Ogun tops other states in mass vaccination against COVID-19
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has directed the Commissioner of Police (CP), Lanre Bankole, to immediately redeploy the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Lafenwa in the state capital for alleged aiding and abetting crimes and criminality in and around the area, especially inside Lafenwa market and its environs.

He also ordered the arrest of all miscreants involved in setting on fire a petrol-laden tanker that led to an explosion at the weekend.

Abiodun gave the directives during an on-the-spot assessment of the scene of the fire incident.

He said there were lots of reports against the DPO, stating that he was neither effective nor efficient in carrying out his statutory duties of maintaining law and order in the area.

The governor gave the Commissioner for Transportation, Gbenga Dairo and the Commander of Transport Enforcement and Compliance Agency (TRACE) three days to carry out an investigation into the immediate cause of the accident.

Abiodun, while commiserating with the traders, directed the Commissioner for Special Duties, Femi Ogunbanwo, to take inventory of all goods lost, promising to provide palliatives for victims.

IN another development, Ogun State has been rated the top performing state in the ongoing mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, a report by the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHDA) has indicated.

The report showed that the state had vaccinated 3.30 per cent while other states trail behind. 

Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, in a statement, said that the NPHDB rating was a proof of the creative approach which the administration had brought to the table in ensuring the well-being of Ogun residents.

MEANWHILE, Abiodun has charged the new Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Oluwasina Ogungbade, to provide the right leadership and also come up with innovative ways of improving on the administration of justice in the state.

He made this call in his office, yesterday, after swearing in the Senior Advocate-designate as a member of the State Executive Council.

In her remarks, the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, while charging the new attorney-general to build on what is on ground as well as bring his own ideas, assured the governor that he won’t be disappointed with the appointment.

He, therefore, urged residents who are still unvaccinated to go out en-masse to take advantage of the ongoing mass vaccination campaign without delay, assuring that the government has put all measures in place for a seamless exercise.