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The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Oyo State has denied rumours of the suspension of a chieftain of the party, Alhaji Abass Oloko.

The party also warned the Oyo State chapter of Jama’tul Islamic Society of Nigeria to desist from making unguided statements and overheating the polity with such unfounded claims.

The Islamic group had in a report during the week, claimed that Alhaji Abass Oloko had been suspended from the ACN over fallouts of an alleged assault on the Chairman of the state’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Taofeek Akewugbagold, among other wrong behaviours.

The group, in the report also advised the state helmsman, Governor Abiola Ajimobi to beware of sycophants and praise singers who do not wish him well.

In a statement refuting the suspension claim, the party’s Public Relations Officers, Alhaji Dauda Kolawole, said that Oloko was still a member of the party and no suspension letter was issued on him.

According to Kolawole,  Alhaji Oloko has been a vibrant member of the party for more than three years and has never been involved  in  any act of violence that warrants suspension. He also warned Jama’atul Islamic Society to  stop interfering in the party’s affairs.

“No announcement has been made that he was suspended, so we do not know where the group got their own facts from. Our party does not chase away vibrant members like Alhaji Oloko because he is a peaceful fellow and he is working tirelessly for the progress of our party” the statement reads

In his own reaction, Alhaji Abass Oloko described the islamic group as a faceless one being sponsored by unscrupulous persons in the state to destroy his image, adding that they should desist from doing such or face the wrath of the law.

Former Oyo State Governor and leader of the Accord Senator Rashidi Ladoja has debunked rumours that he was leading his followers to join a mega party.

In a statement yesterday, the party’s spokesperson, Prince Dotun Oyelade, said Ladoja was not contemplating fusing with other parties to form a mega party.

Oyelade said although the former governor met with some prominent national leaders in his house last Sunday, the discussion centred on the possibility of like-minds joining the Accord.

He urged Governor Abiola Ajimobi to implement the educational dream of the late Chief Lam Adesina, instead of establishing a foundation.

An Accord source said the party was restructuring for future elections

The Sokoto State Government yesterday denied reports that Governor Aliyu Wamakko flogged some Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) workers.

In a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Governor, Sani Umar, the government described as irresponsible the reaction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Abdulwaheed Omar, on the alleged assault.

Omar had demanded a public apology from the governor for allegedly assaulting the Business Manager of the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC), Moses Osigwe, and two other officials following a power failure that occurred during a wedding ceremony in the governor’s village of Wamakko.

The NLC president reportedly threatened to “shut down” economic activities in the state by putting workers on a strike notice..

But the government denied the allegations.

It accused Omar of shielding the PHCN officials from “public scrutiny.”

The statement claimed that Osigwe had collected “N17million to restore electricity to Wamakko town but failed to do so”.

It added: “He (Omar) lied when he said electricity went off during a ceremony. Another lie he told was that the PHCN worker was flogged publicly to a coma. Where did the flogging take place and which hospital was he taken to be resuscitated?

“The NLC should not be used as a platform by some disgruntled persons to fight a personal war. We believe that the NLC president is being used by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) to cover up their inherent misdemeanour.”

The government urged Omar to probe the incident to know the truth.

“It is important for the NLC to note that the governor owes nobody an apology. A fraud has been committed for which a management level staff of PHCN is culpable and must be addressed. No amount of blackmail will make us waiver in our determination to seek redress for the people of Sokoto State, who were subjected to unnecessary hardship and losses,” the statement added

The Presidency has denied the report that the Federal Government intends to nail corrupt governors.

According to the statement by the media aide to the Vice-President, Sani Umar, the report attributed to his boss was totally wrong.

The statement reads: “Our attention was drawn to a publication in some national newspapers where President Goodluck Jonathan was reported to have stated that the Federal Government will nail corrupt governors.

“The President, who was represented by the Vice-President at the book launch entitled: “Reforming the Unreformable” by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, never made any such statement referring to any governor.

“Rather the statement in question reads: On the governance level, we are going after those who commit economic crimes and corrupt practices with impunity”

“In the light of the foregoing therefore, we wish to draw the attention of the media who reported Mr. President’s statement inappropriately to address it properly and reflect the correct statement.

“This will set the records straight by not misleading the public and casting aspersions on governors who are our partners in progress in our transformation agenda.”