₦airaland Forum

deomelo:
PMB obtained a Diploma, now Masters Degree from the best and finest Military Institution in the world and these useless ipobs are talking about a measly certificate.


ipobs are the most useless, ignorant and unintelligent people on the surface of the earth.

Is it Nepa Bill that Buhari used to get there.

Tell Buhari to show his Waec certificate

Iamgrey5:
Where exactly have you seen Kwankaso near Atiku since the primary election

Lie no go kee you

BMC and Lie are 5 & 6

Firefire:
When will you tender your unreserved apology for supporting the terrorist to power in 2015?

Fayafaya


THIS her comment is a signature to her apology.

She is already Stimulating OBIdiently

rusher14:
Maybe there is hunger in your household.

Buhari would win every single state in South West, North West, North East, Half of South South and 30% in South East. North central of the likes of PDP sponsored herdsmen would be divided.

Nibo lo to wa.

Omo ilu wo ni iwo je

What send you


Mr Can you ask Buhari to now present his Waec Certificate

Dealing with corruption is more important than shouting about it, says Peter Obi (PDP 2019 Vice Presidential candidate)


Peter Obi, vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the fight against corruption should go beyond "shouting about it".

Obi, who affirmed that corruption "kills entrepreneurship, professionalism and hard work", highlighted some of his achievements when he was Governor of Anambra State.

He stated this in an interview with NAN in Abuja.

His words: “We should look at the effect of corruption and go on to deal with it in the way it should. It is important that everybody becomes part of those trying to stop it, because it kills three things that try to make society work.

“It kills entrepreneurship, professionalism and hard work; it is not about shouting about it, but dealing with it."

In his remarks on Nigeria's rating by the World Economic Forum, the former Governor said Nigeria could perform better with focus on the various key indicators.

“I have been a Governor, and I know how to change these things. We took education from being number 24 to number 21. So, you don’t say you are doing it; you need to show empirical evidence where it is done and done right. If you do the right things, you get the right results; it is simple.

“We need to get it better; the rating now is not where we should be. Nigeria is too important; it is the main driver of the continent. We must get it right and all we need is good leadership."

In her address, Elsie Kanza, Head of Africa, World Economic Forum, said: “Based on the different indicators, it is important to note that Africa is still lagging behind the rest of the world.

“So, it is not just Nigeria; everyone needs to improve so that the continent has a higher footing."

http://saharareporters.com/2018/10/25/dealing-corruption-more-important-shouting-about-it-says-peter-obi

allthingsgood:
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Trash fake news

with or without certificate, its SAI BABA ALL THE WAY

2014: PDP hide my Certificate

2015: My Certificate are with the Army but I need 52 SAN to defend it


2018: I HAVE affidavit my Certificate are with the Military


Buhari is a Fraud.

THIS fraud will be corrected come 2018

Buterflyle0:
Lmao at this obviously very fake news

Are you telling me Buhari actually submitted a cerbuke To INEC going by your statement.

allthingsgood:
[s][/s]

Trash fake news

with or without certificate, its SAI BABA ALL THE WAY

I will ask some people to collect your school fees back from your school.

Because you don't need your certificate again

WAEC SCANDAL: I HAVE WAEC, I WILL PROVIDE IT, I NEED MORE TIME – BUHARI BEGS INEC

President Buhari is under attack by Nigerians after he has failed to provide his certificate to INEC which he could be the only presidential candidate who may not have a school certificate.

Buhari who claimed he has WAEC certificate which is still with the military begs INEC for more time for him to get it.



Newsflash247 gathered that Buhari only submitted an affidavit wherein he claimed that his credentials were with the Secretary of the Military Board, as the various presidential candidates’ credentials were made available to reporters in Abuja on Thursday.



However, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar submitted all relevant documents, with a diploma in Law obtained in 1969 from the Ahmadu Bello University being his highest qualification.




THE QUESTION IS: WHY HAVEN’T BUHARI COLLECTED HIS WAEC MANY YEARS AGO AFTER HIS EXAMS, WAS YOUR WAEC NOT GOOD? NIGERIANS ASKED ONLINE.

https://newsflash247.com.ng/2018/10/26/waec-scandal-i-have-waec-i-will-provide-it-i-need-more-time-buhari-begs-inec/

We know the sons a d daughter of abuse.

But we will not go Into gutter with them but with facts

Peter Obi: Don’t attack anybody or make trouble on my behalf


Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2019 polls, Peter Obi, has charged his supporters not to attack or insult anybody on his behalf, distancing himself from any such undemocratic conduct.

Obi gave the charge in a statement by his Special Adviser, Valentine Obienyem, in which he aligned himself with the position of his boss and PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, that their campaign must be clean and based on issues.

The statement noted: “Mr. Peter Obi is an institution imbued with life. He performed well as the Governor of Anambra State and has been engaged in value-added pursuits since he left Government House. Since his work and records speak for him, we did not deem it compelling to hire anybody or group of persons to sing his praises. Everybody that writes about Peter Obi or comes to his defence does so out of conviction.

“Now that we have a higher and nobler mission fate has called him to undertake, we appeal that no one should court crisis or attack anybody or group in the name of Peter Obi. The tasks ahead are enormous, and all hands are expected to be on deck in promoting his candidature and that of his principal. Indeed, our mission is enhanced because in him, we have a good, valuable product to market.


“May we, therefore, use this opportunity to appeal to all those who support Mr. Peter Obi on social media platforms not to attack anybody or group, even those on the lunatic fringes. What we need most currently is to join hands to salvage Nigeria by propagating the ideals Atiku and Obi represent because we are certain they will work for the country.

“Anybody or group that go contrary to this message is on their own and must not be associated with Obi’s fans.”

“We are constrained to state this publicly because of failure of personal appeals we have been making on this matter. We must always bear in mind, as earlier pointed out, that internal cooperation is the first law of external competition.”

https://www.today.ng/news/politics/peter-obi-attack-trouble-behalf-165765/

Buhari is a fraud

No certificate Buhari

#Back2Daura with certificateless man

vedaxcool:
Voter's of thieves will come here to pontificate like they have an atom of integrity in their silly skull. Stick with your thief let me stick with my President.

Where is the certificate

Zombies always looking like their named

kahal29:
Really?

Did you take time to read the whole story

If you have done you will have seen this in your said news.

The website said the good news, however, is that “some areas of the terminal have been recently renovated, meaning you can expect actual walls, floors and windows. Though it is a far cry from reasonable, improvements are being made.”

The rocket science minister of darkness

Since releasing videos governor of Kano state allegedly collecting bribe
@JaafarSJaafar
has been receiving threats to his life that forced him to go into hiding. He has shown bravery and is only exercising his responsibility as a journalist to hold leaders to account.

kingsmaila:
Every body in Nigeria is corrupt unless we do not have the opportunity more over this is normal for all politician. He is a victim of set up.

It is now a victim of setup.

Collecting 15 to 25 % contract bribe is now setup.

You must be related to Gandollar

CilicMarin:
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Ipob yoot, all the ones you have been reporting what have done?

Se omo oodua ti o ni ogbon ni iwo naa abi

Ko ra 're sohun jare

CilicMarin:
They are shameless....Kola of a spokesman has reduced PDP to virtually a propaganda, Idiotic and useless party..

No shame at all!

Keep your mouth.

But we can borrow money from China.

Atiku cannot enter USA, is that not u Zombies rhythm

MetaPhysical:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/us-govt-considering-pdps-petition-against-buhari-apc-youth-leader/

In reference to the report in Vanguard that PDP had submitted petition to foreign governments complaining and warning about the forthcoming election, it is important to view this action as a breach of rights of sovereignty of Nigeria as an independent nation.

PDP was displaced after 16yrs of ruling, but by any measure it has failed to be an effective opposition since its defeat by APC close to four years ago. The news caption posted in the attached link above is a good reason to see the actions of PDP as counter-progressive for the Nation and moreover a score of failure on its role as opposition party for government.

When a ruling party appears to be skirting the rules and codes of government it is the duty of opposition to first, draw their attention and that of the public to the infraction, and second, work patiently with them to return them to compliance. A misrule by the party in power should not only be critiqued but even more important should not be allowed to continue without redress because the aftermath is a negative impact on society. An opposition serves as the eye and voice of reasoning to bring the incumbent back into reality when it is straying from course. While the goal is to position the ruling party as an incompetent administration and seek public opinion against it for its own political advantage the opposition, nonetheless, owe a duty to the sovereign nation. Opposition is part and parcel of a government at any time even though it does not own the administration and cannot be blamed for misrule and mistakes of the ruling party, it cannot in any way escape liability for injury to State and society.

It is appalling that PDP, instead of seeking redress domestically through the many instruments of power available to it at the Legislative, Judiciary and Council of State and approach its concern legitimately for proper process, has chosen to breach our independence status and petition foreign governments to intervene and dictate new code of conduct by which we must govern ourselves. What exactly can any of these foreign governments do that we are unable to do and redress ourselves if tabled and addressed through the proper channels available to PDP domestically?

Shame on PDP for submitting our sovereign independence to foreigners to supervise!

Is that all.

Zombies have no other definition.

To borrow fighter jet from USA is not breach of independence

To borrow money from China is not breach



Ko ra e sohun jare

The Publisher of the online Daily Nigerian newspaper, Jaafar Jaafar, has appeared before lawmakers at the Kano State House of Assembly investigating the bribery allegation against Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

PREMIUM TIMES published stories from the videos, sourced from Daily Nigerian, which showed the Kano governor receiving bribe in dollars at different instances. The total bribe is said to be about $5 million from persons believed to be contractors to the state.

Although the state government has claimed the video was ‘cloned’ our experts confirmed the authenticity.

Mr Jafaar also stood by the content of the videos when he appeared before the lawmakers at a public hearing on Thursday.

During his cross-examination, he refused to disclose the source that provided him with the video-recording of Mr Ganduje while collecting the bribe.

Earlier, Amnesty International had requested that the Nigerian government ensures the security of Mr Jafaar.

Below is the statement Mr Jafaar made before he was cross-examined by the lawmakers. He also presented material evidence, a hard disk, and other stuff.

STATEMENT BY PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF DAILY NIGERIAN AT THE INVESTIGATIVE HEARING OF KANO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON GOV. ABDULLAHI GANDUJE’S BRIBE-TAKING VIDEOS PUBLISHED BY THE ONLINE NEWSPAPER

I, Jaafar Jaafar, am a member of the Board of Directors of Penlight Media Limited, the publishers of DAILY NIGERIAN do hereby submit this statement in answer to the invitation extended to me by the Investigation Panel of the Kano State House of Assembly.

Introduction
1. The DAILY NIGERIAN made a series of publications pertaining to the receipt of several videos of His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kano State, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje collecting of bribe/kickbacks from some contractors in Kano State.



2. Consequent upon the publications, we received an invitation dated October 18, 2018 with reference number KNHA/ADM/VOL .I/04 from the Kano State House of Assembly requesting us to appear before it in the conduct of its constitutional functions as contained in Section 129 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

3. The invitation letter also requested that we submit a written statement containing the incidents pertaining to the investigation.

4. Below is the narration of our understanding of the events as it relates to the videos.

The videos
5. More than two years ago, a contractor friend of mine complained to me that the governor had been receiving kickbacks, ranging from 15 to 25 percent, for every project executed in the state from contractors.

6. We then agreed to plant spy cameras on his kaftan lapel so that he can capture the brazen act in hard evidence. He captured at least 15 clips, nine of which fully showed the governor’s face, body and hands collecting bundles of dollars.

7. Before DAILY NIGERIAN publishes stories, pictures or videos on its website (www.dailynigerian.com), the editors subject them to rigors of verification to establish their authenticity or otherwise.

8. In the case the video clips in question, our in-house technical expert, the editor-in-chief and editorial adviser certified that the videos were original and not doctored contents.

9. Experts from Amnesty International Nigeria, BBC and PREMIUM TIMES also watched the clips and certified their authenticity before we went to press.

10. The first video was published on October 14, 2018 comprising two clips that occurred on two different dates as shown on the videos themselves. The video showed the governor receiving bribe from a contractor in foreign currency specifically the monies were United States Dollar denominated. The video also showed his Excellency tucking these monies under his flowing gown and putting them inside an envelope.

11. We are willing to share the content of the video without any form of editing to assist the committee in its investigation and to share the full clips of the others that were published to the Committee in the cause of the performance of their legislative function



12. We thank the Committee for deeming it appropriate to invite us to make representations before it in respect of this matter

13. Thank you.

Jaafar Jaafar

Editor-in-Chief
, Nigeria.




https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/292492-gandujegate-video-showing-kano-governor-receiving-bribe-is-authentic-publisher-tells-investigative-committ)

slimfit1:
Not the choice most neutral people none deciders was expecting. There are still candidates more qualified than Obi. We wanted someone fresh and bold. Sowore get my vote AAC

And the choice is

Peter The Rock: Atiku made a wise choice picking Peter Obi as running mate for 2019 presidential election, By Ray Ekpu

Many analysts think Mr Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP made a wise choice by picking Mr Peter Obi as his running mate. I think so too considering the poor shape of our economy today. We are thick in debt; unemployment is high and so is extreme poverty which is crawling on four legs. These facts make the choice of an established prudent manager of resources like Peter Obi something to cheer about.

Mr Obi has gone through the globally acknowledged five star business schools in the world such as Columbia Business School, London School of Economics and Havard Business School among others. But he is not simply a textbook economist and financial wizard. He lives it, he breathes it. He is a former chairman of Fidelity Bank, former chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and has sat on the boards of several blue chip companies. He was also a member of the Presidential Economic Management team under President Goodluck Jonathan. Mr Obi didn’t just occupy offices, he proved practically that he is a seasoned and prudent manager of resources when he was the Governor of Anambra State. During his period as Governor of Anambra State he refrained from conspicuous consumption both as a person and as the State Governor. He never borrowed money to run the State. He ran it with the resources available to him by the prudent management of the state’s affairs. On his departure at the end of his duty tour, he left behind for his successor Mr Willie Obiano about 78 billion naira. In many other states there were tales of woe because some of the governors left behind huge piles of debts for their successors.

As Governor of Anambra State he paid close attention to education knowing that it was the foremost development catalyst. In the West African Examinations Council examination his state moved from 24th position in the ranking of the 36 states to number one. Part of the reason for this was his wise decision of handing over mission schools to their owners and his huge financial injection into the revamping of those schools.

He is noted as the man who demystified governance in Anambra State, a state where each metre of the land is crawling with billionaires. His convoy was always the shortest among the Governors. The siren in his vehicles remained silent because that is the way he preferred it. He dressed simply but decently and led a generally very simple and modest life style. He was, even while in power, not, different from the guy next door. Most times he travelled by economy class and carried his luggage by himself. His explanation for this has always been that he wanted to live when in office the way he would live when out of office. He certainly could afford a more luxurious and flamboyant lifestyle but he thought it was better to plough such resources into wealth creation and other life transforming activities.

His admirers call him Okwute, meaning the Rock. He is built like a man but not like a heavyweight boxing champion. I have no idea how the nickname came about but it is evident that he could earn the title because he is a tenacious warrior. He has proved that not only in his business exertions but also in politics. Mr. Obi contested the Anambra State Governorship election in 2003 on the APGA platform but INEC declared his opponent Dr. Chris Ngige of the PDP the winner. Mr. Obi took to the courts and won at the Court of Appeal on March 15, 2006 and he was sworn in on March 17. On November 2, 2006 he was impeached at 5am by the State House of Assembly. He headed back to the court and challenged his impeachment and was reinstated on February 9, 2007 by the Court of Appeal. On May 29, 2007 he left office again following the victory of Dr. Andy Uba in the governorship election. Again, he went to court contending that the four-year tenure he won in the 2003 elections only started to run when he took office in March 2006. On June 14, 2007 the Supreme Court ruled in his favour and returned him to office. He contested for a second term and won on February 6, 2010 defeating Professor Charles Soludo of the PDP. His term ended on March 17, 2014 and he handed over to Mr. Willie Obiano. From that historical sketch it is obvious that Mr. Obi is a marathoner, a relentless warrior and a tenacious fighter for a cause he believes in.

I believe the Atiku – Obi team is formidable enough to challenge the incumbent team of Buhari – Osinbajo. This will make the campaign interesting and Nigerians will have the opportunity to decide which of the two teams will be a better option for Nigeria in 2019 and beyond.


https://theeagleonline.com.ng/amp/peter-the-rock-atikus-wise-choice-picking-peter-obi-as-running-mate-by-ray-ekpu

Shia-man Oshi-Omo-Ole must be completed by all means

Oshi-Omo-Ole you must finish the mess mission hoooo

APC crisis : Clear this mess, Buhari tells Oshiomhole

No genuine primary held in Ogun, Gov Amosun insists, alleges fraud, blames Lagos ‘cabal’

•This is my finest hour; 90% of party members with me — Oshiomhole

— Following the deluge of controversies trailing the primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to clear the mess. Buhari and Oshiomhole In the same vein, the President has assured all aggrieved party members that any form of injustice arising from the primaries of the party would be addressed and no one would be treated unjustly.

This is coming in the wake of moves by some governors belonging to the party to force a National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party to address issues of arbitrariness raised against the national chairman. Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, one of those named in opposition against the national chairman, was adamant yesterday as he accused Oshiomhole of collaborating with a cabal based in Lagos to manipulate the primaries in the state to favour political interests outside the state.

In further indications of bedlam, Senator Sani Mustapha Mohammed, representing Niger South resigned from the party yesterday, following the removal of his name from the party’s list of candidates forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

The problems of the national chairman were further stoked in Imo State yesterday after hundreds of party members aligned to Governor Rochas Okorocha took to the streets of Owerri, the state capital to protest alleged substitution of the names of allies of the governor in the final list forwarded to INEC. At the root of the problems for Okorocha, Vanguard gathered, was what party sources said is the determination of Okorocha to take everything meant for the state irrespective of the feelings of other stakeholders from the state. Okorocha, Vanguard further gathered, wants his son-in-law to be governor and at the same time take up the Senate seat presently occupied by Senator Hope Uzodinma.

Oshiomhole unrelenting

The man at the centre of the storm, Oshiomhole was, however, unrelenting yesterday saying that he has the backing of ninety percent of party members affirming that this crisis is his finest hour.

Also, contrary to the narrative being peddled about President Buhari’s handling of the matter in a manner that suggested unfairness, the President was said to have assured some traditional rulers of Ogun State, who visited him recently, that he had since issued an ultimatum to the National Chairman of the party to clear all the controversies which emanated in the wake of the governorship primaries in some state chapters of the party. Sources within the APC national secretariat and the Presidential Villa expressed concern over fresh developments arising from the governorship primaries in some states of the federation.

‘Clear the mess’
There are indications from very dependable Presidential Villa sources that President Buhari, who has been inundated with complaints from party leaders comprising, but not limited to state governors, serving senators and some aggrieved aspirants may have decided to take on the issue frontally.

The signal to this came in the form of a direct instruction reportedly issued by President Buhari to Oshiomhole to ‘clear the mess.’ It was gathered that the President had sent words to the national chairman to ensure that all the controversies surrounding the governorship and state assemblies’ primary elections “must be resolved this week.”

A source privy to the recent happenings informed Vanguard that “the President appears to be embarrassed and concerned by the continued controversy, which keeps mounting by the day. Even the latest embarrassment came on Sunday with the reported exit from the party of one of the President’s staunch loyalists, Senator Shehu Sani. “You have the vexed issue of Zamfara and Adamawa.


Then you have the spectacle in Ogun State. Yes, the national chairman is insisting on doing what he claims to be the right thing, but in some of the cases in question, even the President is not too comfortable with the handling of the matter because some of the governors have made a very strong case on the impropriety of some of the decisions.

“The President has told him to clear the mess this week because the distraction the controversy continues to ignite does not bode well for the polity, presidency, the party and even the well-being of members,” the source said. ‘Mess’ in Ogun, Niger, Adamawa, Delta, Kaduna, Taraba, Imo, Rivers Specifically, the controversy that has trailed the Zamfara primaries, as well as Ogun, Niger, Adamawa, Delta, Kaduna, Taraba, Imo and Rivers, is said to have created so much muddle in the party that “the President is now very worried of their implications.” Also, Governor Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari of Zamfara State, who once threatened Oshiomhole not to send any NWC member to his state, is waiting on President Buhari to intervene and resolve the controversy in his state.

Interestingly, one of those with sympathies for Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State disclosed that “by far the most embarrassing for even the President and which has presented the chairman as lacking capacity, is the allegation that the governorship primary in Ogun State that was said to have produced the individual behind whom the chairman is supporting, never held. “When Governor Amosun met with the President in the company of some other governors last week, it was made clear that the path being followed by the national chairman was capable of totally destroying the party.

The Ogun State chapter of the party organised a primary that everybody witnessed, and we have been asking where the other people and Oshiomhole’s NWC members conducted their own governorship primary,” the source asked. Buhari’s ultimatum to Oshiomhole is expected to create new outcomes as the President is reported to have told Amosun and Yari, as well as others who feel aggrieved that whatever injustice that might have occurred would be dealt with.

Lapsed INEC deadlines

Meanwhile, the deadline for the submission of names of candidates for the House of Representatives and the Senate has lapsed.

The only way substitution could be made is for the APC to provide cogent and verifiable reasons why the substitution would be made. A case in point is that of one Hon. Mukaila Kazeem from Ogun State, whose substitution, the governor claimed, could not be rationalised by anyone at the national secretariat.

In the case of the governorship candidates, the last date for the submission and possible substitution is November 2, 2018, some ten days from today. Already, there is a gathering momentum on the removal of Oshiomhole, spearheaded by some governors and their allies in the presidency, who are already collating signatures for the removal of the chairman. ‘

Oshiomhole believes he’s right’

It was however gathered that with the renewed interest of President Buhari in the Zamfara, Ogun and other states with peculiar issues, something might give, and soon. However, Oshiomhole has continued to insist that the APC under his watch now is undergoing a transformation. “The national chairman believes that what he is doing is in the best interest of the party and those who are crying foul are just doing so for their personal interests.”, a source at the national secretariat said. Meanwhile, the number of aggrieved governors said to be supporting the emergency meeting of NEC is said to be about 18.


They are said to be pushing for an emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee NEC where far-reaching decisions would be taken. Oshiomhole had on Sunday alleged a gang up by some power brokers in the party to pass a vote of no confidence on his leadership. Several hours later, his Chief Press Secretary, Simon Ebebgulem issued a retraction. “On Sunday, October 21, 2018, I issued a statement on alleged plans by some stakeholders to move against the leadership of the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led All Progressives Congress APC.

“I want to state categorically that the statement was not authorised by my principal, Comrade Oshiomhole, and I hereby withdraw the statement.

And I deeply regret the error. “As APC Chairman, Comrade Oshiomhole is enjoying the maximum support of stakeholders of the great party as shown by the reality on the ground. Comrade Oshiomhole will speak on the issues affecting the party when there is the need to do so. Meanwhile, he is busy giving leadership as the party girds its loins for the 2019 elections”, he stated.

No genuine primaries in Ogun, Gov Amosun insists

That assertion nonetheless, Governor Amosun was unrelenting in his denunciation of the national chairman alleging connivance between him and a cabal in Lagos to write a fake result which produced Dapo Abiodun as the party’s governorship candidate for 2019 election in Ogun State. Amosun made the allegation in an interview yesterday shortly after the swearing-in of the new Chief Judge, Mosunmola Dipeolu held at the Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan area of Abeokuta.

The governor also fingered two former governors of Lagos and Ogun States of complicity in the electoral manipulation through their silence. Amosun insisted that there were no genuine primaries from the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, declaring that the only authentic primary was the one which produced Adekunle Akinlade as Governorship Candidate. He said “The President already knows there was no election in Ogun State. He knows that they just went to Lagos, wrote all results, and that what they did is fraud. If the National Working Committee or the National Chairman said there was an election in Ogun State, It was all fraud. That is what I said. He also accused major party stakeholders including two former governors of Lagos and Ogun States of complicity in the alleged electoral fraud through their silence on the issues.

“We have not heard one word from any of them. Was there any election in Ogun State? Yes or No? Anti Oshiomole protest rocks Imo Hundreds of party members yesterday blocked the front of the Imo State Government House over the allegation of substitution of names from the state, by the National Chairman of the party, Oshiomole. The APC members, mainly supporters of Okorocha, also said that they insisted on the last governorship primaries conducted on October 6th by Ibrahim Agbabiaka, that produced Uche Nwosu, as the governorship candidate of the party. Recall, before the Agbabiaka’s committee, Ahmedi Gulak led committee, had conducted a primary election which had declared Senator Hope Uzodimma, as the flag bearer of the Imo APC, gubernatorial ticket. That drama is still being played out in the courts, and it is to be heard today in Abuja.

The names said to have been dropped from the governor’s list were those of Nwosu from the governorship; Nnamdi Obiaraeri, (Imo North) Paschal Obi, Ideato federal constituency Ideato) Kingsley Uju, (Oru East, Oguta, Ohaji/Egbme, Oru west federal constituency) Semion Iwunze, (Okigwe North) The decision, Vanguard gathered yesterday was to accommodate other stakeholders in the state, a decision that is said to have offended Okorocha and his supporters who insist on taking everything. Addressing supporters, on the unfolding drama, the Secretary-General Southeast for President Mohammadu Buhari’s, group Mr. Charles Chalvon, said the substitution of names remained unacceptable to members of APC, in the state.

“The NWC adopted the report of Agbaabiaka’s result, Just on Friday, we got the report that those people who won the primaries that their names had been removed and replaced with other names. Aggrieved Presidential aspirants want Oshiomhole out The Coalition of All Progressives Congress, APC, Aspirants, also yesterday, called on President Buhari to convene an emergency meeting of the NEC to pass a vote of no confidence on Oshiomhole before he destroys the party.

The coalition in a press statement by two former Presidential aspirants, Dr. S K C Ogbonnia and Alhaji Mumakai Unagha, said: “A fortnight ago, the Coalition of 2019 APC Presidential Aspirants called for the removal of the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, for his role in the current crisis brewing in the party. Since then, a stream of party faithful from around the country have joined to register their support for the immediate ouster of the former union activist.”

“Unfortunately, however, instead of seeking peace and assuaging hurt feelings from the primaries, which left the party in deeper crisis, Oshiomhole has resorted to intimidation, blackmail, and slander. If he is not using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari to blackmail governors serving under the platform of the party, Oshiomhole is busy throwing tantrums to aggrieved aspirants and other party stakeholders. “We, the coalition of Aspirants under the All Progressive Congress (APC), wishes to state here that a majority of the party no longer believes in Oshiomhole’s leadership as the National Chairman of the party. Therefore, he has no option than to resign honourably.

“Suffices to mention here that the chairman has not only projected APC as an enemy of Nigerian youths, he has also brought the party into disrepute with his frequent outbursts. 90% of APC members back me — Oshiomhole Meanwhile, Oshiomhole has claimed the support of the majority of the party with 90% of members backing him. Speaking to State House correspondents after consultations with the president yesterday, he said: “I want to say that this is my finest hour.

I am being encouraged by the level of participation in our primaries and of course, the more open, the more the democratic process is.

Most people today who are actively involved in politics that we might describe as not too young to run, the only model that they have seen was the PDP model which ran for 16 years. So understandably, the culture of opposition, the culture of cheating, the culture of power determines outcome has been so well entrenched.

“And what we are trying to do under my leadership of the All Progressives Congress is to work consciously to entrench the core values of progressive politics which is that the people must necessarily lead, the members should not be distant spectators, the party members should be the drivers of this process. Yes we recognize the power, yes we recognize protocol, but at the end of the day, power must flow from the membership when it comes to primaries, and it must flow from the Nigeria people when it comes to the popular election.”

Continuing, he said, “Somehow it has been my lot to be on the side of the oppressed whether that oppressed is a worker, whether he is a senator or member of the House of Representatives, I think that I can say comfortably that about 90 per cent of APC membership are happy, it is not possible to have 100 percent. “So, on the whole, I am a very happy person, it has been quite challenging, but I can say tough time doesn’t last, but tough people will always do. And I think we have been toughened by our history of struggle. And I am humbled by the amount of support we are getting from critical stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress.

“There may be one or two governors who have issues, and those issues can only be resolved democratically within the spirit, the letter and all the relevant provisions of APC Constitution, Electoral Guidelines and of course the Electoral Act.

The Electoral Act is completely blind, and our party rules too are completely blind to power that it is sensitive to procedures, it is sensitive to processes. “The good news is that the overwhelming majority, we have about 23 governors, I think we are very much happy, I don’t have issues with anyone, only one or two may have some situation that they may want to see differently but that how the world is. “It is not correct to suggest that there is a move, though, one governor has publicly said he will ensure that I am removed, that is fine, the beauty of democracy is any one or two could say something, but the majority is what matters. But I think even those two when they have deeper reflection, they will recognize that all I have done is to stubbornly insist that the rules must be obeyed, nothing more, and nothing less.”

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October 24, 2018

Press Statement

PDP Berates APC over Fabrications Against Atiku, Obi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the combination of its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, former governor Peter Obi has been well-received by Nigerians across board, contrary to spurious publications being sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The party said the APC, and the Buhari Presidency, having failed to stop the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as Presidential candidate; having failed in their attempts to smear him with unfounded allegations, have now resorted to attacking our vice Presidential candidate and trying to create the impression that he is not well received in some parts of the country.

The PDP is already aware of how the APC has paid millions of naira to hack writers to spin negative narratives with a view to create an impression of disagreement and bad blood among our leaders and members across the northern and southern divides, who have since aligned with the Atiku/Obi ticket.

The PDP and majority of Nigerians are aware that the APC and the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency have been jittery since the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as our Presidential candidate, a disposition that heightened with the choice of Peter Obi as his running mate, hence their frenzy to cause confusion within our fold.

The PDP restates that the combination of Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, with their internationally acclaimed forthrightness, hard work, ingenuity and managerial competencies, guarantee a prudent and result-oriented administration that will liberate our nation from the economic shackles which the wasteful, incompetent, and deceptive APC administration has plunged our nation into.

Furthermore, the Buhari Presidency and APC’s unrelenting resort to fabrications and personal attacks against our candidates instead of presenting their claimed achievements and programmes to Nigerians, confirms that they have nothing to offer as they have been trending on false performance claims and propaganda.

On our own part, the PDP, as a Pan Nigerian and performance-oriented political party, will never descend to the shallows with the fading APC and the Buhari Presidency, but focus on how to salvage our nation from the economic hardship, acute hunger and starvation as well as the daily bloodletting that have become the order of the day under the President Buhari administration.

Nigerians have gone through enough pain and anguish under President Buhari and no amount of smear campaign and personal attack on our candidates will ever whittle their resolve to vote in Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi with their proven political will and commitment to the welfare of Nigerians.

Signed:

Kola Ologbondiyan
National Publicity Secretary