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HOME NEWS POLITICS METRO SPORT ENTERTAINMENT OPINION EDUCATION HEALTH INTERVIEW DAILY POST GHANA CONNECT WITH US     Daily Post Nigeria NEWS It is not wrong for Buhari to borrow more money – Ibadan Chief, Adegoke insists Published   1 min ago   on   December 29, 2019 By   Musliudeen Adebayo An Ibadan Chief, Mogaji Adegboyega Adegoke, on Saturday insisted that it was not wrong for the present administration under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to borrow more money to develop infrastructure, create more jobs and provide other social amenities for the citizens. Adegoke made this declaration while addressing journalists during an end of the year party he organised for some of his associates, friends and families in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, had recently  said Nigeria faced the risk of impending bankruptcy,  over the continuous accumulation of debt by the government. But, Adegoke while reacting, maintained that there was no

The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr Taiwo Adisa, explains why the governor stop elected chairmen from administering the affairs of the local governments in the state, in this interview with WALE OYEWALE Crisis was narrowly averted when the embattled ALGON members in the state threatened to resume duty in the councils; what is government doing to sustain peace in this matter? There is no situation to manage here, because there are no two things that are contending. Instead, there are only two ways: the right way and the wrong way. The right way is the right path of the law and the right path of the law indicates that the former local government chairmen have been sacked by the government of the day. Their replacements are already on the way. The House of Assembly in Oyo State is handling the matter and in a short while, the Assembly will conclude the process of the nominees’ appointment to the chairmanship positions, and an end would be put to

In this interview with WALE OYEWALE , the Chairman of the embattled Association of Local Governments of Nigeria in Oyo State, Ayodeji Aleshinloye, insists that their elections as council chairmen remain valid , stressing that Governor Seyi Makinde should respect the rule of law. There are intense controversies around the issue of local government administration in the state, what must be done to put an end to the crisis? It is unfortunate that we have this kind of situation in Oyo State . It ought not to have been . But of course, this is democracy where the sanctity of rule of law must be kept. What we know is that if you have any problem in any situation , you go to court . There are three arms of government and the judiciary is there to intervene whenever there is crisis . In any case , it is unfortunate that less than two hours after the governor was sworn in and he promised to uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , he went against it by announcing

The truce between the Olubadan of Ibadan , Oba Saliu Adetunji , and some members of the Olubadan -in- Council over the 2017 chieftaincy reform initiated by former Governor Abiola Ajimobi may have , once again, suffered a setback. This is because the affected Ibadan high chiefs have denied the report that said they had agreed to drop their crowns . One of the affected chiefs , High Chief Tajudeen Ajibola , said the new promotion did not invalidate their crowns . Ajibola , who described the report as unrealistic , said, “ My promotion doesn ’t take away my crown ; disregard the fake news .” Ajibola , who moved from the position of Osi Balogun to Otun Balogun, said the letter of promotion referred to him as ‘His Royal Majesty . ’ The letter, signed by one Mr Tunde Adeyanju from the state Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters , stated , “ It is my pleasure to inform you that as a result of the vacancy in the rungs of the ladder of Balogun of Olubadan of Ibadan ,