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Oyo citizens will choose my successor in 2027 - Makinde

  Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the people of the state will determine who succeeds him in 2027. Makinde made this declaration via a statement issued on Saturday. The statement was made available to journalists through the Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The governor maintained that residents of the state would decide the destiny of the state by choosing his successor. He however said that he will reveal to the citizens the individual he will support to succeed him as governor. According to him, this will help to ensure that the the state continues on the trajectory of sustainable development and transformation. “So, in the midst of all these developments, many have been asking – we have two years to go. What next? How do we know the next person won’t come and remove the foundation our administration has laid and is building on. “The truth is, it is in the hands of the people of Oyo State to c...

Mohbad: Lagos Govt Visits Family, Offers to Take Care of Son

 

A delegation of the Lagos State government, led by the deputy governor of the state, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, have paid a condolence visit to the mother of the late Nigerian rapper, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad.

Dr Hamzat, during the visit, promised total support from the Lagos State government to the late rapper’s family and his 5-month-old son, Liam.

In a statement made available by Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Sanwo-olu on X (formerly Twitter), the deputy governor also assured that the family of the rapper will get justice and that those involved in the circumstances that led to his death will be brought to book

The statement reads in part, “The Deputy Governor once again assured the family that justice will be done on this matter and that the DSS will join the police for a thorough investigation. 

“The Deputy Governor also announced that the government will assist the family and that Mohbad’s child will be well taken care of.”

Other Lagos State officials who accompanied the deputy governor on the condolence visit include the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Tayo Ayinde, the Commissioner for Youth, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, the Commissioner for Information, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, and the Special Adviser on Tourism, Mr Idris Aregbe.

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