Legislature

Akoko Sons, Daughters hold Thanksgiving/Reception for Reps Member, Tunji-Ojo

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH Prominent sons and daughters of Akoko especially from Akoko Northeast/Northwest Federal Constituency of Ondo state have concluded arrangements to host a grand reception and Thanksgiving service in honour of their illustrious lawmaker representing the constituency at the National Assembly, Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The lwamaker who is popularly known as BTO by his admirers, is the also the Chairman, House committee on Niger Delta affairs. According to the organisers of the event, the two-day…

Reps Member Makinde flags-off Interest-Free Loan for Artisans, Traders in Ondo

Posted on October 19, 2019 by sunshinetruth

A Member, representing Ondo East/Ondo West Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives Hon. Abiola Makinde will on Sunday, launch an interest-free loan for market women and artisans to mark his 100 days in office and showcase some of the life changing projects completed within the period. The event will hold at Oba Adesanoye Civic Centre, Ondo kingdom. As part of the event, Makinde will, under his WEALTH programme, showcase some projects that include water…

Deplorable Federal Roads in Ondo: Reps Caucus takes case to Fashola

Posted on October 16, 2019October 17, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH The Ondo state Caucus of the house representative in the National Assembly has sought the intervention of the Federal ministry of works and housing on the rehabilitation of Federal government roads in the state. The lawmakers, who met with the Minister for works and hlHousing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and his minister of state on Tuesday, called his attention to the deplorable states of many Federal roads linking the state. Some of the federal…

More Ondo Varsity’s Students can be Swept Away by Flood if….. NEMA

Posted on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke The National Emergency Management Agency ( NEMA) has warned that more students are at the risk of being swept away by flood at Akungba Akoko if they are not relocated from flood prone areas. The agency therefore urged students of the Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko who live in flood-prone areas should be moved to a safer place till the rains subside. Coordinator of NEMA in-charge of Osun,Ondo and Ekiti states, Mr. Olusegun…

Even with My Sack at Appeal Court, I praise God —Melaye

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: SUNSHINETRUTH A senator, Dino Melaye was today sacked by the court of appeal after losing his appeal against a tribunal’s ruling that nullified his election as the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the Senate. “I just lost my election at the Appeal Court and Fresh election ordered,” Dino Melaye tweeted on Friday. The Kogi State National Assembly Election Tribunal Friday, 23 August nullified Dino Melaye’s election. Melaye, a candidate of the opposition…

FLOODING: Ondo Assembly goes tough, as Corpse of AAUA Student Swept Away Still Missing

Posted on October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke The speaker of Ondo state House of Assembly; Rt. Hon Bamidele David Oleyelogun at Plenary session on Wednesday, raised matters of public urgency on the flooding at Akungba where Doyinsola Motunrayo Boluwaji, a final year student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko (AAUA) got drowned. In his reaction, the lawmaker representing Akoko South West Constituency-One Hon Olugbenga Omole sympathised with the family of the 400 level student who was swept away…

OSRC/Orange FM: Ondo Lawmakers Slash N3000 Recruitment Charge

Posted on October 7, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke The Ondo State House of Assembly has ordered a reduction in the recruitment charge of three thousand naira for state media outfits job applicants. To this end, the House Committee on Information led by the Chairman, Hon Olugbenga Omole directed the Chairman of OSRC and Orange FM to furnish it with details of its proposed recruitment exercise. The OSRC Chairman and the Management team were summoned to a meeting on Monday with…

2023 Presidential Poll: Anybody above 70year-old may be Banned from Contesting

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by sunshinetruth

A member of the House of Representatives, Bede Eke, has proposed creation of a law that disqualifies Nigerians older than 70 from contesting in presidential election. According to Eke, who is representing Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State, with the passage of the ‘Not Too Young To Run’ bill by the National Assembly, and the assent into law by President Muhammadu Buhari, there is the need to also have a maximum age of…

ONDO: After 10months of Legal Battle, Okitipupa Constituency gets new Lawmaker

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke ………Ondo Speaker swears-in Gbegudu as new member. The Speaker, Ondo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon David Bamidele Oleyelogun has sworn-in a new member of the House, Hon Ololade Gbegudu, representing Okitipupa state constituency two. This followed a supreme court judgement nullifying the election of Mr Akinwumi Adesina, a former member of the House, representing Okitipupa state constituency two. Honourable Gbegudu had earlier approached an Akure High Court, claiming that he was…

SNAKE SAGA: Ondo Lawmakers relocate to new Chamber

Posted on October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by sunshinetruth

By: Ade Adeleke After several weeks of accusation and counter accusation over snake saga at the Hallowed chamber of the Ondo state House of Assembly, the lawmakers on Wednesday relocated to another building within the assembly complex to continue with their statutory legislative functions. The abandoned main chamber is already in deplorable condition and set for massive renovation. The House which has not been holding plenary sitting since the snake saga that occurred at the…

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