The Ogun State Government has demolished the DATKEM Plaza, owned by Mrs. Olufunke Daniel, wife of former governor of the state, Senator Gbenga Daniel, who represents Ogun East in the present National Assembly. In a statement, the Project Manager/Developer for the building, Olusegun Lawal said that the demolition of the five-storey building located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu-Ode was carried out …

In many states of the Federation, the story is the same: State governors treat Local Government Councils as appendages and not the independent third tier of government that the 1999 Constitution (as amended) proposes them to be. The three tiers of government in the awkward federal system that we operate are the federal, state and local government councils, each of …

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Tuesday, denied the allegation that he was diverting the statutory Federal Allocation due to the state’s Local Governments in the last two years. The governor said his administration had to augment the funds allocated to local governments in the state to enable the council chairmen to meet their obligations. In a letter …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated the Founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji on his 60th birthday, noting that his life has been eventful with marks of achievements in many spheres. This is a the former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Prof. Suleiman Bogoro emphasised on the need for every citizen to be …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Wednesday, announced six former commissioners as special advisers. Last week, the state House of Assembly had approved the Governor’s request to appoint 20 special advisers. According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, the new Special Advisers are Dapo Okubadejo as the Chief Economic Adviser to the …

President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Economic Council (NEC), led by Vice President Kashim Shettima to device an approach and begin the process of working on interventions to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal on the Nigerians. After leading some major oil marketers on a courtesy visit to the President at the State House in Abuja, Ogun State Governor, …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun is to commission an ultra modern hall built and donated by some old pupils of Saint Barnabas Primary School, Okun-Owa in Odogbolu Local Government Area on Tuesday, 6th June. In a statement, the President of the Old Pupils Association of the school, Chief Sina Ogunbambo explained that the hall was built by 14 members, …

The Ijebu Boys Association, a non-partisan, non-profit organisation, has joined citizens of Ogun State to congratulate the Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun on his inauguration for the second term in office. In a congratulatory letter sent to the governor, the association described his victory at the 18th March gubernatorial election as “well-deserving”, adding that “the last four years have seen many …

Judging by his utterances, body language and scorecard in the last four years, one could safely conclude that Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has decided that the reward for his hard work is more work. The dust had barely settled on the last governorship election, where Abiodun predictably clinched reelection before he started talking about and demonstrating the shape …

Egypt has indicated an interest in Ogun’s Agro Processing Zone (APZ), Governor Dapo Abiodun said in Abeokuta on Saturday. The APZ is located at the Gateway International Agro Cargo Airport in Iperu-Ilishan in the Remo part of the state. Abiodun told executive officers of the Ogun chapter of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), at an interactive session that …