The Ogun State Government has strongly condemned the actions of Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, over his alleged attack on officials of the State Planning and Development Permit Authority.<\/p>\n
According to <\/span>PUNCH Online<\/span>, the officials were assaulted at his bar located around Iyana Ilogbo in the Sango Ota area of the state.<\/span><\/p>\n In a statement issued on Friday, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Information and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, described Portable as a \u201cserial dissident and unrepentant rascal\u201d who has repeatedly assaulted government officials without provocation.<\/span><\/p>\n Akinmade denounced the attack led by Portable and his associates, calling it \u201cunacceptable and barbaric.\u201d He warned that such unruly behavior would not be tolerated and would be addressed in line with the laws of the land.<\/span><\/p>\n He further expressed concern over the singer\u2019s disruptive behavior, stating that it has become disgraceful and unbearable for both the government and residents of the area, given the chaos he frequently causes.<\/span><\/p>\n Akinmade reaffirmed the Abiodun-led administration\u2019s commitment to upholding law and order, emphasizing the government\u2019s dedication to maintaining the values of <\/span>Omoluabi<\/span> (virtue and integrity) across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe are deeply shocked by the uncivil and inappropriate actions of the singer Portable on Wednesday at Iyana Ilogbo, where his bar is located. The manner in which he and his associates attacked OGPDPA officials was not only disgraceful but also a clear sign of moral decay in those involved,\u201d<\/span> Akinmade stated.<\/span><\/p>\n Governor Dapo Abiodun, he added, has strongly condemned the incident, reaffirming his administration\u2019s commitment to justice and equality. He warned that anyone who violates the law, regardless of their social status or influence, will face legal consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the Ogun State Police Command on Thursday arraigned nine of Portable\u2019s associates before a Magistrates\u2019 Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, for allegedly assaulting officers of the Ota Zonal Planning Office under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.<\/span><\/p>\n The suspects\u2014Nurudeen Warris (21), Adetola Alashe (25), Samuel Adeleke (28), Oluwaseun Ayenuwa (19), Oluwapelumi Adeosun (20), Gospel Kanu (20), Precious Ohiegebo (19), Ifeoluwa Babatunde (27), and Fatimo Muhammed (26)\u2014were charged with five counts, including felony, assault, unlawful restriction, possession of dangerous weapons (cutlasses and guns), and conduct likely to cause a breach of peace.<\/span><\/p>\n They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ogun State Government has strongly condemned the actions of Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, over his alleged attack on officials of the State Planning and Development Permit Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[8185,3963],"class_list":["post-22115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ogun-government","tag-portable"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22115"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22115"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22115\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22117,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22115\/revisions\/22117"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}