The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the reinstated local government council executives under the leadership of Honourable Samuel Idowu Abiodun-led Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) for prioritising security through the donation of 300 motorcycles to security agencies across the state. In a statement signed by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Mogaji Kola Olabisi, the APC described the initiative as a bold and commendable step toward safeguarding lives and property, noting that it reflects a clear commitment to grassroots governance. According to the party, the distribution plan, where each local government provides 10 motorcycles to be shared among the police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), vigilante groups, hunters, and community security outfits demonstrates strategic thinking and a people-centered approach to security. The APC contrasted the development with ...
....we’re not your campaign slogan Once upon a glorious, chaotic 2017, practically every able-bodied youth in Esa-Oke held honorary title in the land: Personal Assistant to Barrister Pelumi Olajengbesi. No interviews. No pay. Just passion, blind loyalty, and the stamina to chase him from one campaign ground to the next like a political body double. From Comrade Mainframe to Comrade Swiss, from Yinka Oba to the humble football boys who carried cones like national flags, we were there. We were the movement. Until, of course. Now in 2025, Barrister Pelumi, clearly inspired by a Netflix political drama is on a media tour telling anyone who’ll listen that he "settled everyone who worked for him." Settled who, please? Maybe in his dreams or in the metaverse. In the real world, the story’s a bit different. Those of us from Obokun, who hustled day and night, got exactly zero: no thank you, no handshake. Take Sami, now a former Ward 7 councillor, no thanks from Pelumi. Folusho? Aregbe...
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