There is something remarkably amusing about being an engineer in the 21st century and arriving at the brilliant technological conclusion that streetlights should be powered by diesel generators. Governor Seyi Makinde, an engineer by training and profession, has apparently looked at the possibilities offered by solar energy and other renewable technologies and decided that the…
Hon. Tolani Adigun Felicitates Amb. Florence Ajimobi on IAEA Board Appointment The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibadan Southwest Constituency I, Hon. Tolani Adigun, has congratulated Dr. Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, former First Lady of Oyo State and Nigeria’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on her appointment as Nigeria’s…
The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation has questioned the engineering credential of Governor Seyi Makinde, wondering why he claimed to have studied electrical engineering but wasted over N250billion to power streetlights in Oyo State with diesel-guzzling generators. The statement on Saturday condemned the embarrassing culture of waste, poor planning and misplaced priorities that have become…
The Oyo State Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Sarafadeen Abiodun Alli, has commenced the rehabilitation of abandoned boreholes across Ibadan Southwest Local Government Area as part of efforts to improve access to potable water for residents. The initiative, facilitated by the APC House of Assembly candidate for Ibadan Southwest Constituency 1,…
By Timilehin Kolade Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent attempt to question Senator Sharafadeen Alli’s accomplishment as a lawyer because of the perceived absence of a prominent litigation record reflects a narrow understanding of legal practice. His courtroom test may serve as political rhetoric, but it does not withstand professional scrutiny. Litigation is law practice, but law…
Fire In Governor Makinde’s Empire As Boye’s Bird Sets To Fly With One Wing. When I said that Governor Seyi Makinde’s political empire was crumbling and that, just like the Biblical Babylon, it was destined to fall, his attack dogs and lickspittles, as usual, rained insults and abuse on me. I remember saying recently, in…
