Following recent gubernatorial primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, the Federal Government has put some gladiators of the party on watch list. The Oyo APC primary was recently won by a serving third term Senator Teslim Folarin. A cabal within the presidency working in concert with some party leaders in Abuja were engrossed in the permutations and high tech politicking that eventually swayed victory in favour of Folarin. Following this development, another leading gubernatorial aspirant, Chief Adebayo Adelabu who was a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, on Thursday officially dumped the APC…
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Bola Tinubu was instrumental in making Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015. So also, was Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Same as Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. Equally, Engr Rabiu Kwankwaso was part of the process. The list is endless…… But when people juxtaposes history to an individual, it becomes suspicious and selfish. For instance, Tinubu supporters believe Jagaban singlehandedly brought PMB to power in 2015 but that is a fallacy. Three jets were used for campaigns in the lead to the general election, Tinubu provided one and the other two were from two party individuals (one still in the APC and the…
The 2019 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress and former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu alias Penkelemsi has reportedly dump the progressive party for Social Democratic Party (SDP). Inside sources disclosed the move to the State Affairs NG on Saturday morning. The development is coming few hours after losing 2023 governorship ticket of Oyo APC to Senator Teslim Folarin. Meanwhile, former secretary to Oyo State Government, Chief Sharafadeen Alli has pulled out of 2023 Oyo South Senatorial contest for APC ticket. More Details Later
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu has restated his commitment to ensure free, fair, credible and acceptable process in the determination of party’s candidates for 2023 general elections. Senator Adamu made the assurance statement through his Personal Assistant, Prof. Abdullahi Yau, on Tuesday in Abuja. Prof. Yau in a telephone conversation with the Editor-In-Chief of The State Affairs NG dispelled a news report that the national secretariat of the party had instructed some governorship aspirants in Oyo State to shelve their ambitions in favour of a particular aspirant. According to him, “it’s untrue that…
JUSTICE Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed a suit filed by the 36 states’ Attorneys-Generals and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum challenging the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) from implementing its guidelines on the spending of the local governments. Ekwo, having listened to arguments for and against the suit and the final written addresses of parties in the matter, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit and held that, upon studying the provisions of the NFIU’s guidelines, he was unable to see where the provisions thereof contradict or conflict the provision of Sections 7(1),…
The Lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North, South and Orire Federal Constituency, Hon. Captain Ajao Jacob Adejumo has officially defected to the Social Democratic Party. Ajao’s resignation was contained in a letter addressed to his ward chairman, Aaje/Ogunbado in which a copy was made available to Mouthpiece NGR. He will be joining Hon. Mulikat Akande Adeola who is the party’s senatorial candidate for Oyo North senatorial district. Ajao is expected to clinch the SDP ticket to contest the 2023 general election for Ogbomoso North, South, Orire Federal Constituency. It was gathered that he has set aside N350m to spend on the Constituency…
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress Party APC in Oyo State, may not end anytime soon, just as the Lawmaker representing Ogbomoso North, South and Orire Federal Constituency, Hon.Captain Ajao Jacob Adejumo will officially resign his membership of the party today. The resignation of the reps member was contained in a letter addressed to the chairman of the party in which a copy was obtained by Mouthpiece NGR at the early hour today. Recall that this medium had last week Thursday reported that some stakeholders of All Progressives Congress in Ogbomoso zone have unilaterally picked son of late Governor…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cautions the All Progressives Congress (APC) to perish the thoughts of subverting the electoral process as part of its desperation to elongate its abysmal tenure beyond May 29, 2023. The main opposition party made the accusation on Sunday in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba and made available to journalists. The Party alerts Nigerians of the plot by the APC to use orchestrated insecurity and political uncertainty to derail the electoral process, stall the 2023 general election and create a situation to justify a tenure elongation. There are revelations that…
The Police Command in Ekiti state, on Saturday paraded no fewer than 37 suspects arrested at different locations in the state for offences ranging from alleged armed robbery, cattle rustling, theft and cultism between March and May. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Sunday Abutu, parading the suspects at the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) headquarters in Ado-Ekiti, said the feat was achieved following the renew onslaught to rid the state of criminal elements. Abutu said that on March 31, at about 16:00 hrs, a gang of armed hoodlums, numbering about nine, accosted one Sani Mamuda, a Fulani herdsman who…
The executives of Oyo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), all elected lawmakers, political appointees and many key party gladiators were conspicuously absent at Oke-Ado, venue of the official 2023 governorship declaration of Chief Bayo Adelabu. The former deputy governor of the Nigeria’s apex Bank held the event at former state secretariat of the party. Dignitaries at the event include former deputy governor of Oyo State, Chief Moses Adeyemo; Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye; Farouk Arisekola-Alao; Alhaji Bashiru Akanbi; Bolaji Tunji; Musiliu Haruna-Ishola; Abass Akande-Obesere; Nollywood actress, Rose Odika; Actor Soji Taiwo, popularly known as Omo Banke, Lekan Osifeso; High…