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  • Assembly confirms Osun CJ’s nomination

    The Osun State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the nomination of Justice Oyebola Ojo as the State Chief Judge.

    Governor Rauf Aregbesola, in a letter to the House, requested her confirmation.

    The Leader of the House, Mr. Timothy Owoeye, moved the motion for his confirmation and it was seconded by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Akintunde Adegboye.

    The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Najeem Salaam, said the House resolved to re-screen and confirm Justice Ojo’s nomination because issues of litigation and seniority about his nomination had been cleared.

    Salaam said facts that court cases against the State Judicial Commission had been discontinued and a correspondence from the National Judicial Council (NJC), indicating Justice Ojo’s seniority at the State High Court, had been presented to the Assembly.

  • Court to electoral body: refund nomination form fee

    An Edo State High Court has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) to refund all the money collected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates for nomination forms.

    The electoral body had collected as non-refundable deposit N100,000 for chairmanship candidates and N50,000 for councillorship candidates.

    Elections into the local councils have been scheduled to hold tomorrow.

    The PDP went to court to seek a declaration that Section 16(e) of the State Local Government Electoral Law 2012 and paragraph 5.1 of the guidelines issued by EDSIEC are unconstitutional, invalid, null and void.

    It also wants a declaration that the defendants have no power to add to the qualification and disqualification requirements for persons seeking to contest local government elections.

    Another relief sought by the PDP was a declaration that EDSIEC lacked the powers to screen and disqualify candidates for reasons not tenable under provisions of the 1999 Constitution.

    The party wants the court to grant a mandatory injunction directing EDSIEC to refund to all its candidates all the money collected as non-refundable deposits.

    Justice Nogi Imuokhuede granted all the reliefs sought by the PDP after listening to argument of both counsel.

    Attorney-General Henry Idahagbon kicked against the judgment.

    He said an injunction could not be granted on an act already committed.

    Idahagbon said they were making preparations to file an appeal against the judgment.

  • Kaduna: Assembly approves deputy governor’s nomination

    Kaduna: Assembly approves deputy governor’s nomination

    The Kaduna State House of Assembly has approved the nomination of Amb. Nuhu Bajoga as the state deputy governor.

    The assembly which cut short its Christmas and New Year recess, approved the nomination during an emergency plenary session on Thursday, presided by the Deputy Speaker, Mr. Matoh Dogara.

    The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Bajoga’s name was forwarded to the assembly by Governor Mukhtar Yero on Monday.

    The motion for consideration of the nomination was moved by Alhaji Balarabe Jigo, representing Kakangi constituency and seconded by Alhaji Nasiru Maikano.

    Members who contributed to the debate said Bajoga had garnered vast experience in public and private life which would serve the state well.

    After the contributions, the deputy speaker said “the house has agreed and approved the appointment of Nuhu Bajoga as the deputy governor of Kaduna State”.

    NAN reports that Bajoga was born in 1949 in Kwoi, Jaba Local Goverment Area of the state.

    He attended S.I.M Primary and Secondary Schools, Kagoro in 1959 and 1968 respectively, before moving to St. Paul College Zaria in 1970 to complete his secondary school education.

    He obtained a Diploma in Accountancy from Kaduna Polytechnic in 1975 and became an Associate Chartered Accountant after completing a course at Slough College England in 1980.

    The deputy governor designate had worked with the Kaduna State Government as Accountant between 1975 and 1976 from where he joined Ashaka Cement Plc as Internal Auditor in 1980 and rose to become General Manager in 1993.

    Bajoga served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to Poland with concurrent accreditation to the Czech Republic between 2004 and 2007, and was elected the state Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in March 2012.