Author: Mr Abiodun Borisade

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja advised members of the governing party, All Progressives Congress (APC), to withdraw all pending litigations against one another, and settle for internal conciliation, warning that the mutating disagreements could lead to self-destruction, with dire consequences. President Buhari, in his remarks at the emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee of the APC held on a virtual platform, said the gains of the party could be reversed as conflicts overshadow the primary objective of service to the people, urging members to refocus on the larger picture and place more emphasis on uniting the party. “Fellow…

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APC CARETAKER COMMITTEE AND EXTRA-ORDINARY CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE. Governor Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) ChairmanIsiaka Oyebola SWKen Nnamani SEStella Okorete – Women RepGovernor Sani Bello NCDr. James Lalu physically challengedSen. Abubakar Yusuf- Senatè RepHon. Akinyemi Olaide – RepsDavid leon – SSAbba Ari -NWProf. Tahir Mamman – NEIsmail Ahmed – YouthSen. Akpan Udoedehe- Secretary The National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC has been dissolved, the decision has just been taken at the ongoing Party’s NEC Meeting. Following the recommendation of President Muhammadu Buhari, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been dissolved. Governor of Yobe State,…

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We, members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), at our meeting held today, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 deliberated on a set of issues affecting the country, especially the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, not just on the citizenry but on the economy as well. 1. The NGF Chairman provided an update on: a. The Forum’s conscious intervention in ending the strike action of the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who had commenced a nationwide strike on Monday 15th June 2020 over unpaid salaries, improved hazard allowances, the unavailability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for frontline workers and those of…

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Victor Giadom, the acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has told members of the party to surrender to a “higher organ”. This follows a public endorsement from President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Buhari will attend a virtual National Executive Council (NEC) on Thursday, which will be put together by Giadom. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Wednesday, Giadom said he expects the President to attend the meeting, adding that all other APC excos have been invited. “My position is very clear. The National Working Committee cannot resolve the present situation in our party; a higher organ of the party,…

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Ogoja people under the aegis of Movement for the Actualization of Ogoja in the Senate (MAOS) have named Dino Magam as their candidate for Cross River North Senatorial District. This followed the death of Senator Rose Oko. Senator Oko passed on in a UK medical facility on March 23, 2020. Ogoja has yet to produce a senator since 1999. Other local governments in the district – Obudu, Yala, Bekwarra and Obanliku – have been represented in the Senate at different times. In a statement on Wednesday, MAOS President, Jones Bisong, said they will no longer “sit and stare in the…

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 The attention of the general public is being drawn to a misleading publication by the Nation Newspapers online with headline “Fayemi’s failed mission to Villa with Giadom”, published in the online edition of the Nation Newspaper on Wednesday, June 24th, 2020. The falsehood, we gathered reliably, was fabricated by a senior aide of the Presidency and a former Senator, Babafemi Ojudu, and planted in The Nation Newspaper, after it was rejected by some State House Correspondents, who rebuffed the former Senator for the misleading and malicious story. It is on record that Senator Ojudu, in his desperate bid to rubbish Governor Fayemi,…

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Pioneer Secretary of Alliance for Democracy now All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti state, Chief Biodun Akin-Fasae has cautioned aggrieved members against blowing the current internal crisis in the party out of proportion . Fasae,who expressed sadness over development also bemoaned the approach of the agitators for allegedly plotting to pull the entire party structure for no just cause. Speaking with journalists in Ado-Ekiti ,Chief Fasae disclosed that the most disturbing scenario was the ongoing alleged attempt to recruiting innocent members of the party into their selfish agenda.The APC chieftain disclosed that elders in the party were concerned with events…

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The Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Hon. Biodun Oyebanji has reaffirmed the commitment of the Fayemi-led administration to the economic development of the state. Hon. Oyebanji gave the assurance while addressing participants of a 2- day workshop on the State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability, and Sustainability (SFTAs) program held in the Conference Hall of the Old Governor’s Office, Ado-Ekiti. The Secretary to the State Government said that the programme was prepared by the World Bank to support states in order to strengthen their fiscal performance and sustainability. He added that the programme is expected to support states of the Federation to…

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All the aspirants for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary in Edo State, including Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama, have agreed to settle out of court. Recall that the Federal High court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, had on Tuesday restrained the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki from participating in the PDP primary election. Ogbeide-Ihiama had approached the court asking for the Governor, who just joined the PDP from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to be stopped from participating in the primaries. Ogbeide-Ihiama argued that since Obaseki was not part of the candidates screened by the PDP National…

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The wife of Ekiti state Governor, Erelu ‘Bisi Fayemi has stated that,the Fayemi led government would continue to support the interest ofEkiti people, particularly the less -privileged in the society.Erelu Fayemi disclosed this during the flag-off of Ekiti SexualAssault Referral Centre (ESARC) at the Ekiti State University TeachingHospital (EKSUTH), in Ado Ekiti.The Ekiti first lady, who noted that the establishment of the Centrewas crucial and important for the survival of victims of Gender BasedViolence (GBV) added that the more reason why Governor Kayode Fayemideclared “a State of Emergency ” on the issue of sexual assault in thestate.The wife of the…

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