Politics

Tinubu Group Calls For Annulment Of Ekiti APC Ward Congress

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4 years ago

August 21, 2021

As the appeal panel set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to entertain petitions in respect of the ward congress in Ekiti State concluded its sitting, members of the Southwest Agenda for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2023 presidential race, SWAGA, has exuded confidence that the outcome of the congress will be annulled.

The group, which consolidated its petitions and presented the same by its counsel , Barr. Tunji Oso, appeared before the panel and tendered evidence to substantiate the claims that the ward congresses in Ekiti were allegedly vitiated by all manners of anti-democratic practices.

The panel, headed by former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Chief Iyiola Oladokun, and four others, only got a single petition filed by SWAGA members.

A statement in Ado Ekiti, on Saturday, by Gboyega Adeoye, Media Manager to Senator Adedayo Adeyeye, the National Chairman of SWAGA, said the group exposed to the panel how its members were allegedly railroaded to accept the lists compiled by a pro-Kayode Fayemi group called Tokan-Tokan, without recourse to stipulated rules.

Adeoye said: “Some of the discrepancies reeled out by SWAGA were the unilateral selection of ward Congress committee by the governor’s group, without due input from a large number of state’s party stakeholders

“SWAGA also presented unassailable evidence of denial of forms for some aspiring members of SWAGA to contest in the ward congresses, flagrant distortions of rules and sundry manipulations, skewed to entrench sectional and perpetual grip on the party’s soul by the tokan-tokan’ group”.

Adeoye added that SWAGA also backed its positions with video clips and paper evidence to convince the panel, which he said gave a note of satisfaction after the submissions.

“The panel, reacting to the allegations, expressed satisfaction with the presentation of the SWAGA group but noted that it was manacled by the non appearance of the Ekiti State Ward Congress committee which ought to appear in defence of the claims”, he said

When called via telephone, the Secretary of the Appeal Panel, Hon. Abdullahi Sadiq, said it was true that only one petition was filed in Ekiti.

Sadiq confirmed that the panel had submitted its report to the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni in Abuja.

“It was like those who had petitions concerning the ward congress consolidated their positions and presented as one petition to us. We listened to them carefully, because our mandate was to give all petitioners fair hearing.

“We had submitted our reports, but I can’t tell you the outcome or what was contained in our reports . It is not within our purview to do that, only the National Caretaker Committee of our party can do that”, he said.

Meanwhile, the APC Caretaker Publicity Secretary in the state, Hon. Ade Ajayi, had always insisted that the State Ward Congress committee, led by Chief Samuel Abejide, was fair to all tendencies in the party, contrary to the position being painted by SWAGA.

Apart from Oladokun and Sadiq, other panel members included Hon Chiedu Eluemunoh, Saratu Sabo and Talatu Nasir.

(DAILY POST)

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2027: Jonathan Will Contest Under PDP, Return To Aso Rock — Jerry Gana

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20 hours ago

September 29, 2025

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Former Minister of Information and Orientation, Professor Jerry Gana, has disclosed that ex-president Goodluck Jonathan will contest again in 2027.

Gana made this remark while speaking to journalists in Minna, the Niger State capital.

According to him, Jonathan will contest in the next presidential election, as the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

According to him, Nigerians had experienced life under two presidents after Jonathan and were now yearning for his return.

“In 2015, former President Goodluck Jonathan said his ambition was not worth the blood of Nigerians,” Gana said.

“After him, another President ruled for eight years, and now another has ruled for two years.

“Nigerians have seen the difference, and the difference is very clear. Nigerians are now asking us to bring back our friend, former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“I can confirm that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will contest the presidential election in 2027 as PDP candidate, and we should be prepared to vote for him to return as President again,” he added.

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How I Survived Kidnap, Assassination Attempt – Rivers Speaker

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20 hours ago

September 29, 2025

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The Speaker of Rivers House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, said he is thankful to God for surviving a kidnapping and, an assassination attempt in the past years.
Amaewhule made this known during his 52nd birthday thanksgiving service at the All Saints Anglican Church, Eliozu, Obio/Apkor Local Government Area, Rivers State.

“I am not just marking another birthday but acknowledging that many people had planned to take his life in the last one year, but God didn’t allow them,” he said.
Recounting how he survived a harrowing experience in 2008, he said that he narrowly escaped death during the incident.

Amaewhule noted that he was abducted by some unidentified gunmen at his residence as he arrived after a Sunday church service.

“Some of you were here in 2008 when a preacher was preaching right here on a Sunday service, on that faithful day, I didn’t know the people who came to kidnap me were also in the service,” he said.

“After service, they tactically followed me to my residence, tied up my security guard, and abducted me and took me to a forest where they held me hostage for five days.

“They placed thorns under my feet and inflicted several injuries on my head and body in the process of moving me from one hideout to another within the forest.

“They fed me with biscuits throughout the period even as I almost bled to death.”

The speaker, however, expressed gratitude to God for his numerous blessings, guidance, and preservation over the years.

“When God does things for you, it is important to appreciate him for more.”

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Edo: Chief Ben Bowei Sworn In As Vice Chairman, Ovia South-West

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1 day ago

September 29, 2025

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High Chief Ben Bowei (Left) taking oath of office at the council secretariat on Monday

An Activist and politician, High Chief Ben Bowei has been sworn in as Vice Chairman, Ovia South-West Local Government Council of Edo State.

Bowei, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), deputises Hon. Nosakhare Edobor who happens to be the Chairman of the council.

The Vice Chairman, a committed member of the APC in the local government and state, is expected to bring his wealth of experience to bear on the local government council being a former National Treasurer of the most respected youth body in west Africa — Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide.

Bowei, an advocate and promoter of governance, is the founder of Niger Delta Volunteer for Good Governance, said he’s poised in promoting good governance and taking the dividends of democracy to the most interior part of the local government.

The Vice Chairman urged sons and daughters of the local government to cooperate with the council’s leadership in their bid to extend the dividends of democracy to them.

Bowei, while appreciating governor Monday Okpebholo and his deputy, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, for the good work the current administration has been doing in the state, expressed optimism that the current state government would perform beyond expectations.