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Ekiti 2022: We’II Replicate Successful Lagos’ Continuity Agenda In Ekiti ― Lawmaker

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4 years ago

December 26, 2021

A member of the House of Representatives, Honourable Omowumi Ogunlola, has declared that the continuity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government would be sustained during the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State.

She said that she does not doubt that the APC will floor the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the poll going by the soaring acceptability of the party among Ekiti people across the 177 wards in the state.

Ogunlola who spoke in Aramoko-Ekiti, in Ekiti-West Council Area of Ekiti State at the weekend during the maiden edition of “Meet the Constituents” organised to render her account of stewardship since she was elected in 2019, boasted that the ruling APC would win with wide margin considering superlative achievements of Governor Kayode Fayemi.

Ogunlola, who is representing Ekiti West/ /Ijero/Efon federal Constituency said the PDP will have difficulty in persuading the Ekiti people to vote out APC because the governor has endeared the party to many through his populist policies, which has made life abundant for the masses.

“Governor Kayode Fayemi has been doing well in the state and people including traditional rulers testify to this laudable works. We should repeat what is good because everyone is talking and boastful about the impact of the continuity in Lagos. We are campaigning for that here in Ekiti. I am for continuity and we will achieve that come June 18, 2022, ” she said.

Giving her account of stewardship, the lawmaker summarized her achievements as effective representation, youth and women empowerment, skill acquisition programmes, educational enhancement and socio-economic development.

Ogunlola said she had sponsored three bills that have scaled through the first reading, adding that the bills when finally passed would have direct impacts on the well-being of Nigerians.

According to her, “It is imperative to note that as a legislator, my primary duty and responsibility is to make laws for the peace, order and good governance of the nation, but I seized every opportunity at my disposal to bring development to our people.

“To the glory of God I have been able to construct a maternity health centre in Ejiyan-Ekiti, Police post in Ikoro-Ekiti, an ultra-modern Town Hall in Ijero, install solar lights in various communities in the constituency and construct two blocks of 12 classrooms in Okemesi-Ekiti as well as a block of six classrooms in Iroko-Ekiti.

“I also facilitated the provision of ICT tools in Ijero High School, trained 2000 youths in vocational skills, distributed 60 sewing machines, 40 generators, 10wheel chairs, 20 grinding machines, 14 vehicles, 61 motorcycles to the constituents.

“Others were the construction of a 2 bedroom flat to a widow in the constituency, solar boreholes in various locations, a bursary for students, disbursement of cash to constituents, distribution of WAEC past questions for SS3 students, facilitation of various grants to the constituents.”

The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti Diocese, Felix Ajakaye commended Ogunlola for being a true representative of the people that elected her to the green chamber, saying the people felt her impact in the past two years.

Ajakaye, represented by Revd Father Emmanuel Akingbade advised Ogunlola not to relent in his efforts to bring development to the constituency, urging other lawmakers to emulate her.

The Ekiti Central Senatorial leader, Elder Odekulodu Jekoyemi and Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Local Government, Professor Adio Folayan described Ogunlola as a promise keeper, going about her excellent legislative performance.[tps_start_button label=”Start slideshow” style=”” class=””]

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Trump’s Threat: You’re Responsible For Nigeria’s Rising Insecurity – ADC Slams Tinubu

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6 hours ago

November 3, 2025

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The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has blasted President Bola Tinubu, blaming him for the escalating insecurity in Nigeria and the tagging of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern by US President Donald Trump.

In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Monday, the ADC said the action by Trump again highlights the urgency and scale of Nigeria’s security collapse.

The party said that the US President’s designation underlines the global expectation that governments must protect the lives of citizens living within their borders.

“We are guided by the painful reality that what is really at stake on this issue are the thousands of human lives that have been lost to insecurity in Nigeria, irrespective of their tribe, religion, or region.

“The statement by President Trump reminds us of the greater global concern about the sanctity of human life, and the cardinal responsibility of national governments to protect the lives of people who live within their borders.

“The characterisation of Nigeria as religiously intolerant does not reflect our national reality, nor does it take into consideration the consistent and sincere efforts of the government to safeguard freedom of religion and beliefs for all Nigerians,” he stated.

Beyond the security failures, the ADC decried Nigeria’s weakened international standing, linking it to what it called the administration’s diplomatic negligence.

It questioned the continued absence of ambassadors in key countries more than two years into the government’s term, asking: “How can a government that has been boasting of unprecedented revenue success continue to give lack of funds as an excuse for not appointing ambassadors?”

“Under President Tinubu, Nigeria has declined both as a continental and a regional leader.”

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How Obama Plotted My 2015 Election Defeat – Jonathan

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7 hours ago

November 3, 2025

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has alleged that ex-US President, Barack Obama, plotted his defeat in 2015.

Jonathan made this allegation in his new book, ‘My Transition Hours’ due to launch on Tuesday.

He said Obama displayed an unusual level of bias during the 2015 elections, describing him as overbearing and ‘condescending’ in his message to Nigerians ahead of the 2015 general election.

According to Jonathan, “On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but telling them how to vote.”

Giving the details in the book, Jonathan said, “In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open the ‘next chapter’ by their votes.

“Those who understood subliminal language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the opposition to form a new government.”

According to Premium Times, which obtained a copy of the book hours before its unveiling in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan had kept the book secret in order to avoid excerpts of it being published ahead of its formal launch.

Recall that Jonathan lost the 2015 elections to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, marking the first time an incumbent president would lose reelection.

He assumed office in 2010 following the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua, getting his own mandate of four years at the 2011 presidential election.

“The message was so condescending, it was as if Nigerians did not know what to do and needed an Obama to direct them,” Jonathan said of the video message.

He lampooned Obama, who was American president from 2009 until 2017, for saying all Nigerians must be able to cast their votes without intimidation or fear, but was reluctant to allow the Nigerian security forces drive Boko Haram insurgents away from the Nigerian territories they had been occupying in order to free Nigerian citizens there ahead of elections.

Jonathan also took a harsh aim at former US Secretary of State, John Kerry, saying the diplomat was nonchalant in his attitude towards his government, despite all efforts to make him understand that the decision to postpone election was in the overall interest of Nigeria.

“How can the U.S. Secretary of State know what is more important for Nigeria than Nigeria’s own government? How could they have expected us to conduct elections when Boko Haram controlled part of the North East and were killing and maiming Nigerians?

“Not even the assurance of the sanctity of May 29, 2015 handover date could calm them down. In Nigeria, the Constitution is very clear: No President can extend his tenure by one day,” Jonathan said.

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Protest Rocks PDP National Secretariat As Wike-led Faction Takes Over

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13 hours ago

November 3, 2025

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A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, as supporters of the factional acting National Chairman of the party, Mohammed Abdulrahman, stormed the premises.

The group, chanting solidarity songs, demanded that the National Working Committee, led by Umar Damagum, vacate the headquarters immediately.

Abdulrahman was named the acting national chairman of the party last week as the leadership crisis threatening the soul of the party worsened with the suspension of the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, and the Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, for a period of one month.

In a dramatic twist, the faction loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had converged at a separate venue in Abuja and announced the suspension of the Damagum-led NWC.

The protesters, who accused the Damagum-led leadership of mismanaging party affairs, vowed to reclaim control of the secretariat for the Abdulrahman-led faction.

Security operatives have been deployed to the area to prevent a breakdown of law and order as both factions struggle for control of the party’s edifice.

However, the faction of the party’s NWC led by Abdulrahman has taken control of the party’s National Chairman’s office.

Speaking to journalists at the office, Abdulrahman promised to unite and reposition the party in preparation for the next general election.

He also assured members of his commitment to work diligently for the party’s progress.

“We are ready to work in the interest of our dear party,” he said.