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MY FACILITIES INVASION BEYOND LOOTING BUT PURE CONSPIRACY – ASIWAJU TUNDE BADMUS
MY FACILITIES INVASION BEYOND LOOTING BUT PURE CONSPIRACY – ASIWAJU TUNDE BADMUS
The Chairman, TUNS Holdings, Asiwaju Tunde Badmus says, invasion of his company by hoodlums on Saturday 24th of October was beyond looting and ENDSARS Protests but a pure conspiracy.
Chief Badmus was speaking to journalists shortly after a tour of TUNS facilities by the Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola who was on the spot assessment of the damage.
He said the company has reported a case of murder, armed robbery, stealing and destruction to the police.
Apparently disturbed by the extent of the damage, the Asiwaju of Yorubaland said it would be difficult to quantify the loss which include finished products, raw materials and destruction of property.
On the palliative stored at a warehouse in Ede which was looted on Friday, October 23rd, Chief Badmus said the committee on which he was vice Chairman sometimes in August had plan to distribute them but CACOVID in Abuja stopped them to wait for the rest of the major items (rice).
He said the committee was not unmindful of the urgent need to distribute the palliatives to the people but had no authority over them since the donor said it would have to flag it off in Abuja before distribution kicks off in other State of the federation.
Reacting, Governor Oyetola who first commiserated with the family of deceased staff of TUNS Farm who was shot dead during the invasion also empathised with Chief Tunde Badmus on what he described as wanton destruction.
He regretted the turn out of event of what was supposed to be a peaceful demonstration but hijacked by hoodlums leading to loss of lives and property.
The governor’s spot assessment of wanton destruction unleashed on government and private property took him to other places like the campaign office of the Senator representing Osun Central, Dr. Ajibola Bashiru, campaign office of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf.
Others include; Omoluabi Garment Factory, National Silo and some other private residence touched by hoodlums in ilesa.
Osun State Government has said all bedridden pensioners and others with serious health challenge will henceforth have their audit exercise conducted through telephone.
A statement by signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi on Monday revealed that such pensioners, will no longer be required to be physically present at the venue of the screening exercise.
The statement added that pensioners who are currently outside the State would have their screening conducted via the same means.
It also said “Pensioners outside the state at the moment no longer need to travel down to Osun State as they will also be having their screening through the telephone.
“Additionally, pensioners in the diaspora will also be screened only through video calls.
“In line with the above, the Pension Board is expected to make available all the particulars, especially pictures of pensioners to the Consultant, for ease of identification during the video call screenings.
“The above directives take immediate effect.”
…Govt should decentralise process to prevent avoidable deaths – Retirees
Pensioners in Osun State have appealed to the State government to decentralise the ongoing screening of its workforce including retirees.
The call became necessary as some of the aged retirees collapsed on Monday within the premises of the Center for Black Culture and International Understanding, Osogbo, venue of the ongoing screening.
It took the intervention of the medics of the State Ambulance Service to revive and stablise the victims.
Retirees, numbering about 2,000 old men and women who are visibly aged, frail and in some cases sick, were at the venue for the screening exercise.
A number of them who could not withstand long time standing were seen either, lying down, sleeping or sitting on the bare floor to avoid eventuality.
Many of the pensioners were visibly angry for what they described as inhuman treatment by the handlers of the exercise.
Sunday Omotosho decried the arrangement and the eventual treatments of his colleagues who came for the exercise from across the State.
Though, he agreed that the exercise as sanctioned by the State government was desirable, but was of the opinion that the process would have been made easier if it were to be done on local government or zonal basis.
As at press time, the exercise was yet to commence as the consultant in charge, Saadat Bakri-Ottun was yet to arrive the venue, hence the wait prolonged.
The staff audit was earlier suspended for weeks by the state House of Assembly over inhuman treatment meted to the civil servants by the consultant, but the suspension was lifted after she promised to correct her mistakes.
….ASUP, Students lock school gate to prevent academic activities
Heavy protesters have laid seige on the entrance of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State against the removal of the institution’s rector, Dr. Tajudeen Adewale Odetayo.
The State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke had reportedly suspended Odetayo and allegedly replaced him by his kinsman.
Protested gathered at the frontage of the polytechnic entrance as early as 7:30 on Tuesday morning carrying different placards with different inscriptions to register their displeasure against the removal of the embattled rector.
The school gate has been put under lock and key, by the students and the school chapter of the Academic Staff Union of the Polytechnic, ASUP preventing academic activities and other activities on the campus.
More to follow…
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