The Labour Party has dispelled rumour flying around that it has joined its structure with APC in tommorow’s gubernatorial elections in Ekiti State.
This was contained in a statement signed and made available to ODUDUWA NEWS by the Spokesman of the party as read in part:
“The attention of the Labour Party has been drawn to an amusing dream, a pathetic wishful claim and a lying news report that suggests the collapse of Ekiti State LP structure into the APC.
“Setting the records straight, Bar. Okunade Odunayo is the only known State Chairman in Ekiti, while Comrade Roland Olugbenga Daramola and Alh Ibrahim Onile remain our governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the June 18th Ekiti governorship election.
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“This is one public lie that cannot fly. This claim is false and untrue, and the public is advised to completely ignore the fake report. The Labour Party is amused by APC in publicly doing a dance of delusion, shame and open deceit parading a dismissed former Ekiti State LP Chairman as the LP structure.
“This ex-Chairman who was removed and dismissed for leading a few other equally implicated and dismissed ex-members in the stealing of Party funds are falsely and insincerely being presented to the public as the LP structure.
“That the dishonest Banji Omotosho got suspended and finally dismissed by the LP national convention in 2018 in Minna, Niger State, for fraudulent activities must be recognised as a potentially fitting and qualified for recruitment by the APC that is forever unrelentingly busy talent-hunting the highly dubious and amoral politicians in the political space. That Banji Omotosho who did remain drifting and floating aimlessly without political direction since 2018 has found a home in APC is not surprising because birds of the same feathers do flock together.”
“The party will keep pursuing the best interests of Nigerians and keep integrity, fair play, equity and justice as the cornerstone of driving all its activities”.
The lawmaker representing the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Shina Peller, has anmouced his defection from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Peller made this disclosure in a resignation letter addressed to the Chairman of APC Ward 9, Koso in the Iseyin local Government Area of Oyo State.
Recall, Peller had jostled for Oyo North Senatorial ticket along with the incumbent senator representing the zone, Sen. Fatai Buhari but failed to clinch the party’s ticket.
That brought his four-year stint at the National Assembly to an end having declined to seek a second term in the House of Representatives to honour an agreement to rotate the seat in his constituency.
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He said his people were embarrassed by the “undemocratic acts and decisions “ of some politicians in the state APC chapter.
The letter reads, “I write to formally inform you of the renouncement of my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“I took this decision after due consultation with my people from the Oke Ogun region and beyond who feel humiliated by the undemocratic acts and decisions of some gladiators within Oyo State APC.
“President Muhammadu Buhari preached bottom-to-top approach driven APC, but the undemocratic conduct of some party chieftains particularly in Oyo State has shown that the people from the grassroots and the youth will continue to be at the mercy of the few at the top, who impose their preferred candidate against the wish of the people, as recently witnessed in Oyo North Senatorial District where I belong.
“My people have therefore decided that we withdraw our membership of the APC, and I totally align with them as I delved into politics, not for a selfish reason but for the overall interest of Nigerian youths and the people of Oke Ogun. So. I hereby renounce my membership of the APC.
The former Commissioner of Education in Oyo State, Professor Joseph Olowofela under the administration of late Gov Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi has told the Gov of Oyo State to exercise caution on the move to remove his Deputy, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan.
This was contained in a statement obtained by ODUDUWA NEWS via his social media account as read in part:
Makinde should exercise caution on the impeachment of his Deputy, Olaniyan. It’s already in a public domain, that impeachment process has commenced on the Deputy Governor of Oyo-State.
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“It’s also common knowledge that there is an inducement of N5million per person of the active participants. I want to draw the attention of H.E. Seyi Makinde by extension, Oyo-State House of Assembly.
“During Awolowo and Akintola saga. You must have read/heard what happened. During Ladoja and Akala you are a witness to what happened.
Now it’s Seyi Makinde and Olaniyan.
“The examples highlighted above may not be exact corrolary but before crisis is precipitated in the state, the state Governor should exercise restraints.
“In the last two years, the Deputy Governor has been effectively reduced to ” not a spared tyre but a punctured spare tyre”
“if by error of omission or commission he is removed by “orchestrated” impeachment process, then it will be a clear case of “hen alighting on a string, the hen will be uncomfortable so also the string” .
“The tenure of the Deputy Governor lapses on the 28th May, 2023. Which is few days time, his joining another party notwistanding but removing him will open pandora box the likes of which may be unexpected. “A stream may look calm but it has the capacity to drown the unweary” By the time you fight a person you must be congnisant of the backlash.
“I call on Governor Seyi Makinde and Rt Hourable Speaker – Ogundoyin of Oyo-State House of Assembly to exercise restraint”.
I’ll Repeat What My Late Father, MKO Abiola Did On June 12, 1993 By Winning 2023 Presidential Poll, Says Kola Abiola.
affirmed that it would be 30 years in 2023 since his late father won the presidential election, expressed confidence that “there is going to be a repeat in 2023”.
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, Kola Abiola, has stated that he will repeat the feat achieved by his father, Chief MKO Abiola, in 1993, by winning the presidential election in 2023.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, Mr Abiola who affirmed that it would be 30 years in 2023 since his late father won the presidential election, expressed confidence that “there is going to be a repeat in 2023”.
Kola Abiola stated this when he alongside the governorship candidates of the party received their certificates of return from the chairman of the party, Falalu Bello, at the national headquarters of the PRP in Abuja.
He asserted that he joined the PRP not because he was looking for a platform to contest the Presidency, but because of the party’s ideology.
He said, “I didn’t join the PRP because I was looking for a platform. I joined the PRP after doing my research. I joined because I believed in its ideology. There will be no sabotage from in-between because we have not eaten anything before.
“It reminds me of 1993. A lot of people came out for the first time to vote because of MKO. We are going to have a repeat of that in 2023. If we can win it then, we should win it now.”
The rumour of alleged disqualification of Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji BAO has been debunked by the campaign organisation of the APC gubernatorial aspirant.
This was contained in a statement made available this evening by the campaign organization to the APC guber candidate as read in part:
“It has come to our notice that a fake news is being circulated in the social media to the effect that Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji BAO has been disqualified from the Gubernatorial election coming up this Saturday by INEC. RECRUITMENT: Ready To Earn Extra Income, GAMUT Invites Applicants
“This is untrue and a blatant lie that must be disregarded in it’s entirety. It is a mere conjecture and evil machination of unpatriotic people as well as a diversionary tactics from the camps of imminently defeated opponents meant to confuse the electorates.
“Kindly remain focused and refuse to be detracted. The election is holding on Saturday 18 June 2022 as scheduled and BAO remains the most qualified and competent candidate for the job and by the commitment of the electorates and grace of God the next governor of Ekiti State”.
The Oyo State House of Assembly has moved a motion to impeach the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan. The notice of impeachment was announced by the Clerk of the House at the just concluded sitting. ODUDUWA NEWS Correspondent at the sitting gathered that the impeachment process has been passed to Judiciary for legal steps and to forward the report of the impeachment proceedings to the House for final decision.
The impeachment process began at today’s plenary following a petition read at the floor alleging the Deputy Governor of oyo State of gross misconduct and abuse of office
It was learnt that the impeachment notice was signed by 24 lawmakers and the Deputy Governor has been given a 7-day ultimatum to respond to the petition.
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said the party is united to ensure victory for its governorship candidate, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, during Saturday’s election in the state.
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Asiwaju Tinubu said all quarrels and squabbles in the APC family had been resolved and the party is approaching Saturday’s governorship poll and next year’s general elections as a united house that is ready to crush the opposition.
Speaking in Ado- Ekiti, Tuesday at the APC mega rally held ahead of the June 18 governorship election, Asiwaju Tinubu, who represented President Muhammadu Buhari, said the Ekiti poll is an opportunity to make a statement that the Yoruba is ready for the Presidency next year.
The entry of Asiwaju Tinubu into the arena at 1.40 pm enlivened the crowd who greeted the presidential candidate with deafening ovation and applause to the admiration of the guests.
The APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who led other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to the rally, presented the governorship flag to Oyebanji who was joined by his running mate, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Afuye and the wife of the candidate, Dr. Olayemi Oyebanji.
The rally which was witnessed by a mammoth crowd was attended by all APC Governors: Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Babagana Zulum (Borno), Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (Kwara), Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun) and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos) who were all introduced by the host Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Asiwaju Tinubu, who had arrived the state on Monday, had prior to the rally, presented Oyebanji to the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, HRM Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, during a courtesy visit to the palace. in company with Dr Fayemi, Oyebanji and other APC leaders.
He told the crowd pf supporters that President Buhari asked him to bring the message of newfound love, stability, oneness and unity in the party to its members and electorate in Ekiti to achieve total victory on Saturday and general elections in 2023.
Going down the memory lane, Asiwaju Tinubu recalled the developments that led to the formation of the APC in 2013 with the merger of legacy parties which successfully dislodged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which he described as “Poverty Development Party” from power at the 2015 general elections.
The presidential flag bearer said Nigerians further trusted the party by re-electing it to continue in power in the 2019 general elections commending Buhari for supporting the clamour for return of power to the South in 2023 with him (Tinubu) as the symbol for the unity of the country.
The former Lagos State Governor threw his weight behind the election of Oyebanji noting that internal rancour within the party has now become a thing of the past and it is now united to achieve victory on Saturday to signpost its readiness to retain power at the centre in 2023.
Asiwaju Tinubu urged Ekiti Kete to re-elect APC to show their readiness to support the party that has entrusted its presidential ticket to a Yoruba candidate next year urging them to forget the grievances of the past and support the party in elections ahead.
He said: “President Buhari is a man of integrity, honour is better than riches. He has said we (APC) are going back to South for the next President of Nigeria and he has kept that promise for us and it is now left for us to work for the progress and unity of Nigeria.
“There is no house where we don’t have quarrels, democracy is full of twists and turns, hills and valleys. We will have quarrels but we will not burn down the house. I am a builder, a successful builder for that matter.
“Those of us that said we are fighting, you are lying. We have settled our quarrel. This is the first step in the elections ahead. The President has said I should be involved in this (Ekiti) election and we are going to succeed.
“I have not failed in any elections before; four years ago, myself, (Governor) Bagudu and others were here and you listened the us and we succeeded in that election.”
Speaking earlier, the National Chairman, Senator Adamu said the Ekiti rally was the first outing of the party since the conclusion of the national convention which produced Asiwaju Tinubu as the presidential flag bearer.
The former Nasarawa State Governor who was impressed by the huge crowd that thronged the rally assuring that Oyebanji would succeed Dr Fayemi as the next Ekiti Governor.
The National Chairman urged voters in Ekiti to vote Oyebanji whom he described as humble and service inclined candidate to prove a point that Ekiti is an APC state.
He said: “This Saturday will be historic and we thank Ekiti people for coming out en masse to welcome us. I have come to this state three times, I have not seen a crowd like this.
“We saw the vote returned during the election of Governor Fayemi but next Saturday, we want to see the double of that. Come out on Saturday and show all that Ekiti is an APC state.”
The former Interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, urged those who are still aggrieved with APC to forgive the party ahead of the Saturday election.
Giving a word of admonition to the party faithful and the electorate in the state, Chief Akande who spoke in Yoruba said to err is human and to forgive is divine urging the aggrieved to forgive the party, it’s candidate and whoever that might have offended them.
The Chairman of the National Campaign Council for Ekiti governorship election and Kebbi Governor Bagudu urged voters in Ekiti to retain APC in power for good governance to continue in the state
Governor Bagudu said he and other fellow governors had visited the state within the last four years to commission key projects and witnessed the launch of the Rice Pyramid in Ekiti noting that the state must remain in the APC fold for such laudable policies and projects to continue.
The rally was a big carnival that attracted APC members from all the 16 local government areas who wore colourful attires with Oyebanji’s portraits as a mark of solidarity.
Ace Fuji musician King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal and other artistes entertained the crowd during the rally.
The Osun governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke has lambasted the Oyetola administration over its criminal neglect of infrastructures at Ila Orangun and surrounding local governments.
Addressing mammoth crowd of residents at Ila Orangun and Ifedayo areas, Adeleke expressed shock at the poor state of roads, wondering why the state governor deliberately abandoned the people of the federal constituency.
Referencing recent demonstration against the Governor by Ila Orangun students, Adeleke noted that the infrastructure decay under Oyetola is state-wide as the same scenario is prevalent in both eastern and western senatorial districts of the state.
” Let me assure you that help has come. I expressed empathy at the poor state of infrastructures in Ila and Ifedayo local government areas. I assure the people of Ila and Ifedayo local governments of adequate provision of motorable roads, hospitals with qualified doctors and health practitioners, modernised schools with qualified teachers, stable electricity supply, security for the safety of lives and properties, empowerment programmes, skill acquisition and employment opportunities amongst other necessities of life.
” Our five point agenda has infrastructure as a major focus. Our local contractors and professionals will be fully engaged. We will ensure Osun fund rotate within Osun economy. We will implement infrastructure projects in a way to create jobs for our teeming youths. Ours will be a government that cares for the people”, Adeleke stated with thousands of residents singing exit song for Governor Gboyega Oyetola.
Also speaking, the Director General of Senator Ademola Adeleke Campaign Organisation, Hon. Sunday Bisi said that the earth-shaking jubilation and ovation that greeted the PDP rallies established the people’s confidence and preference for the PDP and its candidate over and above Oyetola, who has failed them on all fronts.
According to the DG, “the good people of Osun State are aware of the outright failure, hopelessness and misgovernance of the APC in the State. Our people have confirmed the increasing unpopularity of Oyetola government by the day while soaring the popularity and acceptability of PDP candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke, across the voting demography of Osun state.
” Just as Ile Ife embraced us yesterday, Ila Orangun and Ifedayo have accepted imole and the candidature of Senator Adeleke. We plegde not to disappoint them when the PDP win the July 16 elections”, Hon Bisi stated.
Prior to the rallies, the Senator Ademola Adeleke Campaign Council paid a courtesy visit to the royal palace of Asa Ooni of Ora-Igbomina, His Royal Highness, Oba Tinuoye Atolagbe and proceeded to the palace of His Royal Majesty, Oba Samuel Oladoye Idowu, Akesin of Ora-Igbomina, Ifedayo local government area of Osun State.
The Campaign Organisation, as a matter of respect for the Royal stool, visited, His Royal Majesty, Oba Adedokun Abolarin Omoniyi, the Orangun of Oke Ila, Aroyinkeye 1 and finally, His Imperial Majesty, the Orangun of Ila, Oba Abdulwahab Oyedotun, Bibiire 1.
In all the towns and palaces visited, the campaign team were receieved by warmly engaged by the residents with the royal fathers praying fervently for PDP victory in the July 16 election.
It seems the popular jibe thrown at Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun by the presidential flagbearer of All Progressives Congress Primary(APC), Bola Tinubu has become a title that has come to stay.
Recall Tinubu on June 3, during the heat of a presidential campaign in Abeokuta lambasted Abiodun, whom he described as ‘Eleyi’ (this one) to buttress that he (Abiodun) wouldn’t have become governor without his support.
On Tuesday, Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi while introducing guests at the mega governorship rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state said he was told that he did not introduce Abiodun properly as the “Eleyi of Ogun state”.
The former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Presidential flagbearer of All Progressives Congress APC has claimed that he has never failed an election in his life and that by the grace of God, he is very sure of victory in 2023.
He made this statement today in Ekiti during the campaign and flag presentation to the All Progressives Congress APC gubernatorial aspirant in the next Saturday’s governorship elections in Ekiti State, Oyebanji BAO.
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“I must state it clearly that it is turn of Yoruba and ’emi Lokan’ . I salute President Muhammadu Buhari for keeping his promise to rotate the presidency to the Southwest.
“I therefore use this medium to implore you to vote for Oyebanji BAO as the next Governor of Ekiti State come next Saturday”.
The campaign rally which took place today at the State capital had in attendance the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the Governor of Nassarawa State, Tanko Almakura, the incumbent Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the party chieftain, Chief Bisi Akande among others.
