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Fuel Tanker Rams Into Moving Caterpillar In Anambra

“A tanker carrying 40,000 litres of PMS collided with a Caterpillar that lost control from opposite direction at ..

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IMF worries over Nigeria’s repayment capacity of N24.39tn debt

“Nigeria has been borrowing in international markets but we worry.

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Declare Failed Exam Inconclusive, Hold Supplementary Exam — Melaye Tells Nigerian Universities

In what look like a mockery of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) following the rate of inconclusive elections across Nigeria, Senator Dino Melaye has ..

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Ondo 2020: It’s Time For Ilaje To Produce Next Governor

By Olumide Akinrinlola

From the creation of Ondo state, the emergence of gubernatorial candidates for any governorship elections being produced by various political parties are being considered rotationally within the three senatorial districts of the state.

Though, the gentle man arrangement is not known to any law of the land. But ever since it started in 1999, it has become a tradition adopted by various political parties to produce their gubernatorial candidates without any truncation.

In 1999, late governor Adebayo Adefarati was produced from the northern part of the state as the executive governor of Ondo-state. He was not so lucky when he sought re-election in 2003, he was defeated by late governor Olusegun Agagu from Ondo South.

Agagu too was not lucky when he sought re-election in 2007. Though he was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but he was removed by the court after spending two years in office.

On that note, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko was declared winner and duly elected governor of the state by the law court. He took over from Agagu as the governor of Ondo-state after he was sworn in 2009 based on the court judgment.

The Ondo born politician, Mimiko, who is from Ondo Central, went on to win re-election in 2012, beating his closest challenger, Olusola Oke of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), thereby, breaking the record to become the first governor of Ondo- State who spent 8 years in office.

However, luck ran against him when he attempted to truncate the aged long political zoning arrangement in 2016 in his plan to produce a successor by imposing Eyitayo Jegede (SAN) from Ondo Central senatorial district as the gubernatorial candidate of PDP against the wishes of party leaders and followers in the other two senatorial districts of the state.

The defilement of this traditional zoning arrangement by Mimiko did not go down well with some notable leaders of the party in Ondo North and Ondo South.

This led to a serious political gang up and conspiracy by party leaders who were sufficiently aggrieved that the other two senatorial districts were shortchanged by the former governor.

Aggrieved leaders like chief Jimoh Ibrahim and many political appointees under Mimiko sabotaged and frustrated Jegede through the court and anti-party activities.

Many PDP leaders, members of the party, and the electorates in Ondo South and North voted against Jegede. They did not vote against him because he wasn’t qualify for the job but he was rejected by the electorates because he was from thesame Ondo Central with the then governor Segun Mimiko, who already spent 8 years as the governor of the state.

That was the major reason Jegede of the PDP lost the election to the present incumbent governor of the state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because the people of Ondo South and North cannot wait for another likely 8 years before they could produce the governor despite the obvious that both senatorial districts suffered a major set back of infrastructural developments that took place under Mimiko which was believed to have been over-concentrated in Ondo Central.

With Akeredolu as the incumbent governor now, the seat of power has returned back to Ondo North. It means, Akeredolu will complete the 8 years the late governor Adefarati from Ondo North could not complete.

Meanwhile, the governor is also likely to seek re-election as it stands. But that will be determined by his party, APC.

Having said this, we must not shy away from the fact that the agitations by the people of Ondo South and Central to produce the next governor in 2020 have begun.

The people of Ondo South have started the agitations on social media, saying it is their turn to produce the next governor for the sake of fairness, justice and equity especially to balance the political equation in view of the aged long political arrangement in the state.

But some people from Ondo Central were of the views that Jegede must be allowed to contest again to try his luck for the second time. They argued that Akure city, the state capital, where Jegede hails from, has never produced the governor since the return of democracy.

Though, reactions gathered across the three Senatorial districts from the peoples of the state indicate that the above argument is baseless.

Majority argued that candidates are not being produced anywhere in Nigeria based on the factor mentioned above. They said it’s either the position is zoned to any of the senatorial districts or a primary election is conducted by political parties involved in the race.

The popular opinions were of the view that if sentiments were removed, and the aged long arrangement respected, Ondo South is the right senatorial district to produce the next governor of the state.

To avoid a repeat of failure, I join the well-meaning citizens of Ondo-State to take a position that the next governor of the state must be produced by Ondo South most especially under the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

And the best local government to produce the governor under Ondo South is ILAJE LOCAL GOVERNMENT of the state.

Apart from the fact that Ilaje Local Government contributed 60% of the total revenues of Ondo State government, we must remind ourselves of the fact that the incumbent senator in Ondo South is from Irele Local government. The incoming Senator is from Ileoluji-Okeigbo local government, the current deputy governor is from Ese Odo Local government. Our current federal minister is from Okitipupa Local government, thesame local government with the late former governor Olusegun Agagu, while Odigbo Local government seems not to show interest in the race as at now. And any local government that does not take action cannot see God and the people in action.

So, I stand with ILaje local government in view of Ondo 2020.

Ilaje Local government is a goal oooo..

Olumide Akinrinlola is from Okitipupa Local government of Ondo - State.

Thank You Ondo South

On behalf of myself, my family, and the entire family of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo-State, I sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, appreciate the good people of Ondo-South who elected me as distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during February 23, 2019, Presidential and National Assembly Elections while you all repeated the same thing on March 9, 2019, supplementary elections that were held in 56 units of Ondo-South.

If it had not been the Lord on our sides, the enemies would have truncated the expression of your wishes through the ballots.

The mandate is yours. It is not for my family or my local Government, it is indeed the mandate of the good people of Ondo South expressly given to me by all of you across the six Local Governments of Ondo-South to represent your interests at the red chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

I promise to represent you as a Senator representing Ondo South and not a senator representing PDP, nor a particular tribe or religion. I am going to be a distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for Ondo South.

With the spirit of patriotism in me, I will enhance the unity of Ondo South regardless of our tribes, religions or political parties. Therefore , be rest assured, that, I will not kowtow in nepotism.

I will give you productive-quality representation at the senate. Count me out of docility. I will surpass my targets (agenda) which I already published online so that you can all have a copy for my appraisal throughout my tenor as your senator.

Thank you so much for your support. I am grateful!

God bless Ondo South!
God bless Ondo-State !
God bless Nigeria!

Signed:

Olumide Akinrinlola,
For : The Senator-elect,
Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo

For Immediate Release

March 7, 2019

Buhari, Foreign Observers, Should Call APC To Order, Warn INEC Over Inconclusive Election In Ondo

The general public will recall that two weeks ago, INEC failed to declare the candidate of the PDP winner of the Senatorial election conducted in Ondo South based on flipsy excuse that the election could not be concluded following unjustifiable ground that the margins of win 27, 036 by Nicholas Tofowomo of the PDP is less down 28,047 number of registered voters in the affected 56 units where election did not hold or cancelled.

Meanwhile, this was a selfless decision because the margin of win by the PDP Candidate, Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, outnumbered the number of PVC collected (24,760) in the 56 units of 28, 047 registered number of voters based on verified record available at our disposal as at the time of filing this report.

Instead of the ruling APC to bury its head in shame that INEC under her watch conducted the worst general election in the history of Nigeria, we had been reliably informed now that Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee of the ruling APC has issued a stern directive to INEC in Ondo State to declare Senator Yele Omogunwa of the APC winner of the slated Senatorial supplementary election in Ondo South despite the obvious that Nicholas Tofowomo of the PDP is already a clear winner of the said election based on the margins of win which is more than the number of 24,760 PVC collected in the affected units.

The whole world should know that on no condition must INEC return more than the 24,760 votes of PVC holders in these affected 56 units come Saturday.

Anything to the contrary will spark up avoidable crisis in Ondo State.

It is instructive to warn INEC not take our civility, patience and perseverance for granted.

The commission and its officials must not allow any desperate politician to use them against God who is capable of consuming anybody regardless of their status or position.

We shall not hesitate to take our destinies in our hands by resisting any further attempt by INEC and the ruling APC to subvert the wishes of the good people of Ondo-South.

President Buhari, the National Peace Committee, and the international community should as a matter of urgency, call the ruling APC to order while INEC be warned to act within its purview for the sake of the peace of our people.


Signed:

Olumide Akinrinlola,
Dir, Media and Publicity,
Tofowomo Campaign Organisation

Hon. Solomon Bitire,
Secretary, Tofowomo Campaign Organisation.

Hon. Banji Okunomo,
Director -General,
Tofowomo Campaign Organisation

By The Time These Elections Are Over

By Jumoke Akindele

On my part, I sincerely believe and I have often maintained that it is time we renegotiated the basis of our continued stay together. If we must stay together, then we must begin to acknowledge the rights of each Nigerian on the Nigerian soil.

The Igbo man is asking for his right to choose between two Yoruba men. Surely, unless you are a member of the APC, particularly of the Tinubu hegemony, you should not have a problem with that.

Read full article here http://www.starnews.com.ng/by-the-time-these-elections-are-over/

I Escape Death Last Night, Pastor Adeboye Hints Congregation

Daddy G. O, as he is popular called, was expected as usual to mount the pulpit and give his sermon at the church national headquarters at Ebute-Meta, Throne of Grace in Lagos, but instead,

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Leave Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Alone

In my own opinion, AA or no AA, there couldn’t have been how APC would have defeated PDP in Ondo South. What happened to APC also happened to PDP. If the likes of Eni Akinsola, Andrew Soga and others who joined ZLP before the general elections did not go, PDP votes across board will still be higher than what it is now.

I do not see how Kolade Akinjo, Ikengboju Gboluga and Nicholas Tofowomo would have lost the baton for those unpopular APC candidates in Ondo South.

APC got it all wrong by imposing candidates on members of their party instead of going through the rigorous process of electoral college where popular candidates would have emerged to the acceptance of their party members.

After all , the AA and the APC coupled with the ZLP, all voted for President Buhari, the APC presidential candidate in the election and still, they lost the presidential election in Ondo State.

Where is the fault of Aketi in all of these? Even those APC leaders who lost the presidential election in their various units are still castigating Aketi.

Does Aketi have another presidential candidate apart from president Buhari in the last election?

The truth is, when the PDP was busy campaigning and preparing for the election, the APC in Ondo State was busy planning to rig through ballot box snatching and votes buying which did not work out for them.

Let’s leave Governor Akeredolu alone and be truthful for once.

Ire oooo

—- Olumide Akinrinlola
Dir, Media and Publicity,
Tofowomo Campaign Organisation

ONE DAY

By Olumide Akinrinlola

One day, your breath will go forth and your spirit will become helpless.

One day your body will return back to the dust and start to decay.

One day, your thoughts will perish and your journey on earth will be ended (psalm 146:4).

One day, you will not be able to wear that your best cloth and drive your best car which has become an Idol.

One day, your best food will be prepared and you will be unable to eat it.

One day, the person that seems to love you most will never dare to move closer to you.

One day, you will be isolated in a place called “grave” (1st kings 13:31).

One day, you will receive a call that can never be declined.

One day, the assets you cherished most will be taken by another person.

One day, your deed on earth will be presented like a CD.

One day, a title will be added to your name “Late”

One day, you will be given an infinite apartment, either palace or hell.

In Summary, what I am saying is that one day, you will die, and give account of how you live your life on earth, then shall you be sent to where you belong whether hell or Heaven depending how you live your life o earth.

Take life easy, live your life in peace with everyone and remember that “Life is just an episode, but it can determine your eternity”

Give this a thought!!! Repent from your worldly ways and accept Jesus Christ today as your Lord and Saviour . See all the things of this world as vanity upon vanity. See your salvation as an investment for eternal life.

Repent now! I just told you.

Say : Lord Jesus, I am sorry for my sin. Forgive me. (confess your sin) I accept you today as my Lord and Saviour, come into my life and remain there forever. Amen.

Press Release

March 2, 2019

Dear good people of Ondo South,

This is to intimate you that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC ) will conduct supplementary election across the southern Senatorial district of Ondo-State on Saturday alongside State House of Assembly Election to formally conclude the Senatorial election of the district which was declared inconclusive last week by INEC.

In the official result declared so far by INEC, I scored 79,029 votes while my closest revival, Senator Yele Omogunwa polled 51,993 votes.

I am presently leading the incumbent Senator with a margin of 27,036 votes.

It may interest you and the general public to know that the number of cancelled units as officially released by INEC is 52 with 28, 047 number of registered voters in the affected areas.

We had reliably gathered that the number of permanent voters’ cards (PVC) collected in these affected areas are less down 20, 000. Though INEC will officially publish the number of PVC collected in the affected units on or before Tuesday next week.

It is necessary I update you with this information for you and the entire world to know this fact and take note of the above for record purposes as the supplementary election approaches.

While thanking you all for casting your votes for me enmass last week Sarturday, I wish to let you know that it is not yet over not until I am officially declared by INEC as the duly elected Senator of Ondo South in Ondo State.

There is no cause for alarm. Do not be despaired nor distracted. Let’s eschew violence and tolerate our neighbours regardless of our political differences. Don’t fight anyone even if they provoke you to anger.

The devices of the enemies had been frustrated already. We are winning this election and we are 101% sure of victory.

My ambition is God’s project enveloped by Divine Favour. I already put everything into the hands of God and we are all going to see God’s hands in everything by next week Saturday.

God has finished His work and whatever God has finished cannot finish us.

Thank you and God bless.

Pst Olumide Akinrinlola,
Dir. of Media and Publicity,

For: Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo,
Senatorial Candidate of the PDP,
For Ondo-South.

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Rigging or no rigging, Atiku will defeat Buhari— Prophet Wale Olagunju reveals again

President Muhammadu Buhari should start preparing his handover note because the will of God cannot be stopped by any man ..

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Why You Need To Vote Atiku Abubakar As President of Nigeria

By Olumide Akinrinlola

Buhari is grossly incompetent to lead Nigeria. It is obvious the president is not physically and mentally fit to rule this country for another four years.

It is more annoying when people give credit to him over revival of our railway lines as part of his achievements and reason he needs to continue beyond 2015.

Revival of Railway project in Nigeria that some people are talking about wasn’t Buhari and the APC ‘s initiative but of the PDP.

The TSA, BVN, EFCC, ICPC, NHIS, NSCDC, Card Reader, PTDF, Abuja light rail project etc.. that got people talking today, are all the achievements of the PDP.

Mr Buhari and the APC led federal government has grounded our economy and thrown the future of Nigeria in bankruptcy. The future of this country is already in debt through excessive borrowing.

The high level of insecurity is unprecedented under this Buhari-APC led government. The overwhelming rate of impunity, and human right abuses cannot be overemphasised.

Buhari has eroded the unity of Nigeria with nepotism coupled with his hatred for other tribes. He is lawless and not even in charge of the affairs of government. He isn’t aware of most critical decisions being taken by his own administration.

He’s mentally imbalance and as such, he is being controlled by the cabals. It is those cabals who are contesting now because a vote for Buhari is a vote to retain the cabals to rule us for another four years.

Buhari and these cabals are those people who created the economic tyranny via the high dollar exchange rates which skyrocketed the prices of goods and services and made life unbearable for common Nigerians on the streets.

The Buhari-APC did not also fulfill their electoral promises while they denied some of them.

Where is the 3 million jobs they promised every year? Has one naira equalled one dollar? Where is the state and community policing they promised? Has fuel price reduced to N40? Have they banned public officer from seeking medical care abroad as promised? Where is the revival of Ajaokuta steel industry? Where is the business loan guarantee scheme for small scale businesses? Where is the establishment of Crime Squad to combat terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, militants, ethno-religious and communal clashes nationwide as promised by them?

I can go on and on to list their unfulfilled electoral promises or those they denied.

They came to increase our burden through the increase of taxes with fraudulent multiple taxes on our incomes and Bank Accounts.

They deceived us by jerking up pump price of fuel from 87 naira to 145 naira with promise to remove fuel subsidy when obviously fuel subsidy was never removed. Everything was a scam. Where lies their integrity?

They increased electricity tariffs by 40%. Prices of goods and services aren’t bearable by Nigerians over bad policies of government.

Buhari is a sectional president and not Nigeria president. We can’t afford to go to the next level of sectionalism, unprecedented level of poverty, and excruciating hunger which were all created by them.

Those N-power beneficiaries who are shouting sai baba because they felt they have already gotten a job can go ahead and vote for him if that is the kind of job their destinies require.

We can’t know Buhari more than his wife and children who all admitted that the president is not in charge.

Why voting for a third party when Buhari’s wife and children had hinted Nigerians that Baba is not in charge but the cabals.

Saturday’s election is not about personality or political party. It’s about rescuing Nigerians from the aged long dichotomy, nepotism, ethnic crisis, tribalism unleashed on us by the colonial master and refreshed by Buhari.

We are to support Atiku Abubakar, Candidate of the PDP and a patriotic Nigerian, not because he is a Messiah, but because he is a Godsent to put an end to herdsmen/farmers crisis, IPOB crisis, Niger delta crisis, unemployment, economic recession through restructuring of the country.

I do not see better ways to Solve all these lingering problems of Nigeria rather than restructuring of the country.

Hence , we must all go out enmass and vote Atiku for president. When doing that, remember to also vote all the candidates of the PDP on Saturday.

Ire oooo.

Breaking News

Photo: Atiku Provides Proof of APC Plot To Rig Election For Buhari

Atiku stated that the revelation was a result of its extensive intelligence gathering network to identify and prevent the ruling party’s brazen and ultimately failed attempts to rig the results..

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I Won’t Allow Rail Line Bypass Ondo South If Elected Senator — Tofowomo


— Advises FG to extend railway line to Akure and not alter the master plan of the line that passes through Ore community in Ondo South for Akure ..

Read more http://www.starnews.com.ng/i-wont-allow-rail-line-bypass-ondo-south-if-elected-senator-tofowomo/

Breaking:

2 Days To Election, AA Denies Fielding Candidates In Ondo, Endorses PDP

— Abandons Felder, Tunji Abayomi, Others for all PDP candidates

Read more http://www.starnews.com.ng/breaking-2-days-to-election-aa-denies-fielding-candidates-in-ondo-endorses-pdp/

Buhari is gone and gone for good

Law student begins mobilisation of 1,000 students for Atiku

- According to him, the issue of poverty in Nigeria also contribute to his choice of Atiku

Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1221490-law-student-begins-mobilisation-1000-students-atiku.html

We’ve Uncovered Fresh Plans By APC To Rig Election — Ondo PDP Alleges

— Says Ondo Deputy Governor is hell bent to undermine the electoral process

“Nigerians should note that the Deputy Governor is hell bent on hatching his plans just as he is further inviting the mercenaries who will carry out the dirty assignment for another meeting today, February 12, 2019 ..

Read full story http://www.starnews.com.ng/weve-uncovered-fresh-plans-by-apc-to-rig-election-ondo-pdp-alleges/

Winner of Mr Tourism Nigeria Begins Mobilisation of 1,000 Students For Atiku Ahead of Saturday Polls

Starnews learnt that Ayilola spoke to journalists at the school premises on Monday when he begins the mobilisation of about 1,000 students ..

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Atiku Will Defeat Buhari In 25 States — Prophet Olagunju Reveals Again

While Buhari would partly win in Ekiti and Oyo state, Atiku would win no fewer than 10 states in the ..

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You are a beneficiary of rigged polls, Tinubu hits OBJ again

— As Ondo PDP accuses the deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi of plot to rig the election for APC with the use of ex-militants

Read more http://www.starnews.com.ng/you-are-a-beneficiary-of-rigged-polls-tinubu-hits-obj-again/

PDP Accuses Ondo Deputy Governor of Plot To Rig Election With Ex-Militants

“Just yesterday, the Deputy Governor held series of meeting with ex- militia groups in Ondo state particularly..

Read more http://www.starnews.com.ng/pdp-accuses-ondo-deputy-governor-of-plot-to-rig-election-with-ex-militants/

Just In:

Ondo PDP Raises Alarm Over Plot By APC To Begin Illgal Arrest Of Their Top Leaders

This election will come and go. In the next few weeks, power will change hands in Nigeria.

Civil Societies, Non Governmental Organisation and international communities should

Details here http://www.starnews.com.ng/ondo-pdp-raises-alarm-over-plot-by-apc-to-begin-illgal-arrest-of-their-top-leaders/

Over 500 ZLP Members Defect To PDP In Ondo Community

Some members of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), also defected to the opposition PDP..

Read more http://www.starnews.com.ng/over-500-zlp-members-defect-to-pdp-in-idanre/

It doesn’t matter if they agree or not. These are factual and verifiable statistics

I copied this as usual from the wall of the National President of the Council of Concerned Youth of Nigeria (COCYON), Olumide Akinrinlola.

Pls read.

“Who Is More Corrupt Between Buhari And GEJ’s Administration?

The latest TI’s corruption perception index has just confirmed that Buhari’s govt is more corrupt than GEJ’s administration. Nigeria recorded an upward movement of four places in 2018 alone. Nigeria was ranked 136th position as most corrupt country under GEJ. But under the corruption fighter, Buhari, Nigeria has now been ranked 144th position. Yet they deceived you into voting for them in 2015 with promise to kill corruption in Nigeria. Have you forgotten what Oshiomhole’s said: “all looters are forgiven the moment they join APC.” Where is your brain? Please, be wise as Election approaches.”

— Akinrinlola Olumide

I copied this as usual from the wall of the National President of the Council of Concerned Youth of Nigeria (COCYON), Olumide Akinrinlola.

Pls read.

“Who Is More Corrupt Between Buhari And GEJ’s Administration?

The latest TI’s corruption perception index has just confirmed that Buhari’s govt is more corrupt than GEJ’s administration. Nigeria recorded an upward movement of four places in 2018 alone. Nigeria was ranked 136th position as most corrupt country under GEJ. But under the corruption fighter, Buhari, Nigeria has now been ranked 144th position. Yet they deceived you into voting for them in 2015 with promise to kill corruption in Nigeria. Have you forgotten what Oshiomhole’s said: “all looters are forgiven the moment they join APC.” Where is your brain? Please, be wise as Election approaches.”

— Akinrinlola Olumide

Nicholas Tofowomo – The Incoming Senator With Distinguished Identity

By Olumide Akinrinlola

It is because Ondo South knows that Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo of the PDP is the most prepared, competent, the best, and readily available for the job, a man who has rolled out his blueprint for Ondo south even before he won the primary election of his party, and of course, the only one who has a blueprint for Ondo South as a Senatorial Candidate even till now.

In spite of the obvious above, which without sentiment cannot be faulted by anyone, Tofowomo has a distinguished identity that makes him a brand – an identity that makes it easier even for a foreigner to identify him in the midst of multitudes.

The identity here is..

Read details here http://www.starnews.com.ng/nicholas-tofowomo-the-incoming-senator-with-distinguished-identity-2/

Nigeria Constitution May Be Suspended If Buhari Is Reelected

By Olumide Akinrinlola

The high rate of impunity under president Muhammadu Buhari led federal government is not only high but on the highest side since the birth of democracy in Nigeria.

The 'rule of law' under the current administration of Buhari led APC was not only dead but has also been replaced by the 'Rule of Men.'

The independence of our judiciary was not only undermined but has also be jeopardised to the extent that the sanctity and the existence of our courts are being threatened and disrespected.

Under this current administration of Buhari, we have seen various cases of human rights violations by government agencies such as: Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Department Of State Security Services (DSS), the Nigerian Police and many others.

We have seen where DSS and the EFCC refused to obey court orders. We have seen where EFCC detained accused persons in their custody beyond duration under the law without proper charges or trial .

We have watched our president on tape justifying why colonel Dasuki, the former National Security Adviser will not be admitted to bail despite court order from a competent court of the land. Not even another court order given by ECOWAS court was obeyed till date.

It is under this administration we have seen Fulani herdsmen raping our women, killing our people, destroying our farmlands, burning our houses without a single arrest and prosecution by the government, not even one clause of condemnation from any Presidential statement was notable.

Under Buhari, we have seen security agencies killing the citizens over peaceful protest. More than hundred members of Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) have been wasted in this country over peaceful protest. The case of Shiite Muslims in the north where hundreds of their members were consistently wasted by security agencies over peaceful assembly is still very fresh in our memory.

Under Buhari, we have seen thousands of Boko haram suspects being released without trial. It is under thesame regime a murder suspect who was alleged to have killed an evangelist of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in cold blood was released by the police without any trial.

Security agencies have become an instrument of intimidation, harassment, molestation, witch-hunting and oppression.

Buhari's administration has gagged the press, silenced Civil Society Organisations with high level of intolerance displayed against Nigerians.

Criticism is not allowed under a government that was democratically elected. And yet, some people still want him for second term despite the obvious impunity, economic failures, disunity, nepotism, insecurity, poverty, human Rights abuses, and unprecedented hardships created by Buhari and his party.

Till now, Deji Adeyanju remain in police custody for exercising his fundamental human rights of expression. They did not release him and the government engrossed in abuse of court processes to prevent him from getting any judicial bail.

Senator Dino Melaye is another Nigerian they maltreated, dehumanised, publicly disgraced, just because he is fearless and remain the voice of the voiceless masses.

Presently, we have been inundated of their fresh plans to begin the arrest of bloggers, journalists, social media users, who are against the reelection of a man who cannot debate nor mentally fit to campaign for his own reelection.

We are already aware of their plans to cause troubles and foment crisis in every PDP state rally especially in south west due to their loss of popularity, credibility and support of the Nigerian masses for the second term bid of Buhari.

I dare say, that, If Buhari is reelected for second term, Nigeria should expect worst. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria might be suspended.

The forth coming general election is our only opportunity to fight for justice, freedom, liberty and survival of our sinking democracy.

I just told you .. Please tell someone!

Olumide Akinrinlola is the National President, Council of Concerned Youth of Nigeria (COCYON)

Tofowomo Promises Interest Free Loans To Business Communities In Ondo South If Elected Senator

Hopes were restored yesterday for traders in the business communities of Ondo South as the Senatorial Candidate of the People's Democratic Party ( PDP), Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, promised to establish a revolving interest free loan schemes for traders if elected next Senator of the Senatorial District ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

Tofowomo gave this promise yesterday at Ore business community following his endorsement at an interactive meeting held with traders' union, widows and single mothers.

Addressing the women on behalf of Tofowomo, Hon. Banji Okunomo, Director-General of Tofowomo Campaign Organisation, said the loan schemes will be revolving and interest free.

He said the electorates cannot get any desired change if their representatives keep doing things the old ways.

"Tofowomo has promised to make a difference. He is determined to make a paradigm shift from the old ways of doing things. He will establish a revolving and interest free loan scheme to empower all the traders in our business communities under Ondo South.

"The loan is not going to be a meager amount like the APC traders' money scheme being used for votes buying across Nigeria. The only responsibility you have now is to go and register a cooperative and issue membership cards to all your members.

"The loan will only be disbursed to the cooperative account where the executives body will handle the disbursement to members base on the capacity of their businesses with verifiable source of repayment.

"It is a revolving loan scheme. You must trade with the money. When you do, you already generate daily, weekly or monthly transactions as your source of repayment because it is a loan that must be paid back to allow others to have access to it. " Okunomo told the people.

Reacting to the new development, Mrs Shileola Akingbola, president of Traders Union in Ore, promised to mobilise massive support for Tofowomo and all the candidates of the PDP ahead of the general election.

Akingbola however advised Tofowomo not to renege on any of his promises when elected next Senator of Ondo South.

She described the APC's administration as a monumental failure, a party of hunger which must not be allowed beyond 2019 if Nigeria must not collapse totally.

Signed:

Olumide Akinrinlola, Director of Media and Publicity, Tofowomo Campaign Organisation

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