My friend Ariyo has four children. It was tough; as would be expected for him to send the kids to school. In a school term, he usually have to cough out a minimum of N500, 000.00 (half amillion naira) because his children attended a 'mid-priced' school. Coughing out such amount every 3 months was killing my friend. He also have to pay house rent. My friend was perpetually in debt. He ran helter-skelter to make available the best he could through savings, goodwill assistance and difficult loans. Often times he was only able to pay a quarter or half of the half a million. His debt burdens mounted every 90 days. By the time he was owing nearly N2M in school fees, he finally came to his senses. He withdrew his first two children from the so-called private school and enrolled them in a public school! He told me in confidence that despite his 'huge' investments, his wards were only 'dragging by' academically as a result of poor quality of teaching, teaching staff and ...
I would have loved to deliver this correspondence to Your Excellency but unfortunately, I can’t find the means. I however believe that you will get to read this piece via this platform. 2. Let me start by joining millions of Oke Ogun sons and daughters to congratulate Your Excellency for attaining this privileged position. 3. May you have an impactful tenure. May God give you the grace to use this great opportunity as a stepping stone for greater achievements for yourself, Oke Ogun, Oyo State and Nigeria at large. 4. I was tempted to envy Your Excellency but I couldn’t when I considered the enormity of the challenges ahead. Oke Ogun is looking up to you expectantly because this is about the 3rd time that this opportunity is coming to Oke Ogun with very little or nothing to show for it. This is why we’re investing our hopes in Your Excellency. 5. Our challenges are numerous but I will list just some of them: i) Security: Cows and their herders have remained a big threat in a predominant...
Statement by Governor Seyi Makinde on the COVID-19 Situation in Oyo State My dear good people of Oyo State, it has become imperative to communicate directly about the COVID-19 situation in the state, and the measures that the Oyo State Government is taking to ensure the prevention, containment and control of this disease. Between yesterday and today, a lot has come to light in Nigeria regarding COVID-19, also known as the Coronavirus Disease, which has been ravaging the world for the past few months. At a point, some people thought we were immune to this disease. I know some among you may still hold that opinion. Although as stated by our Commissioner for Health, Dr Bashir Bello, at a press conference this morning, we do not currently have any confirmed case of Coronavirus in Oyo State; we still all need to be more proactive. I have received your complaints about the rally that was held yesterday, and I feel obligated to state in clear terms that we acted based on the information we ha...
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