result which was nullified on the grounds of over-voting.

Adeleke had in February, appealed the judgement of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal which nullified his election.

The tribunal ruled in favour of a former governor of the state Gboyega Oyetola. While delivering the judgement, two out of the three-member panel of the tribunal held that Oyetola proved that there was over-voting in some of the polling units.
But Adeleke swiftly rejected the ruling and described it as a “miscarriage of justice”. Weeks later, the governor filed an appeal before the Akure division of the Court of Appeal.

In the 31 grounds of appeal filed on Wednesday, Adeleke prayed the court for “an order setting aside the whole decision of the tribunal”.

The governor equally sought “an order striking out the petition for want of competence and jurisdiction or in the alternative, an order dismissing the petition on the merit”.

“The second respondent cannot ‘go lo lo lo lo’ and ‘buga won’ as the duly elected governor of Osun state,” the governor said.
“The tribunal, in its judgment, erred in law and displayed bias against the appellant when it made reference to the appellant’s dance at his inauguration as governor of Osun state which was never an issue before the lower tribunal,” Adeleke noted.

“By referring to the appellant’s personal eccentricity for dancing, the lower tribunal derided and mocked him in a manner suggesting that it was biased against him.

“The appearance of bias manifests in the reference to the Appellant’s proclivity for dancing and particularly the Buga song, has rendered the decision of the lower Tribunal a nullity.

“The tribunal in its judgment erred in law in returning the 1st respondent as the duly elected candidate without due regard to the enormity of the voters in the units where the results were cancelled for overvoting.”

10/03/2023

Governor Ademola Adeleke visits Ilesha to inspect the University of Ilesha, assures the people of my commitment to make the University a reality as promised during his campaign.

19/02/2023

Ongoing Construction of 10.5km Osogbo-Ikirun-Kwara boundary road.

08/02/2023

JUST IN: Supreme Court stops CBN's withdrawal of old naira notes.

03/02/2023

Naira Scarcity: ICPC Team Discovers ATMs Loaded with Wrapped Cash in Oshogbo.
ICPC Compliance Team in Oshogbo has busted an FCMB in Osogbo, Osun State where some ATMs were loaded with cash with their wrappers un-removed, thus preventing the cash from being dispensed. The Team therefore directed that the wrappers be removed, and the cash loaded properly.
However, when a follow-up visit was undertaken the following day to ascertain the level of compliance, the Team discovered that one of the ATMs was still loaded with the wrappers un-removed.
The Operation Manager of the Bank was arrested and taken in for questioning.

02/02/2023

PRESS RELEASE

In Osogbo, Tinubu restates commitment to job creation, credit for business owners.

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took his message of Renewed Hope to Osun State on Thursday where he assured the people and party supporters of his commitment to create jobs for the unemployed and make credit available for business owners.

Speaking in Yoruba to a mammoth crowd of people who thronged the venue of the campaign rally at Freedom Park Osogbo, Tinubu said his administration would empower the people with the skill that will make them employable while ensuring that the youth will no longer spend years in university due to lecturers' strike action, stating that his pledge to the people will remain a biding covenant.

"I make a social covenant with you today that the unemployed among you will get job. Those with no skill will be provided the relevant skill that would put food on their table. When we get to government, we will make soft loans available for market women and business owners."

Taking a swipe at the current Peoples Democratic Party government of Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osun State for poor governance of the state, the APC presidential candidate charged the people that APC administration will soon return to continue the good work.

"They were given a little opportunity to rule for some months and they started misbehaving, killing and creating unrest in Osun state."

From his prepared speech which he didn't get the time to read, Asiwaju Tinubu congratulated Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, who was declared winner by the governorship election petition tribunal.

He praised Oyetola’s tenacity, diligence, consistency and determination, which made him not to give up until he got his stolen mandate back.

On his plans for Osun, Tinubu noted that the state, which is highly blessed with diverse resources, should be a destination for business and tourism across the country, promising to help achieve this if he becomes the president.

He said, “Osun is a beautiful state filled with virtuous, industrious and welcoming people. We will support Osun to become a manufacturing, industrial, agricultural and tourism paradise.

“You have fertile soil, abundant mineral resources, and a rich culture and history capable of attracting tourists from across the world.

“A vote for me is a vote to develop all parts of this state and this country. Rural areas will not be forgotten but will be developed to support more economic activities and create better lives for the people.

“At the same time, our growing urban population – you city boys – will enjoy decent jobs and a living wage.”

Tinubu urged the people of the Osun State not to be deceived by the empty promises of Peoples Democratic Party Candidate Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party Candidate Peter Obi, saying both have nothing to offer.

While he said Atiku was only interested in stealing the nation’s resources and pocketing them for himself and his cronies, Tinubu likened Obi to the unprofitable servant who buried his talents, saying while Obi was Anambra State governor, he failed to use the state’s resources to develop it, rather saving them for no purpose.

“None of the other major candidates in this election have the capacity, integrity, knowledge or determination necessary to do what must be done. Only I, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, am prepared and up to the task of leading this country, our cherished homeland, back towards its best destiny.

“Do not vote for the candidate of the poverty development party, Mr. Privatise, Atiku Abubakar. When, as the Vice President of this country, he had a chance to make a positive difference, he chose the lesser path.

“He chose to use his position to enrich himself, his family and his friends. He sold Nigeria’s most prized assets for a fraction of their value. In the name of privatisation, he stole from your future to enrich himself.

“Worse, he has learned nothing. He has gone everywhere telling the Nigerian people that he is coming back to finish the job. He has promised that this time he will not steal your prosperity.

“You should not believe him or his greedy co-conspirators. The nation does not need the return of its Privatiser-in-Chief. Reject him and his band of foul jesters. They have no serious plans for this country. They resort to cheap and vile antics because they have no substance, no solutions.

“Be equally wary of the false messiah, Mr. Stingy, Peter Obi. This man’s promises are bold and his boasts are plentiful. Yet, when he was given the responsibility to lead just one state, he was overwhelmed by it.

“He could only stash away the money he was supposed to be using to develop the state. All the people of Anambra could hope for was that whoever came next would have better ideas.

“A governor is not a banker, expected to hold fast to his customer’s deposit. Obi was expected to build good roads, schools and hospitals. He was supposed to pay the salaries of Anambra doctors, teachers and civil servants. He was meant to nurture and empower new leaders.

“In eight years, he achieved none of these things. He is no visionary leader. He is the man who proudly buried his talents because he knew no better. This man who could not even understand the proper role of a governor cannot be trusted as the next president. Reject him,” he added.

He also itemized further things his administration will do in the agricultural, educational and security sectors to give a befitting life to the people.

“Our farmers will be better equipped to feed the nation. In return, they will receive decent incomes with which they can better tend to their families in addition to tending to their land.

“Our educational reforms will equip talented youth with skills needed to be globally competitive. Our policies will open access to loans and business expertise to those wanting to start their own businesses.

“The bedrock of our national security shall be strengthened. We will better equip military units with tactical communications gear and all-terrain vehicles to give them greater communications and mobility to track down criminals, bandits and terrorists.

“We will upgrade our weapons systems and exploit aerial technological superiority to further identify, monitor and subdue the criminals, terrorists and bandits who would do harm to ordinary citizens,” he added.

At the rally were Governors Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) and Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); former governors Kayode Fayemi and Adegboyega Oyetola, as well as former APC Interim Chairman Chief Bisi Akande, APC National Women Leader, Betta Edu and other party leaders from National headquarters and South West party leaders.

Tinubu Media Office
Tunde Rahman
February 2, 2023