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Fragility6:See me see trouble. So you are among the idiots? |
Gaddafiyusf:Some idiots will come here to defend him. |
PDP actually finished Nigeria. That is why they are doing everything possible to come back and continue from where they stopped. |
poiZon:There will rearrangement and another convention to elect a new chairman . |
Oshiomhole explains how Ajimobi emerged APC deputy chairhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/oshiomhole-explains-how-ajimobi-emerged-apc-deputy-chair/amp/
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They visited ibadan and Gov Makinde even organized a rally in ibadan yesterday. Why the rally at this time? |
Published March 18, 2020 by Punch Newspapers. Kayode Oyero Ekiti State Government has explained that its first Coronavirus index case, a 38-year-old man of Ekiti origin, drove an American who arrived in the country on March 3. It said the driver and the American stayed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital before moving to Ado Ekiti on March 13. The state government task force on COVID-19 headed by Governor Kayode Fayemi made these revelations on Wednesday in a statement signed by the state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya Kolade. It explained that the confirmed case was suspected to have been infected “while driving an American Caucasian, male, 27, who was visiting Nigeria from Richmond, Virginia, USA. “The American Caucasian arrived in Nigeria on March 3 through the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. [READ ALSO] Coronavirus: CBN announces N1.1tn intervention fund “Preliminary investigations revealed that the pair were driven by our confirmed case to Ibadan, where they stayed for two weeks, and arrived Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on March 13. “A day after their arrival, the American male fell ill and he was taken to a private hospital where he was referred to a tertiary hospital. “Unfortunately, he died from complications of his illness. “The Ekiti State Task Force on COVID-19 has already quarantined the confirmed case on admission in the State Isolation Centre. “We have commenced the process of contact tracing, working with the Federal Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization following the team’s itinerary since they landed in Nigeria on the 3rd of March 2020. “We have also contacted the Oyo State Government since it was recorded that they stayed in Ibadan for two weeks before arriving at Ekiti State.” |
By Yusuf Alli, The Nation. A PROBE into how a former Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, allegedly diverted N100 billion for personal use, has commenced. Odili, who was governor between 1999 and 2007, was alleged to have moved about N4 billion in cash to a bank between 2004 and 2006, in favour of his Aide-De-Camp, Isaac Onyesom, and Emmanuel Nkata who worked in the Rivers State liaison office in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a fact sheet on the probe also alleged that N1.5 billion out of the amount was used by the ex-governor to obtain a doctorate degree and naming of a Hall after him in Lincoln University, USA. It alleged that about N100 million was doled out to a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party on November 28, 2005. But while still under probe, the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike was alleged to have transferred suspicious N2billion (public funds) to some firms belonging to Odili between 2016 and 2018. There were indications that Odili might be put on trial by the EFCC. But Odili in a suit FHC/ PHC/C3/26/2020 dated March 12, 2020, asked a Federal High Court to restrain the EFCC from investigating him. He said the EFCC was bound by the 2007 judgments of the Federal High Court on the perpetual injunction against his arrest and prosecution. He said the EFCC had been threatening to arrest, detain and prosecute him. According to document on the status of investigation on Odili, the EFCC claimed that the ex-governor allegedly laundered the N100billion under the guise of pursuing a Power Project in Rivers State. The document reads in part: “The Commission wishes to once again explain the case being investigated for which some restraining orders were obtained by both the representative of Rivers State Government and Dr. Peter Odili and also the new intelligence that were got against the third party which had link with some group of companies belonging to Odili. “For the purpose of clarity, the commission wishes to put more light on the ongoing investigation in 2006 before it was aborted by some high court, based on a suit instituted by the former Governor of River State and some officials of the State govt. “The petitioner had alleged that Dr. Peter Odili, then a governor of Rivers State had conspired with officials of his government and the chairman, Rocksons Engineering Group of Companies to divert over N100billion from the account of Rivers State, alleging that he used same for Power Project in Rivers. “The petitioner also went further to say that part of the state fund was moved to the Government House account, from where it was distributed to the then governor and his relatives and investigation commence. “The said account of the Government House was immediately obtained and details of the account revealed that about N4 billion between 2004 and 2006 was moved in cash in favour Odili’s ADC, Isaac Onyesom and one Emmanuel Nkata of the Rivers State liaison office, Abuja. “These funds were withdrawn in cash for the former governor of Rivers State. Emmanuel Nkatah was arrested and he confirmed that the funds were withdrawn for the former governor through his ADC. “ Investigation was on when the ADC, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), suddenly retired from the Police and disappeared into thin air. “ Among those who also benefited from the funds from Rivers State was a former National Chairman of PDP who received a manager’s cheque of N100 million from the same account on November 28, 2005. Read Also: We will reopen Odili’s investigation, says EFCC “ Between 2005 and 2006, the former governor Odili paid about N1.5billion which was used to obtain a doctorate degree and naming of a Hall after him in Lincoln University, USA and so many others. “ From the same account, he moved N3 billion to an oil company for shares, N1.4 billion to a bottle water company, and about N1.8billion to a communication company which as of 2006, had no share as it was not a quoted company. “ When the investigation commenced, he quickly involved the State Govt to take over the shares but the State Govt was not comfortable and requested that the companies return their money. The EFCC said despite being under investigation, about N10billion questionable deposits were found in some accounts traced to Odili and a retired Assistant Superintendent of Police. It said N2billion out of the suspicious N10billion was lodged in some companies belonging to Odili by the Rivers State Government between 2016 and 2017. The document added: “Sometimes in 2018, information was received that some Companies belonging to a retired ASP: NUMAC Project Company Ltd and NUMAC Global Resources Ltd, had between 2004 and 2018 received over N5 billion into the account and the funds came in tranches of N500, N300 millions etc, which is suspicious. ”These Companies and their accounts were thoroughly investigated. It was discovered that the inflow into these accounts are mostly cash. “ On few occasions, about N2billion came in from Rivers State Government account between 2016 and 2017. “These funds were traced to the following Companies: Pamo Group of companies Ltd, Pamo Clinic and Hospital and Pamo Educational Foundation. The above companies were found to have belonged to Dr. Peter Odili and his family. “Based on the above, and in view that the above companies were not part of restraining order of the Federal High Court, the EFCC commenced further investigation. “ It was further established that the funds were moved from the banks in Abuja contrary to the claims that the money formed part of the security . “The ADC, the principal suspect in the alleged fraud has been in hiding, he has refused to honour the invitation of the Commission. The commission reliably gathered that it was because of the case that he prematurely retired from the police voluntarily.” The former governor is however fighting back by approaching a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt seeking a fresh injunction against EFCC. Yusuf Abuja. |
By Bayo Onanuga, PM NEWS Victor Giadom, the All Progressives Congress(APC) deputy national secretary, ended up with eggs on his face on Monday. He has been the arrow head of the move by some rebels within the party to oust Adams Oshiomhole as chairman. But his efforts were aborted at Aso Villa and the Appeal court, in a stunning turn-around acceded to Oshiomhole’s prayer by hanging a lower court order removing Oshiomhole as chairman. Giadom’s moves began to fall into smithereens after President Buhari and governors of the party jettisoned the plans for an emergency meeting of National Executive Committee. Adams Oshiomhole: What a day! Hours after, a Federal court in Lagos stopped the planned NEC meeting and the appeal court after first making Oshiomhole miserable by not hearing his appeal, made a volte-face by listening to him and giving him the legal order he wanted. The developments, in quick succession would make Giadom scurry back into his playbook on how to remove a party leader. Until Monday’s decision, Giadom had, in all intent and purposes installed himself as Oshiomhole’s interim successor, waving a court order and the endorsement of a faction of South South APC, which supported him at a meeting said to have held at Governor Godwin Obaseki’s Abuja home. APC governors after meeting with Buhari Matters had initially become miserable for Oshiomhole on Monday as the Court of Appeal that was set to hear his case for a stay of execution of the Abuja court judgment failed to hear him and instead said it would give a fresh date in the future. At the same time, his opponents dug in, with Mustapha Saliu, rushing to Justice S.U. Bature of the FCT High Court to procure another interim order that makes Giadom APC acting national chairman for the purpose of the 17 March NEC meeting and any other NEC meeting. Another Abuja court had triggered the whole crisis two weeks ago by asking Oshiomhole to step aside, without up till now, hearing a whimper from Oshiomhole. Giadom, a former works commissioner in the second term of Rotimi Amaechi as governor of Rivers State(2011-2015), ought not to be a member of the National Working Committee of the party, if the party had kept to the rules. He resigned his position in 2019 to be the running mate of Tonye Cole in the court-aborted bid for Rivers governorship race and ought not to have returned to take his post in the NWC, when it is not a family title. But Oshiomhole accepted him and even gave him a higher responsibility to step in as acting national secretary, after Mai Mala Bunu, went on to become governor of Yobe State. Giadom, from the vantage position is now helping the rebels within and outside the NWC to complete Oshiomhole’s coup de grace. Giadom played his hand very early as the Brutus within the Oshiomhole-run NWC after he quickly said the party would carry out the court order suspending Oshiomhole as APC party chairman, knowing that Oshiomhole had not even been heard by the court. He was certainly part of the plot and his involvement bloomed more and more into light in the next few days. |
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Shortly after the Appeal of Court on Monday vacate an earlier judgement ordering his suspension, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole has summoned a meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.https://businessday.ng/politics/article/oshiomhole-summons-nwc-meeting-after-suspension-2/amp/
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By Sunday Oguntola, Online Editor, The Nation Like a cat with nine lives, All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has survived another plot to oust him from office. It was the second time in less than three months that forces failed to boot him out of office. President Muhammadu Buhari set the tone for Oshiomhole’s survival when he summoned an emergency meeting with APC Governors for today. The National Executive Council (NEC) meeting where forces were waiting to oust Oshiomhole was scheduled for tomorrow, but was called off indefinitely at the meeting between Buhari and the governors. Hours later, The Court of Appeal, Abuja stayed execution of the March 4, 2020 order of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) restraining Oshiomhole from further acting as national chairman. It was a sweet victory for Oshiomhole, who has been in the eyes of the storm in the last few weeks. Read Also: Oshiomhole’s travails and 2023 calculations Here are 10 takeaways from the development: The plot against Oshiomhole has failed for now: The National chairman can breathe again, knowing he has the elevated seat back. He has been unable to function since the March 4 judgment restraining him. But the Court of Appeal has ordered the Police, DSS and other security forces to allow him function as chairman. Bulama takes over as National Secretary: Chief Victor Giadom, who is the arrowhead of the plot against Oshiomhole, can no longer function as Acting National Chairman or secretary. He can no longer describe himself as the most senior party official in the absence of Oshiomhole. The NWC has announced Waziri Bulama to take over as national secretary. Giadom, who is believed to be sponsored by Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, will revert to his original designation as Deputy National Secretary, that is, if Oshiomhole and others agree that he did not resign to contest as running mate to Tonye Cole in the 2019 governorship election in Rivers state.. NEC meeting postponed indefinitely: The meeting was illegally summoned by Giadom to perfect the removal of Oshiomhole from office. With the indefinite suspension of the meeting, the chairman is guaranteed of his seat and leadership. Setbacks for anti-Oshiomhole elements: The chairman has won many enemies in the party for his actions. Chief among them are: Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Nasir El-Rufai (Kaduna); Godwin Obaseki (Edo); Abubakar Bagudu (Kebbi); Muhammad Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa) and Yahaya Bello (Kogi) among others. Fayemi wants to be a running mate to a northern presidential candidate in 2023 while Bagudu and El-Rufai are strongly believed to be scheming for the presidential ticket. Obaseki, on his part, wants a second term ticket. With Oshiomhole back in office their desire for a pliant chairman may never be realised; thus their ambitions also. Victory for Pro-Oshiomhole Govs: Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Gboyega Adegboyega (Osun); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); Hope Uzodinma (Imo); Aminu Masari (Katsina); Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa) and Babagana Zulum (Borno) must be happy for fighting a good fight to retain Oshiomhole as chairman. Obaseki’s fate hanging in the balance: The Edo Governor was already jubilating over the ‘removal’ of Oshiomhole. He also convened a South South APC caucus to endorse Gaidom as replacement for his former godfather. But he is certainly the biggest loser with the latest development. What next for anti-Oshiomhole’s NWC members? For those in the NWC opposed to Oshiomhole, it is hard to imagine what next they plan to do. Will they remain members? Can they work with the chairman after plotting against him? Will they resign as most men of honour are wont to do? Plotting continues: It will be naïve to expect anti-Oshiomhole’s elements to take the judgment lying low. They will certainly return to the drawing table for the next moves. They will keep plotting, looking for the smallest opportunity to strike again. APC saved from disintegration: President Buhari has done what many well-meaning members of the party have been asking him to do. He has reined in elements trying to rock the boat in the party. Had he not intervened, the party could have disintegrated under his watch. The Progressives Governors Forum, APC NASS caucus, NWC, NEC and other critical organs of the party would have been fragmented, almost beyond . |
Heard El Rufai and Fayemi did not make appearance. |
xjiggy:I thought that guy is an intelligent man. You are telling Oshiomole to vacate a ruling he is not even among the defendants. |
MelesZenawi:Is Oshiomole among the defendants? |
GamalNasser:What is wrong with you guys? Is Buhari not the president Nigeria again? At times i get irritated with the kids that full this forum. |
MelesZenawi:That one will be set aside as well. |
MelesZenawi:High court and Appeal court which higher? |
hisexcellency34:The thing pain you well well |
fyneguy:The appeal court will hear the case tomorrow. |
fyneguy:Tinubu also cannot release this statement without first knowing the direction Buhari is heading. I think tomorrow the appeal court will reverse the suspension. This matter is over and maybe for another day but not on Tuesday surely. |
Born2Breed:You always think. |
Nodogragra4me:Forget about the noise. Those for Adams Oshiomole are in majority. |
valicvicto:His supporters are actually in majority. But they like to play it quietly. Watch and see what will happen. |
Maxymilliano:Who is a heavy weight there. Let us know. Which among them can win their senatorial zone? Even Amaechi cannot. |
EcoBrick:I agree with you. |
EcoBrick:Lightweight politicians who cannot win their wards. No real politician in attendance. |
Complicated matter. This finally nailed anti Oshiomole members. If they go ahead with the NEC, it becomes an exercise in futility. |
festacman:I agree with you. Buhari has to come out openly and declare his stand. Instead of this hide and seek game. |
jlinkd78:You liked it when the Abuja one ruled against Adams |
jossiwan:No. APC politics is playing out.Ganduje and Tinubu are the backbone of Oshiomole. El Rufai, Amechi and Fayemi are the people that want Oshiomole out. |
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