The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, will never cease to amaze the public and Ekiti people as he wore shorts yesterday to the signing event of the state’s 2016 budget. The governor had attracted criticisms last week when he appeared before the State House of Assembly to defend the proposed N67bn Ekiti State 2016 Budget, as he brought out a gavel and symbolically “passed” the budget into law after presenting the proposal to lawmakers. Fayose was also criticized for his choice of dressing. He wore T-shirt and jeans, which critics say diminishes the office he occupies. However, he was unfazed and…
Author: Wale Adebayo
Chief Olisa Metuh who is the National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) disclosed he never benefited from any government contract during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. The opposition party spokesman, who stated this during a press briefing on Tuesday in his office at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja, said the clarification became necessary “taking into consideration the times we find ourselves, especially as they relate to me”. Mr. Metuh disclosed that in the last seven months, he has been “hounded, harassed, intimidated and threatened severally”. He noted that it was in order to avoid personal and family…
Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday said he asked the immediate past Head of Service of the State, Mr. Jerry Obazele, to proceed on compulsory retirement because of gross negligence. Speaking during the swearing-in of the state’s New Head of Service, Mrs. Gladys Osaretin Idahor, at the Government House, Benin City, Oshiomhole said “I am a defender of jobs. I believe experience is a value to be celebrated, not to be punished. But I have had to arrive at the painful conclusion that Obazele had to be relieved of his services because not only did he fail to…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba State, Alhaji Jika Ardo, has called on the incumbent governor, Darius Ishaku and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to accept defeat and join the train of change. Speaking in Jalingo, Ardo said the APC in the state would never join issues with the PDP. He maintained that the APC will emerge victorious even if the governorship matter gets to the Supreme Court. It would be recalled that the Taraba governorship tribunal nullified the election of Governor Darius Ishaku, and declared Hajia Aisha Alhassan of the APC, the winner…
The High Court of the Federal Territory (FCT), Maitama, Abuja through Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf, has sacked the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus. In a judgment in a suit by former Political Adviser to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, the judge held that Secondus was occupying the party’s Chairmanship seat illegally. He noted that Secondus was from Rivers State, and not North-east geopolitical zone to which the PDP zoned the position. Justice Baba-Yusuf, therefore, gave Secondus 14 days to vacate the office and directed that the plaintiff or any other party member worthy of that position should…
A bill seeking the establishment of the Northeast Development Commission sponsored by Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the Speaker of House of Representatives, scaled a second reading on Monday. According to Hon. Dogara, the commission would be responsible for receiving and managing funds from the Federation Account allocation for the Northeast States of Adamawa, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Taraba and Bauchi, and will focus on the development of States in the region, as well as shoulder responsibilities of managing international donor funds for settlement, rehabilitation and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of insurgency. The bill was unanimously passed when…
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday said the ongoing investigation and trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), could have been prevented if members of the National Assembly had done their oversight functions well. The Senate President said this while summing up contributions on a motion on abandoned projects in the country. He noted that the rot being uncovered in the office of the former NSA would have been exposed if members of the National Assembly did not shy away from their oversight functions. He described as mind boggling revelations coming from the ONSA. He said…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, yesterday, warned anyone planning to hold a demonstration in the State under any umbrella to discontinue such as the State will not take it kindly. This came ahead of Wednesday’s allegedly planned rally by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in parts of Lagos. In a statement by its Lagos State Publicity Secretary, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the APC said considering the heightened security challenges the state is facing, it will be foolhardy for any group to hide under the guise of protest to compromise the security of the state and…
Chief Ralph Uwazuruike who is the leader and founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), on Tuesday, disclosed that the pro-Biafra protests threatening the peace of Nigeria’s southeast and the country in general are politically motivated. “The current pro-Biafra protests are political, if not so where do they get the monies they share for those participating in the protests. We will actualize Biafra without spilling blood and all those behind the protest are sabotaging the genuine struggle,” Uwzuruike said while briefing journalists at the Ojukwu Memorial Library in Owerri, the Imo State capital, “We welcome…
Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday submitted a N150.7 billion budget proposal to the House of Assembly. The budget proposal was presented on his behalf by the Permanent Secretary, Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Segun Olorunsogo. The 2016 budget proposal is 25.3% less than the 2015 budget of N201.7 billion. The proposal had a recurrent expenditure of N82,744,396,580 representing 54.9% and capital expenditure of N67,983,848,960.00, representing 45.1%. It also has the recurrent revenue of N113,185,677,170 and capital receipt of N37,542,568,370.00. The governor’s letter to the House was read by Deputy Speaker, Akintunde Adegboye. According to the letter, “The proposed…