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Esan South-East Legislative Arm Impeaches Principal Officers

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4 years ago

May 14, 2020

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The Legislative Arm of Esan South-East local government, Thursday, May 14 sacked its leader, Ernest Egwemi and elected Lucky Umar Ukaki as the new leader.

The arm also impeached its majority leader, Israel Iyanobor and elected Anthonia Iyangbe as the new majority leader.

The principal officers were impeached by seven out of the 10 members of the legislative arm.

Ernest Egwemi, Israel Iyanobor, and Evans Ogbeiye were accused of gross financial misconduct, anti-party activities among others.

The former principal officers were also accused of being rubber stamp to the administration of the former chairman of the council that was sacked March this year by the court.

The impeached former legislative leader, Evans Ogbeiye, and Israel Iyanobor were however, suspended pending the investigation of allegations levelled against them.

The house had earlier passed a vote of no confidence on the Ernest Egwemi-led house before the impeachment.

Efforts to get reactions from the impeached legislative leader proved abortive, but a close ally to him described the impeachment as null and void.

According to him, Councillors representing the ten (10) wards of Esan-east local government area were held hostage at the local government secretariat, Ubiaja.

“The ten councillors from the local government were invited to the Ewohimi residence of the council Chairman, where they were bundled against their will, with Police escorts and thugs to the council secretariat.

“They, however, called on the Nigeria police force to come to their rescue whose lives are being threatened by desperate individuals,” he said.

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Edo Guber: ‘Which Campaign Council’, Orbih Fumes, Rejects Inclusion

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52 mins ago

April 27, 2024

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The end seems not to be in sight to the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the South South Zonal National Vice Chairman of the party, Chief Dan Orbih, has disassociated himself from the recently constituted 200-man Edo PDP Governorship Campaign Council.

Chief Orbih, said that he was not consulted before his name was included in the list which was unveiled on Thursday by the Edo State Organizing Secretary of the party, Mr. Anthony Anenih ,jnr.

Governor Obaseki, former Governor Lucky Igbinedion, Senator Daisy Ehanire-Danjuma, ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, Tom Ikimi, among others are to lead the Advisory Committee of the Governorship Campaign Council while former Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Mathew Iduoriyekemwem will lead the Management Team as Director General.

Again, the top PDP leader said that none of the party’s chieftains bothered to inform him that his name was included in the list as he was not invited to the meeting when the decision to set up the council was taken.

He fumed: “Nobody told me of any campaign council and I am not aware of it. Some people who saw my name on the list called me. I have not seen the list and I am not aware of it and not party to the composition of the council.”

The name of immediate past member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama (Oredo), an ally of the South South Zonal national Vice Chairman, was conspicuously missing on the list.

Chief Orbih’s headed Legacy Group has been at daggers drawn with the Governor Godwin Obaseki led group for the control of the soul of the party.

The cold war between the two feuding factions led to several litigations during the run up to the 2023 polls as the two camps jostled for the party’s tickets for the National and the States House of Assemblies.

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LG Poll: Voter Apathy As Makinde Votes In Ibadan

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1 hour ago

April 27, 2024

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Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, urged residents of the state to come out en-masse to perform their civic responsibility in the ongoing Local Government election.

Our correspondent, who monitored the election, observed that eligible voters refused to come out to participate in the ongoing election.

The governor made this appeal while speaking with journalists shortly after casting his vote at Ward 1, Unit 11 in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area of the state.

Makinde reminded them of the need to take part in choosing their leaders.

He, therefore, appealed to residents to come out to exercise their civic responsibilities.

The ongoing local government election is expected to end by 3:pm.

Details later…

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Late Actor, Junior Pope’s Funeral Arrangement Released

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2 hours ago

April 27, 2024

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The funeral arrangement of late actor, Junior Pope has been released.

Recall that the actor drowned on April 10 along with four crew members, while travelling by water for filmmaker Adanma Luke’s film “The Other Side of Life”.

According to Junior Pope’s family, the actor will be buried on May 17th at his hometown in Nsukka, Enugu state.