Oke-Ogun4Gov 2023 (O4G23), a pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the resolution of party leaders on the zoning template for the Saturday, 16th 2021 state congress. O4G23, in a statement released by its Director of Media, Hon. Yusuf Olabisi stated that Oke-Ogun 1 has qualified son in person of Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande that is vying for the 2023 gubernatorial ticket of APC. The group is reacting following the move by party’s leaders comprising the outgoing state chairman of the party, Chief Akin Oke; the chairman of Elders’ Advisory Council, Otunba…
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As the All Progressive Congress (APC) announced its zoning arrangement ahead of the forthcoming State Congress, a group, Oyo APC Non-Align Movement has said that for the peace to reign, the party Chairmanship should be taken to Oke Ogun zone 1 as against the Ibarapa zone where it was zoned to. The group made this known in a statement issued and signed by its Public Relations Officer, Hon. Jonathan Abiodun Oladejo and made available to newsmen this morning. According to the statement, “our group, the APC non-align movement an integral part of Oyo APC will not fold its arms and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) reaffirms our commitment and support for constitutionally-permitted innovations that will improve the transparency and credibility of Nigeria’s electioneering processes and internal democracy, specifically the nomination of political party candidates. This is against the backdrop of Tuesday’s Senate amendments to the Electoral Act which will ultimately be forwarded to the President for consideration. APC, in a statement released by its Caretaker National Secretary – Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, said the soundbites from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) should be ignored in its entirety. PDP is only pretending to be an opposition political party. The statement read…
A group of youths from Ibarapa Zone who are members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the outgoing state chairman of the party, Chief Akin Oke to retract his state that the zone can never produce either governor or senator. A chieftain of the party, Hon. Jacob Akintola alleged that Chief Akin Oke is conspiring with Mrs Florence Ajimobi to zone next State Chairman of APC to Ibarapa, a move he described as an attempt to shut door against governorship and senatorial aspirants from the zone. According to Akintola, “Both Akintola and Florence want to force Alhaji Laide Abass…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State may officially announce the recently screened commission nominees today. The ten commissioners and their portfolios include: 1) Seun Fakorede – Ministry of Youth and Sports 2) Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye – Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 3) Adeniyi Adebisi – Ministry of Trade and Commerce 4) Rahman Abdul-Raheem – Ministry of Lands and Survey 5)Wasiu Olatubosun – Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism Newly Appointed Honourable Commissioners 1) Hon Abiodun John Oni – Commissioner For Environment 2) Prof Musibau Babatunde – Ministry of Budget and Planning 3) Olusegun Emmanuel Olayiwola – Ministry of Agric…
Last Wednesday, Muhammadu Buhari and his newfound friend, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, locked each other inside the sacristy of the Nigerian presidential Villa, christened Aso Rock. When they came out afterwards, both wore the visage of 3-year old Syrian girl, Salwa and Cuckold, a 1997 book written by Indian, Kiran Nagarkar. Cuckold, a historical novel patterned after the narrative of Maharaj Kumar, may in a way explain the recent hot and adulterous romance between Jonathan and Buhari. In the book, Kumar had attempted to win his wife, Mira’s affections in the midst of a ravaging war in the land. Set in the…
The Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Chief Akin Oke, has urged party members to disregard rumours of disunity and crises within the party ahead of the party’s state congress scheduled to hold on October 16, 2021. Chief Oke, in a statement issued on Thursday in Ibadan, appealed to party faithful and members of the public to disregard rumours of internal crisis in the progressive family, saying the rumoured crisis is a figment of the imagination of some fifth columnists, who do not mean well for the party and Nigerian society. The statement disclosed that the…
The United Front (TUF), a group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Adeolu Akande; Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, Ex Minister Adebayo Shittu, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle and other top members of Unity Forum over their fresh plots to polarise the progressive family ahead of the October 16th, 2021 state congress of the party. The APC group made the accusation in a strongly-worded petition addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECP) of the APC. The petition, which was duly signed by its Chairman,…
An ex-parte motion filed by the 68 sacked council chairmen in Oyo State, asking for an order to garnishee the account of the state government has been struck out by Justice Ademola Adegbola of the Oyo State High Court. The former council bosses elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) filed the motion over what they described as Governor Seyi Makinde’s refusal to comply with the Supreme Court judgment, mandating the state government to pay all their salaries and entitlements till their last day in office. Justice Adegbola, on Monday, while ruling on the application of the…
Few hours to ward congresses of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State scheduled for today (Saturday), Governor Seyi Makinde has handed-over nomination forms for Ibadan South-East Local Government Area to the Southwest Zonal Chairman of the party, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja. This newspaper reliably gathered that Governor Makinde released the form to Arapaja in the early hours of Saturday; a move considered to spite the Chairman of Pacesetter Transportation Company, Hon. Dare Adeleke, Hon. Adigun Agboworin representing Ibadan Ibadan Northeast/Ibadan Southeast Federal Constituency; Hon. Rasak Ademola Abdulahi representing Ibadan South East I state Constituency; Hon. Popoola Ademola Olusegun…