Friday, June 28, 2019

OPC CALLS ON F.G TO BE ON THE TRAIL OF GANI ADAMS OVER SECURITY THREATS

.....Berates some self acclaimed Yoruba elders for betraying the race

The attention of Oodua People's Congress (OPC) is highly disappointed that an event for the book launch on late Chief Obafemi Awolowo was turned into a political 'sweet' talk gathering by some elements in the South West.

To say the least, that event which was turned into security meeting chaired by Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and co-chaired by the Aare OnaKakanfo of Oyo land, Otunba Gani Adams was a fraud of the highest order meant to deceive the Yoruba people.

Such a forum, meant to honour late Chief Awolowo, was inadvertently turned into discussing issue of herdsmen and security  matters by the Alaafin of Oyo and those that attended the gathering as if they love Yorubas more than the ethnic tribe love themselves. 

Some people who called themselves elders in Yorubaland are not worthy of representing our race.

They are known for betraying the race and turn around to say they are fighting for the cause of the race. 

Some of the people at the said event were the same set of people that betrayed the late Dr Fasehun when he founded the OPC. This was the reason why they connived with renegades to betrayed the just cause laid down by the OPC founder.

In Youba culture, a child cannot drive his parents out of the house. All these self acclaimed Yoruba elders were the people that supported Gani Adams to breakaway from Fasehun. With the current trend, we are watching with keen interest. 

At the appropriate time, we shall reveal more on the " supposed elders of Yorubas" who are more of Judas Iscariot of Yoruba race.

We are also aghast at what was credited to Gani Adams by the Punch that he has not less than 1million members ready to fight the herdsmen, meaning that he has a standing soldiers more than the Federal Government's soldiers Navy and Airforce men all put together. Are we at war ? 

This we see as a security threat not only to Yorubaland but also to the country as a whole and he should be taken up on that and produce the one million fighters he boasted of.

Even if he had such numerical strength of fighters in reality, a tactical 'leader' don't go public with it.

Be that as it may, we in the mainstream OPC founded by the the immediate past president Dr Frederick Fasehun will not allow anybody to drag the Yoruba race into senseless crisis/war with any other ethnic group in the name of fighting Fulani herdsmen, which eventually may lead to shedding of innocent citizena blood.

If Gani wanted to fight a war, he should form his own organization and not hide under OPC to be issuing threats to anybody or group.

Since he led some people away from the mainstream OPC of Dr Fasehun, he should by now be contented with his honorary title of Aare Ona Kakanfo of Oyo, and leave OPC alone. 

In the days of old, (Oyo Empire), traditionally, the Alaafin does not sit side-by-side with his war Lord-Aare On a Kakanfo. It's forbidden ! 

Gani should stop parading himself as national coordinator of OPC henceforth and be contented, once again with his Kakanfo title.

We shall resist attempt or repetition of wanton killings that characterized his exit when he rebelled against Dr Fasehun and refused to publicly apologise to the old man for his tresspases before his death in December 2018.

He should stop this deceit and balderdash he has been peddling around. Enough is Enough !

By Lateef Lawal

Spokesman to the

National President

Oodua People's Congress (OPC).

Saturday, June 22, 2019

Industrialist, Chief Rasak A. Okoya, organises Fidau Prayer in honour of late parents patriarch



On Sunday 16th of June 2019, all roads led to the gigantic and expansive Oluwanishola Estate of Nigeria’s most successful industrialist, Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya situated on the Lekki-Ajah Expressway, Lagos, when the billionaire business titan hosted Islamic clerics, business associates, friends, politicians and staff of his multi-award winning business empire, The Eleganza Group to a Fidaus Prayer in memory of their late parents patriarch and matriarch Alhaji Tiamiyu Ayinde Okoya and  Alhaja Idiyat Abeke Okoya.


The grand event witnessed the attendance of The Executive Governor Of Lagos State; Babajide Sanwo-Olu, The First Lady Of Lagos State; Dr. (Mrs) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, The Deputy Governor Of Lagos State; Obafemi Hamzat, and top dignitaries including with the noble members of Islamic communities that cut cross across virtually all the meaningful zones of the country. 


Guests were clad in customized Ankara outfits that donned the pictures of the late parents of the very successful and highly religious Okoya Dynasty. The event kicked off at exactly 12pm.


Islamic Clerics who prayed for the continuous repose of the souls of these departed devoted Muslims asked for the Almighty Allah to grant the departed caring Alhaji and Alhaja Tiamiyu Okoya a peaceful rest while also supplicating for Allah’s blessings on the children, grand children and great grand children left behind by the late Alhaji and Alhaja Okoya.


Ably supported by his indefatigable wife, Mrs. Afolashade Okoya, Chief Rasaq Akanni, President of the Okoya Group with the Eleganza Industrial City as one of the group’s most flourishing subsidiaries thanked the Almighty Allah for the lives of his parents, stressing further that the duo lived exemplary lives worthy of emulating as religious, committed and very prayerful Muslims. Chief Okoya, the most successful and irrefutable industrialist in Nigeria also thanked all and sundry who made it to the event despite the needs for them to relax in their various homes on a Sunday.
The ever-smiling multi billionaire investment guru wishes his parents a continuous rest in the bosom of the Almighty Allah. 


He also urged all members of the Okoya family to keep learning from the Godly virtues and strong Islamic characters inculcated into the lineage by both Alhaji Tiamiyu Ayinde and Alhaja Idiyat Abeke of blessed memory.
The beautiful, elegant and glamorous wife of the celebrant, Chief Mrs. Afolashade Okoya ensured all invited guests were well taken care of exquisitely. 


The late Alhaji and Alhaja Okoya, parents of one of Nigeria and Africa’s most successful manufacturers of household items, Alhaji Chief Rasak Akanni Okoya slept peacefully in the Almighty Allah years back and till date, the rich businessman and his siblings have been holding fort positively for the family, upholding the noble and respectable image left behind by their parents.

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Buhari appoints new GMD for NNPC & 7 other COO

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
A release Thursday morning  in Abuja by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated that President Buhari also appointed alongside Kyari, seven new Chief Operating Officers.
Until his new appointment, Kyari, a geologist, was Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of  NNPC and also doubled, since 13th May, 2018, as Nigeria’s National Representative to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
Buhari has directed that the New GMD and the newly appointed Chief Operating Officers work with the current occupiers of the various offices till 7th July, 2019 towards a smooth transition on 8th July 2019 when their appointments would take effect to ensure a smooth transition. However, the appointment of Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North West), who is replacing a retiring Chief Operating Officer, is effective from 28th June, 2019.
Ughamadu stated in the release that NNPC Group Managing Director, Dr. Maikanti Baru, had congratulated the new appointees.
Mallam Kyari is a quintessential crude oil marketer with prerequisite certification and outfield pedigree in Petroleum Economics and crude oil and gas trading.
In the last 27 years he had traversed the entire value chain of the Petroleum Industry, with exceptional records of performance.
Under his watch, the Crude Oil Marketing Division has recorded noticeable transformation in the management and sales of the various Nigeria’s crude oil grades via an infusion of transparency and automation of the processes, the release by the NNPC spokesperson, stated.
Kyari would be the 19th Group Managing Director of the National Oil Company.
Full list of COOs
The newly appointed Chief Operating Officers are:
1.    Mr. Roland Onoriode Ewubare (South-South) – Chief Operating Officer, Upstream
2.    Engr. Mustapha Yinusa Yakubu (North Central) – Chief Operating Officer Refining and Petrochemicals
3.    Engr. Yusuf Usman (North East) – Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power
4.    Ms. Lawrencia Nwadiabuwa Ndupu (South East), Chief Operating Officer Ventures
5.    Mr. Umar Isa Ajiya (North West) – Chief Financial Officer
6.    Engr. Adeyemi Adetunji (South West) – Chief Operating Officer, Downstream and
7.    Mr. Farouk Garba Said (North West) – Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services.

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