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Appointment of Perm Secs: Oke ogun people appeal to Akala

 

The people of Oke ogun in Oyo State, Nigeria, have called on the state governor, Otunba (Dr) Christopher Alao Akala to intervene urgently in the process being adopted for the purpose of appointing officials into the Permanent Secretaries cadre in the state’s Civil Service.

The appeal was contained in an open letter sent to the governor following an announcement made by the state’s head of service, Dr Ebenezer Olusola Okebukola on the procedure to be employed in the appointment of the next set of permanent secretaries.

Permanent secretary position is the highest in civil service.

A Public Service Announcement signed by the head of servcice on January 14, 2009 has directed “all substansive directors and general managersl in the Oyo State Civil Service’  interested in becoming perm secs (as permanent secretaries are called) to submit their curricullum vitae to his office.

But top government officials maintained that this is contrary to established procedure anywhere and particularly in Oyo State which inherited the record of a well managed and efficient civil administration from  the days of people like Chief Simeon Adebo, Chief (Mrs) Teju Alakija etc.

They contended that no-one used to know exactly who was to be appointed perm sec until the announcement was formally made. That it was only known to the top echelon of government and the head of service.

“This new approach is to give room for lobby and undue influenccing of the situation.” said a  retired head of service who would not want his name in print for obvious reason.

He went further to say that since such an approach would be worsening the morale of civil servants that has been going down since the politicisation of perm sec appointment.

“In those days, such appointments are made on merit and on the basis of seniority. But these days, people are brought not only from below but even sometimes from outside.”

When asked how those to be appointed are to be determined if they were not to submit their credentials, the technocrat responded that “there is no top government official who does not have a file in the governor’s office and in the office of the head of service. As such, they could get whatever information they needed from such files. They only  needed to ask the specific officer for clarrification where there is doubt or something”.

Okebukola’s announcement first aired on the state’s broadcasting station and later circulated read in part:

“this is to inform all substansive Directors and General Managers in the Oyo State Civil Service that His Excellency, The Executive Governor, Otunba (Dr) Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala JP psc has approved their participations in the examination for appointemnt of Permanent Secretaries in Oyo State.

Consequently, all Substansive Directors and General Managers are to submit 10 copies each of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) indicating their career progression. Copies of letters of promotion and gazette publications should be attached to the C.V. The document should be forwarded to the Office of the Head of Service on or before Tuesday 20th January, 2009, while the date of the examination will be announced later.

The statement was signed by Overseer (Dr0 Ebenezer Olusola Okebukola, Head of Service as the Announcer.

In a swift reaction however, a group known as Oke ogun Concerned Citizens faulted this procedure.

In a release entitled ‘When Will Justice Be Done?’, the group which has retired civil servants who served at federal, state and local government levels, academics and administrators as membersamong them, insisted that the public announcement is fraught with a lot of dangers. Apart from the bastardisation of civil service procedure which the development amounted to in its view, the group also expressed the fear that the procedure was adopted for the purpose of further marginalizing Oke ogun.

Below is the text of the open letter

OKE OGUN CONCERNED CITIZENS

January 19, 2009.

Otunba (Dr) Christopher Alao Akala

The Governor

Oyo State of Nigeria

Secretariat

Ibadan

Your Excellency

WHEN WOULD JUSTICE BE DONE?

Your Excellency would permit this mode of correspondence and the choice of title. They are both borne out of frustrations which the people of Oke ogun zone of Oyo state, who we represent, have continuously been subjected to.

Our present concern over which we seek your urgent intervention is in the announcement by the outgoing Head of Service (HoS), Dr E.O. Okebukola, on the issue of appointment of Permanent Secretaries for the State Civil Service. In the announcement over the radio, Directors were requested to submit their credentials for consideration for the post of Permanent Secretaries.

The announcement appears strange, for this would be the first time according to our findings that the search for the appointment of such cadre (PSs) would be so advertised. But more importantly, knowing the history of marginalization of the region in such appointments and considering that Dr Okebukola’s tenure was extended at the expense of an Oke ogun man, we can not but be apprehensive.

For one, Okebukola’s tenure is only about 90 days more, so the question is: could the apparent ‘rush’ be an attempt to impose PSs on the incoming Head of Service? On the other hand, is there any truth in the information gaining currency that a further extension is being contemplated?

We wish to passionately use this medium to appeal to the conscience of Your Excellency that JUSTICE  must not only be done now in the appointments of Permanent Secretaries and the incoming Head of Service, they must be seen to have been done – and done rightly.

In the first instance, the position of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) which is in conformity with Section 4 (14) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is that in the appointments of this nature as being contemplated, Oke ogun zone with ten (1) local government councils is entitled to 30 %, Ibadan (with 11 LGs) 34 %; Ogbomoso (with five LGs) 15 %; Oyo (with four LGs) 12 % and Ibarapa (with three LGs) 9 % slots out of the 30 permanent secretaries in Oyo State Civil Service.

And, again, it must not be forgotten that the post of Head of Service, which Okebukola is to vacate on or before April 2009, should justly and rightly go to the deserving official who is an Oke ogun man.

We pray that God Almighty will strengthen your Excellency to uphold the truth. And may He fortify you in enthroning justice in the Civil Service of Oyo State, amen.

Akeem Daramola, Co-ordinator                                   Tunde Afonja, Secretary.

 

Akala solicits support for Aseyin

 

Oyo State Governor, Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala has appealed to those who are still in court over Aseyin stool to withdraw such cases and co-operate with the incumbent, Oba  Abdul Ganiyu Adekunle Salau Oloogunebi-Ajinese I.

The governor made the appeal at Iseyin while speaking at the 2nd Coronation anniversary of the monarch. The occasion served as a formal crowning of the king.

Akala who was conferred with a chieftaincy title of Agbaakin of Iseyin on the occasion reminded the aggrieved that it is God who put people in positions of leadership “and once someone has been so installed, we should co-operate with him and give him our maximum support”.

A few other people too including the Speaker, were conferred with various titles on the occasion.

Speaking earlier, the Aseyin praised the Oyo State government for its efforts at developing the state. He regretted that big as Iseyin is, “it does not have any post secondary educational institution. It is in this regard I am appealing to the state government to consider establishing one in this historic town”.

He wondered whether Emmanuel Alayande University could be located at Iseyin.

Programs that culminated in the installation ceremony on December 27, 2008 actually began on Monday Dec 22nd with a football match.

Other events were visit to Ebedi hill, launch of a book on the Aseyin, drama presentation, prayers in mosque and church.

 

 

Adediran assures Irepo staffers on welfare

Irepo Local Government chairman, Hon Abdullateef Sulaiman Adediran has expressed the readiness of his administration to ensure that workers of the council are well treated at all times.

He gave this assurance during an inter-religious prayer programme organised to usher in the new year 2009.

The chairman popularly called ‘Santana’, explained that the prayer was organised with a view to thank God for seeing the council through the year 2008 and to beseech Him for a glorious 2009.

He thanked the council’s staffers for their cooperation with his adminisration since inception and urged them to continue to give in their best. In return, his government would ensure that the workers’ interest is well served at all times.

It was the first time Muslims and Christians in Irepo would gather at that level for such purpose.

The Muslim creed was led by the Chief Imam of Kisi, Alhaj Soliu Ali (Kinniun Adinni) supported by Alfa Lateef Sakaloro and Alfa Musbau Badmus. Christians were led by Reverend S.Ola Ajala, Evangelist Isaac Adigun and Pastor A.A. Ayinde.

In their respective sermons, the clerics admonshed political office holders to exhibit humility in office, be their brothers’ keepers, demonstrate compassion and maintain a low profile of living. they should also ensure that they strive to better the lot of the people over whom they govern.

The clerics used the occasion to formally welcome Adediran back from Saudi to which he went on holy pilgrimage. Rev Ajala of the First Baptist Church, Kisi pleasanatly surprised everybody when he sang the Muslim way to welcome the chairman.

The inter-religious service which held on January 8, 2009 was attended by political functionaries, career officials as well as interested members of the public.

Taiwo calls for greater attention to ex servicemen

Chairman, Iseyin local government council, Hon. Akeem Olayinka Taiwo has called on members of the public to show more enthusiasm and support to the cause of those who have fought for this country.

He made the call at Iseyin while speaking at this year’s Armed Forces Remembracne Day.

Recalling that the day is celebrated annually as mark of respect for the sacrifices borne by soldiers who laboured for the country, Taiwo said that it is important to contribute meaningfully to the endowment of the ex servicemen so that the disabled among them as well as families of those who have departed could be taken care of.

Chairman, Iseyin local government council, Hon. Akeem Olayinka Taiwo has called on members of the public to show more enthusiasm and support to the cause of those who have fought for this country.

He made the call at Iseyin while speaking at this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day.

Recalling that the day is celebrated annually as mark of respect for the sacrifices borne by soldiers who laboured for the country, Taiwo said that it is important to contribute meaningfully to the endowment of the ex servicemen so that the disabled among them as well as families of those who have departed could be taken care of.

 

Oladokun calls better attitude to education

Former  Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Iyiola Oladokun has called on the government at all levels to pay more attention to the deplorable condition of education in the country.

He made the call while speaking at a ceremony to distribute scholarship awards to beneficiaries by an organisation of Oke ogun indigenes based in the United states of America (USA), the Oke ogun Progressive Association (USA) Incorporated.

According to Oladokun, education has always been a vehicle of development. But it is much more so now in view of the globalisation age that we are in.

Oladokun who was chairman of the occasion called on parents too to further buckle up in ensuring that their children are well educated “because that is the visa out of marginalisation, neglect and poverty”.

Also speaking on the occasion, president of the OPA, Prof Olusegun Odesina who was represented by the body’s erstwhile secretary, Engr Toye Okesola said that his organisation embarked on the scholarship project because of its realisation that education is the key to development ‘anywhere in the world’.

Other speakers on the occasion such as Mr Kunle Adeduntan, Barister Bayo Oladele both of them Permanent Secretaries from Oke ogun, Chief Isaac Oketola, one time Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor, Deacon S.A. Oyedemi, chairman of Oke ogun Patriotic Movement, Chief Okiki Abiola of Oke ogun News, Mr Wole Oladokun and Mr Jare Ajayi of Oloye News underscored the need to use education as a weapon to wean Oke ogun from its age-old marginalisation, neglect and deprivations.

Public relations officer of OPA, Mr Sunday Adegbola thanked participants for the encouragement being given the organisation since the programme began about six years ago.

Beneficiaries, this year includ their local government councils and the institutions they are attending respectively are Joseph Oluwakayode Olanipekun, Atisbo LG, LAUTECH;

Oluwatobi Babarinde, Saki West, O.A.U, Ile Ife; Ayodeji Olayinka Olabiyi, Saki East, LAUTECH; Abdulazeez Abdulsalam, Olorunsogo LG, Unilorin; Adebayo Mathew Adeyemi, Oorelope LG, Unibadan; Mathew Oyedibu, Irepo LG, LAUTECH; Opeyemi David Babalola, Iwajowa LG, LAUTECH, Adenike Olawumi, Ibarapa Central LG, LAUTECH; Wahab Toyosi Onikola, Ibarapa North; Akingbade Samsudeen Akande, Ibarapa East, LAUTECH; Opeyemi David Olaewe, Itesiwaju LG, LAUTECH,; Abimbola Dorcas Adeoti, Iseyin LG, O.A.U.; Gabriel Adesoji Oshin, Kajola LG, LAUTECH;

Dignatories on the occasion included Mrs Layi Egunjobi, Mr Osunsami who compered admirably, and the state’s director of education who represented the commissioner Prof Nureni Olawoore.

 

Ojolowo promises to alleviate poverty

The chairman of Kajola Local Government Council, Hon. Gabriel Olajide Ojolowo has reiterated the determination of his administration to alleviate the poverty levery level in the area.

He stated this commitment at Okeho distributing some materials for the purpose of alleviating poverty.

Among the items distributed were 50 Bajaj motorcycles, 22 dryers for hairdressers, 22 clippers for barbing saloon operators, 22 local stoves (Adogan) and N10,000 apiece for 50 widows. The cash was a donation to assist the widows in facing the challenges of daily living.

He said that this was not the firts time his administration was doing a thing of that nature. Last year, 11 motorcyles were given out at a subsidized and interest-free rates, bundles of iron roofing sheets to assist victims of rainstorm disasters, cutlasses to farmers, cash donations to some indigent women “as well as distribution of Glo SIMs and recharge cards to assist the public call centres operators, among others”. 

 

Disquiet in Oyo Civil Service over Send off party

 

There appears to be a disquiet between officers of Oke ogun origin in the employ of Oyo State and the head of service in the state, Dr E.O. Okebukola.

The schism, Oloye News gathered, arose from the aborted send-off party planned by the Oke ogun officials for one of thier own, Mr Wole Oladokun for retiring from the state’s civil service as a permanent secretary after a meritorious service of about 35 years.

The officials had put everything in place,  incurring a lot of costs for the party that was to take place on Friday January 16, 2009 only for an order to be given by the Head of Service, Dr  Okebukola that the party be stopped ‘forthwith’.

A dependable sources close to the organisers informed Oloye News that huge amount of money had been expended for logistics only for the stoppage order to be issued less than 24 hours to the event.

Asked whether appropriate approval was not obtained before invitation notices were sent out, the sources insisted that approval was obtained right from the level of His Excellency and that of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

“Even the Head of Service too was informed and invited. He accepted but said that we should hold it outside the Government Secretariat. We had planned to have it at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat.”

On the HoS’s advice, the organisers shifted the venue to Le Chateau on Awolowo Road, an event place owned by Afe Babalola family. The change cost the orgnanisers money running into hundreds of thousands of naira.

“It was therefore a shocking thing indeed for us to get a letter totally stopping the programme less than 24 hours to its commencement. We had to spend extra thousands of naira phoning and contacting the dignitaries we have invited to ask them not to come as the programme had been postponed” the oficial added lamentably.

On what could be the motive for stopping a send off party for an official who duly retired without any blemish, observers suggested that it was likely to be traceable to the position of HoS itself.

It would be recalled that the incumbent head of service (HoS) was due for retirement in April 2008. A thanksgiving and send off party was actually held for him at Jogor Centre, Ibaadan in April, 2008. Only for an announcement to be made that his tenure as HoS has been extended by one year.

By civil service regulation, a leaving HoS is to be replaced by the most senior permanent secretary. This has always been the norm both at federal and state levels of government. Even President Omar Yar Adua observed this in the appointment of the Head of Service for the Federation which he did last year.

The most senior perm sec in Oyo State happens to be an Oke ogun indigene. The expectation by everybody was that he would be named naturally as the new HoS. The extension was therefore to the detriment of a region that was suppose to have someone in any high position by merit in the present dispensation. What make people even outside the Service unhappy about this development was that the Oke ogun person has had a lot of experience in government service and would be retiring in 2010 going by civil service regulation. With the rumoured scheming of Dr Okebukola to have another extension after the present one lapses in April this year, “it means that our chance is totally blocked as the next senior perm secs in the organogram are from Ibadan and Ogbomoso. The next perm sec from Oke ogun is about 9th  or 10th position doen the ladder. You can see why we are worried about this denial. Incidentally, it is the type of thing which the Federal Character Commission seriously frown at” asserted a retired perm sec who contributed to the planned party that was aborted.

Matter of fact, the Oke ogun people felt that the party was aborted because those behind the stoppage felt threatened about what could be discussed at such a forum.

When contacted for comment, the head of service, Dr Okebukola was said to be busy on the first occasion and to be away on the other occasions we made an effort to hear him out.

But a source close to him declared that all the HoS has to say on the issue were as contained in the letter he sent to the organisers of the aborted programme.

The expectation of the organisers was that the state government would revisit the isue  so that a bad predencent  is not set whereby a change would be effected on an issue over which the number one citizen in the state has given his consent. And that an innocuous appreciation of a diligent officer would be turned into an opportunity to even percieved or anticipated score.

Oyo Civil Service Employment forms out

Youths interested in picking up employment with the Oyo State Government now have an opportunity to try their luck.

Information at the disposal of Oloye News indicated that the state’s Civil Service Commission is selling application forms for those who are interested.

Opportunity is also available for those who are already employed but want to move from cadre to another or from one section to another.

Following is the procedure to follow depending on the category to which you belong:

Application form is to be picked up with the payment of N1,000 by those who are seeking fresh appointments. The money is to be paid to Wema Bank, Agodi Branch. Account Name: OYSG, Account Number: 1351144640412. Code Number; CSC/404/096.

After the payment, you take the teller to Room 42 in the Accountant General’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan where a receipt would be issued to the applicant. The reciept would be taken to the Civil Service Commission office also at the Secretariat for the Application Form.

The Completed form is to be returned with 4 passport photographs, your curriculum vitae, photocopies of your credentials, photocopy of the receipt from the AG’s office, Local Government Identification, birth certificate while section H of the form is to be complieted  by the applicant’s referee.

Following is the amount to be paid by those wanting to transfer.

Inter Service transfer Form Code number CSA/404/098; Cost N5,000. Inter State Form Code CSC/404/097; Cost, N15,000.

Inter-Cadre form Code CSC/404/099, Cost N5000.

Review Form Code CSC/404/100, Cost N2,500.

Process of obtaining the form is the same as enunciated for fresh applicants.

 

Policy instability, bane of Nigeria’s Educational development Adelodun

 

An educationist and retired school principal, Mr Moses Olufemi Adelodun has identified policy instability as the reason for backwardness in Nigeria’s educational system.

Speaking with Oloye News in the wake of a ceremony to mark his 60th birthday anniversaty ati his residence in Igbeti, Adelodun asserted that the major blame for the problem in the country’s educational sector is traceable to the policies of government at all levels ‘especially the federal government’.

According to him, a lot of policies have been enunciated in the country, but the country’s education continues to experience a downward slide in spite of these policies.

The reason for this is not far-fetched. It is because these policies are not properly implemented. Not only that, when the policies are applied for a few years, they are changed by another administration. This change always comes just when the operators of the system are getting used to the policy. The change would mean that the practitioners and implementors or operators would have to again spend sometime to master the new policy.

Unfortunately, education is not an area where undue experiment should be carried out because the youths or a particular generation that missed an opportunity of a proper education hardly ever make up for it.”

He went further to say, quoting the Bible, that there is time for everything. “Once the chance is missed, it is hardly ever the same. This is why government needs to reconsider its method of formulating policies and particularly its method of implementing and monitoring these policies.”

On what to be done to revive educational standard, Adelodun whose last port of call in government service was as principal of UMCA Grammar School, Igbeti, called for the resuscitation of Technical Schools and Colleges of Education.

He said the country is badly in need of people with technical know-how whose foundation and development can be properly articulated in technical schools.

He observed that many school teachers today could not construct simple and correct English, “meaning that they could not communicate properly” As such, they could not teach efficiently. “And this is as a result of poor education they themselves received”.

It is in an attempt to remedy this that he called for the establishment of more colleges of education and the making a training in teaching a condition for a would be teacher.

Adelodun also has a harsh word for youths who put the practice of politics above having education and building a career.

“Our youths are being wasted. Many of them are brilliant and intelligent. They can become doctors, engineers, lawyers, journalists etc. but are being wasted due to undue involvement in politics.”

He regretted that most of the youths who are too involved in politics hardly develop themselves nor the areas they purportedly represent.

“Councillors among them dont even develop their wards. It is a pity”.

Adelodun who established Oloole group of schools after retiring from government service also frowned at the Okada phenomenon. A situation in which many youths engage in using motorcycles for commercial purposes.

Apart from the dangers involved, the educationist felt that the pracice is discouraging these youths from pursuing further education.

 

Olorunsogo Police advised on brutalization

 

An appeal has gone to authorities in Olorunsogo Local Government including the Divisional Police Officer, Igbeti, Oyo State to prevail on polie officers in the area to curb their excesses. 

This appeal came on the wake of alleged brutalisation of some innocent citizens on the ground of running foul of a new traffic edict.

Mr Peter Olatunde was alleged assaulted by a Police Constable Mr Femi Oluwasanmi because the former was trying to explain that he and his colleague in the car were from neighbouring town, Igboho and did not know that an edict has been promulgated turning a kilometre stretch of Market Road into a One-Way.

“There was no sign from the Total Petrol Station where the single way supposedly begins. The road has always been dual.” stated Olatunde and his partner, Mr Femi Oyewole.

As if the physical assault on Olatunde was not enough, he was allegedly locked up. It took the intervention of the council’s secretary (in the absence of chairman) for the Olatunde to be released.

Mr Solomon Olajide, Secretary to Olorunsogo local government who ‘rescued’ Olatunde admitted that the said edict has just been enacted.

He assured that a meeting would be held with the DPO and other top police officers to ensure that they do not brutalise people in an attempt to enfore laws.

He also assured that enlightenment programmes as well as signs would be put in place for people to know that the said road has become a ‘one-way’.

 

OKE OGUN LGs’ Performance: So Far,

So Undesirable!

When in 1996, (4th December, 1996 to be precise), the National News segment of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) reeled out the names of the 183 new Local Government areas just created across the federation, there were hope and expectations.  The mood of those who hinged the developement of the grassrooots on the creation of new local government areas knew no bound. I cited an example in my book, Iwajowa: The Reality of a Common Destiny’ on page 47 when I inferred that  “With the exception of the few who were not too much at home with the siting of the Headquarters of the new council, almost all the peop[le of Iwajowa Local Government area were caught in the razzle-dazzle that followed the announcement. The exhirlarating crwods danced round the town whole some threw instant parties of commemmoration. the Headquarters of the new local government remained sleepless for almost two weeks .”

The book’s description of the scenario after the announcement of the new councils’ creation continues. “...Much more unprecedented was the influx of the people into the town from God-knows-where. The sons and daughters of the new Iwajowa Local Government area right from Ayegun, Shamo, Ijio-Meso, Idiko-Ile, Ilaji-Ile, Idiko-Ago, Itasa, Ayetoro-Ile, Agbaruru, Gbedu, Apakolo, Ofeegun, Iganna, Elekokan, Okeho and Iseyin had flooded Iwere-Ile before the early hours of Thursday December 4, 1996. Some of these people got to the seat of the new local government on foot, having exhausted other available means of transport.

all these came into being because of the very high expectations of the people.Iwajowa local government council was one of the five new of such councils created in Oke ogun on the said date. I have no doubt that the people’s enthusiasm took the same pattern in those areas where new local government councils were just created - particularly in the hitherto neglected terrain of Oke ogun. This is because what the area lost in terms of state creation was supposedly gained in the creation of five additional local government councils at a go. It was sthe first time such was happening.

But it will be mere illusion for any true son or daughter of Oke ogun to say that the area has gained anything better for the creation of the five councils. Not less than N35 billion had passed through Oke ogun area through its councils in the last 11 years. Is there a sign that such a huge sum has come to that area within such a period of  time? It is a shame that our land is still grappling with lack of any meaningful development 11 years after its councils rose to ten and with so much resources in its control.

Most of the towns that pride themselves as local government headquarters have nothing tangible to show for this status - except perhaps things done by other tiers of government. People who presided (and are presiding) over our councils lacked (are lack) focus.Oke ogun has gradually embraced politics of gangsterims and thuggery.

Politics of persecution is festering everyday. Local government chairmen in Oke ogun lack focus because they never prepared for the task placed ont their shoulders by the charlattans who FIXED  them in such positions for selfish reasons.

But those who ruled (and are ruling) us are not solely to bleame. we breed the non-performers. A land known for her honesty, cool-headedness and straight-forwardness has suddennly become a haven for bastards and political arsonists. A new beginning is require to move Oke ogun forward politicaly. Otherwise, the journey towards development may be farther than expected.

 

Religious peace in Kisi

Irepo Local Government chairman, Hon Abdullateef Sulaiman Adediran has expressed the readiness of his administration to ensure that workers of the council are well treated at all times.

He gave this assurance during an inter-religious prayer programme organised to usher in the new year 2009.

The chairman popularly called ‘Santana’, explained that the prayer was organised with a view to thank God for seeing the council through the year 2008 and to beseech Him for a glorious 2009.

He thanked the council’s staffers for their cooperation with his adminisration since inception and urged them to continue to give in their best. In return, his government would ensure that the workers’ interest is well served at all times.

It was the first time Muslims and Christians in Irepo would gather at that level for such purpose.

The Muslim creed was led by the Chief Imam of Kisi, Alhaj Soliu Ali (Kinniun Adinni) supported by Alfa Lateef Sakaloro and Alfa Musbau Badmus. Christians were led by Reverend S.Ola Ajala, Evangelist Isaac Adigun and Pastor A.A. Ayinde.

In their respective sermons, the clerics admonshed political office holders to exhibit humility in office, be their brothers’ keepers, demonstrate compassion and maintain a low profile of living. they should also ensure that they strive to better the lot of the people over whom they govern.

The clerics used the occasion to formally welcome Adediran back from Saudi to which he went on holy pilgrimage. Rev Ajala of the First Baptist Church, Kisi pleasanatly surprised everybody when he sang the Muslim way to welcome the chairman.

The inter-religious service which held on January 8, 2009 was attended by political functionaries, career officials as well as interested members of the public.

HON.AGORO FELICITATES WITH KABIYESI

 

On behalf of myself, my family and the entire people of IREPO/OLORUNSOGO/OORELOPE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY, I, HONOURABLE LANRE AGORO heartily rejoice with His Royal Highness,

OBA EMMANUEL OYEKAN OYEBISI AFASEGBEJO III, as we all join you in celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of his ascending the throne as ONIGBETI of IGBETI.

 

It is worthy of note that your reign has been inspiring.  We wish you many more meritorious years.

Igba odun, odun kan ni.

K’ade pe lori, ki bata pe lese, ase.

 

Honourable (Barrister) LANRE AGORO

Federal House of Representatives

Three Arms Zone

Abuja

 

Odun Karun-un Onigbeti

 

Gongo n so ni ilu Igbeti ti i se olu ilu ijoba ibile Olorunsogo, ipinle Oyo ni ipari osu kinni odun 2009 nigba ti oba ilu naa, Kabiyesi Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo Keta n se ayeye odun karun-un ti o gun ori ite awon baba re gege bi Onigbeti.

Ogbon ojo osu kinni ni won fi awon merin je oye nigba ti ayeye ifopefun Eledumare n waye ni ile ijosin Apostolic to wa ni ona Oke Abe ilu naa ni ojo Aiku, ojo Kinni osu keji.

Awon ti won fi oye da lola naa ni Ogbeni Olabode Raji ti o di Otunba Onigbeti, Ogbeni Rick Oladunjoye Oladele ti o di Otunba Tayese, iyawo re, Iyaafin Omolola Oladele to di Yeye Otunba Tayese, Alhaja Fatimah Arowolo ati Amojuero, Enjinnia Babatunde Anjorin.

Iyaafin Nuratu Olapade sagbako iku ojiji

 

Haaaaa iru kileyi ni gbolohun ti n ti enu opo eniyan jade ni ilu Apomu ni Ipinle Osun ninu osu to koja nipa ona ti awon ika eniyan kan se gba emi lorun abileko kan, Iyaafin Nuratu Olapade.

Inu ile re ni adugbo Ewenla, agbegbe Quarry (ibiti won n wa Kusa) ni ilu Apomu ni iya yii wa ni irole ojo kesan-an osu to koja nibi ti oun ati oko omo re kan pelu omo orogun re kan, Idowu ti jo n takuroso.

Ko pe pupo lehin ti Idowu yii fi won sile to sere lo si isale ile won.

Ko pe ko jinna ni won gbo igbe lati isale naa. Ara abiyamo ta Iyaafin Nuratu, o si sare lo si isale lati lo ri aridaju pe awon omo -paapaajulo Idowu to sese lo si isale - ko si ninu ewu kankan. Isale to de yii ni o ti ba Idowu ti n japoro latari gbongbo ti won la moo lori.

“Haa, ta lo se iru eyi? Kini omo yii se fun yin?” ni igbe ti iya yii ke, afi ‘gba!” ni won ba jan igi nla mo oun naa lori.

Bayi ni iya yii se subu lule.

Igbe ‘Oro o o!’ to ke lo je ki awon ara adugbo jade ti won si se eto lati gbe lo si ile iwosan ijo Aguda, Oluyoro Catholic Hospital, ni ilu Apomu.

Bakannaa ni won fi ejo naa sun ni ago olopaa to wa ni Isokun.

Iwadii fi han pe ogbeni kan ti won n pe ni Bashiru Olokuta lo n lu gbongbo mo awon eniyan bayii. Awon olopaa gba mu, won tii mole ni Osogbo.

Koda oro naa ti de ile ejo.

Omo odun merindinlogota pere ni Mama yii ti won fi da loro. O fi omo ati omo-omo, oko ati orogun sile laye.

Opo owo ni awon ebi re na lati fi se itoju re ati itoju Idowu ti won fe fo loju.

Ijoba ibile Oorelope

Ayipada nla ni o n de ba ile-ise ijoba ibile Oorelope eyi ti o fi idi kale si ilu Igboh, Ipinle Oyo.

Eyi n waye nipase ogba nla ti won n mo yi ile-ise naa ka Ohun ti o n mu ki eyi see se ni afojusun idagbasoke ti alaga ijoba ibile naa, Honerebu Kola Bello n mu wa si ijoba ibile naa.

“O ye ki ile ise ijoba ti eto gbogbo nipa ijoba ibile wa ti n jade dun un wo. O ye ki aabo wa fun. Eyi lo je ki a bere ise mimo ogba yi ile ise naa ka.” ni Bello so fun onirohin wa.

Nnkan bi odun mokandinlogun ni won da ijoba ibile naa sile. Ara ijoba ibile Irepo ni agbegbe to n je Oorelope bayii wa tele.

Yato si atunse ti n de ba ile ise ijoba ibile naa, awon ilu to wa ni agbegbe naa ni won n ri owoja ise idagbasoke ijoba.

Pataki awon ibiti ise wonyi ti n aye ni Igboho ti i se olu ilun ijoba ibile naa ti Igbope ati awon abuleko to tun wa nibe, gege bi alaga ti so fun onirohin wa.

 

SERIKI FAMILY GREETS ONIGBETI

I, CHIEF AYO ADEDIRAN, SERIKI of IGBETI, on behalf of myself and Seriki Family in general, I, heartily rejoice with His Royal Highness,

Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo III

on this 5th Anniversary of his mounting the throne as ONIGBETI of IGBETI.

W e thank God that the past five years have

been memorable in a positive sense as we have been having peace, progress and

 development in our land, Igbeti.

We look forward to more

 progress, development and

unity in the coming

 years of your reign.

Kade pe lori, Ki bata pe

lese, ase.

                      

 Chief Ayodeji Adediran (a.k.a. Apata)

Ile Seriki, Igbeti

 

ALADIKUN REJOICES WITH KABIYESI

On behalf of myself and Aladikun Family in general, I, CHIEF JACOB OLUFEMI ADELEKE, the ALADIKUN of IGBETI, heartily        congratulate His Royal Highness,

Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo III

on his 5th Anniversary of his ascending the throne of his forefathers.

The past five years have

brought peace, progress and

 harmony to our land, Igbeti.

We are hopeful that more

 progress, development and

unity would be witnessed as

we experience many more

 years of your reign.

Kade pe lori, Ki bata pe

lese, ase.

                      

 Chief J.O. Adeleke

 Ile Oriade, Igbeti

 

OLOYE CLUB, UK GREETS ONIGBETI

 

Igbeti Sons and Daughters resident in the United Kingdom felicitate with His Royal Highness, Oba

Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo III on the occasion of celebrating the 5th Anniversary of ascending

the exalted throne of his

forefathers as Onigbeti of

Igbetiland.

May your reign continue

to be peaceful and of

tremendous blessing to

our Community, amen.

A ki yin ku oriire ayeye odun karun-un lori ite gege bi Onigbeti. Igba yin yoo tubo maa ni idagbasoke, ase.

Opo odun la o se, amin. Igba odun, odun kan. Kade pe lori, ki bata pe lese.

CONGRATULATIONS

On  behalf of myself and the entire OLADELE EXTENDED FAMILY, IGBETI, we  heartily felicitate with HRH, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo III as he celebrates the Fifth

Anniversary of his

ascending the exalted

throne of his forebears as

ONIGBETI OF IGBETI.

May your reign continue

to bring progress, peace

and development to our

community.

Many happy

returns of this epoch

making event, amen.

                                                                              Oba Emannuel O.O. Afasegbejo III

 

Kade pe lori, ki bata pe lese, ase.

 

David Adebayo Oladele Esq.

Kooko Compound

Igbeti.

 

REJOICING WITH OUR KABIYESI

On  behalf of myself and the entire OLADELE FAMILY, Igbeti, I, OLADOJA OLADELE of OLOKUNESIN DYNASTY, KOOKO COMPOUND, IGBETI, heartily congratulate HRH, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo III on this occasion of celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of  being enthroned as the ONIGBETI OF IGBETI.

Peace, progress and hope have characterised the  atmosphere these past five years of your reign.

 Kabiyesi, it is our desire that these will continue to be built upon as you march further forward on the exalted stool of your forefathers.

 

May your reign continue to bring blessings to our community. Many happy returnns of this epoch making event.

 

Kade pe lori, ki bata pe lese, ase.

 

Oladoja Oladele

Kooko Compound, Igbeti.

 

 

DPA digging deep into the south west

Although one of the youngest political parties in Nigeria, the Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) is assiduous in having a foothold especially in the South west – which is the home of its principal founders, the Afenifere bigwigs.

Oloye News reliably gathered that Yoruba states especially Ondo, Lagos and Oyo are particularly dear to the party. The reason for this might not be far fetched. Oyo, because it is the political capital of the Yorubas in Nigeria. Lagos because it is the commercial capital of the federation while Ondo is strategic to the party because it is the home-state of its chairman, Chief Olu Falae.

The crisis in Lagos AC initially boosted DPA tremendously with the coming of those who lost in their bid to pick the AC gubernatorial ticket in that state. When they lost to Mr Babatunde Fashola, notable Lagos politicians like Mrs Remi Adiukwu-Bakare, Mr Hakeem Gbajabiamila, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi and Mr Jimi Agbaje among others defected to DPA. But when Agbaje emerged as the party’s gubernatorial candidates, the others again bade the party goodbye. Adiukwu-Bakare went to Action Alliance (AA) while Afikuyomi went to the ANPP.

In Oyo, Prof Akinboade is DPA’s gubernatorial flag bearer. Although an academic, Akinboade is not strange to the political terrain. He has always been of progressive hue. He was the arrowhead of the group that challenged former Governor Lam Adesina on actions they considered inimical to the interest of AD and its members.

An indigene of Ibadan, Akinboade is a veterinary lecturer at the University of Ibadan who is rooting for the involvement of the grassroots in the determination of how they are governed.

Unfortunately, the monetisation and thuggerisation of the country’s political exercise is likely to constitute a big challenge to the methodology adopted by DPA.

In its desire to make an impact in Oyo State, officers of the party are traversing the length and breadth of the state to pick ‘credible’ candidates for the various positions to be contested for in the April elections.

A renowned politician from Oyo town is being considered as a senatorial candidate while the party is looking between Ogbomoso and Ibarapa for its deputy governor. Saki, Iseyin and Igboho are being considered for the senatorial seat zoned to Oke ogun.

 

Ijoba n peleke ajaga ara-ilu

Bi o tile je pe ijoba apapo ati awon ajo gbogbo to wa ni idi eto epo n so pe ijoba ko fi owo kun iye ti o n ta epo bentiroolu, Oloye Gbode ri gbo pe owogogo epo to gbode kan bayii ni ipilese fifi owo kun iye ti won yoo maa ta epo oyinbo ni Naijiria,

Lowo bayii, kii se ile epo gbogbo ni o n ri epo ta. Awon die ti n ri ta, owo goboi ni won n taa nitori owo ti awon naa fi n ra oko epo lati odo ijoba ti won ti n raa ti lewo si. Ona meji ni awon ile epo wonyi n gba lati koju isoro yii. Akoko ni ki won fi owo kun iye ti won n ta epo naa, ikeji ni ki won gba owo to joju lowo awon onibaara won ki won to le ri epo ra,

Iwadii Oloye Gbode fi han pe bi onimoto kan ba fe ra epo ti yoo kun tanki re, yoo san irinwo naira (N400) nigba ti eni to ba fe idaji yoo san oodunrun naira (N300) ki o to le ri epo ra ni iye owo ti ijoba kede pe ki won maa ta epo – eyiini ogota le marun-un naira (N65). Ile-epo ti n se iru eyi ko wopo. Ibi ti won si ti n see, gbon-nana ni awon oko n to lati ra epo nibe.

Ona keji ti awon elepo n lo ni tita jala epo kookan ni nnkan bi ogorun-un si aadoje naira (N100 – N130). Opolopo ile-epo lo je pe iru eyi ni won n se. Iru awon ile epo to n se eyi lo si n je ki opolopo moto ri epo ra ni igboro.

Awon onimoto kan ti n so pe bi epo tile won lowo bi awon ba ti n ri ra lasiko, o san.

Iro ti a gbo ni pe, ohun ti ijoba n fe gan-an ni eyi. Iro kan ti a ko tii fi ese re mule so pe ase lati ile ise Aare si ajo elepo ile Naijiria (NNPC) ni pe ki o je ki riri epo ra nira fun igba die. Bi awon eniyan ba n gbe oungbe re, funraawon ni won o maa so pe bi ijoba ba fe, ki o gb e owo le sugbon ki o je ki awon maa rii ra. Eyi ti n sele bayii.

Ni ibere pepe ti owongogo epo yi sese bere ni inu osu kejila odun to koja, awon agbenuso fun ijoba n pariwo pe awon ile-epo ti n gbe epo pamo ni o n je ki epo won. Wiwon epo yii lo faa ti awon kan se n lo ji epo be ni agbegbe Ejigbo ni ilu Eko. A o se iranti pe gbigbana koto ibi ti won ti n ji epo naa wa gba emi awon eniyan bi egberun.

Ohun to fi han gbangba pe ai ri epo gbe jade lati ile-ise ijoba lo je ki epo won, ki i se gbigbe epo pamo, ni kikuna ijoba lati se nnkan gboogi lori oro naa lati bi ose mefa ti isoro yii ti bere.

Akoko, a ko tii gbo pe o fi iya kan dabi alara je ile-epo ti won gbamu pe o n gbe epo pamo. Eekeji, bi o ba je pe loooto ni pe gbigbe epo pamo awon oluta-epo lo mu won, ki ni se ti ijoba ko se tu epo naa jade; paapaa ni awon ile-itaepo ti e to ni kaakiri orile-ede yii nipase NNPC. Ododo idi oro naa gege bi enikan to wa ni ile ise Aare se fi to wa leti ni pe ijoba n fe ki awon omo orile-ede yii fi enu ara won beere ekunwo lori epo “nigba ti laalaa won lori ati ri epo ra ba ti po.”

Ohun ti o mu eyi waye ni ipinnu ijoba lati se afiikun iye ti won n ta epo labele. Se a o kuku ranti pe Aare orile-ede yii, Ogagun Olusegun Obasanjo ti so lodun to koja pe owo epo yoo lo soke lati ibere odun yii lo.Ilu Abuja lo ti so oro naa nigba ti o n se agbekale eto isuna ijoba fun odun ti a wa nibe yii (Budget 2007) ni iwaju awon omo asofin apapo (members of the National Assembly).

Ona ti o gba soro ekunwo naa ni siso pe ijoba yoo se adinku owo iranwo (subsidy) ti o n fi si ori epo. Gege bi Aare ti wi, owo iranwo ti ijoba n fi si ori epo ti awon omo Naijiria n lo je nnkan bi bilionu N250.

“Ijoba ko lee maa gbe gbogbo eru yii mo. Nitori eyi, ijoba yoo pase fun awon olokoowo ki won da si oro naa nigba ti ijoba. Nnkan bi aadota bilionu naira pere ni ijoba yoo maa fi se owo iranwo lati odun ti n bo lo.”

Bi o tile je pe Aare ko so pe owo epo yoo le kun, ohun ti mimu owo iranwo kuro tumo si ni pe iye owo ti ijoba n ta epo sita fun ara-ilu ko ni iye ti o n taa tele. A o tun se iranti pe ni odun 2005 ti jala owo epo fi joko si N65, nnkan bi ogorin lo koko lo. Igba ti ariwo po ni ijoba gbe wa’le si N65. A o tun ranti pe oro yii da yanpanyanrin sile laarin ijoba apapo ati ajo osise (Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC) ti o fi aake kori pe ko gbodo si afiikun owo epo rara. Asiko yii ni Aare Obasanjo se ileri pe ko ni si afiikun owo epo rara ni odun 2006.

Ni asiko ti a wi yii, awon to mo oye oro labe ijoba so pe ogorun naira gan-an ni ijoba fee maa ta jala epo kan. Atipe bi o tile je pe won pin in lowo sise bee ni asiko ti a wi yii, kii se pe ijoba ti gbagbe oro naa rara.

Gege bi ohun ti Olubadamoran pataki kan si Aare Obasanjo (ti o bebe pe ki a mase daruko oun) se so fun Oloye Gbode ijoba ti setan bayii lati mu ero re se nipa oro epo.

Ile Naijiria nikan ni epo ti n je wahala laarin gbogbo orile-ede ti won ti n wa epo ni gbogbo agbaye. Yato si pe gbogbo omo ile Saudi ati Libiya n gba iwosan ati eko lofee, jala epo kan ko ju nnkan bi ogun naira o le die lo – bi a ba se owo won si Naira. Eyi si ti ri bee fun odun gbogboro.

Yato si eyi, idile kookan lo ni ile lori ti won si ni moto ti won fi n se ese rin. Bakan-naa, bi owo epo se n gbe owo lori loja agbaye ni awon ijoba wonyi n pin owo mayederun fun awon ara ilu won. Owo ti won n ri lati ibi ohun ti Oluwa fi jinki won wonyi ni won fi n pese ina ijoba, omi, eto ibara-eni-soro ati bee bee lo fun awon eniyan won. Bee ni titi ti moto ati alupupu pelu keke won n rin ja gaara.

Bi oro se ri ni awon orile-ede meji yii lo se ri ni awon orile-ede miran gbogbo ti won ti n wa epo kaakiri agbaye – yato si Amerika.

Ibeere ti opo awon to ba wa soro n beere ni pe ki ni ere awon omo Naijiria latari pe Oluwa fi ohun alumooni pataki yii jinki wa? Idahun kan ti Oloye Gbode ri mu wa si ibeere yii ni pe Aare Obasanjo ti fi owo naa san awon gbese ti won so pe orile-ede yii je awon ajo kan ni agbaye gege be IMF, London Club, Paris Club ati bee bee lo. Siwaju si, Aare Obasanjo pa owo mo ninu asunwon orile-ede yii fun owo okeere.

A gbo pe milionu meta dola (US$3 million) pere ni Obasanjo ba ninu asunwon nigba ti o fi de. Ki a to ri ipari odun to koja, owo inu asunwon naa ti lekun ni ilopo-ilopo nigba ti o gbera lati milionu meta di bilionu marun-un le logoji – lati milionu meta dola si bilionu marun-un le logoji dola. ( USD3m si USD45 b).

Ogbeni Zacheus Omidiji to ba wa soro lori oro yi so pe kayeefi lo je fun oun pe baba kan le maa ko owo pamo, nigba ti ebi, ise ati iya n ba awon omo re finra. “Bee gege ni ohun ti a n fi oju ri bayii lowo ijoba Obasanjo. Afi ki Oluwa ko wa yo”.

 

Adetunji laments security situation

The deteriorating security situation in the country has been attributed to the high level of unemployment.

Stating this in a chat with Oloye News was the former chairman of Oyo State Legion, Alhaji Lasisi Adetunji.

According to him, the social economic situation in the country is now so acute that “young people are increasingly under pressure to seek diverse means of survival. And the means they seek sometimes can be unorthodox.”

Adetunji, a retired army colonel, said that since devil finds work for an idle hand, youths who were not gainfully engaged could be tempted to engage in anti-social activities that could be inimical to the health and social well-being of the community.

He added that provision of educational opportunities in a manner that “is affordable”, and creation of opportunities for graduates to get gainful jobs “are the surest and lasting solution to security problem bedeviling us”.

Adetunji observed that Nigeria is relating to African countries as a big brother, thus encouraging nationals of these countries to flock Nigeria. “But we are not taking care of our own people. It is a pity”.

 

Irepo NULGE is a pride

-          Olanrewaju

President of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Oyo state chapter, Alhaji Bashir Olanrewaju has described Irepo local government chapter of the union as a pride to the union as a whole.

He made this disclosure at Kisi recently while participating at a weeklong programme entitled NULGE Week organized by Irepo local government chapter of the union at Kisi, headquarters of the local government.

According to Olanrewaju, by embarking on the programme as well as various development projects, the chapter “is demonstrating that it is capable of being a good agent of social engineering in addition to seeing to the welfare of its members.”

The union had held the weeklong ceremony in the third week of December last year. During the ceremony, members visited the monarch of the town, Iba of Kisi, Oba Moshood Aweda Alobalowo, carried out some charity works and launched a development fund for the construction of a recreation center for its members. A lecture touching on retirement and how to prepare for it was also held.

Chairman of the union, Comrade      thanked the council’s chairman, Hon. Jimoh Sijuwade Amodu for his administration’s support in making the event possible. He also thanked the state executive of the union led by Comrade Olanrewaju for its support.

According to the union chairman and secretary Comrades   respectively, the programme will be an annual event.  

Oyo Water Corporation Commended

Oyo State Water Corporation (WCOS) has been lauded for resuming the pumping of pipe-borne water to Igbeti, headquarters of Olorunsogo local government, Oyo State.

Making the commendation in a chat with Oloye News last weekend was Honourable Ahmed Ajayi, former secretary of Igbeti Community.

Ajayi said that the corporation deserved commendation because water has started becoming a problem for the people since the dry season “is already fully here, coupled with harmattan”.

He added that their wives and children have had to go out very early in the morning and sometimes late in the evening in search of water. “As you know that the two times can be very cold due to harmattan. The morning is particularly inconvenient since they have to prepare for work and school at that time.”

Ajayi, who was once a member of the Federal House of Representatives recalled the peoples’ joy and enthusiasm when Afonse dam was opened in 2001 by President Obasanjo. He added that the gradual degeneration of the dam has always been a source of worry to the people. “You can therefore imagine our joy that the water work is now being put back into shape.”

The frontline politician urged the WCOS to pay attention to the quality of water being pumped into the town. “We are appreciative of what it is doing. But we want it to do something about the colour and some sediments that come with the water presently”.

 

Oyegade confirmed as GM

Oyo state government has confirmed Ms Dotun Ibilola Oyegade as general manager of the state’s water corporation.

Oyegade, who had occupied the seat in an acting capacity since the first quarter of 2006, was given the nod to assume full control early in December.

Before her present appointment, the 53-year-old scientist was head of the Quality Control department of the corporation.

She joined the state service in 1977 as a chemist. She worked in various capacities in the department charged with the responsibility of ensuring that quality water is what is pumped to the people for their use.

Born in the north but of Ogbomoso parentage, is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan. She has undergone various other trainings both in Nigeria and abroad. The new GM who was formerly Miss Dotun Popoola Olawuyi is married with children. She has since assumed duty in her new office.

Ladoja’s healthy move in the health sector

The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja is not just a striker but a good one and dependable goal getter.

Though Governor Ladoja may not be an astute footballer, yet his administrative doggedness and ideology alongside his versatility to get his goals at all cost, (we use this in the positive sense here, mind you), confirmed this allusion of calling him a good striker.

It is now certain that in the history book of the pace-setter state, the people suffered untold hardship when medical personnel downed tools and the health care delivery services hit the rock for a period of not less than eight weeks; precisely between October 21 and 15 December, 2006.

Within this traumatic period when the strike lasted, activities were paralyzed in the state hospitals.

Many sick people who could not afford the exploitative bills of private hospitals lost their lives while the health of others worsened.

All negotiations between government and the striking doctors proved abortive, as none of them was ready to shift ground. The crux of the matter included the demand for 22% salary increase, professionalization of the state hospitals, management of more health personnel and improvement of infrastructural facilities in the hospitals.

While the government had recruited more health workers as well as making hospitals environment more friendly, it was unable to meet the 22% salary increase demanded and the professionalization was still on course leading the striking doctors to stick to their guns.

The good striker, Senator Ladoja, upon his second coming, wasted no time in calling on the striking doctors to resume immediately.

The amiable striker who holds the health of the people of the state in the state in high esteem made the doctors to understand that government would do everything within its power to make them comfortable.

To the astonishment and admiration of all and sundry, this timely pronouncement was the tonic the workers needed to wake up from their striking bed and off they went and started work after a crucial meeting with the government who ordered that their salaries which was stopped should be paid.     

Lekan Kolade

Press Officer

Ministry of Health and Oyo State Hospital Management Board,

Ibadan.

 

NPC releases census figure: Controversy greets it

 

On Friday, December 29, 2006, the National Population Commission (NPC) formally presented the report of the 2006 National Census exercise to me and I received it in the presence of

members of the Federal Executive Council. According to the provisional figures released by the commission, the population of our nation as at March 2006, stood at one hundred and forty million, three thousand, five hundred and forty two (140,003, 542).

 

“This is made up of seventy one million, seven hundred and nine thousand, eight hundred and fifty nine (71,709,859) males and sixty eight million, two hundred and ninety three thousand, six hundred and eighty three (68,293,683) females — a ratio of 105 males to 100 females. The National Council of State has advised that the report be accepted in accordance with Section 213, Sub-section 2 of the 1999 Constitution.

 

This figure represents a 3.2 annual growth rate. This rate implies that, even with our planned annual economic growth rate of a minimum of 10 per cent, we need to seriously face up to the challenge of moderating our population growth rate to about two per cent to enable us double the growth of our national economy every eight or nine years. We must also bear in mind that high rates of poverty generally correlate with large households.”

 

 

Zonal breakdown

 

By geographical spread, the three geopolitical zones of the North have a combined population of 75,025,166. North-West  has 35,786,944; North-Central —20,266,257; and North-East— 18,971,965.

 

The combined population of southern states is put at 64,978,376. The South-West has 27,581,992; South-South— 21,014,655; and South-East —16,381,729.

State by state breakdown of the national population indicated that in the North-East zone, Bauchi State has 4,676,465, Borno (4,151,193), Adamawa (3,168,101), Gombe (2,353,879), Yobe (2,321,591) while Taraba has 2,300,736.

 

In the South-East zone, Anambra State has the highest population of 4,182,032, Imo (3,34,899), Enugu (3,257,298), Abia (2,833,999) and Ebonyi (2,173,501).

In the North-Central zone, Benue has a total population of 4,219,244, Niger (3,950,249), Kogi

(3,278,487), Plateau (3,178,712), Kwara (2,371,089) Nasarawa (1,863,275) and the Federal Capital Territory (1,405,201).

 

In the South-South geopolitical zone, Rivers led the population count with 5,185,400, Delta (4,098,391), Akwa Ibom (3,920,208), Edo (3,218,332) Cross River (2,888, 966) and Bayelsa (1,703,358).

 

The annual exponential growth rate of the population for the nation is  put at 3.2, the FCT has the highest growth rate of 9.3 per cent while Edo and Abia States recorded the least growth rates of 2.7 each.

 

Previous censuses

 

All previous census exercises had been attended by controversies. This, experts have linked to the politicisation of the population distribution as the figures are used for revenue allocation from the Federation Account. They are also used for delineation of constituencies.

 

In 1963, the national population was put at 55.6 million of which 29.809 million or 53.4 per cent was credited to the North, the West 12.4 million or 22.3 per cent, the East 12.4 million or 23.1 per cent while Lagos was credited with 665, 000 or 1.2 per cent of the national population.

The figures provoked national outcry as the South rejected it while the North that had championed the 1962 figures was quick to accept the figures.

 

The 1973 census, despite the resources commited to it was described as shameful even by Justice Adetokunbo Ademola who was chairman of the Population Commission. The Federal Government could not accept the figures which indicated that the national population stood at 79 million of which the North accounted for 64 per cent and the South 36 per cent.

 

As with the previous exercises, the results split the country along regional lines as the North rooted for its acceptance and the South wanted an outright cancellation.

The 1991 Census followed the same pattern.

Result of the annual exponential growth rate indicated that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has the highest at 9.3, followed by Yobe with 3.5; Rivers, Oyo, Niger, Borno and Bauchi have 3.4 per cent growth rate, while Ogun and Kano states have 3.3 per cent.

According to the provisional population totals of the census figures that was made available to newsmen, Bauchi State is the seventh most populated State in the country with a population of 4,676,465 million followed by Jigawa State with 4,348,649 million, Benue with 4,219,244 million, Delta 4,098,391 million and Niger State 3,950,249 million.

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Figures for other states are Abia (2,833,999), Adamawa (3,168,101), Akwa Ibom (3,920,208), Anambra (4,182,032), Borno (4,151,193), Cross River (2,888,966), Ebonyi (2,173,501), Edo (3,218,332), Ekiti (2,364,212), Enugu (3,257,298), Gombe (2,353,879), Kebbi (3,238,628), Kogi (3,278,487), Kwara (2,371,089), Nasarawa (1,863,275), Ogun (3,728,098) and Ondo (3,441,024).

Others are Osun State (3,423,535), Plateau (3,178,712), Sokoto (3,696,999), Taraba (2,300,736), Yobe (2,321,591), Zamfara (3,259,846), Imo (3,934,899, and Bayelsa (1,703,356).

Result of the annual exponential growth rate of other states show that Abia, Edo and Plateau states have the least per cent at 2.7, while Delta, Imo, Lagos, Osun and Zamfara states have 3.2 per cent, Benue, Enugu, Kaduna, Katsina Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Ondo and Sokoto states have 3.0 per cent.

 

 

People should persuade Ladoja to run for 2nd termAdetoro

 

Chief Jacob Gbadebo Adetoro is a politician with experience as far as politics is concerned in modern Nigeria. He was there in Awolowo/Akintola days. He was an active participant in the second and third republics. He actually contested election under the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly. He not only won, he became the Chief Whip at the House. But, as we all know, the military takeover of power in December, 1983, put an end to democratic rule just after three months of being in power then.

Adetoro was in NRC and later CNC. His party, the CNC, actually won the first election in the then newly created local government council,  Olorunsogo in 1996/97. Around 1998, Adetoro joined the All Peoples Party (APP). He later moved to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) where he quickly rose to become one of the pillars in the state. He briefly held office as the party’s state chairman. His identification with Governor Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja was underscored by the fact that his protégé in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Jacob Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle, was one of the three who instituted the major court case that led to the voiding of the purported impeachment of Ladoja as governor of Oyo State.

Before the purported impeachment, and in recognition of his contribution to his emergence as the state’s helmsman, Ladoja appointed the Oke ogun politician as chairman, Oyo State Hospital Management Board.

On his returning to office, Adewolu Ladoja elevated Adetoro to the status of a cabinet member as commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources.

Born about 65 years ago at Igbeti, the man popularly known as J.G. holds the chieftaincy title of ‘Asiwaju’ of Igbeti.

In a chat with Oloye News about two days before the announcement of his name as a commissioner, the debonair politician asserted that people of Oyo State who appreciated virtues and good qualities should encourage Senator Rashidi Ladoja to re-contest election as Oyo State Governor in the forthcoming general elections “if he is reluctant to do so”. His reason?

“If he was impeached the way he was impeached and the EFCC could not find anything incriminating against him, then the man must have some virtues that are lacking in many so-called leaders around here – honesty, desire to serve the people, selflessness etc”.

That naturally prompted the question regarding the platform on which Ladoja was to contest ‘if eventually he allowed himself to be persuaded’?

Adetoro minced no word in admitting that his group was having a problem in this regard.

“Everybody knows that the primary (of PDP) has been concluded before the court judgment (which voided the purported impeachment) and someone was announced as having the ticket. But His Excellency has been crying of injustice. .. When materials were being distributed during the re-registration exercise, we were sidelined. That was when the whole thing started”.

The new commissioner for agriculture went on to say that as far as his group within the PDP is concerned, “primary elections in Oyo State have not been concluded. We have made our views known to the higher authorities in this regard.”

He revealed that several representations and petitions have been forwarded to President Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP chairman, Ahmadu Ali, Chief Tony Anenih, Chief Olabode George and Chief Yinka Omilani among others to intimate them of the injustice going on in Oyo State PDP and the need to right the wrong. “We are trying to let them see the need for Governor Ladoja to run for a second term”.

What, he was asked, was the outcome of the petitions and representations so far? He looked at this reporter in the eyes and confessed that ‘we are still waiting for them. But we are confident that all will be well at the end of the day”.

And that is one thing about Gbadebo Adetoro – self-confidence, optimism and methodical strategizing.

When tickled as to whether his group was thinking of seeking a ticket for Ladoja in any other party, Adetoro was emphatic that they are part and parcel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “We are not thinking of going anywhere. We are confident that just as justice was done regarding the governor’s seat, justice will also be done in the gubernatorial ticket as well.”

Matter of fact, Chief Adetoro had earlier challenged Oloye News over a news item that appeared on the front page of our last edition entitled ‘AC: Lam, Ladoja, Adetoro, Alabi in crucial talk’. He had argued that those who might not be comfortable with Ladoja’s return could use the story to persuade the Presidency to debar Ladoja from returning to Agodi as governor on the ground that it he was already trying to move into AC. 

On what lessons (if any) he has learnt in the nearly one year that the travail of his boss, Gov Ladoja lasted, the Asiwaju of Igbeti, said;

“I feel that it is always necessary for people to stand by the side of the truth. We all know that what happened was unconstitutional. And since it’s unconstitutional, it was not difficult for the court to reverse it. At the end of the day, truth would always prevail. I am happy that those of us who stood by the truth were vindicated. Those on the other side must have realized that if what one stands for is what one is to gain monetarily and otherwise, it’ll be shortlived.”

He described Ladoja as a man of peace ‘which is why he embarks on reconciliation immediately he resumed. I tell you, the reconciliation is genuine and it is on course. He has always said that he is for peace and progress of Oyo State. We are not in politics or government for personal gains but for what we can do to better the lot of the people. This is why His Excellency is reaching out to all the stakeholders. Nothing can be achieved when there is no peace.”

The former schoolteacher said that he is a man of peace himself.  “Were this not to be so, I could use the opportunity of being in power now to revisit the wrongs done me in the past. You would recall that in 1977 and in 1999, my properties were burnt down. But because I am a man of peace, I have decided to let the bygone be bygone. I am even the one stretching the hands of fellowship to those behind my misfortune.”

As though doing a self-assessment, Adetoro declared that he is a philanthropist who is in politics not for what he could make for himself but for the purpose of what his people can gain.

If this were so, why then, he was asked, did so many people appear to always antagonize you? Don’t you think that there is something either in your approach or the signals you are sending out that repel people?

His response: “Some people see me as a threat. If one is a leader and is doing well, people cannot but envy him.”

The chairman of your local government was known to have followed Otunba Bayo Akala when the latter was calling the shot as governor. It was alleged that you initially gave a nod to him to do so in order to save his job. But when he tried to go too far, you called him back but he refused. Was this true?

‘It was true that the chairman of my local government was playing along with the government of the day. But now that the true government has come, I believe that he has no choice but to cooperate with the government of the day”.

It was alleged that during your birthday which always coincides with Christmas, the chairman, Hon. Akeeb Abubakar gave you a cow, but your supporters advised you to reject it….?

“”If he gives me 20 cows, I’ll take them because I’ve worked for it. There’s no time he sent something to me and I reject it. I worked for him to get to that position, so if I get something from him, it is in return for my (past) efforts.”

“Chief, it was alleged that some people wanted to assault him when he came to the party you hosted on Christmas day. You were quoted as saying that he should not be assaulted in your house on the ground that your supporters who wanted to harass him have been seeing him in town without harassing him. Why do they want to do so in your own house? Was it to please you?”

“Yes. It’s true that some people wanted to manhandle him. Whether anyone likes it or not, as Chairman of Olorunsogo, he is the number one citizen of the local government. That must be respected. I intervened and he was left alone….”

In the light of the rumour making the rounds that local government chairmen in Oyo State including his own council chairman, have been given ‘automatic tickets’ to re-contest their positions, Adetoro was unequivocal in condemnation of any suggestion along that line.

“There is nowhere in the world where some people would sit somewhere and say to some people ‘This is your candidate’. It’s the people who have the right to decide on who is to be their candidate.”

What is the relationship between you and Onigbeti, the monarch of your town?

“Personally, I have no grudge against Kabiyesi. I am one of his chiefs. The minor difference between us is about a chieftaincy, Elehinke. Kabiyesi wanted to withdraw the privilege of my family.

Efforts are being made to settle it. But not any more as my family has gone to court. If dialogue fails, and one believes in the rule of law, the court is the next place to go. That is what we have done.”

Chief, it is sometimes alleged that you look inward too much in distributing political rewards. That such privileges are given only to people who are very close to you. Some actually said that only very close members of your family benefit most….?

“Again, that is the view of detractors. I told you earlier that I am in politics to serve the people. Whenever I have the opportunity, I always put people in offices. In the present dispensation, we have put people on boards. It is not true that I give benefits of office to members of my family only. How many of my family members are in the offices which God gave me the privilege of having an input into determining those who would be in those offices. It is the view of detractors.”

Adetoro, a grassroots politician is married with children. He has since taken oath of office and has settled down to work as a member of the executive council of Oyo State as Commissioner for Agriculture and Water Resources.

 

I’m in politics to enhance the lot of women - Susan

Among the first things that strike you when you meet Mrs Susan        , is her disarming smiles. Susan, who claimed to be in politics for the purpose of “serving the people, encouraging women and prove that clean people can also take part in politics,” is itching to be in the Oyo State House of Assembly in the forthcoming general election courtesy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). She wants to represent Oorelope State Constituency.

On what would be her priory/priorities if elected, the grassroots politician who is in her early forties asserted that programmes that will enhance the conditions of the womenfolk will be her focus.

“I am from an area where agriculture is our major occupation. I will also champion programmes that will better the lots of farmers. Things that will make farming and agriculture generally less strenuous. Programmes that will make agriculture more profitable and respectable than is the case presently”.

Asked how she planned to achieve these, the beautiful lady with an infectious grin said that she would always consult with knowledgeable people.

“Whenever an issue arises, necessary consultations would be made, workable strategy would be planned. The executive would then  be approached in cooperation with my colleagues in the House.”

Asked to comment on the status of politicking in Nigeria today, Susan, a trained teacher turned businesswoman and politician decried the violence that is now characterizing Nigerian politics.

“Violence and high monetary cost of participating in politics are two things that give me concern.” But she was quick to add that she believed that these are passing phase “which we will outgrow some day:”

 

Awon olokada n beere iranwo ijoba

Ojo ti fee de bayii. Bi ojo ba si ti de, riri ni ile ibi ti a n gbe awon alupupu wa si maa n ri. Eyi lo je ki a maa ra owo ebe si ijoba ibile wa, Olorunsogo pe ki o ran wa lowo lati re ori ibi ti a n gbe alupupu wa si”.

Iwonyi ni gbolohun ti o ti enu awon omo egbe Olokada to wa ni Orita Ile Seriki/Baba Mogba ni ilu Igbeti jade lasiko ti won n be Oloye Gbode lowe pe ki o ba awon ke si ijoba ibile Olorunsogo to wa ni ipinle Oyo lati ba awon se kannkere si ori ibi ti won n gbe alupupu won si ni gbogbo igba ti won ba n duro lati gbe ero.

Nigba ti o n soro siwaju, alaga egbe naa ni idi Pandoro, Ogbeni Lamidi Aremu ti adape re n je Eeyan’re so pe lapo ara won ni awon ti mu owo ti awon fi tun ibudo naa se.

“Bakan naa ni a ko ara wa jo lati ko yepe ati yanrin ti a fi fe aye naa sehin, ki o ma baa di pe awon eniyan to fe gun okada wa yoo maa fi emi we ewu ni egbe titi”.

Ni idahun si ibeere kin ni nnkan pato ti won fe iranlowo le lori, agbenuso won kan ti oruko re n je Agoro naa so pe sise pepele oni konnkere ni awon n fe. “Eyi ni ko ni je ki ile naa maa gbe alupupu wa subu bi o ba di pe ojo de”

 

 

Oba meji ki i si ni ilu

Olootu,

E jowo, e fun mi ni aye die ninu iwe Irohin Oloye Gbode yin lati so edun okan mi nipa oro kan to je mo ilu wa, Igbeti.

A ti n gbo ni opo igba pe oba meji ki i wa ni ilu kansoso. Oloye le pe mefa tabi ju be lo, sugbon enikansoso ni o gbodo je Kabiyesi alase.

Sugbon o je ohun edun okan fun wa ni ilu Igbeti pe

 

A dupe lodo Olorun pe a ni Oba rere ni ilu Igbeti. O laju, o jade, o si  mo akoso ni sise. Sugbon o je ohun edun-okan pe enikan ti Onigbeti ana fi oye da lola ti fe so ara re di Irunmole.  O fe so ara re di enit ti yoo ma dari Kabiyesi. O fe so araa re di eni to yoo maa yan le ilu lowo. O tile fee gbe saara re koja Mosalaasi lenu ojo meta yii nipa diduro ni ipo pe oun ni yoo maa so fun Kabiyesi pe Lagbaja ni yoo joye, Lakasegbe ko.

 Idile eni ti a wi yii kii se idile oloye. Ki i si i se afobaje pelu. Sugbon o wa n se ise pe a fi oun afi oun.

Mo fi asiko yii so fun eni ti a wi yii lati ki owo omo re bo aso. A gbo pe o fe lo ipo re gege bi oloselu lati fi da ilu ru ati lati fi da oba laamu.

A tile gbo pe o janu pe ayeye ajodun ilu ti a se laipe yii, oun fe ki o see se ni, bi oun ko ba fe ki o see se, ko nii se e se. Gbogbo wa ni a mo pe owo  Oluwa Eledumare nikan ni jije bee ko si je bee ko si je bee wa. Eda kankan ko lee da ise Oluwa duro.Oluwa ti kadar ife, irepo ati ilosiwaju fun Igbeti. Enikankan ko lee fa owo ago wa sehin mo. Nitori afefe ti fe, a ti ri furo adie.

Nitori eyi, e ba wa so fun eni ti a wi yii ki o simi didun ikooko tabi hale. Ki o si dehin lehin Kabiyesi wa. Bi ko ba jawo, yoo ri idin ninu iyo.  Mo fi asiko yii se adua pe gbogbo ara wni ye ati irepo to wo ilu Igbeti ko ni mehe mo, ami. Ire la o maa ri, ase.

Emi ni Omo-oba Ayerinsa D.O.

Igbeti.

Odebode passes on

The death has been announced of Pa Samuel Bayode Odebode of Oloko Compound, Igbeti.

Pa Odebode passed away on November 11, 2006 at the age of 79.

A trader in his lifetime, Samuel Odebode was a devout Christian who believed very much in the virtue of education, hence the strenuous efforts he made at educating his children.

Besides grandchildren, great grand children and relations who are mourning his death, the children who survived Pa Odebode are Mrs Beatrice Modupe Idowu, Mr Olufemi Joshua Odebode, Mr Olusegun Emmanuel Odebode, Mrs Janet Foluke Bioku and Mr Timothy Ajibola Odebode. The fourth child of the family, Mrs Grace Ayobami Okewuni has since passed away.

Burial ceremony of Pa Odebode comes up later this year.

 

ASETO brings succour to students

Are you looking forward to sitting for the School Certificate Examinations like the ones conducted by WAEC, NECO, NABTE, NTI or matriculation examinations such as JAMB, IJMB, Poly JAMB etc?

Are you scared of any of these exams in view of your past experiences and what you hear people say?

Now you have a leeway.

A Centre that coaches you to be knowledgeable and confident enough to face any examination is now in town. For any subject you want to sit for in any of the examinations mentioned above and related ones, Contact:

ASETO Educational Resource Centre

Oladele Way, Off General Hospital Road

Oke General

Igbeti.

Tel: 0803 562 3969, 0805,

FG increases wages for its workers

FEDERAL workers, have cause to be happy, following yesterday's approval of 15 per cent salary increase, by federal government, with a police constable and his military counterpart to earn N24,000 and N22,000 monthly. This is as the least paid non-academic staff in federal owned tertiary institutions and their counterparts in federal civil service would henceforth receive about N12,000 and N11,000 respectively thus representing a significant increase in the new salary regime.

The increase by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), was sequel to the report of the white-paper, which recommended a 15 per cent pay rise for federal workers, with effect from this month.Those to enjoy this package under the Consolidated Salary Structure include public officers appointed by the President; the armed forces, police, para-military services, the public service, academic and non-academic staff of federal tertiary educational, research and special health institutions.

The Council also approved new Foreign Service Allowances for its diplomats abroad. as well as new sitting allowances for chairmen and members of boards of federal Parastatals and agencies.The new consolidated salary scheme, which is to take-off this month, is expected to cost the federal government a total of N100 billion this year. Another sum of N10 billion was approved by the Council to cover the cost of accommodation and furnishings for mainly military personnel, who are not affected by the government's monetisation policy. This is to ensure that the remaining 40 per cent of military personnel are fully accommodated in government's rented quarters with furnishings. Both the N100 billion and the N10 billion costs are already accommodated in this year's federal budget.

This will suffice until the take off of the proposed N80 billion massive government's rehabilitation and construction of barracks in the next four years to ensure that all military personnel are accommodated in a given area. This is expected to take off by next year and so is expected to be accommodated in next year's budget at N20 billion per annum. Prior to the new scheme, the monthly take-home pay of rank and file both in the military and police was about N10,000 while their civilian counterparts earned much less.

However, barring inflationary measures and other economic variables, the new salary, across all strata of federal workers including police, army and para-military personnel represents a boost that will improve the lot of workers. With the new consolidated salary scheme, all salaries and allowances are now reduced to a single pay check. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the chairman of the committee on the White Paper on the Earnest Shonekan committee report, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai said that with the new consolidated salary structure; only four allowances are to be paid by the federal government.

The four allowances include Job specifics (call duty for doctors and shift duty for nurses), Risk Related (for those who work in hazardous environments), Relocation allowance and Scarce Skill Duty allowances.

Mallam el-Rufai said that the new salary structure apply only to federal public servants. It does not apply to the state governments or the local government. The states can choose to review the salaries and emoluments of its officials based on its own revenue base and the inflation rate prevalent in its own area. This is not a national salary scale. It is just that of the federal government."

The new salary structures are categorised into seven. Top on the list is the Consolidated Salaries Structure for Top federal Government Officials appointed by the President but whose salaries are not determined by the Revenue Allocation and Fiscal Mobilisation Commission (RAFMC). These includes the Chief of Staff to the President, Chief of Defence Staff and the service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police and the heads of the paramilitary services, Major Generals and their equivalents in the Armed Forces, Police and the paramilitary services.

The list also includes the Consolidated and Harmonised Armed Forces Salaries Structure, that of the Police, the paramilitary services, Harmonised Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure including non-academic staff of federal tertiary institutions, teaching hospitals and research institutes; Universities Salaries Structure and the Consolidated and Harmonised Public Service Salary Structure for federal public servants.

Under the first category, the least paid public office holder appointed by the President but not reflected in the RAFMC salary scale will receive a total of N1.7 million per annum while the highest paid in this category - Chief of Staff to the President, CDS and service chiefs, etc - will receive a total of N4.8 million per annum.

ria: Bonanza for Workers

Under the Armed Forces Salary Structure, the least paid - a private, will earn a total of N260,000 (as accommodation and furnishing will be provided by government); while the highest paid officer - Brigadier General or their equivalents - will earn a total of N2.687 million per annum.

For the Police and the paramilitary services who are in one category, the least paid - a recruit - will receive a total of N63,000; a constable or their equivalent will receive a total of N293,000 while the highest paid - Assistant Inspector General of Police or their equivalents will earn a total of N2.464 million. Their pay looks high because the bulk of officers and other ranks under this category - about 80 per cent - don't live in the barracks.

For the non-academic staff of federal government universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, teaching hospitals and research institutes, the least paid - level 1, will receive a total of N152,544 per annum while the highest paid will receive a total of N2.875 million.

For their academic counterparts, the least paid level 1 step 1 will earn a total of N694,000 while the highest paid - next to the Vice Chancellor in rank, will collect a total of N3.209 million.

For the personnel in the federal public service, though nobody is in level 1 step 1, beneficiaries were billed to earn N133,000. The new lowest level position- level 4 step 1 will earn a total of N144,000 while the highest paid level 17 step 9 (for directors) will earn N2.271 million.

Also approved is additional allowance of a total of N1.2 million annual payments to personnel recruited under the Scarce Skills programme.

For the foreign missions, allowances hitherto paid in ten categories was reduced to a single allowance and increased by 25 per cent. Nigeria has a total of 90 missions abroad.

Mallam el-rufai noted that the allowances is not pro-rata but is determined by the location adding that "now, our foreign service officers are comfortable."

The Council also approved a total of $3,000 dollars for the Ambassadors as clothing allowances. Their spouses will also earn clothing allowances.

For the members of the board of federal Parastatals, the Council reduced their sittings to four per annum. However, the chairman of the boards will collect N458,000 per sitting. They hitherto earned N100,000 per sitting, approved in March 1999.

For members of the boards who earned a total of N87,000 per sitting before now, they will now earn a total of N398,000, Civil servants who had attended the meetings without payments since 1999, will now earn allowances put at 298 per cent.

 

Iyamapo Progressive gets a new executive

Iyamapo Progressive Association (USA and Canada) has elected renewed the mandate of the officers running its affairs.

In the election conducted at its June meeting which held at Mrs Biodun Ojo’s residence in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, June 10, 2006, Elder (Deacon) Timothy Ayinla was re-elected President of the association while Mr Yemi Odesina retained his office as secretary.

Mr Sunday Omoloyin too was returned as treasurer.

There was an interesting drama around the election procedure.

Mr Paul Ogunbiyi who served as the day’s Returning Officer had announced that three people were nominated for the post of President. They were Prof Segun Odesina, Mr Yemi Odesina and Deacon Timothy Ayinla. Each nominee was given an opportunity to express his interest or otherwise. The two Odesinas declined their respective nominations in turn. Ayinla was thus elected with acclamation through voice vote - without any dissension.

A similar situation occurred in the case of secretaryship. The three names nominated by members according to the Returning Officer were Messrs James Adesola Idowu, Paul Ogunbiyi and Yemi Odesina. The first two people declined their nominations while the third took it up.

Only one person was nominated for the position of treasurer. He was Mr Sunday Adeyemi Omoloyin. When asked what his disposition was to the nomination, he said that he was still willing to continue serving the people. He too was thus given the mandate to continue with the office he had been functioning in for the past two years.

It must be stated clearly here on, that the whole thing was done in an atmosphere of conviviality, friendliness and amity. There was no rancour whatsoever.

Secondly, the officers were, appropriately speaking, returned. This is because each of them had been functioning in the same office all along. Their being returned can thus be described as a measure of the confidence members have in the ability and in the way they have been piloting the affairs of the young organisation.

Iyamapo Progressive Association was established about three years ago by sons and daughters of Igbeti living in America and Canada. According to the association’s officers who spoke to Oloye News, - Ayinla, the president, Odesina, the secretary and Omoloyin, the treasurer - the motive behind the setting up of the organisation include th need by Igbeti indigenes to have a forum for interacting with one another.

"This is important, especially if you remember that we are thousands of miles away from home. We set this organisation up so that we can have a way of relating with one another and thus reduce the pain which being far away from home could engender" said the president, deacon Ayinla.

Odesina added that the organisation has been making it possible for Igbeti indigenes to share information with one another and relate with another more intimately. "Over here, we see ourselves as one".

Omoloyin submitted that being so far away from home can be lonely indeed. It is important and psychologically helpful therefore to have people with whom you share the same cultural, social, historical and of course natal background to relate with in a foreign land.

"Iyamapo has given us a veritable platform to relate easily with one another."

Some members who spoke to us agreed with the officers. James Idowu said that IPA is enabling members to relate with one another very well, is enabling them to share in each other’s condition the way they would do were they to be in Igbeti.

Tola Ogunbiyi, who recalled the role played by members of the association on the wake of the death of her brother, Dr Adenrele Samuel Adegoke said that she regard members of IPA as family members. And commend them for their sense of brotherhood and sisterhood.

Host of the day, Mrs Abiodun Ojo (nee Oladele) expressed delight at the coming of members for the meeting. She said that she and members of her family felt honored.

It was the first meeting of the association to be physically attended by Oloye News. The association warmly welcomed him just as they welcomed Ms Lola Odesina as a new member.

Highlight of the day’s proceeding was the awards given to children of members who have just graduated.

Among those were Segun Ayinla who now has Masters degree,

Ibarapa and Oke ogun are one
says Dada as he praises OPA (USA)
By Jare  Ajayi and Wale Hammed
Former Minister of State for Agriculture, Otunba Bamidele Dada has reiterated the fact that Ibarapa and Oke ogun areas of Oyo State are the same.
He stated this while speaking at the fifth fund raising ceremony organised by the Oke ogun Progressive Association (USA) Incorporated which held at Premier Hotel, Ibadan on Thursday, August 9, 2007.
Dada, who predicated his view on the sameness of culture, language, history and contiguity of land area of the said people shared the position of Oke ogun Progressive Association for insisting that Oke ogun and Ibarapa are one.
Himself an Oke ogun person from Sepeteri in Saki East local government, the agriculturist regard this OPA position as very significant.
He praised the organisation’s “keen sense of history, geography and culture in their definition of Okeogun from 10 to 13 local governments (to include) the 3 Ibarapa local government councils.
To him, the act is very courageous on the part of OPA because of its ‘socio-political’ implications.
Dada also praised the philantrophic body for the scholarship awards it has been given to Oke ogun students in higher institutions for the past five years and called on others to support them fully.
In his welcome address, president of the body, Professor Olusegun Odesina said that Oyo State should be broken into three states with Oke ogun State being one of them’for development to reach the nook and cranny of the state’.
“Oyo State is the most urbanized in the nation which means, under the current allocation formula, the people of the state are being short-changed”.
He disclosed members of his organisation embarked on assisting indigent but brilliant Oke ogun students because of their realisation that education is the key for any meaningful achievement in life.
Odesina, a professor of educational technology in Conneticut, USA, announced that OPA plans to set up a grammar school as well as a Sports/Athletics Competition Programme within the next one to two years.
After announcing that the body’s scholarship fund has reached the targetted five million naira mark, added that the next target is to move on to a N10 million mark.
He called on the government to do something decisive about the security situation in Oke ogun. He concluded by thanking those who have been assisting the association as well as members “who have been contributing from their hard-earned incomes”.
Also speaking on the occasion, Hon. Raheem Oyedemi Muslim, Oyo State commissioner for Works and Transport lauded OPA for embarking on promoting education because of its importance.
Muslim, who represented  Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, asserted that even when the much desired Oke ogun State is created, “no meaningful development can take place” if the people remain “educationally backward”.
After praising OPA for its initiative, the commissioner charged the body as well as sons and daughters of Oke ogun “to come home and establish industies in all nooks and crannies of Oke ogun.”
Muslim assured OPA of Oyo State government’s support just as he called on everyone to support the ‘purposeful Akala administration as it strives to bring dividends of democracy to all and sundry”.
Chairman of the occasion, Admiral Amos Adedeji (retired) said he was impressed by the activities of OPA and called on everyone not only to suport them but also to emulate their philantrophic spirit. He challenged major organisations in Oke ogun such as Oke Ogun Patriotic Movement (OPM), Council of Oke ogun Indigenes (COIN) etc to ensure that there are no differences among those who are championing the cause of Oke ogun ‘so that we do not work at cross-purposes’.
Prof Dada Adeniyi who retired recently from  UCH, Ibadan said that the greatest anybody could leave for the next generation is education.
“It is in this respect I fully identify with and support the efforts of OPA”. He enjoined others to do likewise.
The day’s keynote speaker, Prof Dapo Olaniyonu of the Lagos State University reiterated the need to be together.
“I feel that the best approach for us to get solving our problems is to get ourselves together. OPA is doing well by trying to give education to our children. For it is through education that development can come”.
Chairman of Oke ogun Patriotic Movement, Deacon S.A. Oyedemi said that OPA’s initiative is enviable. He then announced that OPM too is coming up with a scholarship in due course.
He praised OPA and assured the body of OPM’s continous support.
Former deputy governor of Oyo State, Chief Iyiola Oladokun regretted that bursaries are no longer given to students in higher institituions.
He recalled that OPA started when Lam Adesina administration of which he was part was given bursaries to deserving students. But now there is none . “This is what makes OPA untiring efffort a commendable one.”
Himself a prominent son of Oke ogun, Oladokun lamented the condition of roads in Oke ogun and called on the federal government to do something urgently about them. he also urged OPA to increase the number of beneficiaries of its scholarship rather than increasing the amount from the present N25,000.
Proprietor of Gbadamosi Memorial Royal Academy, Igbeti, Mrs R.A. Gbadamosi seized the oportunity to call on the federal government to establish at least a diploma awarding agricultural institute in Oke ogun ‘to harness the aboundant agricultural resources in the area”.
She lauded OPA for its annual bursaryn award as well as for the financial support given to the grassroots organisation,
Association  of Grassroots Women she heads.
Highlights of the occasion included the presentation of cheques to the students from the 13 local government ares in Oke ogun as well as a short speech by a young girl, Miss Dorcas Adeniji, leader of HIV/AIDS Brigade co-ordinated by Mrs Gbadamosi.
OPA also presented a cheque to Mrs Gbadamosi to support her efforts at enlightening the people of Oke ogun on the scoruge of HIV/AIDS among others.
 Dignitaries on the occasion included former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Chief Adebisi Adesola, Prof Layi Egunjobi, Mr Banji Okunlola, Mr Okiki Abiola, Mr Jare Ajayi, Chief Bayo Akande, Mrs Iyi Oladokun, Mr Wole Oladokun, Hon. Mudathir Sekoni and members of OPA. Among the latter were Mr Olatoye Okesola, secretary, Mr Sunday Adegbola, PRO, Mrs Odesina, Mrs Oladokun, Mrs S. Kemi Ogunbiyi to mention a few.
People donated generously on the occasion while the state government adn the commissioner that represented the staee Governor promised to get across to the organisation “very soon”.
Community rejects Census figure
A civil society organisation, Igbeti Youth Association has rejected an aspect of the result of the 2006 population census recently announced by the National Population Commission (NPC).
Chairman of the group, Honourable Bolaji Ajayi in a strong tone lamented to Oloye News that Igbeti Community of Oyo State was embarrassingly short-changed in the final figures made public recently by the NPC.
According to him, Igbeti is one of the most urbanised and one of the most populated settlements in Oke ogun with a lot of villages under it.
“But while other towns in Oyo State and indeed in Nigeria recorded predictable increase in pupulation, Igbeti is presented as not recording equally predictable increase in population. Yet as everyone knows, there is no war, no epidemic or exodus in the town in the decades past. How then  did they give us that type of figure?” he asked lamentably.
Ajayi, who regretted that the unjust treatment being meted out to the town begun with the highly discredited 1991 census, said that already, the assocation and the Igbeti community as a whole “are already taking steps that should make the NPC see reason and correct the unjustifiable anomaly”.
Although he declined to disclose the exact nature of the steps, the youth leader said that steps being taken are lawful ones. “We are law-abiding and will never do anything against the spirit and intent of the law of our dear country. We are determined to pursue this case to its logical conclusiong. But we will do so empoying lawful means.”
The Igbeti Youth leader disclosed  that Igbeti and environs in 1963 had a population of 57,175.while its immediate neighbours such as Iisi and Igboho had 43,    and 52,      people respectively.
The current figure being contested gave Igbeti (Olorunsogo LG) a total figure of 81,759; Kisi (Irepo) 122,553 and Igboho (Oorelope) 104,441.
Oloye News learnt that up till the early 1980s when the three towns were together as Irepo District Council, Igbeti used to have six wards to the other two towns four wards apiece.
“The fact that we were having more wards than our two neighbours was an acknowledgement of our numerical strength” said Bolaji Ajayi. 
“No emigration from the town, no war, no epidemic, how come we
The ebullient youngman traced their fate to the 1991 census which gave them 39,298. “If we were 57 thousand plus in 1963, how could we become 39,000 some 37 years after?”
He claimed that they were on the verge of vehemently contesting that figure but relaxed when it was announced that the entire figure was provisional and that government will do something about the entire figure anyway.
“We did not know that some evil-minded zealots would hide under that to do us this great evil when another census is conducted”.
Preliminary investigation by Oloye News suggested that what happened was part of the attempt to under-cunt the people of Oke ogun perhaps to un dermine their crave for a state of their own.
For this reason, it might be helpful if the situation is not seen as purely an Igbeti affair.
(See details of Census breakdown on pages 2, 3 and 8).
Don’t jettison extended family
A social worker, Mr Sunday Adegbola has cautioned against the denigration of the extended family system “as it represents a very important social insurane mechanism in our society”.
Adegbola, a Nigerian professional based in the United States of America observed that more and more, people are despising relations and concentrating on their respective nuclear families.
He said that “although it is very important to pay attention to one’s immediate family members, congnisanze must be taken of the fact that African family system derives its strength from the support provided by extended family members”.
Adegbola who has spent about twenty years in providing humanitarian sucour to those in need, lamented that the unquestioning embrace of western culture “is making us given up one of the most significant aspects of our heirtage”.
To him, ‘extended family’ syndromme is a positive thing that some other societies are jealous of.
“To have people of the same blood to call upon in joy and saddness is a great thing. It is a tradition which some societies that practise ‘me and my wife alone’ could pay any price to have. We have it and we are allowing it to slip off. If we allow it to go away completely like that, it is a thing we will later regret. It is a thing coming generations will not forgive us for”.
Adegbola, a native of Saki in Oke ogun who lived in Lagos before jetting out to the United States lamented that the new fad is common with ‘so called educated elites”.
He also observed that some people tried to keep a distance from relations on the ground that they may cast a spell on them. He dismissed such a notion; describing it as ‘fear of the unknown’ that has no foundation.
“If they are convinced that nothing can happen to a person unless ordained by God, they would stop running away from shadows”.
He concluded by saying that an individual who has a positive mind towards his or her relations has nothing to fear “because it is what you sow that you reap”.
Adegbola called on modern day religions, notably Islam and Christianity, to stop sowing the seed of discord in the minds of our people by telling them that ‘someone within the family is debarring their progress”
‘Oyo Govt ready for Oke ogun progress’
Oyo State government under the leadership of Governor Adebayo Alao Akala is embarking on programmes that will accelerate development in Oke ogun area.
Making this declaration last week was Hon Raheem Oyedemi Muslim, the state commissioner for Works and Transport.
Speaking at a receprtion held in his honour at Yodoyin Hotel, Saki on Sunday, the former chairman of Saki West local government council stated that Governor Akala is keenly interested in ensuring that each part of Oyo State gets as own fair share of amenities and opportunities..
But besides this, the governor is also interested in opening up rural areas like Oke ogun for an accelerated development.
He said that this is partly why the roads in the area are being given prioty attention “so that the people can move around freely and easliy”.
The reception was organisted for him by the incumbent chairman of Saki West local government, Hon Tajudeen Tayo Adeniji.
Oyedemi Muslim penultimate Thursday spoke in the same vein at the fund raising event organised by Oke ogun Progressive Association (USA) Incorporated which held at Premier Hotel, Ibadan.
On that occasion at which Muslim came as a citizen of Oke ogun and also represented the state governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala, he said that education and roads in Oke ogun are being given attention by this administration.
He therefore solicited for support for the administration.
Census District No: 207304
Census District Name:  Oyo North West
Population   412,491

Irepo District Council  158,986
Igbeti       25,238
Tesi Apata etc       2,878
Tesi Garuba etc       3,770
Inakeso        2,599
Kunbi/Ojoaro       3,652
Ogunniyi        3,721
Aiyekale Karamo       3,883
Apata Alaje        5,080
Ogundiran Jeunkunnu      3,028
Jabialawa/Tantanma      3,296
        57,175

Igboho      46,776
Igbope        6,840
       52,616

Kishi       42,374
Joro         2,459
Soro/Okenla        3,392
        48,215
Shaki District   139,601
Shaki Town     76,290
Ibariba       2,449
Aha        9,517
Ago Amodu       2,289
Ogboro       3,820
Shepeteri     10,000
Tede      11,050
Irawo  Owode      3,814
Irawo Ile       3,199
Ago Are       8,215
Bashi        1,637
Owo        1,724
Ofiki        5,597

Okeho-Iganna District Council 113,904
Okeho Town      34,316
Aiyetoro Oke       5,097
Ilaji Oke        1,034
Iwere Oke        1,700
Ishemi Ile        3,224
Ago Ishemi        3,212
Illua          6,250
Ilero        28,911
Iganna      17,994
Iwere Ile        4,676
Idiko             829
Ilaji Ile            580
Itasa         1,041
Idikole        1,394
Ijio         2,867
Wasimi           310
Galajimo             52
Aiyetoro Ile           417
Total: Oyo Province         1,882,237


Òkè-Ògùn Progressive Association (USA), Inc.
c/o 3324 Pearsall Avenue. Bronx. New York 10469
Applications are currently being accepted for the next series of award for the start of 2008/2009 Session. Each award is for Four (4) years or the duration of the course of study: whichever comes first. You are eligible to apply ONLY if you meet the following set of criteria:

1. You are a holder of authentic W.A.S.C., G.C.E. or Equivalent Certificates.
2. You are currently a student at any Nigerian University, or you have secured an admission for the    2008/2009 academic session.
3. You are from one of the following Local Government Areas: Atisbo, Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East, Ibarapa   North, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Oorel’ope, Olorunsogo, Saki East, and Saki West.
4. Other requirements are stated on the application forms.

All applications must be endorsed by two referees who are of Òkè-Ògùn origin. They must supply letters of reference with their contact address and/or telephone numbers clearly indicated. At least one of the referees must be currently resident of a town in Òkè-Ògùn.

Application forms can be obtained from the office of any of the Local Government Areas mentioned above, or send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Òkè-Ògùn Progressive Association (USA), Inc.
TOLANI OGUNDIRAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
P.O.Box 28808
Agodi Post Office
Ibadan

Completed applications must be received at the same address not later than January 31, 2008.
If not, such applications shall not be considered.

Navigating the slippery path of development
By PROFESSOR S.O.A OLANIYONU*

I want to thank the organizers of this occasion the OPA/USA for extending to me the privilege and honour to deliver the quest lecture for this year’s Launch of their Endowment and Scholarship awards. Am aware that you started this about six years ago. Am also aware that 30 students in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria from Oke-Ogun have benefited from your philanthropic gestures. Your efforts are in the right channels and I pray that the Almighty God will continue to be your guide and guard as you navigate across the continents. You were thinking well about the place your birth, and of your state may the Nigeria nation.
There is no denying the fact that Oke-Ogun area as it is composed today, Ibarapa inclusive lack many socio-economic amenities. This is due to our locations away from the centre and far into the hinterland. Hence, education and the positive influence of the early missionaries were not felt, until very recently in our areas. It was the Baptist Mission that seems to have opened up schools in more than 95per cent of our areas. In the same manner, the Muslim adherents followed suit and the communities themselves established schools.
It should be noted that to become a strong, virile and self-reliant community, majority of the citizens must be properly educated in line with their socio-economic, cultural and political realities. The people must have direct access to education which will enhance the individual potentials. The strength and emphasis of this concept of education therefore is MAN. As Nyerere (1988) puts it “…. So development is for man and of man. The same is true of education. Its purpose is the liberation of man from restraints and limitations of ignorance and dependency. Education has to increase man’s physical and mental freedom to increase his control over himself, his own lives and the environment in which he lives.
In this connection, education legitimately establishes a solid base from which we can bring to effect positive changes in all spheres of human endeavours be it, socio-economic, political and cultural aspects of national life. This is so, because over the years, education has been identified as an agent of socialization and effective instrument of change and innovation. That is why education in Nigeria as stated in the National Policy on Education (2007) is seen as an instrument “par excellence” for effecting national development.
ACCESS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
In 1959, as Nigeria prepared for independence, the Government set up the Ashby Commission. The recommendations of that Commission guided a number of decisions and issues in education in the years immediately after independence. Though the report was detailed and incisive, yet it failed to realistically appreciate the actual zeal for higher education in Nigeria neither did it recognize the potency of independence in catalyzing social demands. In 1960 for example., Ashby recommended four University for Nigeria and projected a total student population of 7,500 by 1970 (ten years after independence) and 10,000 students by 1980, (twenty years after independence). By the middle of the 1970s however, the total number of Federal Universities had risen to 13, with the establishment of the second generation Universities of Jos, Kano, Calaba, Ilorin, Maiduguri, Sokoto and Port Harcourt added to the first generation universities of Ibadan, Zaria, Lagos, Nsukka, Ife and Benin. By 1999, five of the six first generation universities had each been admitting between 16,000 to 30,000 students. Also by 1999, the Federal Universities had a total of almost 400,000students. Every year since independence however, the demand for places in the Universities had been able to admit more than about 15% of the total qualified applicants. We may pause to ask how many of our kids and kin from Oke-Ogun have the opportunity to enroll in the University or any tertiary institutions of learning. The number is abysmally negligible due to poverty and ignorance. However, Nigeria now has about 80 Universities. If 52 University among them cannot admit more than 15% of qualified applicants, how many Universities does Nigeria need to provide places for all qualified applicants? Yet projections showed that by the 2010, almost 7.5 million applicants will be jostling for places in the Universities. How should we handle the issue of access? It had been suggested that to catch up with a country like Japan and meet existing demand, we need to expand the capacity of our University system by a factor of 10 (Munzali, 2000). There are two possible ways of doing this; either we multiply the current admission by a factor of 10, or we expand the number of existing Universities by a factor of 10. this country cannot conveniently do any of the two as of now. Even if we do, how we handle the issue of facilities, infrastructure and production of academic staff? It had also been suggested that one of the easiest ways of solving the problem of access is to rely on Open and Distance Learning hoping that what the conventional system cannot absorb, the open University system will mop up (see Jegede, 2000).
THE EFFORT OF THE EARLY MISSIONARIES
The year 1842 has been officially taken as the arrival date of the Christian Missionaries to this part of the world. The Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society (C.M.S), the Roman Catholic Missionary (R.C.M), the United Presbyterian, Baptist. They firmly established themselves in the southern parts of the West African sub-region especially in the coastal areas like Lagos, Badagry and Abeokuta. Lagos was then a British colony. Each of the various missionaries later moved further hinter-land and extended their activities into various parts of the countries within the sub-region. For instance Baptist High School Saki was established by the Baptist Mission on February 28th 1958. Some other schools came later in the early 60s.
The primary objective of the early Christian missionaries was to convert the heathens or the benighted Africans to Christianity, that was to the worship of God through Christ. But because they found that they could not achieve their objective without giving their adherent, and especially their clergy as mush of the formal learning as was required for the study of the sacred writings and for the performance of their religious duties they decided to carry out their convert work through education. Knowledge of the Bible, the ability to sing hymns and recite catechism, as the ability to communicate both orally and in writing were considered essential for a good Christian. This explains why the earliest Christian Missionary Schools in Nigeria were without doubt adjunct to the churches. There was no coherent organization of the early schools. Each missionary group was solely in charge of its own schools management.
Early Missionary Educational Institutions in Nigeria between 1842 - 1920 are as follows:
1. The Wesleyan Methodist Society was established in 1842 at Badagry
2. The Church Missionary Society (CMS) was established later in 1824 at Badagry.
3. The United Presbyterian was established in 1846 at Calabar and so on.
The area delineated  as Oke-Ogun had no benefit of such early establishment of schools.
COMMUNITY EFFORT ON EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Education as earlier stated is very important and it should be harnessed for the development of the communities. It is important that the communities in which the schools were sited and operated need to contribute their own quota in form of finances, human, and material resources. Even, at this present time, communities from records have been providing valuable supplements to government efforts. The community members provide scholarships, endowments, provide school infrastructures and so on. This is just in line with what OPA/USA had started since August 2002 and have successfully funded two series of four-year scholarship to over 30 students in Nigerian University.
The United Nations Educational Scientific organization’s (UNESCO) publication (1984) indeed emphasized local support as a means of ensuring schools sensitivity to the needs of the community. It also dictates the schools may generate demands from the community inform of curricular which take into accounts the needs of their daily life.
Besides the contributions of the community to education the morals of the students go a long way to enhance the discipline level of students. It further strengthening and shapen the academic and moral performance of students in the community. In the same vein, significant roles of the community can be identified as include the following:
(i) Mobilization of the people towards latest happenings in education by the enlightened ones.
ii) Public enlightenment of the people on the place of education in human development and advancement.
(iii) Contribution of labour and skill freely for use in building schools and repair of educational facilities.
(iv) Making sure that school infrastructures and facilities are well maintained as basis of co-operation between the school and the home of students.
(v) Community stake holders in education must always be prepared to contribute to education cost by payment of their taxes, contribution of labour and skills freely for the building, maintenance and security of school facilities.
THOSE TO PERFORM THE ROLES
- The Local Government
- The village development or community development Association (CDA)
- Religious organizations within the communities (Christian or Islamic bodies).
- Age Grade and trade work parties, eg. Mechanic, Cobbler and Carpentry associations, and so on.
- Social or service organizations e.g. Rotary and Lion International Clubs.
- Parents - Teachers Association (PTA)
- Committee of Friends
within communities.
- Individuals (to contribute in cash or kind)
- The pupils in community schools
- Alumni or old students’ association.
- Political parties at ward levels
NATION BUILDING/NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
People today talk of national development or nation building with excitement and anxiety. The excitement comes from hopes and aspirations that if one’s nation is developed, there is socio-cultural reconstruction. Economic development and political stability but anxiety results from the fears we have as to whether our nation can ever reach the stage of genuine socio-cultural reconstruction, economic development and political stability (Agentha.1988).
In sum, nation building or development is associated with modernization, material advancement, industrialization, scientific and technological progress, the emergence of unclear energy, electronic and biological revolution, new knowledge about man and universe. It means urbanization, socio-cultural transformation, mass literacy, vertical and horizontal mobility, employment opportunities and the emergence of specialized and independent occupational roles (Iziren, 1975).
Development has also been described as growth plus change which involves material mental, psychological, physical, institutional and organizational innovations (UNESCO, 1963).
Nation building or national development therefore encompasses all the definitions of development with respect to a specific country or countries. Countries of the world are categorized into developed countries; underdeveloped or developing countries.
Developed countries ceteris paribus have the following features; high degree of modernization, material advancement, industrialization, scientific and technological progress; impartial judiciary; political maturity, economic well being; unity and national consciousness. Generally, the inhabitants of developed countries are dedicated, industrious productive, creative, honest, patriotic, and have achieved ‘nation building’ which they only ‘maintained’.
On the other hand, under developed or developing countries lack modernization, material advancement, industrialization, urbanization, scientific and technological progress, economic development and political stability.
Nigeria is a developing country and the above description fits it. Specifically the country is plagued by the following:
(i) Socio-culturally, there is a high degree of illiteracy particularly among the adult and rural population hence the prevalence of ignorance, fear, superstition and under-nourishment. Health, educational, recreational and employment facilities are inadequate. Nigeria is bedeviled by a multiplicity of ethnic and tribal groupings who differs in language, religion, educational attainment, occupational  characteristics and economic status.
(ii) Lack of national commitment, patriotism and discipline but deeply engulfed in greedy materialism, bribery and corruption, tribalism and parochialism, armed robbery, e.t.c.
(iii) Politically, the country is unstable, disunited and dis-orientated. Constitutional experiments are many but short lived because of greed, tribal sentiment, selfishness and absence of national feeling. Poor political leadership and dishonest military rulers, judicial officials, police and others has led to the debased of the system.
(iv) In economic terms, Nigeria is performing most poorly in Agricultural development, industrial and commercial advancement and infrastructural facilities. She is externally indebted-importing expensive consumer and capital goods including agricultural productions; her natural resources and minerals are not sufficiently tapped and utilized because of shortage of capital and dishonesty of the Government personnel; her labour productivity is low whereas, the cost of production are very high; and the personal incomes of the citizens are low hence their high propensity to spend rather than save.
ECUCATION AND NATION BUILDING
Education is a tool in nation building or national development. In the context of this paper, education means a process by means of which a person develops abilities, attitudes, and other forms of behavior of positive value in the society. The process can be trough formal schooling (Pre-primary education, primary education, secondary education, Higher/tertiary education including professional education, Technical education, and Adult education) which now claims a lion’s share of the responsibility for educating the members of the society. Education can and is acquired through non-formal ways including: extra-moral classes, continuing education, departmental training schools, typing and secretarial training centers, self improvements, on the job training and others. What is important is that learning is organized and skills are accordingly acquired for the development of the individuals and society.
Agentha (1988) quoting Curle (1970) on the role of education in national development stated inter alia.
...... in order to develop a country must have a very considerable proportion of trained educated citizens not only to act as doctors, engineers, teachers, agriculturists, scientists and the like but must create a new class sufficiently large and hence sufficiently strong to establish its own values of justice, selection on merit, flexibility, empiricism and efficiency.
Experts hardly disagree on the crucial role education plays in fighting under-development (Noah 1970). Education does this through the developments of appropriate manpower for services in the political social and economic sectors. In the development of the human resources the agents of nation building - education does a number of things.
1. It brings about literacy which accelerates the process of general enlightenment in the society, plays a vital role in socialization, occupational preparation and the development of self-conception   Education brings about social changes in attitude, motivation and incentive which lead to technological change, invention and imitation (Adams, 1970). It broadens the outlook of the recipients who work for peace and harmony in times of stress and strain. It plays a vital role in the structural integration of a plural society by equalizing occupational and economic opportunities, raises the level of self reliance, dedication, responsibility, rationality, loyalty, a sense of co-existence, co-operation, fair play and understanding (Wang, 1978). Education creates and helps to raise the level of national unity and national consciousness, sense of oneness, common citizenship, common purpose and indeed, through the creation and spread of literacy which provides the key to broader communication with the people indeed it plays a vital role in national unity. Education promotes national consciousness by means of socio-cultural transformation of national way of life which puts premium on reward of merit, common culture, language and so on.
Education provides skills and techniques designed to improve human competences. Education has a direct economic impact on the quantity and quality of occupational skills particularly because labour accounts for about three quarters of the national output. Indeed, education increases  the stock of knowledge, raises the level of initiative and inventiveness of the recipients. (Phillips, 1964).
Taking together, education brings about enlightenment, productivity, creativity, initiative, innovation and inventiveness. These qualities are embedded in man who appears in different forms as accountants, lawyers, engineers, doctor, teachers, economists, journalists and so on. These educated people put their acquired ideas into productive use resulting in discoveries, inventions, innovations which have made our world tick, all these in the advancement of national development brought about by education.
CONCLUSION
The message in this paper is that education is a tool for community and nation building. It is a clear and known fact that the development and survival of education within communities should not be the sole concern of the government at the centre and state levels but also that of the communities. This is because the community in which the school is located serve as the base of development in the country. Thus, unless the community is steadfast to the needs and problem of education, development cannot be even in the country.
REFERENCE
(UNESCO 1984) community participation for UPE at local (operational) level Training, Module in Planning and Management of Universal Primary Education (UPE) Bankole.
Aghenta, J.A. (1988): Educational Planning and National Development in Education and  National Development Ehiematalor, T. (Ed.) Nigerian Educational Research Association, Faculty of Education, University of Benin, pg. 1-14.
Federal republic of Nigeria (2004) National Policy on Education (Revised), NERDC Press, Yaba, Lagos.

IN THE CITIZENS’ TRIBUNAL ON  THE 2007 GENERAL ELECTIONS
HOLDEN AT ABUJA
TRIBUNAL NO: CT/0001/07
BETWEEN:
THE PEOPLE OF NIGERIA                      PETITIONERS
AND
1. INEC
2. POLICE
3. ARMY & OTHER SECURITY   
 AGENCIES
RESPONDENTS
PEOPLES’ VERDICT
This is the verdict of the people in the matter concerning allegation of general subversion of the will of the electorate by the Respondents and their agents in the last general elections held across the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 14th , 21st and  28th of April, 2007.
The Citizens’ Tribunal was convened by the Alliance for Credible Elections on behalf of Civil Society Organisations. The Tribunal was constituted to give voice to the people of Nigeria to express openly their experiences during the last General Elections. Alliance for Credible Elections (ACE-Nigeria) is a coalition of the major human rights, trade unions, civil society and faith-based organisations in Nigeria that monitored and observed the 2007 general elections. The National Citizens’ Tribunal/Public Hearing took place on the 24th and 25th of July 2007 at Rockview Hotel, Abuja.
At commencement, the Chairperson of the Tribunal stated the modus operandi as follows:
1. The Tribunal will not tolerate any reference to on-going live cases before the Election Tribunal constituted by the President of the Court of Appeal as the Citizens’ Tribunal is not convened to pre-determine cases before those Tribunals or do anything that will influence outcomes of those cases.
2. Technical rules of evidence would not be used in determining admissibility of evidence.
The Citizens National Tribunal/Public Hearing took testimonies on oath by affirmation from members of the public, civil society groups and organisations, election monitors and observers, faith-based groups and organisations and some political parties. Some of those that gave evidence tendered documents, photographs, video recordings and some materials used during the 14th , 21st and  28th of April, 2007 elections. The National Tribunals admitted the documents and materials in evidence.
In all, the Tribunal took evidence from 40 testifiers drawn from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria representing persons from diverse backgrounds.
Most of those that testified gave vivid descriptions of the conduct of the 14th, 21st and 28th of April, 2007 elections. They contended that the Independent National Electoral Commission bungled the voter’s registration process and this led to the disenfranchisement of a large number of eligible voters. They testified to the fact that elections did not take place in most of the States of the Federation and where they did take place they were beset and marred by fundamental irregularities and material non-compliance with the provisions of the Constitution and the Electoral Act, 2006 including but not limited to the following:
1. Partisanship of the Independent National Electoral Commission.
2. The use of the Army, Police and other security agencies to intimidate voters and members of opposition political parties. Refusal of Police and other security agencies to arrest persons who committed serious breaches of the law in their presence and failure to prosecute such persons.
3. The hijack of sensitive election materials by highly placed public officials such as Governors, their deputies and other aides, Local Government Chairpersons and the Police to the advantage of the ruling party.
4. The use of under- aged voters during the elections.
5. The snatching of ballot boxes and stuffing of already thumb printed ballot papers in the said ballot boxes.
6. The use of the Police, Army and other security agencies by the ruling party to create artificial breakdown of law and order in areas where they did not want elections to hold.
7. The conduct of elections in some states outside the time stipulated by the law and the Constitution.
8. Vote buying and inflation of figures that produced magical results.
9. The disqualification of candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission without following due process.
10. The refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission to obey court orders.
It is our opinion that the will of the people of a country is the basis for the authority of government, and that will must be determined through genuine periodic elections, which    guarantee the right and opportunity to vote freely and to be elected fairly through universal and equal suffrage by secret balloting or equivalent free voting procedures, the results of which are accurately counted, announced and respected. A significant number of rights and freedoms, processes, laws and institutions are therefore involved in achieving genuine democratic elections.
It is also our opinion that genuine democratic elections are an expression of sovereignty, which belongs to the people of a country, the free expression of whose will provides the basis for the authority and legitimacy of government. The rights of citizens to vote and to be elected at periodic, genuine democratic elections are internationally recognized human rights. Genuine democratic elections serve to resolve peacefully the competition for political power within a country and thus are central to the maintenance of peace and stability. Where governments are legitimized through genuine democratic elections, the scope for non-democratic challenges to power is reduced.
Having reviewed the testimonies and gamut of evidence presented, it is the opinion of the National Citizens’ Tribunal that the 14th , 21st and  28th of April elections fell far short of domestic and International Standards required for democratic elections in Nigeria.
It is also our opinion that from the totality of evidence given, there was no genuine attempt by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to conduct the said April 14th and 21st 2007 elections in a free, fair, transparent and credible manner.
Since the requisite ingredients of free, fair and transparent elections were absent in the said elections, we are unable to uphold its sanctity. Based on the totality of the evidence given, it is our opinion that what took place on the 14th and 21st of April 2007 in Nigeria cannot on good conscience be characterised as elections.
 It is also our opinion that due process and the rule of law were not observed in the whole process. An unacceptable percentage of public leadership that emanated from the elections constitutes a huge moral burden to the conscience of the people of Nigeria.
Consequently, it is determined as follows:
1. The Independent National Electoral Commission under the leadership of Professor Maurice Iwu should be immediately disbanded, arrested and asked to account to Nigerians and the world for organising the worst election in the history of Nigeria.
2. A Judicial Commission of Enquiry composed of serving or retired Justices of the Supreme Court of proven and unquestionable moral integrity should be constituted to investigate the circumstances surrounding the monumental subversion of the sovereign will of the people during the 2007 General Election and recommend appropriate sanctions for the culprits
3. Immediate prosecution of all those responsible for the sordid betrayal of the trust of Nigerian people in the conduct of the General Elections, including but not limited to police, State Security Service, military personnel and other security agents.
4. The Constitution and the Electoral Act should be amended in order to democratise the appointment of members of the Commission and its Chairperson.
5. Civil Society should pay more attention to the development of the capacity of the youths to resist being used as tools for rigging elections or as thugs for causing violence and mayhem in aid of selfish politicians.
6. The electorate is encouraged to emulate the people of Bauchi State who defended their mandate by policing the distribution of election materials right from the Local Government Headquarters to the Polling Units and did same after voting until the final collation. The model of mandate defence known in Hausa as ‘Asaka Akasa Araka’ (Vote, Count and Escort the Ballot materials to its final destination) is highly recommended. 
We leave the question of costs to be determined by the regular courts that will try cases, both civil and criminal, that will be brought against the Respondents and their agents.
DATED this 25th day of July, 2007. 
Panel of Experts
1. Festus Okoye                2. Ngukwase Surma
3. Innocent Chukwuma    4. Rev. Moses Iloh
5. Prof Auwal Yadudu       6. John Odah
7. Dr Jibrin Ibrahim           8. Emma Ezeazu

30 Years On: You are still in our Hearts
‘For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him... and the dead in Christ shall rise first.1 Thessalonnians 4: 14, 16.
Everyday and particularly on August 1st of every year, we relive that chilly day in 1998 that you were called into the higher service.
It’s 30years now that you were snatched from us by the cold hand of Death
We take consolation however in the fact that you are reposing peacefully in the bossom of our Lord Juses Christ.
We take consolation in the fact that the Almighty God does not
forsake us for a moment
We are confident of His continuous blessings, guidance
and protection over us at all times.
To live in the hearts of the beloved ones is not to die
Brother  Tunde those of us you left behind remember you everyday
for good
The entire Odesina’s family at home and abroad are joyous in all that the good Lord is doing
Continue to rest peacefully in the right hand of our Lord.

Mrs Beatrice Adenike Odesina (wife)
Mr Marvelous Wale Odesina (son)
Mr Peter Kunle Odesina (son)

Young Nigerians make musical wave in NY
That Nigerians are proving their mettle whenever they are is so obvious that it is becoming a trite to keep talking about it. Yet talk about it we must. There basically four reasons why we must. First, spotlighting Nigerians who are making their marks is a
a way of emphasizing that Nigerians are as talented as any other people anywhere else. Second, it is not all Nigerians abroad who
are into unethical activities. Third, Nigerians are getting integrated in the communities in which they are domiciling.
Fourthly and more importantly, hoisting such achievers stand the chance of encouraging others to want to strive and excell in what they do.
The foregoing prompts this writer into reviewing a musical production by a Nigerian youngster, Rilwan Salami. An instrumentalist and singer, the university student and his protege, Femi lead a musical troupe in their Brooklyn, New York base called Freedom Musiq Group.
Titled 'Move Something: The Hits', the group's first hit on Compact Disk is basically targetted at youths - teenagers, youths and young adults. well some oldies who are still clubbing with interest in Rap will also find the tracks quite enjoyable.
Largely romantic, danceable and fast-tracking, 'Move Something', as the title suggests, encourages its listener not to stand
akimbo. It encourages youths to 'keep' moving, be busy at something worthwhile and be positive about what can bring good results.
The CD contains 13 tracks in all. They are 1. Move Something 2. Where y are at 3. See ya stack 4 Ride with me 5 Friday Night 6 A little
7 Interlude 8 Call Flo' 9 Got that work 11 Tuck your girl 12 Back it up 13 Gotta have it.
 The musician in the romantic track urges the damsel to let him see her dance-steps.
As is the case everywhere, Friday is for partying. So it is for those youths in New York.
"It's Friday night" they sing "Let's go for a party". To which his colleagues responded enthusiastically.
Son of Engineer Abdulyekinni Salami, a native of Iseyin, and Mrs Adunola Salami, a native of Ibadan both in Oyo State, Nigeria, Lateef is the fourth child of his parents. He has, since his childhood,
shown signs of artistry. He sings and draws. He is presently a science student at a college in New York, United States of America.
Ige, COIN head cautions politicians against violence in Oke ogun
Council of Oke ogun Indigenes (COIN) has expressed displeasure over the tendency by politicians in Oyo State in abet violent clashes in Oke ogun especially during electoral contests.
Chairman of the organisation, Barrister J. Adeniyi Ige expressed the group’s concern while addressing members at their quaterly meeting which held at Ibadan recently.
Ige’s  concern was expressed against the background of what happened in many towns in Oke ogun during the last series of elections held in Nigeria - national, state and local.
It would be recalled that during that period, there were pockets of clashes in different parts of Oke ogun such as Saki, Ilero, Igbeti, Kisi, Sepeteri, Eruwa, to mention a few.
The COIN chairman stated that people are bound to see things differently but this should not translate into settling matters through violence.
He was in fact emphatic that violence ‘never settles any dispute, but rather aggravates it’.
What need to be done is to dialogue and find amicable solutions to our differences.
He reminded everyone, particularly politicians that those of them who ‘are not in the same party today may find themselves in the same party tomorrow.’ As such, they should not hold deep animosity against one another.
Ige, who is also a retired administrator advised the people, especially youths, not to listen to whoever is instigating them into violence.
‘First of all, those urging you to attack the other person would not send his or her child to do such a thing. If anything they would keep their own children in safety. Secondly, they would find a safe haven for themselves while exposing other people’s children to avoidable dangers.”
He wanted Nigerians including the people of Oke ogun to emulate what obtains in other places where political or even religious differences do not lead to violent clashes.
He concluded by calling on those in positions of authority to bring amenities to the area and improve on the ones already there.
COIN, he disclosed, will soon come up with specific programmes to address some of the issues that are generating concern in Oke ogun.
In particular, a conference ill come up soon to adress these issues.

Presidential Proclamation on 2006 Census Results

CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA 1999 (CAP 24LFN) LEGAL NOTICE ON PUBLICATION OF THE 2006 CENSUS REPORT
WHEREAS the National Population Commission conducted national population and housing census between the 21st and the 27th days of March, 2006 followed by a post enumeration survey in June 2006
AND WHEREAS the National Population Commission has as required by the Constitution of Nigeria 1999, delivered to me the report of the said population and housing census 2006.
AND WHEREAS the Council of State has advised me to accept the said report;
AND WHEREAS the report of the population and housing census has been laid on the table of each House of the National Assembly;
NOW THEREFORE in exercise of the power conferred upon me by virtue of section 21 (4) of the Constitution of Nigeria, 1999 and all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I, OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria do hereby publish for information REPORT ON CENSUS 2006 PROVISIONAL RESULTS as appearing in the schedule to this Legal Notice.

SCHEDULE DETAILED REPORT ON THE CENSUS 2006 AND PROVISIONAL RESULTS
The 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria mandates the National Population Commission (NPC) to carry out a population census in the country and provide accurate and reliable census results. The primary objective of the census results is to assist the country in knowing as accurately and reliably as is possible within the constraints the population size, its composition and distribution. The population figures and characteristics arising out of census help the country to meet its developmental, administrative and political needs and provide inputs while planning for improving the quality of life of our countrymen. Accordingly the population and housing census 2006 was carried out during 21st -27th March, 2006. followed with the post enumeration survey (PES) in June 2006.
All the UN member nations are expected to carry out a reliable and accurate population and housing census, preferably every ten years. It is also expected that while carrying out the census exercise scientific and modern concepts are used and international standards met. The previous census was carried out in November 1991 and therefore the Census 2006 was conducted after a gap of 15years for various reasons and not 10years as mandated. Since in developing countries there is much population dynamics involved, if censuses are not carried out with regularity, vital data gap occurs not allowing the country to plan properly for its people based on sound demographic data. With carrying out the Census 2006, this vital gap now seems to have been covered and catered for.
The Nigerian Census history is replete with controversies over the population count and the earlier efforts to provide the country with accurate and reliable figures ended up most of the time in controversies leading to the cancellation of the excise or non-acceptability of the census results, with the exception of the 1991 census. This was mostly due to over politicization of the census process, failure to meet the international standards and lack of transparency in the methodology and processes adopted. Varying degrees of over-enumeration of population was rampant through out the country coupled with omission of certain settlements in the earlier census exercise and this possibly contributed much to the unacceptability of the census results. To overcome these deficiencies the present Commission adopted the use of the modern and internationally accepted standards and concepts of census taking with total transparency being practiced to allow both for national and international monitoring of the processes and methodologies used in Census 2006. As per the UN guidelines it takes about 36 months advance preparation for any country to conduct the population and housing census. This is because it is commonly understood that census is the biggest peacetime activity in any country for mobilizing men and material foe a single and simultaneous operation through out the country. The preparations for this census truly began in the later half of 2004 with the international development partners, EU, UNFPA, UNDP, DFID and USAID agreeing to support the census activity of the Federal Government by providing financial and technical assistance. NPC acknowledges the total support of the Federal Government and the Developmental Partners which assisted it in conducting this census exercise. The Commission also acknowledges the support provided in this exercise at various stages by the National Assembly, state and local government, CSOS, Faith Based Organization, NGOs, traditional rulers and several other stakeholders. The media, both print and electronic, national and regional, need to be commended for their commitment to reach the census messages to the people of Nigeria in every nook and corner of the country however remote.
An accurate and reliable census usually implies that the coverage and content of the census are fairly satisfactory. While no census exercise any where in the world is perfect in terms of coverage or content, the critical question is the quality of the efforts and methodology used. To ensure that the entire country is covered during the census operations, the Commission embarked de novo on carrying out the enumeration area demarcation exercise to cover all settlements however small and remote and carve out enumeration areas for proper assignment of the work load to enumerators. Satellite imageries were also used where permissible. To ensure full involvement of the people, a massive public awareness campaign was launched throughout the country with special attention to rural and remote populations. This effort led to full support and participation of the people during the enumeration and it is estimated that the coverage was more than satisfactory. To estimate the coverage error, the PES was conducted as per international practice, in June 2006 and the results from the PES when available are expected to be used for validating this assertion on area coverage.
Following the census field work, the data processing of the census data collected by the enumerators on the census form began in 7 Data Processing Centres (DPCs) where the census forms collected from the field were duly archived. Modern and reliable processes of scanning and editing the census forms were used  with additional safety margins builts in during census form printing and designing of introducing state code on every form. This helped during the field exercise or mixed up during data processing with another state. In addition any forms torn apart or that could not be scanned for any reason were examined by a special group and manually data entered. Thus total and complete integrity was attempted and maintained of the data during its processing. The transmission of the data from the Data Processing Centers to the headquarters was kept fully secured with the use of passwords.
Next stage in data processing is data extraction, concatenation, validation and moderation of the data if it does not meet the demographic patterns. Extreme care was observed during these processes and this activity was restricted to a select experts and technically competent group with close monitoring by international experts. Due cognizance was undertaken of the past history of the previous census validation efforts and critical observations made by the EU monitoring group in their report following the census. To quote from the EU monitoring report, Chapter 5 Recommendations ‘Recommendation 1: Clean the data carefully.’ Again to quote from the Executive Summary of the same report, ‘Conclusion 2: The accuracy of the raw data coming from the field is partly unsatisfactory and the data needs careful cleaning at the DPCs.’ Cleaning and improving of data does not imply manipulating it. It means using conventional and non-conventional (country specific) demographic and statistical techniques for examining the data quality and evolving and adopting suitable methodology for this purpose. If on examination, it is observed that the quality of the data collected is not up to the mark and it is not improved upon and presented as such, the adulterated data will result in garbage in garbage out, making a mockery of the census results technically and demographically. This obviously will lead to the unacceptability of the census results both nationally and internationally leading to a serious waste of national resources and international aid. This will cast a serious dent on the reputation and pride of the country in international and diplomatic spheres for our inability to know ‘HOW MANY ARE WE’?
The methodology used therefore also factored in such instances where no or partial enumeration was reported during the census. Efforts will be made to carry out detailed and intense verification in the coming months to fully determine and adjudicate technically all such and similar cases and use of the PES will also be made to fine tune the results particularly at the lowest administrative level such as LGA and locality. This is another good reason that the current report covers the national and state population figures only.
While every effort possible has been made to ensure the integrity and credibility of the census results, it is humanly impossible to meet the expectations of all the people in the country. This is particularly so, if there is already a mind set or a preconceived notion of a particular population figure in somebody’s perception. During my advocacy visits to several states, I had observed and noted that even several months prior to the conduct of the census important, responsible and highly placed individuals, organizations and even academicians had determined to the decimal point the population of a particular area or region. There is a feeling in some quarters that their cities or states have already reached a particular population level while others feel that they cannot loose their past demographic advantage or growth rates. Population dynamics cannot and do not remain stationary or constant over long intervals in developing countries need to be underscored here. 
Almost all these wild guesstimates apparently were based on their perception mostly out of ignorance or possibly ulterior motives to suit their agenda. Most of these assertions fail to pass the known demographic patterns and therefore need to be dealt with appropriately and immediately at the highest level if these surface again following the declaration of the census results, particularly if these statements are inflammatory and detrimental to the unity of the country and its people. Political, social and religious leaders and individuals who command respect in the society and in exalted positions are advised to exercise caution and discretion while commenting on census results and help in assuaging the feelings of the people. Media management therefore will be a top priority activity to attend to unreasonable and unscientific criticism of the census results.
The next phase will involve the processing, collation, validation and tabulation of the final population totals and characteristics. This will include most importantly for the first time the data on housing stock, amenities and assets available to the household. Results on fertility and mortality as age, literacy, educational levels, migration, marital status, occupation, etc. will also the processed. The demographic, social and economic characteristics of the population will be used for better allocation of resources, as intervention instruments and for improving the overall quality of life of our countrymen. All this work along with a very powerful campaign for disseminating the data at several levels from the national to the local level has been planned for in the coming years.
MAIN FINDINGS OF CENSUS 2006 PROVISIONAL RESULTS
1. The total provisional population of Nigeria is 140,003,542 comprising of 71,709,859 males and 68,293,683 females (Annexure A). This translates in an annual growth rate of 3.2 per cent over the 1991 census figures (Annexure B). It may be remembered that the provisional population totals for Census 2006 do not take into consideration any territorial regions, which have been ceded to another country since the census taking. Also the state totals at this point of time do not take into account any inter state or international boundary disputed areas. These areas will be dealt with appropriately while finalizing the census results.
2. The sex ratio of the population is 105 and shows slight preponderance of males over females at the national level.
3. The state population totals indicate an annual growth rate of between 2.8 to 3.5 per cent (except Abuja FCT) with most of the state growth rates hovering between 2.9 to 3.3 per cent (Annexure B).
4. The population size of the states indicates that their relative position has by and large remained stable with the first 6 states retaining their position as it is while most of the other states observe minor shifts (Annexure A and C).
5. Abuja FCT area has grown at a phenomenal annual growth rate of 9.3 per cent (Annexure B). This is almost 3 times the national growth rate inspite of the fact that much demolition and therefore possibly forced population out migration took place just before the census. It may also be remembered that Abuja FCT population does not include the satellite towns in neighbouring states of Niger and Nasarawa.
6. As regards regional population distribution the states comprising norhern Nigeria constitute about 53.6 per cent while the states in southern Nigeria constitute about 46.4 per cent of the country’s population.
7. The national and state provisional population totals appear to be accurate, credible and demographically and technically plausible. These figures are in broad agreement with the scientifically worked out population projections and other demoraphic data available and therefore in my view should be accepted.
Chief Samaila Danko Makama
(Ubandoman Pyem)
 Chairman, National Population Commission
29th December, 2006, Abuja,
Source: NPC, Abuja., Nigeria.

Owo Naira nla n wole lo
Lati owo  JARE AJAYI
Lati odun ti n bo lo, ogun naira ni yoo je owo to ga julo ti a o maa na ni orile-ede Naijiria, ijoba apapo lo so bee.
Oludari Banki Ijoba Apapo, Ojogbon Charles Chukwuma Soludo kede ni ojo Isegun ose to koja pe bi eto atunto owo ile wa ti ojoba n gun le yii ba fi ese mule tan, ko ni si pe a n ka owo ni milionu mo. Awon to ba si ni owo goboi yoo yo odo meji kuro nibe.
Eyi ni pe owo to je oke kan naira (N20,000) fun apere yoo di igba naira (N200) mo onitohun lowo. Eni to ni oke marun-un       (N100,000) yoo di elegberun mewaa (N10,000) pere.
Bakan naa, owo gbogbo ti a ti n na tele pelu eyi ti ijoba sese gbe jade ni yoo kase nile. Awon owo wonyi ni egberun naira alapapo (N1,000), eedegbeta naira alapapo (N500), igba naira alapapo (N200), ogorun-un naira alapapo (N100) ati aadota naira alapapo (N50).
Ogun naira, naira mewaa, marun-un, meji, naira kan ati awon owo weere bee nikan ni ao maa na ni orile-ede yii.
Lara ohun ti gomina Sentra banki yii tun kede ni pe owo Ameirka ti a mo si dola ni ijoba yoo maa fi sanwo fun awon osise kan. Irufe owo yii naa ni ijoba apappo yoo maa fi pin owo to wole lati ibi epo alaarin awon ijoba meteeta to wa lorile ede yii; eyiini ijoba apapo, ijoba ipinle ati ijoba ibile.
Ijoba so pe oun gbe igbese yii lati ri pe owo naira ni agbara si. O so pe nigba ti eto naa ba gbinnaya, naira kan ati kobo meedogbon (N1.25) ni won yoo maa fi se owo dola dipo nnkan bi ogofa naira o le mejo (N128) ti a n se bayii.
Erongba ijoba, gege bi Soludo se so ni pe igbese yii yoo je ki naira o gbopon si, owo ti won n ta nnkan yoo si wale jojo.
‘Haa hin’ ni ikede naa n je fun ogunlogo awon omo orile-ede yii ati awon miran ti won gbo nipa re lati igba ti ikede naa ti jade.
A pada ri gbo pe ijoba tile n gbero lati bere eto titun naa ni ibere odun ti n bo. Inu osu kesan-an odun ti n bo si ibere odun 2009 ni Gomina Soludo ti Sentra Banki koko so tele pe eto naa yoo bere.
Oro asiri ti a gbo lati odo ijoba ni Abuja ni pe ijoba n gbero ojo titun yii ki o maa baa di pe awon kan yoo gbehin bebo eto naa je bi won ba fi aye to gun puopo sile.
N je iru igbese yii yoo ro owo naira lagbara gege bi ijoba se so? E o ri agbeyewo oro ninu Oloye  Gbode ti n bo.
Sugbon ohun kan ti a le koko so bayii ni pe ero ti ko jinle ti yoo si mu asise dani ni ki orile yii maa na korensi orile ede miiran pelu naira. Lakoko, ohun ti ijoba n so ni pe oun paapaa ko ni igbekele ninu owo ti oun n se.
Leekeji, owo dola yoo le naira wole bi o ba ya. A ti di eru Amerika nuu.
Ile Asofin n fe atunse eto irohin fun Oke ogun
Ile Igbimo Asofin Ipinle Oyo ti ke si ijoba ipinle naa lati ji giri si eto irohin ati ilaniloye ni agbegbe Oke ogun.
Nigba ti awon omo ile igbimo asofin naa n da si aba ti okan lara won, Honerebu Jimoh Afeez Adelowo (Ona Ara) gbe kale, awon asofin naa fi enu ko pe agbegbe Oke ogun n padanu awon irohin ati awon eto gbogbo yooku ti n lo lori ero redio ati mohunmaworan latari pe awon eniyan agbegbe naa ki i ri redio ati telifisan wo daadaa.
Nigba ti o n gbe aba naa kale, Afeez Adelowo se alaaye pe awon agbegbe ti a wi yii ko gbo redio ati telifisan ipinle Oyo ati ti ijoba apapo mo nitori pe awon ile ise wonyi ko ja gaara lagbegbe naa. Aelowo ti n soju agbegbe Irepo/Olorunsogo ni  nile igbimo asofin naa fi kun oro re pe NTA Saki ti awon eniyan naa n ri wo tele naa ti di dakureku nigba ti o je pe mohunmaworan orile ede Benin tabi ti Togo ni won n ri wo daadaa pelu ti awon ipinle miiran ni orile ede yii.
Nigba ti oun naa n kin aba yii lehin, Honerebu John Olaoye Ojedokun ti n soju agbegbe Iwajowa naa woye pe redio ati telifisan ti ipinle Kwara ati Ogun ni awon eniyan Oke ogun n ri wo ni asiko ti won ba tile ri nnkankan wo.
Ko si okankan ti o ri asadanu ninu ohun ti awon to mu aba yii wa gbe kale. Nipa bayii, ile fi enu ko pe ijoba ipinle ati ti apapo ye ki won tete se nnkan lori oro naa.
Makenzi n fe irepo ni Ago Are
Komisannaa fun Oro Awon Odo ati Ere Idaraya ni Ipinle Oyo, Honerebu Joseph Ayoola Makanjuola ti ke si awon eniyan ijoba ibile Atisbo lati ri pe oro esin ko da ede aiyede sile laarin won.
Ojo Aje ose yii ni oro yii je jade lasiko ti awon Ajo Musulumi ilu Ago Are lati agbegbe Oke ogun kan si Komisannaa naa ni oofiisi re.
Makanjuola ti gbogbo eniyan mo si Makenzi  se atenumo re pe ibi ti alaafia ba ti joba ni idagbasoke yoo ti waye ati pe ijoba Akala to wa lode yii n fe idagbasoke kaakiri gbogbo agbegbe to wa ni ipinle Oyo titi o fi kan Oke ogun.
Awon iko naa eyi ti Lemomu agba ilu Ago Are le waju re so pe awon wa ki komisanna lati fi idunnu won han si yiyan ti won yan-an si ipo naa ati se adura fun aseyori.
Makanjuola ti je alaga ni ijoba ibile Atisbo lasiko kan ri.
Ajodun ‘Ojo Igbeti’ n kanlekun
Awon omo Igbeti nile loko lodo ati lehin odi ni won n gbaradi fun ayeye ojo Ajodun Ilu Igbeti ti  yoo waye ni ibere osu kejila odun yii.
Onigbeti ti ilu Igbeti, Oba Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo Keta n ke si tolori telemu lati se atilehin fun igbimo ti ilu gbe kale lati ri pe ajodun naa larinrin.
A o mu ekunrere alaye lori ajodun naa wa fun yin ninu Oloye Gbode ti n bo.
Dibu tun ko ero goboi wo Igboho
Ilu Igboho ti i se olu-ilu ijoba ibile Oorelope ni ipinle Oyo fere ma gba ese ni ipari ose to koja latari awon eniyan to wo ibe fun ayeye pataki kan.
Jakejado orile-ede Naijiria ati  Oke okun ni awon eniyan ti  a wi wonyi ti wa lati ye Ojogbon Dibu Ojeirrnde si latari igbeyawo ti o se fun akobi re okunrin, Olumide.
Ojo’Bo ni ayeye igbeyawo naa ti bere ni ilu Eko ki won to ko iyoku wa si Igboho ti i se ilu oko.
Opolopo lo lo sibe lati lo wo onijita ara nni, King Sunny Ade to ko orin adidun, to jo ijo awodaminu to si lu ilu ‘dide-nle-ki o mujo’.
Nnkan bi agogo mokanla ale ojo Eti ni ijo bere ni pereu. Won si se ere naa moju kedere. Asiko ti awon Musulumi nilati lo fun irun Asubaa ni olukalluku n seri re’le. Asiko yii naa ni Sunny Ade fi kongo ilu ko wipe ‘o di ojo miiiran ojo’re’.
Akokon nti Sunny yoo wa se ere ni agbegbe naa niyen, o si se ere naa, koda, irohin ko to afojuba ni.
Osan ojo Abameta ni won wo Soosi ile ijosin Onitebomi akoko ni Igboho nibi ti Olumide ati aya re, Mary Folasade omo Aregbesola ti se idupe.
Awon ojogbon, oloselu, onipo nlanla lo wa sibi ayeye naa.
Awon elere ori itage ati ti fidio paapaa ko gbehin nibe.
Gbogbo won ni won peju lagbo Sunny Ade to sere ni bi papa ti won te pepe meriyiri si.
Lara won ni Jide Kosoko, Dele Odule ati beebee lo.
Pepe ti won te nibi ayeye naa kanle o kanke. Bi ojo n ro ni ita, eniyan ko lee mo. Bakan naa, won gbe ero ifategun (faanu) sinu tenti naa ti awon wonyen si n fe ategun tutu.
Ounje ati ohun mimu gbogbo lo po lo jantirere. nigba ti awon ti won ka si otookulu tun gba ebun nlanla lo sile.
Amosa o, nibi ti alayo ti n yo ni elekun ti n sun. Opo eniyan lo fi ara gba koboko ati ipa awon soja nibi ayeye ti a wi yii. Iwo ti o ba rin gberegbere bayii, egba ni.
Ise imo ijinle nipa ero Komputa ni Olumide ko nigba ti iyawo re ko eko nipa eto isiro.
Ijamba moto akolukogba
‘Paga! iru kileyi’ ni gbolohun to n jade lenu ogunlogo awon eniyan to gbo iku Ogbeni Tairu Salami eyi to waye ni ojo Aje, ojo ketala osu kejo ti a wa yii.
Ohun ti o n fa gbolohun kayeefi yii ni ona ti alagba naa fi ku ati ohun ti o ti n sele ni idile re ni bi osu meloo siwaju ki o to di oloogbe.
Titi ojo iku re, Ogbeni Salami ni alaga egbe oselu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ni ijoba ibile Olorunsogo. Nnkan bi omo ogota odun nii se nigba ti olojo de. Ise ologun lo n se tele ki o to fehinti. Ise agbe oloko-nla lo n se bayii pelu oselu ti olojo fi de.
Ilu Ibadan ni Tairu Salami ti n dari pada lo si ilu Igbeti nigba ti o se konge iku ni abule kan ti won n pe ni Kajola ni ijoba ibile Oriire, Ipinle Oyo.
Lara awon ti won jo wa ninu moto ni alagba John Bioku Ajayi, Aposu Tola Ojekunle, Honerebu Mustafa Raimi, Ogbeni Musbau Owolabi, Ogbeni Sefiu Salami to je okan lara awon omo Tairu to saisi ati Ogbeni Toyin (Baba Ope).
Ogbeni Tajudeen ti gbogbo eniyan mo si Asunle lo wa oko Hiace ti a wi yii.
oro to je mo ti oselu latari bi won se se iku pa omo oloogbe naa ati ejo ibo to rekoja ti n lo lowo wa lara ohun to gbe won lo si Ibadan.
Irohin to te Oloye Gbode lowo so pe oko to ko maalu ti n bo lati Ile Ibaaba ni Ipinle Kwara lo kolu moto Lebo Pati (Labour Party) ti awon oloselu lati Igbeti yii wa. Ki i se moto ti won nikan lo ko lu. Eniyan bii mesan-an lo je Olohun nipe ninu moto ero keji ti oko maalu yii kolu lehin ti Lebo Pati yii. Omo osu mokanla kekere kan bayii nikan ni Olohun ko yo ninu moto pupa naa.
Gege bi a ti wi, ohun to je ki iku Salami maa se awon eniyan ni ‘Haa hin’ ni pe ninu osu Karun-un odun yii ni awon kan yinbon pa omo re kan lasiko ti ibo ijoba ibile n lo lowo. Omo ti a so pe o wa pelu re ninu moto yii, Sefiu, paapaa fi ara pa pupo. Ese re mejeeji ni ijamba naa po si. O si wa ni ile iwosan titi di bi a se n ko irohin yii.
Ijamba moto yii tun je ifanileti si orisirisi ijamba ti n sele ni agbegbe Oke ogun. Bi awon adigunjale ti n se tiwon ni ijamba moto n gba emi tire.
Eyi lo je ki awon omo agbegbe naa maa ran gbangban si eti ijoba, idi ti o fi se pataki lati tun ona to wa ni agbegbe naa se ki won si se alekun eto aabo ni agbegbe naa.
Fun apere, Ojogbon Segun Odesina ti o je aare egbe OPA (USA) Inc ke si ijoba lati gba awon eniyan lowo ijamba ojoojumo yii.
GBongan ilu Itura Premia , Ibadan lo ti so oro naaa nibi ayeye ikowojo kan lose to koja.
Nigba ti oun naa n soro lori isele yii, Honerebu Ahmed Ajayi kedun pupo lori iju alagba Salami. O se apejuwe oloselu naa gege bi akikanjuj eniyan ti ki i beru. O si je olufokansin.
Ajayi parowa si ijoba lati ri pe ohun gbogbo ti n fa ijamba gbogbo igba dopin.
Ni bayii, won ti gbe Sefiu lo si ilu Saki lati se atunto egungun ese otun re to o fi sese nibi isele naa.
Ewe, Lemomu ilu Igbeti, Alhaji ? ti so bi o se je pataki fun wa lati gbe ile aye se rere.
Ilu Igbeti ni ikilo yii ti je yo ni ojo Aiku to koja nibi adua asekagba fun Oloogbe Tairu Salami. Iwaju ile Parakoyi, Igbeti ni adura naa ti waye.
Lemomu agba naa so pe bi o ti wu ki a pe laye to, ohunkohun to wu ki a je laye, ojo kan ni a o fi gbogbo re sile ti a o gba orun lo gege bi Salami se se yii. Oluwa ko si nii beere ohunkihun bi ko je esin ati iwa ti a hu nigba ti a wa loke eepe.
Laara awon jannkan-jannkan to wa nibi adura naa ni akowe ijoba ipinle Oyo ana, Amofin Sarafadeen Ali, Amofin Adebayo Shittu, Ogbeni Ibrahim Bolomope, Oloye Isaiah Oketade ati Asiwaju J. Gbadebo Adetoro.
Awon miiran ni Alagba Elisha Olanrewaju, Alhaji Hafeez tijani, Alagba Debo, Amofin Yinusa Aderogba, Honerebu Ayangbile. Ogbeni Rafiu tijani Adangba ati Adeojo paapaa rannse si ibe pelu aadota egberun naira fun iranlowo awon ti alaisi naa fi sile lo. Oloye JG Adetoro naa fi aadota egberun naira sile.
Lara awon to se eto isinku ti won si tun gba awon to wa lalejo ni Alagba Azeez Gbadamosi, Honerebu ahmed ajayi, alagba Olabanji Adedokun, Honerebu Ganiyu Alawode, Alfa Najim Lawal, Alfa Abdul Ganiy El-Olomu, ati bee bee lo.
Oke Ogun  United ati awon egbe miiran ri iranwo ijoba
Latari ati ri pe ere idaraya, paapaa julo boolu afesegba gbe igba oroke ni ipinle Oyo, ijoba ibile naa ti kede iranwo owo milionu mesan-an fun awon egbe agbaboolu keekeeke ni ipinle naa.
Lara awon egbe agbaboolu ti yoo je anfaani owo yii ni egbe agbaboolu Oke ogun United Football Club ti o fi ilu Saki se ibujokoo, Ladoja United Female Football Club ati United Female Football Club ti awon mejeeji fi ilu Ibadan se ibujokoo.
Irohin to te wa lowo lati ile ise ijoba ti n ri si oro odo ati idaraya so pe owo iranwo naa waye lati ri pe awon egbe agbaboolu wonyi yorun soke ninu idije gbogbo ti won ba kopa nibe.
Awon alakoso (Komisanna) ile-Ise ijoba Ipinle Oyo labe akoso Gomina Adebayo Alao Akala1. Alhaji Raheem Oyedemi Muslim - Ise Ode (Works and Transport)
2. Hon. Hosea Ayoola Agboola -Ijoba Ibile (LG & Chieftaincy Matters)
3. Hon Joe Makanjuola Ayoola - Oro Odo (Youths & Sports)
4. Mrs Risikat Bimpe Alabi - Irohin (Information, Culture and Tourism)
5. Dr Kola Balogun - Oko-owo (Commerce & Cooperatives)
6. Prof Nureni Olawore - Eto Eko (Education)
7. Alhaji Makanjuola Aborode - Eto Ayika ati Omi (Environment & Water Resources)
8. Dr Isaac Owolabi - Eto Ilera (Health)
9.Barr. Micheal Lana - Eto Idajo (Attorney-Generl)
10 Barr. Lekan Latinwo - Ile (Lands and Housing)
11. Barr. Kunle Ishola - Eto Ogbin (Agric, Nat. Resources & Rural Development)
12. Mrs Deborah Oyelade - Oro Awon Obinrin (Women Affairs)
13. Mr Adebayo Bankole - Owo Ijoba (Finance)
14. Dr Muhammed Tajudeen Lawal - Ile-Ise (Industries & Technology)
15. Alhaji Moshood Kolawole Oyebanji - Ise Ijoba ati Idanilekoo (Establishment & Training)
Olori Atoyebi dagbere f’aye
Iku ko d’ojo, arun ko d’osun. 
Eyi ni asamo ti awon eniyan n pa laipe yii latari ipapoda Olori agba fun Onigbope ni ijoba ibile Oorelope Ipinle Oyo.
Se Ayaba  naa, Olori agba Lydia Olurinmade Atoyebi lo dagbere f’aye ni ojo keje osu kefa odun 2007 yii lehin aisan ranpe.
Odun mokanlelaadota ni mama se loke eepe ki olojo to de.
AanuOluwa ati Ife Oluwa ni awon omo meji ti olori naa fi saye.

Egbe Omo Iyamapo ni Amerika yoo se ipade
Awon omo Ilu Igbeti to wa ni orile-ede America (United States of America) yoo se ipade olosu mejimeji won ni ojo Satide ojo kewaa osu karun-un ti a wa yii.
Ile Ogbeni Biodun Oladele ni opopona North Eliot, agbegbe Brooklyn ni ilu New York ni ipade naa yoo ti waye - bere lati agogo mejila osan.
Oro nipa bi olukaluku omo egbe se n se si, ati nipa idagbasoke ilu ti a ti bi awon omo egbe naa ni won yoo jiroro le lori.
Gbogbo awon omo egbe bere lati ori akowe, Ogbeni Yemi Odesina, Alagba Timothy Ayinla, Ogbeni Sunday Omoloyin, Ogbeni Paul Ogunbiyi, Iyaafin Ayinla, Ojogbon Segun Odesina, Ogbeni James Idowu ati Ogbeni Femi Odesina wa lara awon ti won n reti nibi ipade naa.
Iyaafin Oladele ati idile re ti n gbaradi fun ipade naa.
 

Konyin, ape-itewe n wo oja agbaye

 Omo Oodua tun n gbe ilu abinibi won laruge

Lati owo Jare Ajayi

 

Laipe, ape-itewe (keyboard) eyokan-soso yoo le te iwe edekede to wu ki eniyan fe te ni agbaye. Iyan ede ti o ba je pe alifabeeti ikowe re da lori leta ti o je jade lati inu ede Latin. Ede Yoruba ati awon ede miran to wa ni ile Naijiria lo je pe iru alifabeeti ti a wi yii ni won n lo.

Ohun to je nnkan iwuri nipa oro yii ni pe awon omo Oodua ni won wa ni idi bi ape pataki yii se wa si aye ati bi yoo se di ohun ti mutumuwa n lo kaakiri agbaye.

Olobo to so Afonrere Yoruba fi han pe awon ede to je gbajugbaja gege bi ede Oyinbo (Geesi), Faranse, Jamani, Potugi, Giriiki, Latin, Sipaniisi, Rosia ati bee bee lo ni ape yii yoo see lo fun.

Ile-ise onimo ero ode oni kan ti oruko re n je Lagos Analysis Corporation (Lancor) ni o se agbejade ape yii. Ilu Boston ni orile-ede Amerika ni olu ile-ise yii wa. O tun ni eka pataki ni ilu Eko ni orile ede Naijiria.

Ogbeni Adejumobi Oyegbola ati Ogbeni Walter O. Oluwole   ni won je oludari ile ise ti a wi yii. Enikeeta won ti o je alabojuto ni Ogbeni George C.K. Van-Lare.

Ilu Eko ni won ti bi Ade Oyegbola nigba ti Walter je omo ilu Sagamu ni ipinle Ogun.

A o se iranti pe Afonrere Yoruba ti gbe oro jade nipa awon eniyan yii tele nigba ti a n soro nipa ape itewe won eyi ti won pe ni Konyin.

Pelu ape yii, eniyan le ko iwe ninu ede gbogbo to wa ni Naijiria – bi o ba ti je pe alifabeeti ede Latin ni ede naa fi n kowe.

alifabeeti ikowe ti o da lorii A B D ati bee bee lo gege bi Yoruba,  Igbo, Geesi, Faranse ni apere alifabeeti to da lori ede Latin ti a n so.

Orisi ona ikowe miran to wa ni agbaye ni ti Arabiiki, Sainiisi (Chinese), Japaniisi (Japanese to je pe o fi ara pe Sainiisi) ati bee bee lo. Omiran ni Heeburu Hebrew.

Lowo bayii, igbese ti n lo lowo lati ri pe ape titun yi bo si ori igba ni awon ilu nla-nla kaakiri agbaye.

A o mu ekunrere alaye nipa ile ise Lancor ati paapaa julo awon to se agbekale nnkan pataki yii wa fun yin laipe. E ku oju lona. Ire o.

OPA n mura fun ayeye odun kewaa

Egbe kan ti idagbasoke agbegbe Oke ogun je logun, Oke Ogun Progressive (USA) Incorporated n gbaradi fun ayeye odun kewaa ti o ti di dida sile.

Ojo kokandinlogbon osu kokanla (osu Belu) odun yii ni ayeye naa yoo waye.

Agbegbe Queens ni ilu New York ni ayeye naa yoo si ti sengere.

Awon omo-bibi agbegbe Oke ogun ni ipinle Oyo ni o da egbe yii sile. Gege bi alukoro egbe naa, Ogbeni Sunday Adegbola se fi to wa leti, ona ati ri pe, “ a ko ara wa jo, a si jo n se asepo, a si tun n jiroro lori idagbasoke enikookan wa ati ti ilu ti a ti wa” ni o se okunfa dida egbe yii sile.

Lenu igba ti egbe yii di kikojo, opo nnkan idagbasoke lo ti gbe se. Pataki ninu eyi ni iranlowo owo goboi ti won n fun awon akekoo to wa ni ile-eko giga ni Naijiria. Egberun meedogbon naira ni won n fun akekoo kookan lodoodun. Akekoo bii metala ni n je anfaani yii lodun kan. Titi ti akekoo bee yoo si fi pari eko re ni ile eko giga ni yoo ma je anfaani naa niwon igba ti o ba ti n se daadaa ninu eko re. Odun bii merin sehin ni eto pataki yii ti bere.

Oloye Gbode ri gbo pe egbe naa yoo maa se iranlowo fun awon omo egbe to ba jade ile iwe ni Amerika paapaa bere lati odun yii lo.

Lara awon to se agbateru egbe yii ni Alagba Tolani Ogundiran ti o je Aare egbe naa ki o to di oloogbe ni odun 2004, Ojogbon Segun Odesina, Alhaji Yekini Salami, Oloye R. Adedokun Atitebi, Diakoni Timothy Ayinla, Ogbeni Toye Okesola, Alhaja Yinka Atitebi, Oloye Yinka Ayedun, Ogbeni Sunday Adegbola, Alhaja Adunola Salami, Ogbeni Adejare ati Alagba Olaleye.

Lara awon ti won fun dijo n gbe egbe yii ro ni Iyaafin Ayinla, Ogbeni Omodewu, Ogbeni Adesola Ige, Ogbeni Akande, Iyaafin Oladokun ati Iyaafin Akande ati awon jankan jankan miran.

 

OKE OGUN ni Amerika n se'pade

 

Ipade awon omo Oke ggun to wa ni Amerika (Oke ogun Progressive Association (USA) Inc.) yoo waye ni ojo Abameta, ojo ketadinlogbon osu Karun-un (Osu Ebibi) ti a wa yii.

Oro nipa idagbasoke agbegbe Oke ogun ati ti orile-ede Naijiria ni  awon omo egbe fe gbe yewo nibi ipade yii gege bi akowe egbe, Ogbeni Olatoye Okesola se so.

Ojule 245, Opopona Hillhurst, New Britain, Conneticutt, 06053 USA ti o je ibugbe ebi Jare Adeyemo ni ipade ote yii yoo ti waye bere lati agogo meji osan.

OPA je pataki lara awon egbe ti oro eko awon omo Oke ogun ati idagbasoke agbegbe naa lapapo je logun gidigidi. Egbe naa si ti n se iranwo olorijori latari eyi lati bi odun meloo kan sehin.  

 

A dupe pupo fun agbega ti Oluwa n fun wa. Omo Oke ogun kan ti o tun je olootu Iwe Irohin Oloye Gbode ati AfonrereYoruba, Ogbeni Jare Ajayi ni o se agbenuso fun awon orile-ede to wa ni Afrika nibi apero awon 'omo onile' ti n lo lowo ni olu ile-ise ajo agbaye (United Nations Headquarters) ni ilu New York, Amerika.

Gbolohun to wa ni isale yii ni ohun ti Jare Ajayi so loruko awon to ku. Awon asoju ile Afrika lo jo fowo si ajumoso naa ti won si ni ki Ajayi se agbekale re niwaju gbogbo mutumuwa.

Ajayi so oro naa ni osan ojo Aje, ojo kejilelogun osu Karun-un (Ebibi) odun 2006. Ede oyinbo lo fi soro. Won si tu si awon ede agbaye miran gege bi Faranse, Spaniisi, Arabiiki, Rosia, Sainiisi, Jamani, Potugi, Italia, ati bee bee lo. Ire o.

STATEMENT BY THE AFRICAN CAUCUS TO THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS ISSUES, NEW YORK, MAY 15 - 26, 2006

 

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Fifth Session

United Nations, New York

15 – 26 May, 2006.

 

 Sustaining On-going Priority Attention on Human Rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Africa

 

Madam Chair,

 

All other protocols observed.

 

We are delighted to note that past and present efforts of indigenous peoples and rights activists resulted in the recognition of rights of indigenous peoples as reflected in the setting up of the Peoples Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) and the preparation of the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples.

 

We are delighted to note that Africa’s peculiarity is recognized as exemplified by the existence of the African Commission on Human and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights.

 

We note that UN High Commission on Human and Indigenous Rights is to be replaced by Human Rights Council.

 

We request that issues pertaining to indigenous peoples should continue to be of utmost importance to the new Council and to other agencies of the United Nations and governments of every nation even after the replacement of the Commission by the Council.

 

We demand that the Working Group (WGIG) be allowed to meet in July as slated for Geneva to put finishing touches to its present programs as the Human Rights Commission yields way to Human Rights Council.

 

We urge the Commission and the in-coming Council to expedite actions in presenting the UN Draft Declaration to the General Assembly of the United Nations for adoption and subsequent actions.

 

We hope that the Working Group would be retained even after the new Council takes over from the Commission. Or in the alternative a workable mechanism that would be equally effective, representative and responsive would be put in place.

 

We urge African Governments under the aegis of the African Union (AU) to ratify the Resolution already passed by the African Commisssion on Human and Peoples Rights in Africa with a view to starting a prompt implementation of these rights.

 

We observe, with regret, that the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) do not adequately take care of the interests of the indigenous peoples. We request that UN agencies implementing various aspects of the MDGs take cognisance of this and ensure that interests of the indigenous peoples are given deserving attention.

 

There does not seem to be the kind of understanding necessary for the onerous tasks at hand between Francophone and Anglophone countries of Africa due to language barrier. We call for regional meetings to foster greater understanding and working relationship. Through that, greater co-operation would be engendered with a view to tackle challenges confronting them.

 

We congratulate the Rappoteur for his visit to South Africa and endorse his report. We call upon the South African government to implement its recommendations.

 

We also support the planned visit by the Special Rappoteur to Kenya later this year and urge him to extend such visits to other countries in Africa with a view to come and learn of the challenges facing indigenous peoples first hand.

 

We request programs that will enhance the capacity of the indigenous peoples in terms of their rights and challenges of life in general. In other words, programs that will enhance the capacity and skills of the indigenous peoples.

 

We recommend that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights:

- consult African Indigenous Peoples more often

- articulate a Program of Action for the Second Decade.

 

We would also like to see greater Inter-Agencies co-operation in Africa.

 

Thanks very much for giving us this opportunity.

 

 

Prepared by the African Caucus Group as endorsed by representatives of the five regions.

And presented on behalf of the Group by Jare Ajayi of Nigeria, Africa.

africa_aseto@yahoo.com

at the afternoon session, Monday May 22, 2006.

 

Oke ogun people chart a new course

...poised to re-position the area for a better today and tomorrow

  By Jare Ajayi

The people of Oke ogun, Oyo State are now determined to move away from being an object of pity to being in the vanguard of an all embracing development.

Making this affirmation last Saturday was Barrister J. Adeniji Ige,  chairman, Council of Oke ogun Indigenes (COIN) while welcoming guests to a one-day forum organised by the body to deliberate on the socio-economic and political condition of the area. The programme held at Manor House, Iseyin, Iseyin Local Government Council of Oyo State on Saturday March 4, 2006.

The gathering whose theme is Re-positioning Oke ogun for a Better Today and Tomorrow examined various issues pertaining to the development of Oke ogun considered to be one of the most  neglected and marginalised areas in Nigeria.

Participants which ranged from technocrats to top retired military brass,  professionals, university dons, traditional rulers, artisans and the local people maintained that  besides those areas that suffer natural disasters such as desertification, erosion and man-made spoilage such oil spillage etc, “Oke ogun is the most neglected and the most marginalized in the whole of Nigeria politically and economically.”

Speakers after speakers who spoke after the keynote address presented by Professor Layi Egunjobi of the Urban and Regional Planning Department, University of Ibadan, argued that  “it is only recently that indigenes of the area are being appointed into positions of influence in the state to which they belong.”

At the federal level, not much can be said yet. For only one of their own had been a permanent secretary at that level just as the best ministerial appointment they have had were that of Mrs Janet Akinrinade of blessed memory and that of  he incumbent, Otunba Bamidele Folorunso Dada.contended Mr Jare Ajayi who compered the programme who further argued that in the two instances, they were not put in charge of ministries considered to be particularly influential. “As they were only “ministers of state”.

It could ber recalled that there was once a time when an individual was brought from Abeokuta/Ogun State area to come and contest an election purportedly on Oke ogun slot because those at the helm of affairs then could not fathom a reason to pick someone from the said area.

But we are glad that things are changing - thanks to the clamour by the people concerned.

Professor J.D. Adeniyi of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, also an Oke ogun indigene submitted that creation of Oke ogun state would be a permanent solution to the problem of the area. But he shared the view of many other contributors that if a state was not created for the area before 2007, then gubernatorial seat of Oyo State must be occupied by an indigene of the area.

Among those who shared this position were Dr Francis Ayandele, former director, Abuja Environmental Protection Agency, Alhaja Rekiyat Ajao, a former state commissioner, Olori Yetunde Gbadebo, a former member of the defunct National Confab, Oba John Bolarinwa, Onigboho of Igboho among others.

In his contribution, former secretary to the Oyo State Government (SSG) who is an indigene of Oke ogun., Chief Bisi Adesola said that it is alright to agitate for the creation of Oke ogun State as well as to agitate for power to shift to the area while still in the present Oyo state. “It is however important to ask of how much of advantage do we take of the present opportunities we have such as local government councils and some top positions”.

He contended that many local government administrations in the area have little or nothing to show for the allocations they are getting presently. Oke ogun has 10 local government councils out of the 33 in Oyo State. With that, it is second  only to Ibadan zone which has 11. Oyo has 6 while Ogbomosho and Ibarapa respectively have five and three.

Professor Tunde Malik also of the University of Ibadan and an indigene deplored a situation where politicians in the area always kow tow to godfathers outside the region - particularly Ibadan. He reasoned that by so doing, such people would not be able to do the biddings of Oke ogun people “but that of their godfathers”.

Former commandant of the National War College, Rear Admiral Amos Adedeji (rtd) urged all associations, clubs and unions concerned about the development of the area to be more concerted in their effort. “There is the need to be more united and to have a unity of purpose”. He enjoined COIN to spread its activities to the grassroots so as to carry the local people along in the organisation’s quest to develop the area.

The communique issued at the end of the colloquium reflected the above views as well as the need by the people of the area to be less suspicious of one another, to be more confident, to reduce the tendency to externalize matters that can and should be internally resolved and  the need to be more united in thought, and particularly in action. They agreed that although thoughts may differ, “but we must find a meeting point and devise a means of presenting a unified position on matters that affect the area collectively.”

Apart from the talkshop, today’s event also include the honouring of some individuals who have distinguished themselves in one area or another.

They include Professor Joshua Dada Adeniyi, a consultant to many countries on community health. He hails from Kisi, Irepo local government council

Olori Yetunde Gbadebo who though resident in Abeokuta where her nuclear family is really, but is nationalist as far as Oke ogun mattters are concerned. She has natal affinity with Iseyin.

Professor Segun Gbadegesin, a philosophy teacher in Howard University spent years at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. He hails from Okeho. He is one of the brains behind Radio Kudirat and other patriotic moves that saved Nigeria from the cluthes of the military.

Rear Admiral Amos Adedeji retired last year at the apex of his naval career. Throughout, he was (and still is) a pride to Oke ogun. He is ever identifying with any move to give the area a positive lift. He is a native of Okaka.

Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has just been elevated to the position of a Federal Appeal Court - the highest so far by any Oke ogun indigenes.

Papa A.F. Kilanko of Oje Owode also made the list for his devoted service to the cause of Oke Ogun.

So is Professor Segun Odesina who, although based in the United Statess of America, joins hands with his colleagues over there to ensure that Oke ogun moves out of its social dungeon particularly in the area of education.

Odesina who hails from Igbeti, and a professor of Industrial Technology, is the presidnet of the Oke Ogun Patriotic Associaiation (USA) Incorporated.

Others on the list include Alhaja Falilat Titilayo Akande, a native of Iseyin who recently retired from the state teaching service as a permanent secretary. She has just been appointed as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Community Development in Oyo State.

The list include Chief Bisi Adesola, one-time Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Prof (Mrs) F.A. Adeyoyin, Deacon Nathaniel A. Oshin of Nesto College, Oyo; Chief (Mrs) Tayo Ogundare, Prof D.A. Oyeleye, Prof Kehinde Yusuf, Prof Peter Aborisade, Dr Titi Ipadeola one of the longest serving permanent secretaries in Oyo State before retiring in 2005.

The list also include Mr Sunday Adelakun, Dr John Diran Olabisi, Dr Silas Akinfenwa, Prof A. Ilori, Mr Debo Adesina  who hails from Okaka. He is the editor of the most intellectual tabloid in Nigeria, The Guardian newspaper.

We also have Mr Lade Bonuola, the first Oke ogun person to rise to a position of eminence in journalism.Chief Gbonyin Alabi, Dr Francis Ayandele from Sepeteri. Ayandele and Prof Layi Egunjobi have always been the intellectual powerhouse of COIN.

Chief Alhaji Raji Bomodeoku , a community leader was also honoured

Among the dignitaries on the occasion were representatives from all the 10 local government councils that make up the region, traditional rulers, Chief (Evangelist) Bayo Oluleye, Chief Nathaniel Adeniran Owoade, Honourable Ahmed Ajayi, Princess Nike Ayoola, Hon. Hafiz Tijani, Mr Alade Bello, Dr R.O. Shittu, Alhaja Falilat Titilayo Akande, Oyo state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Rural development, Prince Bimpe Aderounmu, Chief Lasisi Olohuniyo, Deacon J.P. Olanrewaju, Dr O.O. Ogunsola former director with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Mr Sina Ajenifuja and Chief M.O. Ajuwon.

Others were chairmen of Saki East and Iseyin LGs respectively, Honourables Muda Ogunsola and Waidi Adeleke, Mr Kunle Ganiyu, Mr Abdulateef Adeleke, Professor Yusuf  Kehinde from Obafemi  Awolowo University, Mr Isaac Ayandeyi, Mr N. O. Omotosheo, managing Director, Wemabod Estate, Lagos,  Lt Col Moses Okesola, Alhaji G.B. Azeez and Alhaji Elepa who represented Oke ogun Patriotic Movement (OPM) among several others.

Jare Ajayi is an Ibadan based journalist, writer and social worker

 

Ajo N EPA n beere owo goboi lowo ara ilu

Ajo onina ijoba ti n je NEPA tele sugbon ti n je Power Holding Company nisisiyi ti gbero ati fi owo goboi le iye ti n gba lori ina lilo losoosu.

Eyi jeyo nibi arowa kan to pa si ajo ti se konkari  ina ijoba, National Electricity Regulation Cmmission (NERC) lati je ki oun (PHC) fi owo kun iye ti oun n gba lowo awon ti oje onibaara oun.

O se afikun owo lati bi i naira mefa fun odiwon ina lilo kan si nnkan bii naira mewaa si mejila.

Eyi ni pe nibi ti won ba ti n san nnkan egberun meji losu fun ina ijoba, won yoo maa san nnkan bi egberun mesan-abo si mejila.

Awijare ajo naa ni pe iye owo ti oun n san bayii fun ategun epo ti oun n lo ti gbowo lori. O ni iye owo it oun n san gbera fere lati nnkan bi egbeun merindinlogun milionu odiwon kan si nnkan bi ogbon milionu naira.

O ni yato si eyi, oun san ewa lenigba milionu naira (N210 milionu) fun ajo NERC..

O ni awon inawo wonyi ti je ki owo ti oun n na losoosu le si pelu nnkan bi eedegbefa milionu naira o din die (N657 m) le si iiye owo ti oun n san losu fun oniruiru enawo.

A o woye pe bi owo ti NEPA n gba lowo ara ilu

se n peleke si, bee ni o da bi enipe ise won n mehe si bi a ba ni ki a fi bi ara ilu se n ri ina  lo se.

Ni ibere odun to koja, egberun lona irinwo megawaati, eyiini odiwon ina,  ni o n ti ibi opo ina ajo naaa gbogbo jade si ara ilu lojumo bi tile je pe gbogobo ilu  niloo nnkan bii megawaati egberun lona mewaa.

Sugbon lati nnkan bi ipari odun to koja, eyi jo ajorehin gidi.  NNkan bi egberun megawaati lona igba pere ni ajo NEPA n fun ara ilu. Eyi lo fa lilo ti ina oba se maa n lo gbari lakoko yii.

Eyi lo faa ti opolopo awon ti ise won je mo ti ina ijoba se n gbe owo lewo bayii, afi bi won ba ra ero amunawa (jenereto) loku.

O si ni iwonba asiko ati iwonba ise ti jenereto le se mo.

Ilu Idiko ni Oba titun

Ni ehin-o-rehin, Akintaro gori aleefa

Ai ko ni emi irewesi, sise aforiti, kadara Olohun ori-inu eni ati iyipada to de si isakoso ijoba Ipinle Oyo ti mu Omowe Joshua Adewuyi Akintaro de ipo ye ko ti wa lati bi odun meji sehin.

Ipo yii ni ti alaga Ila Oorun Ibarapa.

Ao se iranti pe Akintaro lo ja ewe olubori nibi ibo ijoba ibile to waye ni ojo ketadinlogbon odun 2004.

Sugbon awon alagbara kan ko lati je ki o se ijoba. Idi pataki ti eyi fi waye ni toripe o je omo egbe Afenifere (Alliance for Democracy, AD). Se egbe Alaburanda (Peoples Democratic Party, PDP) ni n se ijoba ni Ipinle Oyo.

Nnkan bi oori eemetala ni Akintaro gba idajo are ni ile ejo. Sibe gomina ana, Sineto Rashidi Ladoja ko lati bura fun gege bi alaga.

Aibura fun alaga yii tile wa lara esun ti won fi kan gomina ana naa, ti o fi di pe  won roo loye.

Ibura fun alaga naa wa lara igbese ti gomina titun ni Ipinle Oyo, Otunba Christopher, Adebayo Alao Akala koko gbe, ni kete to gori aga gomina.

Tilu tifon ni awon eniyan ilu Idiko ati awon ololufe won gbogbo fi se ayeye iwuye oba titun fun ilu naa laipe yii.

Onidiko titun naa ni Alayeluwa, Oba Emmanuel Odebode Olaosebikan, Aferebiodan Keta.

Idile oye Aferebiodan ni oba titun naa ti wa. Ilu Eko lo si ti wa tele gege bi adasesi pataki kan ki o to di pe o gun ori ite.

Inu osu kesan-an odun  2004 ni Onidiko ana, Oba Joshua Ogunbode Oluronbi Keji  re ibi agba ma a n re. Eyi lo je ki awon afobaje ati awon ara ilu bere akitiyan ati yan Onidiko titun.

Olori afobaje to jawe oye le oba titun naa lori, Oloye Amsat Adegoke gba adura fun emi gigun, alaafia ati oore igbagbogbo fun Onidiko titun naa.

Bi ilu, ijo ati orin se n lo ni awon ara ilu n wari fun oba titun naa. Eni to saaju ni alaga igbimo ilu, Oloye  Ashiru Aderoju.

Nigba ti o n soro nibi ayeye naa, alaga ijoba ibile Iwajowa, Honerebu Yakubu Adebisi, eni ti igbakeji re, Honerebu Thomas Ogundele soju, so pe  idunnu gbaa lo je pe aga Onidiko to sofo di ohun ti oba titun gori re la i se itajesile.

O je eje ijoba lati fi owo sowopo pelu oba titun naa lati ri pe idagbasoke de ba ilu Idiko ati ijoba ibile Iwajowa lapapo.

Ara awon oba Oke ogun to peju-pese nibi ayeye naa ni Sabiganna ti Iganna, Oba David Atoyebi, Alokolodo II; Amunjio ti Ijio, Oba Gabriel  Adegoke;  Onitile ti Itasa, Oba Micheal Oyediran;  Alayegun ti  Ayegun, Oba Emmanuel Oyedepo Alao ati Gegun ti Ayetoro-Ile, Oba Lamidi Afolabi.

Lati itosi ati iwaju ni awon eniyan jankan-jankan ati wa sibi ayeye naa.

Onigbeti se ayeye odun meji lori aga

Ojo ketadinlogbon osu Kinni odun yii ni Onigbeti ti ilu Igbeti, Alayeluwa, Oba Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo Keji pe odun meji lori ite gege bi oba.

Ojo isinmi to telee, tii se ojo kokandinlogbon ni kabiyesi se ayeye naa.

Ayeye yii bere pelu eto idupe lowo Eledumare ni mosalasi gbogbo ni ojo keedogbon. Awon elesin ibile naa ba Kabiyesi yo, nigba ti esin igbagbo waye ni ile ijosin anglikan to wa ni Oke Abe ni ojo ti a wi yii.

Lati ikoko ati ibaaba ni awon eniyan si ti wa sibi ayeye naa.

Lara awon oba alaye to wa sibe ni a ti ri Olokaka ti Okaka, Onisanmbo ti Ogbooro, Iba ti Kisi, Eleyinpo ti Ipapo, Alepata ti Igboho ati awon eni jankan jankan bee.

Die lara awon oba pataki pataki ni Oke gun

 1.  Okere ti Saki

 2.  Aseyin ti Iseyin

 3. Iba ti Kisi

 4.  Onigbeti ti Igbeti

 5. Are Sando ti Ofiki    

 6. Ajoriwin ti Irawo     

 7. Alepata ti Igboho     

8. Alado ti Ado-Awaye

9. Alamodu ti Ago-Amodu

10. Alawaye ti Awaye

11. Amuniji ti Ijio

12. Baale ti Okaka

13. Baale ti Sepeteri

14. Baale ti Otu

15. Baale ti Isemi-Ile

16. Baale  Komu

17. Baale   Igbojaye

18. Baale Ito ti Ofiki

19. Baale Agere ti Ofiki

20. Baale ti Igbope

21. Eleyinpo ti Ipapo

22. Elero ti Ilero

23. Onjo ti Okeho

24. Onigboho ti Igboho

25. Ona-Onibode ti Igboho

26. Onitede ti Tede

27. Aare ti Ago-Are

28. Onisanbo ti Ogbooro

29. Onilua ti Ilua

30. Oloje ti Oje-Owode

31. Sabiganna ti Iganna

Imaamu-agba ilu Sepeteri pa ipo da

Iba se pe a kii ku laye, a o ba ba Muhammed (s.a.w.) A o ba ba Muhammeda ni waka tabi orin ti awon Musulumi ilu Sepeteri n ko laipe yii latari ipapoda Imaamu agba ilu naa, Alhaji Hammad Gbadamosi.

Ojo kejidinlogun osu Kinni odun yii ni baba je Olohun nipe. Irohin to te wa leti so pe baba ko se aare ti. Se iku ko dajo, arun ko d’osu. Ki Oluwa Eledumare mase je ki a se aisan. ki Oba Alawurabi mase je ki a fi ojo olojo lo, ase.

A tile gbo pe Alhaji Gbadamosi yii kannaa lo siwaju irun ni ale ojo to fi wole sun ti ko ji si aye mo.

Ojo naa gan-an ni won si ti te baba si iboji ni ilana esin  Musulumi.

Se Oluwa ko dari iku jin enikookan.

E je ki won o ka wa tomotomo, tiletile nibi eto ikaniyan ti n bo yii

COIN fun awon omo Oke ogun l’ami eye

Yoruba bo, won ni eniyan yin-ni yin-ni k’eni se omiran. Bee gege ni oro yii ri laarin awon agbateru igbimo Egbe ti Idagbasoke Agbegbe Oke ogun je logun (Council of Oke ogun Indigenes, COIN) nigba ti won gbero lati yin awon omo agbegbe naa bii meloo kan lawo.

Gege bi alaga egbe naa, Amofin (Diakoni) J. Adeniji Ige se fi to onirohin Oloye Gbode leti, erongba egbe naa lati gbe igbese yii wa fun mimu ori awon eni ti oro kan ati awon miran naa ya.

“A gbero lati ye won si ki won le mo pe enikeni ko fi oju pa akitiyan won fun idagbasoke ile wa re rara. Se ku ise ni i mu ori osise ya. A fe ki awon eniyan mo pe  agbegbe Oke ogun naa ni awon eniyan to see mu yangan. Awon eniyan to ti kopa, ti won si n kopa nipa idagbasoke agbegbe wa ati ti orile ede yii. Koda a ni awon to je pe ki i se orile ede yii nikan ni owoja ise ribiribi ti won n se mo.”

 Amofin Ige so pe isori meta pataki ni awon ti o n gba eye nibi ayeye to n waye ni ilu Iseyin  pin si.

Akoko ni awon to ti sise fehinti lai ba oruko ile ati agbegbe Oke ogun ti won ti wa je.

Ekeji ni ti awon to ni igbega lenu ise won. Igbega nibi ise to laami laaka.

Iketa ni ti awon to kopa ribiribi nipa bi agbegbe Oke ogun se di ohun ti eniyan le mu yangan. Ti ko si pe oju a ti ni lati so pe ‘omo Oke ogun ni mi!’

Iwonyi ni oruko awon to gba ami eye nibi apero to n waye ni Ahoro Manor,eyi to wa ni ona to wo ilu Iseyin bi a ba n bo lati Ado Awaye.

Ojo kerin osu keta odun 2006 ni ayeye ati apero yii waye.

Oruko awon eni eye naa ni:

Olori Yetunde Gbadebo

Ojogbon Joshua Dada Adeniyi

Ajagunfehinti Amos Adedeji

Ojogbon Segun Gbadegesin

Baba A. F. Kilanko

Ojogbon Segun Odesina

Ojogbon (Iyaafin) F.A. Adeyoyin

Alagba Sanusi Adesope

Adajo-agba Olu Ariwoola

Oloye Adebisi Adesola

Ajagunfehinti A. B. Togun

Diakoni N.A. Oshin

Omowe Francis Ayandele

Alhaja Falilat Fitilayo Akande

Ojogbon D.A. Oyeleye

Ojogbon Yissau Kehinde Yusuf

Oloye J. Dayo Ayinla

Dokita Titi Ipadeola

Iyaafin (Oloye) Tayo Ogundare

Ogbeni Lade Bonuola

Ojogbon Peter Aborisade

Oloye Gboyin Alabi

Ojogbon A. Ilori

Omowe Silas O. Akinfenwa

Ogbeni Debo Adesina

Ogbeni Sunday Adelakun

Omowe John diran Olabisi

Oloye (Alhaji) Raji Bomodeoku

Uncertainty over LG’s tenure

Confusion is still rife concerning the exact time when the tenure of the present

occupants of political offices in various local government councils would end.

What gave an impetus to the new uncertainty was the development in Anambra and Cross Rivers states where the state governments seem determined to conduct elections into their various local government councils before May this year.

Up till now, council bosses across the country are hoping to spend three years in the saddle. But feelers from the inner recess of states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are that these governors want to conduct elections into the councils between April and May this year.

Ordinarily, the tenure of incumbent local government bosses across the country should terminate around April next year  if  they are to spend three years in office respectively.

Govenor Adebayo Akala of Oyo State has been quoted as saying that his administration is not in a hurry to disband the local government executives.

Indeed, since his is a continuation of the previous governor’s administration in many respects, many people do not see any possibility of radical departure from the political path trodden by the previous executive.

But going by the way the new governor has been conducting hmself so far, there is certainly some changes in leadersship style.

It would be recalled that some PDP controlled states had actually enacted laws limiting the tenure of their LG executives to two years only.

Although the national headquarters of the party is imploring these states not  to implement the new law, not all of these states are favourably disposed to the position of their party’s headquarters.

Among the states in this category are Edo, Niger, Cross Rivers, Rivers, to mention a few.

Saki-Ilesa and Iseyin-Ikere roads for construction

Users of roads linking Saki in Saki West Local Government council and Ilesa Ibaruba and parts of Saki East/Oorelope Local Government councils will soon heave a sigh of relief over the uncomfortable condition in which a major road in this area has been for ages.

This as a result of the resolve by the Oyo State government to cponstruct this important road.

An icing on the cake for the people of Oke ogun  is that another important road in the area, the one linking Iseyin  with Ikere Gorge dam would also benefit from this gestrure from the state gobvernment.

Apart from putting this in the 2006 budget, an advertisement calling for bids for the construction of the roads has also been made.

It is no longer news that Oke ogun sufers a great deal of neglect in terms of social amenities such as road, electricity, pipe-borne water, educational institutions and effective healthcare services.

This, in fact is part of the reason why citizens of the area under the auspices of the Council of Oke Ogun Indigenes (COIN) congregate at Manor House, Iseyin fo a one-day confab to chart a new course for their area.

This happens on Saturday March 4, 2006.

Talking point of the meeting is the wherewithal for Repositioning Oke Ogun for a Better Today and Tommorrow.

Oke ogun/Ibarapa have 5 commissioners

The people of Oke ogun and Ibarapa who collectively have 13 local government councils in Oyo State have been given five commissionership slots.

Oyo State has 33 local government councils of which Ibadan has 11, Oyo thre, Ogbomoso five while, as indicated earlier Oke ogun has 10 to Ibarapa’s three.

Ibadan which has 11 LGs  also has the deputy governor and about four commissioners out of the total 15.

Commissiinership is the highest position Oke ogun person is occupying in this present dispensation.

The names of the commissioners and their portfolios are:

Mr Jacob T. Ayoola (from Okeho) Ministry of Environment and Water Resources;

Mr Adele Yinusa Aderogba (Saki) Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism;

Alhaja Falilat Titilayo Akande (Iseyin), Ministry of Women Affairs and Community development;

Mr Hosea Agboola Ayoola, (Igbojaye) Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs;

Other commissioners and their portfolios are:

Mr Adebayo Johson Bankole, Ministry of Finance, Budget and Planning;

Prof Nureni Olayide Olawore,  Ministry of Education;

Mr Mudashiru Bola Ayandeji, Ministry of commerce and Cooperatives;

Mr Ayuba Kolawole Balogun, Ministry of Science and Technology;

Mr Adekunle Ishola, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development;

Dr Isaac Babalola Owolabi, Ministry of Health;

Mr Samson Lekan Latinwo, Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey;

Mr Micheal Folorunsho Lana, Attorney General and Commisssioner for Justice;

Dr Kola A Mohammed Balogun, Ministry of Works and Transport and Mrs deborah Oyelade, Ministry of Establishment, Training and Poverty Alleviation.

 

 

RE: POSITIONING OKE­OGUN FOR A     BETTER TODAY AND TOMORROW

 

By Prof Layi Egunjobi

1.         Introduction

            I regard the preparation and presentation of this address as an assignment; and I have taken the assignment with humility and delight.  I am particularly happy because although there was a long lull since 1994 when such a confab was first organized at the Conference Centre of the University of Ibadan, it has been possible again today to get assembled here in Iseyin, representatives of various associations and notable patriotic individuals.  We are gathered here today believing in common origin and destiny.  The gathering is our affirmation that our destiny as a people is in our own hands; and that if we want a change in our affairs, we have got to start by changing ourselves.  In this regard, my commendations go to various associations that are represented in this assembly as well as to other individuals.

2.         What are the Issues Involved?

            An examination of the title of this address shows clearly that the most significant issue of concern is change.  To contemplate repositioning assumes that the existing position is not satisfactory.  To put this in other words, we are not comfortable with the position we find ourselves vis­a­vis other groups in the State.  We may as well admit the fact that this position is not desirable, and that it has got to change.  This in essence requires re­engineering, restructuring or as we have aptly coined it in the title of this address ­ repositioning.

            A secondary condition that is required in achieving this objective is a clear understanding of the existing situation of ours and the factors that have shaped this unsatisfactory situation.  However, this necessitates our casting a glimpse at our past.  Where are we coming from?  Therefore, in talking about a better today ­ which implies change ­ we have to examine our yesterday to be able to strategize for the future.

3.         The Situation Yesterday

            The relative underdevelopment of Oke­Ogun region is one issue that we have talked so much about in the past two decades.  We have applied so many indicators of development and have found that Oke­Ogun has always ranked among the lowest in the State.  It is not always appreciated that part of Oyo State has ranked among some of the least developed in some other parts of the country.

            A time there was (specifically before 1955) when there was not a single kilometer of paved road in the region.  The period was also characterized by lack of educational and health facilities.  The implication is that prospective secondary school candidates had to travel hundreds of kilometers (for example from Kishi to Abeokuta) to the nearest facility.  This ­ needless saying ­ has curtailed the educational ambition of many a candidate from Oke­Ogun.

            A look at what people did to generate income shows that agriculture was predominant.  Farm holdings were small and farm operations were carried out using the rudimentary hoe and cutlass.  Although our people could produce enough to feed the families, little was achieved in conserving surpluses that could be turned into cash.  This is because transportation to such centres as Ibadan, Abeokuta and Lagos was a deterrent.  What is more, prices of products when eventually these are hauled to these centres were largely determined by the city traders always short­changing the farmers.

            A consideration of the provision of such other facilities and services as electricity, telephone, radio, television and water generally indicated a paucity of these, or at best quite a limited coverage of the facilities.

            So glaring was the state of underdevelopment that public servants saw it as a punishment to be posted to serve in Oke­Ogun.

            Discussions regarding the state of underdevelopment of Oke­Ogun have implicated long distance of the region to the capital city ­ the hub of development.  This has rendered the region isolated such that it was difficult to disseminate information and new ideas to the area.

            Yet the regions population according to past censuses is larger in size than some States in the Federation and even equal to, or larger than some countries in and outside Africa.

            It is against this background of underdevelopment that we have anchored our case for an Oke­Ogun State in which we still believe even today.

4.         Today’s X­Ray

            If the above sketch represents where we were coming from, we want to examine what the situation is today.  Let me declare straight away that my personal verdict in this regard is that Oke­Ogun has witnessed some improvement in the area of development.  However, this is a qualified improvement in the sense that we are still at a lower rung of the developmental ladder in a comparative assessment.  Now let us consider a few parameters:

            Oke­Ogun candidates have held high public offices in both the elective and careerist capacities in the past two or so decades.  We have had from our people Commissioners, Chairmen of Parastatals, Deputy Governors, Special Assistants, Director­Generals, General Managers and Permanent Secretaries.  We can make identical observations in the army, in the University and in the business world.

            In the area of education, we can see that a combination of the efforts of missionaries, the government, the communities and individual investors has popularized education especially at the primary and secondary levels.  Consequent upon improved provision of educational facilities, we have been able to record encouraging numbers of secondary school and tertiary institution graduates.

            In general, an examination of the quality of life of our people is assessed to have improved over time.  Today, it is possible to find yourself in a dwelling in Igboho, Ayetoro or Awaye in which all such facilities as water closet latrine, electric cooking gas, Network News, CNN, and mobile telephone services are enjoyed.  These are largely on the credit side of our ledger book.

            On the debit side, however, are still visible lapses in the development process and pattern.  These include deficiency in tertiary educational facilities, constraints in the access to tertiary health facilities, inadequate transportation network especially in the southern part of the region.

            Still on the debit side is the embarrassingly high incidence of political, religious and inter­ as well as intra­settlement conflicts that our region has come to be associated with in the past few years.

            Yet another debit has been incessant cases of highway robbery that have claimed many lives, not to talk of millions of naira and property lost in the process.

            If we now assign weights to the two sides of the equation, we now understand why I have said earlier on that we had a record of qualified improvement at present.  Can we then say that we have achieved a state of development or near­development?  I want to say ‘no’.  This is to say that other things being equal, we ought to have achieved a better result (translating into a preferred higher rate of development) than we presently have.

5.         Our Utopia

            Having taken a glimpse of our yesterday, and having reminded ourselves of our present, it remains for us to take a peep into the future.  What is our dream of tomorrow?  What is our collective vision?  Here we are talking of our ideal situation.  Every normal human­being, organization, association or government is expected to have a dream of the future, a desirable future, an ideal situation that can be aspired to.

            A vision of hope that I have for Oke­Ogun is a region which is strategically planned socio­economically, culturally, politically and physically.  The dream region is one where every citizen has equal access to education and health care.  It is a region where everyone (at the right age) is gainfully employed and provided with facilities for recreation.  It is a region where one can practice his/her religion unmolested and where religious tolerance prevails.  It is a region where travels within and without can be safely and enjoyably undertaken.  Oke­Ogun in future is one where peace reigns and brotherly love abounds.  Above all, citizens of our future region are not only aware that they have a common destiny, they recognize that their destiny is in their own hands.  So, the need for unity, cooperation and ‘one voice’ has become imperative.

6.         The Way to Our Utopia

            The last substantive question we want to address in this address is how to turn our dream of hope into reality.  How do we reach the promised land?  I want to discuss this taking into consideration those areas of emphasis the organizers of this forum have charted out.

(a)        Getting Out of the State of Underdevelopment: First, I like to suggest that all associations and clubs that are committed to the development of Oke­Ogun should see themselves as catalysts of development.  They should liaise between governments and the communities.  They should create awareness regarding pooling of resources together by governments, the private sector, the communities, foreign donors and individual philanthropists and active investors.  This strategy of empowering the communities and initiating actions on resource pooling will be applied in the areas of agriculture, industry, tourism, education, health, electricity and transportation.

                        To deal with the problem of conflicts in the region, it is recommended that Peace Committees be set up at the Local Government level.  They will receive training in the theory and practice of conflict resolution.  They will not only respond to situations as they arise, their emphasis in fact will be in the prevention of conflicts as conflicts have direct relationship with underdevelopment (One notes with pleasure and gratitude that Oke­Ogun Patriotic Movement ­ OPM ­ is already working in the region in this area of conflict resolution).

(b)        The Coming Census: Population with its various demographic components are indispensable in actualizing development projects.  The issue of elections and demarcation of areas for effective governance cannot be done without accurate population census.  What is our role as associations and as patriotic individuals.  I like to emphasize the issue of mobilization and public education as our roles.  This may take the form of community meetings supplemented by radio and television announcements.  (Again, one is particularly happy that Oke­Ogun Youth Movement is already doing this within our region).

(c)        Educational Situation: This is an area where Oke­Ogun Progressive Association (OPA) Inc., USA has set a very good example, i.e. example in specialization.  They have been concerned about the education sector and have launched a 5 million naira fund in which scores of Oke­Ogun students have benefited from.  It is another good example in action.  Associations also have the task to mobilize resources in establishing private educational institutions.  For example, a feasible alternative in tackling the problem of paucity of tertiary educational facility in the region is have one established by ourselves.  A novel idea is for all the 10 local governments in the area pool resources together to build a university in the region.  A local government building a block each (10 good blocks) will get a university of three or even four faculties started.  (I wish this recommendation be given a serious thought).

(d)        Preparation Towards 2007 and Beyond: My observation is that Oke­Ogun people in the past were politics shy.  Not many of us were courageous enough to stick out their chests in the game.  One is happy that this is changing now.  I think this should be encouraged.  We cannot meaningfully discuss the issue of development without the instrumentality of politics that can encourage it, or serve as barrier to it.  Our role as associations and as concerned individuals is encouraging young professionals to go into politics to benefit their areas.  It is equally important to encourage community party members to field qualified candidates that will render selfless service.  With regard to the position of Oke­Ogun in the scheme of politics, one organization is already advocating for a shift of power base to Oke­Ogun.  This idea needs to be supported by other associations and canvassed among all political parties.  It is our responsibility to dialogue with adjoining groups to effect power shift come 2007.  And beyond 2007, our interest as a region should always be paramount.  It should be emphasized, however, that we cannot achieve this unless we are one in our declarations and affirmations.

7.         Conclusion

            It should be put on record that many associations that are committed to the development of Oke­Ogun have sprung up in the past 20 or so years.  This is a good development.

            We also discovered in the course of our discussion in this address that quite a number of the associations have identified areas of interest on which they operate and render services to the communities.  This, again, is quite commendable.

            Our recommendation for increased efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of services is for the associations agreeing on a forum where these associations come together to share experiences on annual and bi­annual basis.  It is also expected to create opportunity to chart a common cause of action on issues of interest to the region.

            Once again, I am grateful for this opportunity extended to me to present this keynote address on behalf of Council of Oke­Ogun Idigenes (COIN).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The Nigerian Army has called on interested youths to come forward to be enlisted as it beings another recruitment exercise.

An announcement from the office of the Nigerian Legion, Oyo State indicated that to qualifiy, a person must be between 18 and 22 years of age, of average build and physically fit.

Each local government councils legionnaire is supposed to facilitate the obtainance of the application form but those in councils such as Oorelope, Irepo, Olorunsogo etc can contact retired Major Joel Oyerinde (CNC)  recruitment officer, Oyo State Legionaire at Igboho, Oorelope LG.

Office of the Secretary to the States Government (SSG) in Ibadan is also a place to get more information concerning this Corps of Commissioneer’s Rank.

Those who pass the various tests to be conducted would go for about six months tarining at Army Recruitment Intake Centre, Zaria in Kaduna State.

Interested youths (males) are urged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Alaketu fee da ilu titun sile fun omo Yoruba

Lati odun ti n bo lo, awon alawo-dudu nibikibi lorile agbaye to ba ka ara won kun iran Yoruba yoo ni ibikan ti won yoo le maa toka si gege bi orirun won.

Biotile je pe iran awon omo Yoruba ti won ko leru lo si ilu Oyinbo ko mo paato ibi ti won ti se, eto pataki  yii yoo fun won ni anfaani lati le fi owo soya toka si ibi ti won yoo pe ni ile gege bi awon Juu se n toka si Isreli lonii.

Olofinju ti ilu Ketu (Ketou) Olola Ade Musbau Olofinju to gba enu so fun Alaketu lo so eyi di mimo lenu looloo yii.nibi ayeye odun Oduduwa to waye ni ilu naa. Gege bi o ti wi, aala to wa ni aarin orile-ede Naijiria ati orile-ede Benin ni ilu titun yii yoo ti waye.

Oloye Musbau Olofinju so pe Igbale-aye ni oruko ilu naa yoo ma je. Odun ti n bo ni won yoo si fi ipile ilu naa le’le.

Ilu Igbale-aye yii yoo wa fun gbogbo omo Yoruba; paapaa awon to wa ni ile okeere bi i Amerika, Karibia, Yuroopu ati bee bee lo lati ri ibi ti won yoo ma toka si gege bi ile. Ogangan ibi ti ilu titun yii yoo wa bo si aarin Ketu ati ibi ti a mo si Oke-ogun ile Naijiria lonii.

Eyikeyi to ba fe ninu awon omo Yoruba lati ibikibi lorile agbaye le wa si ibe yala lati tedo tabi fun abewo lasan.

“Won le wa sibe fun eto iwadii nipa asa, ede ati ohun gbogbo to je mo Yoruba”.

 A o se iranti pe Orile-ede ti n je Isreli lonii di gbigbe dide ni odun 1948.  Ibe si ni awon eya Juu tabi Isreli nibikibi lagbaaye n pe ni ile bayii. 

Ile-Ife ni Alaketu ti o te ilu Ketu do i se. Okan lara awon omo Okanbi ti i se omo-bibi Oduduwa si ni.  Oruko re naa ni won si n fi pe ilu naa titi di oni. Iwo oorun Naijiria ni isedale Yoruba. Awon eya Yoruba wa ni ipinle bi i mesan-an ni ile Naijiria bayii. Awon ipinle naa ni Ekiti, Eko, Kwara, Edo, Kogi, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo ati Osun. Awon Isekiri to wa ni ipinle Delta paapaa je Yoruba gege bi a se ri ninu isoro, asa ati ede won.

Awon ojulowo Yoruba paapaa wa ni orile-ede Benin (gege bi a se fi han lokee irohin yii) ati Togo; nigba ti opolopo to se atipo lo si awon orile-ede to wa ni isale yii lo ti so ibe di ile. Awon orile ede ti Yoruba wa, ti won si n so ede pataki yii ni Saro (Sierra Leone), Siniga (Senegal), Ghana, ati Liberia.

Yato si awon ti eru so irandiran won di ero ilu oyinbo, awon omo ile Yoruba ti gberegejige ni awon orile-ede bii Amerika, Ile-Geesi, Jamani, Iitali,  Faranse, Haiti, Kiuba,(Cuba), Brazil ati beebee lo.

Itan adayeba fi han pe Ile-Ife ni aye ti se. Ibe si ni oju ti n mo wa. Se alagemo ati adie ni Obatala ati awon irunmole yooku lo lati fi tan yepe kaakiri ori omi; bayi ni ile se fe ti o si le ki omo adarihunrun ati awon eda miran gbogbo to le tedo sori ile.

Iwaju lojugun n gbe, iwaju la o maa lo, ase.

Alake titun gbodo gbe asa abalaye laruge - Nlado Egba

Oloye pataki kan ni ilu Abeokuta, Oloye Adewunmi Adefolu   ti so yanya pe eni ti o ba pe ara re ni atunbi omolehin Jeesu ko le je oye Alake ti ilu Abeokuta.

Adefolu ti i se Nlado ti ilu pataki yii soro naa laipe yii nigba ti o n se apejuwe ara ohun ti won yoo wo mo eni ti yoo je Alake titun lara.

Gege bi o ti wi, eni ti ko ba ni le se eto gbogbo to ye ni ilu gege bi asa se laa kale ko gbodo gbidanwo pe oun fe je

alake.

“A gbodo se oro, egungun, Ogun ati awon ayeye gbogbo to ye ni asiko won. Lati ibere pepe, oba si ni baba isale fun gbogbo esin to wa ni ilu. Enikan ko lee de ori aleefa bayii ko wa so pe atunbi Jeesu (born-again Christian) ni oun; nipa bayii oun ko le se asa ibile nitori ebo sise ni.”

Nlado tun fi kun oro re pe enikeni to ba fe du ipo pataki yii gbodo mo ohun to wa ni idi re. “Ki i se pe yoo de ori oye tan yoo wa so pe esin oun ko gba oun laye lati se kini kan. Ki onitohun yaa ro o daadaa ki o to ti orun bo o”.

A o se iranti pe laipe yii, awon oba kan ni ile Yoruba so pe awon ti di atunbi ninu esin igbagbo. Awon kan ninu won gege bi Osile ti Oke Ona tile ko awon  ere to wa ni aafin won jade gege bi apere pe awon ti kehin si awon irunmole wonyi nitori pe orisa ati didebo si Olorun ni won je, gege bi awon oba naa se so.

O see se ko je pe iru nnkan bayii ni Nlado ro to fi tete n ke tantan pe awon ko ni i gba iru re lowo oba to ba je ni Ake.

Odun to koja ni Oba Oyebade Lipede ti i ise Alake ana waja.  Aadorun-un odun ni baba lo lori eepe ko do dagbere f’aye. Ki Oluwa de’le fun awon to ti lo.

 

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Eto Apero (National Conference) fe bere ni Ile Naijiria

ERONGBA YORUBA lori APERO ILE NAIJIRIA

Awon omo Oduduwa ti a mo si Yoruba ki i gbehin bi o ba di pe ki a se eto bi ilu yoo se dara, bi aye yoo se dun-un gbe, bi iderun yoo se wa fun mutumuwa ati bi idagbasoke, ilosiwaju, alaafia, irepo ati alekun-imo yoo se wa lawujo. Eyi lo se je pe awon eniyan ti a wi yi wa lara awon to koko laju ni gbogbo agbaye, gege bi itan adayeba, itan afojuri, asa, isesi ati igbesi aye won se fi han.

Nitori naa, ko je iyalenu pe won wa lara awon to koko bere si i kigbe pe igbese orile-ede Naijiria ko dara to latari mimu aye derun, fifi eto olukaluku le lowo ati sise akoso ilu bo ti to ati bo ti ye. Iduro won ni pe o ti to asiko ki gbogbo awon eya to wa ni orile-ede yii se apero latari bi a o se jo maa gbe po ni ona ti ohun to to si olukaluku yoo fi maa to lowo, ti ile yoo fi roju, ti ona yoo si raye.

Lehin bi odun meedogun ti atotonu yii ti bere, ijoba ti Ogagun Olusegun Obasanjo yii n se akoso re gba ki apero waye. Sugbon iru apero ti oun n so yato die si eyi ti awon to ti n la kaka lori oro yi n beere fun. Ona meje pataki ni iyato fi wa laarin ohun ti a o pe ni Apero Obasanjo ati Apero Awon Ara-Ilu. E je ki a menu ba won ni okookan.

· Apero Obasanjo Apero ti Ara ilu n fe

1 Ijoba ni yoo yan pupo awon irinwo omo Naijiria ti yoo lo se apero yii.

2 Ki i se pe gbogbo eya to wa ni Naijiria ni yoo ni asoju nibe.

3 Oro oselu nikan ni apero yii gbodo da le lori.

4 Ijoba ni yoo yan awon oloye fun apero naa.

5 Ijoba ni igbimo ti yoo se apero yii yoo je abo fun.

6 Ile Igbimo Asofin Apapo yoo se agbeyewo Ifenuko Igbimo Apero naa.

7 Ile Igbimo Asofin ni Abuja ni yoo se ofin ti yoo so abajade naa di mimulo.

Apero ti Awon Ara-ilu n fe

1 Ibo lo ye ki a fi yan awon asoju.

2 Gbogbo eya to wa ni Naijiria lo gbodo ni asoju nibi apero yii.

3 Gbogbo ohun to kan orile-ede Naijiria ni apero naa gbodo gbeyewo - oro oselu, oro-aje, eto eko, ibagbepo laarin ara wa ati beebee lo.

4 Awon omo igbimo ni yoo yan oloye won.

5 Awon ara-ilu ni igbimo yii gbodo je abo fun.

6 Awon ara-ilu nikan lo gbodo ni ase lori eto siso abajade igbimo naa di ofin.

7 Ibo wipe ‘a farama’ tabi ‘a o farama’ ti awon ara ilu ba di nikan ni yoo so Abajade igbimo naa di atewogba ti yoo si ro ni agbara; eyi ti a o ma lo fun itosona orile-ede wa.

Lati fi han pe awon o fi oro naa sere, awon Yoruba gbe igbimo Olori-jori dide lati sise lori ohun ti yoo je agbekale omo Yoruba nibi eto apero naa. Yato si eyi, won ko gbehin nibi eyi ti awon afenifere-ilu n se eto re.

Ki o ma di pe oro naa ba won ni ebafoo tabi ki o ba won ni papamora, won se agbekale ohun ti won ro pe Apero naa gbodo da le lori. Igbimo Alabesekele meji ni won yan lati sise lori erongba Yoruba.

Koko ifenuko awon omo alabesekele yii ni a se si isale yii. Sugbon ki a to se eyi, o se pataki ki a fi afiyesi igbimo naa to yin leti. Merin ni afiyesi yii. Iredi won yoo han si yin bi e ba ti n ka won. Igbimo yii se ipade meta - meji ni ilu Eko, okan ni Ibadan. Nibi ipade meteeta, gbogbo ese omo igbimo lo pe, eyi ti o n fi mimo riri pataki ise ti a gbe le awon omo igbimo naa lowo han.

Awon akosile mewaa ni igbimo yii se ayewo won gege bi itosona fun ise ti won fe se. Awon Akosile naa ni:

1 Erongba Yoruba ti awon omo Oduduwa kan gbe jade ni 17/2/2005.

2 Iwe apileko awon oba, ijoye ati otookulu lati ipinle Eko, Ogun, Ondo, Osun ati Oyo eyi ti won ko ni 11/5/1994.

3 Apileko egbe kan ti a mo si Agbarijo (omo) Oduduwa lori atunse to ye ni orile-ede Naijiria.

4 Abadofin ti igbimo kan se fun ile Yoruba.

5 Akosile ona ti a le gba se Apero Gbogbogboo Alaselori (Sovereign National Conference) ati ti agbarijo awon egbe ajijagbara ni ile Yoruba (COSEG) se eto re.

6 Aba ti egbe omo Oodua (Odua Peoples Congress, OPC) eka Gani Adams da lori sise eto Apero Gbogbogboo Alaselori (SNC).

7 Awokose Ofin fun oril-ede Naijiria (model constitution) eyi ti Igbimo awon ara ilu (Citizens Forum) se ni 14/1/2002.

8 Imoran Abadofin fun ijoba emida-iwoda fun orile-ede Naijiria eyi ti egbe kan ti n je Apata Bashorun (Bashorun Rock) se.

9 Iwe apileko ti won gbe kale nibi ipade atunse ofin Naijiria ni odun 1996.

10 Iwe Ofin Isakoso Ijoba Iwo-oorun ile Naijiria (ti atijo).

Lehin iforikori, igbimo yii se afiyesi bii meloo kan. Lara won ni pe ko ye ki Yoruba ti i fi tifun-tedo ohun ti won yoo so nibi ajoro gbogbogboo sita bayii niwon igba ti awon yooku ko ti i so tiwon sita. Sugbon ko si ohun to buru bi won ba re awon nnkan wonyi lerefe fun awon onirohin, ki awon onirohin si gbe si eti awon ara-ilu.

Won ni o se pataki ko je pe Erongba Yoruba yii ni awon ti yoo lo soju eya Yoruba nibi Apero ti yoo waye gbodo ma a tele, ohun ni won yoo si ma a ran mo enu lohun-un gege bi ise ti a fi ran won. Latari eyi, o se pataki ki awon Gomina gbogbo ile Yoruba o gba eyi wole nitori awon ni ijoba apapo ni ki won yan eni mefamefa lati ipinle kookan won.

Bi o ti wu ki apileko kan dara to, awon nnkan kan le je jade ti ko si ninu apileko yii. Nitori eyi, igbimo daba pe ki awon agbaagba Yoruba kan tun wa ni Abuja yato si awon ti yoo soju eya naa nibi apero ijoba. Awon agbaagba yii ni yoo ma fun awon ti n soju Yoruba ni imoran lori awon ohun to ba tun n je jade.Erongba Yoruba fun Atunse orile-ede Naijiria odun 2005

Koko ninu Erongba Yoruba ni ki a fun eya naa laye lati maa da omu iya re gbe, ki o ma da ero re pa, lai si idiwo lati ita lori sise akoso ijoba ile Yoruba. Sugbon gbogbo ohun ti eya naa n beere fun yii ki i se nipa pipin Naijiria yeleyele. Ohun ti yoo mu atunse ba ile Yoruba ati orile-ede Naijiria lapapo ni a n beere fun.Ibo ni Yoruba wa?

Lowo bayii, ile Yoruba ati awon Yoruba tan de Ipinle Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Eko, Kwara, Kogi, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo. Igbagbo wa ni pe awon Yoruba to wa ni Ipinle Eko, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo gbodo parapo wa ni Isori kan. Awon Yoruba to wa ni Ipinle Kwara, Kogi, Edo ati Delta ni a si gbodo fun ni anfaani lati so boya won fee darapo mo awon elegbee won.Iru ijoba wo ni a fe?

Latari eyi, igbagbo wa ni pe eto isakoso to dara julo fun orile-ede Naijiria ni ijoba emi-da iwo-da (Federation) eyi ti yoo da lori Isori mefa ti a ti pin Naijiria si lowo bayii. Awa ko lodi si dida (awon) Isori miran sile si bi o ba ti je pe Isori to wa ni Ariwa ati Guusu ko ni i ju ara won lo.

Lati igba iwase ni o ti je pe opo eya pelu asa ati esin won lo ti n gbe Naijiria. Awon ajoro olorijori to se agbekale ofin isakoso gbogbo ti a ti n lo tele lo gba pe eto isakoso emi-da iwo-da lo dara fun orile-ede Naijiria. Gbogbo laasigbo, aigbora-eni-ye ati airoju to ti n de ba orile-ede yii ko se lehin yiyapa kuro ni oju ona emi-da iwo-da yii. A o woye pe lati odun 1966 ti iyapa yii ti waye ni rogbodiyan ti bere. Eyi lo mu da wa loju pe ona abayo fun orile-ede yi ni pipada si eto isakoso emi-da iwo-da yii. Ninu eyi ti awon isori-isori yoo ni agbara lati se eto isakoso won gege bi agbara ati oye won lai si pe ijoba apapo kan yoo ma je gaba lori won - gege bi o ti wa lowo bayii. Niwon bi o ti je pe eya kookan gbodo ni eto lati se akoso re bi o ti fe, aye gbodo wa ki isori kookan se atunto ti yoo ba adugbo re mu. Latari eyi, awa eniyan to wa ni awon Ipinle Iwo Orun bayi yoo ma je Agbegbe Yoruba. Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni ofin ti n se akoso re. Ohun to kan wa nibe ni pe ofin adani yii ko gbodo tako ofin to so gbogbo wa po. Awa Yoruba yoo ni ijoba ipinle ati ti ibile ti o mu laakaye pelu ifomoniyan se dani.Eto oro aje

Igbagbo wa ni pe bi agbegbe kookan se n se ijoba ara won naa ni won gbodo ni eto lori eto oro aje won. Eyi ni pe a gbodo pada si gbigba agbegbe kookan laye lati ni ase lori oro ati ohun imusagbara ti n jade lati agbegbe won. Apere iru awon oro aje yii ni ti ile-ise, ohun ogbin, eto oko-owo ati owo-ori ti n jade nibi oja rira (Value Added Tax, VAT). Ijoba apapo yoo si lase lori owo oya to n gba lori ile ise awakusa ati epo, sugbon ijoba agbegbe ni yoo ni oju owo. Paato ida-owo ti yoo maa koja lo si odo ijoba apapo ni a gbodo duna-dura re; sugbon ko gbodo po ju. O gbodo wa ni ibamu pelu ojuse re ni. Ijoba agbegbe kookan yoo lase lori bi o ti fe ma a pin owo ti n wole fun laarin awon eka ijoba to wa labe re.

Asunwon kan gbodo wa fun ofo ati adanu.Omo ologun ati nnkan ija

Ofin agbaye lo de sise akoso okun ati omilabu gbogbo. Nipa bayii, awa ro pe ijoba apapo ni yoo ni ase lori eto gbogbo to je mo okun ati ohun to wa nibe - paapaa julo agbami okun to ba ti sun koja aala agbegbe kan.

A gba pe Aare-Ona Kakanfo kan ni yoo wa fun awon omo-ogun ni orile-ede kan. Sugbon a gbodo se eto naa ni ona ti awon omo-ogun ile yii yoo fi gba pe eto emi-da iwo-da lo joba.

Aka nnkan ijagun ati isagbara gbodo je pipin deede laarin awon agbegbe to ba wa lorile-ede yii ni.

Ajo Olusakoso gbodo wa fun awon ologun. Awon omo Ajo yii ni Aare orile-ede, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan.Ise ologun fun awon odo

A gbodo so sise ise ologun fun odun kan di dandan fun awon omo metadinlogun si mokandinlogun; eyi ni laarin asiko ti awon omo yoo fi ti ile eko oniwe mewaa bo si ile-eko giga agba. Awon agbegbe kookan yoo ni eso ti won. Eso yoo tun wa fun etido gbogbo.Agbofinro

Agbegbe kookan yoo ni olopaa tire. Ijoba apapo naa yoo ni agbofinro tire. Agbara agbofinro apapo yii yoo lase jakejado orile-ede yii. Igbimo Alaabo tabi Igbimo Agbofinro ni yoo maa fowo si sise agbega fun awon olopaa ati agbofinro bere lati ori igbakeji alakoso olopaa. Aare, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan ni yoo je omo igbimo ti a wi yii.

Igbimo Awon Olusakoso (Council of State)

Igbimo Awon Olusakoso yoo wa. Aare, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan pelu awon to ti se akoso sehin ni yoo je omo igbimo ti a wi yii. Sugbon igbimo naa yo yo awon to se akoso gege bi ologun sile.Eto Idajo

Eto idajo naa gbodo tele ilana emi-da iwo-da. Ile-ejo to ga julo, Ile-ejo Giga Supriimu, naa ni yoo ma a je olori fun gbogbo ile-ejo. Awon ti yoo ma a jokoo ni ile-ejo yii gbodo wa lati gbogbo agbegbe to wa ni orile-ede yii ni. Agbegbe kookan ni yoo yan awon ti yoo soju won ni Ile-ejo Giga yii.

Ipo Adajo-agba yoo je mokanmokan laarin agbegbe to wa ni orile-ede yii. Odun marun-un marun-un ni enikookan yoo maa lo lori aleefa gege bi Adajo-agba fun orile-ede wa.

Agbegbe kookan naa gbodo ni Ile-ejo giga agba (Supriimu), ile ejo kotemilorun, ile ejo giga. Agbegbe kookan yoo ni agbara lori ejo gbogbo to suyo ni labe akoso ati adugbo won. Ejo to ba seyo latari ofin apappo, esun ipaniyan, ese si ofin ti ile-asofin apapo se, itapa si ofin laarin ijoba agbegbe si ijoba agbegbe ati ijoba si ijoba nikan ni yoo di ohun ti ile-ejo apapo yoo da si.Osise Ijoba Apapo

A ko lodi si pe ki agbegbe kookan ni asoju nibi ise ijoba apapo. Lehin odun marunlelogoji ti a ti gba ominira, ko ye ki eyi tun mu iru wahala ti n mu lowo bayi. Ipo to fi igbese kan din si eyi ti o wa tele ni eni ti o ba koja lati ibi ise ijoba ibile, ti ipinle, tabi ti agbegbe lo si ijoba apapo gbodo wa. Eyi ri bee, nigba to je pe eru to wa nibi ise apapo gbodo wuwo ju ti awon eka ijoba to wa labe re lo. Ko gbodo si ojusaaju nibi ise ijoba.

Iwo-da, emi da ni sise-n-tele ni ipo olori awon osise ijoba, alaga igbimo ti n se konkari osise ijoba apapo gbodo je. Eyi ni pe bi asoju agbegbe kan ba setan, asoju agbegbe miran lo gbodo kan lati yan eni ti yoo di ipo ti a wi yii mu laarin Ariwa ati Guusu orile-ede yii.

Gbogbo ajo tabi igbimo ti Ofin ile wa ba fun ijoba apapo lagbara lati da sile ni o gbodo ni asoju lati agbegbe kookan. Agbegbe kookan ni yoo si yan asoju re funraare. Iye kan-naa ni omo igbimo tabi omo ajo ti a wi yii si gbodo je lati agbegbe kookan. Awon Nnkan ti ijoba kookan le se ofin le lori

Ni ibamu pelu iduro tiwa lori eto ijoba iwo-da emi-da ori-ko-jori, ero tiwa ni pe orisi Eto Isakoso Ijoba Apapo (Exclusive Federal List) kansoso lo gbodo wa. Ko gbodo si eto miran to so pe ijoba apapo ati ti agbegbe le sofin lori oro kan-naa (gege bi o ti wa lowo bayii). Gbogbo ohun to ba wa ninu eto isakoso ijoba apapo yii ni yoo wa ni ikawo ijoba apapo, nigba ti gbogbo ohun ti ko ba ti si nibe yoo je eyi ti ijoba agbegbe yoo ni agbara lori won.

Ijoba Apapo

Awon nnkan ti ijoba apapo yoo ni ase le lori:

Eto isuna owo ijoba apapo ati ti awon osise ijoba apapo, ti ile-ejo ati awon osise ile-ejo ijoba apapo titi ti o fi kan yiye awon iwe owo wonyi wo.

Iwe akosile, yato si ti awon ijoba agbegbe lati ojo ketalelogun osu kinni odun 1952.

Eto irinna oko ofurufu titi o fi kan aabo papako ofurufu ati lilo bibo oko ofurufu.

Owo yiya lati ehin odi.

Eto isuna owo, iru owo ti a o ma na ati bee bee lo.

Ohun ti a o gba gege bi ipasipaaro gege bi owo-nina; owo beba ati ti baba tabi oje.

Akoso Ile-ifowopamo ijoba apapo (Central Bank) ati eto ipasipaaro owo.

Eto to je mo idokowo

Ase nipa ogbon-atinuda ati imo (intellectual property).

Owo ibode fun oja ti n wole tabi ti n jade ati owo oya ti ile-ise nla-nla yoo maa san.Eto abo

Ajo Igbimo Alaabo gbodo je gbigbende. Awon omo igbimo yii ni Aare, igbakeji Aare, Alakoso Eto Abo, Olusakoso Agbegbe kookan, Alakoso eto abo ni agbegbe kookan. Idanilekoo, aka ohun isura ati ti ijagun titi o fi kan awon iwe asiri to je aabo ni a gbodo pin logboogba kaakiri awon agbegbe ti a ni.

Eto ologun oju-omi. Sugbon gbogbo agbegbe lo gbodo ni asoju ninu eka omo-ologun yii lai fi oju rena kikun oju owo.

Ohun ijagun kekere ati ninlaOlopaa

Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni olopaa tire. Awon omo agbegbe kookan lo gbodo je olopaa adugbo won. Akoso olopaa agbegbe kookan yoo wa labe Olori Olopaa agbegbe naa ni ibamu pelu eto ti agbegbe naa se sile.

Ijoba apapo naa gbodo ni Igbimo Olopaa. Awon omo igbimo yii ni Aare, igbakeji re, awon alakoso agbegbe kookan ati oludari olopaa agbegbe kookan. Gbogbo ohun to je mo oro olopaa ati igbega-lenu ise lati ipo igbakeji oludari olopaa lo soke ni yoo je ojuse igbimo yii. Isorisori ni isura fun aseyege ise olopaa ati eto idanilekoo gbodo wa lai segbe si agbegbe kankan.

Lile oluwo kuro ni orile-ede wa. Sugbon igbimo Olusakoso gbodo fi ase si eyi ki o to fi ese mule.

Fifa arufin le awon ti n wa lowo.

Eto wiwole ati jijade titi o wi kan iwe ase irinna wo ile Naijiria.

Iwe ase irinna lo si ehin odi titi o fi kan iwe idanimo gege bi omo orile-ede Naijiria.

Eto idajo laarin ijoba apapo pelu awon to ba lejo pelu won, yala enikookan ni, ajo ni, ile-ise tabi eka ijoba miran.

Ase lori iwadii, siso abajade iwadii di owo-sise ati oro-aje.

Owo ifehinti lenu ise ijoba eyi ti o gbodo maa ti inu asunwon apapo jade.

Eto ifiweranse, ibara-eni-soro, waya tite ati riranse ayarabiasa.

Ko gbodo si ka bi o ko si fun olusakoso kankan. Eyi ni pe enikeni ti won ba fura si ni won le gbe lo si ile ejo lai fi ti ipo to di mu se.Oko oju-irin

Ijoba apapo yoo ni ase lori oro oko oju-irin ati ohun to ro mo gbogbo. Sugbon ijoba agbegbe naa gbodo lase lati da eto irinna reluwee sile niwon igba ti ijoba agbegbe naa ba ti tele ilana ti igbimo alamojuto eto irinna oju-irin se. Gbogbo agbegbe lo gbodo ni asoju ninu igbimo yii ni dogbandogba.

Sise iwadii lori ohunkihun to jeyo ninu Eto Isakoso Ijoba Apapo gege bi a ti laa sile loke yii.

Awon oju-ona ijoba apapo - lila, sise atunse ati amojuto awon ona wonyi.

Igbimo Olusakoso Ile Naijiria (Council of Regions) ni yoo fi owo si iru awon ona ti a o pe Ona Ijoba Apapo.

Odiwon ati asunwon.

Oro okeere yoo wa ni ikawo ijoba apapo. Sugbon ijoba agbegbe kookan yoo ni ase lati ni asoju ni ile okeere lori oro oko-owo ati ohun to jo o - bi o ba fe.

Lati agbegbe kookan (ni ona emi-da iwo-da) ni awon ti yoo maa se akoso awon ile-ise asoju Naijiria wonyi gbodo ti wa. A gbodo ri pe awon ti yoo sise ni ile-okeere wonyi ko lodi si asa ibi ti won gbe won lo.

Eto ikaniyan Aala yipo orile-ede

Eto ibo didi si ipo Aare, igbakeji ati ile igbimo asofin

Fifi ipo didanilolaFifun oruko ile-ise ni iwe-ase ati fifi opin si idokowo. Awon ile ise bi adiyelofo, oko-owo ati beebee lo.Eto Idajo Apapo

Eto irinna oko oju-omiIrinna oju agbami ati lori odo Oya ati awon odo miran ti o so agbegbe bi i meloo po tabi eyi ti o wa laarin Naijiria ati (awon) orile-ede miran.

Eto lori bi oju ojo se ri (Meterology). Sugbon agbegbe kookan le ni ase lati da ile ise wiwoju-ojo sile ni adugbon won.Ebute

Omi ti o ba san koja ni agbegbe to ju eyokan lo. Igbimo awon olusakoso ni yoo ni oro lori omi ti o je ti ijoba apapo iru eyi.

Ibanisoro

Ero ibanisoro, ikede, igbohunsafefe ti redio ati telifisan. Fifun-ni lase ati da ile-ise igbohunsafefe sile.

Awon ile itoju nnkan asa ati manigbagbe si.

Fifi owo te’we (fingerprint).

Ogba ewon.Eto akoso ijoba

Agbegbe kookan gbodo lase lori iru akoso ijoba to ba fe, yala ijoba aare (bi i Amerika, Presidential ti a n lo lowo bayii) tabi ijoba asoju (bi i ti ile Geesi, Parliamentary). Sugbon ijoba-asoju ni o gbodo wa aarin-gbungbun ti o pa gbogbo wa po.Egbe Oselu

Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni ase lati se eto iru egbe oselu ti o ro adugbo re lorun. Fun ibo si ipo ijoba apapo, egbe oselu meji pere lo gbodo gbe’gba ibo kaakiri orile-ede yii.Ile Igbimo Asofin

Eleka meta ni ile igbimo asofin apapo gbodo je. Akoko, ile-asofin awon asoju (Representatives) eyi ti o je pe bi awon eniyan ba se po to ni a o fi yan won. Eekeji, Ile-asofin agba (Senate) eyi ti o je pe ogboogba ni a o fi awon ti yoo lo sibe lati agbegbe kookan. Eketa ni ile igbimo awon lobaloba.

Agbegbe kookan yoo se eto ti o ba agbegbe re mu fun awon Lobaloba adugbo re. Sugbon ni ijoba apapo, Igbimo Awon Lobaloba gbodo wa.

Ipari.

AfonrereYORUBA lo se eda Apero yii lati Geesi si Yoruba. Ire o.

 

ROADMAP TO A NEW NIGERIA

 

 

 

A Position Paper by the Oke-ogun People to the Sovereign National Conference under the auspices of

Pro National Conference Organisations (PRONACO) Presented by

THE OKE OGUN COLLECTIVE

February, 2005.

AWON ENIYAN OKE OGUN FI ERONGBA WON SIWAJU AJO TI YOO SE ATUNSE OFIN NAIJIRIA

WE, THE PEOPLE OF OKE OGUN

The Oke ogun people are in what used to be referred to as Oyo North. In its enclave is what used to be the capital of the defunct but famous Oyo Empire. Many towns in the area have direct historical linkage with Ile-Ife, from where the Yorubas spread out to most of the places they domicile today. At present, Oke ogun people numbering about two million people occupy ten contiguous local government councils in Oyo State. These are Atisbo, Irepo, Iseyin, Itesiwaju, Iwajowa, Kajola, Olorunsogo, Oorelope, Saki East and Saki West.

In this wise, the area is nearly two-thirds of the 33 local government councils in Oyo State. It covers an area of about 68 per cent of the total landmass in the State.

Both in population and land, it is second only to Ibadan among the zones in the state. Ibadan has eleven local government councils while the closest to Oke ogun in terms of land, population etc among the zones has six local government councils. In spite of these attributes however, Oke ogun is the whipping boy of the other zones. It is the least developed. It has fewer government presence while the average income of its people are among the lowest in the whole country. Many areas in Oke ogun zone has never known what is called modern road network, pipe borne water and electricity not to talk of modern telecommunication facilities. Raining seasons are always a nightmare for the people. For, by then most of the area is cut off from the other parts - and from the urban centres with which they need to communicate for economic, social and other reasons.

The dry season is not of much celebration either, as women and children have to trek several kilometres in search of water.

It is the sum total of all these that make the area as the most marginalized, neglected and deprived zone if not in the country and the south west, but certainly in Oyo State.

We are however under no illusion that our peculiar problem can be solved in isolation - that is, outside the general problem confronting our country; Nigeria. It is in the realisation of this basic fact that we present the items hereunder which we consider as the Roadmap for a saner Nigeria. We hope that our submission would be duly considered, debated along with others and ideas picked therefrom for the inclusion in the New Constitution we hope shall soon be made for the people of this country.

It is our expectation that the outcome of this deliberation would be subject to no vetting by no other authority except the people of Nigeria - in form of a referendum.

Finally, we want to say that we are prepared to come forward to shed light on any or all aspects of this submission in the course of the proceedings of the National Conference.

FOREGROUNDING

It is certainly no exaggeration to say that Nigeria's current democratic experiment has witnessed greater distrust and inter-ethnic acrimony than at any other time in the country's chequered history. The 1967-1970 war period might be referred to as an exception. But when it is remembered that only one major ethnic group felt sufficiently aggrieved to the point of going to war - unlike now when virtually every of the near 400 ethnic groups has one misgiving or the other against corporate Nigeria - then it would be realised how grievous indeed the situation is.

This growing disinclination to believe in corporate Nigeria is squarely as a result of the increasing frustration being visited on Nigerians by the very entity that is supposed to guarranttee their confidence in living and making their life comfortable - the government.

It is not surprising therefore that the clamour for a change is more strident now. Point to note is that this used not to be the case. Not even in the early days of our nationhood when we barely knew one another. One major explanation for this is the structure of the country then and now as well as the style of governments at both periods.

Apart from running parliamentary system, Nigeria gained independence with four autonomous - though complimentary - constitutions. One for the central government and the remainder for each of the three regions respectively. Even when in 1963, a new region was created, the fifth was added. Thus we had the Federal Constitution. One each for the Eastern Region, Mid-western Region, Northern Region and Western Region.

The constitutions were made at a Constitutional Conference held in London in 1958 by representatives freely chosen by the people themselves. This ensured that the documents so produced are both consistent and complimentary rather than being antagonistic.

Trouble began when this self-governing practice was jettisoned for unitary style of administration. Since it was the military that introduced this, the hope was that the coming of civilians would change things. Unfortunately, the regimentation seems to be even stronger particularly under the administration we have been having since 1999.

NECESSITY FOR RESTRUCTURING

Given the empirical reality of our past and happenings in other countries across the world, the path to follw to get the country back on the sane track is so clear; we should sit down, consider our situation and institute a structure respecing the rights of the people for self-determination in the true spirit of genuine federalism and untramelled democracy.

It is in this wise that the current efforts by concerned individuals and groups to convoke the much-needed Sovereign National Conference (SNC) is very welcome as it is long overdue.

Now, considering that the decisions to be taken at such a forum would transcend any of the existing governmental structures, it is our strong belief that the outcome of the Confab should go to no other organ except the people themselves. This shall be in form of a referendum. Whatever the people in such an exercise decide would then be the final. Afterall, as salient sections of the various constitutions we have had spell out, 'sovereignty " resides in the people of Nigeria from whom such Constitutions and all institutions they give birth to derive their powers and authority. Section 14 (2a) of the 1999 Constitution even attests to this.

At the moment, we have a constitution and a government which profess federalism. But in reality maintain unitarism. For, a situation, as is currently the case, where most steps that can be purportedly taken independently by states or local governments have to be approved either by the president or the National Assembly, has eroded the seeming federal spirit. We are of the strong conviction that unless the country is re-structured in such a manner that we have functional federalism under democratic clime, rule of law, respect for human rights as well as self-determination by the people over matters concerning them, Nigeria will sink deeper into, rather than get out of, the morass it is in presently. In fact, if we delay for too long, the worst may happen - in terms of possible disintegration of the country.

OUR DEMAND

In the light of the foregoing, we identify fully with the Conference being spearheaded by Pro National Conference groups (PRONACO). Since the Conference is meant to be an issue-centred and solution-providing one, we humbly submit this document as our own agenda. Through this we seek the following. It is our strong belief that if these demands are accepted and institutionalised, the Nigeria of our dream - and of which we truly deserve - will soon be had.

1 Federal system of government.

2 Division of the country into regions with self-governing Constitutions.

3 A central/federal government in which all the regions would have equal representatives.

4 A central government in which representatives of all the regions would serve as Head in turn and for equal period of time - two or three years is recommended.

5 Parliamentary form of government is demanded at the federal level while regions can evolve the system best suited to them.

6 South-west region to which we belong must allow each sub-groups within the Yoruba nation to constitute a state. (We recommend same for other regions, especially where there are several ethnic groups).

7 We also propose parliamentary democracy for the South -western region in the new arrangement.

8 As a consequence of 6 above, Oke-ogun area of the present Oyo State should become a State.

9 The 19 local government councils created by the immediate past government (Lam Adesina administration) in Oke Ogun should be restored with two additional ones.

10 In the meantime, Oke Ogun be made a Senatorial area of its own. Presently, it is lumped with Ogbomoso which historically and contemporaneously is never part of Oke ogun. This is contrast with Ibadanland which has about two senatorial constituencies even when it is more than Oke ogun by just one local government.

11 Number of Federal Representatives from Oke ogun be increased from the present three to six.

12 Fiscal and economic policy should be one that vests control in the area from which any given resources or services emanate. Such an area to pay a percentage of income from such resources in the following manner: Local government to pay five per cent to the state government, five to the regional government and ten to the federal government.

13 Currency must be a federal affair. A region can have policies on banking and insurance.

14 Each tier of government should cater for its representatives at the next level. But some pecuniaries can be given in form of sitting allowance etc.

15 Each tier of government should have autonomy over its area of jurisdiction, especially in social, economic and political matters. Respective constitutions to be made should spell this out clearly.

16 Each tier of government to have security apparatus under its control. By this we mean the police and state security services. Officers in such security agencies must be natives of the area in which they are to work. There can be federal security agency to take care of national security issues.

17 Security officers - like other officers - at the federal level must come from all the regions equitably.

18 National assets, amenities, opportunities including armoury must be spread evenly across the regions that make up the federation.

19 Nigeria must practice multi-party system politically.

20 Secularism must be enshrined in the Nigeria federal constitution. But region or state that is so desire can legislate on religion the way it suits its fancy.

21 There should be Supreme Court at the federal level in which all the regions would have representatives. Regions to take turn in heading the court.

22 Apart from laying overall policy for education in terms of standard, educational matters should be entirely that of regional and state affairs. Private individuals should also have rights to establish educational institutions subject to prescribed standards for academic, students and staff.

23 What is said of education above should apply in terms of health and water provision as well as environment matters. Each tier of government should have absolute right to build dams, irrigational facility within its area of jurisdiction. Agreement is to be sought and obtained where such involves more than one government.

24 There shall be bi-cameral Federal Parliarment. House of Representatives whose members would be elected on the basis of population. This must be done in such a way that all states are represented.

The Senate whose members are elected on the basis of equality of states and regions.

25 The structure at the Federal level concerning the Legislature is recommended for regional government as well. The Regional Senate to be made up of one or two members from each of the states in that region. The lower chamber is to be peopled by members elected from constituent states on the basis of population on equitable basis.

26 States and local governments should have only one legislature respectively. Members of a state legislature to be elected from all the local government councils that make up the state. Legislative council members of each local government to be elected from each of the wards in that council.

27 Each government to have an arrangement best suited for its traditional institutions.

28 There can be an overall policy on telecommunication. But any tier of government including private individuals, group or corporate bodies should reserve the right to establish media of communication subject to reasonable laws of the land duely made.

29 There should be freedom of the press in totality. There should be avenues for the aggrieved to seek redress where his or her rights has been infringed upon by the press etc.

30 Meterology should be a federal affair, but allowance must be given to other tiers of government that saw the need to institute a meterological device for a peculiar situtation in its area provided such is made public and is in conformity with the overall policy of the government in this regard.

31 Control of sea ports should be a federal affair. But special tax be paid to the region/state where such is located.

32 Railway matters should be a regional affair.

33 Issue of citizenship, naturalisation, immigration etc should be a federal affair.

34 There must be national insurance scheme for all Nigerians. Other levels of government can also have a similarcrum of this programme in their respective areas of jurisdiction.

35 Unemployed but employable people and those who lose their jobs in circumstances that are not of their own making should be qualified for some life-supports from government for a reasonable period of time - say six month in the first instance.

36 There must be a dynamic cultural policy. Under this, government at all levels must have deliberate policies for the preservation, promotion and enhancement of our culture. Special grants be made available for those in this sector just as encouragement is given in terms of Endowment and Prizes annually etc.

37 Sports should be a regional, state and local affair. Individuals should have rights to engage in, promote or establish any sport of thier choice.

38 There should be Federal Council of State comprising serving and past heads of government at federal and regional levels, past and serving head of the federal legislature, past and serving head of the federal judiciary and a representative of the traditional council from each of the regions. The council is to be advisory to the federal government and to meet just about three times in a year unless there is a contingency necessitating an emergency meeting.

39 Nigerians should have only one type of Identity Card.

40 Nigerians should be free to reside and earn a living in any part of the country without restriction whatsoever. In electing or appointing people for political offices, first consideration should be for the indigenes of the area. No-one should be deprived of such privilege if the people concerned so chose.

41 A person should be qualified to stand for election wherever he or she is provided he/she has been residing in that area for a period not less than five years - and is acceptable to the people of the area.

42 Openness, transparency and accountability must become articles of faith at all levels of governance in Nigeria. Citizens must have an unalienable right to demand and get information on the activity of the government, especially where such is not inimical to public security.

43 At whatever level of government, the principle of popular participation must prevail at all times.

44 Each level of government should determine the medium of communication best suited for its official businesses. But English which is our official lingua franca must be part of this.

45 Power and Energy: Each tier of government and private individuals and corporate bodies should have the right to establish electricity power stations in accordance with laid down regulations.

46 Electoral Commission at each tier of government must consist of members of all political parties in the area concerned as well as representatives of organised bodies like labour, student unions, civil and community-based organisations etc.

47 Declaration of or decisions on war should be exclusively a federal government affair.

48  The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria can be reviewed after ten years.

We make this in the belief that it would bring about a stable, workable, humane and development-oriented Nigeria where its citizens would derive the best from life.

JARE AJAYI NATHANIEL OWOADE BIMPE ADEROUNMU

Co-ordinator Chairman Secretary

THE OKE-OGUN COLLECTIVE

P. O. Box 10692, Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria

E-mail: africa_aseto@yahoo.com

Latari edinwo owo epo Edinwo ko ni ba owo oko

Bi o tile je pe ijoba apapo kede adinku owo ti won  n ta epo bentiroolu eyi ti opolopo moto n lo ni ile Naijiria, sibe owo ti awon ara ilu n wo oko ko tii din ku rara.

Apere wipe yoo si din ku ko tii si bi a ba fi ohun ti alaga apapo egbe awako lorile ede yii, Alhaji Mahmud Gidado se.

Nigba ti o n ba awon onirohin soro ni ipari ose to koja, Alhaji Gidado so pe owo ti ijoba yo kuro lori owo epo kere jojo ti a ba wo iye ti owo epo fi din ni oja agbaye.

a o ranti pe nnkan bi Aadojo dola ($150) niwon ta jala epo fun bi osu meloo kan ni odun to koja ki o to di pe o ja wa sile. Ni bayii, o ti di nnkan bii dola marun-undinlaadota ($45).

Adinku yii lo mu ki awon ijoba ni orile ede kaakiri agbaye ti won n se ti awon ara ilu din owo ti won n ta epo ku gidigidi.

Awon ijoba miiran gege bi ti Libya ati Cuba tile pin owo fun awon ara ilu won yato si pe won tun mu aye derun latari owo goboi ti won ri nigba ti epo fi ta ni owon.

Sugbon ni ile Naijiria, opolopo igbe ni awon eniyan ke ki ijoba to din naira marun-un ku lori iye ti n ta epo bentiroolu eyi tii se aadorin naira (N70).

Pelu adinku, o ye ki ile epo maa ta epo ni naira marun-undinlaadorin (N65). Sugbon opo ile epo ni ko tete se eyi pelu awijare pe owon ni awon ra epo ti awon ni lowo.

Sugbon awon to n ja won niyan so pe bi o ba je pe ekunwo ni ijoba se ni, logan ni won ti maa n se atunse si Ero Itapo won lati fi ekunwo naa ha. Sugbon nigba ti edinwo de, ara won ko yha lati yi ero won pada. Se awa eda na ni ika ara wa.

Oye wonyi lo je ki alaga awon awako so pe edinwo ko tii le de ba iye ti awon ara ilu n wo oko.

Yato si eyi, o so pe iye ti awon n ra oko ati eya ara eko gbe owo lori pupo.

O se afinkun re pe edinwo bi ogun si ogbon naira lo ye ijoba yo kuro lori iye ti won n ta epo bentiroolu nigba ti o ye ki ijoba din owo ti won n ta diisu ati epo barafin naa mu gedegede. A o se iranti pe ijoba ko peeke lu iye owo ti won n ta kerosiini (barafin) ati disu rara. Beesi ni o je pe awon epo meji yii je nnkan ti ara ilu n lo pupo.

Won n fi kerosiini dana. Won si n fi tan ina. Bee ni won n fi disu lo ero, won fi n se agbara fun ero amunawa (Jenereto) ati fifi si inu awon moto kookan.

Ile eko Yunifasiti wo ilu Kisi

Ki odun ti a wa yii to pari, ile eko giga aladani yoo bere sii gba awon akeeko wole.

Ile eko giga ti a mo si Yunifasiti yii ni ise kiko re yoo bere laipe. Sare ile kan abo ni won mu fun kiko gbongan ati awon ile ti won yoo maa lo fun eko, iwadii ijnle ati eto gbogbo ni ile eko naa. Abala ile to wa ni apa otun lati oju ona to wa lona Kisi si Igbeti ni won yoo ko ile eko naa si.

Awon omo ilu Kisi ni won ni ife eko ati ife ilu lokan ni won n se agbateru ile eko ti a wi yii. Alhaji Abdulganiy Salami ti gbogbo eniyan mo si GAS ni eekan awon to wa ni idi eto yii. Ilu Abuja ni Alhaji GAS fi se ibujokoo ni bi ti o ti n sise.

Opo nnkan idagbasoke ni GAS ti se okunfa re wa si Kisi. Lara won ni ile ifiweranse ode oni to wa ni ilu naa. O tun ko ipa pataki nipa idasile ati isakoso ile iwosan nla awon Musulumi (Muslim Hospital)  to wa ni ilu naaa. Odun to koja ni won si ile iwosan yii.

Bee naa ni ile eko ti won ti n ko awon noosi naa yoo bere ni ilu naa  titi osu keta odun ti a wa yii.

GAS n tele agbekale ipase awon omo Kisi to n sise fun ilu won gegbe bi Ojogbon Dada Adeniyi, Olye Siju Oladokun, Alagba Adesope Sanusi ati Oloye Adebimpe Aderounmu ati bee bee lo.

Ifasehin ni akolekan oselu n ko ba awon odo

Oluko agba kan ti o tun je olori awujo ni ijoba ibile Olorunsogo, Ogbeni Moses Olufemi Adelodun ti woye pe kiko oselu lekan awon odo n fa ifasehin nla-nla fun idagbasoke eko ati ojo iwaju awon odo wonyi.

Ilu Igbeti ni o ti so oro yii nigba ti o n ba onirohin wa soro lehin ayeye ti won se fun pe o pe ogota odun loke eepe.

Adelodun fi idi re mule pe opo awon odo to ye ko wa ni ile iwe tabi enu ekose ni won so oselu sise di ise afaarose, eyi ti ko ye ki o ri bee rara.

O ni ile eko tabi ibi ekose ti won yoo ti ko ohun ti won yoo fi maa jeun ni ojo iwaju, ti won yoo si fi le je eniyan lawujo lo ye ki awon odo wonyi gbajumo. Sugbon titele awon oloselu ni o je won logun nitori owo ponto ti won n ri nibe. Awon oloselu wonyi a si maa lo won bi iwofa.

O wa gba awon odo ni imoran pe bi eru ni won yoo maa se titi ojo aye won bi won ko ba wa woroko fi se ada, ki won wa nnkan gidi se.

“oselu ki i se ohun ti o ye ki eniyan jokoo  ti gege bi ise afaarose. Awon ti o ti ni ise tabi ona okoowo lowo. ti won ti ni iriri, ti won si setan lati fi iriri won wonyi sin ilu lo ye ko wa ninu a o gbe igba ibo nidii oselu - ki i se awon to fe ti idi oselu la”.

Bakannaa ni o se ikilo fun awon to so ise fifi alupupu se ise - eyiini awon olokada. O ni yato si ewu to wa nibi ise okada yii, o tun n pa iye re mo awon odo miiran lati ronu ojo iwaju.

“Won ko ronu ati ka iwe si tabi ko ise kan to yanju. Ise okada si ni yi, ki i se ise ti eniyan le se di ojo ale.”

 

Onigbeti n se ayeye odun marun-un lori ite

Gongo n so ni ilu Igbeti ti i se olu ilu ijoba ibile Olorunsogo, ipinle Oyo ni ipari osu kinni odun 2009 nigba ti oba ilu naa, Kabiyesi Emmanuel Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo Keta n se ayeye odun karun-un ti o gun ori ite awon baba re gege bi Onigbeti.

Ogbon ojo osu kinni ni won fi awon merin je oye nigba ti ayeye ifopefun Eledumare n waye ni ile ijosin Apostolic to wa ni ona Oke Abe ilu naa ni ojo Aiku, ojo Kinni osu keji.

Awon ti won fi oye da lola naa ni Ogbeni Olabode Raji ti o di Otunba Onigbeti, Ogbeni Rick Oladunjoye Oladele ti o di Otunba Tayese, iyawo re, Iyaafin Omolola Oladele to di Yeye Otunba Tayese, Alhaja Fatimah Arowolo ati Amojuero, Enjinnia Babatunde Anjorin.

Ayipada n de ba ile ise ijoba Oorelope

Ayipada nla ni o n de ba ile-ise ijoba ibile Oorelope eyi ti o fi idi kale si ilu Igboh, Ipinle Oyo.

Eyi n waye nipase ogba nla ti won n mo yi ile-ise naa ka Ohun ti o n mu ki eyi see se ni afojusun idagbasoke ti alaga ijoba ibile naa, Honerebu Kola Bello n mu wa si ijoba ibile naa.

“O ye ki ile ise ijoba ti eto gbogbo nipa ijoba ibile wa ti n jade dun un wo. O ye ki aabo wa fun. Eyi lo je ki a bere ise mimo ogba yi ile ise naa ka.” ni Bello so fun onirohin wa.

Nnkan bi odun mokandinlogun ni won da ijoba ibile naa sile. Ara ijoba ibile Irepo ni agbegbe to n je Oorelope bayii wa tele.

Yato si atunse ti n de ba ile ise ijoba ibile naa, awon ilu to wa ni agbegbe naa ni won n ri owoja ise idagbasoke ijoba.

Pataki awon ibiti ise wonyi ti n aye ni Igboho ti i se olu ilun ijoba ibile naa ti Igbope ati awon abuleko to tun wa nibe, gege bi alaga ti so fun onirohin wa.

 
 
Aung Suu Kyi: UN takes step to end her nightmare
By Jare Ajayi
May 1990, one Mrs Aung San Suu Kyi won the general elections to become the president of her country, Burma.Just as it happened on June 12, 1993, where Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola also won in a general election to become President of the most populous black country in the world, Nigeria.
The military authorities in the countries of these two figures were respectively not pleased with either of these figures becoming the leader of their respective peoples. They (the military) not only repudiated the elections that gave them victory, the two were dumped into jail.
Four years after, Abiola of Nigeria was not only gaunt, sick and forlorn, he died in circumstances many people believe was not far from murder in the detention into which he was held incommunicado.
But 17 years on, the Burmese lady, though still in jail (commuted to house arrest at a point) also incommunicado, is not only alive and kicking, her morale was virtually as high as it was in 1990 when she was chosen by her people to lead them. This not only says something eloquently about the condition of detention in the two countries, the situation goes on to confirm the view held by many that Nigeria political milieu is one of the most hostile in the world - outside of those areas where open warfare is going on.
Now an object of advocacy by various interests and voices across the world, the Burmese leader will, sooner not later, breathe air of freedom and perhaps execute the mandate given her 17 years ago. A mandate which the ever nihilistic military has denied for that long.
The United Nations has shown enormous interests in Kyi's matter as seen in the emissary sent to Burma by the organisation's Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon. The emissary, in person of Nigeria's Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, was to engage Burmese authority in discussions meant to lead to the release of the detained leader who turned 62 on June 19 this year. Gambari's trip, done earlier in the month, was successful. So much so that eminent personalties across the world are clamouring for the release of Kyi as well as other political prisoners.
No less a figure than American first lady, Mrs Laura Bush has thrown her weight behind the agitation to have this woman released - along with other political detainees. Bush's weight is certainly enormous given her position as wife of the President of the number one super power, America's George Bush.
Laura Bush's position on this matter was made known at a meeting with a very high ranking officer of the UN, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General on June 19, 2007 at the White House - America's equivalent of Nigeria's Aso Rock Villa which houses the president's home and office.
At a meeting with Gambari on June 19 insant, Laura Bush expressed US' endosement of Gambari's method when she stated that "We support Mr Gambari's strategy to meet with leaders in the region.... to bring the full weight of the intenational commmunity to bear in pursuit of these objectives".
Indeed, Laura Bush had arranged to meet Gambari for the purpose of knowing the physical condition of a woman who had been kept away from her family, political associates and well-wishers for years.
Gambari, the first personality of note to be allowed to see the woman since her incarceration, reported that the woman was in fine fettle, high spirit and 'ever so committed to democratic course for her country'.
This writer met Gambari in his UN headquarters office exactly a week after the latter's meeting with Bush.
On my way to Gambari's office, I encountered a gentleman who gave his name as Alexander. He stood conspicuously facing the UN office on 42nd Street, First Avenue, New York. Alexander had two placards hung on his body - one in front and the other at the back. The placards carried the pictures of Ms Aung Suu Kyi with inscriptions that she be freed 'today'.
Alexander, in a chat, informed me that he is part of an international organisation campaining for the release of political prisoners "just as we are advocating that a stop be put to the denial of people of their human and political rights." Suu Kyi, he added, presently symbolises those who have their rights so denied.
When, a few minutes afterwards, I mentioned this encounter to Gambari, he was pleased, describing it as a fitting coincidence. According to him, the UN is encouraged by spontaneious demonstration of support for steps it is taken.
"The Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-Moon is comitted to having political spaces accomodating every body, one in which people's rights in all ramifications are respected, and one in which people are allowed roles in political activities of their country" Gambari intoned.
As I listened to Alexander a few minutes before, I could not but remember Abiola and Nigeria's big loss. I could not but remember those who felt that Abiola should have renounced his mandate, come out of detention and bother no more about political life of his country. I could not but regret that those were advocates of a life bereft of principle.
As I ruminated over encounters with Alexander, Gambari and the latter's encounters with Suu Kyi and Laura Bush, I lamented the blot which military rule represents in many countries that have the misfortune of having it. I lamented the fact that Mr Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in apatheid South Africa's jail and Suu Kyi has spent 17 years without either dying in captivity. Shehu Musa Yar Adua spent just about two years and Abiola less than four years when they died in Nigerian detentions.
What else could advertise the hell which living in Nigeria (detention) represents?
Jare Ajayi
jareajayi@yahoo.com

Kabissa to strengthen self

... praises African ngos as ASETO visits

 

A United States of America-based nonprofit organization, Kabissa  has described civil society, non-governmental organizations in Africa as a tool of development and a means of social engineering.

Speaking at a one-day meeting to showcase its activity before the organization’s sponsors, Ms Kim Lowery, Kabissa co-ordinator said that this realization was one of the reasons that imbued her organization to provide a platform for the said groups to project themselves further.

She said that this was done with a view to helping these organizations have better visibility, gain more credibility, be able to share information and learn new techniques in information networking among others.

The outing which held at Central Park home of Mrs Betsy Malcolm  in Manhanttan, New York on Thursday May 25, 2006 was meant to further elicit the support of its sponsors over its fund-raising drive.

It was also an opportunity to highlight the mission of Kabissa which Kim explained as predicated on four Cs. Meaning Credibility, Community, Capacity and Clearing-house.

“By these, we mean that membership of Kabissa confers some level of credibility on organizations.”

Kabissa-member organizations which started in 1999 with about 10 now number over 800 according to Kim.

“This is a community. A community of non governmental organizations rendering diverse humanitarian services to people in different parts of Africa”.

Also, through the various training programs it conducts, Kabissa empowers African participants with the skill of operating and maintaining web sites. Web site maintenance, it must be remembered, is an important tool for any organization in the 21st century to project itself, share information, attract attention and announce itself to the public in any part of the world.

Kabissa’s capacity building assistance is not limited to its occasional training programs as it maintains an online technical tips and advice to any of its member organizations requiring such help.

Kabissa also serves as a clearing-house where organizations and individual can verify information found on the websites of associates. But more importantly, it rewords more technical information and put same into Internet software that many in Africa can access. It must be remembered that lack of sophisticated and functional infrastructure in many parts of Africa make accessing some equipments or software somewhat tasking.

The journey for Kabissa began in 1999 when it ‘opened shop’
                                             for providing “affordable, accessible, and secure Web hosting services to 10 Nigerian human rights organizations”
                                             according to the organization.
 Today, about 800 grassroots organizations enjoy the services of
                                             Kabissa through Internet services, training, and an online technology resource center. The organization also circulates a
                                             monthly newsletter.
ASETO’s Executive Director, Jare Ajayi was at the evening meeting where he testified
                                             to the wonderful job Kabissa is doing for African civil society groups. 

 

 

Sise Aare ti ko ni gbedeke:

Awon asofin ni ‘Ko s’ona nibe’

 

Idunnu subu layo fun awon omo Naijiria ni ibere ose yii latari bi awon asoju-sofin se fi opin si aba ati fun Oloye Olusegun Obasanjo ni anfaani ati tun se ijoba eleeketa si lehin ti saa ti n se lowo bayii ba pari ninu osu karun-un odun ti n bo.

Ile asoju-sofin agba (Senate) dibo lati fi so pe asiko ko tii to fun atunse si Konstitusan orile-ede wa. Abe atunse yii ni awon ti n da aba ati so Obasanjo di aare ayeraye fe go si.

Opo awon omo Naijiria lo ri eleyii ti won si ja takuntakun lati ri pe ala ti ko se ni.

Ni kete ti awon asoju-sofin agba (Sineto) ti bi aba yii wo, ni ile igbimo asoju-sofin kekere naa ti semi lori gbigbe aba naa ye wo.

Ko pe lehin ti Obasanjo bere saa keji ti n pari lo yii ti oun ati awon ‘arije labe ijoba’ ti bere ete bi Obasanjo yoo se maa ba ijoba lo titi di igba to ba wuu – dipo igba ti ofin ile wa ati awon eniyan ile wa fe.

Awon omoran to woye ke gbajare, sugbon awon kan so pe ohun ti ko sele ni won n pariwo le lori.

Ododo bere sii fi oju han nigba ti Obasanjo funraare soro lori oro naa nigba ti o se abewo kan lo si orile ede Jamini (Germany) ninu osu kewaa odun 2003.

Ajo to wa fun eto Gbangba L’Asa a ta  (Transparency International) lo pe Obasanjo lati wa soro lori akori kan ti won pe ni Iwa Ibaje ni Niaijiria: Irinajo Lati Adagun Asemase si Erekusu Bo se To  Ibe ni Obasanjo ti jewo pe awon kan n fi owo le oun lejika lati lo fun saa keta. Ko so boya oun yoo lo tabi oun ko nii lo. Sugbon lati igba yii ni awon omo ogun re ti mura si ise lati ri pe Obasanjo n ba ijoba lo. Awon to mo ewu to wa ninu ki enikankan soso maa se ijoba lo titi gbere bere sii ran Obasanjo ati awon omo-ogun re leti itan ‘A o m’erin joba’.

Won o gbo sa o, titi ti abuku fi kan won lati ile igbimo asoju-sofin yii.

Obasanjo nikan ko ni awon arije ninu ijoba kan-n-pa yoo koko ti gbon-on gbon-on. Bee ni won se fun Alagba Nelson Mandela ati Aare Thabo Mbeki ti orile ede Guusu Afrika (South Afrika). Sugbon awon yen so pe rara o, o ni igba ti ‘je mi lowo’ n ye’ni mo.

Lara awon aare to fe ku sori aleefa ni Afrika ni Robert Mugabe ti Zimbabwe, Compaore ti Cote D’Ivoire ati beebee lo.

Iru iwa yii lo si n begidina idagbasoke ile alawodudu. Oun naa lo fa ti ogun ati hilahilo se po.

A dupe pe Oluwa ba wa segi le ti Naijiria ki o to d’ogun, ki o to di ote.

 

Aare Ile Naijiria

 

Epo tun gbowo lori: Omo Naija r'ogo  Obj tun gbe ajaga nla le omo Naijiria lori

 

Inu’fo aya’fo ni awon omo orile-ede yii wa bayii nipa pe won ko le so paato igba ti won yoo bo lowo ajaga alekun owo epo nigba gbogbo  eyi ti o ti di baraku lenu igba ti Ajagunfehinti Olusegun Obasanjo di Aare orile-ede yii.

Se lenu odun mefa ti Aare Obasanjo ti di aare orile-ede yii, o ti di igba meje ti o ti fi owo le epo.

A o se iranti pe ogun naira (N20) ni jala epo wa ni odun 1999 ti Obasanjo ati awon emewa re gba ijoba.

Ni bi a se n soro yii, o ti gbe owo jala epo kan de ogota o le marun-un. Aadorin naiara ni opolopo n ri epo naa ra.Ojo kerindinlogbon osu yii ni awon ti n ra epo de ile epo ti won ri pe jala epo ti gbera lati aadota naira si aadorin naira.

Ariwo ta, awon eniyan si n fi ehonu han.

Lehin eyi ni ajo ti n diye le owo epo (PPRA) se ipade ti o si se ikilo pe awon ti n ta epo ko gbodo ta epo ju ogota o le marun-un naira  lo.

Ohun ti o tun wa n je ikaya fun ara ilu ni oro ti n jade lati odo ajo ti n se konkari epo inu ile ni Naijiria (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC) ti o so pe o see se ki owo epo tun le si laipe latari owo ti epo tun gbe lori ni oja agbaye.

Irohin to kan ara ilu ku ni ojo’Ru so pe jala epo robi kan ti di aadorin o le’kan dola ni oja agbaye.

Bi epo ba si ti gbowo lori bayii ni oja agbaye ni awon alase ni ile Naijiria naa ma a n gbe owo le iye ti awon ara ilu gbodo ra epo naa ni ile yii.

Bee si ni goboi ni owo ti ijoba n ri lati ibi ekunwo yii. Sugbon awon omo Naijiria ko ni ori ki awon olori won lo ekunwo yii fun idagbasoke ati ifokanbale awon ara ilu. Kaka bee, ajekun iya ni alekun owo yii n mu wa fun awon to wa ni orile-ede ti o je pe oun  ni o wa ni ipo kefa lara awon ti n wa epo ni gbogbo agbaye.

Eyi waye latari ikede re lose to koja pe ijoba n padanu owo to ju milionu mefa losoosu nitori iye owo ti o n ta epo kere jojo si iye ti oun fi n gbe epo naa wole lati oke okun.

Irohin to te Oloye Gbode lowo se afihan re pe jaala epo bi i milionu merinla 14 milion barrels) ni Naijiria n pese fun lilo labele. Sugbon eyi ko to iye ti a nilo. Nipa bayii, ijoba fi aye sile fun gbigbe jaala milionu merindinlogun (16 million barrles) wole lati oke okun. Eyi fi han pe nnkan bi ogbon jaala (30 million barrels)  epo ni a n lo losu ni ile Naijiria.

Lowo bayii, nnkan bi i dola  mokanlelaadorin  (nnkan bi N9,585) ni won n ta jaala epo tutu (crude oil) kan ni oja agbaye. Epo tutu  ni eyi ti ijoba Naijiria ati awon oloko-owo nlanla n wa ninu ile wa ti won si n ta ni oja agbaye. Epo tutu yii ni won maa n fo ti won yoo yo awon eroja epo gege bi kerosinni, epo ti moto n lo, girisi, ike ati beebeelo nibe. Giga soke ti owo epo tutu je ni oja agbaye yii ni ijoba apapo - nipase ajo NNPC  - fi fe gbe owo le iye ti won n ta epo fun ara ilu. Sugbon ijoba ati ajo re ko mu enu ba ekunrere owo goboi  ti o n ri gba latari owo ti o gori iye ti  n ri gba nibi tita epo wa si oke okun.

O n se awon eniyan ni kayeefi pe o dabi enipe ijoba yii feran ati ri pe nnkan nira fun ara-ilu. Ohun to mu won so bee ni pe bi epo ba won, nnkan gbogbo naa ni yoo gbe owo lori ni igboro. Fun apere, iru nnkan ti ara ilu n ra ni bi i naira mewaa tele ni o n di bii naira meedogun si ogun naira ni kete ti nnkan bii naira marun-un si mewaa ba ti gun iye ti won n ta epo.

Nigba ti won n ba Oloye Gbode soro, Ogbeni Ebika Anthony, Ogbeni Moshood Erubami, Ogbeni Wale Oladele ati Oloye Nathaniel Owoade to ba onirohin wa soro ke si ijoba pe ki o mu lara ekunwo ti o n ri lati ibi epo ti n ta si ita fi kun iye ti yoo san dipo ti yoo fi tun ni ki ara ilu wa san ekunwo fun epo ti won n ra.

“Inira ti po ni ilu tele. Fifi owo kun iye ti ara ilu n ra epo yoo tubo mu ki nnkan gboro si ni. Awon ijoba orile-ede yoku ti a mo maa n ko di ohun gbogbo to ba le mu ki ara ni awon eniyan won ni. Sugbon o da bi enipe ijoba tiwa nibiyi feran lati  maa gbe igbese ti n di ajaga to wuwo le awon eniyan lori”

Owo ti Naijiria ni ninu asunwon ti n ko owo to ri gba lati oke okun si le ni bilionu metala dola ($13 Billion). Milionu lona milionu ni bilionu kan. Bilionu dola je tirilionu naira. Owo goboi gbaa ni eyi je. Iye ti a wi yii ko kan iye ti n wole fun ijoba apapo lona miran gbogbo. Sibe afi ki owo epo maa lo soke loorekoore lo dabi enipe o je ijoba yii logun.

O ti to bi igba meje bayii ti ijoba ti Ogagun Olusegun Obasanjo n se akoso re ti fi owo le iye ti won n ta epo lorile-ede yii lenu igba to gori aleefa.

Arun sobia yoo dopin ni Ipinle Oyo

Gomina Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja ti Ipinle Oyo ti so pe arun sobia yoo di ohun ti ko ni gbori mo rara ni Ipinle Oyo lati nnkan bi odun meji si asiko ti a wa yii.

Ilu Ibadan ni gomina ti so oro yii lojo’Ru to koja nigba ti n gba alejo olori orile-ede yii nigbakan ri, Ogagun Yakubu Jack Gowon.

Gomina Ladoja gba alejo Gowon eni ti o siwaju iko ti n se konkaari bi arun sobia ko se ni i yo wa lenu mo ni orile-ede wa.

Global 2000 ti n doju ija ko sobia  ni oruko ti ajo ti Gowon lewaju re yii.

Ajo naa se abewo si ijoba ibile meji ti arun yii ti n fi oju awon eniyan gbole ni Ipinle Oyo.

Awon ijoba ibile naa ni Oorelope ati Ariwa Ibarapa.

Ni Ibarapa ati Igboho, Gowon ati awon ti won jo kowo rin be awon agbegbe ti arun yii ti n soro wo.

Olori orile-ede yii tele naa si fi iwuri han latari igbese ti awon ijoba ibile ti a wi yii n gbe lati ri pe arun buruku yii ko yo awon eniyan lenu mo.

O kan saara si ijoba ibile Oorelope fun kangan gidi ati kangandero ti ijoba naa gbe fun awon eniyan ti o wa ni abule ti arun sobia ti gbogo.

O tun gbe osuba fun awon ijoba ibile mejeeji ati ijoba ipinle Oyo fun eto ilera lati ri pe arun yii ko di eyi ti n ja kale.

  Gomina Ladoja fi idi re mule pe ni ibere odun yii ti oun fi eto pataki lele lati doju ija ko arun sobia ni oun ti so pe opin yoo de ba arun naa ni ipinle yii o pe ju titi odun 2007, eyiini, odun meji si asiko ti a wa yii.

Alaga ijoba ibile Oorelope, Aposu Agba Sunday Adeola fi imoore ijoba re ati ti awon eniyan ijoba ibile naa han fun afisokan ajo Global 2000.

O ni o je nnkan iwuri pe ajo naa mu eto ilera awon eniyan ni okunkundun.

O si fi idi re mule pe ijoba oun ko ni te ti lati ri pe ilera awon eniyan je nnkan ti won ko fi owo yepere mu.

Gomina Ladoja se apeje pataki fun Ogagun Gowon ati awon emewa re ni ile ijoba to wa ni Agodi.

Opo iranbwo ni ajo na se adehun lati se fun awon adugbo ti arun sobia ti n ba won finra.

Odo Oke ogun yoo se idanilekoo

Idanilekoo olodoodun ti Egbe OYCOF maa n se yoo waye ni 24/9/2005.

Ile Asa Ibile, Cultural Centre, Mokola, Ibadan ni yooo ti waye. Oludanilekooo ni Ojogbon Dibu Ojerinde, Oludari ajo ti n se eto idanwo NECO. Ago mewa owuro ni yoo bere. Gbogob eniyan la pe.

 

Intaneeti wo ilu Igbeti

A dupe Oluwa, a dupe Eledumare ni gbolohun ti n ti enu awon eniyan jade ni ibere osu kejo odun ti a wa yi.

 Iredi ope yii ni ti sisi ero itakun agbaye ti won n pe ni Intaneeti ni ilu naa.

Ohun meeriyiri ni intaneeti yii je ni gbogbo agbegbe naa.

Se ni gbogbo agbegbe Oke ogun, Ilue Saki nikan ni anfaani yii wa.

Alayeluwa, Alepata ti ilu Igboho Oba Johnson Oyeyiola ni o si ile-ise naa nigba ti Onigbeti ti ilu Igbeti je olugbalejo pataki nibe.

Alepata gbe osuba nla fun Omo-oba Oluwasina Oyebisi ti o je oludari ile-ise ti a wi yii.  fun ogbon-inu, oye, laakaye ati ife ilu eni ti  o ni; eyi ti o je ki o wa si ile-ise naa si ilu Igbeti.

Kabiyesi ro tonile telemu lati fi ti Sina se awokose.

 Nigba ti oun naa n  soro nibi ayeye naa, Honerebu Olumuyiwa Ojekunle ti n soju agbegbe Irepo/Olorunsogo ni ile Igbimo Asojusofin Ipinle Oyo so pe ohun moriya ni  igbese pataki yii je fun Igbeti ati agbegbe re.

O gba adura pe iwaju ni opa ebiti oludari ile ise naa ati ti ilu Igbeti yoo maa lo.

Awon to wa nibe gbogbo lo dupe pe iru nnkan idunnu bayii se oju awon.

Won ni ire nlanla ti bere si i wo ilu pataki naa lenu igba ti Oba Oyekan Oyebisi gori aga gege bi Onigbeti, Afasegbejo Keta.

Pelu Intaneeti yii, ibikibi ni eni to wa ni Igbeti le rannse si kaakri agbaye, ibikibi ni oun naa si ti le gba ise. Bakannaa awon to n se idanwo bi i ti WAEC, NECO, JAMB ati beebee lo ko ni lati lo si Ogbomoso, Ilorin, Ibadan  ki o to di pe won mo bi oro ti n lo.

Opolopo iwadii ni a tun le se lori intaneeti.

Mi amigo,

Espero que este usted bien. Lo siento por este tarda en respondo Ud correo. Mis manos ses lleno y mi computadora tiene no cooperar bien, durante algun tiempo.

Le ar5iculo con explicacion de porque las ceremonias en America; que tal? Son un Ud articulo que yo ya traduccion en Yoruba y publica en Afonrere? O usted envias un otro?

Otra vez, lo siento por no expreso mi deseo con respecto a grabacion de los cantos liturgicos de una ceremona de Bantuque tengo; pardonas me se me olvido. Sea Usted tan amable de envias ella a me. Yo agradar a recibo la grabacion.

Tiengo comenzar les trabajos sobre las historicos y las ceremonias por les Orisas Yoruba.

Con muchos recuerdos.

Ore mi daadaa (Ustedes amigo bien).

Jare Ajayi

Taiwo Olaniyi di asoju UNESCO

Ajo ti n se konkari eto Eko, Imo Ijinle ati Asa ni Agbaye (UNESCO) ti yan ogbontagi onise-ona omo Yoruba kan, Oloye Taiwo Olaniyi (ti gbogbo aye mo si Twin Seven Seven) gege bi asoju re nipa asa ati ise-ona.

Ilu Paris ni orile-ede Faranse ni ayeye yii ti waye ninu osu Karun-un odun yii.

Gege bi Oludari Agba UNESCO, Ogbeni Koichiro Matsuura se wi, Olaniyi gba oriyin lati je asoju ajo pataki yii latari ise takuntakun to n gbe se nipa ise-ona ati asa.

Omo bibi ilu Osogbo ni ipinle Osun ni Oloye Olaniyi i se. Ise ona bi aworan yiya si ara patako, aso, kaadi, ati beebee lo ni o n se. Bee ni o n ko orin pelu ohun adidun ti Eledumare fi jinki re. Ere ori itage paapaa wa lara ona ti Twin Seven Seven fi n da araye laraya.

Ise owo onise-ona naa wa ni opolopo orile-ede agbaye nigba ti ise wonyi si ti gbe oun paapaa de origun mereerin orile alaaye.

A o se iranti pe Ojogbon Wole Soyinka naa ti gba iru oriyin yii ni bi odun meloo sehin. Eyi wa lara bi o se je pe akowe onigege ara naa fi je jakunmo ti ki i se eran ibi kan soso mo.

Olaniyi ki i se aimo oloko ni ile Naijiria. Ohun iwuri lo si je fun awa Yoruba ati ile Naijiria pe omo wa kan tun gba iru ogo yii.

Ajewo ni iru oye bayii niwon igba ti eni ti won ba fun ko ba ti hu iwa ibaje. Awon asoju awa Yoruba wonyi, omoluabi ni won, abawon ko si ni i kan lu aso ala won lagbara Eleduwa.

Yoruba satilehin fun Guusu Naijiria

Awon asiwaju ile Yoruba ti so pe ko ye ki ariyanjiyan wa rara lori alekun owo amusowo ti n kan agbegbe ti won ti n wa alumooni inu ile ni orile-ede Naijiria.

Eyi waye latari fanfa ti n lo lowo lori aba ti awon ara agbegbe guusu (South-South) mu wa si ibi Apero ti n lo lowo l'Abuja. Aba won ni pe ki agbegbe kookan ni eto si ida meedogbon ninu ogorun-un ninu owo ti won ba pa lori alumooni ti won ba mu jade lati agbegbe naa. A o se iranti pe agbegbe ti a wi yii ni won ti n wa epo, eyi ti orile-ede Naijiria fi n se agbeji-ara bayii. Epo ti won n wa ni adugbo yii ti so ile won di 'koseegbe' nipa pe ise oko ko see se lori ile naa, bee ni eja ko si ninu odo won - se oro epo naa ati ina ti n jade lala lati ibi ategun epo ko lee fi aye sile fun nnkan abemi lati ye nibe.

Eyi lo mu ki awon eniyan naa ke gbajare pe o ye ki owo to joju maa te awon lowo lati fi maa wo egbo ti epo yii n da si awon lara. Aba akoko tile ni pe ki awon ni eto lori gbogbo owo to ba n wole, ki awon kan maa san owo-oya fun ijoba apapo. Sugbon nigba ti won fa oro naa lo, fa a bo, won gba pe ki o je aadota lori ogorun-un. Eyi ko tun te awon ti won jo wa ni Apero lorun. Nigba yi ni awon ara guusu naa ba ni koburu, nigba ti awon fe ki a si tun dijo wa po gege be orile-ede kan, awon gba pe ki owo amusowo awon je idakan ninu idamerin (25 %). Amo sa, won fi kun pe eyi yoo maa le ida marun-un marun-un ni odun kookan titi odun marun-un ti n bo nigba ti owo ti n bo si awon lowo yoo je aadota ninu ida ogorun-un.

Awon ara oke oya (ile Aarewa) fi aake kori pe eyi ko lee se e se. Pelu agidi ni won fi gba pe ki ida metadinlogun maa bo si owo awon ti a wi yii. Sugbon awon guusu ko jale pe bi ko ba pe ida meedogbon, awon ko ni i gba. Oro yii lo je ki apero naa di asoro.

Ojo Kokanla osu keje ni won fi ipadabo won si ni Abuja. Ero ijoba to gbe apero naa kale ni pe nigba ti yoo ba fi di ojo ti a wi yii, inu olukaluku yoo ti ro. Se won ko ni ye ba ara won soro bonkele ni asiko ti won fi tuka yii.

Ninu ipade ti awon gomina ile Yoruba ba awon asoju won nibi Apero naa se ni ilu Ibadan lojo Aje, ojo ketadinlogbon, osu Okudu (June), ko si ohun kan to yapa nipa pe ki awon asoju naa se atilehin fun awon ara guusu lori ohun ti won n beere.

Afenifere, Egbe igbimo Yoruba (Yoruba Council of Elders) ati Yoruba Parapo to fi mo awon egbe keekeekee miran nile Yoruba ati awon abenugan gbogbo lo n so pe ibi ti awon guusu duro si lori oro owo-amusowo yii ni awon wa.

Bi a ba ro oro naa, a o ri pe ohun ti awon guusu n beere fun yii, ki i se ti ara won nikan. Won ko so pe ki iye ti awon n beere wa lori epo nikan, sugbon lori ohunkohun ti n ti agbegbe kookan jade ti orile-ede wa si n ri owo lori re. Niwon igba to je pe ko si adugbo kan ti Oba-Onikee ko se nnkan fun, o je pe ko si bi adugbo kan ko se ni i je anfani yii - afi eyi to ba n se ole.

Lara amumenu awon guusu ni pe owo ti n jade lati ibi omi-oju awon ni ijoba olorijori to ti n waye ni Naijiria ti fi n toju ile Hausa (Aarewa) nigba ti iya si n je awon.

Afojuri omo Naijiria lowo olopaa de gongo

Ibi ti awon agbofinro, paapaajulo awon olopaa, yoo ba awon omo Naijiria de, Olohun lo ye o. Eyi da lori ona ti won fi n fi iya je eni ti won ba gbamu yala lori eto tabi lona aito.

Fifi agbara gba ni loju yii de gongo ni ilu Abuja laipe yii (Ojo kokandinlogbon osu Okudu, June) nigba ti awon olopaa ti a wi yii fi iya ainiye je Oga Olopaa ana, Ogbeni Tafa Adebayo Balogun.

Irohin to te Afonrere lowo fi han pe gbangba waalia ni awon olopaa mejo to woso ati awon meji ti ko woso olopaa ti fe fi tipatikuuku mu Balogun lehin igbejo ojo naa. Ai tete fi ara bale di ero ahamo ni o mu ki awon olopaa naa ko lilu bo Balogun. Won luu titi o fi daku niwaju opo eniyan. Sugbon awon eniyan yii ko ri nnkankan se nitori pe awon olopaa naa gbe ibon lowo gege bi a ti wi tele.

Irohin tun fi kun pe nigba ti won lu oga olopaa naa wo inu oko, o jabo nibi ti o ti n ja raburabu, ati pe moto te e lese. A ko ti i mo bi ese naa ko ro.

Awon onwoye so pe eyi fi han gbangba iru itu ti awon olopaa n fi omo Naijiria pa lojoojumo.

Se igbejo n lo lowo lori bi awon olopaa se ro ibon lu awon onisowo mefa kan ni agbegbe Apo, Abuja lori esun pe adigunjale ni won. Sugbon awon alajogbe awon alaisi naa ati eri ti n jade bayii fi n han pe iro ni awon olopaa pa; awon eniyan naa ki i se ole.

Nigba ti eni to dari awon olopaa naa lo se ise ibi yii ri pe agbe ti n si mo awon lori, o ti na papa bora.

Looto ni ajo ti n sejo lori iwa ibaje (EFCC) ti Ogbeni Nuhu Ribadu n dari gbe Balogun lo si ile-ejo latari obitibiti owo ti won ni o ji ko. Sugbon ile ejo ti da sile (gba beeli re) pe ki o maa wa je ejo lati ile. Ile-ejo yii lo wa ti awon osise ajo ti a wi yii tun fi fe e mu pelu tipatikuuku.

Gbogbo eniyan ni n ko haaa. Ki i se pe won ni Balogun ki i se odaran - ileejo ni yoo fi idi eyi mule. Idi 'haa' awon eniyan ni pe bi won ba le fi iya je oga olopaa tele bayii, iru itu wo ni won ko lee fi eniyan lasan pa. O tun je kayeefi pe won le se iru nnkan bayii lai naani pe gbogbo araye n wo awon.

N je iru iwa bayii ko ni i maa fun awon to n so pe eranko ni awa alawodudu ni oro so bayii? O ye ki a ye ara wa wo.

E so imo Yoruba di dandan ni ile iwe

Ipe pataki kan ti lo si awon ti oro kan lati so kiko ede ati asa Yoruba di dandan kaakiri ile-iwe to wa ni ile Yoruba.

Ipe yii wa lara aba mesan-an ti egbe kan ti n je Yoruba Parapo gbe jade lehin ipade olodoodun re to waye ni ilu Ibadan laipe yii.

Gege bi o ti wi, kiko omo lede abinibi yoo je ki oye ye omo; ki i se nipa ede yii nikan sugbon nipa asa awon eniyan re ati nipa bi a se n gbe ile-aye. Egbe naa so pe o se pataki ki ede Yoruba naa di ohun ti a ngbe gege bi won se n gbe ede Geesi laruge bayii.

Ohun miran ti egbe naa fi enu ba ni ai se deede gbogbo to gbogo lorile ede Naijiria bayii. Egbe Yoruba Parapo ke si ijoba Obasanjo, ti ipinle ati ti ijoba ibile gbogbo lati ji giri nipa bi won se n se akoso agbegbe won. Egbe naa woye pe ilu le pupo bayii ni ona ti a fere ma i ti ri iru re ri. "O ye ki ijoba wa nnkan se si oro yii ni kiakia".

Aba naa tun soro lori ojo iwaju iran Yoruba. O pe ipe fun eto ijoba eyi to fi aye sile fun agbegbe kookan lati le maa dari oro ara re ni iyato si eyi to je pe Abuja ni gbogbo ase ti n wa bayii.

Egbe yii woye pe a gbodo ji giri lati ri pe eto ikaniyan ti n bo yii ko di ohun ti won yoo fi tu wa je.

O ke si Aare Obasanjo lati gba pe iwe ofin Konstusan Naijiria ti odun 1999 ko pe. Latari eyi ko je ki a se apero to feserinle nibi ti a o so oro nipa ibagbepo wa ati bi iwe ofin titun yoo se je atona rere.

Yoruba Parapo da aba ojo ketalelogun osu kesan-an gege bi ojo ti o ye ki a ya soto nile Yoruba lati maa se ajodun irepo. Iredi ojo yii ni lati ko ara wa jo. Bi o tile je pe ilu orisirisi lo wa nile Yoruba, "a ti wa po, a si jo n se asepo fun ojo pipe debi pe a ti okan-naa. Ise wa, asa wa, ede wa; bakan naa ni".

Nipa ojo ti a wi yii, Aare egbe naa, Ojise-Olorun Bolanle Gbonigi so pe a ko le so pato ojo ti ile Yoruba bere. Sugbon a o se iranti pe ojo ketalelogun osun kesan-an odun 1886 ni ogun Kiriji to gba ile Yoruba kan fun odun merindinlogun pari. Ojo ti a wi yii ni awon ologun naa fi owo si iwe pe 'ija pari'. Ija naa si pari lati igba naa. Gbonigi so pe ogun ti a wi yii fe tu ilu, Oluwa lo se mo.

Lati gbogbo ipinle ti Yoruba wa ni awon eniyan ti wa sibi ipade naa. Awon Yoruba to wa ni ipinle Kwara, Kogi, Delta ati Edo papaa ran asoju wa.

E se ayewo eje nitori aisan roogun-roogun

Awon ti n se owo omo ati awon odokunrin-odobinrin ni won ti ki nilo lati se iwadii ipin-eje won lati le dena arun roogun-roogun.

Awon onisegun oyinbo to pe ipe yii so pe arun yii n le kun ni orile Naijiria latari bi awon eniyan ko se naani ohun to se pataki lati se ki o to di pe won yoo se owo omo pelu ara won.

Ile-Eko Isegun to wa ni Yunifasiti Ilorin ni awon onisegun oyinbo yii (Association of Resident Doctors) ti se apero won laipe yii.

Iwadii ipin-eje ti a wi yii ni won fi n mo boya idapo okunrin ati obinrin ti won fe ni asepo yii le mu ipin-eje ti won mo si es-es, SS (Sickle Cell), wa ninu omo to ba ti inu idapo naa waye. Bi eyi ba ri bee, omo ti a wi yii ti gbe arun roogun-roogun wa lati orun niyen. Arun ti a wi yi, agbaana ni. Ko si see wo ni awosan.

Ipin-eje okunrin ati ti obinrin lo n fi iru omo ti yoo ni iru arun yii han. Ona merin pataki ni ipin-eje le pin si. O le je AA tabi AS tabi SC tabi SS. Bi okan ninu awon to fe se owo omo ba je AA ti enikeji je eyikeyi ninu ipin meta to ku, ko sewu. Sugbon bi okan ninu won ba je AS ewu wa bi eni naa ba fe eni ti o je SC tabi SS. Oribande ni ki omo ti SC ati AS ba bi mase je alaisan roogun-roogun eyi a tun n da pe ni arun-eje.

Iyemeji ko tile si, gege bi awon oni isegun oyinbo ti wi, pe bi SS ati SS ba loyun funrawon, roogun-roogun alaisan ni won yoo bi.

Won ni iwadii fi han pe aisan yii ni ikarun-un ninu awon aisan gbemi-gbemi ti n ba awon eniyan finra ni ile wa. O wa se'ni laanu pe ariwo aisan Eedi (HIV/AIDS) ko je ki ijoba ati awon ara ilu ko ibi ara si aisan roogun-roogun yii.

Won ni didena aisan yii rorun bi a ba fi okan wa si.

Ona ati dena re ni ki a mo iru ipin-eje ti olukaluku je ki a to ba ara wa se ere ife eyi ti yoo di omo.

E ye gbo'wo loju popo

Olopaa da ase Obasanjo koja

Bi o tile je pe ijoba apapo ile Naijiria ti ke si awon olopaa lati siw o mimaa da moto duro gba okoo naira lowo awon onimoto, sibe oju titi tun kun fun awon alaso dudu wonyi.

Bi o tile je pe o pe ti awon omo Naijiria ti n pariwo pe awon agbofinro yii n fitina awon loju popo, ijoba ko ko ibi ara si oro naa titi ipari osu to koja. Ohun to mu ijoba ji giri ni irinajo ti Aare orile-ede yii, Ogagun Olusegun Obasanjo se lo si Netherlands. Bi awon oludokowo yoo se wa da ise sile ni Naijiria wa lara ohun to ba lo.

Nibi ti o ti n ba awon omo orile-ede ti a wi yii soro ni awon won-onni laa mole fun pe o le soro fun awon lati wa da oko-owo sile ni Naijiria. Idi ni pe awon olopaa to n gbe'gi dana loju popo ko se bee lati fi da aabo bo awon eniyan. Kaka bee n se ni won n lo aso orun won ati ibon ti won n gbe lowo lati fi dun ikooko mo awon eniyan gba owo lowo won. Awon eniyan ti a wi yii so pe ona aito gbaa ni awon olopaa fi n lo owo gba mo awon to n koja lowo. Won ni bi won ba tile ri pe ajoji ni onitohun, oran de. "N se ni won a fun onitohun danin-danin.".

Oro yii jo Aare Obasanjo lara. Logan lo pase fun Oga-Agba awon olopaa, Ogbeni Sunday Ehindero lati tu gbogbo iko olopaa to wa loju ona jakejado ile Naijiria ka ni eye-o-soka.

Ose bii meta lehin ase yii, igbokegbodo wa se afihan pe awon olopaa ko ti i mu ase naa se.

5 yr jail for Gov who tampers with LG funds

It is now a criminal offence for any governor or his representative to tamper with funds allocated to local government from the Federation Account.

Any governor found to tamper with local government fund risk five years’ jail term and a fine twice the amount of money he/she deducted - or otherwise tampered with - in the local government joint account.

According to the new law signed by President Olusegun Obasanjo after its passage by the National Assembly, all monies due to local government councils must be paid into the State and Local Government Joint Account into which the state government is expected to contribute 10 per cent of its revenue.

Such money is to be shared by the local government councils in the given state.

Presently, many state governors collect local government allocations and deduct between 50 and 70 per cent of such monies and distribute the remaining paltry sum between the councils. This, naturally, meant that far less of what these local government councils are entitled to actually get to them. Yet the papers would reflect that they were given the full money. Consequently, capital and development programmes that are supposed to be carried out in these councils could not be so carried out for lack of fund.

And the military-like command style of many governors make it difficult for local government chairmen to raise a finger against the heinous practice. Any of them who does so, as situation in Ekiti State among others, has shown, does so at the risk of losing his position as chairman.

This, the governors do, without respecting the fact that these chairmen got direct mandate from the people just as they the governors did.

It was on the realisation of this obnoxious practice by governors that made the federal govenment to enact the new law with a view to putting a check to it - thus freeing the councils from the stranglehold of state governors.

Titled Monitoring of Revenue Allocation to Local Governments Act 2005 the new law states that it is now "...unlawful for any organ, authority or official of a state or the federal capital territory, however so described or constituted, to alter, deduct or re-allocate funds standing to the credit of the state joint local government account, or the federal capital territory joint area councils account".

The penalty for flouting this law is very stringent indeed.

Section 7 (3) prescribes that "Anyone who acts in contravention..... is liable on conviction to a fine twice the amount altered, deducted or re-allocated illegally, or imprisonment for a term of five years, or to both such fine and imprisonment".

The Act prescribes for the composition of a monitoring committee that would see how the funds are allocated between the local government councils in the given state.

Such committee is to be made up of professionals from all the three tiers of government i.e. federal, state and local governments, a revenue mobilisation commissioner from outside the state concerned, federal accountant general, state revenue board with the state’s local government commissioner as well as all the local government council chairmen of the state in question.

The law envisages that with the involvement of people who are not directly under the control of the governor or his agents, neutrality is guarrantteed in the disbursement of the fund allocated to local government councils every month.

It needs be remembered that in the first term of President Olusegun Obasanjo, he lambasted local government councils for what he called non-performance and corruption against the background of the huge amount of money they receive from the federation account every month. It was later discovered that it is not all the monies written against a particular local government council that get to it since the state governor always took a good chunk of such under various pretexts such as education, security, stabilisation, ecology etc. Headings that were not provided for in the fiscal policy guiding such disbursements. But as indicated earlier, the local government chairmen, especially under the present dispensation could not openly voice out their bitter experiences. For, they feel, particularly after the 2004 LG election, that they owe their position to the governor rather than the people.

Speakers of States’ Houses of Assembly are protesting the Act, particularly the aspects that tend to give the federal authority a say in how local government affairs are ran.

The 1999 Constitution they contend, vests such powers in them.

Security matters to us

"The present administration under the leadership of Hon JS Amodu is committed to security of life and property of citizens in Irepo and environs."

This was th submission of Honourable Bioku Fehintola, vice chairman of Irepo Local Government of Oyo State while welcoming the new Area Commander of the Police, Assistant Commissioner Stephen A. Ekpei to Kisi on behalf of the council’s chairman, Hon. Jimoh Sijuwade Amodu.

Fehintola added that the commitment of the administration is reflected

in, among others, the constant onslaught on men of the underworld who tried to terrorise people on roads leading to and from Kisi, headquarters of Irepo LG.

Some of these roads are Kisi - Igbeti, Kisi- Kaiama and Kisi - Igboho. The vice chairman claimed that since his government increased surveillance on these roads, menace of the undesirable elements has gone down considerably.

He intimated the police officer that robbers are always waylaying traders who come from states such Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, Kwara, Lagos as well as from other parts of Oyo State to patronize the thriving agricultural markets in Oke Ogun area. He then solicited the assistance of the police to rout the evil-doers completely out of the area.

In this wise, he suggested that additional police posts be built at Adagbangba, Ajetowa and Sooro and went on to plead the readiness of the council to assist "as we have been doing for all security agencies here" whenever it is called to do so.

Responding, the head cop, ASP Stephen Ekpei stated that he was on familiarisation tour of police formations under his command "so as to know what the situation is". He promised that suggestions of the council boss would be considered and appropriate actions taken accordingly.

The police boss visited other neighbouring divisional police formations under his Ogbomoso Area Police Command. He was escorted on the tour by a number of divisional and area police officers including Kisi DPO, Mr Stephen Alada, the DCO, Mr Gabriel Marja among others. On hand to receive the team along with the vice chaiman were Mr Diran Olagbenro, the council’s head of Planning Research and Statisics as well as assistant information officer, Mr Philip Adewale Adejumobi among others.

Oke-ogun Progressive Association (U.S.A.), Inc.

TOLANI OGUNDIRAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND

The following is the list of successful candidates from the recently concluded Tolani Ogundiran Scholarship exercise:

Candidates’ Names LG Area Course

1. Adediran sakirat A. (Miss) Iseyin English (OAU)

2. Adekunle Temitope Oorelope Physiology (LAUTECH)

3. Adepoju O. Odunayo (Miss) Ibarapa Central Medicine Medicine (LAUTECH)

4. Simeon A. Adesope Iwajowa English (UNILORIN)

5. Admed Ridwan Oladotun Kajola Medicine (UNILAG)

6. Alaba Joshua Olusegun Kajola Chemistry (UNIBADAN)

7. Babalola Stephen Idowu Ibarapa North Civil Engeering (LAUTECH)

8. Jinadu Dauda B. Irepo Law (UNIBADAN)

9. Lawal Akeem A. Saki West Applied Geology (FUTA)

10 Oderinde Ogundiran O. Atisbo English (UNIBADAN)

11 Okesiji Adeola Oketade Olorunsogo Law (LASU)

12 Olaoseegba Nurudeen A. Ibarapa East Civil Engineering (OAU)

13 Sanni Malik Adebukola Saki East Civil Engineering (OAU)

14 Yemi Sikiru Tijani Itesiwaju MicroBiology (UNAAB)

Formal presentation and award ceremony shall take place on Thursday July 14, 2005 at the Premier Hotel Banquet Hall, Ibadan. {Programme starts at 12.00 prompt.

Please, bring dwith you to the award ceremony, original letter of award and bills/invoice for the academic year 2005/2006 from your university. Similarly, you must bring proof of identification (I.D. Card with picture) and your correspondence address for the next four (4) years.

Candidates must arrive at the venue not later than 11.00 am for documentation.

Identifying Leadership and its responsibility in Islam

Muslim young men and women need to improve not only their personal skills but also their group performances. The present lecture gives easy-to-follow tips for those who want to acquire those skills. I like to advise, from the onset, that you introduce what can be called ‘Leadership Training’ programme for people of all ages - in earnest.

Leadership refers to the proces of moving people in a planned direction by motivating them to action through non-compulsive means.

Good leadership moves people in a direcstion that is in their long-term best interest.

Leadership is both a role and a process of influencing others. The leader is a member of a group given a certain rank and is expected to perform in a manner consistent with that rank.

ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP

The word, Islam, means submission to the will of God and obedience to His laws.Only through these can one achieve true peace and enjoy lasting purity.

Contrary to misconceptions, Islam or submission to the will of God together with obedience to His laws does not mean in any way loss of individual freedom. For, Islam teaches freedom, cherishes and guaratees it for everybody.

As a Muslim, you should look for the position of leadership with an open mind and not as a matter of life and death. On getting there, you should see yourself as a God appointee and therefore be accountable to Him first of all. Thus, a leader should be in business of serving and helping others to move ahead.

Adherence to the Sharia and Islamic manners. The leader is not above observing Islamic injunctions. Indeed, he can only continue in office, ideally, for as long as he adheres to what the Sharia enjoins us to do. In the conduct of his affairs, a leader must adhere to Islamic manners particularly in dealing with the opposition or so-called dissidents.

BASIC OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF ISLAMIC LEADERSHIP

a. Consultation - The Quoran has made it clear that Muslim leaders are obligated to consult those who have knowledge or those who can provide sound advice; for they also check the conduct of the leader in case he deviates from collective goals of the group.

‘...And who conducts their affairs by consultation’ Quran 42:38.

b. Justice - He should deal with people justly and fairly regardless of their race, colour, party or religion.

‘And when you judge between men that you judge with justice’ Quran 4:58.

‘And let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just, that is next to piety’ Quran 5:8.

c. Freedom of thought - The leader shold provide for and even invite constructive criticisms. Members of the group should be able to voice out their views or objections - and have their questions answered.

‘...And we raise some of them above others in ranks so that some may comand work from other...’ Quran 43:32.

d. All actions of a Muslim leader must be inspired and guided by the Quran and Hadith within the context of the secular state that is Nigeria or the organisation.

e. Leaders should also know that they will be undoubtedly held accountable in the hereafter for their deeds no matter how insignificant they might seem to be.

PHILOSOPHY OF MUSLIM FOLLOWERSHIP

1. Since anybody that is appointed or elected to be a leader should be seen as God ordained, he should be followed loyaly as long as he does not deviate from God’s way.

‘O ye who believe, oby God, obey the Apostle and those charged with authority among you..’ Quran 4:59.

2. Therefore, followers must ensure that rulers are elected or selected on thier own merits, virtues, fitness and competence. The prophet said: ‘whoever entrusts a man to a public office where in his society/organisation, there is a better man than this trusteee; he or she has betrayed the trust of God, His messenger and the Muslims as well’.

POTENTIAL LEADERS

Since the community of Muslim is based on the Islamic ideology, the more a Muslim fears Allah and avoid evils and performs good actions, the greater respect he or she commands in a Muslim society.

Men and women differ in their capacity to organize others so as sto lead them to a specific goal. It is in this wise that Prophet Muhammed (SAW) used to pray to Allah that men like Umar should join the Muslims since Umar possessed certain qualities.

In every group of human beings, if we found persons with certin qualities, we must identify these gifted persons and prepare them for leadership challenges. If they were practising Muslims, we must provide them an opportunity to serve the community. They should be elected or selected to suitable positions where their special qualities will become good assets.

If a person with exceptional attributes decline to be in a position of authority and responsibility, it is our duty to promote the qualities of leadership he possessed for the benefit of the community at large.

If a person with leadership qualities is identified among non-practising Muslims, we should try in a systematic way to interact with him or her and engage him/her in a positive dialogue.

If we found these uncommon qualities in some non-Muslims, we should use all legitimate means to explain Islam to them. The prophet of Islam categorically asserts that:

People are like mines (by nature). thus, the best of them in Jahiliyah wil be the best of them in Islam, once they attain a proper understnading of Islam. (Sahih al-Bukhari & Muslim).

QUALITIES OF A LEADER

A leader is expected to be:

1. morally sound

2. imanginative

3. management minded

4. fair to all concerned

5. emotionally stable

6. respectful towards self and others

7. dependable

8. logical

9. responsible

10. expressive (both in speech and in writing)

11. humane.

He should have the knowledge of:

12 aims, principles and objctives of the organisation

13. organisation, policies, practices and procedures

He should have skills in areas of:

14 creative thinking

15 planning, organising, executing and following-up

16 selecting and placing people

17 keeping people informed

18 controlling quality

19 enforcing rules and regulations

How to know a winner from a loser

A WINNER A LOSER

1. Makes commitments makes promises

2. Goes through a problem goes around a problem and never gets to it

3. Knows what to fight on Comprised on what he shouldn’t and fight on

and what to compromise on what is not worth fighting about

4. When he miakes amistake, When we makes a mistake, says "It wasn’t my fault"

says "I was wrong"

5. Shows he is sorry by making Says, "I am sorry" but does the samething the next time

it up

6. Says "let’s find out" Says "Nobody knows".

After you might have chosen your leadership, it is important to keep a tab on it with a view to ensuring that it does not deviate from what is expected of it. Where this appears to occur, questions should be asked with necessary emendation effected. This is because in the final analysis, both the ruler and the follower will have to give accounts before God of how they treated one another in terms of maintaining justice and fairness. You should know that you are entitled to freedom of thought and expression. However, this freedom is not absolute, but relative.

CONCLUSION

Islam is not only a religionbut also a way of life for Muslims. Therefore, even though Nigeria is not an Islamic state, Muslim leaders and followings have a fundamental obligation to play their role and live their life in accordance with the laws of God as contained in the Quran and Hadith as well as explained by Mallams. These laws laws involved being just, fair, good, peaceful, and to be pure and honest in our thoughts and actions. Through this, the present miseries and general malaise bedevilling Nigeria socially, politically and economically would, by the grace of God, become a thing of the past.

May Allah reward all of you who ahve assimilated, promoted and develooped the concept of Islam as far as leadership is concerned. It is hoped that the present exercise would further go a long way in understanding Islam., amen.

I wish all of us,God’s guidance and protection. Wasalam Alaikun Waramotullah Wabarakatuhu.

Being Text of the lecture given by Honourable Ahmed M. Ajayi at an Al Husrah (Family Programme) organised by the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN) Igbeti Branch, on Friday June 3, 2005.

Onigbeti kilo nipa sisi ipo lo

Oba Alayeluwa kan ti fa gbogbo awon to wa ni ipo alase lati mase si ipo ti won wa lo rara.

Onigbeti ti ilu Igbeti, Oba Oyebisi Oyekan, Afasegbejo Keji lo se ikilo yii nigba ti o jawe oye le Ogbeni Olawale Olayanju gege bi Elerugba ilu naa lose to koja lohun-un.

Gege bio ti wi, ipokipo to wu ki a wa, fun igbega awon ara-ilu lo ye ki a lo ipo naa fun.

Latari eyi lo se ro Oloye Elerugba titun naa ati awon to wa ni ipo ase yala ti ibile ni tabi ti oloselu lati fi eso so nitori pe

"Oluwa lo n gbe eniyan de ipo. Gbogbo ohun ti a ba si se ni Oba Alawura yoo beere lowo wa, bi ojo ba pe."

O sdo siwaju pe ohun to se koko nipa ipo lilo ni lati fi se eto ati imunu-eni dun fun opolopo eniyan to wa ni ayika wa.

Onigbeti naa fi da awon ara ilu loju pe oun ko ni segbe rara ninu isakoso ilu naa, o si ro awon to wa nipo kaakiri lati ja iru ewe yii fi se oro.

Nigba ti o n soro, Elerugba titun naa, Oloye Amos Olawale Olayanju dupe pupo lowo Eledumare ati Onigbeti fun eru oye pataki ti oun je yii.

Olayanju mu idaniloju wa pe oun ko ni fi igba kan bo okan ninu gege bi oloye ilu beeni oun yoo si ba Kabiyesi fowo sowo po lati ri pe ilu Igbeti n goke agba.

O ni eru agba ni, oun si lero pe gbogbo awon to je ki iwuye naa see se ko ni ye maa ti oun lehin. Se agbajo-owo la fi n soya.

O dupe lowo awon ebi, ara ilu ati Oloye Oladeebo fun ilakaka won. Bee lo dupe awon to wa ba oun se eye lati ibaba ati lati ikoko.

Awon oloye ilu gbogbo lo wa nibi ayeye naa.

Lara awon to tun wa nibe ni Honerebu Muyiwa Ojekunle, Ogbeni S.A. Oni, Alagba Busari Ogunsile ati Oloye Muraina Odebode (Baba Isegun).

Awon miran ni Iyaafin Awaawu Oje Dananu, awon elewe-omo (Ewepeju), awon awako, (NURTW) ati beebee lo.

Owongogo ounje ni Naijiria

Baale, Mogaji ati iyawo je amala lo sorun

"Hee, iru kileyi? Olohun ma ma je ki a jeun daran o".

Gbolohun wonyi lo gba enu awon eniyan ti o gbo isele idagiri to waye ni Alapa ni ijoba ibile Asa, Ipinle Kwara ni oru-moju ojo Aje si ojo Isegun to koja.

Se awon ara abule naa ji pelu igbe ti n jade lati ile Daodu ilu naa Alhaji Shuaibu Akanji Oniso, eni ti o gbe emi mi pelu okan lara awon iyawo re Belaawu Iya Elekuru.

Daodu yii lo je Baale abule ti a wi yi, eyi to wa ni oju ona Ilorin si Igbeti to je olu-ilu ijoba ibile Olorunsogo ni ipinle Oyo.

Korikosun olori abule naa kan, Alhaji Akanji to ba ore re je ninu ounje ti iyawo re se paapaa ba isele naa rin.

Gege bi awon ti oro se oju won se wi, amala ni Iya Elekuru ro ni ale ojo Aje to si seto re fun oko re ati alejo re.

Obe ewedu ati eran ni won fi je ounje ajesun naa.

Loru ni inu bere si i ko won, nigba ti ile yoo si fi mo, elemii ti gba a. Iku awon eni meta yii lo je ki o di ogbon eniyan to ti je Olohun nipe latari ounje jije ni ipinle Kwara ninu odun yii nikan.

Awon kan ni adugbo Tegbesun,Ogidi ni ilu Ilorin ti i se olu-ilu ipinle Kwara yii lo side isele buruku yii ni inu osu kinni odun yii.

Eko ni won mu tan pelu moinmoin ni oko laaro ojo ti a wi yii, ni inu ba bere si i lo won. Bi eniyan bii marun-un lo ku nibi isele yii. Ile iwosan ti won tete ko awon eniyan naa lo lo je ki emi to sofo nibe mo niba.

Ni inu osu kerin odun yii ni obinrin kan pelu awon omo re bii meta naa tun padanu emi won lehin ti won je amala tan.

Ijoba ti gbe eni to ta elubo ti won fi ro amala naa, bi o tile je pe onitohun n bura pe oun ko fi nnkankan sinu elubo naa.

O tun to bi ona meloo kan ti iru isele yii ti waye. Se ohun to dun lo ye lati maa ka, eyi ti a ka yen ti to.

Oro naa n se olukaluku ni kayeefi debi pe ajo ti n mojuto sise deede oogun ati ohun jije-mimu (Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA) ati ijoba ipinle Kwara ti gbe igbimo kan dide lati se iwadii ohun to n fa isele buruku yii.

Awon onwoye so pe ati ara ilu ni o, ati igbimo ti ijoba gbe dide ni o, o se pataki lati fura si ona ti a fi n pese awon nnkan ti enu n je bayii.

Ohun kan to foju han ni pe owongogo nnkan ni Naijiria lode oni ti mu ki iyato de ba ona ti awon baba wa fi n se itoju ounje ki o to di jije - gege bi a se ba laye.

Fun apere, o loju iru awon ege ti eniyan le je. Ki i se gbogbo gbaaguda ni a gbodo fi bo enu.

Koda, eyi ti o see je pelu gbodo ri itoju to peye ki o to di pe yoo se e je, bi eniyan ko ba fe fun ara re - ati awon elomii - ni iwo je!

Gbogbo wa la kuku mo pe omi ege ni oro ninu pupo - yala eyi ti a n je ni o, tabi ‘ko gbodo kan’nu’. O kan je pe oro inu gbaaguda kogbodo kan’nu po ju ti inu ‘isu nikan-kiyan’ lo ni.

Oro inu ege yii lo maa n je ki awon mama wa - ati awon baba wa - o bo ege daadaa, ki won sa ko gbe lati ri pe opo ninu oro yii lo ti sanjade ko to di pe won a gba pe o se e fi i se elubo.

Yato si eyi, won a tun kuu lehin ti won ba loo tabi gun tan, won a si fi omi to ho daadaa ro, ki o to di jije.

Eni to ba n gba oju titi koja lati ilu kan de omiran ni ipinle Kwara ati Oyo yoo ri bi awon eniyan se n sa elubo won si egbe titi.

Ewure a to si, awon ti n lo le ha kelebe si bi ito ko ba de’be.

Bakan naa, iru elubo naa ko lee gbe gege bi eyi ti a sa si ori apata.

Awon ijoba ibile ti oro awon eniyan won je logun a pese aye isalubo pelu simenti fun awon eniyan won lati le dekun sisa elubo si eba ona. Sugbon meloo iru re la ri?

Ona bi i meeerin pataki ni iyato ti fi ba ona ti won fi n se eto ege nisisiyi bi a ba fi oju bi won se n se e tele wo o.

Ekinni, awon ege kan ti awon baba wa ka kun eewo ni awon elemii ti n je bayii latari owongogo ohun ti a n mu bo’nu. Se won ni bi ohun ti a nje ba tan, ki ohun ti a ki i je ma se afara.

Eekeji, opo ko ni suuru lati gbe gbogbo igbese to ye ni gbigbe nibi itoju ege ki o to di pe o di jije. Iredi a i le gbe gbogbo igbese wonyi ko si se lori a i si ohun miran ti enu yoo je fun asiko ti a o maa duro lati fi se ohun gbogbo to ye. Se ege ko dabi isu, ti a kan ki bo ina ti a o si maa je lo.

Ohun ti a le pe ni idi keta ni pe ai ri ounje gidi je pelu opo idaamu ti mu ki ajesara ti ki i je ki eniyan tete gbe aisan kere ninu ago ara. Nipa bayii, akolu kekere to ye ki nnkan ti awon oloyinbo n pe ni imuniti (immunity) tabi adena-aisan o ta danu bi igba ti eyin-die ta omi danu ni apa iwonba adena-arun yii ko le e ka mo.

Ohun kerin to n je ki iku ‘ona-ofun’ o maa wopo bayii ni ai si eto iwosan to peye to lorile-ede Naijiria.

Bi eniyan ba je iwo, ki i se oju-ese ni i pa’ni. Paapaa julo, iwo ti o je mo ti ounje.

Bi iru eni bee ba tete ri iwosan, ti won po ounje naa kuro ninu re, akuko orun yoo fo onitohun ru.

Sugbon kini n sele ni ilu wa bayii? Ona ile-iwosan jinna si awon eniyan. Ni ibomiran ti ile iwosan wa, awon ti o mose le ma si ni enu ise lasiko ti alaisan niloo won. Bi awon yii ba wa lenu ise, won le ma ri irinse ati ina ijoba sise bo ti to ati bo ti ye. Bi won ba ri eleyii, ti won se awari ohun to fa ailera alaisan, oogun nko? Opolopo igba lo ti je pe a i ri oogun lasiko lo se iku pa awon emi ti won ko ba si wa laaye bayii. Ki Oluwa ma je ki a fi ojo olojo lo, ase.

SPEB yoo seranwo fun agbegbe ti n fe ile-iwe

Ajo ti n mojuto ile-iwe alakobere ni Ipinle Oyo, SPEB ti setan lati se atilehin fun adugbo-kadugbo to ba da ile-iwe alakobere sile.

Alaga ajo naa, Ojogbon Taoheed Adedoja lo fi idi oro yii mule nigba ti o n ba onirohin soro ni ile Akede, Ibadan lose to koja.

Gege bi o ti wi, bi awon eniyan naa ba ti ko iwe si ajo oun, awon yoo yan olubewo lo sibe. Bi olubewo yii ba ti so pe ko sewu, eto dida ile-iwe sile naa bere niyen.

Sugbon o fi kun oro re pe igbese naa yoo ya, bi awon adugbo to n fe ile-iwe ti a wi yii ba pese ile lori eyi ti ajo naa yoo ko ile si. ‘Bi won ba se iranwo nibi ile paapaa, ko buru’ ni ohun ti o tun fi gbe oro re lese.

Adedoja ko sai se alaye pe awon oluko ti ajo oun sese fun nise ko gbodo ni isoro ibugbe. Idi eyi ni pe idaji awon ti ajo naa gba ni ijoba ibile kan je omo-bibi agbegbe ibi ti won gba won si.

O so yanya pe awon alaga ijoba ibile ti fi da oun loju pe awon yoo se iranwo lati ri pe awon oluko ti won ba gbe wa si adugbo awon ko ni isoro ibugbe.

Highlights of April Edition:

Owongogo ounje se iku pa Baale ati idile

security matters to us

Onigbeti kilo nipa sisi ipo lo

Saki East hosts youths at a soccer tourney

Table of how countries are rated on Corruption Table

Allocation to States and Local Govts in Nigeria

Public officers urged to buckle up

Policeman sweats in a vehicle boot; for teargassing passengers and slapping driver

Awon Asoju Yoruba n beere oloopa fun ijoba Ipinle

Content of the present edition (March 2005)
Among the stories in this edition are;
Nigeria to earn $10b from cassava - local farmers to benefit
The fate of Oke ogun people are in thier own hands

For teargassing passengers, slapping driver

Despite the strenous efforts of the Acting Inspector of Police, Mr Sunday Ehindero to humanise members of the Police Force, some recalcirant ones among them are hell-bent in rubishing the slogan ‘Police is your friend’.

This manifests poignantly at Iroko, a village near Akinyele, Oyo State where a policeman slapped a bus driver and temporarily blinded the bus passengers with teargas. The incident occured around 10 am on Sunday March 24, this year.

Eye witness accounts indicated that the driver, on being stopped by the policeman for the customary N20 had told the policeman that he had no ‘change’ (i.e. a N20 note). The policeman decided to teach him a lesson with ‘dirty slaps’ said Mr Sunday Adejo, an Iroko resident.

When the passengers tried to intercede on the driver’s behalf, the policeman detonated the teargas cannister in his possession right inside the vehicle.

The brave ones among them including some villages rushed down from the vehicle and charged at the policeman. He tried to cork his gun but he was overpowered. He also tried to run away without success. He was beaten bvlack and blue and put in the boot of the vehicle like a bag of gari and driven firtst to Oyo motor park and then to Durbar Police Station, Oyo.

We learnt that his colleagues ran away when they saw what was happening.

For days thereafter, Oyo-Ibadan road was free of police check-points now turned to ‘collection points’. But by last week when Oloye News did a survellance in the area, the police were not only back, they mount road block at almost every other kilometre - causing avoidable delays in the journey.

FG to sink boreholes

The federal government has approved the sinking of boreholes in every federal constituencies all over Nigeria.

Informed sources confirmed to Oloye News that the number to be sunk in each constituency range between 8 and 20 depending on the size and water need of the area concerned.

Boreholes are normally sunk in rural areas while water-borne pipes with taps are provided for sub-urban and urban areas.

Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope federal constituency in Oyo State is allocated 11 of such boreholes.

Honourable Goke Adeniran who represents this constituency in the House of representatives confirmed this to Oloye News. The three local government councils that make up the constituency are to benefit from the provision.

GSM wireless phone in Oke ogun

Before or by June, 2005, most areas in Oke ogun area of Oyo State would enjoy the service of global system of mobile telecommunications (GSM)and related wireless telecommunication facility.

Investigations by Oloye News revealed that the federal government has already signed the contract with the Alcatel-Shanghai which is to execute the rural telephone project in designated local government councils across the country. Three councils are chosen per state. The benefitting councils in Oyo State are Ibarapa, Irepo and Surulere (Iresaadu).

Confirming this, chairman of Irepo Local Govsernment, Alhaji J.S. Amodu stated that representatives of the company had come to Kisi (the council’s headquarters) for surveys. Oloye News actually saw the sign-posts erected by firm.

Apart from this, gsm companies are poised to start business in the area in earnest. VMobile, for instance, is already erecting its mast at Igboho, headquarters of Oorelope LG. It is near Ajila’s compound on Owode road.

A source informed us that MTN would have beyond Iseyin where its service presently terminates but for some logistic problems which have to do with where to erect its masts among others. "But this has been surmounted. And anytime from now, we shall be all over Oke ogun" says an officer who does not want his name in print yet.

Globacom Communications (otherwise known as Glo) has also stepped up its effort at making its presence felt in Oke ogun. It has visited places like Igbeti, Igboho, Saki among others for feasibility.

Spokespersons of the gsm companies indicated that apart from wanting to make their presences felt in as many areas as possible, one important reasons for the spread is to explore and exploit the vast potential of Oke ogun.

Honourable Goke Adeniran representing Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope constituency in the Federal House of Representatives confirmed that the snag which caused delay in government’s rural telephoning programme had been cleared. "Which is why the company - Alcatel-Shanghai - is now back at work."

Adeniran who is in Communications committee of the House announced that the companies concerned have assured that latest by June, Oke ogun would begin to enjoy an uninterrupted telecommunication facilities.

Presently, Iseyin has MTN while Saki has M-Tel. But the latter is not functioning well.

Oorelope budgets N360m

Oorelope local government chairman, Senior Apostle Sunday Ade  Adeola has pledged  not only to continue the development  projects  already embarked upon but to improve on them tremendously.

He made this pledge while presenting this year’s budget to the Council’s Legislative House.

Tagged   budget of consolidation’, it totals N357,296,620 - an increase of six per cent or N22,549,620 over that of last year which was N334,746,910.

A breakdown of the 2005 budget is as follows:

(a) Internally Generated Revenue             N48,443,530.10

(b) Fund from Statutory Alocation            N238,853,090.00

(c) Value Added Tax (VAT)                     N060,000,000.00

(d) Allocation from the State Government  N10,000,000.00

Total                                                     N357,296,620.00

According to the chairman, agriculture, social and economic sectors will receive priority attention in this fiscal year.

About five million naira goes to   agriculture and rural development, livestock/poultry N7.2 million; forestry & fisheries N1.6 million; manufacturing  N140,000.00 while rural  electrification will gulp N8million.

Construction and rehabilitation of roads, bridges etc will gulp N89,800,000 while commerce, co-operatives and supply will gulp N8million in this fiscal year.

Economic sector

1  Agriculture and rural development   N4,810,000.00

2  Livestock/poultry                           N7,250,000.00

3  Forestry                                       N650,000.00

4  Fisheries                                      N1,000,000.00

5  Manufacturing                               N0,140,000.00

6  Rural electrification                        N7,000,000.00

8  Commerce, finance, coop & supply N8,000,000.00

9  Transportation (roads and bridges)  N89,500,000.00

Total                                                 N118,350,000.00

Atisbo's budget is N490.

Atisbo Local Government of Oyo State has budgetted the sum of 489,500.000.00 million naira for the fiscal year 2005.

Disclosing on Tueday April 20, 2005 was the chairman of the council, Honourable Kunle Banji Nafiu while presenting the budget proposal to the council’s Legislative House.

According to the chairman, the figure is 32.3 per cent above that of 2004 which was N365,000,000.00.

A summarised breakdown of the budget estimate shows that recurrent expenditure is N220,275,000.00 while capital expenditure is N269,225,000.00.

 

Personnel cost N121,608,808.00

Overhead cost  N41,373.000.00

Stabilisation   N43,585,192.00

Debt servicing  N12,239,500.00

 

The following sectors which come under Capital expenditure would recieve:

Works  N146,850,000.00 representing 30 per cent

Agriculture  N48,450,500.00 representing 10 per cent

Education   N24,475,00.00 representing 5 per cent

P.H.C.        N39,160,000.00 representing 8 per cent

General administration N9,790,000.00 representing 2 per cent.

He promised that when this budget has begun to be implemented, the people of the local government would be experiencing a better lease of life.

He enjoined them to continue to support and co-operate with his administration so that the dividend of democracy can be fully tasted in Atisbo.

 

 

Social Sector

1 Education                               N7,000,000.00

2  Health                                    N9,490,000.00

3  Information services                 N7,550,000.00

4  Social development, & culture   N7,800,000.00

5  Fire service                              N1,300,000.00

Total                                           N331,140,000.00

 

Area Developmsent Sector

1  Water and water supply             N3,800,000.00

2  Environmental sewage and drainage N2,050,000.00

3  Town and community planninng        N5,600,000.00

4  Community development                  N3,000,000.00

Total                                                   N14,450,000.00

Recurrent expenditure would be N177,856,620.00 million. The actual breadkdown is as follows:

i  Personnel cost   N103,838,367.00 representing 29.06 per cent

ii  Overhead cost (other charges)     N45,218,253.00 representing 11.26 per cent

iii  Consolidated Fund (Stabilization)  N23,800,000.00 representing 6.66 per cent

iv  Internal debt servicing   N5,000,000.00 representing 8.06 per cent all totalling N177,856,620.00 million.

Oorelope staffers in high spirit

            A new lease of life is afield among the staff of Oorelope local government . This was due to a morale-boosting steps taken by Alhaji Siju Lawal, the council's Director of Personnel Management (DPM)with the support of the chairman, Senior Apostle Adeniji Adeola.

Besides the personal charisma and leadership by example which he brought to bear on assuming office in the council, the dPM got the outstanding salaries of some workers which dated back to about two-three years to be paid forthwith.

In the same vien, allowances are also being paid to all desserving stafers without any extraneous consideration.

The result has ben a tremendous impetus in the attitude to work by the workers.

Getting to that point was not so easy however. Oloye News investigation revealed that on asumption of office as the council's DPM penultimate month, Lawal observed that morale was not only low among workers, mutual suspicion and mistrust were also rife leading naturally to low productivity and not so encouraging attitude to work. He took the bull by the horn by addressing these workers and inspired them.

Sensing some reliability in him, the workers began to co-operate.

Since one good turn deserves another, Siju Lawal too tabled the workers' concerns before the mangement. After some usual buck-passing , including interventionistic visit to Ibadan, the matter was resolved in the workers' favour.It was this, among others, that engendered new spirit in the workers. It was this confidence that enabled the DPM to douse what would have become a near conflaglaration if the planned NULGE election had held, said our source.

Muda Babes  on top of them all           

History was made at Sepeteri, Saki East Local Government of Oyo State between Saturday April 2 and April 9, 2005 as youths all over the federation converged for this year’s Under-14 Boys Soccer Tournament.

Saki East team even won the cup for the second year running by scoring three goals to their opponent’s one at the final.

The tournament, named after the Minister of State for Agriculture, Otunba Bamidele Dada, was organised by the Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON).

It was the first time such a prestigious tournament is being held in a rural setting of that nature particularly in Oke ogun.

Last year’s impressive feat of Saki East Football Team otherwise known as Muda Babes in YSFON soccer competition won the council the right to host this year’s event.

It would be recalled that in far-away Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Muda Babes dazed everybody by winning the coveted U.J. Esuene Cup after trouncing their counterparts from other parts of the country.

Speaking at the tournament in Sepeteri, Otunba Dele Dada in whose honour the tourney is named, disclosed that the federal government under President Olusegun Obasanjo is determined to make Nigeria a better place for everybody. He mentioned a number of programmes embarked upon by the government towards the realisation of this objective.

He enjoined the youths to always channel their energies towards productive ventures rather than being wayward.

Chairman of Saki East who was the chief host said that he and his government were encouraged by the performance of the young team hence the bid to host this year’s competition. He assured everyone that government would always be willing to encourage every good effort.

He outlined a number of programmes his administration is into for the purpose of making life better for the people.

Oyo state commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Dr M.A. Adejumo too spoke about the various steps being taken by the Oyo state governemnt towards the betterment of the youths and citizens of the state in general.

He enjoined the youths to refrain from any action that may jeoppardice their future.

Secretatry of YSFON, Mr Isa Idris expressed satisfaction that the effort of  his organisation to encourage sports among youths is yielding fruits.

He expressed the gratitude of YSFON to both the minister, Oyo State government and Saki East local government for making the tournament possible.

The opening match which was between the host Muda Babes and Kaduna State contingent ended 2-1 in favour of Muda Babes.

Muda Babes Team is to represent Nigeria at a youths soccer competition holding in Scotland in May this year.

Igbeti n gbaradi fun eto ikaniyan

Latari ki eto ikaniyan ti n bo yii le baa kesejari bo se to ati bo ti ye, Egbe Omo Igbeti Toro ti se agbekale igbimo pataki kan.

Igbimo eleni-mejo naa ni won fe ko fi owo sowopo pelu ajo ti n kaniyan (National Population Commission) ati ijoba ibile Olorunsogo lati ri pe ohun gbogbo lo ni irorun.

Awon omo igbimo naa ni Oloye Jacob Gbadebo Adetoro, Honerebu Samuel Feyisipe, Ogbeni J. Babayanju, Alhaji Jimoh Ibrahim ati Ogbeni O. Sanusi (Londoner)

Awon yooku ni Omo-oba O. Abiola (ti n soju Onigbeti ti Igbeti) ati igbakeji alaga ijoba ibile Olorunsogo, Honerebu Sunday Balogun (ti n soju alaga ijoba ibile naa).

 

Ojo ho ile pupo ni Kisi

Bi eniyan je ori ahun, aanu yoo se’ni bi o ba de ilu Kisi ti o ri ose ti ojo alategun to ro laipe yii se ni ilu naa.

O ti di oori eemeji bayii ti ojo yoo se ose laarin bi osu kan si’raa won ni Kisi ti i se olu-ilu ijoba ibile Irepo.

Ojo to ro ni ojo Aje, ojo kejidinlogun osu kerin odun yii ho opolopo ile ati ile-iwe to fi kan Community Grammar School ti o wa ni abawolu.

N se ni iji ojo Aje yii dabi enipe o wa se asepari ise ti iji to ja ni osu kan gele sehin.

A o se iranti pe ni nnkan bi agogo mesan-an ale ojo kejidinlogun osu keta odun yii kan-naa ni ojo nla kan ro ti o ho ile ti o si ba dukia oniyebiye je ni Kisi yii naa.

Lara awon adugbo ti ose ti se ni Ajegunle, Koso, Atipa, Ajangba, Mapo, Owode, Ehinke  ati bee bee lo.

Isele yii kun alaga ijoba ibile Irepo, Alhaji Jimoh Sijuade Amodu lemii tobee ti o fi n ke gbajare pelu edun okan si ijoba ipinle Oyo ati ijoba apapo lati tete wa ran awon ti ajalu naa ba lowo.

Nigba ti o se abewo si awon agbegbe ti oro yii kan, o kaanu pe iru ose ati ajalu bayii sele.

Lehin ti o ro awon to fi ara kaasa nibi isele ibanuje naa lati fowo wonu, ki won si gba ohun ti Olohun mu wa, o gba adura ki iru nnkan bee dopin.

Yato si eyi, o fi da won loju pe gbogbo igbese to ba ye ni joba oun yoo se lati ri pe iya ko je awon eniyan naa lo titi.

O tun fi da won loju pe oun ti n kan si ijoba ipinle Oyo labe akoso Gomina Rashidi Ladoja ati ajo ti n ri si oro ajalu labe ijoba apapo lati wa se iranlowo kiakia fun awon eniyan yii.

Okan lara awon ti ojo ho ile won, Iyaafin Rashidat Tijani so pe oun ko ti i ri iru iji lile bayi ri lati bi aadota odun ti oun ti de ile aye. Pelu omije ati edun okan lo fi n rawo ebe si ijoba ibile, ti ipinle ati ijoba paapapo lati wa tete se iranlowo fun gbogbo awon.

O tun ke si awon eleyinju aanu ni igboro kaakiri orile-ede yii lati mase wo awon niran.

Awon Tisa kan, Ogbeni R. A. Bonuola ati Alfa Adeyemo ke si ijoba lati tete se atunse si awon ile-iwe to fara kaasa

Awuyewuye lori iku abileko

Ko ti i si afenuko pato lori ohun to se okunfa iku to pa abileko kan ti oruko re n je Risikatu ni Modeke, Igboho.

Awon kan n so pe iya ti arakunrin Ayiki Ayansola fi je e lo se iku pa a; nigba ti awon kan so pe obinrin naa so pe obinrin naa se’yun tele ati pe oyun sise yii lo se iku paa.

 Lowo bayii, awon ebi n sa ere gijogijo lati ri pe Ayiki yo kuro ninu galagala awon olopaa. O ti wa ni atimole ni Iyaganku, Ibadan lati igba ti abilekoo naa ti ku.

Sugbon awon ebi obinrin so pe ohun to sele ti sele na, amuwa Olohun ni, awon ko se ejo. Eyi lo fa a ti awon ebi arakunrin naa se ni igboya lati lo si odo olopaa lati lo gba iduro re.

Sugbon awon olopaa ko ti i yonda arakunrin na titi asiko ti a fi n ko irohin yii jo - bi o tile je pe awon ebi naa ti na opolopo owo won si na ara pelu.

Oloye Gbode ri gbo pe  ile kan ni obinrin yii ati Ayiki n gbe. Oko obinrin naa a ma a se owo bi ba ni ra moto lati Kutonu. Enikan to ti ipa Ayiki wa be arakunrin naa ni oko.Lehin bi osu meloo, oko ko jade ni awon onitoun  ba so pe awon fe gba owo pada.

Won fi danindanin mu Ayiki. Se ara ki i ni iwofa nigba miran gege bi onigbowo - abanikowo lara n ni.

Nigba ti Ayiki gboroo pe arakunrin yii wo ilu o si wa ni Ayegbami, lo ba se okunfa bi awon olowo se ri arakunrin naa. Aadota egberun naira jade ni asiko yii, o si da ojo bii meloo kan lati wa san eyi ti o ku.

Asiko yii tom, sugbon ko ri owo yii ko kale. Eyi fa ohun ti ko je ki o le maa ku fiiri wa si ile bi i ti tele mo. A i lee wa si ile taara yii ni o ka Risi lara to fi n so oro si Ayiki pe oun lo je ki oko oun bu yepe ile diwo.

A gbo pe kobakungbe oro yii po lojo kan eyi ti o mu ki Ayiki gba obinrin naa ni ipa.

Lehin-o-rehin, eje bere si i jade lara obinrin naa, eyi ti o so o di ero ile-iwosan. A gbo pe Ayiki yii maa n lo bee wo, a si ra oogun lo fun. Lehin bi ose meji ti o ti de ile ile-iwosan, o  da gbere f’aye.

Eyi lo je ki won mu Ayiki. a tile gbo pe won tun fi oro wa awon ti n ta oogun oyinbo bi i meloo kan lenu wo lori pe boya awon lo ta oogun to seku pa arabinrin yii.

Awon obi Risi ti fi oro mo Olohun. Awon ebi Ayiki n sare kiri lati yo odokunrin naa logba awon olopaa. Ki Oluwa mase je ki a jin si ofin, ase. 

Causes of fall in education standard identified

An educationist, Mr Moses Olufemi Adelodun has identified poverty as one major reason for the fall of education in Nigeria.

Adelodun stated this in a chat with Oloye News concerning the state of education in Nigeria.

According to the retired school principal, people are fond of blaming two groups for the fall in education standard in Nigeria - teachers and the family. He said that while these two groups have their own blames, the greatest culprit is the government.

"In Nigeria today, we are very poor. There are only two classes of people - the super rich and the very poor with the latter being in the majority...The reason for the fall in education standard is in part due to the failure of the government to provide teachers with necessary materials and the inability of parents to raise needed funds as at when due".

He asserted that the cost of living in Nigeria today is so high and the demands of everyday life so intense that one has to put in so much to be able to stay afloat.

"So many families are so poor. And cost of education is not cheap. This is why many people have to struggle most of the time. In the process, they hardly have time to pay required attention to the children nor have enough money to employ trainers who would coach these children".

He said that teachers, being members of the same society, are not immuned from the general malaise "as they too are suffering from the near unbearable cost of living. They too have responsibilities which their income is hardly enough to cope with."

He reasoned that in such circumstance it is a bit difficult to have these teachers put in their best as they have to think of other means of meeting their individual and family needs.

Adelodun who is also a pastor observed that the half-hearted attention by government and little time the parents have couple with numerous things teachers in calsses have to attend to made it possible for children to be recalcirant and somewhat as productive as they should if they had recieived appropriate guidance.

"As we all know, children normally have rebellious tendencies. They need close supervision and guidance. Where this is lacking the result is always some kind of waywardness etc."

He submitted that adequate supervision and guidance could not be given by parents and teachers because of the exigencies of the time in which they live.

Adelodun now running Oloole nursery/primary school in Igbeti enjoined the government to make life more comfortable for Nigerians, give teachers more materials and power to run their schools ifthe lost standard of education is to be regained. He has words of advice for parents as well.

"Tough as the situation is, parents should know that they owe these children a big responsibility. Responsibility of bringing them up as upright, well-trained citizens." He urged them to reduce money and time they spend on ceremonies for the sake of these children.

The children too should brace up. "They should realise that thier future will depend on what they make of their life today".

Adelodun taught in various schools and was award wining sportsman. He retired last year as Principal, UMCA Secondary Grammar School, Igbeti.

Oloole school, which he runs in Igbeti also plans to have a secondary arm.

Public officers urged to buckle up

Officers at various levels of government have been urged to make the development of their area thier top-most priority.

Handing down this advice on Saturday, April 2, 2005 was Mr Bayo Ojetunde at a get-together organised by Egbe Itesiwaju Omo Igbeti at BCOS Staff Canteen, Basorun, Ibadan. The party was to, in the words of Ojetunde who is the chairman of the group, is two-fold.

Firstly,it is to recognize and appreciate the contributions of some public office holders in the immediate past, and secondly, to thank God for bringing some others into the piublic office under the present administration."

He added that the opportunity was also meant to echo "the expectations of the people that you should muster efforts for continued unity of Igbeti,exhibit commitments for progress of sthe community and vigorously seek all opportunities, with your position, for the development of Olorunsogo local government, Oyo State and Nigeria in general".

He listed a number of areas where development efforts are needed. Among these are the town hall, general post office, telecommunication services, extension of water and electricity supply and Oloye housing estate.

Other things he called attention to were the Onigbeti crown, preparation for the forthcoming census exercise/boundary adjustment, Igbeti marble and the development of the various tourism potentials in the council area.

The need to have a standard police station and barracks as well as road construction and rehabilitation were also mentioned.

Various speakers on the occasion underscored the importance of the issues raised by Ojetunde as well as the new era of rapproachment now emerging in Olorunsogo. Thanking Egbe Itesiwaju for its initiative in this direction, the speakers expressed the hope that new spirit of tolerance and understanding would endure and prosper.

Special adviser to Governor Rashidi Ladoja, Chief A.O. Babalola assured the people of Ladoja’s administration to assist in the development quest of the people.

"Igbeti is the second home of Governor Ladoja. He is always passionate about anything that has to do with the development and progress of that town" he emphasised.

Highlights of the get-together was the special awards given to three people who had served. They were Chief Rasak Raji, former commissioner in the state, Prince Williams Adeoye, chairman of the local government and Alhaji Hameed Ayinla, former chairman, Interim Government of Olorunsogo LG.

Dignitaries on the occasion include Hon. Akib Abubakar, Olorunsogo LG chairman, Hon. Philmone Adegoke Adeniran, Mr Oladoja Oladele (Perm Sec in the Governor’s Office), Hon. Jacob Ojekunle of the Oyo state House of Assembly, Mr Jare Ajayi, Elder Babalola, Alhaji Azeez Adeyemo, Hon Seyi Bamikunle, secretary to Olorunsogo Local Government, Deacon Ezekiel Oguntowo, Mr Niran Okesiji and Mr Joe Omotunde.

Others were Councillor Ebenezer Ajayi, Mrs Adeniran, Mr Lanre Ajayi, Mr Yinusa Olayiwola Ibrahim, Mr Micheal Adebayo, Mrs Leah Adeoye, Prince Ajeigbe Abiola, Hon Mumuni Gbadamosi, former leader of the council’s legislature, Mrs Ojekunle and Yisa Ayinla.

Mrs Aremu, Mr Tanko Bioku Adeyemi, Mr Omoladun Rasak, Ademola Adeyemi, Mr Taye Ayinla and Mr Adeyemi Adedokun among several others.

Secretary of the Oyo State Water Corporation, Mr Ayo Ayandeyi compered the programme as though he was a professional master of ceremony.

Awon Asoju Yoruba n beere oloopa fun ijoba Ipinle (Lati owo Jare Ajayi)

Awon ti ijoba yan lati ile Yoruba lo si Ajoro lori atunse oro-oselu ati oro-aje ile Naijiria (National Conference on Political and Economic Reforms) ti n lo lowo ni ilu Abuja ti se agbekale iwe apileko kan eyi ti won pe ni ‘Erongba Guusu Iwo-Oorun’ ile Naijiria (South West Agenda).

Iyato wa ninu ohun ti iwe yii n so pelu ‘Erongba Yoruba’ ti awon omo Yoruba to se ajoro ni gbagede Onikan, Eko laipe yi fenuko le lori gege bi ohun ti gbogbo awon ti yoo ma soro loruko Yoruba gbodo maa fi se orin ko.

Pataki lara awon ohun ti apileko ti won gbe kale ni Abuja lojo Aje (11/04/2005) soro le lori ni iru eto ijoba ti o ye ki Naijiria gun le, gbigbe ofin ro, iye eka ijoba to ye ko wa, fifi oruko egbe oselu sile ati beebee lo.

Oju ewe merinlelaadota (54) ni iwe ti a wi yi gba, awon asiwaju asoju ipinle kookan lati ile Yoruba lo si fi owo si iwe apileko naa. Oruko won ati ipinle ti won ti wa ni Oloye S.K. Babalola (Ekiti), Alhaji Olufemi Lateef Okunnu (Eko), Omooba Bola Ajibola (Ogun), Ajagunfehinti Akin Aduwo (Ondo), Adajofehinti Bola Babalakin (Osun) ati Oloye Richard Akinjide (Oyo).

Koko ohun ti iwe naa n so ni:

Eto isakoso  Eto ijoba aare apase-waa (Presidential system) ni won fi ara mo. Iru eyi ti a n lo lowo bayii. A o se iranti pe ijoba alajo tee koto (Parliamentary) ti won n lo ni ile Geesi (Britain) ni agbarijo awon Yoruba fi enu ko ninu apejo won to waye ni ilu Eko. Iru eto ijoba ti a wi yii ni Naijiria n lo tele ki o to di pe awon ologun gba ijoba ni odun 1966. Oye ti awon to n pepe fun pipada si iru eto yii wo ni pe ko fi aye sile fun fifi agbara ‘tani yoo bi mi’ sile to bi o se wa nibi aare-apase-waa.

Gbigbe ofin ro  Iwe apileko awon ara Abuja bere fun olopaa onipele meji. Okan ti yoo je ti ijoba apapo ni yoo ma mojuto ofin ijoba apapo nigba ti olopaa ijoba ipinle yoo ma mojuto ofin ijoba ipinle.

Egbe Oselu Iwe naa so pe fifi oruko egbe oselu sile lodo ijoba ko gbodo ni kolofin kan. Eyi ni pe awon to ba ti ko ara won jo, ti won so pe egbe oselu ni awon naa ni ki ijoba yonda fun lati maa se ohun ti awon egbe oselu yoku n se labe ofin.

Sugbon awon egbe oselu wonyi ko gbodo gbojule owo lati odo ijoba fun akitiyan won. Won gbodo le da duro nipa sise eto owo laarin awon omo egbe won ni.

ase, awon to ko ara won jo naa gbodo ni oofiisi ni bi ipinle merinlelogun ati awon nnkan ‘gbodo ni’ miran.

Akapo ijoba Iwe naa tun n fe ki Akapo asunwon ijoba apapo (federal government) o wa yato si Akapo asunwon ijoba gbogbogboo (government(s) of the federation).

Kabiosi fun alakoso ijoba (Immunity) Ero awon asoju wonyi ni pe abala Iwe Ofin ti o soo di eewo lati pe aare, gomina ati igbakeji won lejo lori ohun ti won ba se niwon igba ti won ba wa lori aga ijoba gbodo je atunyewo. Won beere fun atunse abala yii ki o le baa see se lati ye won lowo wo bi won ba ti n si ipo won lo.

Asoju Loju awon asoju wonyi, egbe oselu to ba ni ibo to po ju ni ki o maa se akoso ijoba (winner-take-all arrangement). Ko gbodo si pe awon egbe yooku yoo ni omo egbe won ninu ijoba ni ibamu pelu bi won se tewon si lodo awon oludibo. Labe ijoba tee-koto (parliamentary), gbogbo egbe to ba ni ibo to joju die ni yoo ni asoju ninu ijoba. O kan je pe egbe to ni ibo to po ju ni yoo maa dari ijoba ni.

Eka ijoba Awon ara Abuja ko tun faramo ete ati pada si eto ijoba agbegbe onisori-n-sori (regionalism) eyi ti apejo ti ilu Eko fi owo si. Ero awon ara Abuja ni pe opon ti sun koja asiko ti a lo iru eto ijoba yen. Won woye pe ko si ohun to buru nibi eto ijoba ipinle ti a n lo lowo yii. Sugbon won gba pe ki ijoba ibile wa; ati pe ijoba ibile wonyi gbodo wa labe akoso ijoba ipinle ni.

O se pataki ki a ran ara wa leti pe awon to n pepe fun ijoba agbegbe ko so pe ki ijoba ipinle ati ijoba ibile pare. Won ni o ye ki Naijiria ni eto ijoba onipele merin; ijoba apapo/gbogbogboo (federal government), ijoba agbegbe (regional government), ijoba ipinle (state government) ati ijoba ibile (local government). Ni bayi, ijoba onipele meta la ni; apapo, ipinle ati ibile.

Awon elegbejegbe, ologbajogba ati awon eya orisirisi lo n fi iwe apileko (memorandum) rannse si ajo ti n se Apero ni ilu Abuja.

Eyin onkawe waa yoo seranti pe awon gomina ipinle kookan lo yan awon asoju mefa-mefa lo si ibi apero yii ti Aare Olusegun Obasanjo si yan bi aadota awon miran kun won. Irinwo ni awon ti n jokoo apero naa. Osu meta ni ijoba fun ijoko naa lati fi se ise re.

Epo Kerosinni: Obj ye adehun

Ogota naira o le meji ni jala epo karosinni kan bayii nigba ti galoonu kan n lo si bii irinwo naira.

Eyi ri bee latari owo ti ijoba tun fe le iye ti won n ta epo.

A o se iranti pe ni inu osun kokanla odun to koja, Aare Olusegun Obasanjo so wipe oun ko mo pe iye owo ti won n ta jala kerosinni ju owo ti bentiroolu ti moto n lo lo. O wa pase pe lati igba naa lo, owo kerosinni ko gbodo ju ti bentiroolu lo mo ni Naijiria "nitori oun ni awon mekunnu n lo fi tan’na ati fun idana won".

Sugbon ni ojo kefa osu kerin yii ni owon tun gun ori owo epo. Bentiroo fo fere lati naira mejidinlogoji di aadota o le marun-un, nigba ti kerosin gbera lati nnkan be aadota naira lo si ogota o le meji. Epo disu nitire ti di aadorin naira si aadorin o le marun-un. Epo disu ni awon ile ise ati awon elero n lo.Owongogo owo epo yii je idi pataki ti o opo ile-ise fi kogba sile, nigba ti opo awon onise-owo paapaa ko ri ise se mo. Paapaajulo awon ti ise won je mo lilo ina ijoba bii ajorinmorin (welder), atewe (printer) onigbajamo (barber/hairdresser), atun-ohun-elo ile se (electrician) ati bee bee lo.

Ijoba ko yee parowa lojojumo fun awon omo ile Naijiria ati awon ajoji lati wa da ile-ise ati oko-owo sile ni orile-ede yii. Beeni ijoba n se ikilo fun awon eniyan ki won ye maa ge igi ninu igbo. Se awon ti agbara won ko ka gaasi idana, ti kerosinni naa tun ti n koja tito, ki igi inu igbo ma safira lo ku. Bi ohun ti a n je ba tan, ki ohun ti a ki i je ma se afira loro kan.

Ijiya nla fun awon afaaro se faaji

Ijiya to gbopon ni yoo wa fun enikeni ti owo ba te pe o n mu oti tabi yun ile igba-faaji ni asiko to ye ki o wa ni enu ise tabi ile-iwe.

Alaga ijoba ibile Olorunsogo ni Ipinle Oyo, Honerebu Mukadam Akibu Abubakar lo so eyi di mimo nigba ti o n soro lori iwa afe sise lasiko to ye ki eniyan wa lenu ise.

Ilu Ibadan ni oro yi ti jeyo nibi apeje kan ti Egbe Itesiwaju Omo Igbeti se lati ye awon to ti sin ilu ati awon to wa lori alefa lowo bayi si.

Alagba Babalola lo koko siso lori oro yi nibi ayeye naa. Gege bi Abubakar se wi nigba ti o n fesi si ilodi si iwa buburu ti awon odo n hu yi , iwadi fi han pe aarin awon omo Igbeti to wa nile ni faaji sise ti wopo ju laarin gbogbo awon ilu to wa ni agbegbe Oke-ogun.

O woye pelu edun-okan pe bi eniyan ba de awon ile oti kan ni Igbeti eniyan yoo ba awon to ti joko

oti-mimu lati bii aago mesan-mewaa owuro.

"Eyi ko bojumu rara. O si je ohun to n banilokan je".

Alaga naa wa so o di mimo pe ona ati fi opin si iwa buruku yii lo je ki oun fun awon agbofinro ni ase lati mu enikeni ti won ba ba nile faaji laarin aago mejo owuro si ago mejila.

"A mo pe eni to ba sise deede, o ye ki o se faaji. Sugbon gbogbo nnkan lo ni asiko tire. Asiko ise oto, asiko igba faaji, oto."

Afenuko olukaluku ni pe ko si ohun to le ni ki eniyan - paapaa julo awon odo - gba ile-oti lo laaro kutukutu; ni asiko to ye ki won wa ni enu ise tabi ibi ekose won. Latari eyi ni alaga naa se gba awon omo ilu Igbeti niyanju pe ki won mu ise sise ni okunkundun ju bi won ti n se lowo bayi lo, ‘nitori ise ni a fi n di eni giga".

Adeoye laments absence of Igbeti indigenes in LG top positions

The immediate past chairman of Olorunsogo Local Government, Oyo State, Prince Williams Adeoye has decried a situation in which no person of Igbeti origin hold s top-ranking offices like Director of Personnel Management(DPM), Director of Finance or Director of Works in any of the 33 local government councils in the state.

He expressed the misgiving penultimate Saturday at a reception organised by Egbe Itesiwaju Omo Igbeti held at the Staff Canteen of the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, Basorun, Ibadan.

Adeoye, who was chairman of he council between 1999 and 2002, claimed that while in office, his administration employed quite a number of qualified indigenes with a view to seeing them progressing - in addition to several who have been in the service beforehand.

‘Unfortunately, none of our officers had been promoted by the state’s local government service commission to the level of the directorship of DPM, DF or that of Works".

He urged those concerned to pay attention to this area and do something about it.

Speaking in the same vein, Honourable Goke Adeniran of the Federeal House of Representatives, Abuja too regretted that Igbeti indigenes are not found in most of the federal minisries, parastatals and institutions.

Adeniran who represents Irepo/Olorunsogo/Oorelope constituency said that only in the Ministry of Communication is there an indigene "and he is not even in the top echelon. He enjoined the people to move out more and to make themselves available.

Former commissioner for Ministry of Commerce, Industries and Co-operatives in Oyo State, Chief Rasaki Ayanlola Raji recalled that Lam Adesina administration under which he served substantially increased the tally of Igbeti indigenes in the state civil service.

Raji, who also served as Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, said that he and some Igbeti officers particularly Mr Doja Oladele and Mr Bayo Ojetunde worked hard to have very large number of candidates from Igbeti employed. He thanked the said officers for their support while in office.

Speaking in the same vein, incumbent chairman of Olorunsogo Local Government, Honourable Mukadam Akib Abubakar disclosed that efforts are in top gear to provide employment for the people.

He pointed to the number of teachers being employed as well as various programmes aimed at stimulating economic activities with a view to have more people employed and alleviate poverty.

Saki East hosts youths at a soccer tourney

History was made at Sepeteri, Saki East Local Government of Oyo State between Saturday April 2, and April 9, 2005 as youths all over the federation converged for this year’s Under-14 Boys Soccer Tournament.

The tournament, named after the Minister of State for Agriculture, Otunba Bamidele Dada, was organised by the Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON).

It was the first time such a prestigious tournament is being held in a rural setting of that nature particularly in Oke ogun.

The impressive feat of Saki East Football Team otherwise known as Muda Babes in YSFON soccer competition won the council the right to host this year’s event.

It would be recalled that in far-away Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Muda Babes dazed everybody by winning the coveted U.J. Esuene Cup after trouncing their counterparts from other parts of the country.

Speaking at the tournament in Sepeteri, Otunba Dele Dada in whose honour the tourney is named, disclosed that the federal government under President Olusegun Obasanjo is determined to make Nigeria a better place for everybody. He mentioned a number of programmes embarked upon by the government towards the realisation of this objective.

He enjoined the youths to always channel their energies towards productive ventures rather than being wayward.

Chairman of Saki East who was the chief host said that he and his government were encouraged by the performance of the young team hence the bid to host this year’s competition. He assured everyone that government would always be willing to encourage every good efforts.

He outlined a number of programmes his administration is into for the purpose of making life better for the people.

Oyo state commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Dr M.A. Adejumo too spoke about the various steps being taken by the Oyo state governemnt towards the betterment of the youths and citizens of the state in general.

He enjoined the youths to refrain from any action that may jeoppardice their future.

Secretatry of YSFON, Mr Isa Idris expressed satisfaction that the effort of his organisation to encourage sports among youths is yielding fruits.

He expressed the gratitude of YSFON to both the minister, Oyo State government and Saki East local government for making the tournament possible.

The opening match which was between the host Muda Babes and Kaduna State contingent ended 2-1 in favour of Muda Babes.

Muda Babes Team is to represent Nigeria at a youths soccer competition holding in Scotland in May this year.

Homily at Pope John's burial

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Text of the homily read, in Italian, by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, dean of the College of Cardinals, during the funeral Mass of Pope John Paul II. Translation given by the Vatican.

"Follow me." The Risen Lord says these words to Peter. They are his last words to this disciple, chosen to shepherd his flock. "Follow me" - this lapidary saying of Christ can be taken as the key to understanding the message which comes to us from the life of our late beloved Pope John Paul II. Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality - our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time of joyful hope and profound gratitude.

These are the sentiments that inspire us, Brothers and Sisters in Christ, present here in St. Peter’s Square, in neighboring streets and in various other locations within the city of Rome, where an immense crowd, silently praying, has gathered over the last few days. I greet all of you from my heart. In the name of the College of Cardinals, I also wish to express my respects to Heads of State, Heads of Government and the delegations from various countries. I greet the Authorities and official representatives of other Churches and Christian Communities, and likewise those of different religions. Next I greet the Archbishops, Bishops, priests, religious men and women and the faithful who have come here from every Continent; especially the young, whom John Paul II liked to call the future and the hope of the Church. My greeting is extended, moreover, to all those throughout the world who are united with us through radio and television in this solemn celebration of our beloved Holy Father’s funeral.

Follow me - as a young student Karol Wojtyla was thrilled by literature, the theater, and poetry. Working in a chemical plant, surrounded and threatened by the Nazi terror, he heard the voice of the Lord: Follow me! In this extraordinary setting he began to read books of philosophy and theology, and then entered the clandestine seminary established by Cardinal Sapieha. After the war he was able to complete his studies in the faculty of theology of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow. How often, in his letters to priests and in his autobiographical books has he spoken to us about his priesthood, to which he was ordained on Nov. 1, 1946. In these texts he interprets his priesthood with particular reference to three sayings of the Lord. First: "You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last" (John 15:16). The second saying is: "The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep" (John 10:11). And then: "As the father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love" (John 15:9). In these three sayings we see the heart and soul of our Holy Father. He really went everywhere, untiringly, in order to bear fruit, fruit that lasts. "Rise, Let us be on our Way!" is the title of his next-to-last book. "Rise, let us be on our way!" - with these words he roused us from a lethargic faith, from the sleep of the disciples of both yesterday and today. "Rise, let us be on our way!" he continues to say to us even today. The Holy Father was a priest to the last, for he offered his life to God for his flock and for the entire human family, in a daily self-oblation for the service of the Church, especially amid the sufferings of his final months. And this way he became one with Christ, the Good Shepherd who loves his sheep. Finally, "abide in my love:" the Pope who tried to meet everyone, who had an ability to forgive and to open his heart to all, tells us once again today, with these words of the Lord, that by abiding in the love of Christ we learn, at the school of Christ, the art of true love.

Follow me! In July 1958 the young priest Karol Wojtila began a new stage in his journey with the Lord in the footsteps of the Lord. Karol had gone to the Masuri Lakes for his usual vacation, along with a group of young people who loved canoeing. But he brought with him a letter inviting him to call on the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Wyszynski. He could guess the purpose of the meeting: he was to be appointed as the auxiliary Bishop of Krakow. Leaving the academic world, leaving this challenging engagement with young people, leaving the great intellectual endeavor of striving to understand and to interpret the mystery of that creature which is man and of communicating to today’s world the Christian interpretation of our being - all this must have seemed to him like losing his very self, losing what had become the very human identity of this young priest. Follow me - Karol Wojtyla accepted the appointment for he heard in the Church’s call the voice of Christ. And then he realized how true are the Lord’s words: "Those who try to make their life secure will lose it, but those who lose their life will keep it" (Luke 17:53). Our pope - and we all know this - never wanted to make his own life secure, to keep it for himself, he wanted to give of himself unreservedly, to the very last moment, for Christ and thus also for us. And thus he came to experience how everything which he had given over into the Lord’s hands came back to him in a new way. His love of words, of poetry, of literature became an essential part of his pastoral mission and gave his new vitality, new urgency, new attractiveness to the preaching of the Gospel, even when it is a sign of contradiction.

Follow me! In October 1978, Cardinal Wojtyla once again heard the voice of the Lord. Once more there took place that dialogue with Peter reported in the Gospel of this Mass: "Simon, son of John, do you love me? Feed my sheep!’ To the Lord’s question, `Karol, do you love me?’ the archbishop of Krakow answered from the depths of his heart: "Lord, you know everything: you know that I love you." The love of Christ was the dominant force in the life of our beloved Holy Father. Anyone who ever saw him pray, who ever heard him preach, knows that. Thanks to his being profoundly rooted in Christ, he was able to bear a burden which transcends merely human abilities: that of being the shepherd of Christ’s flock, his universal Church. This is not the time to speak of the specific content of this rich pontificate. I would like only to read two passages of today’s liturgy which reflect the central elements of his message. In the first reading, St. Peter says - and with St. Peter, the pope himself - "I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ - he is Lord of all" (Acts of the Apostles 10:34-36). And in the second reading, St. Paul - and with St. Paul, our late Pope - exhorts us, crying out: "My brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and my crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way, my beloved" (Philippians 4:1).

Follow me! Together with the command to feed his flock, Christ proclaimed to Peter that he would die a martyr’s death. With those words, which conclude and sum up the dialogue on the love and on the mandate of the universal shepherd, the Lord recalls another dialogue, which took place during the Last Supper. There Jesus had said: "Where I am going, you cannot come." Peter said to him, "Lord, where are you going?" Jesus replied: "Where I cam going, you cannot follow me now: but you will follow me afterward." (John 13:33-36). Jesus from the Supper went toward the Cross, went toward his resurrection - he entered into the paschal mystser; and Peter could not follow him. Now - after the resurrection - comes the time, comes this "afterward." By shepherding the flock of Christ, Peter enters into the paschal mystery, he goes toward the cross and the resurrection. The Lord says this in these words: "`....when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do not wish to go; (John 21:18) In the first years of his pontificate, still young and full of energy, the Holy Father went to very ends of the earth, guided by Christ. But afterward, he increasingly entered into the communion of Christ’s sufferings; increasingly he understood the truth of the words: "Someone else will fasten a belt around you." And in the very communion with the suffering Lord, tirelessly and with renewed intensity, he proclaimed the Gospel, the mystery of that love which goes to the end (John 13:1).

He interpreted for us the paschal mystery as a mystery of divine mercy. In his last book, he wrote: The limit imposed upon evil "is ultimately Divine Mercy" ("Memory and Identity," p. 60-61). And reflecting on the assassination attempt, he said: "In sacrificing himself for us all, Christ gave a new meaning to suffering, opening up a new dimension, a new order: the order of love .... It is this suffering which burns and consumes evil with the flame of love and draws forth even from sin a great flowering of good." Impelled by this vision, the Pope suffered and loved in communion with Christ, and that is why the message of his suffering and his silence proved so eloquent and so fruitful.Divine Mercy: the Holy Father found the purest reflection of God’s mercy in the Mother of God. He who at an early age had lost his own mother, loved his divine mother all the more. He heard the words of the crucified Lord as addressed personally to him: "Behold your Mother." And so he did as the beloved disciple did: he took her into his own home;" (John 19:27) Totus tuus. And from the mother he learned to conform himself to Christ.None of us can ever forget how in that last Easter Sunday of his life, the Holy Father, marked by suffering, came once more to the window of the Apostolic Palace and one last time gave his blessing urbi et orbi. We can be sure that our beloved pope is standing today at the window of the Father’s house, that he sees us and blesses us. Yes, bless us, Holy Father. We entrust your dear soul to the Mother of God, your Mother, who guided you each day and who will guide you now to the eternal glory of her Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Lawmaker condemns attack on MPs

Ogunsola consolidates development in Saki
Oyo House expresses concern over mining in Oke ogun

COIN insists on Oke ogun State

Poetry Corner (for Tsunami Victims) by Sampson Abdu Odidi

Oyo House gets new Clerk

Ogunbiyi passes on

OYCOF plans retreat

Agboola bids world goodbye

Oke Ogun and the 2005 Census The Way Forward

Olorunsogo revives Chairmanship Cup competition

Ewu n be lori dida Ipinle Oke ogun sile

Ojo ho ile ni Saki; Oje, Agbonle naa

Eto gbogbo lo ti ko lati gbe owo apapo elegberun kan naira odindi jade.

Oyebisi se’yawo onibeji

Eto Apero bere ni Naijiria

JARE AJAYI ti (ASETO Oke-ogun) ti i tun se Olootu iwe irohin Oloye Gbode ati Afonrere YORUBA lo se eda Apero yii lati ede Oyinbo si Yoruba.

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Nigeria wants to earn $10b from cassava annually

Cassava farmers in Nigeria to earn moreFarmers in rural and sub-rural areas in Nigeria are likely to start earning more for their toil as the federal government is determined to make cassava the second foreign exchange earner for the country - second only to oil.

To achieve this, President Olusegun Obasanjo in November last year set up an 11-member committee to work on the export potentials of the crop.Headed by the Minister of Commerce, Ambasador Idris Waziri, the committee was charged with the responsibility of collating all information that would help in boosting the country’s export of and earnings from cassava and make the commodity readily available for export.

The effort is geared towards earning for Nigeria an annual income of N10 billion dollars from export alone.

However, this preoccupation of government for export of cassava is already putting pressures on local availability of cassava, as reflected in the increasing cost of that staple. For instance, just about 12 months ago, the cost of a measure (kongo) of gari was less than forty naira (N40.00). Today, the price hovers between N70 and N90, depnding on the variety and location of the market.

A danfo driver and his conductor who spoke with Oloye News said that the amount they spend on lunch or dinner has doubled in recent months because the price at which they buy a qrap of gari has gone up. "Where the wrap remains for say ten naira, the quantity in that wrap is now so small that you have to buy two or three wraps to equate what used to be one wrap before. In other words, where I used to spend N30 for three wraps of gari now I have to buy N60 worth before I am satisfied. By the time I add money for meat and pure water, I am already spending about a hundred naira on just one meal. What about the other two other meals?" The driver asked rhetorically adding that he alone spends an average of N400 to N500 on food daily while a sum roughly estimated at about a thousand naira has to be earmarked for his family. He has a wife and three children.

"That is on feeding alone, brother. I have not mentioned cost for the children’s education. Cost of their clothing. Our house rent, healthcare, my wife’s personal upkeep and sundry expenses on myself and extended family. Look, life in Nigeria now is becoming unbearable. I dont want to talk or even think about it again"

His conductor, Sam Ileougbam, who disclosed that he is obviously not earning as much as his master asserted that the increasing cost of living in Nigeria is what is making crimes to be on the increase.

"Basic necessities of life have to be met. In a situation where one is either not getting anything at all - due to being unemployed - or where what he is getting is far below what could satisfy his basic needs, the tendency to engage in illicit activities that can bring money is very high." he stated advising that all efforts being made at checking crimes would amount to nought until jobs are provided and cost of living is made to be bearable.

Presidential committee on cassava, Ambassador Waziri assured that government "will make the sost of production of cassava very cheap, provide fertilizers to farmers, provide adequate access to micro crdit and enhance the knowledge and skills of athe farmers through capacity building".

Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava in the world. And just as her oil is of the highest quality so is the cassava coming out of its soil. For instance the starch content of cassava from Nigeria is 85 per cent per kilogram compared to that of her closest rival, Thailand which is 65 per cent.

Last November, President Obasanjo directed that by this year January, 10 per cent of bread flour should be from cassava. He felt that this would encourage backward integration and earn aq projected annual income of five billion dollars for the domestic economy.

In different markets in some urban areas, a tin of gari gone up to N200 from N120, while a bag went to between N1,700 to between N2,800 and N3,000.

Your fate is in your hands - Oke ogun people told

The people of Oke Ogun, Oyo State have been enjoined to be more purposeful, more visionary, futuristic strategic in their quest for development and freedom from years of marginalisation.

Handing down this advice were speakers at the maiden sensitisation of the campaign for power shift in Oyo State organised by Oke Ogun Youth Consultative Forum (OYCOF).

The event which took place at Iseyin Town Hall on Saturday March 5, 2005 had people from various parts of Oke ogun in attendance.

Among these were Chief Nathaniel Owoade, Professor Yisa Kehinde Yusuf, Professor Said Malik, Professor Dele Layiwola, Dr Gbemi Remi Adeoti, Comrade Sule Bayo Ogunniyi, Honourable Tijani Jimoh of the Federal House of Representatives among several others.

Acording to Chief Owoade, agitation begun by Oke ogun leaders such as Prince Afolabi Agboola, Alhaji Olopoenia, Deacon Jonathan Aderounmu etc is yet to yield desired result because in part because of lack of unity among us and partly because we are not strategic enough in our approach.

He regretted that while some are trying to lift the banner some other people who seem to owe allegiance to people outside Oke ogun would be pulling the banner down.

He recommended the need to adopt a dictum of SWOT which is necessary for any people or organisation that face a monumental challenge the type we are facing in Oke ogun.

By this he meant the need to identify our Strength, our Weakness, Opportunity(ies) available to us and the Threat(s) that we either face or are likely to face. "If we did this correctly, we would be able to know how to solve our problem"

Prof Malik toed the same line adding that we need to examine ourselves from time to time. He identified Oke ogun number one problem as that of leadership. He too regretted that often decision as to who occupies what position in Oke ogun is taken outside Oke ogun. "Final decision is not made in this regard until a go-ahead is obtained from Ibadan. How many times do people from Ibadan come to Oke ogun for the resolution of their own affairs?" he asked rhetorically.

Guest lecturere of the day, Dr Yisa Yusuf who has just been promoted professor of English at Obafemi Awolowo University challenged Oycof to find out why past efforts at elevating the area and having people of Oke ogun extraction in positions have failed.

According to him, the path being trodden by Oycof had been trodden by many in the past. The challenge before the group now should be why the past efforts failed. It is when this is done that there would be a guarrantee that their own present effort would not go the way of the past. He submitted that the bane of past efforts had been partisan sensibility on the part of our leaders. He ssaid that whenever anyone concieves any development plan, opposition would be mount against him/her not necessarily because of the merit or demerit of the plan but because its purveyor does not belong to their own political party. "Until we identify this properly and change this attitude, we may not make much if any progress".

Following the fotsteps of those who identified unity of purpose as a roadmap to salvation,Prof Dele Layiwola and Dr Remi Adeoti respecstively of the universities of Ibadan and Obafemi awolowo recalled that the consistence of the Yorubas and their stand on the injustice of June 12, 1993 forced the political elite in Nigeria to concede the need to have the tribe produce a president in 1999. According to the dons, it was this situation that had the three major political parties in the land fielding Yoruba men as their presidential candidates. They urged Oke ogun people to take a cue from this.

In their organisers of the programme, OYCOF, submitted that the agelong neglect and marginalisation of Oke ogun was the motivation behind the formation of the group and the sensitisation programme it is embarking upon.

"Because of our love for peace, harmony and accomodation; our selflessness, moral rectitude and a culture of live and let live, modern day political elitses from 1951 to date have continously crafted second-class statuand position for our region. Unfortunately, our region has often played along as though our history of valour, resilience and independce islost to the relics". The group then called on everyone to brace up for the purpose of removing the yoke.

Ogunsola consolidates development in Saki East

Development and physical uplift and poverty alleviation are areas of focus for the administration of Muda Dayo Ogunsola in the year 2005.

This fact came to light last weekend during the presentation of the year’s annual budget by the Saki East local government chairman, Honourable Muda Dayo Ogunsola at the council’s headquarters, Ago Amodu.Among the specifics to which the estimated N366,000,000 budget would be committed are extension of water taps to areas that do not have at the moment, digging of boreholes in rural areas, building of cottage industries, establishment and enhancement of modern farms and irrigation systems, provision of and improvement of education and healthcare. Also to receive attention are construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of road network, assistance to communities engaged in self-help projects, poverty alleviation materials, sport development, modern toilet and bathroom facilities, telecommunication systems including the internet and enhancement of environmental awareness.

Oyo House warns on illegal mining in Oke ogun: calls for extra coaching in schoolsOyo State House of Assembly has called on the executive arm of government to do everything possible to put an end to the environmental degradation being perperated by illegal mining of mineral resources in Oke ogun area of the state.

Apart from this, the House also urged the executive to enhance the quality of lesson being given to secondary school students through the introduction of extra coaching hour(s) at the end of each day’s normal classes.

The House endorsed the prayers contained in two motions respectively moved by Honorables Hassan Bamidele Ogundoke and Jacob Ojemuyiwa Ojekunle.

Moving the first motion, Ogundoke submitted that "For a long time now, mining of various precious stones and solid minerals like tournmaline, beryl, emerald, amethyl quart, tin, tantalite, columbite, agate etc has been goin on in Oke ogun are. These activities appear unchecked and unregulated by appropriate agencies of the government. This has resulted in the land area being devastated in numbers of ways. Land areas hithero available for agriculture has been taken over by illegal mining and the unplanned rush for solid mierals. Farmers have been displaced, deep holes and gullies are created which make the land area easily susceptible to erosion and unsuitable for any agricultural purpose"

As a result of the above, the legislator representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju State Constituency urged the House to prevail on the relevant agencies of the government to ensusre that appropriate codes of conduct are strictly adhered to; people in the devastated areas be compensated, the need by the mining organisations to be socially responsible in terms of providing amenities etc just as the government should expedite action in providing water for the people of the area.

In moving his own motion, Honourable Muyiwa Ojekunle representing Irepo/Olorunsogo Strate Constituency recalled that huge amount of money is spent on education. But for the huge sums not to be in vain and for the efforts of the government in the education sector to be fruitful teachers must be made to complement government’s effort in this regard so "the performance of our students in the NECO and SSCE examinations will tremendously improve"

Towards this end, Ojekunle urged the House to call on the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Teaching Service Commission(TESCOM) to facilitate "an arrangement to organise preparatory classes for two hours after closing time from Monday to Friday in the week".

Contributing, Honourable A. Akinrinade (Akinyele 1) commended the motion but suggested that the duration be reduced to only one hour just as teachers who would handle these children should be given incentives.

In rounding off, the house speaker, Hon Azeez Alarape observed that education is sine qua non. As such, the state should strive to provide free, qualitative and compulsory education for the people in line with section 18, chapter II of the constitution which, according to Honourable A. A. Olateju (Ogbomoso South) enjoins the government to provide free and compulsory education whenever possible.

Lawmaker condemns attack on MPs

The recent phenomenon in which members of parliament are being physically assaulted has been condemned not only because of its barbarity but also because of the serious danger it poses for the growth of our nascent democracy.

Handing down the condemnation in Ibadan last week was chairman, Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Dauda Ademola Titilola (Oorelope) in a chat with Oloye News.

Speaking against the backdrop of an attack on some members of the state assembly members on the floor of the house penultimate Tuesday, Hon. Titilola asserted that members are not in the House as individuals but as representatives of the constituencies they represent. Besides, the best of decorum and civility is expected from members who are regarded as honourables. "It is therefore a thing of shame and regret to find honourable members being assaulted with or without the connivance of fellow members".

On the first of March this year, members of the public were stunned to hear of the reported attack on some members of the Oyo State House of Assembly. According to one of the victims of the attack, Honourable Babatunde Eesuola (Atiba), they are arriving in ones and twos on the fateful day for the day’s deliberation when some hoodlums descended heavily on them.

"We were right inside the venue being used presently for our sitting (the actual venue is under renovation) waiting for the mace and the speaker to come for us to begin the day’s deliberations. Suddenly, some hoodlums burst into the House and pounced on some of us. Nefore you could say Jack Robinson, a

bout four of us have been mercillessly and unnecessarily attacked physically".

Besides himself, Honourables Isiaka Adeola (Ido), A Fajinmi, Jelili Adeleke (Akinyele 1) and Kazeem Ayilara (Ibadan South West) were also assaulted. Esuola’s cloth was actually torn. It was the Hon. Dauda Titilola who lent him his jacket to cover up as he and the others were taken to hospital and then home after the incident was reported at the police station.

Adeleke was reportedly beaten to a state of coma, but he has since regained his health and is fully back at the House to represent his people accordingly.

A quick intervention by some police officers and a few others around saved Titilola when one of the hoodlums tried to attack him with a chain. It was he who eventually drove the car that conveyed the victim of the unexpected to a hospital for medical attention.

According to both Esuola and Titilola, those attacked were members thought to be "the brains behind the move to condemn the percieved anomalies of the leadership of the House". While not denying that some of them have some reservation regarding how some affairs of the house are being ran, the two legislators contended that there is nothing strange in people seeing things differently under democracy. "Under democracy, everyone has a right of opinion. Although the majority would have its way, the minority should not be denied its right of say. This fact is recognised and acknowledged anywhere in the world where democracy is being practised. Ours should not be an exception" they insisted.

Ademola who attributed the incident to the misunderstanding "that has to do with issues, persons and events" urged his colleagues to imbibe the spirit of democratic. "There is nothing wron in a legislator who sees a leader who is not doing well moving a motion for his remover. If he succeeded fine, if not, well.... that is his luck. All is democaracy in action". He added that a thing of that nature can not be done by an individual anyway, since it must be a decision of the majority.

Recalling various incidents of legislators both at national and local levels being attacked either by colleagues or by outsiders, the lawyer-politician urged Nigerian politicians to learn how to settle differences in a peaceful and civil manner "rather than resorting to physical attack and violence".

When contacted, Speaker of the House, Honourable Mikhail Azeez Alarape washed his hands completely off the incident. According to him, he and a few others were in his office when they heard that there was a commotion downstairs. After sometime they heard that all was well. They then went down for the day’s business. He maintained that he is a man of peace who would not organise any attack on any of his colleague. He surmised that perhaps it was members of the public who heard that some members "were planning something funny" that planned the attack with a view to aborting "their diabolic plan". Alarape submitted that he runs an open administration and would not antagonise the executive as some probably wanted him to do. "We were not elected to come and confront any arm of government. We are to work together".

Within the tenure of the present administration, the following members have been assaulted either within the precint of the House or outside Honourables Jacob Ojekunle, Josiah Olorunfemi, Muhammed Makoju, Salau Kehinde, Hon Inakoju, SulaimanTijani and Hon. Fasola. These were apart from happenings in various local government councils and at the National Assembly where two senators started the fray by slapping each other in the open (Senators Kuta and Anisulowo). The following week, House of Representatives members followed suit when a lady Rep slapped a colleague in public.

Referring to all these, Dauda Titilola submitted that situations like these do not augur well for the enthronement and growth of viable democracy in Nigeria. He therefore called for better handling of situations, mature approach on the part of the leadership and inculcation of democratic norms by all especially the politicians.

COIN insists on Oke ogun State

Protem chairman of Council of Oke-ogun Indigenes (COIN), Barrister J.A. Ige has reiterated the need to have a state specifically for the area known as Oke-ogun.

Speaking with Oloye News after the executive council meeting of the organisation which held at Ibadan in January, the law practitioner said that his people are still very much on their agitation for the creation of Oke ogun state "because we believe that it is the surest way of putting a permanent end to the agelong marginalisation and neglect of our area by successive administrations in Nigeria and in the geo-political configurations we have always find ourselves since Nigeria came into being".

According to Ige, development challenges being faced in Oke ogun are not merely a consequence of resources "but that of sheer indifference by those who had been - and are still - at the helm of affairs."

among the challenges pointed to are lack of good road network, communication facilities, functional and widespread electricity, adequate educational and health facilities.

Other things he pointed to included industries, pipe-borne water from which people would get regular and clean supply, educational institutions from where youths in the area can obtain higher education, among others.

"There are abundant natural resources in the area which are not being exploited for the betterment and advantage of the people."

Ige who is also a church deacon called on Oke ogun indigenes who are in positions of authority to use such positions in the best interest of the people and the area.

"They know the problem of the area. It is incumbent on them to use their office to do things that would help in one area or the other whether in the area of water, electricity, road, telecommunication anyone. We are not saying that they alone can do it by their own resources. But they can get those in authority to include the area in various proposals for development"

On the forthcoming census exercise, Deacon Ige appealed to the people to come out massively and be counted. He further urged those who are outside the area to go home and register "so that we do not have the kind of distortion we had in the last census (of 1991)."Irepo inaugurates Poverty Alleviation Committee

Irepo Local Government of Oyo State has constituted a committee to monitor efforts at alleviating poverty in the area.

Members of the committee are Alhaji J.S. Amodu, chairman; Pastor Tayo Shittu, secretary; while the following are members:

Hon. Azeez Bonuola, Hon. Mrs A.A. Adeniyi, Hon. R.F. Oronla, Hon. R.A. Irekeola and Chief Amusa Owoade.

Others are Mr Jimoh Olaniyan, Hon. Adewale Kazeem and Hon. M.A. Ojo.

Poetry Corner

(for Tsunami Victims)

by Sampson Abdu Odidi

Pangs, pains and puzzles

To heavens they soared

Sri Lanka, Somalia, India

Indonesia, Malaysia

Reluctant submission to a

Year-end Disaster

Gnawing at the human race

Leaving in its wake

Orphans, widows and widowers

Sicknesses and diseases

Hunger and starvation

- Telltales of an unwanted Visitor

What a Xmas present

At a holy season!

The horrific Tsunami swarm

And smashed its way

To ravage the earth

What a tragic Sunday

No warning, no alarm, no caution!

The sea quaked and opened its bowels

The crust of the ocean roared

Spurning fire and tidal waves

As it feasts on innocent mortals

On a Boxing Day!

Hoodwinked we were

Into a traumatizing celebration

Of the birth of the King of Kings.

The joy of the earth

Turned the sorrow of the world!

A promised abundant life

Climaxed into abundant death!

Is the end of time at hand?

Or a cryptic bye to 2004?

Dastardly visitor

Come hither no more!

Sampson A Odidi

Lokoja, Nigeria,

December 2004

Oyo House gets new Clerk

A new Clerk/Permanent Secretary has been appointed for the Oyo State House of Asembly (OYHA). He is Mr Okesola Okesipe.

A tested technocrat, Okesola was, until his deployment to the House, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties, Oyo State.

Born at Iseyin in Oke ogun area of Oyo State, Okesola had his elementary and secondary education respectivley at NUD Primary School, Iseyin and St Marks Secondary School, Osogbo. He thereafter proceeded to the University of Ilorin where in 1979, he bagged a degree in History. Ten years later, he acquired a postgraduate degree in Public Administration from the Obafemi Awolowo university, Ile-Ife.

But his thirst for knowledge did not end there as he went further to read law, this time, at the University of Abuja from where he obtained an LLB degree in the year 2004.

Now the higherst ranking civil servant in the state’s legislature, Okesola’s career began a year after his university education when he was apppointed as an administrative oficer in 1980 by the oyo State Civil Service Commission. He was making steady progress until July 1992 when he became the director, Oyo State Liaison Office, Kaduna. He was there till December 1993.

From Kaduna, he moved to Abuja in 1993 to the state’s liaison office where he spent the next five years. In 1997, he was brought to Ibadan to become director, Manpower and Planning Services, Ministry of Establishment and Training. He served in this capacity for two years as he was transferred to the Local Government Service Commisssion in 1999 where he served as dirctor, Finance and Administration until 2001. His next port of call was Ministry of Agriculture also as F&A director. He became a permanent secretary in 2002 and was possted to the Ouyo State Liaison Office, Lagos. He returned to Ibadan in September 2003 to assume office as permanent secretary, Ministry of Special Duties, in which capacity he served until February 3, 2005. The following day, he reported at the Oyo State House of Assembly as Clerk/PS to replace Mr Folorunso Adeyemo.

Married to Olufunmilayo (nee George), Okesola has four children. Oloye News wishes him a successful tenure.

Ogunbiyi passes on

Renown Evangelist, prophet and community leader, Pa David Oladokun Adisa Ogunbiyi (JP) bade the world goodbye after spending 79 years on the surface of the earth.

He died on January 25, 2005 after a brief illness.

Until his death, he was chairman of U.M.C.A. Bethlehem Church, Igbeti .He played very prominent role in the founding of the said church which came into existence in 1976.

An educationist and religious leader, Ogunbiyi is one of the early educated elites in Igbeti.

He is survived by his wife, younger brother, Daniel children among others.

His children are James, Leah, Micheal and Kofo et al.

He was buried among pump and pageantry on February 12. Final funeral ceremony comes up in August.

OYCOF plans retreat

Concerned with the penchant of Oke ogun political elites to obstruct development moves that do not come from their own political camp, the Oke Ogun Youth Consultative Forum (OYCOF) is planning a retreat for all political leaders in the Oke ogun.

Sources close the organisation informed Oloye News that the retreat is to hold around June this year.

It would be recalled that speaker after speaker at the flagging-off campaign organised by the group penultimate Saturday at Iseyin harped on efforts that had been made in the past at bringing development to the area but often thwarted by members of parties different from those of the purveyors of the development plans. The guest speaker, Prof Yisa Kehinde Yusuf actually challenged the group to dig into why this is so and profer means of bringing an end to it.

The planned retreat which is to hold somewhere in Oke ogun is to be opened to everyone from Oke ogun without prejudice to political opinion or affiliation.

Agboola bids world goodbye

The death has been announced of a frontline politician, community leader, author, publisher and politician, Prince Afolabi Oyeleke Agboola.

He died early on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at the age of 68.

A native of Sepeteri, Saki East Local Government of Oyo State, Prince Agboola is renown for his tireless effort at seeing that the area that is now known as Oke ogun is recognised, adulated, emancipated and developed.

Luckily, the campaign he started has a lot of acolytes. Among his immediate successors were Alhaji Olopoenia, Chief Jonathan Aderounmu, Deacon D.A. Oyedemi, Barrister J.A. Ige, Chief Bayo Oluleye, Chief O.O. Ogundare, Chief Nathaniel Owoade, Late Alhaji Abilujegbe, Late Barrister T.T. Lakunle, Deacon J.P. Olanrewaju, Dr Francis Ayandele, Professor Layi Eegunjobi, Architect Bayo Kolajo, Pa Kilanko, Architect Niyi Kehinde, Prof Said Malik among several others.

Speaking on the passing away of the patriot, Saki East Local Govenment chairman, Honourable Muda Dayo Ogunsola said that a big vacuum has been created.

He described the late Prince as a big tree which provided shade for many. Ogunsola who condoled the immediate family of the deceased promised that steps would be taken to immortalise the patriot by keeping the touch he lit flying.

Oke Ogun and the 2005 Census

The Way Forward

Introduction

1. The National Population Commission (NPC) is set to conduct the 2005 census. It has started trial census in some areas across the length and breadth of the country. By January 2005, it hopes to recruit more permanent and ad-hoc staff to complement available personnel with a view to having a hitch-free census in November, 2005.

2. Oke Ogun must be fully prepared to participate actively in this exercise to avoid the cycle of under representation occasioned by our action and inaction of the past. The verdict of the 1991 census tribunal is a testimony to this.

IMPICATIONS OF UNDER COUNTING

- Our votes would not count at elections.

- The number of our representatives at all levels of government would be insignificant.

- Our region would become a minority, as such we may never be able to determine who gets what and how in the state.

- The fund allocation to our local government councils would not appreciate.

- Developmental projects to our region would not improve.

- Our desire for the actualisation of Oke Ogun State may not materialise.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE?

* All of us, true sons and daughters of Oke Ogun must seek information about census 2005 and pass this on to one another.

* We must be ready to be involved fully in the census exercise as mobilizers, staff (both permanent and adhoc), participants and monitors.

* All sons and daugthers must make it a point of duty to be counted at Home.

* We must insist that enumeration starts as scheduled and closes only when actual counting is over.

* We must ensure that all our communities, towns, villages, hamlets, farmsteads etc are visisted and enumerated accordingly.

* We should extend our friendship and hospitality to the enumerators to enable them discharge their duties without any hindrance.

* We should form Monitoring Groups in our towns and villages to monitor the exercise and keep independent records for comparison with NPC’s final figures.

LET US JOIN HANDS TO WORK OUR WAYS OUT OF SUBJUGATION, AS VIGILANCE IS THE ETERNAL PRICE OF LIBERTY.

This awareness campaign is by Oke ogun Youth Consultative Forum (OYCOF)

P.O. Box 10692, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State.

SPACE DONATED BY OLOYE NEWS/OLOYE GBODE

O’sogo revives Chairmanship Cup competition

As part of its effort at developing sporting activities in the local government, Olorunsogo Local Government Council under Hon. Mukadam Akib Abubakar has started an annual soccer competition tagged Chairmanship Soccer Competition.

According to the Supervisor for Education and Community Development, Chief Tunde Ayandeyi, the competition is opened to all soccer teams and clubs in Olorunsogo Local Government Area.

Current edition of the competition held between December 27, 2004 and January 29, 2005. Venue was UMCA Grammar School football pitch. Declaring the competition opened, the Onigbeti of Igbeti, Oba Oyekan Oyebisi Afasegbejo II urged the people to engage in one sport or the other "because it keeps one fit and healthy". He advised competing teams not to regard the event as a do or die affair but one for exercise and development of their skill.

Mr Femi Adelodun, the match commissioner, enjoined the players to regard the competition as an opportunity to sharpen their skill and put themselves in a vantage positions for moving into big time soccer with a view to bringing glory to Olorunsogo.

Among the teams that participated were Oloye Young Stars, Aranse Babes, Mighty Rocks, Promoters Club, Ayan Babes, National FC and Unity Football Club.

With the match commissioner were Mr Raheem Oyebisi, Hon. Hameed Oke, Saminu Oladele and Ogundele Jonathan. Referees of the matches were Peter Olatunde, Jimoh Olajide, Moses Ayansola, and Job Ogunbiyi.

Among dignitaries that graced the occasion were Moses Adetoro, Gbile Ayantola, the council’s secretary, Hon. Seyi Bamikunle and the competition’s organising committee members, Chief Tunde Ayandeyi, Hon. Akin Ayelaagbe, Mr Yemisi Feyisipe, Mr O. Biodun, Mr Ezekiel Babalola and Mr Olayiwola Kayode among others.

Match commentator was Moses Adesina (a.k.a. Adonija).

Ewu n be lori dida Ipinle Oke ogun sile

Gbogbo akitiyan ti awon kan n se lati ri pe agbegbe Oke ogun ni ipinle tire le ma jo o, latari awon igbese kan ti n lo lowo ni Abuja, Ibadan, Oyo ati Ogbomoso.

Idi abajo ni pe awon Ibadan n sise takuntakun lati ri pe Ibadan da duro gege bi ipinle kan. Ko si ohun to buru ninu eleyii rara. O to, o si ye, paapaa julo bi a ba se iranti pe awon ilu yooku ti o je olu-ilu agbegbe (Region) pelu Ibadan laye atijo loti da ni Ipinle tiwon. Awon ilu wonyi ni Enugu ati Kaduna. Nipa bayii, dida ipinle sile fun Ibadan yoo wa ni ibamu pelu eto ti awon ilu yooku ti ri gba ni.

Sugbon niwon igba to je pe ipinle kansoso ni o see se ki won pin lati agbegbe iwo-oorun (South-west) laara eyi ti Ipinle Oyo wa, bi won ba ti fun Ibadan tabi Oluyole ni ipinle, o ti di pe awon isori to ku ni ipinle Oyo bayi ni won yoo ko papo si ojukan niyan. Awon isori wonyi ni Oke ogun, Oyo ati Ogbomoso. Ibadan ni awon Ibarapa n ba lo, gege bi apere se fi han.

Bi awon isori meta ti a menuba yii ba parapo, ko lee seese ki Oke ogun nikan da wa gege bi Ipinle.

Olobo ti n so wa tile fi han pe awon kan ti n se akitiyan lati ri pe olu-ilu ipinle ti je jade nibi iparapo awon isori meta yii ko bo si owo Oke ogun. Bi Oyo se fe ki o bo si oun lowo ni Ogbomoso ko sinmi. Awon mejeeji lo si ni awon eniyan ti n ba won rin si oro naa.

Aikenupo Oke ogun ati didu ara eni nikan dipo ki a ja fun gbogbogboo wa lara ohun ti o ti n fa Oke ogun sehin. Boya iro ohun ti m bo yii le je ki awon ti oro kan tun ero won pa.

Oje, Agbonle naa

Afefe iji lile kan to fe latari ojo to ro ni ibere osu keta ti a wa yii ho ile ni agbegbe Iwo Oorun ati Ila Oorun Saki.

Ni ilu Saki gangan, awon agbegbe ti oro naa kan ni Ajegunle, Sanngo ati Isale Oke.

Ni ijoba ibile Ila Oorun Saki ewewe, ategun lile naa se ose ni ilu Agbonle ati Oje Owode.

Opolopo dukia olowo iyebiye ni ategun naa baana. Bee ni o ho ile opolopo lo.

Alaga ijoba ibile Ila Oorun Saki, Alhaji Muda Dayo Ogunsola lo ba eniyan ti oro naa kedun.

O ro won ki won fi owo wonu. O si se ileri pe ijoba yoo se iranlowo to ba ye fun awon ti oro naa kan laipe.

Honerebu Ogunsola wa ke si ijoba apapo ati ti ipinle Oyo lati se iranlowo fun awon eniyan naa "nitori ajalu ti enikankan ko gbadura re lo de yii".

Idanwo fun awon ti n wase oluko

Ajo ti n se konkari awon oluko ni ile-iwe alakobere ijoba ni ipinle Oyo yoo se idanwo fun awon to fe gba ise lodo re ni ojo Satide ojo kokandinlogun osu yii (March 19, 2005) ni awon Iseyin, Saki, Oyo, Ogbomoso, Ibadan ati Eruwa.

Iro ti a gbo lati olu ile ise ajo SPEB ni ibadan so pe aaro ni idanwo yii yoo bere ni gbogbo ibi ti yoo ti waye. O ni ki awon to ti gba iwe mo fe sise o lo si ibi ti won ba fe gba ise si. Ibe ni won yoo ti se idanwo tiwon.

Alaga ajo naa, Ojogbon Taoheed Adedoja so pe eniyan bi okoo lo gba iwe mofe sise, sugbon egberun marun-un pere ni ajo naa yoo gba lowo bayi naa lara won to ba yege idanwo.

Yato si idanwo ati ifi oro wanilenuwo ti yoo tele, awon ti ajo naa yoo ba fun nise yoo tun ni idanilekoo eyi ti ajo naa pelu ifowosowopo ajo ti n fi oruko awon oluko (Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria) sile yoo jo se.

Adedoja fi kun oro re pe ajo oun yoo nilo ogota o le marun-un milionu naira kun iye ti o n na bayii lati fi san owo awon tisa titun ti o sese fe gba yii. Bakan naa ni o ro awon oluko ti ko tii fi oruko sile pelu Teachers Registration Council lati tete se bee nitori pe lehin osu meta si asiko yii, epa ko ni boro mo. Eto gbogbo lo ti ko lati gbe owo apapo elegberun kan naira odindi jade.

Iro ti a gbo lati ile ifowopamo ijoba apapo (Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN) so pe inu osun keje odun yii ni owo ti a wi yii yoo jade sita fun nina.

A o se iranti pe odidi owo alapapo ti o wa nita bayii ti o je owo onibeba ni eedegbeta (N500), igba (N200), ogorun (N100), aadota (N50), ogun (N20), naira mewaa (N10) ati naira marun-un (N50).Nigba ti naira kan ati aadota kobo je owo-irin. Biotilejepe awon eniyan ko se bee na owo irin yii to bee mo.

Awon kan woye pe gbigbe egberun naira alapapo jade bayii yoo se ipalara pupo fun owo ile Naijiria nipa pe owo ko ni ni iye lori mo.

Ohun ti o mu ifoya yi nwa ni afiikun pe ijoba ko ni gbe naira marun-un ati naira mewaa jade ni beba mo afi ni owo-irin, baba ati oje.

A o se iranti pe bi owo kan ba ti je owo irin ni ko ni je nina tobee mo ni Naijiria.Eyi ri bee nitori wiwuwo won ati dandan ti yoo je lati ru opolopo iru owo bee ki a to le ko iye owo ti a fe na jo.

Opo eniyan ni ko ni i fe ru eru owo ti yoo wu tuulu lowo tabi lapo re latari jija lowo gba to gbode kan ni ile Naijiria bayii.

Ki awon Oyinbo to ko owobeba ati owo-irin de, owo-eyo ni awon tose wa sile n na. Owo niye lori nigba naa nitori pe nnkan ko won bayii, beeni eke, wobia, ojukokoro ati ole ko kun ile aye bi i ti isisiyi.

Ifoya pataki to tun wa ni pe asiko ti owo titun ba jae, awon eniyan, paapaajulo awon omode maa n sonu niluu. Eyi n waye nitori awon onse ibi ti n fi eya ara eniyan sowo. Opo lo toka si mimu ti won mu obinrin kan l’Ekoo laipe yii nibi ti o ti n ji awon ogota le merin (64) omo gbe lo. Inu oko eja-tutu ti won de pa lo ko awon omo naa si. oju-ona kan ni Ijora-Badiya ni won ti gbe mu. Ojo ori awon omo to ko naa wa laarin osun mewaa si odun merindinlogun. Meta ninu awon omobinrin to wa nibe tile loyun sinu, nigba ti okan ninu won bimo ni ojo keji ojo ti won mu won.

Siwaju eyi, ijoba Ipinle Eko ti ti ile itoju omode aladani kan pa ni agbegbe Ogba latari pe won n fi awon omo ile itoju naa se isekuse.

Odun 1864 ni ijoba Geesi da owo riro sile ni awon ilu ti n se akoso won ni ile Alawodudu.

Iru owo kan naa ni gbogbo orile-ede to wa ni Afrika eyi ti Oyinbo Geesi n se ijoba le lori nigba naa.

Nigba ti Naijiria gba ominira ni odun 1960, ijoba se idasile banki ijoba apapo lati ara banki iwo ile oorun Afrika ti ijoba Geesi da sile tele.

Banki yii ni n se eto owo ti a n na ni ile Naijiria. Oluleye n fi omo f’oko

Idapo mimo ati igbeyawo alarinrin yoo waye laarin Oluwatoyin Folasade Oluleye ati Olugbenga Mayowa Falana.

Ayeye igbeyawo yoo bere ni ojo Alamisi ojo kerinlelogun osu keta (24/3/2005) ni ile Oloye Bayo Oluleye; 2, Opopona Ojeleye, Orita Basorun (Bodewaasinmi) Ibadan bere lati agogo meji osan. Ibi yi ni igbeyawo lona ti ibile yoo ti waye - pelu mimo iya mimo baba.

Ojo satide to tele (26/3/2005) ni ayeye igbeyawo yoo tun sele ni ile ijosin Onitebomi Oritabasorun Baptist Church, Basorun, Ibadan. Agogo mokanla owuro ni eyi yoo waye. Ni kete ti isin ba ti pari ni awon ero ati lokolaya yoo lo si gbongan awon ijoye (House of Chiefs), Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, nibi ti iweje-wemu yoo ti waye.

Oyebisi yoo se’yawo onibeji

Ese girigiri ni yoo wo ilu Igbeti ni ijoba ibile Olorunsogo ni ojo kerindinlogbon osu keta odun yii (26/3/2005) nibi ti idile Oyebisi yoo ti fi omo fun oko ti won yoo si tun gbe iyawo fun omokunrin won kan.

Irohin to te Oloye Gbode lowo fi han pe Arabinrin Ganiyat Bola Arike ti i se omo Ogbeni Raheem Ajibola Oyebisi yoo lo si ile oko re, Arakunrin Husaini Taiwo Amao nigba ti egbonkunrin Ganiyat, Surajudeen Oyekunle Olayanju Oyebisi yoo di oko Aarabinrin Islamiyat Folasade adegboye Olarinde ni ojo ti a wi yii. Ise onisegun oyinbo ni Kunle Oyebisi ko ni ile eko giga Ladoke Akintola (LAUTECH).

Ori papa ile eko giga Ogunbode ni ayeye igbeyawo ni ona Musulumi yii yoo ti waye. Agogo mewaa owuro ni Nikkah naa yoo bere. Ki Oluwa o fi adun si gbogbo igbeyawo naa , ase.

 

Eda Apileko Igbimo Yoruba fun Apero ti n waye ni ile Naijiria. (Yoruba version of the Yoruba Agenda prepared for the country’s National Conference)

Eka ajo ti n se konkaari eto-omoniyan kan, ASETO, ni n gbe iwe irohin Afonrere YORUBA ati jade. http://afonrereyoruba.tripo.com ni e ti le ri iwe irohin yii ka.

ERONGBA YORUBA lori APERO ILE NAIJIRIA

Awon omo Oduduwa ti a mo si Yoruba ki i gbehin bi o ba di pe ki a se eto bi ilu yoo se dara, bi aye yoo se dun-un gbe, bi iderun yoo se wa fun mutumuwa ati bi idagbasoke, ilosiwaju, alaafia, irepo ati alekun-imo yoo se wa lawujo. Eyi lo se je pe awon eniyan ti a wi yi wa lara awon to koko laju ni gbogbo agbaye, gege bi itan adayeba, itan afojuri, asa, isesi ati igbesi aye won se fi han.

Nitori naa, ko je iyalenu pe won wa lara awon to koko bere si i kigbe pe igbese orile-ede Naijiria ko dara to latari mimu aye derun, fifi eto olukaluku le lowo ati sise akoso ilu bo ti to ati bo ti ye. Iduro won ni pe o ti to asiko ki gbogbo awon eya to wa ni orile-ede yii se apero latari bi a o se jo maa gbe po ni ona ti ohun to to si olukaluku yoo fi maa to lowo, ti ile yoo fi roju, ti ona yoo si raye.

Lehin bi odun meedogun ti atotonu yii ti bere, ijoba ti Ogagun Olusegun Obasanjo yii n se akoso re gba ki apero waye. Sugbon iru apero ti oun n so yato die si eyi ti awon to ti n la kaka lori oro yi n beere fun. Ona meje pataki ni iyato fi wa laarin ohun ti a o pe ni Apero Obasanjo ati Apero Awon Ara-Ilu. E je ki a menu ba won ni okookan.

· Apero Obasanjo

1 Ijoba ni yoo yan pupo awon irinwo omo Naijiria ti yoo lo se apero yii.

2 Ki i se pe gbogbo eya to wa ni Naijiria ni yoo ni asoju nibe.

3 Oro oselu nikan ni apero yii gbodo da le lori.

4 Ijoba ni yoo yan awon oloye fun apero naa.

5 Ijoba ni igbimo ti yoo se apero yii yoo je abo fun.

6 Ile Igbimo Asofin Apapo yoo se agbeyewo Ifenuko Igbimo Apero naa.

7 Ile Igbimo Asofin ni Abuja ni yoo se ofin ti yoo so abajade naa di mimulo.

Apero ti Awon Ara-ilu n fe

1 Ibo lo ye ki a fi yan awon asoju.

2 Gbogbo eya to wa ni Naijiria lo gbodo ni asoju nibi apero yii.

3 Gbogbo ohun to kan orile-ede Naijiria ni apero naa gbodo gbeyewo - oro oselu, oro-aje, eto eko, ibagbepo laarin ara wa ati beebee lo.

4 Awon omo igbimo ni yoo yan oloye won.

5 Awon ara-ilu ni igbimo yii gbodo je abo fun.

6 Awon ara-ilu nikan lo gbodo ni ase lori eto siso abajade igbimo naa di ofin.

7 Ibo wipe ‘a farama’ tabi ‘a o farama’ ti awon ara ilu ba di nikan ni yoo so Abajade igbimo naa di atewogba ti yoo si ro ni agbara; eyi ti a o ma lo fun itosona orile-ede wa.

Lati fi han pe awon o fi oro naa sere, awon Yoruba gbe igbimo Olori-jori dide lati sise lori ohun ti yoo je agbekale omo Yoruba nibi eto apero naa. Yato si eyi, won ko gbehin nibi eyi ti awon afenifere-ilu n se eto re.

Ki o ma di pe oro naa ba won ni ebafoo tabi ki o ba won ni papamora, won se agbekale ohun ti won ro pe Apero naa gbodo da le lori. Igbimo Alabesekele meji ni won yan lati sise lori erongba Yoruba.

Koko ifenuko awon omo alabesekele yii ni a se si isale yii. Sugbon ki a to se eyi, o se pataki ki a fi afiyesi igbimo naa to yin leti. Merin ni afiyesi yii. Iredi won yoo han si yin bi e ba ti n ka won. Igbimo yii se ipade meta - meji ni ilu Eko, okan ni Ibadan. Nibi ipade meteeta, gbogbo ese omo igbimo lo pe, eyi ti o n fi mimo riri pataki ise ti a gbe le awon omo igbimo naa lowo han.

Awon akosile mewaa ni igbimo yii se ayewo won gege bi itosona fun ise ti won fe se. Awon Akosile naa ni:

1 Erongba Yoruba ti awon omo Oduduwa kan gbe jade ni 17/2/2005.

2 Iwe apileko awon oba, ijoye ati otookulu lati ipinle Eko, Ogun, Ondo, Osun ati Oyo eyi ti won ko ni 11/5/1994.

3 Apileko egbe kan ti a mo si Agbarijo (omo) Oduduwa lori atunse to ye ni orile-ede Naijiria.

4 Abadofin ti igbimo kan se fun ile Yoruba.

5 Akosile ona ti a le gba se Apero Gbogbogboo Alaselori (Sovereign National Conference) ati ti agbarijo awon egbe ajijagbara ni ile Yoruba (COSEG) se eto re.

6 Aba ti egbe omo Oodua (Odua Peoples Congress, OPC) eka Gani Adams da lori sise eto Apero Gbogbogboo Alaselori (SNC).

7 Awokose Ofin fun oril-ede Naijiria (model constitution) eyi ti Igbimo awon ara ilu (Citizens Forum) se ni 14/1/2002.

8 Imoran Abadofin fun ijoba emida-iwoda fun orile-ede Naijiria eyi ti egbe kan ti n je Apata Bashorun (Bashorun Rock) se.

9 Iwe apileko ti won gbe kale nibi ipade atunse ofin Naijiria ni odun 1996.

10 Iwe Ofin Isakoso Ijoba Iwo-oorun ile Naijiria (ti atijo).

Lehin iforikori, igbimo yii se afiyesi bii meloo kan. Lara won ni pe ko ye ki Yoruba ti i fi tifun-tedo ohun ti won yoo so nibi ajoro gbogbogboo sita bayii niwon igba ti awon yooku ko ti i so tiwon sita. Sugbon ko si ohun to buru bi won ba re awon nnkan wonyi lerefe fun awon onirohin, ki awon onirohin si gbe si eti awon ara-ilu.

Won ni o se pataki ko je pe Erongba Yoruba yii ni awon ti yoo lo soju eya Yoruba nibi Apero ti yoo waye gbodo ma a tele, ohun ni won yoo si ma a ran mo enu lohun-un gege bi ise ti a fi ran won. Latari eyi, o se pataki ki awon Gomina gbogbo ile Yoruba o gba eyi wole nitori awon ni ijoba apapo ni ki won yan eni mefamefa lati ipinle kookan won.

Bi o ti wu ki apileko kan dara to, awon nnkan kan le je jade ti ko si ninu apileko yii. Nitori eyi, igbimo daba pe ki awon agbaagba Yoruba kan tun wa ni Abuja yato si awon ti yoo soju eya naa nibi apero ijoba. Awon agbaagba yii ni yoo ma fun awon ti n soju Yoruba ni imoran lori awon ohun to ba tun n je jade.

Erongba Yoruba fun Atunse orile-ede Naijiria odun 2005

Koko ninu Erongba Yoruba ni ki a fun eya naa laye lati maa da omu iya re gbe, ki o ma da ero re pa, lai si idiwo lati ita lori sise akoso ijoba ile Yoruba. Sugbon gbogbo ohun ti eya naa n beere fun yii ki i se nipa pipin Naijiria yeleyele. Ohun ti yoo mu atunse ba ile Yoruba ati orile-ede Naijiria lapapo ni a n beere fun.

Ibo ni Yoruba wa?

Lowo bayii, ile Yoruba ati awon Yoruba tan de Ipinle Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Eko, Kwara, Kogi, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo. Igbagbo wa ni pe awon Yoruba to wa ni Ipinle Eko, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo gbodo parapo wa ni Isori kan. Awon Yoruba to wa ni Ipinle Kwara, Kogi, Edo ati Delta ni a si gbodo fun ni anfaani lati so boya won fee darapo mo awon elegbee won.

Iru ijoba wo ni a fe?

Latari eyi, igbagbo wa ni pe eto isakoso to dara julo fun orile-ede Naijiria ni ijoba emi-da iwo-da (Federation) eyi ti yoo da lori Isori mefa ti a ti pin Naijiria si lowo bayii. Awa ko lodi si dida (awon) Isori miran sile si bi o ba ti je pe Isori to wa ni Ariwa ati Guusu ko ni i ju ara won lo.

Lati igba iwase ni o ti je pe opo eya pelu asa ati esin won lo ti n gbe Naijiria. Awon ajoro olorijori to se agbekale ofin isakoso gbogbo ti a ti n lo tele lo gba pe eto isakoso emi-da iwo-da lo dara fun orile-ede Naijiria. Gbogbo laasigbo, aigbora-eni-ye ati airoju to ti n de ba orile-ede yii ko se lehin yiyapa kuro ni oju ona emi-da iwo-da yii. A o woye pe lati odun 1966 ti iyapa yii ti waye ni rogbodiyan ti bere. Eyi lo mu da wa loju pe ona abayo fun orile-ede yi ni pipada si eto isakoso emi-da iwo-da yii. Ninu eyi ti awon isori-isori yoo ni agbara lati se eto isakoso won gege bi agbara ati oye won lai si pe ijoba apapo kan yoo ma je gaba lori won - gege bi o ti wa lowo bayii. Niwon bi o ti je pe eya kookan gbodo ni eto lati se akoso re bi o ti fe, aye gbodo wa ki isori kookan se atunto ti yoo ba adugbo re mu. Latari eyi, awa eniyan to wa ni awon Ipinle Iwo Orun bayi yoo ma je Agbegbe Yoruba. Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni ofin ti n se akoso re. Ohun to kan wa nibe ni pe ofin adani yii ko gbodo tako ofin to so gbogbo wa po. Awa Yoruba yoo ni ijoba ipinle ati ti ibile ti o mu laakaye pelu ifomoniyan se dani.

Eto oro aje

Igbagbo wa ni pe bi agbegbe kookan se n se ijoba ara won naa ni won gbodo ni eto lori eto oro aje won. Eyi ni pe a gbodo pada si gbigba agbegbe kookan laye lati ni ase lori oro ati ohun imusagbara ti n jade lati agbegbe won. Apere iru awon oro aje yii ni ti ile-ise, ohun ogbin, eto oko-owo ati owo-ori ti n jade nibi oja rira (Value Added Tax, VAT). Ijoba apapo yoo si lase lori owo oya to n gba lori ile ise awakusa ati epo, sugbon ijoba agbegbe ni yoo ni oju owo. Paato ida-owo ti yoo maa koja lo si odo ijoba apapo ni a gbodo duna-dura re; sugbon ko gbodo po ju. O gbodo wa ni ibamu pelu ojuse re ni. Ijoba agbegbe kookan yoo lase lori bi o ti fe ma a pin owo ti n wole fun laarin awon eka ijoba to wa labe re.

Asunwon kan gbodo wa fun ofo ati adanu.

Omo ologun ati nnkan ija

Ofin agbaye lo de sise akoso okun ati omilabu gbogbo. Nipa bayii, awa ro pe ijoba apapo ni yoo ni ase lori eto gbogbo to je mo okun ati ohun to wa nibe - paapaa julo agbami okun to ba ti sun koja aala agbegbe kan.

A gba pe Aare-Ona Kakanfo kan ni yoo wa fun awon omo-ogun ni orile-ede kan. Sugbon a gbodo se eto naa ni ona ti awon omo-ogun ile yii yoo fi gba pe eto emi-da iwo-da lo joba.

Aka nnkan ijagun ati isagbara gbodo je pipin deede laarin awon agbegbe to ba wa lorile-ede yii ni.

Ajo Olusakoso gbodo wa fun awon ologun. Awon omo Ajo yii ni Aare orile-ede, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan.

Ise ologun fun awon odo

A gbodo so sise ise ologun fun odun kan di dandan fun awon omo metadinlogun si mokandinlogun; eyi ni laarin asiko ti awon omo yoo fi ti ile eko oniwe mewaa bo si ile-eko giga agba. Awon agbegbe kookan yoo ni eso ti won. Eso yoo tun wa fun etido gbogbo.

Agbofinro

Agbegbe kookan yoo ni olopaa tire. Ijoba apapo naa yoo ni agbofinro tire. Agbara agbofinro apapo yii yoo lase jakejado orile-ede yii. Igbimo Alaabo tabi Igbimo Agbofinro ni yoo maa fowo si sise agbega fun awon olopaa ati agbofinro bere lati ori igbakeji alakoso olopaa. Aare, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan ni yoo je omo igbimo ti a wi yii.

Igbimo Awon Olusakoso (Council of State)

Igbimo Awon Olusakoso yoo wa. Aare, igbakeji re ati awon olori agbegbe kookan pelu awon to ti se akoso sehin ni yoo je omo igbimo ti a wi yii. Sugbon igbimo naa yo yo awon to se akoso gege bi ologun sile.

Eto Idajo

Eto idajo naa gbodo tele ilana emi-da iwo-da. Ile-ejo to ga julo, Ile-ejo Giga Supriimu, naa ni yoo ma a je olori fun gbogbo ile-ejo. Awon ti yoo ma a jokoo ni ile-ejo yii gbodo wa lati gbogbo agbegbe to wa ni orile-ede yii ni. Agbegbe kookan ni yoo yan awon ti yoo soju won ni Ile-ejo Giga yii.

Ipo Adajo-agba yoo je mokanmokan laarin agbegbe to wa ni orile-ede yii. Odun marun-un marun-un ni enikookan yoo maa lo lori aleefa gege bi Adajo-agba fun orile-ede wa.

Agbegbe kookan naa gbodo ni Ile-ejo giga agba (Supriimu), ile ejo kotemilorun, ile ejo giga. Agbegbe kookan yoo ni agbara lori ejo gbogbo to suyo ni labe akoso ati adugbo won. Ejo to ba seyo latari ofin apappo, esun ipaniyan, ese si ofin ti ile-asofin apapo se, itapa si ofin laarin ijoba agbegbe si ijoba agbegbe ati ijoba si ijoba nikan ni yoo di ohun ti ile-ejo apapo yoo da si.

Osise Ijoba Apapo

A ko lodi si pe ki agbegbe kookan ni asoju nibi ise ijoba apapo. Lehin odun marunlelogoji ti a ti gba ominira, ko

ye ki eyi tun mu iru wahala ti n mu lowo bayi. Ipo to fi igbese kan din si eyi ti o wa tele ni eni ti o ba koja lati ibi ise ijoba ibile, ti ipinle, tabi ti agbegbe lo si ijoba apapo gbodo wa. Eyi ri bee, nigba to je pe eru to wa nibi ise apapo gbodo wuwo ju ti awon eka ijoba to wa labe re lo. Ko gbodo si ojusaaju nibi ise ijoba.

Iwo-da, emi da ni sise-n-tele ni ipo olori awon osise ijoba, alaga igbimo ti n se konkari osise ijoba apapo gbodo je. Eyi ni pe bi asoju agbegbe kan ba setan, asoju agbegbe miran lo gbodo kan lati yan eni ti yoo di ipo ti a wi yii mu laarin Ariwa ati Guusu orile-ede yii.

Gbogbo ajo tabi igbimo ti Ofin ile wa ba fun ijoba apapo lagbara lati da sile ni o gbodo ni asoju lati agbegbe kookan. Agbegbe kookan ni yoo si yan asoju re funraare. Iye kan-naa ni omo igbimo tabi omo ajo ti a wi yii si gbodo je lati agbegbe kookan.

Awon Nnkan ti ijoba kookan le se ofin le lori

Ni ibamu pelu iduro tiwa lori eto ijoba iwo-da emi-da ori-ko-jori, ero tiwa ni pe orisi Eto Isakoso Ijoba Apapo (Exclusive Federal List) kansoso lo gbodo wa. Ko gbodo si eto miran to so pe ijoba apapo ati ti agbegbe le sofin lori oro kan-naa (gege bi o ti wa lowo bayii). Gbogbo ohun to ba wa ninu eto isakoso ijoba apapo yii ni yoo wa ni ikawo ijoba apapo, nigba ti gbogbo ohun ti ko ba ti si nibe yoo je eyi ti ijoba agbegbe yoo ni agbara lori won.

Ijoba Apapo

Awon nnkan ti ijoba apapo yoo ni ase le lori:

Eto isuna owo ijoba apapo ati ti awon osise ijoba apapo, ti ile-ejo ati awon osise ile-ejo ijoba apapo titi ti o fi kan yiye awon iwe owo wonyi wo.

Iwe akosile, yato si ti awon ijoba agbegbe lati ojo ketalelogun osu kinni odun 1952.

Eto irinna oko ofurufu titi o fi kan aabo papako ofurufu ati lilo bibo oko ofurufu.

Owo yiya lati ehin odi.

Eto isuna owo, iru owo ti a o ma na ati bee bee lo.

Ohun ti a o gba gege bi ipasipaaro gege bi owo-nina; owo beba ati ti baba tabi oje.

Akoso Ile-ifowopamo ijoba apapo (Central Bank) ati eto ipasipaaro owo.

Eto to je mo idokowo

Ase nipa ogbon-atinuda ati imo (intellectual property).

Owo ibode fun oja ti n wole tabi ti n jade ati owo oya ti ile-ise nla-nla yoo maa san.

Eto abo

Ajo Igbimo Alaabo gbodo je gbigbende. Awon omo igbimo yii ni Aare, igbakeji Aare, Alakoso Eto Abo, Olusakoso Agbegbe kookan, Alakoso eto abo ni agbegbe kookan. Idanilekoo, aka ohun isura ati ti ijagun titi o fi kan awon iwe asiri to je aabo ni a gbodo pin logboogba kaakiri awon agbegbe ti a ni.

Eto ologun oju-omi. Sugbon gbogbo agbegbe lo gbodo ni asoju ninu eka omo-ologun yii lai fi oju rena kikun oju owo.

Ohun ijagun kekere ati ninla

Olopaa

Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni olopaa tire. Awon omo agbegbe kookan lo gbodo je olopaa adugbo won. Akoso olopaa agbegbe kookan yoo wa labe Olori Olopaa agbegbe naa ni ibamu pelu eto ti agbegbe naa se sile.

Ijoba apapo naa gbodo ni Igbimo Olopaa. Awon omo igbimo yii ni Aare, igbakeji re, awon alakoso agbegbe kookan ati oludari olopaa agbegbe kookan. Gbogbo ohun to je mo oro olopaa ati igbega-lenu ise lati ipo igbakeji oludari olopaa lo soke ni yoo je ojuse igbimo yii. Isorisori ni isura fun aseyege ise olopaa.

ati eto idanilekoo gbodo wa lai segbe si agbegbe kankan.

Lile oluwo kuro ni orile-ede wa. Sugbon igbimo Olusakoso gbodo fi ase si eyi ki o to fi ese mule.

Fifa arufin le awon ti n wa lowo.

Eto wiwole ati jijade titi o wi kan iwe ase irinna wo ile Naijiria.

Iwe ase irinna lo si ehin odi titi o fi kan iwe idanimo gege bi omo orile-ede Naijiria.

Eto idajo laarin ijoba apapo pelu awon to ba lejo pelu won, yala enikookan ni, ajo ni, ile-ise tabi eka ijoba miran.

Ase lori iwadii, siso abajade iwadii di owo-sise ati oro-aje.

Owo ifehinti lenu ise ijoba eyi ti o gbodo maa ti inu asunwon apapo jade.

Eto ifiweranse, ibara-eni-soro, waya tite ati riranse ayarabiasa.

Ko gbodo si ka bi o ko si fun olusakoso kankan. Eyi ni pe enikeni ti won ba fura si ni won le gbe lo si ile ejo lai fi ti ipo to di mu se.

Oko oju-irin

Ijoba apapo yoo ni ase lori oro oko oju-irin ati ohun to ro mo gbogbo. Sugbon ijoba agbegbe naa gbodo lase lati da eto irinna reluwee sile niwon igba ti ijoba agbegbe naa ba ti tele ilana ti igbimo alamojuto eto irinna oju-irin se. Gbogbo agbegbe lo gbodo ni asoju ninu igbimo yii ni dogbandogba.

Sise iwadii lori ohunkihun to jeyo ninu Eto Isakoso Ijoba Apapo gege bi a ti laa sile loke yii.

Awon oju-ona ijoba apapo - lila, sise atunse ati amojuto awon ona wonyi.

Igbimo Olusakoso Ile Naijiria (Council of Regions) ni yoo fi owo si iru awon ona ti a o pe Ona Ijoba Apapo.

Odiwon ati asunwon.

Oro okeere yoo wa ni ikawo ijoba apapo. Sugbon ijoba agbegbe kookan yoo ni ase lati ni asoju ni ile okeere lori oro oko-owo ati ohun to jo o - bi o ba fe.

Lati agbegbe kookan (ni ona emi-da iwo-da) ni awon ti yoo maa se akoso awon ile-ise asoju Naijiria wonyi gbodo ti wa. A gbodo ri pe awon ti yoo sise ni ile-okeere wonyi ko lodi si asa ibi ti won gbe won lo.

Eto ikaniyan

Aala yipo orile-ede

Eto ibo didi si ipo Aare, igbakeji ati ile igbimo asofin

Fifi ipo didanilola

Fifun oruko ile-ise ni iwe-ase ati fifi opin si idokowo. Awon ile ise bi adiyelofo, oko-owo ati beebee lo.

Eto Idajo Apapo

Eto irinna oko oju-omi

Irinna oju agbami ati lori odo Oya ati awon odo miran ti o so agbegbe bi i meloo po tabi eyi ti o wa laarin Naijiria ati (awon) orile-ede miran.

Eto lori bi oju ojo se ri (Meterology). Sugbon agbegbe kookan le ni ase lati da ile ise wiwoju-ojo sile ni adugbon won.

Ebute

Omi ti o ba san koja ni agbegbe to ju eyokan lo. Igbimo awon olusakoso ni yoo ni oro lori omi ti o je ti ijoba apapo iru eyi.

Ibanisoro

Ero ibanisoro, ikede, igbohunsafefe ti redio ati telifisan. Fifun-ni lase ati da ile-ise igbohunsafefe sile.

Awon ile itoju nnkan asa ati manigbagbe si.

Fifi owo te’we (fingerprint).

Ogba ewon.

Eto akoso ijoba

Agbegbe kookan gbodo lase lori iru akoso ijoba to ba fe, yala ijoba aare (bi i Amerika, Presidential ti a n lo lowo bayii) tabi ijoba asoju (bi i ti ile Geesi, Parliamentary). Sugbon ijoba-asoju ni o gbodo wa aarin-gbungbun ti o pa gbogbo wa po.

Egbe Oselu

Agbegbe kookan gbodo ni ase lati se eto iru egbe oselu ti o ro adugbo re lorun. Fun ibo si ipo ijoba apapo, egbe oselu meji pere lo gbodo gbe’gba ibo kaakiri orile-ede yii.

Ile Igbimo Asofin

Eleka meta ni ile igbimo asofin apapo gbodo je. Akoko, ile-asofin awon asoju (Representatives) eyi ti o je pe bi awon eniyan ba se po to ni a o fi yan won. Eekeji, Ile-asofin agba (Senate) eyi ti o je pe ogboogba ni a o fi awon ti yoo lo sibe lati agbegbe kookan. Eketa ni ile igbimo awon lobaloba.

Agbegbe kookan yoo se eto ti o ba agbegbe re mu fun awon Lobaloba adugbo re. Sugbon ni ijoba apapo, Igbimo Awon Lobaloba gbodo wa.

JARE AJAYI ti (ASETO Oke-ogun) ti i tun se Olootu iwe irohin Oloye Gbode ati Afonrere YORUBA lo se eda Apero yii lati ede Oyinbo si Yoruba.

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