Ajimobi Welcomes Kure As New Director Of DSS In Oyo State.

Oyo State chapter of the Department of State Service (DSS) has gotten a new Director. 

The Executive Governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi on Tuesday hosted both outgoing and incoming Director(s) of DSSn while the duo paid him a courtesy visit. 

Messrs Yakubu Andrew and A.Y Kure are respected officers, who are known for diligent service in the force.

Oyo Commemorates World Tourism Day With Mountaineering.

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday said that activities marking the 2017 World Tourism Day will come up on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 with mountaineering at the Ado Awaye suspended lake which is one of the two lakes on the hill in the World.  

The government said the climax of the one day activities is the mountaineering of the 246 steps Ado Awaye hill at Ado Awaye suspended lake, Iseyin.

The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism Mr Toye Arulogun said that Stakeholders in the Tourism industries, media and general public are expected to be part of the tourism adventure which is being used to mark the 2017 World Tourism Day with the theme: Sustainable Tourism, A Tool for Development.

He stated that the highlights of the one-day event will include a trip to Ado -Awaye lake, performance by Oyo State Cultural Troupe, picnicking, music, comedy and prizes for the top 3 climbers.  

Arulogun noted that participants at the mountaineering will discuss how tourism can be used for sustainable development, stressing that tourism is a viable alternative to oil and other sources of revenue generation in the country.

The Commissioner urged all stakeholders in the tourism industry to partner with the state government in order to make the sector a catalyst for positive change.

Arulogun said “We need to make our tourism sites attractive for the people and that is the why we have decided to promote our domestic tourism. We need to keep our currency in the country. Our philosophy is to identify, package and promote our tourist attractions.”  

Attack On Olubadan's Palace: Brigandage Gone Too Far--Seyi Makinde.

A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde has described the attack on the Olubadan of Ibadan's palace, on Monday 26th Sep, 2017, as brigandage of unprecedented proportion.

Engr. Makinde revealed that he was shell shocked and embarrassed by calls from eminent Nigerians, calling his attention to the fact that his hometown, Ibadan, has been in the news in recent times but for the wrong albeit avoidable reasons.

Engr. Makinde revealed that in his over 40 years of life as an indigene of Ibadan, he had never heard of when an Olubadan's palace was attacked. In Yoruba land, palaces are sacred places and it is anathemic to attack them by any right thinking person. Engr. Makinde remembered that even during Yoruba civil war in the 19th century, Ibadan is known as a power centre and defender of Yoruba territorial integrity and queried why and how we found ourselves in this mess that spits in the face of our heritage.

He opined that if a government that prides itself as harbinger of peace in its sixth year of running the state can be caught napping while hoodlums attack a revered palace during a traditional ceremony and event, then such government needs to be challenged on the claimed billions purportedly spent to maintain law and order. The recent allegations and the EFCC's intervention on the corruption issue that the Oyo state APC government spent over N300m to fight supposed Boko Haram invasion then becomes more questionable.

He called on people of the state to rise to the occasion because such incident should not be swept under the carpet whilst demanding for thorough investigation that will bring to justice the perpetrators.