Amotekun : Oyo assembly demands immediate launch

The Oyo State House of Assembly has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to okay the launch of Amotekun Corps. The House said that this is necessary due to the rising rate of insecurity in the state.

The state lawmakers said that the call became imperative to checkmate criminals marauding as herdsmen in some parts of the state.

The House, while reacting to the killings of three persons in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state and destruction of some farmlands in Ogbomoso community by some yet-to-be-identified bandits, said the development was worrisome.

The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, stated,  

“The sooner Amotekun Corps is constituted, the better for the state in terms of security.”

The House expressed satisfaction on the recent nomination of Gen. Kunle Togun (retd.) and Col. Olayanju Olayinka (retd.), as chairman and commandant of the corps respectively, but wondered why there were delays in the formation of the Amotekun Board that would handle the recruitment of personnel.

Isiaka Kazeem, who represents Oyo East/Oyo West had, through a motion, drawn the attention of the Assembly members to the nvasion of villages in the Akinyele LGA by herdsmen resulting in killing of some persons.

He noted that the police and other security agencies in the state were overstretched, thereby leaving the residents of the state in danger.

The Majority Leader of the House, Sanjo Adedoyin, lamented that the state government was foot-dragging on the takeoff of Amotekun Corps in the state.

"I completed 307 projects in a year" - Gov. Seyi Makinde

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said that his administration had completed 307 projects in the education sector, while 236 others are ongoing, within its first year in office.

Makinde made this known, in an address on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) on Friday in Ibadan.

”The governor said that his administration had completed 239 projects awarded by the previous administration in the education sector as well as 68 others awarded by his government.

These projects include construction of schools and classrooms, Early Child Development centers, renovation of schools, installation of boreholes, supply of furniture and sports equipment among other procurements,” he said.

Makinde said that this was in line with his promise to build on the programmes of past administrations that were structured properly.

He noted that in spite of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, his administration had remained focused and had leveraged on the setback to improve the health care system.

However, Makinde urged residents of the state to keep following the directives of the the State’s COVID-19 Task Force on social distancing, wearing of face masks and proper hygiene practices.

COVID-19 : 34 new cases in Oyo State, 9 patients discharged

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State revealed that while 9 patients who have tested negative for the coronavirus disease have been discharged, 34 new cases have been confirmed. He made this known on his twitter handle on Saturday night.

Makinde said the development had brought the number of discharged cases in the state to 58.

The state, however, recorded 34 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total number in the state to 233.

According to the latest figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday night, the 34 cases in Oyo were among the new 265 recorded in 13 states.

Makinde had clarified that 27 out of the new confirmed cases were from iSON Xperiences, a company located in Dugbe area of Ibadan.

The governor urged residents with any symptom of COVID-19 such as cough, fever, tiredness, body ache and shortness of breath to call the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) numbers.

The EOC numbers are 08095394000, 08095863000, 08078288999 and 08078288800.

Oldest king in Oyo State passes on at 141

The oldest king in Oyo State, Oba Afolabi, the Onilua of Ilua, is dead.

According to reports, the monarch passed on in the early hours of Saturday after a brief illness.

Born in 1879, he became king 38 years ago, at the age of 102.

📸: Legit.ng

Oyo State Governor reveals company with high number of COVID-19 positive workers

The number of staff members of one company in Ibadan, Oyo State, who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease has increased to 63.

Governor Seyi Makinde named the company as iSON Xperiences, a customer service provider in Ibadan South West local government area of the state, in a statement on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.

The governor had first announced on Saturday, May 16, that 30 staff members from the organisation tested positive. Eight more also tested positive for the disease from the same organisation on Sunday, May 17, while another 19 positive cases were recorded on Monday, May 18.

Makinde announced in Wednesday's update that an additional six members of staff from the organisation also tested positive on Tuesday, May 19.

"The company remains shut and will be decontaminated. The Emergency Operations Centre has continued intensive contact tracing to identify persons of interest linked to members of staff in the company", he said.

Oyo has recorded a total of 143 coronavirus cases.