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In pursuance of the Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, administration’s agenda on food security, the Ondo State Government today, November 27, 2020 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two Malaysian Companies on the establishment of Ondo State Integrated Rice Development Project in Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The two foreign companies are Mardi Corporation SDH BHD and LA RUTA Malaysia SDH BHD. While Mardi Corporation SDH BHD is expected to provide the technical support for the proposed project, LA RUTA Malaysia SDH BHD will provide the greater chunk of the funds required for the project.

At the virtual signing ceremony, Governor Akeredolu explained that:” When I visited Malaysia with some State executives in April, 2019 and we met with Mardicorps and La Ruta team.

“They proposed a collaboration with Ondo State on Agribusiness Value Chain Development, which includes Development of Rice Value Chain and Food Security, Promotion of MD2 Pineapple, Establishment of Agriculture Showcase and Training Centre amongst other things.

“I was very excited because it aligns with our vision for the State.They are starting with Development of Rice Production at this time, I do hope other things in the pipeline will follow in earnest.

“I have no doubt that this project will further strengthen the bilateral economic relationsbetween Nigeria and Malaysia.”

Speaking, the High Commissioner of Malaysia to Nigeria, who spoke from her office in Abuja Mrs Gloria Corina expressed delight that the coming on stream of the Ondo State Integrated Rice Project will further strengthen the bilateral economic relations between Nigeria and Malaysia.

The CEO of MARDI Corporation who spoke virtually from Malaysia was full of appreciation to Governor Akeredolu for his commitment to the project and assured that his company would not default in delivering the project as at when due.

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)

•As FGN Flags-off Rural Women Cash Grant Scheme in Ondo

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, has said that the Federal Government Rural Women Cash Grant Scheme is in consonance with his administration’s aspiration to lift a sizeable proportion of women out of poverty in the state.

Describing the initiative as a welcome idea, Governor Akeredolu noted that the special grant will create an enabling platform for women empowerment, tackling poverty and resuscitating the economy after a long period of privation engendered by COVID 19 pandemic.

The Governor spoke at the Flag-Off of the Federal Government Rural Women Cash Grant Scheme held at the Government House Ground, Alagbaka, Akure on Thursday, November 26th, 2020.

The Honorable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq who performed the flag-off alongside Governor Akeredolu said over 300 Rural women will benefit in the state.

Governor Akeredolu said:” The Ondo State Government is highly delighted for the initiative of empowering rural women as a social inclusion and poverty reduction agendum.

The Governor disclosed that his administration has always keyed into Social Intervention Programmes in ensuring the provision of a reasonable means of livelihood for the poor and the vulnerable, especially for the women folks.

While highlighting the social investment programme initiated by the Federal Government which is being enjoyed by the women in Ondo State, Governor Akeredolu listed:”The Home-Grown School Feeding Programme which engaged 1490 women out of 1506 as cooks in our public primary schools.

“The Public Workfare empowered 2,930 female who received a stipend of N7,500 monthly.

“Special Grant Transfer involves 1,084 women as beneficiaries from 65years and above, as well as 483 physically challenged persons who have received N20,000 on quarterly basis,

“State Conditional Cash Transfer took care of over 2000 women received N5,000 on monthly.

“Skills for job under Youth Employment and Social Support Operations engaged a large proportion of female.

The Governor said the people of Ondo State appreciate the Federal Government for all the Social Intervention Initiatives that have actually transformed the lives of the rural women in the State.

“it is important that I mention the fact that many of these women have transited from poverty to relative prosperity. They run their businesses now with the most probable potentials for expansion.

“We must not fail to highlight a few of the Ondo State First Lady Initiatives for Women and the Girl Child: Fowoso Empowerment Outreach across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State since 2017, where over 3,000 women were empowered through skill acquisition with start-up kits and working tools distributions.

“Solayo birth kits to the indigent expectant mothers across all the 18 Local Government Areas since 2019 till date.

“Ondo Widows Care: over 12,000 widows have benefited immensely, Bemore Girls’ Palliative has about 1000 girls beneficiary in batches, Online Market Women Registration caters for welfare of all market women across the State.”

Arakunrin Akeredolu expressed the readiness of the state government to collaborate with agencies of the Federal Government in ensuring remarkable improvement in the living condition of our people, particularly the rural women.

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)
November 26, 2020.

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First of all, I will advise that you take your time to read this report very well with full attention. My intention here is to tell the story that many people are not aware of due to the side that was initially super imposed on the general public.

This whole incidence happened around 2007 thereabout. Prophet Israel was a young boy in his twenties doing ministry in the celestial church. This was a young man from an extremely poor family who didn’t know what the future holds for him. Laide Williams who was in her thirties was living in the UK and heard of this young prophet in Nigeria who had the gift of spiritual insight. She came to Nigeria to see him, and he prayed for her. She got back to the UK and had tremendous Testimonies as regards the things she came to see him for.

Meanwhile, she was married in the UK. She maintained close communication with the young prophet, and gradually she started telling him about how she has falling in love with him and also how she caught her husband red handed sleeping with another woman. She continued the pressure for love from this young guy who also had reasons to see her as a life saver who could take him and his family out of poverty and penury. His intension too was to find a way of leaving Nigeria to UK so that he can also become somebody. Israel Oladele didn’t have an idea of what God had in stock for him. He never believed that he could ever be this great. They started their love life and they were in a relationship that was not in any way a secret relationship. They rented an apartment around Jaffa where they both lived with her sister and Israel Oladele’s sister. Mrs Laide Williams was not only a lover to Israel Oladele, she also gradually became the “Bestie” of his mum (Mama Dorcas Ogundipe). No doubt, she did a whole lot of things to support this young lover of hers whom she believed so much in his giftings. During one of the church Harvest, Dr Yinka Ayefele was the musician invited to sing. Mrs Laide single handedly sprayed #500,000 to Yinka Ayefele. This got her lover ( Israel Oladele ) very angry, he felt that was wastage and it wasn’t good for the future they were building together. He advised her to put money into landed properties and she agreed. She sent money to him and they got the first landed property which was a 3plots of land. They started work on the land, and Israel Oladele’s mum was the one helping her to supervise the construction process. Later they bought two other properties and things continued fine. She came to Nigeria and was staying again at the house they rented in jaffa, and on a faithful day she was having her bath and her phone was with her fiance (Dele Ogundipe), a message dropped on her phone and lo and behold it was a message from her husband who was complaining of how she abandoned him and came to Nigeria. Immediately this young man saw this message, he called her attention to it by saying ” I thought you said you guys were divorced?”

Immediately, Dele said he was uncomfortable with the relationship. One thing led to the other, and they brokeup. She went back to the UK and life went on. After a while, she sent some baby’s pictures to her Besty(Genesis mum) and she told her she has a baby for her son. Let’s leave the baby’s story for now and move on to what next. Few years later, Dele Ogundipe moved on and got Married to Bimbo in a very elaborate societal wedding. Less I forget, Laide had already been handed over the documents of two of the landed properties that was purchased for her(which all carried her name). The third property was the one that had a little issue then between olusho Dele Ogundipe and the Oba Lambe in jankara area. When Laide discovered with video evidences from her informants that Dele Ogundipe got married, she wrote a petition against him to the special Anti robbery squad claiming that he had guns in his house and so on and so forth. The police visited his residence and couldn’t find anything incriminating against him, and he was released. In a bid to fulfill her threat of bringing him down, she went again to do a petition against him at the Special frauds Unit of the police. They picked him up again, and during interrogation, they asked her what happened and she said.

1. He is owing me the money I used to roof his Parents house when it was leaking
2. He is owing me the money I spent when his son was sick
3. He is owing me the money I used to fix his car
4. He is owing me the money I used in buying him Ralph laurel T-shirt
5. He is owing me the money I used in supporting the purchase of the land where his church is now.

At the long run, a total was made and was agreed on that he should pay her Two million naira. Dele promised to pay her but that he cannot afford that can of money at the moment. In her bid to take revenge, she felt very unsatisfied with that agreement and looked for a better way to use influence to make the case more complicated. He was later picked up again and was giving a kangaroo arraignment in court which the judge kicked against. Let me cut this story short, Olusho Dele Ogundipe landed in kirikiri where he spent close to a month. As if that was not enough, the case grew and became much more complicated. The lady in question denied that they ever had a relationship,that they where never at close range. But you can see from the pictures posted below. In fact for privacy reasons I won’t post the baby’s picture, but for anyone who knows how Genesis children look alike, you won’t doubt the fact that he owns that child.

Court case continued for over 11yrs, meanwhile the case in question lacks jurisdiction because the said incidence happened in Ogun state, and because the lady in question has the powers that be in her hands, the case was treated in Lagos state. That aside, attached to this post was the recommendations giving to the court by the police based on their investigations.

It was also made clear by the judge that the allegations of stealing, fraud an forgery lack evidences to back up the claim. But before I forget, during the cause of the case, the innocent young man was made to write an undertaking that he will pay 8.5million to the lady which he write and was willing to pay just to get the issue done with. Over the years, several attempts have been made to settle the case out of court, but was denied by the prosecutor. Obviously it was not about the money but a bid to take revenge. We are not surprised, that’s what u get from a bittered woman.
How can u explain how a baseless case of love gone bad became a 7 counts charge. In my opinion, the judge was fair enough to have removed the irrelevant counts in the case. The money he is asked to pay by the court is 11million

1. The 8.5m that he was forced to write in undertaking when he was younger

2. The 2.5m that she said was for the third landed property that she said the document was not perfected.

In case you don’t know, the said land is still available, safe and well protected in case you want to see.

I think this should be able to put some light into what exactly happened. Prophet Israel Oladele is not only a loved man of God, he is a blessed man. I just believe deeply that God has something specific he wants to do with the whole of this incidence because with all pointers, this man is not in any way guilty of any of the offenses.

But one thing is sure, posterity will ask everyone. To Genesis global members, the man of God is fine and already doing great exploits in his new location. Be strong and keep the fire burning. I can bet it with you, this is going to bring about an unprecedented next level in his ministry.

Bellow 👇are some pictures in evidence

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Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has rejigged his cabinet, appointed front line human rights lawyer, Sir Charles Titiloye as his new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

This was contained in a statement released by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Segun Ajiboye.

Titiloye is a human right activist and a renowned social critic. He was former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar of Association (NBA), Akure Branch.

A devout Christian, Charles Titiloye is a Knight of the Catholic Church of the order of Saint Mulumba.

His name will be forwarded to the state House of Assembly for confirmation.

Mr. Governor thanks the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice that has just been removed for services rendered to the state.
He wishes him success in his future endeavours.

Comrade Babatunde Faye was born on Thursday 22nd of December, 1983 at Ode-Erinje in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. He attended Success Nursery and Primary School, Okitipupa and Ofedepe Comprehensive High School Okitipupa for his Elementary and Secondary Education respectively.

He graduated as a Microbiologist from Federal Polytechnic, Ede in Osun State with distinction in the year 2008. During his Industrial Training (IT), he worked as Laboratory Assistant in the laboratory unit of State Special Hospital, Okitipupa between August and December 2004. Having completed his compulsory National Youth Service Corp in 2009/2010 in Taraba State, he enrolled for his Post Graduate Degree (PGD) in Federal University of Technology Akure between 2011 and 2013.

He taught as a classroom teacher in various private schools both Lagos and Ondo State, he also worked with different companies before he later proceeded to Institute of Media Society where he studied Journalism and Programme Presentation in 2018 (a studied facilitated by Ejule-Nen Community Development Association; the owner of Ejule-Nen Community Radio Station).

Tunde Faye, the upcoming star in broadcasting industry was the brain behind the once popular Programme on Ejule-Nen 93.7FM, Igbodigo tittled “Leyin Ijosin”.

Tunde an easy going, gentle, and courageous man has always stood an advisory role to both friends and siblings during his life’s time. This attribute he had used to withdrawn many people from dangers and promoted many in their career field.

Tunde Faye a Microbiologist used his profession in his chosen career (Broadcasting) to established a health program on air titled “Healthwatch” on Ejule-Nen 93.7FM, a programme designed to propound prevention and cure for audience’s health challenges. He also anchored “Bo Se Nlo” on the same radio station. A programme designed to publish hottest daily news and monitoring government’s community development projects.

Comrade Tunde Faye a unionist right from his school days was a media adviser to a popular Ondo State activistic group, Ondo South United Front (OSUF) till his death on Wednesday 11th November 2020 around 7pm. He was a staff of Ejule-Nen 93.7FM in the news and current affairs department where he served as, Reporter, Newscaster and Sub-Editor.

Tunde was a founder of a popular daily news dissemination Facebook page “As e dey go”.

He had earlier worked as Laboratory Technologist in Cornall University, Idimu Lagos between 2011 and 2012.

Between 2012 and 2013, he worked as a Processing Manager and Coordinator at Rosen Foods and Investment Limited in Okitipupa, Ondo State.

Tunde Faye a devoted member of Christ Apostolic Church was a nice man, always smiling, flexible with ideas but rigid about goals do engaged in team work wherever he found himself with little or no supervision.

Comrade Babatunde Faye, died after a brief headache. He left Okitipupa government field where he was watching a football match on that day because of the headache which later took his life.

He was survived by aged parents, siblings, wife and daughter.

May His Gentle Soul found rest in the bosom of the Lord.

Power To Be Restored Within The Next One Month – Consultant

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi SAN, has expressed happiness over the fruitful efforts to restore power to the southern senatorial district of the state after over eleven years of power outage in the area.

Governor Akeredolu spoke in his office on Wednesday while playing host to the Ondo South Power Project Committee headed by the Abodi of Ikale, Oba George Faduyile.

The Governor, while appreciating the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, noted the efforts of the Executive Director of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) Engineer Ifeoluwa Oyedele who he said worked with him to secure the support of the Vice-president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo to fulfill the promise made to the people to bring back light to the area.

He stressed that the power outage in the Southern senatorial district of the state has always been a major concern for his administration and the Vice President.

The Governor said:”Nobody is happy that the South has been in darkness for so long. But it is not a thing within the power of what the state can do. What the state can do is to mount pressure on those who are in charge.”

”As you know, we have our Ore Power Plant which belongs to the state. It is getting ready as the all pipes for power transmission are being laid. We will get one leg to supply light to the South and the other leg to supply light to the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo”, he said.

Briefing the Governor, the Chairman of the Ondo South Power Project Committee, Oba Festus Olumoyegun, the Oniju of Iju-odo, said tremendous progress have been made in reconnecting the district to the national grid.

Oba Olumoyegun said power transmission to the area will be gotten from Omotosho Transmission Company of Nigeria.

Also the Abodi of Kale who is also the Chairman of Ondo South Power Project, Oba George Faduyile, appreciated the Governor Akeredolu and Engr. Ifeoluwa Oyedele for their concerted efforts at getting the south out of darkness.

Earlier, the consultant for the power project, Engr. Idowu Desmennu said despite the long journey of about two and a half years, a success story has been recorded already.

He said by the end of November, power will start to radiate in Ondo South.

Engr. Desmennu said:”We have met with NDPHC, we have signed power purchase agreement with the community and the NDPHC. By the grace of God, by Friday, we are going to pay N371Million as security deposit for power we are taking from South.

“ We have over 10,000 prepaid meters that we are ready to take off with. Our program there is also involving different value chains . Transformer value chain, different. Transmission, different.

“Now , in Okitipupa and Irele local government areas, none of the transformers are working except three in Okitipupa. We are going to replace all the transformers so that they can have electricity. Where we don’t have enough, we put there. Where we have bad ones we change them. Because without these things it can’t work.

“Now, there are some areas where there are no network, we have planned to do it. I want to tell you that from the day we started, we have not collected a kobo from Ondo South and we will not collect a kobo until after three months when the power start to roll expect their recharge cards and our recharge cards start from N300 the hereby an individual who wants to use N100 a day can buy recharge card and use.

“It’s a new thing and all thanks to Engr. Ife Oyedele who availed us the opportunity of the 5% of power being generated In Omotosho power plant that can come to the community. We pleaded for it and the community is now distributing it.

“By today, TCN has been given the instruction to give us all the support we need. And I believe between 15th and 30th of November power will start to radiate and by December and January, we will be welcoming you and the Vice President to come and commission the project.”

Olabode Richard Olatunde
Special Assistant to the Governor (New Media)
November 11, 2020.

The University of Ibadan (UI) branch of  Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members to boycott the 72nd convocation and Foundation day ceremonies of the institution.

ASUU-UI Chairman, Ayo Akinwole, said in a statement on Tuesday that the action was in the spirit of the ongoing strike.

Akinwole said a copy of the letter to boycott the ceremonies had been sent to Prof Idowu Olayinka, the Vice Chancellor of the university.

He said the action was in line with a bulletin of the union forbidding members not to participate in any teaching, statutory meetings, examinations and ceremonies of the institution during the ongoing strike.

“In line with the principles and practices of the union and in obedience to the National Executive Committee of ASUU directives of this matter, members of ASUU, University of Ibadan branch are advised not to be in attendance nor participate in preparation or the actualisation of the said convocation and the 72nd day ceremonies.

“A people united can never be defeated,” he said.

The University of Ibadan had set its 2020 Convocation and Foundation Day ceremonies for November 13 to 17.

Nigerian monitor

A human rights activist and lawyer, Barrister Tope Temokun, has petitioned the Ondo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on police brutality and other rights abuses.

It will be recalled that Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, had set up the panel based on Federal Government’s directive following the #EndSARS protests against rights abuses and other infractions caused by the Nigerian Police Force, especially the disbanded controversial formation, Special Anti-robbery Squad(SARS).

One of the assigned responsibilities  of the 8-man panel headed by a retired judge, Salisu Adesola Sidiq, is that the panel should recommend adequate compensation for victims of police brutality and other remedial measures to the state government. 

Other terms of reference of the panel will be to receive and investigate complaints of police brutality and related extra-judicial killings by the police in Ondo State as well as to evaluate evidence and draw conclusion on the validity of such complaints.

However, in the two separate petitions made available to our reporter  Temokun, a Lagos-based public interest lawyer, faulted the panel of inquiry for requesting death certificates, pictures and autopsy showing cause of death and even forensic evidence as requirements for the presentation of memorandum for compensation by the family or dependents of the dead victim to the panel.

Barrister Temokun argued that such requirements as demanded by the panel will only incite denial of access to justice for those with genuine cases who do or did not meet up with the requirements.

The lawyer said most deaths resulting from police brutality  do not allow for gathering of direct evidence, hence, demanding a death certificate, photographs, autopsy or  forensic evidence may therefore hinder their dependents  or representatives from getting  justice or the compensation they truly deserve.

He urged the panel to discontinue its demand for death certificate so that it can widen the path of justice for those genuinely aggrieved. 

Asides, the lawyer also faulted the panel for requesting that whoever is making a case for victims of police brutality before the panel must show proof of relationship with the deceased.

He also submitted that the requirement  could deny poor  citizens of the state who have no one to represent them the services of pro bono lawyers who may want to assist them to get justice. He, therefore, urged the panel to expunge the requirement. 

On the category of cases the panel will exercise jurisdiction over, the lawyer asked the panel to furnish his office, within the next seven days, with the instrument of appointment constituting the panel so as to be properly guided on the cases the panel could entertain.

He asked if the panel could entertain cases already adjudicated upon by courts of competent jurisdiction with judgments  delivered. 

Meanwhile, secretary of the panel, Lanre Amuda, in a statement, said all memoranda and petitions to the panel must be submitted on or before the close of work on Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Ondo State Security Network Agency(Amotekun Corps) behind Reuben Fasoranti Park, Alagbaka, Akure.

The panel, which has begun sitting,  has six months to conclude its assignment and submit its report to the statement. 

Thepolitico

Tope Temokun Chambers (a Public Interest Litigation law firm) has opened free legal services for victims of police brutality in Lagos, Ogun and Ondo States, for presentation of petitions/memoranda before Lagos, Ogun and Ondo States’ Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Police Brutality (aftermath of #EndSARS nationwide protest).

Complaints should be forwarded via WhatsApp line 08035692259.
Solidarity!!!

Benue State Government has again declared Fridays as work-free days for civil servants in the state.

The governor, Samuel Orton always declared Fridays for the state workers during plant and harvest seasons.

The work-free day, according to the state government, begins on November 6 till January 29, 2021, while normal weekly work schedule will resume on February 5, 2021.

The development was to allow civil servants the opportunity to harvest their farm produce.

According to the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, “the declaration of Fridays as work-free days is to improve food security in the state.”

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