WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE EKITI STATE GOVERNOR, MR AYODELE FAYOSE AT THE QUATERLY MEETING OF THE SOUTHWEST GOVERNORS’ECONOMIC FORUM HELD AT THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE, ADO EKITI ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2017 PROTOCOLS I welcome you specially, to this very important meeting, which is aimed at fostering unity and development in the Southwest States. Particularly, I …
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the government of western Nigeria knew the importance of history in nation-building and therefore established the Yoruba historical scheme under the late Professor Saburi Biobaku, who was sometimes Registrar of University of Ibadan, Secretary to the Government of Western Nigeria, before becoming Vice Chancellor of the University of …
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WELCOME ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI, EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE AT THE MEETING OF THE SOUTHWEST GOVENRORS’ FORUM HELD ON MONDAY, 21ST NOVEMBER 2016, AT THE EXCO CHAMBERS, GOVERNORS OFFICE, SECRETARIAT, AGODI, IBADAN 1. Your Excellencies, my dear brothers, the Governors of Ekiti, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Osun States, other distinguished invited …
COMMUNIQUE Southwest Governors’ Economic Forum Held at the Oyo State Exco Chambers, IBADAN on Monday, November 21, 2016 The meeting which was convened at the instance of the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi was attended by the Governors of Ekiti, Mr. Ayodele Fayose; Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode; Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun; and Osun, …
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The Yoruba numbers about 40 million people located in Nigeria in the following states: Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Kogi, Edo and Delta (not just the Itshekiri of Warri but the Olukumi of Oshimili LGA). They are also in Benin and Togo Republics and their descendants are found in Brazil, other countries in …
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