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Good morning, my good and fellow citizens of Ondo State. I am Adekunle Adeleye from the South Senatorial District of our State; a man who is ready and well equipped to bring the true and desired change to our great State, where I discovered most people are suffering in the midst of plenty. Is this not the same State that thrived and prospered under Chief Adekunle Ajasin and to an extent under Dr Olusegun Agagu? Why cant we re-invent the lofty visions of those eras, to make life more meaningful to our people? For this reason and many more, I humbly seek to offer myself for the service of our people in the next gubernatorial election.

Let me digress a little and visit Lagos State, which remains a model for the rest of Nigeria, as it is arguably the most developed in the country today. This is so largely because of the concentration of national presence in the State and the presence of visionary leadership that ran and continues to run the state.

For the past 10 years now, I have been trying to create awareness for the need of good governance based on educated and informed citizenry to eradicate corruption, greed, oppression, nepotism, redundant policies and all other dangerous defects that exist in our State and country today. For the purpose of this message I believe we can all agree that Lagos and the not too newly created federal capital, Abuja have now become glorified slums as a result of bad or non-existent policies, leading to urban migration by people, young and old in search of greener pasture.
What is my pedigree, people might ask. My answer to that (and always has been) is that I believe a strong and clear vision is a stronger argument. So, in 2012 while in England, I convened The Office of the Celebration of Excellence in Africa with the primary purpose of bringing a consistent and good leadership to all the states and at the centre. Unfortunately, the idea was hijacked by elements within the group. Undaunted, three years later, after relocating to the United States and after careful and diligent studies of past police reforms, I discovered the degree of ineptitude, failure and lack of human interaction between the institution and the society. I am sure you will all agree that a rotten police system will permeate all the rest of social system.

I believe that the federal government that has been able to hide the fiduciary relationship between itself and the states in a questionable constitution which I hope to highlight and correct in my administration as soon as I become governor. For example, why have we not been able to question the absence of state prisons in a country where there are visible differences between federal and state crimes. In a federal structure, why do we have only two prisons for women in the whole country?

Ondo State is uniquely positioned to be the link between the Southwest and the Southeast parts of this country. Human and natural resources abound in our State. It is noteworthy that all the three Senatorial Districts have resources in commercial quantities that will be of great interest to foreign investors and collaborators. All these my administration will pursue without borrowing from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and particularly China. We have the right and the capacity to become the third largest economy in Africa, with careful and prudent management, our airport will be the best in the continent.

My focus, therefore, will be the development of our youths, our leaders in the nearest future. Youths in the State will be gainfully employed because the untrained youths will be the problems of tomorrow. It will be the business of our government to right all the past wrongs in the State.
Thank you.

Adekunle Adeleye
Governorship Aspirant

Iya Dare Onigbin and Gov. Akeredolu

The death of Mrs. Olufunmilayo Osunla has been announced by her family. Profoundly called Iya Dare Onigbin, she died yesterday afternoon after a brief illness at the age of 64. She is survived by five children, grand children, uncles and sisters.

Iya Dare Onigbin is a famous marketer of snails and other farm produces which she exports and also sell in retail and wholesale at Igbara Oke, Ondo State, the home of her late husband.

Mama became famous after Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu paid her a surprise visit at her shop along Akure-Ilesha Highway sometimes in 2018. She had been a long time customer of the Governor and they have since remained friends.

Her son in-law, Comr. Rotimi Ajayi(Osama) expressed utter shock. “Mummy is the type of in-law anybody can pray for. She was not just my mother in law, she was my mother. She is caring and loving to a fault. She did all she could to keep all her children happy and I’m glad she saw all her children give birth before she left this sinful world. We will all miss her.”

Burial arrangements will be announced at a later date by her family.

In a very clear show of the endemic intolerance within the fold of the APC, a senior media aide to the incumbent governor of the state, Mr. Gani Utako Mohammed Ajowa stormed out of a live radio program on Breeze FM Akure when confronted by the representative of the opposition PDP, Hon Leye Igbabo on his lack of clearcut commitment to a political party. Hon Igbabo, while answering to a  question posed to the senior media aide on the achievements of the APC government in the last three years, alleged that the media aide (who was a former member of the PDP) and had severally made very inflammatory comments against the former governor, Dr. Mimiko, was known to have been unstable in his political culture.

In responding, Mr. Gani Mohammed alleged that the PDP representative was bad mannered and should not have addressed him considering his position as a senior media aide to a governor. He thereafter, made several attempts to attack the gentleman colleague from the PDP before storming out of the station.

Video evidence of the altercations showing  the media aide storming out and raining invectives on the Assistant Director of Media and Publicity for the PDP, was made available to newsmen.  When contacted, Hon Igbabo, a former aide to Dr. Mimiko told newsmen that Mr Gani Mohammed was highly intolerant and displayed crass manners not fit for a government representative. Mr Igbabo also said he was highly displeased by the action of Mr Mohammed whom he opined may not be well versed and knowledgeable in Yoruba language, custom and tradition. He also accused Mr Mohammed of not being mentally capable of handling the same measure of opposition as he was known to have given the former government in the state through deliberate falsehoods and propaganda.

Mr. Mohammed was not available for comment as at the time of filing this report.

In a very clear show of the endemic intolerance within the fold of the APC, a senior media aide to the incumbent governor of the state, Mr. Gani Utako Mohammed Ajowa stormed out of a live radio program on Breeze FM Akure when confronted by the representative of the opposition PDP, Hon Leye Igbabo on his lack of clearcut commitment to a political party. Hon Igbabo, while answering to a  question posed to the senior media aide on the achievements of the APC government in the last three years, alleged that the media aide (who was a former member of the PDP) and had severally made very inflammatory comments against the former governor, Dr. Mimiko, was known to have been unstable in his political culture.

In responding, Mr. Gani Mohammed alleged that the PDP representative was bad mannered and should not have addressed him considering his position as a senior media aide to a governor. He thereafter, made several attempts to attack the gentleman colleague from the PDP before storming out of the station.

Video evidence of the altercations showing  the media aide storming out and raining invectives on the Assistant Director of Media and Publicity for the PDP, was made available to newsmen.  When contacted, Hon Igbabo, a former aide to Dr. Mimiko told newsmen that Mr Gani Mohammed was highly intolerant and displayed crass manners not fit for a government representative. Mr Igbabo also said he was highly displeased by the action of Mr Mohammed whom he opined may not be well versed and knowledgeable in Yoruba language, custom and tradition. He also accused Mr Mohammed of not being mentally capable of handling the same measure of opposition as he was known to have given the former government in the state through deliberate falsehoods and propaganda.

Mr. Mohammed was not available for comment as at the time of filing this report.

A leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, FNSE has come to the aid of the student suffering from cancer of the mandible.

The Punch Newspaper on Saturday 22nd February had reported the pathetic story of Tobias Sunday, a student of Bishop Philip Academy, Ibadan who was battling to save his life while soliciting for financial assistance of N450,000 to proceed on a surgery.

According to the report, Sunday’s ailment started around March 2019 and since then he has been forced to stop school as he writhes in pains resulting from swollen tougue and neck, which has also prevented him from talking and eating.

Oyedele, came across the report while reading the newspaper and the plight of the youngman left him heartbroken, prompting him to quickly reach out to the ailing student to pay his hospital bills in order to give him a new lease of life.

Doctors at Ondo State Teaching Hospital Akure confirmed that Sunday is suffering from Cancer of the Mandible.

After a series of test and cross examination, he was then referred to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, to undergo the three stages of cancer treatment – the Surgical, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as there is no facility to give him the three stages in the state.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of IFEOLUWA OYEDELE Campaign Organization, Yomi Adebayo, said

“Oyedele came across the news while reading the dailies and was full of compassion for Tobias. As a man full of love and compassion, he instructed us to pay a visit to the hospital to take over the bills to allow the ailing student return to school and continue his education”.

The statement quoted Ife Oyedele as saying:

“I was heartbroken on seeing the sorry state of Sunday and couldn’t imagine the pain the young man would be passing through because of the illness. I immediately instructed that Sunday should be located so we can help pay the bills to get the needed medical attention.”

Dr. Dipo Okeyomi also known as ‘Carry Go’ who represented Mr. IfeOluwa Oyedele at the presentation was accompanied by Rt. Hon. Kenneth Olawale, Dr. Segun Ayodele and Hon Biyi Poroye, while a representative of the family who received the team was full of praises for the leading governorship hopeful and showered prayers on him for coming to their aid when all hope was lost.

A leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, FNSE has come to the aid of the student suffering from cancer of the mandible.

The Punch Newspaper on Saturday 22nd February had reported the pathetic story of Tobias Sunday, a student of Bishop Philip Academy, Ibadan who was battling to save his life while soliciting for financial assistance of N450,000 to proceed on a surgery.

According to the report, Sunday’s ailment started around March 2019 and since then he has been forced to stop school as he writhes in pains resulting from swollen tougue and neck, which has also prevented him from talking and eating.

Oyedele, came across the report while reading the newspaper and the plight of the youngman left him heartbroken, prompting him to quickly reach out to the ailing student to pay his hospital bills in order to give him a new lease of life.

Doctors at Ondo State Teaching Hospital Akure confirmed that Sunday is suffering from Cancer of the Mandible.

After a series of test and cross examination, he was then referred to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, to undergo the three stages of cancer treatment – the Surgical, Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy as there is no facility to give him the three stages in the state.

A statement by the Director of Media and Publicity of IFEOLUWA OYEDELE Campaign Organization, Yomi Adebayo, said

“Oyedele came across the news while reading the dailies and was full of compassion for Tobias. As a man full of love and compassion, he instructed us to pay a visit to the hospital to take over the bills to allow the ailing student return to school and continue his education”.

The statement quoted Ife Oyedele as saying:

“I was heartbroken on seeing the sorry state of Sunday and couldn’t imagine the pain the young man would be passing through because of the illness. I immediately instructed that Sunday should be located so we can help pay the bills to get the needed medical attention.”

Dr. Dipo Okeyomi also known as ‘Carry Go’ who represented Mr. IfeOluwa Oyedele at the presentation was accompanied by Rt. Hon. Kenneth Olawale, Dr. Segun Ayodele and Hon Biyi Poroye, while a representative of the family who received the team was full of praises for the leading governorship hopeful and showered prayers on him for coming to their aid when all hope was lost.

Ahead of the 2020  gubernatorial election in Ondo State, deputy chairman of the Zenith Labour Party in Ondo State, Oganising secretary, 13 local government chairmen and other leaders of the party has resigned their various executive positions and membership of the party.

The leaders, comprising many state executive committee members of the ZLP, local government and ward chairmen of the party decided to join a newly formed Grassroot Progressive Network (GPN).

While addressing a press conference in Akure on Monday, Com. Adebayo Abayomi stated that the group have unanimously resolved to collapse their structure into the GPN with a mission to effectively mobilise the people for the purpose of bringing governance to their doorstep and involving them in decisions that affect their lives.

Hon. Femi Ikoyi, former Organising Secretary of the ZLP stated that the decision to resign from the ZLP is coming at  the right time and in the interest of the masses of Ondo State who have always been at the receiving end of bad leadership and poor government decisions.

Leaders representing each local governments were unanimous in their speech stating that they are happy to leave the ZLP and chart a new course for themselves and their people.

The leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo state and the Executive Director (Engineering and Technical Services), Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited, IfeOluwa Oyedele, FNSE, has appointed Abayomi Adebayo (@Yomisaint), as the Director of Media and Publicity for the IFEOLUWA OYEDELE  Governorship  Campaign Organisation.

Abayomi, an astute Digital Media Strategist and Publicist, was a Media Assistant in charge of both Traditional and New Media in the Office of the Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past Governor of Ondo state, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and was a Team Lead on the Ondo State Government House Digital Media crew till February 2017.

An alumni of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Abayomi brings to the team his vast years of experience in political and public communication.

He was also the Creative Director for #EniCares – the Eni Akinsola Ondo South Senatorial Campaign Organisation in 2018/2019.

Abayomi is the principal partner of Trumpeters Media. He is also the co-founder and handler of online-based multimedia platform, OndoTv. He has consulted for several other organizations and individuals in the private sector.

For his new assignment, Abayomi will design and implement a workable media strategy, relate with traditional and new media practitioners, as well as create content and engagement‎, for the public to ensure the success of the IFEOLUWA OYEDELE Governorship Campaign in the next APC Gubernatorial Primary Elections.

His appointment takes immediate effect.