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ORIENTATION101:
the vice chairman and secretary can deputize of which they did. 10 cant be greater than 17 numbers.

helinues:
Are those 17 exco members that lifted the banning part of executives elected in 2018 or not?

drskyfly007:
https://www.independent.ng/oshiomhole-remains-suspended-insists-ward-chairman-oshawo/?utm_source=&utm_medium=facebook

AntonVince:
No Chairman?
Dead on Arrival.

'The bad apple has taken itself out of the bag’ — Ize-Iyamu taunts Obaseki

Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, has taunted Godwin Obaseki, governor of the state, over his exit from APC.

The APC had disqualified Obaseki from the governorship primary over alleged defective certificate and the governor subsequently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which granted him waiver to seek its ticket for the election.

In an interview with The Sun, Ize-Iyamu said Obaseki attempted to impose himself as the candidate of APC before he was disqualified.

There are indications that the two of them will swap places in the September 19 election, Ize-Iyamu, the APC candidate and Obaseki, the APC candidate.

But Ize-Iyamu said he is confident of defeating the governor who trounced him inn 2016 when he was the PDP candidate.

“He (Obaseki) has now left the party, following his rightful disqualification. Many party members heaved a sigh of relief when he left and currently, we are closing ranks and unifying the party for the election,” he said.

“Should my party elect me at the primaries on June 22, all the issues you speak of will be resolved in no time because really, they are all political. As aforementioned, we are already reaching out to everyone involved now that the bad apple has voluntarily taken itself out of the bag.”

Ize-Iyamu said the people of Edo are unhappy with the governor and ready to send him out of office.

“Whether in the APC or any other platform, as long as the contest will be determined by Edo people, I am confident of victory against him. If you drive around the state today and feel the pulse of the people, you will understand why I am that confident,” he said.

“The verdict is out on Obaseki’s term as governor and in summary, the people are tired of his problematic leadership, which has focused only on personal battles and needless confrontations.

“These contentions are not unusual during election campaigns and processes. Nevertheless, there is a feeling of peculiarity with that of Edo State at this time due largely to desperation of the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was determined to impose himself on the party in ways that were undemocratic before his exit.

“You saw how he attempted all kinds of tactics, including restricting membership of the party only to those who shared his view, making his personal wishes the law, and devoting resources into brewing confusion and chaos across all levels of the party’s leadership just to have his way.

“However, as you know, he has now left the party, following his rightful disqualification. Many party members heaved a sigh of relief when he left and currently, we are closing ranks and unifying the party for the election. Should my party elect me at the primaries on June 22, all the issues you speak of will be resolved in no time because really, they are political.

seunmsg:
He was suspended by the ward executive of APC and not the court. The court simply affirmed the legitimacy of his suspension and ordered him to stop parading himself as APC chairman since he’s on suspension.

The basis of the court order has now been destroyed. The case can no longer stand since the legs it was stan
The ding on before has now been crippled.

Gregorian2020:
The problem with some of you here is that you don't read the story before commenting. You just see the heading and comment anything that come to your mind. Due to this some of you are commenting offline, off point.

divinehand2003:
FAKE NEWS

WATCHOVER:
Hilliard Etta can't act because Ajimobi was sworn in by someone who was already on suspension. There Ajimobi position in NWC is illegal.
As for the issue whether I know Ajimobi state, Ajimobi is from Oyo a newly born child knows that.

WATCHOVER:
Giadom has the right to approach the court, he does not even need Salihu the applicant.
You will begin to see things as it unfolds in the coming days, then you will know that Giadom has power like Oshiomhole's ward chairman

Odidigboigbo:
Any candidate not presented by Gaidom will not will not stand legally, Rivers State High court ruling is a court of concurrent jurisdictions with that of Abuja where Gaidom get is order from, so that judgement can not stand, except gotten from a higher court(Appeal Court). The best option for APC is to prevail on Gaidom to endorse whatever they are doing, anything short of that is illegality.

Zulum meets IGP
APC okays National Democratic Institute to monitor primary
Giadom stranded in Abuja, chickens out of plan to become APC chair
By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has written to Police Inspector-General Mohammed Adamu and the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for clearance to conduct its governorship primary in Edo State.

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State met with the IGP yesterday in connection with preparation for the primary which is scheduled for Monday in Benin.

Leaders of the party who had been locked in a faceoff prior to the resignation of Governor Godwin Obaseki from the APC are said to be closing ranks to enable the party retain control of Edo State in the September election.

The development has left the Deputy National Secretary, Victor Giadom, who declared himself as acting National Chairman, stranded because no member of the National Working Committee (NWC) was with him at press time.

Giadom, who had threatened to take over as Acting National Chairman of APC, appeared to have chickened out at the last minute after the National Vice Chairman(North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu disowned the court order which Giadom was brandishing .

The National Secretary of the party, Arc. Waziri Bulama, said yesterday that the party was set for the Edo governorship primary.

“There is calm and normalcy now at the National Headquarters of our party and we are prepared for the governorship primary election in Edo State. There is excitement and confidence in and around the secretariat,” he told The Nation.

“Our operation and administration are going on unperturbed by political turmoil and squabbling because the National Working Committee is united to protect the party from disintegration.

“For a rancour free primary, we have written the IGP for adequate security for members of the Primary Election Committee, headed by Governor Hope Uzodinma; the Primary Election Appeal Committee, led by Prof. Mustapha Bello; and members of the APC in Edo State.

READ ALSO: APC NWC approves direct primaries for Edo election
“We have also reached out to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to seek clearance for the conduct of the party’s governorship primary in Edo State in line with the enabling guidelines.

“We got in touch with PTF following rumours that the state government might not allow the primary to hold by giving COVID-19 pandemic as a reason.

“We have received reports that the Primary Election Committee and Appeal Committee have been meeting to strategize on how to execute their tasks.”

Responding to a question, Bulama said: “We have thrown open our doors to observers to monitor our Primary Election in Edo State. In fact, the National Democratic Institute has written us to monitor the poll and we have accredited it accordingly.

“I am hopeful that we will come out of whatever challenge we have in Edo State stronger.”

A member of the NWC said: “In fact, to show our commitment to a peaceful primary election, Governor Babagana Zulum met with the Inspector-General of Police to provide adequate security.

“The police also reinforced security on Friday at the national secretariat of APC as a matter of routine security surveillance.”

Meanwhile, the Deputy National Secretary of APC, Victor Giadom yesterday chickened out of his plans to take over as the Acting National Chairman of APC.

It was gathered that Giadom, who had planned to storm the secretariat, was stranded by the declaration of the plaintiff, the National Vice Chairman(North-East), Comrade Mustapha Salihu, that he did not obtain any fresh order from Justice Samiru Umar Bature of the Federal Capital Territory High Court.

A top party source said: “The declaration by Comrade Salihu jolted Giadom and his sponsors on Friday. They mounted pressure on Salihu to recant his statement of Thursday night but he refused to do so. He said he was part of the North-East zonal meeting which made Arc. Waziri Bulama the National Secretary of the party and he could not have asked the court to declare him as the National Secretary of APC.”

“So, Giadom called off his plans to assume duties because he was not a party to the suit filed by Salihu. Also, the plaintiff never got any order not to talk of making Giadom a beneficiary. Giadom became stranded because you cannot build something on nothing.

“It is a different legal matter on how Giadom got the purported order which made him the acting National Chairman. Those who were begging Salihu said he should try to protect those behind the purported application for the order.

“What made it difficult for Giadom was that no NWC member was with him in his aspiration to be the APC national chairman.”

From all indications, the APC primary is likely to be a walk in the park for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu following the withdrawal of former deputy governor Pius Odubu and Osaro Obazee from the race.

Six men originally showed interest but three –Godwim Obaseki, Chris Ogiemwonyi, and Matthew Iduoriyekemwen- were disqualified leaving Ize-Iyamu,Odubu and Obazee.

vicdom:
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This Tinubu E-rat is pained about Obaseki's defection


When we told you APC and Tinubu ass lickers that Edo is not in Yoruba land where cowardice is a sinequanon for political survival, you guys called us IPOB even when we are neither Igbos nor apologetic to their ideologies. Please stay away from sniper oooo

Gaddafiyusf:
Better for him. APC is in leadership tussle. 3 chairmen emerge within three hours. Zamfara Case loading up for APC. They might lose before the election

Poloyanabo2:
After reading the whole story, the only part that beats my imagination is how tinubu a former politician with no known business, acquired 2 private jets.
My people, E no shock una?

proeast:
Lee nu gi, nwa bingo di ka. Efulefu, ihere megbuo gi ebeahu. Ndi ofe ka ina enye nkwado.

Enyi, imakwadi ihe ma ajuo di gi

proeast:
Joe Igbokwe is that you? Iwu ezigbo ezi ohia!
Ndi efulefu di ka gi Wu ndi n'ebutere anyi ogbachi n'ala Igbo.

We had Ukpabi Asika and still have Joe Igbokwe. In every 12 there will be a Judas so it's nothing new.

proeast:
Firstly, stop saying you're from the East because I can smell afonja all over you.

Secondly, once APC gives its ticket to an Igboman, the PDP will have no choice but to follow suit.

Nigeria's stability right now would depend on who emerges president in 2023.

Ruggedniggaone:
last last obaseki will contest with his o,level result under PDP and disgrace OSIHOMOLE and thief iyamu

vertueptime:
Just read it again you will be clear of the ambiguity