PRESS STATEMENT ON THE ILLEGAL DETENTION AND ARREST OF MY WIFE ON THE ORDERS OF THE EFCC



This govt is sick and cowardly and so are the EFCC. If you have a problem with me face me and leave my family alone.

My wife travelled to Ado Ekiti to see my friend and brother Governor Fayose and his family.

They were on their way out of town when they went to Access Bank in Ado Ekiti to get some money.

When they got there my 8 month old son Aragorn and wife Precious Chikwendu were illegally detained, brutalised and put under arrest on the orders of the EFCC at a bank in Ado Ekiti today.

She has never had any business with me, she has never been formally invited by the EFCC or asked any questions about her transactions and neither have they written to her on any issue even though they are always sending letters to my house and sending people there.

If Buhari wants to deal with me why doesnt he face me like a man obstead of trying to harm and hurt my 8 month old son and wife.

Had it not been for the intervention of Governor Ayo Fayose they would have been taken them away and subjected them to all manner of harm and indignities simply because she is married to me.

This was an account that has 200,000 naira in it and that has never had more than 500,000.

She has operated it since 2005 and she stopped using it in 2013. The account has no connection with me and I did not know it existed till today.

In an attempt to starve and harass me and my family all my accounts and wifes accounts have been frozen.

Now they are resorting to arresting peoples wives and children for no just cause.

I thank God for Gov. Fayose and the people of Ado Ekiti who stormed the bank and freed my wife from this illegal detention and attempt to kidnap them.

Had it not been for the governors intervention and prescence the bank would have been burnt down by the crowd. My family have since left Ekiti state.

This is Buhari's Nigeria and we will resist his wickedness and tyranny.

We intend to sue the bank and to sue the EFCC for this illegal and wicked action. They have no right to do this.

If they want to see my wife all they need to do is to invite her. We have nothing to fear. They do not need to be so primitive and barbaric to people.

President Buhari is Nigeria’s major problem - Fayose

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described President Mohammadu Buhari as the major problem of Nigeria that Nigerians must solve, saying that; “Our President, through his actions and inactions is destroying everything that makes Nigeria a country and well-meaning Nigerians must stand-up to be counted in the crusade to save the country from going under.”

The governor said it was President Buhari that went to foreign countries to de-market Nigeria by calling all Nigerians thieves and dishonest people, asking; “Which foreign investor will invest his money in a country of dishonest people? Who made investors to leave Nigeria if not President Buhari, who created atmosphere of economic and political instability in the country by his acts of nepotism and vindictiveness?”

Governor Fayose lamented that “President Buhari has not only taking Nigeria to economic recession, he has moved the country to economic depression.”

According to a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the governor said President Buhari should realise that “Nigerians will not measure his government on the basis of what his predecessors failed to do, but on what he does or neglected to do between May 29, 2016 and May 29, 2019.”

He said with the level of hunger in the country, President Buhari should rather get serious and be innovative with governance and stop his blame game, adding that; “No nation has ever reached greatness by their leaders engaging in blame game, nepotism and vengeance as being done by President Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) government.”

The governor said “Nigerians must begin to speak out now before the country is totally destroyed by this one-man government, which does not see any idea coming from those perceived as opposed to the government as worthy of consideration.

“Like I said before, the main issue confronting Nigerians now is hunger and hunger does not speak the language of politics. It is therefore no longer about politics; it is about preventing hunger from killing Nigerians.”

Governor Fayose, who said the federal government should stop deceiving Nigerians with stories of injecting funds into the economy, added that the economic problems facing the country has gone beyond talks of injecting N350 billion into the economy through execution of capital projects.

“If they inject even N500 billion into the economy by paying contractors executing federal government capital projects, how does that affect the price of rice and other food items? How does it affect the price of basic drugs?

“Instead of unsustainable measures, what President Buhari should do is to bring economic experts in the country together not-minding their political and ethnic affiliations so that they can proffer lasting solutions to the country’s economic problems.”

Some blockhead will condemn every good things.
When Fayose started double lane they criticize the idea, he constructed Fayose market, they called it white elephant project. He built Adetiloye hall, Fountain Hotel, Governor's Office and others, but today they are praising him. He is building bridge and Adejuyigbe modern market. Osokomole, the Architect of Modern Ekiti.

They condemn Mimiko's Dome project but was used for APC Governorship's primary.

APC primary a sham - Oke



One of the aspirants in last weekend’s Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries Chief Olusola Oke, yesterday described it as “a sham”.



Oke, who scored 576 votes behind Dr. Olusegun Abraham 635 votes and the winner Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (669) alleged that the delegates’ list which served as the voter register was doctored.

He said he would explore the party’s internal mechanism available to him to seek redress after conducting further probe into the “perversion”.

A statement by the Olusola Oke Campaign Organisation (OOCO)yesterday alleged the illicit substitution of the delegates’ list officially given to the aspirants from Abuja less than 12 hours to the primary.

It alleged that persons who were not on the delegates list were allowed to participate in the primary election.

The statement, signed by OOCO’s Director-General Otunba Bola Fisayo, also said the organisation was aware that the delegates list used for the primary was kept away from the aspirants and ‘impregnated’ with over 400 delegates who never emerged from any congress of the party as required by its constitution and guidelines.

EKiti Assembly passes bill to ban free grazing


Ekiti State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the bill to ban free grazing in the state.

The bill also prescribed six months imprisonment without an option of fine for any offender of the bill that also ban movement of cattle after 6pm in the state.

The passage of the bill followed the submission of a report of Joint Committees on Agriculture and Environment by its Chairman, Mr Ayodele Fajemilehin, to the House.


The Speaker of the House, Mr Kola Oluwawole, who presided over the plenary, said the bill would now reduce the incessant clashes between farmers and herdsmen in the state.

If the bill is eventually accented to by the governor, it will now become a crime for any cattle, sheep and goat to graze on undesignated land for ranches in Ekiti.

According to the new bill tagged,” Prohibition of Cattle and Other Ruminants Grazing in Ekiti, 2016″, anyone found violating the bill upon conviction shall be sentenced to six months in prison without the option of fine.

Others included, “The Governor shall by an order designates land in each of 16 Local Government Areas in the state in respect of which Cattle or Ruminants may be permitted to graze.

The rest are,” No person shall cause or permit any cow, oxen, sheep as well as goat under his or her control to graze on any land in which the Governor has not designated as ranches” among others.

“No cattle or other ruminants shall by any means move in the night, movement shall be between 7 a.m and 6p.m”

We Didn’t Name Jonathan or Anyone as Avenger’s Sponsors……Cynthia White
August 11, 2016 featured post, News 1 Views

Spokesman for the group, Cynthia Whyte, in an email response to the report, denied issuing any press statement, whilst labelling the report by Sahara Reporters as a lie, designed to achieve ‘treacherous blackmail’.

“This publication, as quoted and reported by Sahara Reporters is a Lie. At no time did I, Cynthia Whyte, Spokesperson of the Joint Revolutionary Council, JRC issue a press release of that sort.

“We condemn the treachery and blackmail that the press release was meant to achieve. The journey to a liberated Niger Delta is the responsibility of every citizen of the Niger Delta even those who have dedicated themselves to a life of servitude to hegemonic slave masters” the group said.

“How can Goodluck Jonathan sponsor The Avengers? If Goodluck Jonathan was given to such antics, he would not have lost the election of March 2015.

Our trip to the Police Headquarters


Yes, we were there as a team. I got wind of an invitation from the Police last Thursday asking me to come for an interview with the Assistant Commissioner of Police, Criminal Investigation Department. I thought it was a petition to the police from  Aunty Motunde Fajuyi, of course I have reasons to think in that direction since she has been reporting me here and there alleging that I was behind online attacks against her person. Alas, I was wrong.


It wasn't Aunty Motunde that reported me, it was the Ekiti State APC Publicity Secretary, Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun who did. He asked the Police to arrest, prosecute and jail me. My offense? That I wrote a letter on 2nd July 2016 in his name to Mrs. Aisha Buhari asking her to prove her innocence in the Harliburton Scandal. The second petition was that I go online turning upside down Mr. President Buhari's picture, the third is that I am a ceaseless attacker of the first lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari. 

Printed copies of the alleged activities were attached to the petition submitted to the police.


Hon. Olatunbosun didn't stop at that, he told the police that 'Bola Agboola, Debola Akingbade, Gbadura Oluwasola and their cohort' goes about the world maligning other people, especially important personalities whose opinions run contrary to ours. I was asked if I understood the content of the petition and I said I did, I was asked if I would like to react to the petition and I said yes, I reacted in writing. I wrote my side of the story. I was asked to produce someone who will sign my bail form, my boss, Lere Olayinka was on hand to do so. I was granted bail and asked to show up again next Monday.


It's crystal clear the APC, both at federal and state level wants a silent opposition, it's no news that they are intolerant of the opposition. Even when we do not have The Nation, when we don't have Punch, when we don't have Leadership, the only weapon we have, The Social Media, they won't want us to use, that is unacceptable, we can't afford to cave in. Should we not talk when paying #145/litre for petrol is like removing hair from the nostril? Why shouldn't we complain when we have no job on our hands against what Buhari and APC promised us, why shouldn't we complain when we don't have food in our belly and a bag of rice is sold for #18,000 against #8,500 we used to buy when the clueless GEJ was President.


Fayose often say 'when you beat a child, he/she has the right to cry, it is when you don't allow the child cry that you have acted wickedly', Buhari is whipping our ass, don't we have the right to cry? Why not allow us wail peacefully without police harassment and intimidation, this is Ekiti, we don't succumb to intimidation. If APC  thinks taking us out of circulation will help them, trust me it won't work. Freedom of speech I believe is a right and not privilege, I believe Nigerians that are pressed to the wall should speak out. Tyrants don't have their ways for life, it won't start with this administration!


To all who have shown concern through various means of communication, I say Thank You So Much, I must say I am overwhelmed by your support. May God bless you all. 


Bola Agboola

09/08/2016.

More Hardship?

Nigerians should prepare for another increase in the pump prices of petrol, due to the continued scarcity of foreign exchange to finance the importation of the product, oil marketers have said.

According to them, the United States dollar hit an all-time high last week, as it exchanged for N400 at the parallel market.

Worried by the development, the marketers say if not urgently addressed, the pump prices of petrol will not remain at the approved rates.



The Federal Government liberalised the downstream sector of the petroleum industry on May 11, 2016, and announced an increase in the pump prices of petrol from N86 and N86.5 per litre to between N135 and N145 per litre.

It also stated that the market was to be driven by the factors of demand and supply, as it was now largely in the hands of private sector players.

But oil marketers told our correspondent on Monday that despite the competition in the business, they were struggling to retain the price of the Premium Motor Spirit within the approved range.

“The truth is that Nigerians just have to brace for higher PMS price; there are no two ways about it. The government cannot fund this market; the money is not just there. Even if the government wishes to assist, it does not have the wherewithal to do. So, Nigerians should brace for higher rates,” an official of one of the notable oil marketing companies, who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, said.

July 27, 2016

Press Statement

One year of APC's Administration...no project to commission except PDP's Railway.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC) for appropriating the Abuja - Kaduna Standard Gauge Rail Line Project which was conceptualized, awarded and constructed by the PDP's administrations.

The Party in a Statement by its Chief Spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 said, the Rail Project was conceptualized by the Obasanjo Administration and successive PDP administrations of President Umaru Yar'Adua and Goodluck Jonathan, commenced work and built the Project to 99% completion saying that the only work done by President Muhammadu Buhari on the project was yesterday's Commissioning.

The Party said the usual rhetoric of the APC had always been that the 16 years of PDP's rule were years of waste asking if the Railway Project was also a waste?

"The truth which history will bear out is that the PDP in its 16 years of rule successfully completed numerous projects that substantively changed the infrastructural landscape of Nigeria. Everyone of those 16 years were years of great productivity with remarkable landmark achievements. This is very much unlike the APC which has already wasted one full year without even scratching one square meter of ground anywhere in the Country". Prince Adeyeye said.

The PDP Spokesman concluded that 'if morning truly shows the day, then we can say that Nigeria is now really in the era of waste and stagnation'.

Signed:

Prince Dayo Adeyeye
Member, PDP National Caretaker Committee
For: Publicity

Old news

@Hungerbad, you are mad already and have entered market. Idiot

HIGH CHIEF GOVERNMENT EKPEMUPOLO (TOMPOLO)
The Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw Nation

Your Excellency,
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,
Federal Republic of Nigeria,
Aso Rock Villa,
Abuja.
Sir,

The Continuous Harassment of My Family Members and Close Associates by Security Agents and Over Zealous APC Members is Worrisome.

I wish to write your Excellency once again on the continuous harassment and intimidation of my family members and close associates by your security agencies (Nigerian Army, Navy, Department of State Security {DSS}, and the Police) in connivance with one Ayiri Emami and Michael Johnny, both members of your party, All Progressives Congress (APC).
The latest victims of this unwarranted, misdirected and wicked act are Hon. Simeon Bebenimibo, a member of the Delta State Waterway and Land Security Committee and a driver of one of my aides, Mr Ebipade Kari, who was on an errand with a little baby. The baby was thrown away from the vehicle, as the driver was beaten to pulp by your men, as he was asked the whereabouts of his boss. That was not all, the military men stormed the house of one of my younger brothers, and harassed his pregnant wife with guns pointed at her. This has led to complications because of the closeness to her full time of delivery. The duo who were arrested are presently in the custody of the Nigerian Army, Effurun. Before this incident, the Navy went to the apartment of another of my aide, and picked up his heavily pregnant wife as he was out of town, and kept her for 24 hours in the Navy base before releasing her. The mode of operation is that the military command usually decorates associates of Ayiri Emami and Michael Johnny with military uniforms and they go from door to door with a long list of names and addresses of my family members and associates with the intention of arresting them.
Your Excellency sir, it could be recalled that this was how the military went to Oporoza town on Saturday May 28, 2016, at about 2am, and held the community to hostage for one week. During that midnight invasion, the military catered away valuables worth several millions of naira, desecrated worship centres and took away the symbol of authority of the Gbaramatu people from the Egbesu shrine, as well as picked up 10 innocent students and palace staff, most of whom are orphans, preparing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Up till now, their whereabouts is unknown. That same day, the military went to Kurutie Town in search of my 84 years old father and brutalized him. We managed to rescue him to Warri and hospitalised him. Sadly, one of his lower limbs wasamputated two weeks ago. From the doctors report, it will be a thing of miracle if he survives this incident. Is this 84 years old man also a member of the Niger Delta Avengers, that he was brutalised to the point of death? Will your excellency accept this in good faith if this was done to your father or someone of this age in your family? I have not heard of anyone that was treated like this even in the volatile North Eastern part of the country. I have said it in many occasions that the issue I am having with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will not lead to violence or resort to destruction of pipelines and other oil facilities, because I have a good case.
Your Excellency sir, I have been wondering since the beginning of my travails at your instance, and I wish to ask whether, is this part of the fight against corruption in Nigeria? Or was it because I supported my kinsman, former president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 general elections? I thought everyone in Nigeria has the liberty to support whoever he or she deemed fit in an election. And as Dr Jonathan bravely accepted the outcome of the election, which brought you in as president of Nigeria today, I thought you will heal wounds as the father of the Nation. And it was on this premise that I visited you immediately after your swear-in ceremony to pledge my loyalty and readiness to work with your administration. I am yet to be told the reason for all these shenanigans exhibited by your security agencies and party members (Ayiri Emami and Michael Johnny). I really want to know whether this marcaba dance is being declared by you or is it out of their own volition to perpetuate this high level of hatred on my person and close associates? It has really gotten to a worrisome dimension as the situation is getting deteriorated by the day.

Your Excellency sir, I only contributed to the development of the Nigerian Maritime University. I only agreed to sell my property, Mieka International Diving School structures (19 gigantic buildings of various sizes on 12 hectares of reclaimed land) for the quick and flawless take off of the University. And it all went through due process. I never knew my goodwill and patriotism will lead me to where I am now. I have this burning desire to attract developmental strides to this difficult terrain, as it is the only thing for the people of the Niger Delta, particularly the coastal areas, to continue to have faith in Nigeria as the area has been neglected for so long a time. Your Excellency sir, it is instructive to state that you need me to drive this your change agenda in the Niger Delta region as I am ever passionate to improve the living condition of the people of the region.
The truth of the matter is that I have been treated unfairly by you sir. After all these hallubalo about the Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko, in which I was accused of some wrong doing, you are yet to send emissaries to Okerenkoko (permanent site) and Kurutie( temporary site) of the University to ascertain the level of things on ground. Your Excellency sir, you are being respected today because of your integrity and sincerity of purpose, therefore you need to consciously investigate the issues surrounding the establishment of the University. If you can send some of your trusted men to visit the sites of the University and request for documents from the Federal Ministries of Transportation and Land and Survey, then you would have succeeded in unravelling the truth behind this University controversy.

Your Excellency would have investigated this issue of whether 13b naira was used to purchase a land for the Maritime University since assumption of office, owing to the fact that the entire country is your constituency. As it stand now, you are not abreast with things happening in this part of the country, perhaps you are only abreast with crude oil exploration activities in the Niger Delta region. I do not need to remind your excellency that, the primary duty of any government is to seek after the welfare and security of the citizenry. Unfortunately the people of the Niger Delta region, particularly the coastal people are relegated to the background despite the huge revenue contribution from the area to the coffers of the country.

Mr President sir, I have written you several open letters. I have stated my position clearly each time I write you. This may be my last open letter to you. I believe the truth will come to stay one day. You need to do the right thing by uniting the entire country. Be wary of bogus informants. Always try as much as possible to hear every side of issues that are brought before you. By this, you will always know those sincerely love you.

Thanks and God bless!
Sincerely Yours
Signed:
High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo)
The Ibe-ebidouwei of Ijaw Nation

Fayose’s ally, Agbele files N500m suit against EFCC



One of the bank tellers used in paying money into Fayose's account by his best friend, Abiodun Agbele.
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja

Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Apo, Abuja, will on Friday hear a N500m suit filed by an ally of Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, Abiodun Agbele‎, seeking an order releasing him from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

‎Agbele was reportedly arrested on June 27 for his role in the handling of over N1.219bn on behalf of Fayose during the Ekiti State governorship election in 2014.

The money was said to have been part of the N4.7bn that was siphoned from the Office of the National Security Adviser and deposited into the bank account of a company belonging to the sons of a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro.

In his suit filed on his behalf by his lawyers – Mike Ozekhome (SAN) and Olalekan Ojo – Agbele urged the court to declare his arrest and detention unlawful and award N500m as compensatory damages against the EFCC for his unlawful arrest and detention.

Agbele argued, in the fundamental rights enforcement suit, that his arrest and continued detention beyond the 48 hours allowed by the Constitution, amounted to violation of his rights to freedom of liberty, human dignity and the right to acquire and own properties.
He said unless and except the court comes to his rescue, the EFCC will continue to infringe on his rights to freedom of liberty.


http://punchng.com/fayoses-ally-agbele-files-n500m-suit-efcc/

The Expanded Caucus Meeting of our great Party just ended here at the Yar'Adua Center, Abuja.

Various issues concerning the Party were discussed and several decisions taken.

1. National Convention of the Party is to hold on the 17th of August, 2016 still in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

2. A Committee has been constituted to work out a new zoning arrangements for national offices with the consideration of the National Chairman zoned to the South having approved Zoning for Presidency to the North at the last National Convention.

3. A National Reconciliation Committee is also constituted to continue on the reconciliation efforts in the Party headed by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.

Manufacturers Contemplate Exit As Production Cost Rises By Over 50%

If the proposed common passport by the African Union (AU) becomes a reality, Nigeria may experience another round of exodus of industrial firms to neighbouring countries where the cost of production is cheaper.

Specifically, manufacturers decried the rising cost of production, noting that overhead cost incurred in providing alternative infrastructure like power is becoming unbearable for large and small-scale industrial firms who do not have capacity to invest in gas generators.

With the Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO), known as diesel, which used to sell between N110 to N130 per litre, now selling for N200 per litre, manufacturers note that the cost of sustaining businesses through what should be an alternative power supply is becoming unbearable.

Similarly, capacity utilisation in the nation’s manufacturing sector continued to drop from its low record of about 50 per cent following poor gas supply to industrial layouts from Transmission Company of Nigeria.
Indeed, the power sector in the last few weeks had been at the mercy of militants who blew up gas facilities and further jeopardised the Federal Government’s plan to add another 6000 Mega Watts (MW) by July.

Many industrial firms, especially those operating in the food, beverages and conglomerates sub-sector had about a decade ago, relocated to Ghana after being offered incentives like 15-year tax holiday, free land and other policy initiatives which would drive their businesses.

With African Union pursuing a path of closer integration through the launch of a common passport that will grant visa-free access to all 54-member states as well as rising cost of power, the manufacturers noted that the integration decision may see Nigerian firms exploring manufacturing opportunities in other countries.

President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Dr. Frank Jacobs in a chat with The Guardian, noted that the proposed union will facilitate free movement of persons, goods and services around the continent, thus fostering intra-Africa trade, integration and socio-economic development.

According to him, the deal is good for the productive sector that is presently troubled due to various challenges in the operating environment.

“The absence of conducive manufacturing environment and basic infrastructure would continue to draw back the sector, except something urgent is done to reverse the situation. Power is a major cost for manufacturers and they will explore opportunities where it is cheaper to produce their goods.

“Conversion of diesel generators to gas is a viable alternative but it is not cheap for small scale industries, while gas supply has equally be hampered by continued destruction of oil and gas facilities by militants,” Jacobs added.

Director-General of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Muda Yusuf noted that businesses are being killed everyday through poor power supply and low purchasing power from consumers.

According to him, many manufacturers are wary of the economic integration agenda as it takes a highly competitive environment to survive in an integrated economy.

“Businesses are complaining. Petrol and diesel costs are unbearable at the current rates. It is a suffocating situation and I hope the issues of ease of doing business are addressed before opening markets to other economies,” he added.

The World Bank had in its latest report on the ease of doing business ranked Nigeria low among other countries.

Nigeria, the World Bank observed, presently ranks 169 out of 189 countries examined for trade index for the year 2015.

Similarly, a recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) review of the agricultural situation in Benin, showed that: “Benin serves as a delivery corridor for West Africa, reaching more than 100 million people in the landlocked countries of Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and the Northern states of Nigeria.”
USDA observed: “Benin’s relatively efficient port services and liberal trade policies mean it is an important cog in the regional trade flows to nearby countries.”

The report noted that improvements in the country’s port operations as well as some small improvements in the ease of doing business over the past years aided the flow of imports in the country.

Seen is believing

Senility in Oyegun and bubu Buhari

An ingrate. We suffered in the hands of APC thugs during Oni's regime and on the day day of Appeal judgement in Ilorin, Kwara state in the hand of Jaruu. We are nearly linch by God save us.

Oni can be blabbing on Adaba.

This and many more reason will not let me have respect for Segun Oni.

I know what we went through in Ilorin, Kwara state in the hand of APC thugs even on our way back to Ekiti State.

Segun Oni is an ingrate that loves himself alone.

#Segun Oni and his Adaba Radio diatribe: My Take#

I was so busy yesterday that I couldn't give a drop of my time to the interview of my former boss and ex governor of Ekiti State, Chief Segun Oni on ADABA RADIO, Akure.

I heard he called Gov Fayose all kinds on names and I am not surprised Oga Segun Oni has been infected with the APC Double-mouthed Syndrome (ADS).

I still remember Oga Segun Oni calling Dr Kayode Fayemi a THIEF and saying that he will rot in jail. Oga Segun Oni even propelled us then to form pressure groups against Fayemi to expose his (Fayemi ) looting of Ekiti State through various means, including printing and sharing of pamphlets.

When Fayemi scrapped the University of Science and Technology, Ifaki Ekiti (USTI), Oga Segun Oni was so bittered that he rained abuses on Fayemi.

Oga Segun Oni called Fayemi a THIEF that should rot in JAIL, the same Fayemi and Oni are now friends politically.

Fayemi too said Oga Segun Oni should be in JAIL for being Ekiti State Governor ILLEGALLY and went on to remove Oni's PICTURES from the Governor's Office. He (Fayemi ) insisted that Oni must not be addressed as FORMER GOVERNOR of Ekiti State and even stopped the IFAKI DAY 2012 advert on EKTV and EKITI RADIO because Oni was addressed as former Governor.

It was this same Fayose that restored Oga Segun Oni's dignity and benefits as a former Governor.

When Gov Fayose was to return to the PDP, I still remember him coming to Oni's Ifaki Ekiti residence and on one of such visits, Fayose personally served himself food from Oni's kitchen.

I guess when Fayose was entering Oga Segun Oni's kitchen then, he was not a thief.

Also, in 2009 during the rerun governorship election between Oni and Fayemi, APC leaders (then Action Congress ), including Fayemi placed newspaper adverts eulogicing Fayose on his birthday. Fayose was called A LEADER and FRIEND of the masses then.

If today, the same Fayemi who was always going to Fayose's Afao Ekiti country home now sees Fayose as something else, how can any sane mind take him (Fayemi) seriously?

If today, the same Oga Segun Oni that called Fayemi a thief that should rot in JAIL is now Fayemi's ally, should sane minds accord any respect to whatever he says against Fayose or any other person?

Oga Segun Oni no longer sees anything wrong in the stealing of N852.9m SUBEB money by Fayemi.

Oga Segun Oni does not see anything wrong in the billions of naira stolen through Fayemi's unexecuted Flowers Project.

He no longer sees anything wrong in the turning of Oodua Textile, Ado Ekiti to LOCKUP SHOPS. It is no longer his business where the machines in OODUA TEXTILE were taken to by Fayemi and his men.

Oga Segun Oni is now in support of Fayemi’s scrapping of USTI, a fledging university he sited in his hometown, Ifaki Ekiti.

To Oga Segun Oni, the commissioning of uncompleted Oba Adejugbe General Hospital, Ado Ekiti and the State Pavilion no longer make any meaning.

Most importantly, it is no longer wrong that Oga Segun Oni was manipulated out of office through the SALAMIC judgment and one wonders what he will do to those curses he rained on Justice Isa Salami when we were pursuing the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Supreme Court matters.

Lastly, the pains we, his supporters went through in hands of Fayemi and his men like Deji Adesokan (Jaruu) are no longer important.

I won't be surprised that Oga Segun Oni will one day call someone like Chief Dipo Anisulowo, who spent millions of naira (his hard earned money) on his election legal matters, a thief simply because he is now Fayose's Chief of Staff.

As for me, Oga Segun Oni is now speaking like typical APC members who will praise you when you are with them and abuse you the moment you leave their political fold.
#Dazzol


Lere Olayinka
July 9, 2016

Fayose: Buhari using corrupt EFCC to fight corruption, says; "EFCC should stop media trial"


Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared that President Mohammadu Buhari was using an equally corrupt Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stamp out corruption in Nigeria, insisting that the President must start the corruption fight from his party and immediate aides since charity begins from home.

The governor said; “EFCC opinions remain their opinions and if they are so sure of whatever information they have, they should go to court and stop subjecting Nigerians to media trial and that no amount of media trial from the same elements that orchestrated my removal in 2006 can erode my popularity among Ekiti people.”

He said any property that may be linked to him or his company was bought legitimately and his properties were duly declared in his assets declaration form and sources of such funds were not illicit.

In a release issued on Wednesday by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, maintained that his election was funded by Zenith Bank as well as donations from friends and associates, adding that; "As a promising candidate of my party, I cannot stop Nigerians from supporting my election like every other candidates of other political, including President Buhari."

He said since the money he got for his election was from legitimate sources and not from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) as being concocted, how the money was spent remained his own business and not that of anyone.

The governor also debunked the reported allegation by the EFCC that he received bribe from any contractor in Ekiti; saying; "if they have anything against me, they should keep their gun powder dry.

"Because in 2006 when they took me to court, their allegations crumbled like pack of cards because court decisions are founded on facts and law, and not on media trial as currently being done by the EFCC as teleguided by the APC in their desperation to set the people against me knowing fully that they are not on ground."

He said "having failed to buy the conscience of Ekiti House of Assembly members, the APC people have become increasingly afraid of 2018 and that the agencies of the Federal Government should know that no matter how hard they try, Ekiti electorate will not be deceived by their blackmail and media trial.

Governor Fayose said “The EFCC should be told in clear terms that this is 2016 and not 2006 when impeachment notices against governors were signed on the table of EFCC operatives. Those who are teleguiding the EFCC now should also be reminded that they did more than what they are doing now in 2006, yet I was overwhelmingly voted for by the Ekiti people eight years after the orchestrated impeachment which the Supreme Court declared illegal."

The governor asked; "Should Nigerians now conclude that EFCC is an appendage of APC? Is the EFCC for investigation of corrupt practices among all Nigerians or members of opposition parties alone?"

The governor said; “As at today, I have not been accused of stealing a dime from Ekiti treasury. EFCC has not also said that Ekiti money was stolen and that my election was funded with Ekiti State money."

Accusing the EFCC of carrying out the APC agenda to force him out of office as was done in 2006, the governor said; “It is sad that some politicians from Ekiti State now resume and close in EFCC offices in Lagos and Abuja and we wonder whether those politicians have now taken over the job of EFCC.”

He maintained that he will continue to speak his mind on issues affecting Nigerians and can never be cowed, saying; "Nigerians are suffering. States can no longer pay workers salary, a litre of kerosene is now N220, a bag of rice is now N20,000 and some people will sit in Presidential Villa and expect that all of us should keep silent? That's not possible!

"No amount of media trial by agents of the Buhari-led APC government will make me to stop baring my mind on the cluelessness of the Federal Government."

Court faults forgery charge against Saraki, Ekweremadu


The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has faulted the two-count forgery charge the Federal Government slammed against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and two others.

The court, in a ruling by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, held that the charge which was endorsed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, constituted a gross abuse of judicial process.

FG had on June 27, docked Saraki and Ekweremadu before trial Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court at Jabi.

Those equally arraigned over the alleged forgery were former Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa and his deputy, Mr. Benedict Efeturi.

The defendants were alleged to have masterminded the usage of a bogus Senate Standing Rules for the July 9, 2015, election, through which both Saraki and Ekweremadu took over the leadership of the Senate.

FG maintained that the defendants had by their conduct, committed an offence punishable under Section 97 (1) and 364 of the Penal Code Act.

Meanwhile, ruling on a motion ex-parte filed by Senator Gilbert Emeka Nnaji, Justice Kolawole faulted the charge on the premise that it was initiated despite the pendency of a suit challenging the police report on the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rule 2015.

The court noted that both the AGF and the Inspector General of Police are not only defendants in the matter, but have also joined legal issues with plaintiff.

Senator Nnaji had approached the court to stop the implementation of the police report on the alleged forgery.

He had on July 23, 2015 instituted a civil action against the IGP and the AGF.

The plaintiff subsequently filed a motion ex-parte in which he asked for court order to stop the IGP and AGF from taking any step on the police report pending the determination of his originating summon and which the court partly granted.

Remarkably, Senator Othman Hunkuyi who wrote the petition that brought the police report had engaged Abubakar Malami SAN, then as a private lawyer, as one of his lawyers.

Malami was among the legal team that urged the court to join their client, Hunkuyi as a defendant in Nnaji’s suit.

Presently, the name of the AGF who is prosecuting the forgery charge before Justice Halilu, is still reflecting in Nnaji’s suit as one of the lawyers representing Hunkuyi before Justice Kolawole.

Meantime, further hearing on Nnaji’s suit has been adjourned till July 6.

Before adjourning the case, Justice Kolawole who was visibly irked by the action of the AGF, said he would have nullified and set-aside the forgery charge for being a gross abuse of court and legal process if it had been filed before his court.

Justice Kolawole said that the actions of the IGP and AGF whose offices were created by law, was in bad taste since he had earlier ordered parties not to do anything on the police report pending determination of the suit before him.

He held that the AGF, being a counsel on record before him, acted in bad faith.

“In coming to a decision, I take due cognisance of the defendants IGP and AGF as offices created by the constitution, 1999 as Amended.
“The 1st defendant (IGP) by virtue of section 215(a) of the constitution is a creation of the constitution and by virtue of section 215(2) of the constitution, shall command the Nigeria Police Force created by section 214(1).

“By reason of the provisions, it is not out of place, to describe the 1st defendant as the “Chief Law Enforcement Officer of the Federation”.

“The 2nd defendant (AGF) is a constitutional office created by section 150(1) of the constitution who the constitution describes as “The Chief Law Officer of the Federation”.

“The Plaintiff’s motion ex parte dated 23/6/16 is one that seeks restraining orders against these two (2) constitutional offices created by the constitution. Both are connected with law enforcement and by extension, due administration of justice.

“I say this with regard to the provision of section 174(1) – (3) of the constitution in relation to the constitutional powers of the 2nd defendant.

“Section 174(1): “The Attorney General of the Federation shall have power- “to take over and continue any such criminal proceedings that may have been instituted by any other authority or person; and to discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered any such criminal proceedings instituted or undertaken by him or any other authority or person.

“The criminal charge dated 10/6/16 attached as Exhibit “B” to the plaintiff’s motion ex pate is a criminal process filed on behalf of the 2nd defendant by D.E. Kaswe, Esq. who signed the said charge as a “Principal State Counsel” for “The Honourable Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice” was listed as one of the leading Senior Advocates of Nigeria who filed the “motion of notice” attached as Exhibit “D” to the plaintiff’s ex parte application and it was an application by which Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, who until the learned Attorney-General of the Federation was appointed as the Minister of Justice, was his erstwhile client.

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“In the “list of witnesses and their addresses”, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, who wrote the “Petition” to the 1st defendant on 30/6/15 – as the Secretary of “The Unity Forum” in the Senate is listed as No. 1 of the witnesses to be called by the state on the criminal charge dated 10/6/16 which was filed whilst the instant proceedings are still pending.

“When I read the provisions of section 174(1) – (3) of the constitution, as amended, I am not in any doubt, that by section (174(2) of the constitution, that D.E. Kaswe, Esq. who signed the criminal charge in Exhibit “B” as “principal state counsel” did so on the authority of the 2nd defendant.

“Having regard to these issues, I asked myself what is the appropriate order this court can make given these peculiar facts of the involvement of the current occupant of the office created by Section 150(1) of the constitution – who “doubled” as it were, as one of the leading Counsels to the “Petitioner”, Senator Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi and fortuitously, was appointed by the President as the Minister of Justice?

“When I reflected on the Supreme Court’s decision in the State and Ilori, my view is that this court is somehow handicapped, in being able to query the 2nd defendant’s decision and the power he exercised pursuant to section 174(1)(a) of the constitution to initiate the criminal charge attached as Exhibit “B” to the Plaintiff’s “motion ex parte” as any issue which this court may raise as regards the propriety or otherwise of his doing so, will eventually, when shorn of all legal niceties, border on “moral considerations”.

“But, I am not in any doubt, that when the provision of section 174(3) of the constitution is carefully read and construed vis-à-vis the peculiar facts of this case, it may not be too far-fetched to reason that the filing of the said criminal charge in the long run, constitutes an “abuse of legal process” which is one of the “limiting considerations” to the exercise of the constitutional powers conferred on the 2nd defendant by virtue of section 174(1)(a) – (c) when read with its section 174(3) of constitution.

“Although, when this section is read communally with section 174(3), it is arguable that Section 174(1)(c) is to be read with the “need to prevent abuse of legal process” in section 174(3) of the constitution.

“The converse situation, which the drafters of the constitution, perhaps never envisaged appears to have occurred in this case as the 2nd defendant who is required, by section 174(3) of the constitution, to “discontinue at any stage before judgment is delivered on any such criminal proceedings instituted or undertaken by him or any other authority or person” where such proceedings constitute “abuse of legal process”, is in fact the very person who initiated a criminal proceedings in a matter in which he had, as a private legal practitioner, acted for the one of the “interested” Senators who had petitioned the 1st defendant on 30/6/15.

“Regardless of whichever way it is looked at, I will still hold the view, that constitutional powers conferred on all persons and authorities, including arms and agencies of government are required to be exercised in good faith and where as in this instance, it relates to the institution of criminal proceedings, it must be seen to have been properly exercised strictly in “public interest”.

“But, having regard to the peculiar facts which I have analysed, the said criminal charge dated 10/6/16 and attached as exhibit “B” to the plaintiff’s “motion ex parte” dated 23/6/16, given the course of these proceedings as I had in detail, highlighted, can only be seen as one that constitutes an “abuse of legal process” to use the very words in section 174(3) of the constitution.

“In all of these facts and issues, having regard to the pendency of this suit in which the defendants have both filed processes, one question that did not cease to resonate in my thoughts is why this “desperate haste” to prefer the criminal indictments in exhibit “B” the investigation of which is at the heart of this suit and of the parallel suit in exhibit “E”, and which indictments, by law are not time barred as the substantive suit before this court, had by consent of both the Plaintiff’s Counsel and the 1st defendant’s Counsel, been scheduled for 6/7/16 for hearing.

“It is the event of the steps taken by the defendants in utter defiance of this pending suit, that in my view, unobtrusively betrayed the possible genuineness of the defendants’ intention and of the 2nd defendant’s motives as steps taken which are beyond serving the “public interest” by the commencement of a criminal trial in the FCT High Court in order to subvert the pending suits in the Federal High Court one of which has been fixed for 6/7/16.

“By the extant Supreme Court’s decisions, once a court comes to the decision that a particular process before it constitutes abuse of judicial or legal process, the appropriate orders it can make, is to put an end to the continuation of such proceeding.

“Do I proceed and make such order? I probably would have done so if the criminal charge dated 10/6/16 was pending before this court.

“But as it is, it is pending before my learned brother, the Hon. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the FCT High court, which is a court of co-ordinate jurisdiction and who has become seized of the charge as at 21/6/16 when he adjourned it to 27/6/16 for the arraignment of the defendants listed in Exhibit “B” attached to the Plaintiff’s “Motion Ex parte”, Justice Kolawole held.

This and many more lies are the reasons I dislike SR.

Who is begging who here?

Fayose Vs Zenith Bank

The Latest information from Ekiti State says The Top management team of Zenith Bank Plc on Thursday evening came to beg the Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, over the involvement of the bank in the funding of the June 21, 2014 governorship election of the governor.
Their visit to the governor followed a reported denial by the bank that it was not part of the funding of the election.
The team was led by an Executive Director identified as Shola.Oladipupo.

It also had two zonal directors of the bank and the Ado-Ekiti branch manager.
When accosted by newsmen, the ED said they only came to see the governor.
Asked whether the bank really dissociated itself from the claim by the governor that it was part of the funding of the election, Shola could only mutter some inaudible words.

He eventually said the spokesman for the bank was not on the team and could not say anything.
While commenting on the development, Governor Fayose said the bank officials came to beg him over the issue.

"They were begging me and that the matter should not go beyond this level. I asked them why did they go to the EFCC to tell lies. Why did they have to lie that money came from the Office of the National Security Adviser? If the money is for me why did they have to link with me what is not," he said.

See What Oshiomhole and APC Guber Candidate, Obaseki Were Caught Doing (Photos)

Wow, you won't believe what Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and APC governorship aspirant, Godwin Obaseki were caught doing during a campaign.

The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole and the Edo State governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Godwin Obaseki and many others were spotted eating corn while campaigning for the governorship election.


The group were on a visit to the market women to sell their campaign promises ahead of the September 10, 2016 governorship election in Edo State.

Press Statement

Freezing of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s personal Bank Account: President Buhari on a revenge mission

The Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been observing with dismay, the dangerous trend of politically motivated trials and tyrannical administration of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC) demanding that the ruling Party must stop the witch-hunt in the interest of peace and stability of our Nation.
The Party in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 described the freezing of the personal account of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as unlawful, undemocratic, autocratic, oppressive, draconian and to say the least, the height of desperation by the Buhari administration to cover up for its failure to deliver on his campaign promises to Nigerians.
Prince Dayo Adeyeye, a member of the PDP National Caretaker Committee who spoke to the media on behalf of the Party says the events in the Country in recent times has shown that President Buhari and the APC has no agenda for nation building but on a revenge mission. “This government is all out to silence any voice of the opposition”, he decried. Nigerians will recall that Chief Olisa Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of our great Party is today standing trial for receiving campaign funds and since his arrest and prosecution by the anti-graft agency, Chief Metuh could not challenge the APC government on policy issues until he left office.
Nigerians will also recall that one of the known opposition voice apart from some individuals and governors of our Party that has exposed the APC led administration for running the Country aground in the last one year is the former spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Chief Femi Fani Kayode; and he is now standing trial for receiving campaign funds from the Director of Finance of the Campaign. It’s now the turn of the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose who has been consistent in condemning the woes the APC government brought upon Nigerians and for remaining critical of the APC and President Buhari’s administration.
The Party condemned the freezing of Governor Fayose’s personal account and asked the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to free the bank account immediately saying that the action violates Section 308 of 1999 Constitution as a sitting Governor cannot stand trial until after office.
“President Buhari and his Party, the All Progressive Congress (APC) has introduced a dangerous trend in our polity and if this is not checked or curtailed immediately, Nigeria may be heading to an imperial-rule where the leader of the nation is a supreme ruler dictating who survives at the expense of Nigeria Constitution”.
The Party called on all well-meaning Nigerians and all stakeholders in the Nigerian project who are still alive to rise up to the occasion and call the APC government to order before President Buhari destroys our hard earned democracy.
Signed:
Prince Dayo Adeyeye
Member , PDP National Caretaker Committee

Halliburton scandal: If You Claim You Are Innocent, Travel to US – Fayose Dares Aisha Buhari

The Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose has challenged the wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, to prove her innocence in the Halliburton scam by travelling to the United States, U.S.

Fayose had on Monday stated that the President’s wife was the person allegedly indicted by a US Court for transferring $170,000 to indicted US Congressman, Williams Jefferson, in the Halliburton scandal.

Though several sources including some media organizations said she was not the one implicated, Fayose insisted that Aisha Buhari had more to reveal than she had agreed to, stressing that, that was why she had refused to travel with her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, on the three occasions he had visited the US since assuming power.

He added that rather than attend a conference to which she was invited, Hajia Buhari sent Toyin, the wife of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki.

Speaking in a statement issued through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, on Wednesday, the Governor “challenged the president’s wife to visit the United States of America to convince Nigerians that she was not the Aisha Buhari mentioned in the judgment convicting William Jefferson.”

“It is on record that the President has visited USA three times and his wife did not travel with him. Equally, she ought to have visited USA last year September to chair a United Nations programme but she sent wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki to represent her,” the statement read in part.

‪#‎HypnotisedBunch‬!!!
Samuel Ajayi wrote:
I am asking this in all sincerity: has EFCC officially announced how much was in the Gov. Fayose's account that was frozen? If anyone has that news, I mean OFFICIALLY from EFCC, he should furnish me.
This is where political polarity has led us: when they say Aisha Buhari was involved in one scandal in US, you quickly dismissed it. You say wailers have come again. When they say one of the president's aides was caught with $1.5m, you also say they are lying. Corruption is fighting back. Don't even know what that means sef!
But when from that SAME our incredibly fertile rumour mill, you hear that N4billion was found in Fayose's account, you quickly believe it and take it as gospel truth; spreading shits as rumours. No need for confirmation or verification. It must be true!
What you believe is based on WHO is involved..... Chei..
Whoever did this to our psyche has a case to answer with God!

Fayose accuses FG of plot to harrass PDP leaders, associates with EFCC, Says; "My election not funded with govt fund"


Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop harassing his government by threatening functionaries of the government with arrest and looking for how his election was funded, declaring that; "my election was not funded with public fund and President Buhari and his APC should also tell Nigerians how their own elections were funded."

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Governor Fayose said; "Certain top functionaries of the Ekiti State government and some important members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, and some associates of mine, have now been pencilled down for arrest and indefinite detention by the EFCC under the guise of investigating the funds spent by the PDP on the June 21, 2014 governorship election and the Presidential election."

He disclosed that "some politicians from Ekiti State, including an Ekiti born Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and self-professed human rights activist and a Special Adviser to the Vice President are involved in the plot being coordinated through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Attorney General of the Federation."

He said the game plan was to make those to be arrested get detained indefinitely, forced them to make statements incriminating him, while at the same time feeding the public with orchestrated fake reports, using their usual media organs.

The governor however advised those behind the plot "to keep their gun power dry and should not be in a hurry, but rather, wait till the end of my tenure in 2018."

He challenged the EFCC to tell Nigerians why it was silent on the many petitions submitted to it against APC leaders, especially former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

Full text of the address reads;
"I called you here to intimate the public through your various medium, the new clandestine plot by the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to destabilise the Ekiti State Government, using the instrumentalities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

"Recall that a lot has been said about my election.  First they said it was photochromic and later militarization.  The election was challenged up to the supreme Court and I came out victorious. Remember too that international observers including the US Govt applauded the election.

"However, those who lost the election adjudged as free, fair and credible are yet to accept the will of God and the people of Ekiti State.

"A few days ago, we got it on good authority that there was a meeting with some politicians from Ekiti State, including an Ekiti born Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and self-professed human rights activist by agents of the Federal government, with the agenda solely, on how to bring down my administration as the governor of the state.

"Activities of these elements that are obviously afraid of facing another electoral defeat in 2018 are being coordinated through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal and the Attorney General of the Federation.

"Certain top functionaries of the Ekiti State government and some important members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, and some associates of mine, have now been pencilled down for arrest and indefinite detention by the EFCC under the guise of investigating the funds spent by the PDP on the June 21, 2014 governorship election and the Presidential election.

"The game plan is to make those to be arrested get detained indefinitely, forced to make statements incriminating me, while at the same time feeding the public with orchestrated fake reports, using their usual media organs.

"This is coming after their failure to use the Department of State Services (DSS) to coerce members of the State House of Assembly to buy into the impeachment plot against me with a view to silencing me being a  major voice of the opposition.

"The  plot to arrest and detain indefinitely my Chief of Staff, Chief Dipo Anisulowo and four honourable members of the state House of Assembly for treason.

"To achieve this sinister plot against the government and people of Ekiti State, we have been informed that some of their trusted allies in the EFCC have been mobilised to move to Ekiti any moment from now.

"I, however, wish to advice them to keep their gun power dry and should not be in a hurry, but rather, wait till the end of my tenure in 2018.

"As a man known to keeping  to his words,  I want to assure them  that I will be available to answer any of their questions, no matter how unreasonable.

"While we are not afraid of persecution from anyone or government agency, including the EFCC and DSS, I wish to state that the level at which the Buhari-led Federal Government is taking political vendetta and muzzling of opposition both in the PDP and within the APC, is dangerous to the survival of democracy in the country.

"Most importantly, Nigerians must begin to ask the EFCC what has happened to the several petitions  against APC leaders and financiers of President Buhari’s election, including former governors.

"For instance, on September 29, 2014, the EFCC received a petition against former governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi and other APC top-shots in Ekiti State.  In the petition written by a group; Save Ekiti Coalition, six major complaints bordering on fraudulent practices were made with various documents attached.

"Also, on March 11, 2016, a petition on the misappropriation of N852.9m fund belonging to the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) was received by the ICPC. The petition, which had various documents attached was written by an Abuja based group; Vanguard for Credible Representation.

"One of the documents attached to this petition was Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) letter dated April 16, 2015, with Reference Number; UBEC/FA/SUBEB/EK/183/Vol.II/162 in which the withdrawal of the sum of N852, 936,713.92 counterpart fund belonging to the Ekiti SUBEB by Fayemi and others was described as a criminal act,  that violated Section 11(2) of UBE Act 2004. It was also on the basis of this financial crime that UBEC suspended Ekiti State from accessing any further FGN-UBE Intervention Fund.

"In another letter written on September 11, 2015, with Ref. No. PB/894/5, to the EFCC, which was acknowledge urging the commission to investigate  all the various petitions submitted to it on the fraudulent acts perpetrated by the immediate past APC government in the State has not seen the light of the day but rather,  the EFCC is running after vocal opponents of the APC like me, Ayodele Fayose.

"I wish to state unequivocally, that no amount of intimidation, harassment, investigation, coercion, will make me stop speaking on behalf of the common who freely gave their mandate to the APC, who are now daily failing them.

"Furthermore, it is on record that on August 11, 2015, the EFCC came up with an investigation report on the bribery allegation against Yobe State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Habu Hinna Zarma.

"In its own report, the EFCC said N15 million was indeed deposited into the INEC REC Diamond Bank Plc (account number 0029126751) and Zenith Bank Plc (account number 1001127288) by the Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Zakari Deba and one Bamaaji Mohammed Kukawa.

"Despite that as at April 8, 2015 that the N8 million was lodged into the INEC REC Diamond Bank account, only N28, 143.60 was in the account and the REC personally cashed N600, 000 on April 9, 2015, the EFCC only recommended the duo of ASP Zakari Deba (Yobe State Governor’s ADC) and Bamaaji Mohammed Kukawa for prosecution.

"It will however interest Nigerians that 10 months after, those that EFCC by its own investigations, recommended for prosecution are yet to be charged to court!.. isn't this interesting?

"Nigerians must therefore begin to ask the EFCC why it has refused to act on petitions against APC members. Why is EFCC only interested in how PDP funded its elections? Was the fund used for President Buhari’s election gotten from the spirit world? Is EFCC now for persecution of PDP members? Must everyone that is not in the APC be subject of EFCC harassment?

"Can Nigerians forget in a jiffy the activities of most people in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari who ran their states aground in an effort to funding  president Muhammadu Buhari election.

"Please, can we ask the current government, who paid for all the chartered aircrafts used for the campaign, the payment for all logistics for the campaign?

"It is now obvious that the current government is all out to move against and silence all voices in the opposition.

"We have examples in the detention of Femi Fani-Kayode, the persecution of Olisa Metuh the immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the PDP.

"Nigerians should also be reminded of the way and manner EFCC was ran when its present Chairman, Ibrahim Magu was the Head of Economic Governance Unit during the tenure of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. It was then that impeachment of governors was plotted, hatched and executed within the four walls of the EFCC.

"It is worthy of note that I was among the governors whose illegal  impeachment was orchestrated by the EFCC with the active connivance of Magu and the Ekiti SAN self acclaimed human right activists who is once again the coordinator of the current conspiracy against my person.

"I was unjustly arrested, humiliated and  incarcerated for  50 days both in EFCC cell and Ikoyi Prison over allegations of phoney poultry allegation that they could not prove in the law court at the long run as I was discharged and acquited.

"I just want to alert all Nigerians that they are at it again, but they will not succeed and I will not surrender nor lose my voice as a result of their harassment.

"I make bold to state that in the overall interest of democracy and well-being of Nigerians, I will continue to speak my mind on issues bordering on governance in Nigeria and I will not be intimidated!

"I have not heard in the history of election anywhere in the world where elections are conducted without funding.

"I wish to state that there was no government funding of my election, as my election was funded purely by the private sector and organised donations within and outside the party.

"The Buhari led administration should also be gracious enough to prove to all Nigerians that their election was not funded by public funds that has been linked to them, but which the EFCC is looking away.

"The current government should be mindful that what goes round comes round.

"Those who are presently in charge of the Federal Government should be mindful of the fact that we all own Nigeria together and all Nigerians cannot belong to the APC.

"As a government, we have been transparent in the running of Ekiti State, and for this, Ekiti State was rated as the Most Transparent State in Nigeria in terms of transparency in budgeting by Civil Resources Development Documentation Centre (CIRDDOC) in conjunction with the British Department for International Development (DFID).

"Nigeria has gotten to a level where those of us holding powers should operate beyond politics and corruption fight should not be only about those who are not on the same page with the federal government.

"Rather, it should be inclusive of everyone, irrespective of political affiliation and must be done in accordance with the rule of law."

Some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo caused a stir among their colleagues as they appeared in the school in choir robes and other church garments.

A Punch correspondent, who visited the school observed that the students came late to the school around 8:35 on Tuesday and headed to their various classes as their colleagues hailed them for their courage.

Many female Muslim students of the school wore hijab on their uniforms and some members of the Christian Association of Nigeria are in the school to monitor the reaction of the teachers to the mode of dressing of their children.

No student was chased out of the classes for appearing in different clothes and all the students irrespective of their chosen uniforms were being taught by their teachers.


Earlier, Justice Jide Falola of the Osun State High Court had on June 3 given a verdict that Muslim students should be allowed to wear hijab in all public schools in the state because it was part of their fundamental rights.

The CAN had held an emergency meeting following the judgment and threatened that it would direct Christian pupils to start wearing choir robes and other religious garments to schools should the state government implement the judgement.

PDP CALLS BUHARI “AN UNREPENTANT TYRANT”

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called President Muhammedu Buhari an unrepentant tyrant.



The party made this known Monday on it twitter handle @pdpnigeria





The party further said that the APC government does not know anything about democracy nor the rule of law.



“This is a government that does not know what democracy or rule of law means. The president is an unrepentant tyrant.”

Ekiti State Allocation from the Federation Account (May 2016)

1. Statutory Allocation - N1,210,511,781.51
2. VAT - N626,846,172.58
3. Recovered Excess Bank Charges - N9,989,368.69
4. Exchange Rate Gains - N13,572,036.54
TOTAL ALLOCATION - N1, 860,919,359.32

DEDUCTIONS
1. Foreign Loan N30,217,966,49
2. Contractual Obligation (ISPO) N397,196,808.00
3. Commercial Agric Credit Scheme N23,120,001.44
4. Bond Issuance - N102,458,000.01
5. NUWSR (Water Project) - N41,112,500.00
6. FG Salary Bailout - N86,405,567.03 (Not deducted)
7. Excess Crude Loan - N179,945,191.18 (Not deducted)
8. Commercial Bank Loan - N248,153,651.78 (Not deducted)
TOTAL DEDUCTION - N594, 105,275.94

NET ALLOCATION - N1, 266,814,083.38

Note:
1. Total sum of N514, 504,409.99 (FG Salary Bailout, Excess Crude Loan and Commercial Bank Loan) was not deducted from the May allocation as part of FG assistance for the States. Total deduction ought to have been N1, 108,609,685.93 and this would have left the State with N752, 309,673.39.

2. The Bailout Fund was taken to pay August and September, 2014 salary of workers (including political appointees) and May, June and July 2014 Cooperative and Unions Deductions that the APC govt of Dr Kayode Fayemi did not pay.

3. If Ekiti State was not plunged into debt by the APC govt of Dr Kayode Fayemi and no deduction was made from the allocation, the State would have received N1, 860,919,359.32 for the month of May, 2016!

4. Anyone or group with contrary information should supply it to the public.