Register With Us Or Risk Being Declared Illegitimate – Ogun State Governor, Abiodun Tells Baales

The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, while speaking on the issue of multiple baales in the state, noted that the issue, which had led to a pocket of tension, thereby making life unbearable for the law-abiding citizens of the state, had led to the placing on hold of installation of Baales in the state.

Hamzat, while noting that the status and image of Baales should be sacred, disclosed that the report often received by the state government on the nefarious activities of some Baales had become a blemish in the garment of many other Baales who are diligently serving the people.

The commissioner urged the Baales to continue to play their part by sensitizing the people at the grassroots about their civic responsibilities of communal vigilance, political participation and social safety.

In his remarks, the president of Ogun State Council of Baales, Tunji Falola, noted that the administration of Governor Abiodun in the last three and half years has been of good governance, pointing out that that administration pays apt attention to the yearnings of its citizens.

Falola, while assuring the governor of the council’s loyalty and commitment towards the actualization of his second term bid, declared that they were happy with his administration.

He described the relationship that exists between the Baales and the traditional rulers in the state as strong, noting that the insinuations that they were rubbing shoulders with traditional rulers in some communities in the state were unfounded rumours