Recall, Governor Obaseki won the Edo State governorship election on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in September. Almost two months after their re-election, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, will be sworn into office for a second term on Thursday, November 12, 2020, at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. This was announced in a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr Crusoe Osagie on Wednesday, November 11, 2020. Osagie stated the event will be held at the Tennis Court in the stadium, adding that all necessary arrangements for…
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The Governor of Delta State, H.E Ifeanyi Okowa has announced that there are no moves by his administration to halt pensions of former governors and their deputies. Governor Okowa stated this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Asaba. On Tuesday, TheInfosStride reported that Sanwo-Olu announced that a bill on the abrogation of pension for ex-governors in Lagos State would be sent to the House of Assembly in a few weeks for legislative approval. On the other hand, Governor Okowa stated his counterpart in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, may have reasons to repeal theirs but there is an existing law in…
Paschal Okolie, the member representing Orlu State constituency in Imo State House of Assembly and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has dumped the party and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state. Mr. Okolie had earlier dumped the PDP, the platform on which he was formally elected and joined the APC. This was made known in a letter addressed to the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly and forwarded to TheInfoStride on Wednesday. The Imo lawmaker did not state reasons why he dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC for the PDP in Imo State. According…
President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed the timetable for the commencement of party registration of new members and re-validation of all members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Governor Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe, who is also the APC National Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, made this known at the end of a closed door meeting with the president in Abuja on Tuesday. Buni was accompanied to the meeting by other members of the caretaker committee including the governors of Kebbi and Jigawa, Atiku Bagudu and Abubakar Badaru, respectively. He stated:, “It’s to consult with him (Buhari) on the process of the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined government and people of Kaduna State in mourning a former civilian governor of the state, Alhaji Balarabe Musa. The president, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday said the deceased would be sorely missed by all Nigerians, who have diligently followed his antecedents as a voice for the voiceless. President Buhari believed Musa reflected the passion and vigour that heralded Nigeria’s independence, which steadily translated into activism for return to democracy at the height of military interregnum and had remained steadfast in the call for good and inclusive…
The Governor Of Ebonyi State, H.E Dave Umahi has told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he’s done with the party and would be signing for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in this season’s political transfer window. Governor Umahi’s possible defection to the APC has been grapevine fodder for quite a while. Earlier in the week, the APC in Ebonyi announced that Umahi was on the verge of joining their fold. TheInfoStride reports that on Tuesday, November 10, Umahi told National Working Committee (NWC) members of the PDP that his decision to join the APC has…
The United States, US, President, Donald Trump, on Tuesday expressed hope of being declared winner of the ongoing presidential election. Trump strongly announced that the results that would be announced next week would declare him winner. He stated this in a tweet via his verified Twitter handle. According to Trump: “We are making big process. Results start to come in next week, make America great again. We will win.” Recall, there has been allegations of electoral malpractice in the ongoing presidential election. Trump had alleged some malpractice in the counting of votes in the US presidential election.
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has declared that the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, cannot speak for the people of the southeast. Governor Umahi, who is also the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, stated that IPOB can’t represent the interest of the Ndigbo. He spoke during a visit of Southeast governors to their counterpart in Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. According to Umahi: “We, Ndigbo, we do not support criminalities. Do not buy into any criminal that is from our side. I find it very funny when somebody is going to be claiming…
The Lagos State Governor, H.E Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says he’s very keen on abolishing a law which provides for the payment of jumbo pension and other entitlements to former governors and deputy governors of Nigeria’s richest state and economic capital. The Public Office Holder (Payment of Pension) Law No 11 Official Gazette of Lagos State, 2007 states that former governors of the state are entitled to a house each in any location of their choosing in Lagos and Abuja. Section 2 of the law states that, “One residential house each for the governor and the deputy governor at any location of…
The acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Mu’azu (retired) on Monday in Abuja, swore in Dr Joseph Chukwuemeka as Resident Electoral Commission (REC). Mu’azu, while carrying out his first official assignment as acting chairman of the commission, said that Chukwuemeka who is from Abia State has been deployed as REC for Ebonyi. He stated that he has no doubt that Chukwuemeka would discharge his responsibilities according to the oath of office that he took. The acting chairman charged him to be neutral and act within the laws and regulations guiding his office and…
Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has responded to the exit of Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Recall, Yakubu on Monday handed over to Ahmed Mu’azu, a national commissioner. He will assume office in an acting capacity. More so, five other national commissioners also bowed out. The retired Air Vice Marshal is in charge of INEC electoral logistics committee. Mu’azu will be in the position pending the confirmation of Yakubu or otherwise. IPAC, in a statement, said the “timely and well organised peaceful temporary transfer of power” was a sign that Yakubu is a democrat. The…
The election officer for US state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, has affirmed that there was illegal voting in the state during Tuesday presidential election. However, Raffensperger, whose office oversees Georgia’s election, added that he doubts if the number of such illegal votes would upturn the result. “Was there illegal voting? I am sure there was. And my office is investigating all of it,” he stated, according to BBC. “Does it rise to the numbers or margin necessary to change the outcome to where President Trump is given Georgia’s electoral votes? That is unlikely,” Raffensperger added. According to US electoral guideline,…
The Abia State House of Assembly, Monday, received a petition against the Abia State University, Uturu by a Non Governmental Organization, known as End Corruption Initiative. The petition is based on alleged misappropriation, mismanagement, diversion and criminal conversion of public funds by the Management of the Varsity. It was signed by Dr. Sampson Ogbonna and Comrade Austin Ugonna. The petitioners alleged the Vice-Chancellor and management of the Abia State University, Uturu, had in 2016 diverted TETFUND money allotted to the building of faculties, like Faculty of Law, Umuahia Campus, and thereby persuading students to pay for the completion of the…
Mr Uchenna Orji, Ebonyi Commissioner for Information and Orientation has announced that only Governor Dave Umahi can decide whether he would leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or not. Orji made this disclosure in Abakaliki on Sunday while reacting to the statement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the governor had concluded plans to defect to the party. The commissioner told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that ‘it was better to get to the bridge first before thinking on how to cross it’. “What is important is that we enjoy good governance in Ebonyi but it will be…
The Kaduna State government has beckoned on residents of the state to turn out in masses, and participate in the coronation ceremony of the new Emir of Zazzau, Amb. Ahmad Bamalli. Bamalli is to be installed as the 19th emir of Zazzau on Nov. 9, at the Muhammadu Aminu Square, Race Course, GRA Zaria. Alhaji Ja’afaru Sani, Chairman of the Central Working Committee for the installation ceremony, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in Kaduna. Sani, who is also the state’s Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, said that arrangements had been concluded to facilitate smooth…
A Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Joe Biden, the president-elect in the United States of America over his electoral victory on Saturday, November 6, 2020. Biden defeated the incumbent president, Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the US. In his congratulatory message to then president-elect, Atiku called on Biden to build the US relations with Nigeria and Africa, adding that the continent is good for the United States and the world. The statement reads, “I congratulate @JoeBiden on his well-deserved victory at the November 3, 2020, US elections, and look forward to the…
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna lawmaker has countered allegations that the End SARS protest was a move against the North. Some persons had opined that the End SARS movement was a hit-move against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and the northern region. However, Sani stated the protest against SARS cannot be against the north because the defunct police unit never got the consent from the people of the north. On his Twitter page, the former lawmaker wrote: “The history of the Infamy of SARS is never a reflection of the culture and traditions of the people of the north. The cruelty of…
The Biafra Nations League, BNL, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to conduct a referendum in the State to be sure if the people want Biafra. Dismissing Wike’s claim that the Rivers State people are not part of the Biafra struggle, BNL leader reminded the Governor that it was his (Wike) Ikwerre brothers that championed the pro-Biafra protests in Port Harcourt, the state capital. He added that it was unfortunate that most of the protesters were allegedly shot by soldiers. “We challenge the government to conduct a referendum and let’s see if it is just the Igbo that…
Ladoja insists Obasanjo’s failed third term agenda contributed to his impeachment as Oyo State governor. Senator Rashidi Ladoja, former Governor of Oyo State, has slammed former President Olusegun Obasanjo over the claim that he (Ladoja) was impeached because he was ungrateful to his political godfathers. On Thursday, November 5, 2020, while speaking at the launch of the autobiography of former Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Obasanjo said Ladoja was impeached because he was ‘ungrateful’ to the late Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu and Alhaji Yekini Adeojo. The ex-president added that both men were instrumental to making Ladoja governor of Oyo State. Reacting to the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) states it is focused on achieving reconciliation and unity across party ranks ahead of the party’s national convention. The team led by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, was constituted by the National Executive Committee (NEC) in June. On Sunday, APC responded to reports of tenure extension plot by the CECPC. Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, in a statement stressed the importance of the party conducting its convention as a united house. He warned that anything contrary would defeat the aim of the former National Working Committee (NWC) dissolution.…