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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was shocked to the marrows following the insensitive request by Ogun State government that Secondary School students should pay a sum of #25,000 each for laughable Covid 19 Test as part of overall requirements for the reopening schools for Senior Secondary School 3 students to write their examinations.The PDP noted with great concerns how a government which ought to be a reliable source of succour to the people especially given the excruciating pains that the people of Ogun state have endured as a result of the current global pandemic.Without any doubt, the PDP condemns in…

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice- President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to Nigerians over the foreign loans which may compromise Nigeria’s future.In a statement issued on Sunday by his media office, Atiku who said he has been raising alarm over the reckless borrowings by the Buhari administration added that the statement made by Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport last week has further confirmed his fears.“Two months ago, the former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP Presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar patriotically…

Ogun State Government has clarified the requirements for operations of boarding facilities in the Secondary Schools in the State as part of the overall requirements for the reopeningof schools for SS3 students on 4th August, 2020 as earlierannounced by the Government.In a release issued in Abeokuta on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, said the clarification has become necessary to remind the general public, particularly parents and operators in the education sector, of government position, which is based on the Guidelines jointly developed and agreed by parents, private school owners, government…

With schools reopening for graduating pupils this week after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, parents of pupils in private secondary schools in Ogun State on Sunday kicked against the request of N25,000 COVID-19 test fee by the government.Many of the parents, who took their demonstrations to the streets, faulted the decision of the government to ask them to pay N25,000 on each pupil before they could be allowed to resume.The state government had said no boarding school pupil would be allowed to resume without a valid negative COVID-19 test certificate.The government also asked the parents to take…

Malam Garba ShehuThe Presidency on Saturday said the views expressed by Malam Mamman Daura, on zoning were personal to him and did not, in any way, reflect that of either the president or his administration.Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.He said that Mamman qualified as an elder statesman with a national duty to hold perspectives and disseminate them as guaranteed under the nation constitution and laws of the land.He added that ”he does not need the permission or clearance of anyone to exercise this right.”The…

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi says more prominent Nigerians will still benefit from the Federal Government’s naming of railway stations across the country.Amaechi, in a statement by his Media Assistant, Mrs Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said the late Alhaji Waziri Mohammed would, however, be named after a bigger railway station.The Minister was reacting to the demand by the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers (NUR) to reverse the naming of the Apapa Railway Station in honour of the late Mohammed.The Minister recently named the Apapa Railway Station, “Sen. Bola Tinubu Railway Station.Amaechi said: “We are naming a bigger station after Waziri Mohammed.”Earlier, the…

The Ogun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN) has appealed to the heads of denominations, churches, leaders and ministers in the state to work towards meeting the safety guidelines ahead of the reopening of churches on August 16.The CAN Chairman, Ogun State, Bishop ‘Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, who was reacting to the tentative lifting of the ban on religious centres by Governor Dapo Abiodun, said it was necessary for churches to abide by the laid down guidelines to avoid “embarrassments and sanctions.”Akin – Akinsanya in a release made available to Newsjaunts, lauded Governor Abiodun for his understanding and support that allowed for peaceful…

The House of Representatives Candidate for Abeokuta South Federal Constituency under the platform of ANN in the last election who is now a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Honourable Akeem Amosun has sent his Eid-El-Kabir to all Muslim faithfuls.In his word, he enjoined everyone to maintain good relationship with neighbours with selfless service especially during this pandemic period.”My dear citizens, let us practice good neighbourliness during the festivity. It is in celebration with selflessness that we can genuinely fight poverty and manage the economic hardship this pandemic has brought on us all”.Amosun also urged the Celebrants to celebrate moderately…

The Federal House of Representatives Chairman of Agriculture and Rural Development in the 8th National Assembly and founder of Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Kamorudeen Adebutu, has urged muslims across the country to use this sallah festival to pray to God for unity, peace and deliverance from the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria.He posited that the best time to promote peace, love and unity is during this festive period. In a release signed by Afolabi Orekoya, Media Director, Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Adebutu urged all Muslim faithfuls to avoid large gatherings and observe social distancing as precautions to curb the…

Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, has pledged to guarantee effective traffic management, prompt rescue service on Ogun traffic corridor and ensure strict adherence to Covid 19 protocols and guidelines, so as to flatten the curve of the pandemic during and after the Eid-el-kabir celebration.According to a release from the office of the TRACE Corps Commander/Chief Executive, Cdr. Abdul-Fatai Olaseni Ogunyemi, the exercise would involve the full strength of TRACE Corps operational machinery, which is geared towards promoting the safety of all road users, by deploying operatives to man strategic beats, choke points, as well as, diversion and…