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‘God Loves You’ Yinka Agboola Writes Governor Gboyega Oyetola

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Open Letter To Governor Adegboyega Oyetola Of Osun State
Mr Governor Sir,
Ramadan Kareem.
I greet you with sincere sense of respect as a true-born son of great Yorubaland. Congratulations on your achievements so far as the governor of Osun State. E ku ise ilu. Olorun a yonda aseyori ni rere fun yin o.
My name is Olayinka Agboola. I live and work in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State from where we publish Parrot Xtra Magazine and the online version, pmparrot.com in the past 18 years. We equally run a radio show, Parrot Xtra Hour On Radio.
We met a couple of times during your stint as the Chief of Staff to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. I believe two or three of your present aides know me very well sir.
I will try as much as possible to keep ‘journalistic jargons’ out of this missive to you, Mr Governor.
Without considering being labelled a sycophant, it will not be out of place to confess that I am one of your silent admirers. I have listened to you several times telling the ‘origin’ of your ILERI OLUWA campaign slogan. I am not afraid to submit here that I am also a practically God-fearing Nigerian even though I am always quick to tell my friends that it is not easy to ‘befriend’ and walk with the ALMIGHTY.
In essence, it is because of your story about ‘ILERIOLUWA’ that got me to keep close tabs on your activities sir.
Now, to go straight to my message. And before doing that, I must thank you and bless God’s name on your behalf for successfully hosting the epochal burial of our friend and brother, Comrade Yinka Odumakin on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Thank you for being the perfect host. I salute Alhaja too for taking personal interest in my sister, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin. Odun a jinna si ara won.
Dear Mr Governor, I must congratulate you for being a lucky man too. Why? It is because you have, perhaps, been paying as much attention as possible to infrastructural development of your state.
The over eight-kilometer Moro-Yakoyo-Ipetumodu-Asipa-Ife/Akure Expressway that you recently commissioned lends credence to the face  that you are a man well-loved by God (Allah).
As I was driving out of the sleepy town of Moro, Ife North Local Government Area of your state, with our crew members, I just asked myself the agitating question…what if ‘Governor Adegboyega Oyetola had not rebuilt this road before the untimely demise of Comrade Odumakin? What would people have said?’
You know, sir, the burial of the late Afenifere spokesman brought some of the most powerful and influential Nigerians to your state. And they all passed through that road that your administration recently re-built.
I know that your decision to work on the road was a ‘pointer to your agenda of an industrialised Osun’. But what people (both friends and foes) would have  said if the road was in a bad shape is better left imagined.
Mr Governor, I am not a Pastor or an Imam or Traditionalist, all I know is that God loves you so much. There is another Governor in the South West that is well loved equally. (This is a story for another day).
Yes. May Yinka Odumakin’s soul rest in peace. But God has His Own way of doing things – someone was being buried and it was an opportunity for you to showcase an achievement and you did not need to pay public relations wizards- and the mileage you got, (and you are still getting) from it goes beyond dollars, pound sterling and naira combined. You are a beloved of God indeed.
As I said earlier, I must never lay claim to being a seer but I know you are well loved by Allah. And this is the essence of my message. You need to focus more on God. You need to be more attentive to Him so that He can fight your battles for you. Serve Allah, and by extension, humanity more. You do not need most of the battles you are busy fighting at present. Victory belongs only to God.
The second term ticket you are heavily ‘strategizing’ to ‘grab’ is in God’s mighty HANDS. Serve God first and see what HE will do in your life.
I can imagine the pressure you are being subjected to on the issue of ‘second term’. Over 90 percent of those promoting your second term project are not doing so because they love you ‘die’. Na you dem dey chop!
Kindly permit me, Mr Governor to stop here. I am absolutely sure that I have communicated my musings to you the best way I can. May Allah help us all.
While praying for sound health, divine protection and long life for you, I wish you the best in life and great reckoning in Providence  sir.
Yours faithfully,
Olayinka Agboola (Mr Parrot)
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‘go and make us proud’ Dollar Construction Boss, Idowu Lamidi Tasks New FIRS Boss, Zaccheus Adedeji

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September 18, 2023

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Construction guru, Idowu Lamidi has praised the appointment of Zaccheus Adedeji as the acting Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service.
Lamidi who is the Chairman of Dollar Construction described Adedeji’s appointment as the right peg in the right hole.
While speaking with journalists in his Abuja office, Lamidi praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, claiming all the appointments he has made so far as an indication of what he wants to achieve and finding the best hands that would make his job easier.
The real estate guru whose company owns the Dollar Estate in Ibadan called Zaccheus a very intelligent man that will turn around the FIRS.
‘not many of us were surprised when the announcement came, we all know what he achieved as the Commissioner for Finance under the late Governor Abiola Ajimobi. He is a brilliant man and he has proved what he is capable of doing at all times. We are happy that President Bola Tinubu is a promise-keeper and he is generous to us in Oyo State. No one can fault any of his appointments because these are qualified people. I wish Mr Adedeji the best and also call on God Almighty to always be with him’.  says  Lamidi.
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News Of Gov Akeredolu’s Return Sparks Wild Jubilation

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September 7, 2023

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-Tunde Ayanda

There is excitement this afternoon in the camp of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the news hits town that the Ondo Governor will return to Nigeria today.

 

The lawyer turned politician was ferried out  to Germany some months ago to treat cancer and he is said to have been in a good shape to return to Nigeria.

 

A report monitored on Tribuneonline hinted that the Governor would arrive the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja any moment soon.

 

Officials of Ondo State and some friends of the Governor were said to have been spotted at the airport waiting for his arrival.

 

While away on medical leave, Akeredolu’s Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been the acting- Governor.

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‘go and read the story of Baale Irefin who lost all in 1914’ Journalist, Lasisi Olagunju Warns Lagos Speaker, Obasa

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September 6, 2023

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Top journalist and the Editor of Saturday Tribune, Dr Lasisi Olagunju has a piece of advice for the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa.

 

In his article titled ‘King Obasa of Lagos’, the journalist rang some words of warning to the lawmaker over the crisis that emanated from the refusal of some Commissioner-nominees from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by the State House of Assembly.

 

Olagunju faulted Obasa’s response to a question he answered on live television where he said ‘do I look like someone who can be threatened?’ and also comparing the Governor’s political pedigree and his while saying…

“The governor has been around for long. He was SA to the former deputy governor, Otunba Femi Pedro. While he was serving as S.A. to the former deputy governor, I was in this House, (as) chairman, House Committee on Rural Development. He was S. A. Establishment, Pension; I was chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts (Local Governments). And when he was heading LSPDC, I was Chairman, House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget… (then) I was the speaker of this House. And, when he became the governor, I remain the speaker.”

 

In his last warning, Lasisi referred Obasa to the story of an Ibadan Chief, Baale Irefin who lost all…

 

he should read the story of a Baale of Ibadan who lost all in 1914. Baale Irefin was pressured by his chiefs to write a petition against the Resident, Oyo Province, Captain Ross, and the Alaafin. He wrote and they all affixed their thumbprints to their text of complaints. But the chiefs later met the government and wrote a counter-petition disowning Irefin and his letter. They said the Baale forced them to put their thumbprints on the offensive document. Irefin lost his throne and his life. In that same Ibadan, there was also Balogun Ola who thought other chiefs were with him in the fight against negative colonial actions in Ibadan affairs. Ola had gone too far in the battle before he realised that he was alone; his colleagues had withdrawn from that cause. The Balogun lost his title and his life. He was asked to kill himself or leave the town. The one who preferred death to shame put himself to sleep one bad day in 1917. Ibadan’s history is a composite account of all manners of intrigues politicians are capable of. The records say so and that is why I cited those two cases as a sermon to the feuding strongmen of Lagos. There may be no winner in their fight.

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