IROYIN OWUTU

A former Chairman of the Ogun State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has challenged claims attributed to Comrade Wale Olanrewaju, about the condition of the union’s secretariat before his administration, describing the remarks as inaccurate,  uncivilized and unfair to past leaders. The former chairman, Comrade Wole Shokunbi, was reacting to Olanrewaju’s address during the visit of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, to the NUJ Secretariat at Iwe Iroyin Press Centre, Abeokuta, on Friday, September 25, 2026. Adeola’s visit was part of his engagement with journalists ahead of the 2027 governorship election, during which he unveiled his proposed nine-point development agenda for Ogun State.  The former chairman, in a statement made available to journalists, alleged that Olanrewaju had portrayed the secretariat he inherited as being in a state of disrepair and lacking ...

Onarebu Sadiq Azeez Babatunde, oludije ọmọ ile igbimọ aṣofin fun Ifọ keji, labẹ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC,nipinlẹ Ogun, ti sọ pe ẹgbẹ wọn ti kọja eyi ti wọn le ma foju tẹmbẹlu, nitori awọn ti ṣetan lati gba akoso nibi ibo to n bọ lọdun 2027. Gẹgẹ bo ṣe wi, bi ẹru lawọn ṣe jẹ fawọn ẹgbẹ oṣelu yooku nitori wọn ko mọ ibi ti wọn yoo gba yọ si wọn lọdun to n bọ. O ṣalaye siwaju pe imọlẹ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ọhun ti tan kalẹ nibi gbogbo nipinlẹ Ogun titi to fi de awọn igberiko, eyi to mu kawọn araalu maa ṣatilẹyin fun wọn. Oludije ọmọ ile igbimọ aṣofin naa tun ṣalaye pe ẹ o rii pe lọdun to kọja nibi ibo to waye lọdun 2023, ipo kẹta lawọn ṣe, ṣugbọn lakooko yii nibi ibo to n bọ, awọn ni yoo gbegba oroke. Lori erongba ẹ lati di ọmọ ile igbimọ aṣofin, Sadiq Babatunde sọ pe oun dupẹ lọwọ Ọlọrun fun atilẹyin toun ri gba lati ọdọ awọn eeyan oun ni ẹkun Ifọ Keji. O ṣalaye pe awọn eeyan ni wọn fẹ ki ayipada rere deba ijọba to wa lode yii, ti wọn si ti ṣetan lati fi kaadi idibo wọn le wọn jade. Nitori ẹ ni wọn ṣe n fi ọk...

Ọnarebu Sadiq Azeez Babatunde, oludije fun ipo ọmọ ile igbimọ aṣofin ipinlẹ Ogun fun ẹkun  Ifọ keji, labẹ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC, ti mu da gbogbo eeyan agbegbe to fẹẹ lọ ṣoju fun pe  ko ni si alafo ibaṣepọ laarin emi atawọn eeyann toun fẹẹ lọ ṣoju fun toun ba wọle ninu ibo ọdun to n bọ. O sọ pe gẹgẹ bi oludije fun ipo aṣofin, iṣẹ ti wọn ni lati ṣofin lori bi idagbasoke yoo ṣe deba agbegbe ti wọn ṣoju fun, idi niyii toun fi pinnu awọn abadofin kan ti yoo mu irọrun ba Ifọ keji, ni eyi toun mọ pe o ti n jẹ awọn eeyan oun niya latọjọ to tipẹ paapaa bi owo yoo ṣe maa wọle tawọn araalu yoo si maa ri ti wọn ṣe. O ni," Bi awọn eeyan mi ni agbegbe Ifọ Keji ba le dibo fun mi gẹgẹ bi aṣofin wọn labẹ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC, mo maa rii pe ajọṣepọ to danmọran wa laarin emi atawọn araalu lati le maa mọ bi nnkan ṣe n lọ, mi o si ni jẹ aye alafo ibaṣepọ ṣi ṣilẹ laarin wa" O fikun ọrọ ẹ pe ipo toun dije fun yii ki i ṣe nipa imọtara ẹni rara bi ko ṣe lati fi sin araalu tọkantọkan ki wọn si le jẹ anfaani mudunm...

Bi o ti ku fẹrẹ ki eto ibo waye jakejado orileede yii tawọn oludije si ti n jade lati du awọn ipo kọọkan. Bẹẹ ni ipolongo si ti bẹrẹ yatọ sipo Gomina atawọn aṣofin ipinlẹ. Ki i ṣe tuntun mọ pe ọkan lara awọn oludije fun aṣofin agba fun ẹkun aarin gbungbun iyẹn Ogun Central ni Onimọ ẹrọ Samuel Oluwafẹmi Abiọdun Oni, labẹ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC, ẹni ti Ọlọrun sọ pe akoko ti to fun un lati wa sin eeyan rẹ. Ohun to daju ni pe latigba ti ajọ eleto idibo iyẹn INEC ti fi ontẹ lu agba oṣelu naa gẹgẹ bi oludije, lawọn araalu naa ti n fi atilẹyin wọn han si, ti wọn si lawọn nigbẹkẹle ninu ẹ lati jẹ aṣoju wọn niluu Abuja. Ko le ṣe ko ma ribẹ, nitori ẹni ti wọn ba ti pe ni ọmọluabi, ko si ki wọn maa ri awọn iwa alubarika yii lara ẹ. Awọn to mọ oludije ọmọ ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC yii sọ pe ki i ṣe akoko to fẹẹ gbegba oṣelu lo ṣẹṣẹ di ọmọluabi, wọn ni ọmọ ba ọla nile, to tun fawọn jẹ ninu ọla ẹ ni. Ọpọ awọn ipa pataki ti wọn lo ti ko lo ti ni ẹmi sisin awọn eeyan ẹ ṣọkan, ti ko si fọrọ wọn ṣere, aṣiwaju ati adari re...

Bi ere ni wọn kọ n pe tẹlẹ nigba ti wọn gbọ pe gbaju gbaja onimọ ẹrọ nni, Samuel Oluwafẹmi Abiọdun-Oni, ni ẹgbẹ oṣelu African Democratic Congress, ADC, ipinlẹ Ogun, lo lati dije fun ipo aṣofin agba fun ẹkun Ogun Central, ọpọ ko gbagbọ,  ṣugbọn nigba ti ariwo ọkunrin naa ti n lọ lọtun, to n lọ si osi, ọrọ naa si ti di ẹru jẹjẹ mọ wọn lọwọ. Gẹgẹ bi a ṣe mọ, tẹlẹtẹlẹ ariwo APC ati PDP lawọn araalu n gbọ tẹlẹ fun ibo ti yoo waye amọ bayii okiki ẹgbẹ oṣelu ADC naa ti nnkan paapaa ni aarin gbungbun ipinlẹ Ogun, ohun to si faa ni bi oludije wọn ko ṣe fọrọ ibo naa ṣere, to si n sọ pẹlu ifọkanbalẹ pe oun loun yoo jawe olubori. Ko le ma ri bẹ, nitori ọrọ agba kan to sọ pe ọmọ akin kan ko gbọdọ ṣojo, idi niyii to fi jẹ pe gbogbo nnkan to wa lọkan Abiọdun Oni lakooko yii ni bi yoo ṣe jawe olubori. Bi a ba si ni ka sọ tododo, oludije aṣofin agba yii to wa lati ijọba ibilẹ Ọbafẹmi Owode, nipnlẹ Ogun ki i ṣe ọmọde nidii oṣelu, agba ọjẹ to ti fawọn iriri to di awọn ipo mu ni. Bẹẹ lo ṣe jẹ pe ko si...