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Selective Attention in Governance by Governor Ademola Adeleke - 2017 Retirees

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 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Several issues are coming out when August 8th, 2026 governorship election is drawing nearer. One of the December 2017 retirees who spoke under anonymity cleared air on the payment of the retirees, he claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke has neglected retirees who retired in the year 2017 till date.  According to him, they have contacted the commissioner for information, Hon. Kolapo Alimi over the matter, but his response degenerated into another issue as he claimed that local government fund seized by the federal government was the cause of the non payment of their funds. The group said "if that was the cause, where is the administration seeing money used in roads and bridges construction? Should a father tell the children to wait till he complete his house building before he pays their tuition fees?" The affected are teachers from both primary and secondary schools and other civil servants who retired that year (2017). They emphasized that "...

Open letter to Governor Ademola Adeleke

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 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Mr. Governor Sir, campaign time is just at the corner, Osun people are waiting like to know who to follow. Leaders of various parties are preparing to engage the masses to plead for their votes and while some have even started engaging the masses. Sir, many members with many followers are decamping these days, which some of them said it was effect of work without proper reward which is reducing our population gradually. When a leader leaves the party, some will call him/her paper weight politicians . Now, opposition are getting stronger day by day and we are seeing nothing wrong in it. We need to reconcile with the aggrieved members so as to be stronger than before, remember that politics is a game of numbers. My governor Sir, at this time, kindly lias with the leaders of the party at all levels, success or failure of the governor and the party is in the hands of the party leaders. How responsible are they to the members count in this coming election,...

Osun political climate changes, APC is taking over

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 By Olayinka Awofadeju  Moving closer to the election, Osun political climate has started experiencing changes has All Progressive Congress (APC) members have started engaging the dwellers of the state to get there votes.  The strategical move of APC members is from street to street to propagate the mission and vision of their flag bearer in Osun State , Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) to all prospective electorates to vote for APC in the coming election. Part of what they have been selling to the people is the negligence and deficiencies of the present government led by governor Ademola Adeleke . "Governor Ademola Adeleke's government is not a youths friendly administration, for more than three years and close to the end of his tenure, there has been no employment. Apart from this, tuition fees at the various public institutions have been increased which makes it difficult for the youths and their parents to afford. While engaging their administration, they alw...

UNIOFFA matriculates 350 students for 2025/2026 academic session

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 By Cecillia Asaolu, Oladimeji Pinheiro  University of  Offa, Kwara State , on wednesday matriculated a total of 350 undergraduate  students for the 2025/2026 academic session at the 4th matriculation ceremony . Speaking during the matriculation ceremony at the permanent site of the institution in Offa, the Vice Chancellor ,Professor. Kazeem Alagbe Gbolagade,  said  that over 400 candidates applied for admission in the current academic session. A total of 350 candidates were offered admission into the degree programmes, while over 100 candidates were also  denied. .Prof Gbolagade  who described the admission process as highly competitive, advised the matriculants not to take their admission for granted or treat it with levity. “This success of yours should not be short-lived. You must do everything humanly possible to defend your current champion status,” he said.  Prof. Kazeem stressed further that , students were admitted into various prog...

Osun Poly set to step down admission of those who refuse to pay Acceptance Fees

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Closes Admissions for 2025/2026 Academic Session. The Management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree has announced the closure of its Admissions for its regular programmes, just as it closes the portal for payment of Acceptance Fees of the newly admitted students. The Registrar of the Polytechnic, Mr. Abiodun O. Oloyede in a statement on Friday declared that "the portal for admissions into the regular programmes of the polytechnic have been closed for 2025/2026 Academic Session, but the Admission Application Forms for the Osun State Polytechnic Daily Part Time and Weekend Part Time Programmes are still in progress" The Statement said all newly admitted students who have not paid their Acceptance Fees and complete their Screening Exercise and Course Registrations may forfeit their offer of provisional admissions on Monday 19th January." The Registrar maintained that the institution would automatically close its portal against erring newly admitted individuals who refused...

Put our fate in our hands: FG should legalize fire arms - Awofadeju, PhD.

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The best form of defense is attack as the wise would say. The constant terrorist attacks on Nigerians in the northern part of Nigeria and partly south calls for self defense by citizens of the country. Nigerians have experienced blame games from the government at all levels and people working with federal government on who is sponsoring terrorism in the country. None has agreed to the allegation of terrorism sponsorship. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is presently investigating and charging some present and former government officers to court for terrorism related offenses. Many who were the law makers but eventually found to be law breakers involving in all these.  Recently, State government clamored for state policing , yet some governors in the north were alleged for complicit, sponsoring and covering these same terrorists. How can State government fight against the problem they created? Many leaders had requested that federal government should legalize arms for...

Accord Osun Seeks Clarity on Appointments, Elections After PDP Alliance

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The Osun State chapter of the Accord Party has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to provide clear explanations regarding political appointments, electoral opportunities, and the future of the party following its alliance with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a New Year message jointly signed by key state executives, Accord Osun congratulated Governor Adeleke on the progress of his administration and reaffirmed its support for his leadership. However, the party expressed growing concern over what it described as unresolved agreements and uncertainty surrounding the alliance. “We are wholeheartedly in support of Your Excellency and ready to work for and with you,” the statement read.  “However, we must remind you of the promises made to our party, and we are becoming increasingly impatient about when these promises will be fulfilled.” The party raised alarm over claims that its former chairman had allegedly signed off Accord’s structures from ward to state level-to the PDP...