In the wake of the second wave of COVID-19 in Ogun State, the State Government held a meeting today with stakeholders on cautionary measures to take.
We will adopt the measures we took in its emergence, but this will remove curfew on movement and retain social gathering restrictions and hygiene measures.
Schools will remain closed until 18th January, 2021, while all recreational centres will be shut indefinitely. Civil servants will proceed on Christmas and New Year holiday from tomorrow, Thursday, 24th December and resume on 4th January, 2021.
Markets will strictly open between 8am and 4pm, while enforcing and practicing recommended hygiene measures, and the season should be celebrated moderately, as we take established measures affecting religious centres, hospitals, and other communal and social gatherings.
Crowded crossover services and street carnivals are disallowed, as worship centres and public/commercial vehicles will admit not more than 50% of their capacity, whom they will provide essential hygiene and medical needs.
Conventional services will however be held, but there will be no gatherings of more than 50 people at a single time.
As we wear a mask and do our best to keep our family and friends safe, I wish the good people of Ogun State a Merry Christmas. #BuildingOurFutureTogether#ISEYA#OgunState
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The unfortunate hijack by hoodlums who escalated ordinarily peaceful protests organised by law-abiding Ogun State youths led to tragic loss of lives and damage of public property today.
Some of these include the razing of Atan-Ota Police Station, death of the Divisional Crime Officer and one other victim; serious injuries to the Division Police Officer; and supremacy battles between miscreant loyalties in other locations.
My heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of every soul lost in this fracas.
In the past 13 days, Ogun State and indeed the whole of Nigeria have witnessed resounding protests from a majority youth population, clamouring for an end to the now disbanded SARS; a holistic reform of the Nigeria Police; and a sundry other demands, which have so far...
... significantly disrupted the daily socioeconomic lives of our people.
In solidarity with the totality of peaceful protesters exercising their fundamental rights, I facilitated the immediate release from custody, of over 30 of our youth on behalf of our responsible and responsive Government.
In line with my earlier announcement, we have today inaugurated the State Judicial Panel of Investigation led by Hon. Justice Solomon Olugbemi (rtd), according to the resolutions of the the National Economic Council, NEC meeting of 15th October.
The setting up of this Panel, as well as a support fund, committee, office, forensic lab, and online complaints portal, is a demonstration of our Administration's commitment to true democracy and fundamental human rights.
The terms of reference of the Panel, which will conclude its assignment within six (6) months, are:
I have received with serious concern, news of the developments in the protests in the Sango axis of Ogun State over the poor condition of the Federal Roads in the vital area: Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway, Ota-Idiroko, and Sango-Oju Ore roads.
This is understandable, and no security agency will intimidate or stop any protester from making their needs known.
However, while we have already initiated palliative works on Ota-Idiroko Road; the same thing will commence on the Ota area of Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway where more, needed materials and equipment will soon be delivered; and full reconstruction of the Sango-Joju Road is...