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ACN, watch your stand as this imposition may drown the party in the coming election. We see ACN as a tough opposition to the ruling party. Retrace your step, ACN leaders.

Posted by: Odutola Aranju , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

ACN is not a party but a confrnternity with Tinubi the Chief cult leader.Let’s wait and see their downfall come April polls. like OBJ, I dey laugh.

Posted by: samson , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

At least u have spoken,a word is enough for the wise. I f they ACN fail to listen,that will mean testing the will of Ekiti people and they will see the result.Ekiti Central Senatorial district people have said no to Ojudu.

Posted by: Ayodele Oba , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The ACN uses the name of Awolowo without believing in his ideals. ACN Strongman imposed his wife, son and soninlaw in Lagos the uproar is still on! The question is where is Justice as widely touted?Is ACN a Political fiefdom of one man or a democratic Party? They preach one thing, they practice another.For as long as Tinubu dictates the fortune of any member in the party, so long shall victory elude them at the polls.We are waiting for them!

Posted by: Lara Adenubi , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

what bode ola is passing througth is not new in Nigeria politics,but it is unfair for him to cryout now,becouse the power that be in his party are not favouring him.cos,i know that he his not different from them.from grassroot to the top it is dirty politics that is the order of the day.

Posted by: o.peter , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

I am fed up wath politicians who are non indigenes of Lagos State using the state as stepping stone to achieve their ambitions in their home states. Bamidele is a case in point. Fashola should be bold in choosing indigenes in all the political posts available. It is unfair to lagosians to allow these non indigenes bleeding the state dry before running back to their home states.

Posted by: OMO EKO , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

Look at the injustice being done to a credible Senator Ola by Lagos “Gbajue’s” The so called ACN are not progressives nor democrats, they don’t practice what they preach. Their foot print signal imposition in all their primaries across the Nation. The worst Kangaroo P.D.P primary is better than their ACN imposition. The masses need alternative opposition ACN one man riot will not get us to the promise land, the sooner we realize this fact the better we are going to be years to come.

Posted by: Ramat Mohammed , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

This is not expected from a party that went through hell before they can claim their mandate. It is not good to treat this genteman like this. It is illegal to foist people on us un Ekiti, this will not work. The Senator should go ahead and take the matter up in the law court. Otunba Kebby is from Ikoro Ekiti

Posted by: Otunba Segun Kebby , on Wednesday, February 09, 2011

The Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Senator Bode Ola, has predicted failure for his party, Action Congress of Nigeria, in Ekiti State in the coming general elections.

Ola, whose victory at the Appeal Tribunal sacked Femi Kila of the Peoples Democratic Party from the Senate in August 2009, said this in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday at a press conference on the list of senatorial candidates released by INEC.

The primary elections in Ekiti Central Senatorial District was contested by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos State, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, former managing editor of The News magazine, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, Mr. Dele Alake, and Bode Ola, who is the incumbent senator representing the district.

But the name of Senator James Kolawole Olagunju was displayed as the candidate for the ACN in Ekiti Central Senatorial District,though he is from Ekiti North Senatorial District.

Ola said that the party would fail if the forces backing one of the aspirants in Ekiti Central went ahead to foist the aspirant on the party.

The senator said that there was no primaries in Ekiti Central, noting that the rescheduled primaries did not hold because “some forces” did not want it to take place.

He said, “ I am at a loss over how they are treating me. We preach one man one vote in our party but they are practising another thing. Our leaders are trying to destroy the party in Ekiti here.

“I may take a legal action against the party for excluding me. People out there are also complaining that the party is not fair to me. Because of the way they are treating me, the ACN may likely lose this election. Their action portends a capital failure for the party.”

Ola said that he had discovered that some powerful forces in the party in the state preferred an aspirant and that was the reason they wanted to impose him on the people.

He said, “I have just spent one and half years at the Senate because I had to fight up to the Appeal Court before I reclaimed my mandate from the ousted Mr. Femi Kila. So, it will be unfair to me, heartless and ungodly if another person is given the ticket.

“I know some people are deliberately doing this to humiliate me and this will never work because I am confident that I am the best candidate. But if they exclude me unjustly, they will find themselves to blame after the coming elections.”

Another aspirant, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, who reacted to the list in a telephone interview with our correspondent said that his name would be submitted as the candidate.

He said that the name of Olagunju was used as a dummy to afford the party the opportunity to resolve the crisis over the primaries.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the ACN secretariat as the INEC released the list of candidates.

Our correspondent, who visited the secretariat in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, observed that more policemen had been deployed in the place, following the release of the list.

The Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Jide Awe, was attacked by some political thugs in the secretariat in the crisis that trailed the primaries.

eku_bear:
If Nigeria functioned properly, Fashola would be running for president and win overwhelmingly.

[size=14pt]Israeli found dead in Ekiti hotel[/size]
By Femi Makinde, Ado-Ekiti
Monday, 31 Jan 2011
Controversy is surrounding the death of an Israeli identified as Mr. Dani Lamdan in a popular hotel in the Ekiti State capital, Ado Ekiti.

The Israeli was found dead in his hotel room on Tuesday.

A top security source told THE PUNCH that the deceased and his compatriot, identified as Begerano, were invited by a company to execute some projects in the Ekiti State. He said employees of the hotel were shocked to discover that their guest had died inside the room.

However, Begerano was said to have escaped from the hotel when he discovered that Lamdan was dead. The source said the hotel workers became worried because the deceased neither went to the restaurant to have breakfast nor ordered for room service as he used to do.

THE PUNCH learnt that when calls to his room were not answered, workers on duty went to check the room and discovered Lamdan’s lifeless body. The discovery, it was learnt, led to a pandemonium in the hotel.

As they made arrangements to convey the remains of the deceased to the mortuary and to contact his family, the source said the workers were further dazed that Begerano could no longer be found in the hotel. Nobody was willing to speak at the hotel when journalists visited the place on Friday.

The source added that it was difficult to trace Lamdan’s family as there was no passport or aliens’ card in his bag.

“We are not sure if he was an illegal immigrant because he also did not have Immigration endorsement. Some immigrants don’t take their passports or resident permit around because of the fear that they could be stolen. But they do carry endorsement cards given by the Nigeria Immigration service.

[b]“But this man did not have any of these documents and his colleague had also escaped,” he said.

[/b]The Police Public Relations Officer in Ekiti State, Mr. Mohammed Jimoh, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday.

He said Lamdan’s corpse had been deposited at the mortuary of the University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti. The PPRO said the report showed that the deceased died of natural causes and no foul play was suspected.

He said the command had contacted the Force Headquarters in Abuja, which would inform the Israeli Embassy. Also, a source at the hospital, who corroborated the comamnd’s claims, said the autopsy report showed that Lamdan had a history of diabetes.

THE PUNCH learnt that embassy officials and the widow of the deceased arrived in Ado-Ekiti on Friday to move the corpse to Israel for burial.

Meanwhile, a 25-year-old man, Mr. Ojo Olowookere, has been found dead inside an abandoned well in Ado-Ekiti. Olowookere was discovered in the well at the back of his residence along Ilawe Road around Olaoluwa Muslim Grammar School.

The deceased’s parents were said to have visited hospitals, police stations when they did not see their son on Thursday. But a girl who went to the well to fetch water was said to have seen human legs in the well and raised the alarm which attracted people to the scene.

Some people swiftly contacted firemen, who then removed the body from the well. Our correspondent learnt that there were bloodstains on the head of the deceased when he was removed. This raised suspicion that he was probably killed and dumped in the well.

Olowookere’s remains have been taken to the mortuary. The spokesman of the state polcie command confirmed the development, adding that it was being investigated.

[size=14pt]Israeli contractor dies mysteriously in hotel [/size]

  Israeli contractor dies mysteriously in hotel
Monday, 31 January 2011 00:00 Remi Koleosho


Remi Koleoso, Abuja
AN Israeli, Mr. Daniel Lamdan, was at the weekend found dead in his hotel room at the Ekiti State Government-owned Fountain Hotel in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.
The Nigerian Compass reliably gathered that the deceased was a security expert, and arrived in the state about a week ago on the invitation of the government on an “official assignment.”


Lamdan was discovered dead in his room by one of the hotel attendants.


After the discovery, the hotel management was said to have informed the state police command, who removed the remains of the Israeli to the mortuary of the state-owned University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.


On hearing the news of the incident, our correspondent rushed to the hotel, where he was told that Governor Kayode Fayemi and a chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the state had visited.


Efforts by our reporter to find out the nature of Lamdan’s assignment were fruitless, as no one was ready to speak on the incident.


Confirming the death in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohammed Jimoh, said the Israeli was in the state for an “official assignment” and was found dead in his hotel room.


He said: “I learnt the deceased came to the state on an official assignment before he was found dead in his hotel room at Fountain Hotels, Ado-Ekiti.


“The command has informed the Force Headquarters to contact the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria to come and identify him. His remains have been deposited at the mortuary of the University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti.
“No arrest has been made since the police did not suspect any foul play. We are still investigating the circumstances that surrounded his death.”
The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Patrick Adegun, while confirming the incident, explained that the late Lamdan died of heart failure.


“We performed autopsy on the deceased and we found out that he died of heart failure, which is natural. We equally found out that the deceased had a  history of long time diabetes.
“After the autopsy, his remains have been released to the Israeli embassy and his family,” Adegun disclosed.
Contacted, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Alhaji Mojeed Jamiu, said he was out of the state on official assignment, and was not aware of the incident.
His words: “I am not aware of the incident. You are just informing me. I have travelled out Ado-Ekiti since Thursday, January 27 to Lagos and Abuja on official engagements.”

Saturday, 29 January 2011 01:37 Victor Oriola

LOCAL Government employees in Lagos State are currently up in arms against the incursion into their operations by Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax collecting firm believed

to be owned by former Governor of the state, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The workers have already printed posters aimed at sensitising their members against what they called the extension into councils, Tinubu's alleged fleecing of the

Babatunde Raji Fashola's administration through the company.

The Nigerian Compass on Saturday had sometime in 2009 reported its finding that the addresses of the directors of the company that were submitted to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) were fictitious.

One was discovered to be an open market stall at the centre of the Agege market, another was the residence of a different person at FESTAC town, while the third at Anthony Village could simply not be traced as at then.

The tax company is believed to be receiving a monthly commission of about N2.1 billion from the Internally Generated Revenue of the state.

The workers believe that the company has been given the go-ahead by Governor Fashola to start collecting revenues for the 20 local Government Councils and the 37 Local

Council Development Areas of the state.

This, the council workers have vowed to resist with the last blood in their veins.

Authoritative sources told the Nigerian Compass on Saturday that the crisis engendered by the introduction of Alpha Beta into the councils would soon blow into the

open.

The Nigeria Compass on Saturday learnt that the National Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) is already resisting what they termed an attempt to take over the

revenue collection of the local governments by fiat.

Posters denouncing the encroachment of Alpha Beta were on Thursday placed opposite the Vice -Chairman's office in Mushin Local Government, while those of other

councils and LCDAs will soon follow.

The posters read, among others: “National Union of Local Government Employee (NULGE) says no to Alpha Beta. There is a secret move to plant a consortium known as Alpha

Beta in all the council areas in Lagos State for revenue collection. NULGE says no to contracting out of revenue to Alpha Beta or any consortium for that matter”.

In Mushin Local Government Area, a source who craves anonymity alleged that the encroachment by Alpha Beta, may cripple the activities of the councils and the LCDAs.

“What else do they want us to do? Last year alone, by November, we had remitted N150 million to the coffers of Mushin council. What else do these people want? the

source queried.

Another source in Somolu Local Government claimed that the incursion of Alpha Beta into the local governments was part of the deal that made it possible for Governor

Fashola to get the second term ticket.

“ Yes, it a deal signed, sealed and delivered between Tinubu and his godson, Fashola. It is to consolidate Tinubu's hold on the state's resource which had been the

basis of his disagreement with Fashola in the last two years.

“You can see that all those who supported Governor Fashola during his crisis with Tinubu are being edged out of the system. I don't know why the governor is helpless.

All those who supported him are being maltreated without him trying to save them”

The Deputy -Governor, Sarah Sosan, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, Senator Munir Muse, Hon. Babatunde Ogala, Enoch Ajiboso and Sesan Olanrewaju have either been removed

from their positions or are on their way out after serving out their terms.

Like the Eti-Osa people who succeeded in frustrating the collection of tolls on Lekki/Epe expressway momentarily last year, the NULGE, an umbrella body of local

government staff has vowed to ensure that the Alpha Beta is withdrawn from the Lagos council areas.

“This is an injustice, I don't know what this man wants again. He has cornered everything in Lagos State for himself and his cronies. What else does he want?” queried

a NULGE source last night.





By Victor Oriola, Acting Political Editor

edicolove:
I must admit I was one of those who have been attacking PDP. But I was so impressed with their primaries I have decided to tone it down a bit and watch. I will not let them of the hook completely but I want to have some little hope that they are changing for good. They have completely blown many Nigerians away in the last 2 weeks. But alas! While we were yet to even settle down and enjoy the little window of hope, the so called progressives and champions of democracy goes on a complete 360 and defecates on democracy and our new found hope.

I feel really let down and insulted that I have both supported them and looked at them to some extent with some measure of hope. They have turned out to be a big fraud. They are the New Yahoo Yahoo party. Shame! I wonder what Oshiomole will have to say. complete let down I must tell you.

KnowAll:
Who is Sade tinunbu?

PUNCH NEWSPAPER

Aggrieved aspirant predicts ACN defeat in Ekiti
By Femi Makinde, Ado-Ekiti
Friday, 14 Jan 2011
 
A Senatorial aspirant in Ekiti South, Mr. Wale Adebola, has said that the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria might lose the state to the opposition parties if the party refused to address the alleged imposition of candidates in the primaries.

Adebola said this at a press conference in Ikere-Ekiti on Thursday.

He expressed shock that Mr. Tony Adeniyi who came second was declared the winner of the senatorial primaries in Ekiti South.

He called on the party to put its house in order in order to avoid the negative consequences of working against the popular wish of the people.

He said, “I learnt on good authority that the opposition parties are already strategising and rejoicing over our inability to practice the principles and justice that we preach and by extension, what this portends is possible disintegration or abysmal loss in coming elections.”

But, Adeniyi, who denied being imposed on the party, said that he worked for the party and the leadership of the party in the five wards in the district compensated him by zoning the seat to him.

He said that his emergence as the ACN flag-bearer would ensure that the people of the senatorial district vote en masse for the party.

He denied the allegation that he was imposed on the party by Governor Kayode Fayemi.

Oluwalose Ajayi  at   2011-01-15 07:09:04    Wrote:

Please let Fayemi hear this. Like Gideon in Judges 8, God overthrew his enemies and gave him victory, but instead of glorifying God, he is playing harlot with the power. For this reason, says the Lord of hosts,the power shall be a snare unto him and his household. Tell him to beware and give honour to whom it's due. He should allow justice and equity to prevail in Ekiti, otherwise God is ready to take the kingdom Wy from him and give to his neighbour. He has ears. let him hear what the Spirit of God is saying to the unjust and corrupt leaders in Ekiti.

blacksta:
I am highly disappointed at number of posters who have been simply brainwashed by sham we saw on tv yesterday.   It is well know fact that across all parties most notable PDP that primary results are determined by   highest bidders and another fact is that Governors control state delegates and if you ever fall out of line with your governor your days as a pdp state delegate are over.

What we simply saw yesterday was result of back office mago mago and ji biti.

PDP is a still a party full of murders, thieves and all other evil vices.  Are you aware that aware all murder charges were dropped by GeJ and his Camp against Tesilm folarin so that the man could be at Abuja yesterday.

The Sooner we get rid of PDP , ACN  and the other rubbish parties the better Nigeria will be.

It is sad and correct to say " NIGERIANS are their own worst enemies"

zenus:

lagerwhenindoubt:
Bros, you have been sleeping all this while. it is a fact, His Daughter is up for Lagos House of Assembly, His In-Law for House of Reps and Wife for Senate. wakeup Lagos is Tinubu's Village.Periiod 

blapo:
As to the poster who says he heard from a reliable source that Tinubu is preparing his wife for Fashola's seat in 2015,  i don't think Tinubu in his wildest dream will ever think of such this is Lagos not your Village,

blacksta:
iit is more than 21billion

7M*3000 = 21 000 000 000 000

a trillion has 12 zeros

hence the figure 21 Trillion is correct


any back to the news


Ibb sef no get that kind money. how much more atiku

flyuche:
that's my point. so they don't have any terminals for customers to try this new network and they call it launch?

swift has  802.16e wimax network like  mobitel and recently DOPC. well current ITU definitions embrace it as 4G

He added that the technology would  further enhance more demanding applications like interactive TV, mobile video blogging, advanced games or professional services, enabling more Nigerians to be on top of their game and thereby[b] ruling their world[/b]”, he added.

Maxidoe:
I feel you man even though am torn between 2 candidates, am a fan of Ribadu, because i believe with enabling environment and the power required he would do exploits, i kinda believe he is one who will not be shoved around by God father or any other of their kind, my other choice is buhari, cos i have come to know that what most Nigerians want is change, we want uninterrupted power supply, security, good roads, huge boost and investment the the agricultural sector, great and grave punishment for corrupt politicians, and whoever can give us all this irrespective of tribe or religion, why not.

Lagosboy:
I am shocked at hearing mamora was asked to step down, just reading here on this thread. I have consitently said although PDP is a terrible party, the alternative which is ACN is just a lesser evil as the lion of Bourdiloun is a dicatator. There are no primaries in Lagos ACN, Tinubu handpicks whomever he wishes just like he did to the same BRF people are singing his praise.

BRF did perform in his first 2 years but that doesn not negate the fact that he was selected undemocratically. Tinubu is having his time and such people dont last long in terms of relevance. He shot himself in the foot by wanting to install his wife into the senate.

However, if we are to face fact Tinubu is the major financier of the ACN nationwide albeit with stolen Lagos funds. In politics whoever controls the cash controls the people and that is the reality of Politics. Most of those Tinubu is asking to stepdown never won any primaries themselves and were handpicked by him so whatever goes around comes around.

It is only a matter of time before the shepard goes to lead his flock to the promise land.

leboss6:
OMG PDP now have hawks on NL, nobody says ACN  is a faultless party, they also have there own problems, but the truth is that there Governors perform creditably well ala Fashola,oshiomole, too early to judge Fayemi and Rauf

jensinmi:
For the past few weeks, it seems no day goes by without a news article regarding the Ekiti Central Senatorial Seat.

The seat is currently held by Senator Festus Olabode Ola (ACN) who was declared winner by the court of Appeal in Ilorin in June 2009, After spending over 2 years in court to unseat Femi Kila of the PDP.

The appeal court declared Senator Bode Ola rightful winner of the April 2007 elections in that Senatorial district.

3 other contestants are now striving with the current senator to represent the Action Congress in the upcoming elections for that position. They are

Opeyemi Bamidele - Current Lagos state commissioner for Information and Strategy
Babafemi Ojudu - former Managing Editor of THE NEWS Magazine
Dele Alake - Former Lagos Commissioner of Information and Strategy


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/web3/politics/23941.html

http://thenationonlineng.net/web3/news/24090.html


The questions in the minds of so many Ekiti people are

1. Why so much interest in this particular seat??
2. Why does it seem that these 3 associates of Asiwaju Tinubu have suddenly migrated to Ekiti all of a sudden to contest for a seat that very few cared about 4 years ago??
3. Why is there almost no similar interest in the Ekiti North and Ekiti South Senatorial Seats currently held by the PDP??

luvinhubby: See the bigger picture, "TINUBU NEEDS THE MONEY".
          After 4yrs in Senate, she will come back and contest for Lagos governorship post under ACN with a CV that will include wife of governor and a "one time senator of the federal republic" and Tinubu`s overiding influence in ACN, she wins.
 Tinubu wants to keep Lagos and it`s purse under his control so as to "enthrone" himself as the leader of the yoruba race after Awolowo and Pa Adesanya and he needs Lagos state as a financial fountain that will generate the funds that he needs to make him a regional political monster, feeding on our taxes to become a political demi-god in Lagos.

blacksta:
The only good thing coming out of this. Is the fact all that accrued money from senate or house would be spent fighting a dead political ambition.  I shed no tears at all as they all reaping what they sowed.  No they cant go the people to be elected cause they never visited and did anything positive for their consistuents  during their term in office hence dog eat dog.

PhysicsHD:
Is it just me or does the guy in the white look somewhat like Atiku?

PhysicsHD:
Atiku's long lost Yoruba brother, or his non-evil twin, creeping up in the background.