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  • Osoba demands redeployment of Police chief

    Former governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba has called for immediate redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Iliyasu for not been competent.

    He stated this after casting his vote at his polling unit, Ward 14, Unit 15 in Ibara Housing Estate, Abeokuta.

    He voted at about 11.12 p.m. at the centre.

    Osoba said events in the state have shown that the Police Commissioner is not competent to secure the state.

    “If he is competent, why is it that nobody has been arrested more than two weeks after the APC rally in Abeokuta?”, he asked.

    “His men overwhelmed those on the campaign ground and should have rounded up all those from where the stones were coming from but no single person has been arrested in connection with the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo,” he lamented.

    The former governor accused the police commissioner of protecting thuggery in the state.

    “I am saying this as an elder statesman in the state. He is a failure as Commissioner of Police in Ogun state.

    “Every day, they are tearing the posters of the Commander -in- Chief and as Commissioner of Police, you have not done anything or arrested anybody.

    “The man should get out of Ogun State. If anything happened today or anybody is injured or there is chaos anywhere, I will hold Iliyasu responsible for it.

    “He should of his own volition asked be excused from the state.

    “We are been provoked. We have no confidence in him.

    “Why is Iliya been protected over and over again? He was given signal to leave, he didn’t leave! Is that discipline?

    “We are not going to allow anybody to use him to condone indiscipline here”.

    Osoba accused the police boss of covering up for hoodlums.

    “I have told Mr. President Buhari severally before the election that this man is covering up for hoodlums and that I don’t have confidence in him.

    “Who then is protecting Iliya? Must Iliya be Commissioner of Police here by force?” he asked.

  • Scores injured as youths scramble for Atiku’s money in Delta

    There was pandemonium Tuesday at the Unity Hall in Delta State Government House, Asaba over money allegedly released for People’s Democratic Party (PDP) delegates during the consultative visit by the ex-Vice-President Atiku Abubakar.

    Trouble started shortly after Atiku exited from the meeting venue when irate youths pounced on the party officials whose duty it was to allocate money to various delegates from the 25 local government areas of the State.

    The scramble for the money resulted in injuries as security men shot sporadically inside the hall.

    Delegates in their desperation snatched huge bundles of money and made away with others in hot pursuit around the Delta State Government House grounds.

    Security personnel attached to many party leaders shot into the air to scare away the youths as the situation threatened to degenerate.

    An unidentified youth who was chased around the grounds and beaten up by youths as he tried to escape with wads of naira notes.

    He was stripped naked and beaten to stupor.

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    Torn five hundred naira notes littered the grounds as desperate youths attempted to escape with the loot.

    Several hours after the ex-vice-President departed from the venue, many youths loitered around the grounds hoping for more largesse.

    Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar Tuesday harped on the need for restructuring of the federation to make progress.

    A government house press release made available to The Nation stated that the former Vice President was in the state to consult the people on his aspiration for the Presidential ticket of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2019 general elections.

    Atiku disclosed that he has been in the fore-front for the restructuring of the country since 2004, stressing it will bring out the best among Nigerians.

    Alhaji Abubakar had said that his aspiration to be Nigeria’s President was borne out of his passion to ensure that the country make progress, disclosing, “the security architecture of the country must be reviewed and decentralized.”

    He decried situation where security agencies does not take orders from the state governors, asserting, “As an individual, I don’t think this is true federalism, we must restructure the security architecture.”

    The former Vice President also listed ways to tackle unemployment in the country observing, “to create jobs, you must liberalize the economy, support the private sector, create incentives to make the private sector boom and open up the economy to foreign direct investment.”

    “I will have a very small federal government with powers and resources devolved to the states to manage the affairs while they pay tax to the federal government; with this, each zone can survive on its own without leaning on oil money,” he emphasized.

    Okowa commended Atiku Abubakar for engaging in consultation visit, assuring that delegates to the Presidential Primaries of the PDP will make their decisions based on acceptability, reach, experience and level of intelligence of the individual aspirants.

    He urged the aspirant not to relent in moving to different states of the country, stating that more efforts should be made for the PDP to be in control of more states of the country to enable it clinch the Presidential position in 2019.

    Others who spoke at the event include, former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, his Imo State counterpart, Chief Achike Udenwa, former Minister of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, among others.

  • Ogun 2019: Daniel’s aide, 50 others leave PDP for APC

    Ogun 2019: Daniel’s aide, 50 others leave PDP for APC

    Ahead of the 2019 general elections in Ogun State, former Special Adviser to ex – Governor Gbenga Daniel, on Youth and Sports, Raheem Ajayi has left the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    Also joined in defecting to APC were 50 other PDP leaders and members.

    Ajayi popularly referred to as Baglo, said he and others had elected to team up with the APC following the party’s resolve to field an Ogun West man in the 2019 gubernatorial election.

    They were received into the party by Governor Ibikunle Amosun, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Chief Tolu Odebiyi and Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Suraj Adekumbi, in an elaborate event at the Imasayi wards of the defectors in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State last Friday.

    Ajayi who lamented that no Yewa – Awori person has been elected Governor of the state since its creation, 42 Years ago, said it’s reassuring that APC is determined to help the zone break the jinx in 2019.

    “My primary aim of getting involved in political process especially in Ogun State is to better the lots of my people. Part of which is getting one of us, a Yewa-Awori man elected the Governor of the State.

    “The Party that that has assured us of that is the APC, especially when my former party has demonstrated otherwise.

    ”It has become not only expedient but imperative at this very critical time of our life as a people to support such a party which will make our 42 year political struggle a reality.
    “Since the creation of our dear state, no one from Ogun West has been elected Governor whereas Ogun East and Central have produced two Governors each at different times. APC has decided to zone the governorship slot to Ogun west, that’s why I am joining the party,” Ajayi said.

    He hailed Amosun for his achievements, saying the Governor had redefined governance in Ogun State as well as open support for the actualization of Ogun West 2019 governorship agenda.

    ”It is glaringly obvious for everyone the success recorded in the state under the administration of Senator Ibikunle Amosun. He has redefined governance in our dear state.

    “He has turned the state around in terms of legacy infrastructures, security of lives and properties and attraction of massive investments,” Ajayi said.

    Also speaking, one of the leaders and a front line Second Republic Councillor, Chief TS Akinleye, lauded Amosun for the declaration of support for Yewa – Awori in 2019.

    Chief Akinleye also added that they will support the candidate of the party as long as the person is from Ogun West.

    In welcoming the new members, the Speaker Adekunbi noted that he was happy that Ajayi, a former student leader, was teaming up with APC to make Ogun West Governor a reality.

    Also the Chief of staff to the Governor, Chief Odebiyi described the coming of Raheem Ajayi to APC as a proof that ‘Ogun west is going to the 2019 race with a united house’

  • Dogara, Ekweremadu  Bankole, others for Constitution Review Retreat

    Dogara, Ekweremadu  Bankole, others for Constitution Review Retreat

    Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, former Speaker of the House, Hon Dimeji Bankole. Ogun State governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun and former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba are to feature in a 3-day retreat on the review of the 1999 constitution.

    The retreat which is being organised by the House Special Ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Hon Sulaimon Lasun Yussuff is aimed at putting up a framework for the conduct of the exercise.

    A statement from the office of the Deputy Speaker said the theme of the exercise‎ is “The Imperatives of Constitution Review/Amendment in Nation Building” and the keynote address would be presented ‎by Prince Bola Ajibola

    Speaker Yakubu Dogara is expected to formally declare open the retreat which would give opportunities to stakeholders like lawmakers from various State Houses of Assembly to make inputs.

    Chairman, State Council of Obas, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle (The Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland) would be present at the event and other expected are: NBA, NLC, TUC and other Trade Unions (Ogun State Branch)‎  NGO,‎   Civil Society Agencies)  Elders/Opinion Leaders (Ex Governors, Ex Speakers of the State House of Assembly, etc. ‎National Council of Women Society of Nigeria,‎    Market Women and ‎Youth Leaders.

    The Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun said the retreat is meant to interface with various stakeholders with ‎the aim of collating their views on the amendment process and that the report of the 4th Alteration ‎Bill would be presented to the public.