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  • Those fighting Oshiomhole are enemies of Buhari, says lawmaker

    The lawmaker representing Etsako Constituency in the House of Representatives Hon. Johnson Oghuma, has said that those fighting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, were enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Honorable Oghuma said some governors are working with the opposition People’s Democratic Party to tear the APC apart ahead of the 2019 general election.

    Oghuma who spoke to newsmen at a press briefing said the wicked plot against Oshiomhole would fail.

    He described as untrue allegations of financial inducement by some aspirants against Comrade Oshiomhole

    Oghuma lampooned Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, for creating crisis in the party over the lost bid to impose his son in-law as his successor.

    He reminded Governor Rochas that there is no sole proprietor of the APC.

    “It is surprising that people called leaders of our party will allow opposition to be manipulating them the same way some of our governors will allow opposition to be remoting them even in the national Assembly to be working against the party that brought them to the house only for them to cross -carpet.

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    “It is sad that this same people are propagating fake news and our people are helping them. An organization where everybody is a leader cannot stand the test of time. It is high time we allow our leader elected to lead the party.

    “Everybody cannot be Chairman of the party at the same time. Those elected to run our party should be given free hand to do.  Oshiomhole was elected Governor for eight years and he showed good and purposeful leadership.

    “I am a candidate and it is untrue that Comrade Adams Oshiomhole collected money from anybody. Oshiomhole that I know cannot take bribe. He is a man of integrity. Okorocha and his likes are the problem of our party. He is not the owner of APC, the party belongs to all.

    “Majority of our party members are not complaining. A situation where an individual will convert all political positions in his state to family members is strange and unacceptable to our APC.

    “We will resist any attempt to remove him from office. We challenge Okorocha to tell Nigerians his contribution to the emergence of Buhari in 2015 even as a sitting governor.  As we speak majority of his assembly members have gone to pick ticket in other parties”.

  • Lawmaker begs FG to increase ecological fund to Edo

    The lawmaker representing Etsako federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Johnson Oghuma, has begged the Federal government to increase ecological funding to Edo State.

    Hon Oghuma said more Ecological funding would help tackle natural disaster ravaging parts of Edo State.

    Oghuma spoke to reporters after donating food items to flood victims at the Oghomere resettlement Centre in Estako Central local government.

    He urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to expedient action to provide support for people displaced by flood in the State.

    The lawmaker lamented that facilities at the resettlement centre were not in proper condition for habitation.

    According to him, “I am not satisfy with the condition of the victims. The facilities is not in proper shape. Whatever we are doing now is just temporary not until the River Niger is dredged so that the river can take more volume of water to reduce the pressure of water on communities around the river”.

    Oghuma said he has moved a motion on the floor of the house drawing attention of the Federal government to the gully erosion devastating part of his Constituency

    “Our people are suffering owing to the effect of this gully and that is why government should increase allocation for ecological fund for the control of erosion to save lives and property because as we speak alot of residential building have given way to gully”.

  • APC wins Etsako Federal Constituency by-election in Edo

    APC wins Etsako Federal Constituency by-election in Edo

    Mr Johnson Oghuma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged the winner of the Etsako Federal Constituency by-election in Edo.

    Oghuma emerged winner with 39,876 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party candidate Mr Jude Imagwe who polled 18,193 votes.

    The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Shola Omotola, who announced the result at about 00:45 am on Sunday said the APC candidate won having scored the highest number of votes cast.

    Omotola said that out of the 59,301 votes cast, 58,427 were regarded as valid votes and 874 votes were rejected.

    Speaking to newsmen, Oghuma assured the people of the constituency of effective representation.

    “I want to assure Etsako people that I will not fail them.

    “I will represent them well and their voices will be heard and I will not disappoint them,” he said.

    The bye-election came following the election of the former holder of the seat, Mr Philip Shuaib, as Deputy Governor of the state.
    (NAN)

  • Vacant Rep seat: Agbomhere, Oghuma battle for APC ticket

    Vacant Rep seat: Agbomhere, Oghuma battle for APC ticket

    Plans by leaders of the All Progressive Congress in Edo North Senatorial district to settle for a consensus candidate for the bye-election to fill the vacant seat of the Estako Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives suffered a setback on Thursday.

    Six aspirants including the oldest son of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, Dr Cyril, indicated interest to contest the party primaries but as at press time, only two aspirants have purchased nomination forms.

    Those that bought forms were Blessing Agbomhere and Johnson Oghuma.

    Others were said to have stepped down after a meeting with the Deputy Governor, Hon Philip Shaibu.

    Dr Cyril was said to have stepped down after it was discovered that he does not have a membership card of the APC and may be difficult for him to obtain tax clearance certificate since he has not held any paid employment in the country.

    Another aspirant, Professor Waziri Erameh, named aspirants at the meeting with the Deputy Governor to include John Akhigbe, Jonny Oghuma, Joseph Ugheoke and Blessing Agbomhere.

    He said all the aspirants from Estako Central local government agreed to support Oghuma since Estako West local government with its size and population conceded the seat to them.

    A source meeting said one of the aspirants was forced to step down or he would be made to face the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

    According to the source, “They blackmailed many of them to step down. One of them said he should be compensated and they said they would find something for him. Oghuma is saying if he does not get the ticket he will work against the party at the tribunal because he is a witness.”

    In a telephone chat, Agbomhere denied stepping down for Oghuma and has gone ahead to buy the nomination form.

    Agbomhere said he bought the form because he is confident of clinching the party’s ticket.

    He stated that the Edo North  party leaders wanted to opt for a consensus candidate but

    “The party made them understand that there will be no consensus without the aspirants talking. It is the aspirant that will agree. They have been trying to cancel the primaries.

    “We attended the meeting and they ask what I wanted. I told them whatever they think they can give to me, they should give it to Oghuma. I cannot disappoint the young people of this country.

    “I rather go to a contest and fail than to step down because of piecemeal.”

    National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, had told newsmen that primaries would be conducted for all the aspirants.

  • Edo Assembly holds prayer session for abducted girls

    The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday in Benin held a prayer session for the abducted female students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok, Borno.

    Mr. Johnson Oghuma, APC Etsako Central, who led the prayer session, prayed fervently for the girls to be rescued safely from the hands of their abductors.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the lawmakers also used the session to pray for the children as they mark the Children’s Day celebration.

    The Speaker, Uyi Igbe, said: “Let us also direct our prayers to other children irrespective of where they are right now.

    “Here in Edo, we have had incidence of children being kidnapped,” Igbe said.