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Confusion In Edo APC As Factions Lay Claim To Caretaker Committee

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3 years ago

December 10, 2020

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The age-long crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was awaken Thursday as the two factions of the party in the state laid claim to be the authentic faction that would dissolve into caretaker committee as directed by the NEC.

This is coming despite the dissolution of executives in all the organs of the party by the National Executive Committee.

The faction loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki led by Anselm Ojezua held a meeting at the factional secretariat of the party including members who have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with Governor Obaseki where it was gathered that among other options considered were whether they should remain in the party or exit completely to the PDP or any other party Obaseki decides to go including going with him if he is not able to settle his differences with the PDP.

In the said meeting, Ojezua said the APC NEC ought to have extended the expulsion of the former National Vice Chairman, South-South of the party, Hillard Eta to the former National Chairman of the APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and Ize-Iyamu with the roles he claimed they played in the party, insisting that he remained the valid state chairman of the party.

He said, “We have given instructions to our counterparts at the lower levels of the party to make consultations. We are more interested in knowing the future of our party because you know this was the party to beat in Edo State in the past 12 years until Oshiomhole came and messed things up here, so it is not just enough to treat us the way they treated other states.

“This state needs proper attention; to a certain point it is in assessing the desires and wishes of the membership in Edo State and if they don’t do that, then we will now be wondering whether we are in the right association.

“Any leadership must be sensitive to the feelings of their people no matter how lowly placed we are, our membership is not inferior to any other membership anywhere in the country but if they begin to treat us as if we are second rate then of course we will have to review our position.”

However, calls to the other factional chairman, Col David Imuse (rtd), could not connect, but a member of the faction who spoke via phone differed, saying Ojezua worked against the party during the last governorship election and was not qualified to remain a member of the party.

The member reacted on phone, “I am shocked Ojezua would be laying claim to the party he wanted to destroy, he publicly worked against our party and the candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

“With support from the governor, he opposed to the defection of Ize-Iyamu into our party and denied him till the election. However, he was removed in line with the constitution of the party and ratified by the then NWC, so he lacks any right to speak about APC.

“His romance with Obaseki and other PDP leaders to destroy the APC is not hidden but our NEC has directed and we are waiting for further instructions.”

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Bauchi Commissioner Gifts 3 Students Cash For Prompt Resumption, Ability To Read

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5 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Bauchi state Commissioner for Education, Dr Jamila Dahiru, on Thursday, gave a cash gift of N5,000 each to three Senior Secondary II students of Government Science Secondary School, Misau for their determination to succeed in Education.

Two of the students, Adamu Adamu, Mustapha and Haruna impressed the commissioner for their presence in school in the first day of resumption while Abdullahi Musa marvelled her for his reading ability and comprehension.

According to the commissioner, the gesture was to appreciate their determination to learn as well and motivate other students to emulate them.

While paying a courtesy visit to the Emir of Misau, Alh. Ahmed Sulaiman, the commissioner disclosed that the Bauchi State government was working with stakeholders from the Misau Emirate to fine-tune modalities of temporarily accommodating the students of Federal Science Technical College, Misau at its Science Secondary School Misau.

She said the college made the request in a letter to the ministry stating that the facility given to them could no longer accommodate their students population, hence the resolve to convene the stakeholders meeting to fine-tune ways of sharing the facility for the betterment of the state.

She disclosed that government science secondary school Misau, one of the best in the state in terms of befitting facilities has the capacity to accommodate up to five thousand students, but currently houses about three hundred students.

She appreciated the Emir for his continued support to programmes and policies of the government with more emphasis on the education sector.

Speaking on behalf of the Emir and other stakeholders, a retired Director with the Ministry, Muhammad Musa, expressed gratitude to the Commissioner for the honour and promised to assemble critical stakeholders from the emirate so as to arrive at an acceptable decision for the benefit of all and sundry.

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NDIC Obtains Order To Wind Down 96 Microfinance, Mortgage Banks

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6 hours ago

May 17, 2024

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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has said that it has obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 microfinance and primary mortgage banks whose licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria in May 2023.

The Managing Director, NDIC, Bello Hassa, revealed this at a sensitisation seminar for Judges of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday organised by the NDIC, to enlighten the judiciary on the intricacies of the banking industry.

Hassan said, “As at date, the Corporation had obtained Winding up Orders for 96 out of 183 Micro Finance and Primary Mortgage Banks whose licenses were revoked by the CBN in May 2023, in less than one Year of revocation.”

He added that the NDIC was committed to fulfilling its mandate of protecting depositors through bank supervision, failure resolution and liquidation so as to boost confidence in the financial system.

Speaking on the role that the judiciary plays in the fulfillment of the mandate, Hassan said, “We recognise the judiciary as one of our critical stakeholders. With this, when cases are brought before them, they can receive accelerated hearing and proclamation of Justice.”

Citing some of the achievements from previous editions of the seminar, Hassan said that instances where liquidation-related litigations experienced delays were reduced.

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JUST IN: 36 Speakers Back State Police

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7 hours ago

May 16, 2024

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Speakers of the 36 Houses of Assembly in Nigeria on Thursday expressed support for the National Assembly’s ongoing efforts to alter the 1999 constitution to create state policing in the country.

The Speakers made their resolution known at the end of their meeting in Abuja.

The Senate and House of Representatives are currently working to amend various constitutional provisions, including those regarding state police, financial autonomy for local government, fiscal federalism, and mayoral status for the FCT.

Details shortly…