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OVER 4,000 HOMEOWNERS’ CHARTER CofO ISSUED UNDER OLARMS SCHEME - OGUN DG LANDS

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February 4, 2022

The Ogun State Special Adviser/Director General, Bureau of Land and Survey, Mr. Aina Salami, has said that over 4,000 Certificate of Occupancy had been issued to land owners who registered for the last scheme tagged “Ogun Homeowners’ Charter” (HOC) under the new scheme, called Ogun State Land Administration and Revenue Management System (OLARMS).

Salami made this known at a town hall meeting held with the residents of Aiyetoro, Lukosi, Seidu, Ilara, Semawa, Imagbon, Aguntoye, Konigbagbe and its environs, held at Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of the State.

He said the programme was peculiar, which would make the State and residents value the land resources at their disposal through ratification of their land and property documents, saying that apparently people had been encroached on the government lands, but not intending to demolish their structures but give them land titlement through ratification.

“Indeed, the programme is an amnesty for those who built on acquisition land, which the government not intended to demolish but will be able get their title document through ratification at a subsidized rate”, he said

He emphasized that the present administration doesn’t jettisoned the previous scheme in given those applied for CofO through HOC, saying that the Bureau were facing challenges of contacting those requested for the title documents.

He said that tracing those applied for the scheme were very difficult, as most of their numbers used to register for the documents could not be reached, while their emails had been dead.

He said that the government is doing everything humanly possible to alleviate poverty among its citizens through the introduction of the scheme, saying that it’s offered them some opportunities to get their land title documents with ease and through digitization.

Also speaking, the Consultant to the Governor/Project Manager, OLARMS, Mrs. Oyindamola Oyelese, hinted that process of acquiring the land document under the present scheme was digitilized, so as to ease the stress associated with similar programme in the past.

“In fact, the programme is so easy compare to the past scheme, it is basically Information Technology, which make the people to navigate land process in the State, and make your payment online, it does not need to go and pay anywhere, just pay it online and that the process, you will get your land document as soon as possible”, Oyelese said

In his goodwill message, the Commissioner, Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl, Olatunji Odunlami, represented by the most senior director, Tpl, Rufus Talabi, said that the scheme was an opportunity for the people of the State, urging the residents affected to take the chance being given to them by the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun.

The Ologijo of Ogijo, Oba Kazeem Gbadamosi Olaonioekun, hailed the government for the initiative, urged the residents of the Ogijo and its environs to key into the programme.

He then urged the government to come to their aid in repairing their roads, saying most of their roads and link roads were not motorable and assessible for the motorists and computers.

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PRIMATE AYODELE VISITS SCHOOLS, FRSC, POLICE STATIONS, OTHERS AHEAD FEB 14 ANNUAL TTHANKSGIVING

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February 3, 2022

Segun Lawal

The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has begun his annual thanksgiving activities with support for widows and aged, visit to schools, federal road safety corps offices, police stations for prayers.

The first day of the activities was on Sunday, 30th Of January, 2022 and it featured a food service at his Lagos church. It proceeded to the next day Monday, 31st Of January, 2022 with appreciation of widows and the aged by Primate Ayodele at his church premises.

While hosting the widows and aged on the second day, Primate Ayodele had breakfast with them and prayed specially for them. They also in return appreciated the man of God and prayed for him too.

The third day Tuesday, 1st Of February, 2022 was a special prayer programme at his Lagos church that had thousands of people in the church premises.

As usual during his annual thanksgiving programme, Primate Ayodele visited four schools on Wednesday, 2nd Of February 2022. The schools are Adex Comprehensive College, Best Precious Gift Schools, Golden Focus Schools, Tall Hope Schools to spend some time with their pupils, pray for them and support them with cash gifts.

Furthermore, On Thursday, 3rd Of February, 2022 being the fifth day, Primate Ayodele visited federal road safety corps, police stations majorly for prayers.

The activities will continue till Monday, 14th Of February, 2022 which will be the grand finale. Several dignitaries have been billed to attend the event as it will feature the mother of all empowerments

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OGUN DIRECTOR FLARES UP, THREATENS TO SLAP STAFF

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February 3, 2022

Segun Lawal

A former director of news and current affairs under punishment from Ogun State Television (OGTV), which conspicuously transferred to the Ministry of Information and Strategy with or without Governor, Dapo Abiodun’s consent, as Director of Information, Communication Technology and New Media, Mrs. Kemi Ewedairo-Yusuff, was reportedly flared up at a statutory meeting of the Ministry.

Ewedairo-Yusuff, who was three weeks ago accused and molested a staff of the Ministry, naming one of the Information Officer as numbskull/dumbskull, now threatened to slap another staff of the Ministry also an (Information Officer) on the allegation of murmuring, vowed to slap and beat up the officer, boasting that nothing could be done to her.

Ewedairo-Yusuff who had earlier abused the women in the Ministry, tagged them, as “yahoo women”, started bragging, banging table, raising her voice to the extent of those in service matters chipped in and called for calm, behaving like a wounded lion in the ring, and like a frustrated human being, indeed, some staff of the Ministry, pleaded with the governor to relief her from the job, saying that she had depression, which could leads to mental disorder.

According to one the administration officer of the Ministry, name (withheld), assured that if she does, she would be properly queried and sanctioned according to rules and regulations of the civil service of the State, noting that it uncultured and unethical for any officers, might be directors or deputy directors to slap or beat up his/her subordinates in the place of work.

The administration officer added that according the Ogun State Public Service Rules “General Order”, “no officers in any of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), should use any derogatory languages to his/her subordinates, saying that it is against the rule of GO to beat up any of your staff.

It should be recalled that Ewedairo-Yusuff was alleged to be among of the staff of OGTV who leaked a video recording of the governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun’s speech prepared for democracy day where the governor was stammering, she was then pencilled down for sacking by the governor, but after some intervention by well meaning Ogun indigenes, which including Obas, was redeployed alongside with Mr. Seyi Oladimeji (Slad) to the Ministry of Information and Strategy.

It was noted that ever since her redeployment to the Ministry, she has being threatening officers to beat them up, calling them all sorts of names, boasting that she has all audacity and right to do so, arrogantly saying that no one could query her if she does.

It should be noted Nigerian constitution stated that “a person who causes emotional, verbal and psychological abuse on another commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding N200,000 or both.

The staff of the Ministry demanded an apology from the director, especially for an act that is inimical to the entire staff, also need to call her to oder, so as serve as deterrent to others, saying that such a foul languages and public disorder would not be condoned again.

“Indeed, the act prohibits all forms of violence against persons in private and public life, and provides maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders”, according to the Nigerian constitution.

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SANWO-OLU TAKES FRONT LEAD IN CARE OF VULNERABLE GROUPS, LAUNCHES SWIP INITIATIVE

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February 3, 2022

Segun Lawal

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday vowed to take the lead in the care of orphans, children with special needs, the elders, the mentally challenged, and other vulnerable groups in the state to give hope and make life meaningful to them.

The Governor, who spoke at the launch of a Social Welfare Integrated Program Initiative (SWIPI) aimed at supporting orphanages, elderly care homes, and others in the areas of addressing their infrastructure, medical, education, nutrition, and training needs, said there is a lot to be done to care for the less privileged in the society and that his government would not give excuses.

He said he was particularly thrilled with the objectives of the SWIPI team in reaching out to the care homes in the state, adding that it was a clarion call on all to join hands with the government to make a positive difference.

“I am actually very thrilled listening to all of the very modest interventions and initiatives that SWIPI stands for and I must thank the initiator and the Grand Patron. There is a lot we can do for the children and vulnerable people out there; there is a lot that is expected of us.

“As a government, we are not going to give excuses and I will personally take the lead and see that we double up our interventions through Ministries of Youth and Social Development, Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, and other MDAs,” the Governor assured.

Narrating the experience on his way to the venue of the SWIPI launch where he stopped the convoy upon noticing two young girls roaming the street during school hours, the Governor gave the names of the girls as Chindinma Amarachi and Suwebat, 9 and 12 years respectively, vowing to take over the sponsorship of their education.

“Out there, there are several Amarachis and Suwebats who don’t have the opportunity to go to school. We all can make a difference if we choose to and this is why I am indeed happy with this SWIPI project because there is no better thing we can do to mankind than ensuring that we can make life better for our next-door neighbor,” the Governor said.

Speaking earlier after her investiture as the Grand Patron of SWIPI, the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu said she was fascinated by the objective of the organization which is principally aimed at helping to tremendously improve the quality and value of care to the less privileged in society.

According to her, “It is commendable that SWIPI is already intervening in delivering a training curriculum for registered caregivers, using world-class facilitators and the feedback has been improved knowledge and delivery of care by the caregivers in all the registered homes and orphanages in the state.

“The organization has also been strong in improving the quality of social welfare administration through the donation of critical equipment and facilities including digital tablets, computers, boreholes, water treatment plants, and toilet facilities, among others to ramp up the care of the vulnerable in the homes.”

She said it was with a deep sense of responsibility and call to service that she accepted the investiture in order to consolidate on the amazing objective to embed best practices in social welfare administration in the overall interest of the vulnerable, especially children, the elderly, and mentally challenged individuals.

The First Lady also called on others to support SWIPI by donating generously; just as she said that addressing the plight of the most vulnerable in society is a collective responsibility that falls on every global citizen.

“I believe that the social welfare system is one of the single most important sectors of society that can deliver a marked improvement in the standard of living of the most vulnerable in our society,” she said.

Besides, she called for deliberate policies and laws to ensure that registered orphanages and elderly care homes adhere to best practices, while efforts are put in place to address the issue of unregistered homes, with the view to ensuring that they are properly regulated.

In his opening remarks, Chairman of SWIPI, Dr. Kolawole Ajayi said the organization consists of 11 professionals from different walks of life who have an incredible love for children and are concerned about the social, economic, health, and welfare of vulnerable children, particularly those in orphanages.

He said SWIPI was concerned about children with some learning disorders abandoned in the orphanages and the less privileged adults in the elderly homes in the state, saying the focus of the project was to address the identified gaps in social welfare practice and administration.

At the event, digital tablets were presented to 14 registered elderly care homes to enhance their operations toward e-learning. They are Rock Garden Home for the Elderly, Jozel Care, Chrisgloria Nursing, Precious Jewels, Winiseph Care Home, Blue Gate Home Care-Healthcare, Centre for Happy Elderly People, Mariam Akintola Senior Citizens Care Home, Old People’s Rehabilitation Centre, The Cathedral Circle Initiative, Primecare Rehabilitation Resources Limited, Old People’s Home, Multibeniose Elderly and Motherly Care, and The Shepherd’s Heaven.

L-R: First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun; Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, his wife/Grand Patron of the Social Welfare Integrated Program Initiative (SWIPI), Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; and SWIPI Chairman, Dr. Kolawole Ajayi, during the launch of SWIPI at Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, on Thursday, February 3, 2022.

L-R: First Lady of Ogun State, Mrs Bamidele Abiodun; Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his wife/Grand Patron of the Social Welfare Integrated Program Initiative (SWIPI), Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, during the launch of SWIPI at Marriott Hotel, GRA, Ikeja, on Thursday, February 3, 2022.