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  • Onnoghen: Presidency plotting to destabilise Judiciary, PDP alleges

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Presidency of plotting to destabilize the Judiciary ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    The party also claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and cabal at the Buhari Presidency are seeking the removal of  Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen to cause a constitutional crisis, instill fear in judicial officers and pave way for the foisting of a pliable CJN that will do their bidding on electoral matters.

    This is particularly following allegations that the APC seeks a new CJN that will aid its rigging schemes as well as execute the plot to use the court to detain and put opposition members and outspoken members of Civil Society Organizations out of circulation during the general elections.

    “This development is a clear recipe for anarchy and a huge crisis that is capable of fracturing our justice system and derails our democracy as it portends a prelude to a total clamp down on institutions of democracy and rule of law in our country.”

    Read Also: Why judicial process is slow, by Onnoghen

    “The PDP therefore urges all Nigerians, the United Nations and all international bodies to unite in the defence of our democracy, especially at this very critical time in our political development.”

    “President Buhari should also ask Amina Zakari to recuse herself from INEC following her rejection by Nigerians over issues of impropriety in her appointment as Chairperson of the Presidential election collation committee.

    “Furthermore, we challenge Mr. President to also commence plans for the immediate prosecution of members of his campaign organization, including his co-Chairman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the factional National Chairman of his APC, Adams Oshiomhole over allegations of corruption against them.

    “Finally, the PDP counsels the APC to note that it has been rejected by Nigerians and as such should end all its actions and schemes that overheat the polity and place our nation on the precipice.

  • Obaseki chairs APC Presidential campaign council in Edo

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the list of members of the Edo State Presidential Campaign Council, with the governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki leading the charge.

    In a statement to  announce the constitution of the presidential campaign council in the state, the party also released the list of members for the state-wide campaign.

    The Council has “Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki as Chairman; Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu as Deputy Chairman; while Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Osarodion Ogie Esq. is the Director General.”

    Other members of the Council are, “Barr. Anselm Ojezua; Lawrence Okah (JP); Chief Osaro Idah; Chief Taiwo Akerele; Senator Obende; Theophilus Okoh and Hon. Charles Idahosa.”

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    The leaders of the campaign in the three senatorial districts include, “Hon. Felix Akhabue, Director General (DG), Edo Central Senatorial District; Samson Abu, DG, Edo South Senatorial District and Gen. Aluende, DG, Edo North Senatorial District.”

    The Edo Central Campaign Coordinators, according to the statement, are, “Barr. Festus Ehiemuan, Esan West; Hon. Henshaw Oligbi, Esan Central; Mr. McDonald Okojie, Esan North East; Percy Okojie, Esan South East and Emmanuel Aigbokhan, Igueben”

    For Edo South, the campaign coordinators are “Pastor Blessed Ighiwiyisi, Ikpoba Okha; Hon. Monday Aigbobayi, Ovia South West; Hon. Osamuyi Atu, Orhionmwon, I. K. Ebomoyi, Oredo; Frank Guobadia, Ovia North East; J. B. Asemota, Uhunmwode and Daniel Ighile, Egor”

    In Edo North, the campaign coordinators are, “Hon. Sumania Aliu, Etsako West; Barr. Imiaku, Etsako Central; Abudurama Dirisu Afeghus, Etsako East; Hon. Akin Agbaje, Akoko Edo; Blessing Aigbebaku, Owan East and Rev. Andrew Uadia, Owan West.”

  • Oshiomhole receives 18 PDP defectors in Bauchi

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bauchi State on Saturday received no fewer than 18 prominent members of the Peoples’Democratic Party (PDP) who had defected to the ruling party.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was part of activities marking the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to the state.

    Alhaji Uba Nana, APC chairman in the state handed over the defectors to the National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

    Nana commended the defectors for taking the right decision at the appropriate time, urging them to contribute their quota to the development of the state and the party.

    Read Also: Oshiomhole: PDP deceived Igbo for 16 years

    Receiving the defectors, National Chairman of APC, Oshiomhole, presented the broom to them as logo and identity of the ruling party.

    Speaking on behalf of the defectors, one of them, former governor of Bauchi, Alhaji Isa Yuguda, assured that they would ensure the success of the party during the forthcoming elections.

    He urged the leadership of the party to pardon their shortcomings.

    NAN reports that among the defectors were former Gov. Isa Yuguda, former deputy governor Abdulmalik Mahmood, as well as senators  Abubakar Maikafi and Babayo Gamawa, among others.

    NAN

     

  • Group rallies support for Buhari, Sanwo-Olu

    Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the RMB Family Political Group has commenced mobilization of support for the candidates of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Surulere area of Lagos State.

    The group donated various campaign materials including six branded vehicles and 10, 000 each of posters and handbills.

    The group, which is under the leadership of a former Chief Whip of Lagos State House of Assembly, Dr Abdurrazaq Balogun, said the development became imperative in view of the need to facilitate the campaign process of APC, adding that the candidates put forward by the party were genuinely committed to the development of the country.

    Speaking at the annual New Year thanksgiving ceremony of the group held at RMB Secretariat in Aguda, Surulere, Balogun said it was important for members to go all out and mobilize support for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the Governor of the State, as well as all the candidates of APC come February 16 and March 2 respectively.

    Addressing over 500 party leaders, members and various groups at the gathering, Balogun said: “This is the time for party loyalists to remain focused on the job ahead. We must remember that our unity as people of the same party is non-negotiable and we must get all our candidates elected or re-elected at the coming polls to consolidate on the democratic gains that the people have been enjoying from APC.”

    Balogun, who is a chieftain of APC in Surulere, specifically urged all party members to be faithful in their dealings within the party, and to also come out en mass to show support to all the candidates of the party from federal to the local level in order to attract more federal and state projects into the constituency.

    Read Also: Sanwo-Olu, Agbaje throw jabs at Lagos forum

    Also speaking, APC House of Representatives candidate for Surulere Constituency II, Hon Lanre Okunlola appealed to his constituents to show love within the rank and file, adding that such would go a long way to help build a strong foundation for APC in order to achieve victory at the 2019 general elections.

    On her part, member representing Surulere Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Mosunmola Sangodara profusely commended members for their steadfastness and zeal towards the party’s affairs, just as she admonished members engaged in anti-party activities to change their ways, as such was counterproductive in the quest to achieving electoral victory.

    Besides, she showered accolades on the RMB Family for being a reliable, dependable and result-oriented group over the years, adding: “Strategy is key to achieving electoral victory, and this trait has been the hallmark of RMB Family for years.”

    Also, Chief Agoro, a former chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who recently decamped to the APC due to the unflinching admiration for Dr Balogun’s style of leadership, said he has commenced mobilizing people within the community and his supporters who followed him to the APC to vote for Sanwo-Olu, as well as other APC candidates.

    Women and youth leaders in Itire-Ikate and Coker-Aguda also promised to work assiduously for the success of the APC at the polls.

  • Amnesty Programme has deepened peace in Niger Delta – APC

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the Presidential Amnesty programme deepened the prevailing peace in the Niger Delta in line with the change agenda of the Buhari administration.

    In a letter of commendation to the Special Adviser to the President on the Amnesty Programme, Prof. Charles Dokubi by the National Secretary, Mai Mala Buni, the APC said the programme has been positively transformed by the current leadership.

    Appraising the achievements of the current administration ahead of the 2019 elections, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), said the Presidential Amnesty Programme under the leadership of Dokubo, has been positively transformed.

    The party applauded Dokubo’s efforts at ensuring development in the oil-rich region, adding the positive transformation of the Presidential Amnesty Programme.

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    The letter reads: “The party commends your efforts to bring development to the all-important Niger Delta region and ensure that the region actively participates in matters of national concern, irrespective of political affiliations.

    “Under your watch, the Presidential Amnesty Programme has been positively transformed and has ensured stability in the Niger Delta region. This is in line with the Change Agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration as enshrined in our manifesto.

    “While there remains more works to be done in bringing about total and lasting peace to the region, we urge you not to relent, but continue to explore all means and avenues to ensure the success of the Programme and its developmental initiatives for the region.”

    The party assured Dokubo of its cooperation, commitment and support towards sustaining peace in the Niger Delta.

     

  • APC chieftain predicts victory for party in Cross River

    Mr Cletus Obun, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River, says the party would win the March 2 governorship election in the state.

    Obun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Calabar that the emergence of Sen. John Owan-Enoh as APC flag bearer has changed the political calculation in the state.

    “Right now there is geographic and demographic evidence to show the expected voting pattern in the election, we expect that the battle ground should be the Southern Zone.

    “The APC candidate is from the Central Zone and the incumbent, Gov. Ben Ayade (PDP) is from the Northern Zone.

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    “So the people of the North will vote for their son, while the people in Central zone will vote for their son too.
    “In this case, the Southern Zone where the APC deputy governorship candidate comes from will determine the winner at the end.

    “I am confident that the APC candidate will emerge victorious going by the massive support in the ongoing campaign tour across the 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state,’’he said.

    Obun said the APC leaders in the state, like Chief Usani Usani, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs and other stakeholders must throw their weight behind the party’s candidate to ensure victory on March 2.

    “The infighting should be over by now; everybody should come together in the interest of the party.

    “Owan has extended an olive branch to the minister and I think he should accept it and lets work together to deliver the state from the PDP,’’ he said.

  • I’ll complete ongoing projects before handover – Ambode

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State late on Wednesday allayed the fears of the residents of the state over ongoing projects.

    He said that his administration was making concerted efforts to complete many of them before May 29 when its tenure would end.

    Ambode gave the assurance during an inspection tour of ongoing projects in parts of the state.

    The governor said the good thing about continuity in governance which he had been preaching, is that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had signed on to the projects.

    “I know that the feedback we are getting is that Lagosians are worried whether some of our critical projects will be delivered before we leave office.

    “We want to assure them that with what we have had from the contractors and the inspection we have done today, these projects will be completed.

    “And some of them if they are not completed, Mr Jide Sanwo-Olu will complete them on assumption of office.

    “That is the whole essence of governance of continuity that we are preaching.

    “That is why we believe strongly that he will not only complete them but also escalate them to higher level and that is the whole idea about APC,” Ambode said.

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    He said that plans had been firmed up to roll out the Bus Reform Project of the State Government in March with 820 high and medium capacity buses.

    Ambode said that this would redefine public transportation and make the state more globally competitive.

    He said the initiative was basically designed to inject 5,000 buses, modern terminals, facilitate ease of mobility for residents and also rev-up Lagos economy, among others.

    Ambode inspected the assembly plant at Awoyaya in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state which also served as the temporary holding bay for 500 out of the 820 buses.

    He said that he was optimism that the buses would be rolled out after the general elections.

    He said the next phase of the project would be to assemble the buses in Lagos.

    “This is an assembly plant.

    “The dream is that beyond the procurement of 820 buses by the government, the next set of buses in the vision should be assembled in Lagos:  in this assembly plant and in another one in Epe,’’ he said.

    The governor and his team also inspected other projects that include: the Oshodi Transport Interchange which is 85 per cent completed.

    The team also inspected the bus depots at Oshodi, Yaba and Oyingbo to be ready by March.

    Others are: the International Airport Road to be ready by early May; and the Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Corridor to be delivered in April.

     

    NAN

     

  • Olawepo-Hashim condemns Lagos killing of APC supporters

    The presidential candidate of People’s Trust (PT), Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim has condemned violence at the Lagos rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) where thugs of political rivals allegedly fired gunshots at one another.

    Two persons were reportedly killed in the process while many others sustained various degrees of injury in the pandemonium that ensued.

    Olawepo-Hashim, in a statement by the Presidential Campaign Council of People’s Trust (PT) described the incident as ominous.

    The statement by its Director of Communication, Laura Oloyede, called on Nigerians to take note of the violent dimension that the governing party has introduced into the campaigns for the forthcoming general election.

    It also urged Nigerians to profile the conducts of parties and candidates who want to lead them before making informed decisions on whom to vote into offices.

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    The campaign said: “We call on Nigerians and the international community to reject APC’s politics of violence and desperation, which should not be encouraged in decent societies.

    “A resort to violence is a clear indication that the APC is incapable of conducting issue-based campaigns.

    “This is an opportunity for Nigerians to profile all of us before casting their votes in the election.”

    The Campaign Council said that the show of shame at the Lagos rally had diminished the ruling party and portrays it as desperate for power.

    The PT Presidential Council assured Nigerians that “People’s Trust, as a party, provides a robust alternative to the APC and other parties whose philosophy is promotional of violence and coercion.

    “Nigerians can trust PT in its quest to promote national reconciliation and all round national development.”

     

     

  • Women, youth stage rally for Buhari’s re-election in Kwara

    Scores of All Progressives Congress (APC) women and youth have staged a peaceful rally in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection.

    The rally started around 9.30 am around the popular Post Office Round about in the metropolis and ended at the campaign office of a former APC governorship aspirant Isiak Kawu Modibbo in Sango area.

    The procession affected human and vehicular traffic on the popular Muritala Mohammed way, as vehicles were forced to move at snail pace.

    The rally was organized by ‘Making A Different (MAD)’ for Kwara and Kawu Modibbo Group.

    In his remark at the event, the state APC Chairman Hon Bashir Bolarinwa urged aggrieved members of the party to forget their grievances and work for the success of the party at polls.

    Represented by his vice chairman Abdullahi Samari said “Don’t sell your permanent voters’ cards to them. Your PVC is your power. If they bring money collect the money. After all it is our money. But don’t vote them.”

    Hon Bolarinwa urged other aspirants of the party to emulate the gesture of Isiak Kawu Modibbo.

    Read Also: Southwest plans Buhari’s re-election

    Speaking on behalf of the groups, wife of Mallam Modibbo Saadat said: “We are here today to mobilize youth and women in support of President Muhammadu Buhari are doing. He has been doing a great job in the country and we need to show people what he has been doing.

    “The crowd that accompanied us from Post Office to this place is amazing. It is an assurance that Kwarans are ready for the reelection of President Buhari.

    “We are also using this medium to empower some of our members. Kwara state is different from other states. We have been suffering for so long. People need to be empowered, that is why we are giving out some items to some people today.

    “We resolved to show our members a specimen of what a voter’s card looks like so that they know how. In other words, we are embarking on voters’ education, so that they know how to vote on election.

    “Kwarans are ready. We don’t need any message for them and it has started. We will not stop until election days.”

    A youth leader, Abdulkarim Popoola said the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice Prof Yemi Osibajo is guaranteed.

    Said Popoola: “We are here to congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari for his walking over in the forthcoming presidential election; because we are very sure that in Kwara state we are going to deliver for the state for him.

    “We are also assuring the whole world that President Buhari is coming back again. Four plus for is equaled to eight. That is the reason we organized this rally.”

     

     

  • Police to NURTW chief: turn yourself in

    The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday insisted Auditor of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Mustapha Adekunle (aka Seigo) is still a wanted man.

    Adekunle, the command said, should report to the command in his own interest.

    He was declared wanted by the police on Tuesday for attempting to disrupt a rally organised by the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) to kick-off the campaign of its governorship candidate Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Skypower Grounds, Ikeja Government Reservation Area (GRA).

    But Adekunle described the police action as a “frame-up.”

    Police spokesman Chike Oti, a Chief Superintendent (CSP), told The Nation 14 more people have been arrested in connection with the skirmishes

    “Adekunle is still wanted. Although, we have arrested 14 more people in connection with the crisis, making 16 suspects.

    “The command is not relenting in its quest to apprehend all the people that were involved in the skirmishes.

    “We are going after all of them. At the end of the investigations, all those involved would be charged to court.

    “In the best interest of Seigo, (Adekunle), he should report himself to the police,” Oti said.

    Meanwhile, scores of sympathisers on Wednesday besieged EKO Hospital, Ikeja where NURTW State Treasurer Musiliu Akinsanya (a.k.a MC Oluomo), who was stabbed in the head, stomach and hand at the rally, is recuperating.

    A police vehicle was parked in front of the hospital.

    Some policemen were seen interrogating those going into the hospital.

    Read Also: Police disperse crowd at PDP’s rally

    Those who do not have valid reason were turned back.

    Our correspondent was told that Oluomo cannot speak with anybody now.

    His aide Buhari Jimoh said doctors warned people should stay away from him to allow them to do their job.

    “He’s responding well to treatment. Though, the doctors called for restriction of people coming to see how he’s faring.

    “Such call is understandable – to allow the doctors to concentrate on their treatment and to ensure he (Oluomo) rest well,” he said.