Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has hailed ex-Minister, Pauline Tallen for rejecting her nomination for an ambassadorial role by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a recent report, Gov Lalong described Tallen’s refusal of the nomination as an exhibition of political maturity. Lalong said: “Plateau is always on the front-burner when it comes to politics, that shows her maturity not just in Plateau but as a national figure. “Once things are not done properly, it is better for a leader and a mother to come out and say that things are not done properly in the interest of the state. “When I…
Author: David Folami
President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee for the position of Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) Chairman has rejected the position. The nominee, Professor Akintunde Akinwande, failed to appear for a senatorial screening on Tuesday, October 25. Akinwande is said to have rejected the nomination because he wasn’t consulted. “We also learnt that enough consultation was not made before the man was nominated. We were informed that the nominee may have turned down his nomination,” a source told The Nation. The source also said that Akinwande is currently involved in a project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Reacting to Akinwande’s absence,…
The Muhammadu Buhari Presidency has been left very embarrassed after two persons who were named in the President’s 46-man ambassadorial list, rejected the offers. There must be plenty of eggs on Aso Villa faces right now. In an opinion piece posted recently, We had criticized Buhari for naming his Ambassadors a tad late. Pulse had also condemned the President’s slow governance style. Well, it does look like shoddiness is also a Buhari thing, given the latest turn of events. Whoever appoints people without first sounding them out? Whoever appoints people without first giving them a heads up? Buhari, apparently. First…
The Taraba Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), on Wednesday endorsed the appointment of Malam Mustapha Jaji as an ambassadorial-nominee from the state. The State’s PDP Chairman, Mr Victor Bala, announced the endorsement at a news briefing in Jalingo. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari has the right to give political appointment to any qualified Nigerian irrespective of party affiliation. “The President has the right to appoint every qualified Nigerian into any available office. Therefore, I am very happy with this appointment. “Look, if you ask me which political party Mustapha belongs to, I will tell you I don’t know.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) flag-bearer in the upcoming Ondo governorship election, Akeredolu Rotimi said he does not have any issues with the party’s National Leader, Bola Tinubu. Akeredolu said this on Monday, October 31, 2016, while speaking to newsmen after his meeting with President Buhari. He said “I don’t have any rift with him. Since the primaries you would see that as leaders of the party, he has not said anything about it. He has accepted the primaries and we are moving on. So, I don’t have any rift with him at all and we are moving on.” Akeredolu,…
Hajia Fatima Mohammed, one of the members of the APC Board of Trustees (BoT) has said she will go on hunger strike if President Muhammadu Buhari refuses a second term ticket. The All Progressives Congress chieftain made this known in a recent interview with Leadership Newspaper. “He will not (decline). We will go on hunger strike to ensure he contests. We will go on the streets, I mean it. I will mobilise women and youths for Buhari. Four years is not enough to change this country. The anti- corruption war cannot be finished in four years. This is barely two…
Ozo Okafor, has been suspended by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the National Vice Chairman (South-East). According to a report by Daily Trust, Okafor’s suspension is coming following his alleged anti-party activities. Okafor’s suspension was made known to the public by the South East Working Committee in Awka on Thursday, November 3, 2016. The committee reportedly found Okafor’s recent activities to be against the interest of the political party. The communiqué was signed by eight members out of the nine members of the NWC which include Ocheze Ubani, Woman Leader; Eugene Obi, Financial Secretary; John Iwuala, Organising Secretary…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revisited the Ondo state politics days after Rotimi Akeredolu, the APC flagbearer in the coming governorship election said all is well with him and Tinubu. In two tweets by the ex-Governor of Lagos State, on Thursday, November 3,2016, Tinubu revisited the Ondo state primary election saying a conspiracy to steal the primary has been uncovered. Tinubu stressed further that several candidates that contested the primaries are filing petitions contesting the emergence of the ex-Nigerian Bar Association boss as the party’s flagbearer. The APC national leader, who is currently on good terms with the ruling party’s…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, John Oyegun has said he will fast and pray to see that President Muhammadu Buhari agrees to a second term. Oyegun made this known in a recent interview with Leadership Newspaper. “I will pray, fast to God that Buhari agrees to contest in 2019. If he contests, Nigeria will be better for it,” he said. Continuing, Oyegun said: “My prayer is that we can get Buhari to re-contest in 2019. We don’t know his mind yet, but I will do anything in my power to ensure that he re-contests in 2019.…
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has accused the Chairman, John Oyegun of mismanaging the party. He also alleged that a lot of thing has gone wrong in the APC, because of Oyegun’s leadership style. Frank, in an interview with Punch, said for the party to move forward, it has to stop making the mistake that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made. He said “I said that because I want my party to sit up. I want my party to get its act together; there are a lot of things that are wrong…
All Progressives Congress (APC) spokesman, Timi Frank, has said that the party is a mess under the chairmanship of John Odigie-Oyegun. Frank also accused Odigie-Oyegun of trying to intimidate him out of the APC due to his constant criticism of the party’s leadership. He made the comments on Thursday, October 27, while speaking to journalists in Abuja about a five-man disciplinary committee created to investigate a petition written against him by a member of the Akwa Ibom APC. “I am not aware of any committee. Up till now, I have not been served any notice or any letter at all.…
Timi Frank, spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) may stands the risk of suspension or expulsion. These were the recommendations by disciplinary committee set up by the party. A five-man committee which was set up by the zonal executive chairman, South-South, Utufam Eliad Etah also recommended Mr Frank’s expulsion for making “embarrassing comments” against the party. Frank failed to appear before the panel saying he could not “appear before any kangaroo committee.” The recommendations of the committee reads: “Since the committee is not a father Christmas, it has no choice than to rely on the Prima Facie evidence tendered…
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank has warned that some leaders of the party might soon leave if the leadership of Chairman, John Oyegun is not revised. Frank had voiced his support for Oyegun’s resignation after an initial call was made by APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu The Deputy National Publicity Secretary made his comments via an open letter written to President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, October 2. The letter reads: “It is worthy to note that today, we are witnessing the same concerns and fears being expressed by one of the founding fathers…
The deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has slammed the party’s chairman, John Oyegun saying he is not in control. In a report by TheCable, Frank said the national chairman, isn’t fit to unify the ruling party nor support the anti-corruption fight led by President Muhammadu Buhari. In his words: “As far as I am concerned, he is not in control. He’s being controlled by some forces,” he said. Speaking further, he said: “But we cannot continue to have a national chairman that is being controlled by people. We need a national chairman that…
Timi Frank, the Deputy Spokesman of the All Progressive Congress is unhappy that he hasn’t been allowed to fill in the former position of Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed. In a recent report by TheCable, Frank expressed dismay that he was not given the office of the national publicity secretary after Lai Mohammed was made a minister. Speaking on the position, he said: “I am meant to be acting publicity secretary of the party. Why is the party depriving me?” “If you ask the party chairman, he would tell you that certain persons in the party do not want you…
Segun Oni, the deputy national chairman (south) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said statements attributed to Timi Frank is not reasonable. The ex-Governor of Ekiti State said it’s only unreasonable for anyone to think the ruling party will not last till 2019. In a recent interview, Oni said: “I don’t see that as a reasonable thing to say. I am sorry, whoever said that, I don’t see it as a reasonable thing to say,” he said. Continuing, he said: “If anybody says it would not last till 2019, I would say that is wishful thinking, and it is…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) may suspend or expel Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Timi Frank, over alleged anti-party activities. The APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun had set up a committee headed by Solomon Edojah, to investigate the allegations of misconduct against Frank. In its report, the five-member committee recommended that Frank be suspended from the party. The deputy spokesman had boycotted the panel’s sittings, claiming that it was a “Kangaroo court” set up purposely to suspend him. The panel’s report reads in part: “Since the committee is not a Father Christmas it has no choice than to rely on the…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ondo state, Chief Jamiu Ekungba, on Thursday, August 4, said oil producing states have no business owing workers’ salaries. Ekungba said this while speaking with newsmen shortly after submitting his nomination form for the governorship primaries at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. Citing Ondo, Bayelsa, Imo and Cross River states, he said the Governors are clueless about how to run their states profitably. ”Most of the governors have run out of ideas on how to run their states,” he said. ”An oil-producing state owing salaries; can you imagine? That is because…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo state has called on the police to find the killers of his Chief Security Officer (CSO), Idowu Oyewole. Oyewole, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was reportedly killed by armed robbers on Wednesday, October 19, 2016. According to reports, the incident that cost the policeman his life, took place around Sango community, along Akure/Ado Ekiti road, Akure. Governor Mimiko, in a condolence message to Oyewole’s family, prayed that God will wipe their tears. He also said that the family will miss the presence of their bread winner, adding that he was dedicated to his work.…
The cost of healthcare is on a rapid rise due to the current economic crisis in the country, reports say. According to Punch, hospital owners, doctors, pharmacists and patients have blamed the increase in service costs on the ongoing recession. “We used to charge N100,000 for emergency Caesarean Section but it is now N150,000. I was shocked when I travelled to Lagos the other day to buy some consumables for the hospital and I found out that their prices had changed. In fact, I could only buy half of what I needed. It was that bad,” Dr Segun Adeniran, the…