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26 N igerian Tribune 16 Ma rch, 2011

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By Moses Alao

Ibadan S / E LG boss "Wants T A lao-Akala' s return

HE in terim chai rma n o f Ib ad a n South-Eas t Loca l Governmen t Area of Oyo State, Honourable Akeem Olatunji has d,arged that all ha nds m ust be on d eck to ensure the retu rn of the s ta te governor, C h ief Adebayo Alao-Aka la in the A pri! election. The chairman gave the ch a rge at the ina u guration of the Peoples Democra tic Party (PDP) stakeh o ld e rs forum , Ib ad a n Sou th-East chap te r, held at the council secretari at, Mapo Hill, ' badan . He exp lai ned tha t the estab lish men t of the forum was a necessit y a t this poin t in time, w hen electioneering cam pai gns we re at feve ri s h pitch, and advised that all loopholes be plugged to actuali ze the re-election of the in cumbent gove rn o r o f the state. Ho no urab le O latunji told the stakeholde rs that the ir appo in tm e nt was based on their social anteceden t, po litica l re leva nce and electioneering s tra tegies, add in g th at they cou Id not afford to erode the confi dence reposed in them. The ch a irma n, the refore, directed them to go to their respect ive cons titu e n cies to mobili ze th eir people a nd ga lvani ze them int o wo rk in g for the Aka la/ Arapaja re-

election into offi ce come April. Res pondi ng on behalf o f the fo rum , Da re Adeleke and Hon. Akeem Ade mo la Ige p ro mi sed th e ir unall oyed loya lty a nd s upp o r t fo r AlaoAka la re-elect ion. The duo pl ed ged tha t th e g ro up wo uld no t leave a ny stone unturned until th e !,DP w in s a ll elections in the loca l gove rnm e nt, ass urin g th e chairman that the re is no va ca ncy ye t in th e Oyo government house. Mem bers of the stake-

holders forum, among others ind ude: a member of the state House of Assembly representing lbadan SouthEas t constitu ency 2,

H o no ura bl e Jim o h Fadi pe; a,ief Bola Salami; Mr Kunmi Ad esina a nd Alh aji Kamo ru deen Rahecm.

Ife Central council boss bags Phd

Chairman, Caretakercommittee forlfe Central Loca l Govemment Area of Osun State, Dr. Taiwo Olaiya has been conferred with ~,e degree of Doctorate of Philosophy in Public Administration by the authoriti es of Obafemi

Awolowo University, lie Ife.

ntis follows his successful completion of fi ve year course programme as PhD student of Public Administration after completing and defending his thesis. Dr. Taiwo, who is also a comm itted politician a nd lover of education, however, said he had mapped out strategy on how to inlprove on education right from elementary up tiU tertiary institutions in th e coun ci l area.

The council boss then used the medium to cali on al l the youths in his counru area to take their education seriously because it is the only way to attain greatness in life. He also p ro mised to make education attractive in his council area by providing all the necessary assistance to the studenls as well as regular payment of primary schoolteachers' salary and allowances. Dr. Ta iwo la te r expressed hi s g ra titu de to fri ends and well-w ishers who went to rejoice with him at university during .Gov Adebayo Alao-AkaJa

the convocation ceremony.

Sand a m.u L G appeals fo r r o ad c onstrution Segun Olaniyan, Katsina

HE peop le o f Sa nd a mll Lo ca l Govern ';'!!nt Area o f Ka ts in a S ta te ha ve ca ll ed o n th e s ta te government to lay as phalt o n the Da nn ako la-Fago road co nstru cted by th e prev ious ad ministra ti on in the state. The spokesman of the co mmu n ity, Alh aj i Sa n i Sai'du Fago, made the ca ll w hen Gove rn o r Sh e m a 2011 re-election ca mpaign tea m held a rall y in the a rea at the weekend. Fago w h o is th e lawmaker rep resentin g Sa nc\amu co nstitu e ncy, also urged government to consid er the construction o f th e Fago-Ka tsaya lDab oTasha r Kwasa r a w a - Ji rd e d eYa nH a kum-Koza road , to furth e r o pe n up th e

a rea fo r eco nomi c activiti es . Th e r oa d w hi c h w ill lin k up fi ve lo ca l co un c il s, acco rdin g

to him , when co mpl ete d wo uld h e l p p eo pl e in th e es p ec i a ll y a r eas, fa rm e rs to m ove th e ir fa rm pr o du c t s t o th e va ri o u s m a r ke ts. Simil a rl y, h e ca ll ed on th e s ta te gove rnm e nt to up - grade th e Sa nd a mu Primar y H ea lth Ce ntre to th e s t a tu s o f a G e ne ra l h os pita l to redu ce th e hard ship be ing faced by the peopl e in the a rea in gettin g pro mpt medica l a tte nti on . Respondin g, Governor Ibrahim 路S he ma w ho commended the people of the a rea for thei r support

towa rd s a Ita i ned

th e s u ccess by th e

adminis tra ti o n, assured

that, if elected the projects me nti o ned wo uld be looked into. S he m a u se d th e occass io n to so li ci te

th eir co-o pe rat io n an d und e rs ta ndin g, urg in g them to e ns ure the v ic to r y of a ll PDP ca ndid a tes to e n a bl e th e m to co ntin ue to be n e fit fr o m th e divid e nd s o f d emocracy.

HE Interim m a n age m e n t co m mi t tee chairman of Oo relope Local Government Area of Oyo Sta te, Mr Lukm a n Balogun, has inaugu rated the interim management commi ttee that would run the ad ministration of the loca l gove rn ment wi th him, while also reiterati ng his com mitment to move th e loca l gove rnm e nt forward . He also urged the newly in a ug ura ted members of the committee and special adv isers to coperate with him in achieving set goals. "Right from inception, we h ave s tated ou r resolu tion to make things be tte r in th e loca l government and we do not intend to relent in fulfi ll ing that promise. I am elated to have people li ke you come on boa rd th is ship thai wi ll move our g rea t loca l governm en t to a h aven of prog ress a nd ch a n ge fo r good," he ad ded . Hono ura bl e Balogun, who stated ~,at U1e d ,oice of U1e committee members and special adv ise rs was a

Oorelope gets committee members responsibiJi ty bestowed on U1CIll by the people, urged ~t U1eY must not betray the trust reposed in them by the people. 'This is a call to duty, a clarion call to leave Oorelope better than we Il1et it so as to w rite our names in the positive annals of history. "You all must join hands wiU, Il1e and U1e performing governor of the state, Otief Adebayo Alao-Aka la, to improve U,e welfare of our people and the sta te of infrastructure in the local government" he sa id. Th e co m m ittee me m be rs and special advisers, d rawn from the 10 wa rds of th e local government, were yet to be g iven portfolios, bu t the d , airm an, while speaking with newsmen, sa id the ri ght peopl e woul d be g iven the approp riate po rtfo li os in o rder to ens u re that the local gove rn men t

reco rds

tremendous ach ievement du ring his tinle in offi ce.

Aspirant promises ~arket for f~er Uchechukwu Olisah, Benin

VIA South West Loca l Gove rn ment Area of Edo Sta te may ge t a farmers' soc iety thro u gh a fortnightly fa rme rs' market. An Ov ia Sou th chairma nsh ip asp ira nt, Pe ter Eson, pl edged to fo rm a fa rme r's society if given the mand ate. Eso n, w h o spoke at Usen, sa id the purpose of the fa rm e rs ' m a r ke t would be to crea te a n avenue for d irect access to foodstuff of va rious va rieties at affordable rates. He gave the assurance that the fortnightly farme rs' market wo uld be ce ntra li sed a t va ri o us centres in the 10 wa rds of

the loca l gove rn ment areas in order to make them to be closer to private residences. According to Eson, ,f given the m anda te to serve as chairman of the cou ncil, he would in trod uce measu res th a t would impact positi vely on the Iives of the people. I Ie also spoke of his intention to form an elders' fo rum, w ith a v iew to brin g ing a bo ut m u tua l understanding and good rela ti o nship a mo ng the elderly. Mr Eson advised politicia ns not to see the forthcoming elections as a doo r-d ie affair, just as he sa id credibili ty should be a n a rea of considera tion in the election of any cand id ate. ,

Gabasaw a LG boss assures on animal care 路 Kola Oyelere, Kano

R. Sal e Ad a mu Ta kai , th e Gabasawa Local Government Area Ibterim Man ageme nt Office r in Kano State, has reiterated his dete rmination to continue providing adequa te ca re to animals, so as to

sa fegua rd the lives o f the people who use them for d aily consumption. He said further that the counci l w ill continu e to provide drugs to the existing vete rin a ry clinics a t

Za kira i a nd Ga basawa fo r th e be nefit o f th e Fulani and farmers o f the

thing possibl e to e nsure th a t a nimals were given special a ttention th rough

area.

vaccin ation,

He said the council has concluded a rrangeme nts to conduct this year's a ni-

Ea rlie r, the chairm a n of the Miyetti Alla h Assoc iati o n, Ma la m Yunu sa A uh a mm a d Ta nkara u, said they were a t the coun cil to ap pea l to th e Inte rim Ma na gement O ffi cer to provid e dru gs to the ve te rina ry clini cs a t Za kira i a nd Ga basa wa tow ns. Alh aj i Ta n ka rau alsourged the counci l to construct more veterina ry

mal v accin a ti o n in th e

area for the benefit of animals. He said this when he rece iv ed membe rs o f Mi ye tti All a h Associa tion from Gabasawa area when they visited him in his office recently. Acco rding to him, the co uncil is doin g e ve ry-

cl irti cs in the a rea due to the fact that abou t 80 oer cen t of the people of the a rea we re fa rm ers a n a ca ttle rearers. co mm e nd ed He Dr.Takai for h is concern to the people of the area assuring th a t the group w ill work ha nd -in-ha nd with the new in teri m offi cer. He also urged the council not to relent in efforts towa rd s e nh a nCin g th e standa rd of the li ving of people in the loca l government.