Month: January 2024

Osun State Government has denied allocating N11 billion as entertainment fund to the offices of the governor and that of the secretary to the government.

Addressing journalists, yesterday, during the 2024 budget analysis at the Ministry of Finance building, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Professor Moruf Adeleke, said only N600 million was earmarked for meals and entertainment for the office of the governor.

added that meals and entertainment for the office of the Secretary to the State Government got about N102 million against the N11billion being spread by mischief makers for the two heads.

“The claim that N11 billion was budgeted for the offices of the governor and that of the SSG, for meals and entertainment is a blatant lie. It is not correct in any way.

“The office of the governor comprises about seven different agencies like office of the Deputy Governor, the office of the Chief of Staff, the Bureau of General Services, Bureaus of Government House and Protocol, Bureau of Parastatals. All these sub-agencies are referred to as the office of the governor. That is the entire conglomerate of the office of the governor that was allocated about N8 billion for total recurrent out of which only N600 million is for meals and entertainment.

“Office of the SSG has a total recurrent of about N3billion, it got about N102million for meals and entertainment. It is that amount that was added to N8 billion to make N11billion that they claimed”, he said.

Meanwhile, Professor Adeleke disclosed that out of the N273.9billion 2024 budget, education sector was allocated N38.9billion making 14.21 percent, infrastructure sector got N57.2billion, which is 20.89 percent and human capital development sector got 39.2billion, which is 14.34 percent of the total budget.

The Commissioner added that N24.2billion was allocated to governance and administration sector, which is 8.85 percent of the total budget, health sector got N23.1 billion, 8.45 percent while the agriculture sector got 1.39 percent, making N3.8billion.

“Overall, salary/wages take N45,817,225,280 (16.73 percent); pension/gratuity takes N36,544,677,720 (13.34 per cent) making N82,361,903,000, (30.07 per cent), other recurrent expenditure includes overhead, which takes N54,020,730,880 (19.72 per cent).”

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Osun State Government on Wednesday approved the appointment of six new traditional rulers in the state.

The State government, according to a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, gave the approval on Wednesday, at its first Executive Council meeting, held in Osogbo.

All the appointments take immediate effect.

While congratulating and wishing the newly appointed traditional rulers success and peaceful reign in their respective domains, the statement urged all the subjects in their respective communities to give the newly appointed traditional rulers the best support and cooperation they deserve.

The newly appointed traditional rulers approved by the Council include; Prince Haastrup Adeola Ojo as Aloro of Iloro-Ijesha in Atakunmosa East Local Government; Prince Mark Adeniyi Ajewole as Onise of Ise-Ijesa also in Atakunmosa East Local Government; Prince Adekunle Waheed Babatunde as Elende of Eko Ende in Ifelodun North Local Council Development Area;

Other appointed Obas are Prince Sulaimon Adebayo Olalekan as Olu of Alajue in Ede East Local Council Development Area; Prince Badmos Rafiu Omotoso as Alagbeye of Agbeye in Odo Otin South Local Council Development Area; and Prince Johnson Oyewale Ajiboye as Olola of Ola in Ejigbo West Local Council Development Area of Osun state.

The Council meeting also approved the elevation of 11 more traditional rulers in Osun state to a Part II (Recognised) Status of the Chief Law, Cap 25, Laws of Osun state, 2002.

The newly elevated Obas include Olu Ilu Oba Oyeyemi Town in Egbedore Local Government; Alayetoro of Ayetoro Ijesa, Onikajola of Kajola Bowaje-Ijesa, Olorogoji of Orogoji-Ijesa, in Atakunmosa East Local Government; Onimelu of Ifemelu -Ifewara; Alarunde of Arunde Ifewara; Esemo of Iyemogun ( Atakumosa West Local Government); Olosuntedo of Osuntedo( Ejigbo Local Government); Olu of Araromi-Owu; Olu of Akiriboto-Isale(Ayedaade Local Government; and Onijimo of Ijimo-Ijesha.

The Council however stepped down consideration of the Koka kingship stool, directing investigation and correction of the alleged abnormality and irregularity in the selection process.

By Ige Adekunle
Sango-Ota(Ogun):.  The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has reiterated its commitment to sustain intensive campaign against over speeding to stem road crashes in 2024.

Mr Anthony Uga, Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota, that speed had been one of the major causes of death along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and the state at large.

Uga implored motoring public to drive according to the extant rules and regulations guarding FRSC to minimize tragedy in 2024.
“We are going to sustain mobile speed control patrol and also sustain traffic coming using the red flag.

“The FRSC would also sustain enforcement to make sure that those unrepentant motorists would face the wrath of the law by booking intensively and given them robust public enlightenment.” he said.

Uga stressed the need to add more bite to its operations to stem the tide of road crashes in the state.

He added that sensitisation programmes would be extended to churches and mosques to educate the public.(NAN)
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By Mohammed Baba Busu

Farmer Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago, has called on youth to strive to be among the best in their academics and chosen carrier for societal development.

The governor made the call when he received an outstanding daughter of the soil, Maimunat Mohammed Nna, from Guduko, Edati local government area of the State in Abuja.

This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim and made available to newsmen in Minna on Wednesday.

Bago expressed delight with the zeal, determination, hard work and academic performance of young Maimuna and said she is a pride to the State.

The governor maintained that hard work and resilience play a major role in achieving success in life.

Bago promised that his administration would do everything possible to encourage youth who are diligent and outstanding in their daily endeavours.

It would be recalled that Maimunat Mohammed Nna is presently a postgraduate student of Mass Communication with a Major in Digital Media and Broadcasting at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria.

She is also a holder of a Second Class Upper degree in Mass Communication and a polyglot gifted with excellent command of spoken and written in six languages including English language.

The languages she uses and communicates fluently are, English, Hausa, Nupe, Yoruba, Igbo and Igala.