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Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Football Championship: Ofatedo United Begin On Winning Note.
Ofatedo United made the ideal start to the Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Football Championship by seeing off Awo United in the opening game of the Football tournament hosted in honour of the late political icon and first civilian Governor of Osun State, Otunba Isiaka Adeleke.
Jelili Muritala scored the only goal of the game after receiving a close pass from Asimiyu Ayomide in the 73rd minute of the pulsating encounter.
The competition which is sponsored by Rep Bamidele Salam, the Federal House of Representatives Member representing the good people of Ede South/North/Egbedore and Ejigbo constituency, got off to a spectacular start with a welcome speech by the sponsor Hon. Bamidele Salam who described the late senator as someone who rendered selfless services to his people and never left them for once.
“Today we celebrate a man who has a heart of gold and his dreams and aspiration of selfless service to humanity remains undying, but rather blossomed even after his death.
In her opening remarks, the special guest of honour, Yeye Dupe Adeleke-Sanni thanked the sponsor of the tournament , Hon. Bamidele Salam for honouring her late brother and stated that each passing day keeps him evergreen in the minds of his teeming admirers across the world, as he did alot of philanthropic gestures while still alive.
Ofatedo United were the better side from the blast of the whistle, putting a number of efforts wide off goal and managed to get two shots on target before the interval.
Just as Awo United were enjoying their best spell in the second half, Ofatedo United took the lead through Muritala. A neat one-two allowed Asimiyu Ayomide to break into the Awo United box before cutting inside his marker and putting Jelili Muritala in a good position to slot in.
The win puts Ofatedo United top of the Egbedore Centre, which includes Ido-Osun Warriors, Ultimate Warriors from Iragberi and Awo United F.C.
Other centres are the Ede Centre which will play host to Fidelity Soccer Agency, Dynasty FC, Ede, Adiatu Adebayo FC, Akogun FC, Ede Eyiowuawi FC and GFCC Ede North FC.
Ejigbo Centre includes, Ifesowapo FC, Ejigbo United, Tanjo Surprise FC and Temidire FC.
Ofatedo Starting XI:
Adefioye Olaoba| Akintayo Matthew| Oladunjoye Ishola| Oparinde Kehinde|Adekeye Joshua| Sanusi Hammed| Jelili Muritala| Jerry Jerry| Gaffaru Onifade| Asimiyu Ayomide| Adeshina Ademola
Awo United Starting XI: Olawuyi Ayuba
|Babatunde Joseph| Oyekanmi Wasiu|Williams Tefa| Olarenwaju Victor| Vitalis Daniel| Adeshina Tosin| Adedokun Ademola| Ogbu Sunday| Vitalis Tunde| Moses Daniel
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Nigeria Will Take Good Shape In No Distant Time- Olawande
Joel Ajayi
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande has urged the citizens of the country to be patient with the Administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in transforming the lives of its citizens through various policies and programs of the federal government.
The Minister made this submission while delivering his speech at the Joint Union Negotiating Council’s week of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development branch. This is the first edition since both Ministries of Youth and Sports had been damaged. The JUNC week which was held at Atiku Hall, Office of Head of Civil Service of the Federation in Abuja had its theme: “The working people in a volatile, uncertain, and complex economy”
In the words of the Honourable Minister: “I urge you to be patient with this administration. In no distant time, the country will take good shape and the lives of its citizens will be transformed”.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not a pauper, he is an acknowledged epitome of wealth, and so it cannot be said of him that he desires to loot the treasury of Nigeria. He has seen money and as a result of this, he is not interested in looting the nation’s treasury”, Olawande explained.
He emphasized that “leadership is all about being committed to serve. If you are a Minister now, tomorrow you will be addressed as a former Minister, likewise a Director because there is no permanent position but the impact that you made while in that office will speak after you”, the Minister reiterated.
Olawande expressed his gratitude to the workers of the Ministry for being supportive of the government policies and programs. He promised that the welfare of the staff would not be compromised, adding that workers deserve remuneration for being hardworking.
Earlier in his address, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya admonished the staff of the Ministry to put in their best as “Performance Management System” which replaces APER is the criteria to be used for promotion effective next year. This, according to him is because the Performance Management System (PMS) records the best efforts and input of each staff which will in turn be used to grade such staff.
Olusanya who disclosed that the welfare of the staff is his priority as workers deserve the best for the services rendered. He opined that “the hungry man is angry and as a worker, if you are not treated fairly and properly, it is impossible to get the best out of you. As a result, all staff will be treated properly as motivation to propel the best in you”, he concluded.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Esther Didi Walson-Jack, OON, MNI, in her address, informed that the activity to reinvigorate the Civil Service in a bid to ensure that Civil Servants carry out their duties with much diligence to have efficient and incorruptible civil service is currently on course. She advised workers to wake up and be committed to the service of the nation.
In his closing remarks, Mr. Jerry Akume, the General Secretary of the Union expressed his delight in celebrating this year’s edition of the Union week, while highlighting the achievements of the union so far. These include:
Upward review of staff welfare, prompt payment of repatriation allowances, payment of first 28 days allowance, assistance to the sick, general training of staff, and sending forth/retirement package for retired staff.
He also appealed to the Management of the Ministry, saying that irrespective of the aforementioned achievements, a lot still needs to be done in such areas as procurement of staff buses, upward review of welfare payment for festive periods, consistent general staff training, and procurement of office and work materials.
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