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The Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, has reportedly appointed the wife of the Attorney-General of the state, Oyinkansola Akande, as a Special Assistant in the office of her husband, Femi Akande.
This development has triggered controversy among cabinet members who suggest that the action depicts nepotism and could be a breach of oath of office.
Many within and outside the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state have wondered why Mrs Akande would be on the payroll of the government as her husband.
Mr Akande is the son of a leader of the APC and former governor of the state, Bisi Akande.
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I thank the Hon. Justice M.L. Abimbola, the Chief Judge of Oyo State for the gracious invitation extended to me to attend and deliver a Speech at this sad Memorial Special Court Session in honour of our beloved learned friend Mr. Emmanuel Abiodun Esq. He passed away most tragically on Wednesday December 23, 2020. His death was inexpedient. My Speech is titled: A Lamentation.
I am constrained to confess that, of all the High Court Session Addresses I have delivered since I was decorated with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria 40 years ago “id est”: on March 5, 1981, today’s lamentation is the most excruciating for me. Thus, unlike William Shakespeare, I have not come to bury Abiodun not to praise him, rather I have come to praise him not to bury him, because he will forever remain with us in the annals of the legal history of Nigeria as a most learned, brilliant, respected, respectable, reputable and, above all, despite all the problems of corruption that plag
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Governors of the six states in the South-west have endorsed the recommendation of a committee they set up for the establishment of the South-west Development Commission (SWDC).
The Technical Committee, set up towards the realisation of the commission, while submitting a memorandum for the establishment of the body to the Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the South-west Governors‘ Forum, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), urged the governors to use their political clout to ensure the passage of a bill to give a legal backing to the reification of the idea.
Already, the Senate has passed the bill, sponsored by a former Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and introduced in November 2019, for second reading.
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By Dayo Johnson Akure
The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has received the memorandum for the establishment of the South West Development Commission.
It was presented to the Ondo state governor by the Chairman of Technical Committee and Chief of Staff to the Osun state governor, Dr. Charles Diji Akinola.
The committee has the Attorney-Generals and Justice Commissioners and one other nominated person each from the six states of the South West.
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The Attorney-Generals include; Charles Titiloye (Ondo) Mr. Femi Akande(Osun) Prof. Oyewo Oyelowo,SAN (Oyo) Mr. Gbolahan Adeniran (Ogun) Mr. Olawale Fapohunda (Ekiti)and Mr. Moyo Onigbanjo,SAN (Lagos).
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