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Bandits from Mali trying to cross into Nigeria through Saki border ― Makinde Bandits from Mali trying to cross into Nigeria through Saki border ― Makinde Share Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has said the state is also faced with the issue of banditry, going by constant efforts by bandits from Mali to get into Nigeria through the Saki international border. Makinde made this assertion during a visit to the palace of the Okere of Saki, Oba Khalid Olabisi, where he met with traditional r...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that terrorists are entering the South West geo-political zone of the country through Oke Ogun. Makinde said terrorists and bandits from Mali and other countries in the West African region are entering through a border in Saki, one of the towns in the State. The Governor, who spoke when he visited Saki, noted that the issue of banditry was one of the challenges his government was battling with. He added that the inauguration of Amotekun Corps was ...

2 min read The Governor of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Mankide, has said that bandits from Mali are trying to enter the country through a border in the state. Mr Makinde, who spoke during a visit to the Oke Ogun area of the state, maintained that bandits from Mali were trying to cross in through Saki, a town in the state. The governor made this disclosure during a visit to the palace of the Okere of Saki, Khalid Olabisi, where he met with traditional rulers from Oke Ogun Zone. He, ...

Makinde, deputy’s rift deepens South-West PDP’s crisis Published 20 December 2020 OLUFEMI OLANIYI examines the alleged rift between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his deputy, Rauf Olaniyan, and posits that if not quickly addressed, the development may compound the crisis rocking the South-West Peoples Democratic Party All may not be well with the South-West Peoples Democratic Party as the leader of the party in the region, Governor Seyi Makinde, appears to be facing some battles wit...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Raufu Olaniyan, has disowned 2023 governorship campaign posters purportedly issued on his behalf. He described those behind the campaign as political jobbers and enemies of progress who were bent on causing disaffection between him and his principal, Governor Seyi Makinde. Campaign posters, bearing inscriptions such as: ‘Enough is enough,’ Oke Ogun L’okan,’ meaning: It is the turn of Oke Ogun people’...

Deputy gov, ex-Reps leader alleged Makinde relegated them – Report Olufemi Olaniyi, Ibadan Oyo State Deputy Governor, Mr Rauf Olaniyan; and former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mrs Mulikat Adeola-Akande, have expressed disappointment in the way Governor Seyi Makinde is treating them and running the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The aggrieved PDP leaders include former Minister of Power and Steel, Wole Oyelese; Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan, Alhaji Azim G...