Governor Ademola Adeleke has affirmed that the local government election scheduled for Saturday is holding unfailingly. The governor stated this while receiving members of a civil society coalition who are in the state to monitor the local government elections. According to the Governor, Osun voters are prepared to exercise their voting rights on Saturday just…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has exercised prerogative of mercy towards 53 convicts serving various convictions within the Nigerian Correctional Service. This is in line with the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy. In a statement by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mallam Rasheed Olawale, the letter of commutation for prerogative of…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed his heartfelt condolences over the passing of the Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Dr. Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran, who departed on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. In a statement issued today at Osogbo, Governor Adeleke described the late monarch as a “father figure, a pillar of…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated the Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima on the occasion of his 58th birthday. While congratulating the Vice President, the Governor described him as a man of immense humility and as a great leader that other leaders should emulate. Governor Adeleke in a statement…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has mourned the passage of a Former Chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Justice Emmanuel Ayoola. Governor Adeleke stated that the demise of Justice Ayoola is a big loss, not only to the Ayoola family of Ilesa, but to Osun state and the entire nation…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Asset Recovery Committee set up by the state government has commenced retrieval of state assets illegally carted away by top officials of the previous administration. The Committee under the Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Teslim Igbalaye started field operations yesterday after compliance with required due process as required by law…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has ordered immediate phased disbursement of bursary stipends to Osun State students in various tertiary institutions. The government had earlier collated students’ data across the tertiary institutions using the records from students’ stakeholders. The bursary award covers about three thousand five hundred regular students and almost…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke has fixed today, Monday, for a comprehensive dialogue with organizers of upcoming national protests alongside stakeholders from the security and civil societies. In a directive handed down on Sunday morning, the state Governor instructed his team members to reach out to representatives of various civil society groups and student…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday evening at the Government House held a closed-door meeting with student leaders from across the unions with a joint resolution to jointly work for good governance for all Osun residents. At the meeting coordinated by Governor’s aide on students matters, Oladejo Bashiru Aderoju, and attended by the…