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How Tinubu Ask Ondo Deputy Gov, Aiyedatiwa, To Sign Undated Resignation Letter
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Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, has revealed that President Bola Tinubu asked the Deputy Governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for a signed resignation letter, as part of his intervention in the state’s political crisis.
Ademola-Olateju made this revelation in an interview on Channels TV’s ‘Lunchtime Politics’ on Friday.
Recall that Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, presided over the state’s executive council meeting after a months-long political impasse between himself and the governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.
The executive council meeting came after Tinubu called the warring factions loyal to Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa for the resolution of the political crisis in the state.
READ ALSO: Ondo Crisis Worsens, Assembly Demands Aiyedatiwa’s Resignation
The Presidency said the intervention by Tinubu means that Akeredolu remained the governor of the state while Aiyedatiwa remained the deputy governor.
Speaking on the development, the Ondo commissioner said the President asked the deputy governor for a signed undated resignation later in case anything untoward happens.
He said: “First of all, before I even talk about the Abuja meeting, I just want to thank the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for being a very good leader, wading into the crisis in Ondo State.
“His intervention has cooled the temperature that was just going haywire in Ondo State. We thank him. At the Abuja meeting, key decisions were made by Mr President who is the leader of our party the All Progressives Congress.
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“Those key decisions were that the status quo in the state be maintained.
“He decided that the executive council must not be dissolved under any condition and the party structure should be maintained; that the leadership of the House of Assembly should be intact and he nominated three people; the Secretary to the State Government, the party chairman and the Speaker of the House to be the enforcers and to forestall further problems.
“He asked for the signed resignation letter of Honourable Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Deputy Governor; undated in case anything untoward happens. So that is what I know,” she said.
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The Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker also withdrew an appeal filed before the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which stopped the planned impeachment of Aiyedatiwa.
The House of Assembly and its Speaker had challenged the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to handle the matter and appealed against the court’s ruling halting the planned impeachment of the deputy governor.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel for the Speaker and the Assembly, Remi Olatobura, told the three-member panel of justices of the appellate court that he has the instructions of his clients to withdraw the appeal.
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FULL LIST: APC Sweeps Rivers Elections, Wins 20 Of 23 LGAs
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13 hours agoon
August 31, 2025By
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The All Progressives Congress has emerged victorious in a landslide victory in the Saturday Rivers State local government elections, securing 20 out of the 23 LGAs.
According to The PUNCH, the Chairman, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Dr Michael Odey, announced the results at the commission’s Headquarters along Aba Road in Port Harcourt on Sunday afternoon.
According to Odey, the Peoples Democratic Party managed to clinch the remaining three LGAs.
The full list of chairpersons-elect is as follows:
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1. Abua/Odual: Ofori Owolabi (APC)
2. Ahoada East: Solomon Achoma (APC)
3. Ahoada West: Eugene Epelle (APC)
4. Akuku Toru: Bob Fubara (APC)
5. Andoni: Lucky Promise (APC)
6. Asari Toru: George Onegiyeofori (APC)
7. Bonny: Abinye Blessing Pepple (APC)
8. Degema: Michael John Williams (APC)
9. Eleme: Obarilomate Ollor (APC)
10. Emohua: Chidi Loyd (APC)
11. Etche: Njoku Boniface (APC)
12. Gokana: Dekor Confidence (APC)
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13. Ikwerre: Charles Wobodo (APC)
14. Khana: Bariere Thomas (APC)
15. Obio/Akpor: Gift Worlu (PDP)
16. Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni: Shedrach Ogbogu (PDP)
17. Ogu/Bolo: Vincent Nemioboka (APC)
18. Okrika: Akuro Tobin (APC)
19. Omuma: Obasi Uchechwuku (APC)
20. Opobo/Nkoro: James A. James (APC)
21. Oyigbo: Okechukwu Akara (APC)
22. PHALGA: Allwell Ihunda (PDP)
23. Tai: Mbakpone Okpe (APC)
The RSIEC Chairman also disclosed that certificates of return will be presented to the winners on Monday, September 1.
This election marks the first time the APC has gained such dominance in Rivers State since the return of democracy in 1999.
Politics
Keyamo Warns PDP Against Fielding Jonathan, Obi In 2027
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August 31, 2025By
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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has warned that the Peoples Democratic Party risks serious setbacks in its 2027 presidential strategy if it opts for former President Goodluck Jonathan or ex-Anambra governor Peter Obi as its standard-bearer.
In a long post on his X account on Sunday, Keyamo said the opposition party remains in a “non-enviable position” after failing to zone its 2023 ticket to the South, a decision he said cost the PDP support in its traditional strongholds in the South-South and South-East.
Keyamo argued that nominating Jonathan carries a constitutional danger tied to section 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), which he suggested could bar anyone sworn in twice as president from contesting again.
“If he is fielded, the Party runs the RISK of NOT HAVING A CANDIDATE AT ALL,” Keyamo wrote, warning that such a legal challenge would ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court.
READ ALSO:APC Mocks Jonathan As ADC Woos Him For 2027 Race
“The constitutional amendment was made AFTER the court judgment which cleared him (Jonathan) to run in 2015, so nothing is decided yet on that new amendment, hence I use the word ‘RISK’ advisedly. All the arguments as to whether the section can be interpreted to affect him will not be decided on Social Media, but at the Supreme Court.
“If he is barred from running AFTER nominations have closed and the PDP is declared as having no candidate, nobody should scream ‘judiciary is corrupt’ because such a large party saw the judicial danger ahead and deliberately ignored it.”
He added that the party would bear responsibility if it ignored the legal risk and lost its candidacy after nominations closed.
“All the arguments … will not be decided on social media, but at the Supreme Court,” he said.
Keyamo also dismissed the likelihood of a successful South-West flagbearer for the PDP.
READ ALSO:Jonathan, Obi Can’t Match APC’s Strength For 2027 – Mustapha Salihu
“If the PDP decides to field its most attractive S/West candidate, no other region of the country will vote for a fresh Yoruba candidate who would be eligible for a fresh two terms in office.
“And that candidate will battle with the well-oiled APC structures in the S/West. You need a majority of at least 3 to 4 regions in Nigeria to win the Presidency.”
On Peter Obi, the minister said bringing the former Labour Party candidate into the PDP fold would not solve the party’s problems.
He suggested doubts about Obi’s credibility, plus his past one-term pledge, could dilute support among his core followers.
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“The principled ones amongst the ‘obidients’ will see him as going back to his vomit … and may not be too vociferous in their support anymore,” Keyamo wrote.
Concluding his assessment, the minister blamed the PDP’s current predicament on what he called its “original sin” of not zoning the 2023 ticket to the South.
“The young social media warriors may lampoon anyone talking about these zoning sentiments, but that is the REALITY of our politics,” he said, adding that unless “something EXTRAORDINARY happens, the Party may have to wait till 2031.”
The PDP has not publicly responded to Keyamo’s comments.
Politics
Ex-Tinubu Campaign Coordinator Resigns From APC
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August 31, 2025By
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The former Tinubu/Shettima 2023 Presidential Campaign Coordinator in Zamfara State, Senator Kabiru Marafa has confirmed his resignation from the All Progressives Congress.
Marafa, who confirmed his registration to Channels Television via text message on Sunday, left the ruling party after a meeting with his political structure last Wednesday and Thursday.
In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, the leaders of the group unanimously resolved to dump the APC over what they described as injustice, neglect, and worsening insecurity in Zamfara State.
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They expressed grave concern over the deteriorating security situation, citing recent statistics that placed Zamfara as the state with the highest number of kidnapping cases in the country.
The group also accused the Federal Government of politicising insecurity during the recent Kaura Namoda bye-election, alleging that security forces were deployed to secure the APC’s electoral victory rather than protect lives.
“The entire structure with all its supporters hereby formally resigns from the All Progressives Congress in protest against the sustained injustice, mistrust, marginalisation, and deliberate neglect of Zamfara State and its people. We shall, in due course, announce our next political direction, guided by the collective interest of the good people of Zamfara State,” the communiqué, issued on Friday, partly read.
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On political appointments, Marafa’s loyalists faulted what they termed the deliberate marginalisation of Zamfara, despite the state’s contribution to the APC’s 2023 presidential victory.
They noted that while other states in the North-West secured multiple ministerial slots, Zamfara got only one, and communities devastated by banditry attacks have received little or no federal intervention.
The statement, signed by Comrade Bashir Muhammad Mafara (Chairman) and Dr. Mannir Bature Tsafe (Secretary), added that the group will soon announce its next political direction in line with the aspirations of the Zamfara people.
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