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  • Dogara, two others formally defect to PDP as House adjourns

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Dogara announced his withdrawal from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a letter he read on the floor on Tuesday.

    Read Also: Dogara calls for caution in prosecution of CJN

    He said he had to defect back to the party on whose platform he originally came to the House.

    The House has adjourned sitting till after the general election, 19th February, 2019.

    Two other APC lawmakers, Edward Pwajok (Plateau) and Ahmed Yerima (Bauchi) also announced their defection.

    Their letters were also read by the Speaker.

  • Gunmen kidnap Abia APC chairman

    The Abia State chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Donatus Nwankpa has reportedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Monday night.

    His P.A. escaped, but another party official wasn’t lucky to also escape.

    Details soon…

  • Next Level will be better than where we are now- Osinbajo

    Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, says Nigeria’s economy will be better than it is now, if the present administration’s Next Level agenda is supported.

    Osinbajo made the promise to supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC), when he visited the palace of the Sarkin Bwari, in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday.

    The vice president, who commended the council’s administration for its achievements, said that President Muhammadu Buhari relied on the people’s votes for a second tenure.

    ” We have come here to see our people and to re-assure that this second term will be better than the first.

    ” The president’s message to you is that the Next Level will be very much better than where we are today, you all know that the president is concerned about the common man and so, everything he does is about the common man.

    ” It is about how we can improve on those getting loans in the market so that they can get more to be able to trade and also improve on power, we need power especially in our businesses, ” he said.

    He said that these, among others, were what the Buhari led administration was set to do if re-elected.

    Read Also; Osinbajo, others warn against heating up polity

    Sarkin Bwari, Alhaji Auwal Ijakoro, who spoke, said that the town was honoured by the vice president’s visit, who represented the president.

    He assured the team of massive votes and prayed for the success of the 2019 general elections and also, for the safe journey of the delegation.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Vice President also visited the palace of the Etsu of Bwari, Mr Ibrahim Yaro.

    He was accompanied by Musa Dikko, the Chairman of Bwari Area Council and the party’s campaign team, among others.

  • UPDATED: Senate cancels emergency plenary session

    The Senate on Monday called off its planned resumption of plenary for Tuesday.

    The leadership of the Senate at the weekend summoned emergency session of the upper chamber to consider the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen.

    Immediately the emergency plenary session was announced, tension began to build as All Progressives Congress (APC) senators and their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterparts started mobilising members for what was described as a “make- or- mar session.”

    The Senate leadership also held a series of meetings said to have been necessitated by the need to weigh options.

    Late Monday, feelers filtered that the leadership of the Senate was considering calling off the emergency session.

    It was alleged that some senators concluded arrangements to perpetrate mayhem in the chamber during the session.

    Read Also: Onnoghen’s suspension: Senate calls emergency session

    The cancellation of the planned session may not be unconnected with the fear that “things might get out of hand” a senator told our reporter.

    There was also rumour flying around that some senators planned to move impeachment notice against the Senate leadership at the emergency session.

    The Clerk to the Senate, Nelson Ayewor in a statement entitled “Cancellation of Senate resumption in plenary” informed “all Distinguished senators of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption in plenary scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday 29th January, 2019 has been cancelled.”

    The statement said that the scheduled date of resumption in plenary earlier fixed for Tuesday, 19th February, 2019 remains.

  • I’m not surprised with Ekiti tribunal judgement- Fayose

    Former Governor of Ekiti state Ayodele Fayose has declared that he was not surprised by today’s verdict of the tribunal on the petition filed by the PDP and its candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola.

    “The judgement was already in the public domain and celebrated by the APC more than a week before today,” he said.

    Reacting to the tribunal judgement, dismissing the PDP petition, Fayose said he would have been surprised if it had been otherwise because the judiciary was already coerced by the All Progressives Congress (APC) – led federal government.

    In a statement by his media aide, Lere Olayinka, the former governor said the judgement will be appealed and pursued to the Supreme court.

    He expressed optimism justice will prevail ultimately.

    Read Also: Ekiti tribunal upholds Fayemi’s election

    He enjoined Nigerians and Ekiti people to keep hope alive against what he called perversion, suppression and gagging of judges and by extension the judiciary.

    His words: “In fact, the judgement was in public domain and celebrated by APC since the last few days.

    “In the face of all these shenanigans, I still want to congratulate our candidate, my beloved Deputy Governor, Prof. Kolapo Olusola. Be assured victory is ahead.“

  • Buhari campaign to youths: Don’t be deceived by desperate politicians

    The APC Presidential Campaign Council has asked Nigerian youths not to allow themselves to be deceived by politicians who have nothing to offer them, assuring them that President would reward their labour of love.

    Deputy Director Youth Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Barrister Ismaeel Ahmed, said all the youth groups working for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari will always be recognised.

    Ahmed who is also the Senior Special Adviser on Social Investment to President Buhari who spoke at a meeting with different youth support groups working for the re-election of Buhari ask them to consolidate on their efforts as significant units of a larger body.

    Read Also:I didn’t condemn CJN’s suspension, says Aisha Buhari

    “We are here to let you all know that your labour of love is recognised and that you are not alone in this movement. We are here to most importantly acknowledge all the efforts of various youth organisations that have been working tirelessly to ensure that good governance is sustained,” he said.

    Ahmed said, the groups had been doing through their activities of mobilisation and advocacy for the re-election of President Buhari come Feb.16, adding that while some of the groups had been in existence longer than others, they all shared a common unflinching resolve to support the APC administration.

    According to him, the groups had made sacrifices in various ways towards the realisation of the same goal.

    He said particularly, the Nigerian Youth for Better Democracy, had paid the ultimate sacrifice during the 2015 elections and was still standing strong, with their support for President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

    He through their different activities, the youth groups had proven that they had decided to be architects of their destinies and stakeholders of their future, siding with a government that had them at heart.

    He, however, charged the groups not allow themselves to be hijacked or collapsed into another, adding that they should operate as their mode of operations dictates.

    He assured the groups of the support of the APC Presidential Campaign Council which he said was critical to the actualisation of their common goal.

    He also advised that the youth groups should remain steadfast with the APC administration, adding that better days was ahead of all Nigerians with the Buhari-led administration in power.

     

  • Ondo APC raises alarm over alleged killings of members

    Ahead of next month general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state on Monday cried out over spate of killings of members by unknown persons suspected to be cultists in the state.

    At a news conference in Ondo town, the local APC chairman, Pelumi Bernard-Aro said the incident occurred January 20 around 5:30 pm at Akure motor park area.

    According to him, the scene of the attack was very close to the residence of a popular candidate of one of the political parties in the town.

    He said the killings have become a threat to the peaceful co-existence of the people of Ondo town.

    The APC stalwart said no fewer than three young men had been gunned down by these killer-squad operating as cultists.

    Bernard Aro who frowned at the incident said these suspected Killers were seen disembarking from a vehicle suspected to be coming from the campaign flag-off of their party candidate.

    Read Also; 2019: Kwara APC urges members to shun violence

    He said, “the character of these killings in recent time can be seen to be politically-motivated, apparently to show supremacy and control over unprotected citizen of Ondo city towards the forthcoming general elections.

    “It is imperative as responsible community leader and party chieftain to alert the public of this unwholesome development and dastardly act with the view to charge the security agent to rise-up and stem the tide of security breach in the community”.

    He urged the state commissioner of police, Gbenga Adeyanju, the Area Commander, Ondo Area Command, the Divisional Police Officers(DPOs) within the command as a matter of urgency to act swiftly to curb the nefarious activities of these killer-cultists before the general elections proper.

    This is to pave way for the electorate in the area to exercise their franchise and support their candidates of choice.

  • APC candidate promises more Fed presence in Lagos East

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Lagos East, Bayo Osinowo (aka Pepperito), has promised to bring more Federal presence and dividends of democracy to the zone, if elected in next month’s election.

    Osinowo made the promise while addressing his constituents at a “critical” town hall meeting organised for him by Team Pepper Mobilisation Committee for Kosofe Stakeholders.

    Tagged: Pepperito Meets Kosofe Stakeholders, the event took place at CMD, Magodo, Lagos.

    Osinowo said he would pursue the people’s needs with vigour, if voted to represent Lagos East in the Senate.

    The lawmaker said the town hall meeting with critical stakeholders in Kosofe and its environs was meant to feel their pulse ahead of the February 16 presidential and National Assembly elections.

    According to him, the meeting became imperative to know where the shoe pinches the people of the area.

    “My interest is to help humanity more at the Senate. I want to assure everyone of dividends of democracy. I will not disappoint your trust in me,” Osinowo said.

    The meeting was attended by party leaders and members, artisans, youths’ groups, market men and women, traditional and religious leaders, among others.

    The lawmaker said similar meetings would be replicated in Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki, Somolu and Epe.

    Osinowo hailed APC stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and other party leaders for their progressive leadership.

    The lawmaker noted that Lagos and other parts Yoruba land had always been known for progressive politics.

    Osinowo urged Lagosians to vote correctly to reduce the number of void votes during elections.

  • APC has more projects in S/ East than PDP did — APC

    Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress (APC) Mr Joe Igbokwe,  in Lagos State, says the party delivered more projects in the South East in three years than the PDP did in 16 years.

    Igbokwe said this on the sidelines of a town hall meeting organised by the Ndi-Igbo in APC Lagos State.

    The meeting was to interact with the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his running mate, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, in Lagos.

    According to Igbokwe, the APC-led administration has beaten the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hands down in terms of projects and structures on ground in the South East.

    ”We have been doing the arithmetic, almost four years of APC beat 16years of PDP hands down in terms of performance.

    “We have seen what we did not see in 16 years of PDP administration. The facts are there. That is what we are telling our people in the South East,” he said.

    Igbokwe said there was need for the South East people to key in by supporting and voting for APC in the coming elections so as not to lose out.

    He said that the people from the South East needed to be wise, as voting massively for APC would guarantee Igbo presidency in 2023.

    ”Again, we do not want the Igbo people to make the same mistake they made in 2015, because there is no road for PDP and it is going to be like that for a long time.

    ”If you have been clamouring to produce the President of Nigeria from the Igbo extraction, you must play the politics and this is the time.

    ”Assuming our people vote massively for APC this 2019, 2023 is sure and already near.

    ”May they never make the mistake of the past, because if they do, they will be spectators and onlookers in the matters of Nigerian politics, ” Igbokwe said. (NAN)

  • Saraki, Ahmed crippled LGs in Kwara, not Buhari – APC

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has accused Senate President Bukola Saraki and Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed  of crippling the local government system in the state as well as impoverishing  the people.

    Rafiu Ajakaiye, the spokesman to the APC governorship candidate  in Kwara, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq,  said this in a  statement in Ilorin on Sunday.

    Ajakaiye was reacting to a statement credited to Ahmed that the Muhammadu Buhari administration brought hardship to the people at the grassroots by crippling local government administration.

    “ The truth is that the governor and his boss (Saraki)   conditioned our people to poverty and underdevelopment, not Buhari.

    “They crippled the local government system with repeated diversion of local government funds to some questionable joint accounts.

    “We recall that protests by some local government chairmen including Dele Abiodun of Ekiti and Engineer Ajimati of Oyun local governments against this evil diversion of council funds were met with unlawful gestapo-like dismissal.

    “It took the erudition of their lordships of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court to reverse this,” Ajakaye added.

    He said local councils in the state had been unable to serve the grassroots, execute any project or pay salaries because of the continued diversion of their funds by the state government.

    “How is Buhari guilty of this? Has Buhari ever withheld funds to any of these councils? If not, on what basis can anyone accuse him of impoverishing the grassroots?

    “The governor’s statement was a dubious yet failed attempt to deceive the public on the true state of the situation and this is both irresponsible and devilish.

    “It exposes the governor and his boss as politicians who exploit people’s lack of access to basic education and information, which they systematically perpetuate, to lie over issues of governance,” he said.

    Ajakaiye said no amount of falsehood would save the governor and his party from defeat.

    He said Nigerians see the president as a man of honour and integrity who would not discriminate against any state in the running of his government. (NAN)