Ondo government approves native attires at work, schools on Fridays

Shuts Ikare Central Mosque till further notice to forestall breakdown of law, order

In a bid to promote culture and tradition, the Ondo State Government has permitted public servants and students in both private and public schools in the state to wear native attires to office and schools on Fridays.

It also ordered the immediate closure of Ikare-Akoko Central Mosque to forestall the breakdown of law and order.

The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, disclosed this during a media briefing, yesterday, shortly after the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting.

She said: “The Council decided that from now on, every Friday, workers in Ondo State would be required to wear traditional attires to work. And for students in the state, it is permissible from now on that they can wear traditional attires to school every Friday.

“We made some decisions on law and order within the state. We know there are disturbances around the Central Mosque in Ikare-Akoko. The council decided that the Ikare mosque should be closed down with immediate effect.

“There would be no prayer being offered in that mosque until there is resolution to the issue and the government would be inviting the parties involved in the dispute as well as the league of Imams to resolve the issue at stake.”

Similarly, the Special Adviser on Environment, Mr. Oyeniyi Oseni, said the council had approved the composition of a committee to domesticate the national policy on plastic waste in the state.

He said the committee would also look into other recommendations that will control the use of plastic wastes indiscriminately.

ALSO, the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Pastor Emmanuel Igbasan, said that the council had approved the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework for Ondo State from 2022 to 2025, to be transmitted to the Ondo State House of Assembly for legislative approval and appropriation.

“It is important to note that the people are the fulcrum of every action of government even from 2017 till date.

Till date, we have prioritised human capital development, infrastructure, education and health. We expect our people to derive maximum benefit from the public expenditure going forward,” he said.

Igbasan noted that despite the ravaging flooding situation across the country, the state didn’t experience regular flooding due to the pro-activeness of the governor.