Tag: Akeredolu
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Akeredolu Receives First Set Of Refurbished Government Vehicles, Says It’s A New Dawn
Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Friday received the first set of refurbished Government Vehicles which were were put in good shape by Logistical ideas Limited. Governor Akeredolu decided to renew numerous broken down and unserviceable vehicles at significantly low costs compared to the acquisition of brand new vehicles. Following biddings from severally…
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Akeredolu asked cabinet to work against APC in 2019 elections – Sacked Ondo Commissioner Reveals
Sola Amodeni, former commissioner for urban and physical planning in Ondo state, says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of the state, instructed all his cabinet members to work for Action Alliance (AA) candidates during the last national assembly elections. Tunji Abayomi, an associate of Akeredolu, who was elected under the platform of the the All Progressives Congress…
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Ondo PDP Aspirant Asks EFCC To Investigate Akeredolu’s Spending of 13% Derivation Fund
Top gubernatorial Aspirant of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Hon. Banji Okunomo, has called on the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to invite Ondo State Commissioner of Finance for questioning to explain how governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu spent the 13% derivation fund accrued to the state government in the last 2 years. Okunomo…
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Hold Akeredolu Responsible For Shooting of Innocent Protesters, Says Senator Tofowomo
Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, the Lawmaker representing the good people of Ondo South at the red chamber of National Assembly, has condemned the brutalisation of innocent protesters at Ondo State governor’s office by the Nigerian Police on Monday. The Senator described the incident as unfortunate, irresponsible, and totally unacceptable through a statement made available to newsmen…
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Breaking: Youths Barricade Akeredolu’s Office, Protest OSOPADEC’s Autonomy
Youths from Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have shut down the government office in Akure as they protested an alleged diversion of funds meant for the development of the coastal area by the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu administration. The youths also blocked the access road to Alagbaka governor’s office to prevents workers from gaining…
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Ondo varsity unions protest unlawful retirement, non-remittance of pensions
By Aderemi Bamgbose Industrial unions in Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH), Okitipupa, on Thursday staged peaceful protest against alleged unlawful retirement of its members and non-remittance of pensions to their various pension fund administrators. The protesting unions are: the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the…
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Governor Akeredolu Reacts As Collapsed Building Kills Student In Ondo
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has reacted to the news of the news of collapsed school building which resulted in the death of a female student in Ondo. The incident occurred at a primary School in Ondo City around 12noon on Friday during school hours. A female student of Junior Secondary School 3…
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Ondo Students Defy Police Teargas, Battle Akeredolu Over Hike In Tuition Fees
Students of tertiary institutions in Ondo State are not relenting in their calls for the governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu, to immediately review downwards their school fees. Both the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) and the Ondo State University of Science Technology, Okitipupa (OSUSTECH) have been closed down over students’ agitation for fees…
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‘Reduce Tuition Fee Or Resign Protest’ Against Akeredolu Rocks Akure
Ondo State University Students have taken to major streets in Akure, the state capital to protest hike in their school fees. Starnews reports that the protest has brought socio-economic activities in the state capital to a halt at the popular Market called “Oja Oba” in Akure, following a decision by the state government and the…
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NDLEA destroys 3,900 hectares of cannabis in Ondo, opposes Akeredolu
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it never advocated the growth of cannabis sativa for medicinal purpose or economic gain, adding that it had destroyed 3,900 hectares of cannabis sativa in Ondo State. The NDLEA Chairman, Col. Muhammad Abdallah (retd), stated this on Monday, noting that he and the Ondo State Governor, Mr…