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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...
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Osun Govt Relaxes Curfew in Warring Communities

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has relaxed the hitherto 7pm to 7am curfew imposed on the Ifon and Ilobu communities in the state.

The governor on January 16, 2025, imposed a 7pm to 7am curfew on Ifon and Ilobu due to an outbreak of crisis between the communities occasioned by boundary disputes.


But having observed a gradual return of peace in the communities, the governor on Sunday relaxed the curfew to 10pm to 4am with immediate effect.


The governor’s decision was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, on Sunday.


Adeleke, who expressed satisfaction that peace was gradually returning to the affected communities, further said security agents would continue 24-hour surveillance in the two towns.


“Accordingly, the Governor has directed that the initial 7pm to 7am curfew imposed on the two communities by his administration in the wake of the crisis on the 16th day of January 2025 be relaxed from the hitherto 12 hours to 6 hours daily, beginning from 10pm to 4am with effect from today, Sunday 2nd day of March 2025, until total peace is seen and noted to have been returned.


“Furthermore, Mr Governor has directed the contingent of all security personnel, including the Nigeria Army, Nigeria Police, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to continue to maintain 24-hour surveillance in the warring communities.


“All stakeholders in the communities are further advised to cooperate with the State Government to resolve the issues amicably,” the statement read partly.

He urged indigenes of the two communities, including their traditional rulers and other interested stakeholders, to use the period of the ongoing holy month of Ramadan to pray for lasting peace and harmony.


He also renewed his earlier appeal, warning that anyone or group of persons found or caught doing or masterminding any further breakdown of law and order to truncate the level of peace being gradually achieved in the two communities will be made to face the full wrath of the law.

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