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The former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh has denied knowledge of a injunction filed before a Federal High Court in Abuja.

Speaking to LeadersNg.com on Wednesday, July 27, Metuh’s special assistant Richard Ihediwa said his principal is not aware of any attempt by the Ali Modu-Sheriff led group to stop the forthcoming national convention. “My principal is not even aware of any suit to stop the convention,” Ihediwa said.

The Modu-Sheriff’s faction of the PDP will today, July 28, appear before Justice Okon Abang over an application for an interlocutory injunction to stop the party’s national convention on August 17.

The plantif in the application said the suit against the party and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was filed on behalf of the executive and the national working committee of the PDP – a list which included the former national publicity secretary.

culled from Leaders.ng

Fayose, man of the people

Edo state Governor in making

NOC1:
Allow Edo People to tell you. But do you know that guy Gaius?
Some names will forever live, I mean it is passed from generation to generation no one will dream to change it, I think the Obaseki's is among.

How many Edo indigene did Gaius Obaseki help when he was NNPC GMD ?

atakamus:
Some people are fools. People are suffering in Bayelsa and other Niger Delta states because of non paymen of salaries and these people are busy looking for dialogue.
Selfish people.

why are you crying more than the Niger Deltans.

Go fund Nigeria with your cocoa and groundnut money

I want PDP (Ize-Iyamu) to win such that Oshiomole/APC looting in Edo state will be expose

OP can writing Heaven and earth about Obaseki but Edo People have settled for Ize-Iyamu

we are not suprise, afterall you are an APC member, na una trait be dat.

All Promises Cancelled (APC)

Oshiomole has finished Edo state, we don die

no wonder Oshiomole is doing everything to cover his looting track by imposing his puppet (Godwin Obaseki) as Edo state Governor.

but Edo people are massively going to vote for Pastor Ize Iyamu of the PDP

Araoluwa005:
GOD BLESS APC, GOD BLESS BUHARI, GOD BLESS NIGERIA

get brain

idupaul:
Why didn't they Airforce deploy at least two helicopter gunships to track and destroy the criminals ..Lagos is too important for any gang to hold hostage ..Eko oni baje

deploy your OPC to fight them

how many times will Abuja-Kaduna railway be commissioned,

GEJ commissioned this project shortly before he left office.

omonla555:
OBJ started the project

buhari should start Lagos - Calabar project,

not commissioning project that is already commissioned by GEJ

eph12:
This is nonsense please. The amount of money that has entered into the Niger Delta is enough to develop it to an enviable state but the grassroot leaders have embezzled the money. Money that was made through bunkering is enough to do something tangible but the money was shared among some few people and spent for selfish purposes. If they had their people at heart we would have seen it from their actions.

what has your Osun, Ogun and oyo governors done with all the Niger Delta Oil money they have been collecting ?

I still see these state litter with un-tarred roads and dilapidated infrastructues

One thing I observed is that anywhere the PDP candidate (Ize Iyamu) holds his rally, It is always lock down with thousands of crowd.

I see him winning the election outright.

where is the Oba of Lagos ? Rilwan Akiolu

come out and drown this militant in Lagoon

Thank you GEJ for constructing Abuja-Kaduna Railway.

PDP FOR EDO EDO FOR PDP

oshiomole massively using Edo state money to campaign in order to cover his track of looting.

Lol Desmod Elliot finally graduate from the school of APC Lectured by Lai Mohammend and fashola

Hundreds of pensioners on Monday defied the heavy rain and took to the streets of Benin, the Edo state capital, to protest non-payment of arrears of pension ranging from 10 to 42 months.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pensioners, armed with placards of various inscriptions, took their protests to the Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin.

A Spokesman of the pensioners, Mr Gabriel Osemwenkhai, told newsmen that the pensioners in the state had been experiencing hard times over the non-payment of their pension and gratuity by the government. He said that some pensioners had died as a result of hardship. Osemwenkhai said pensioners involved comprised public servants, who retired in 2011 and owed by the state government.

The spokesman alleged that the state government had refused to commence payment of the pension with effect from the date of retirement as stipulated in the Civil Service Pension Law. He said that the government’s refusal to adhere to pension laws had led to a backlog of arrears owed to pensioners in Edo. Osemwenkhai said that their problem was further compounded by the dissolution of the State Pension Board.

“At the moment, public servants retiring after the dissolution of the Pension Board are again stranded due to government’s delay in processing their retirement papers; more than six months after their names have been removed from the payroll. “Rather than creating avenue for retirees to process their pension papers, government has left this category of senior citizens in limbo,“ he said.

The Chairman, NUJ, Edo Council, Mr Roland Osakue, said the union shared the pains and challenges of pensioners. He appealed to the pensioners to remain peaceful in their protest, promising that members of the NUJ would use their various media outfits to let the authority know their plight.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/edo-pensioners-defy-rain-protest-non-payment-of-gratuities-pension-arrears/

PassingShot:
Sheriff faction is the authentic faction of PDP.

Sheriff is greater than all Igbo governors.

Sheriff is greater than all Igbo leaders.

Sheriff is even greater than Ojukwu.

INEC has spoken if you like continue to drink bitter water because of sheriff

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday said it would not monitor Wednesday’s gubernatorial primary elections bli Modu Sheriff-led faction of the PDP. “INEC is yet to take a decision on that even though I learnt Alhaji Modu Sheriff has written the Commission to say that he intends to hold one (primary)”, Deputy Director Public Affairs at INEC, Nick Dazang told Vanguard yesterday.

He also noted that Section 85 of the Electoral Act provides that any party that wishes to hold a convention or primaries shall serve the Commission a 21-day notice.

However, Dazang recalled that “the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Edo Governorship provides that primaries are to take place between 2nd June and 4th July”.

By this design, the Sheriff’s faction have fallen short of the requirement for a 21-day notice to INEC. Sheriff had also claimed that INEC never monitored the primary election conducted by the Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker committee which produced Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu as its candidate for the September polls. Dazang disputed the claim but stated that INEC was awaiting the judgment of the appellate court which is fixed for July 4 to enable it know which of the factions to recognize.

He said; “Even though INEC monitored the recent PDP primaries, it is awaiting the judgement of the Appeal Court scheduled for 4th July.

The judgement will determine which faction the Commission will recognize.”

: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/cant-monitor-sheriffs-show-inec/

Igbo men have more than this company in Lagos and onitsha

Movic1:
Dats a sign of disrespect Imagine Dolapo osibanjo trying to shake Sultan or Emir of Kano Dr dongaris in red/green wont think twice before whipping her with dr kobokos I like what baba did

why will she not disrespect the oba ?

afterall he left his throne to meet her instead of the other way.

That is the level yoruba's have reduce themselves to under Buhari

ABUJA- THE Senate has reduced the N260,064,000,000.00 2016 budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Senate however approved a total of N241,114,000,000.00 as the total budget for 2016, leaving a shortfall of N18,950,000,000.00. According to the approved NDDC budget, the personnel Expenditure stands at N17,560,518,930.00; Overhead Expenditure is N9,980,000,000.00; Internal Capital Expenditure is N1,300,000,000.00 while Development Projects is N212,273,481,070.00.

The breakdown of the N260,064,000,000.00 submitted by President Buhari, puts Personnel Expenditure at N17,560,518,930.00; Overhead Expenditure is N9,980,000,000.00;

Internal Capital Expenditure is N1,300,000,000.00 while Development Projects is N231,224,000,000.00.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/2016-senate-reduces-buharis-nddc-budget-n18-5b/

iamDiabolic:
mofo do I seem like I give a damn bout dem.if they stop bombing they are bastards.u better becareful u this nri descendant cause even abia nd imo no produce oil reach ondo

you sound bitter.

if you like cry me a river, the Niger-Delta are all out to take possession of their oil well

iamDiabolic:
The feds should not negotiate it with them nd should nt use military against them.the gov't should just leave dem to continue there madness,na there region them dy destroy not my own
Kilo kan mi

why are drinking panadol for another man headache

Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday pledged its allegiance to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi leadership of the party.

A leader of PDP in the state and immediate past Minister of National Planning under President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Abubakar Sulyman, disclosed this in Ilorin while speaking at a news conference on the state of PDP in the country.

He pleaded with Senator Ali Modu Sherif and his group to in the spirit of Ramadan show remorse and join hands with Makarfi to move the party forward.

According to him, ” We in Kwara state PDP under the chairmanship of Prince Sunday Fagbemi align with our teaming leaders to endorse and support the Makarfi led national caretaker committee.”

He said further, “As a matter of fact, we condemn the act of brigandage, shenanigans and nasty behaviour being perpetrated by Sheriff and his co- travellers.

“I have no doubt in my mind that Senator Mohammed Makarfi and other members of the caretaker committee are not only able,capable and respected but also experienced enough to paddle the shhip of the party to an enviable state, within the time frame given to it.”

culled from thisday[i][/i]

ABUJA- THE controversial bill for the establishment of a National Grazing Reserves Agency today reappeared before the Senate and scaled the first reading.

The National Grazing Reserves Agency Bill was sponsored by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, All Progressives Congress, APC, Kano Central and co-sponsored by others.

The National Grazing Reserves Bill that which has passed already second reading in the House of Representatives, has been generating ripples in the southern part of the country and some parts of the north especially against the backdrop of frequent clashes between Fulani Herdsmen and farmers across the country which has led to killings, kidnapping and wanton destruction of property.

The bill, which may become law when it passes the last and third reading in the House of Representatives and assented to by the president, seeks to establish grazing reserves and stock routes for cattle rearers in all the states of the country.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/06/controversial-national-grazing-bill-reappears-senate-scales-first-reading