#President Bola Tinubu< APC

[morganablenewsmedia]

Makinde Jostled For 2027 Presidency

Makinde jostled for 2027 Presidency as Pro-Wike PDP faction intensifies search for running mate Pro-Wike faction of the People’s Democratic Party has identified Seyi Makinde as own “choice” candidate for the next presidential election. Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has been identified as a capable candidate, due to his tenacity and developmental vision, to lead the Party to victory in 2027 and…

[sayflexxyblog]

Buhari meets Tinubu, Akande in Aso Villa

Buhari meets Tinubu, Akande in Aso Villa

President Muhammadu Buhari received former Lagos and Osun Governors, Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande, at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and others condoled with the President over the Kaduna air crash. The mishap claimed the lives of Army Chief, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers. In his condolence message, Tinubu called the accident a…

[upshotre]

Speakership: CUPP rejects Gbajabiamila, drags him to court for perjury

The Coalition of United Political Parties on Tuesday rejected the choice of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the next Speaker. The ruling All Progressives Congress had named Gbajabiamila its preferred candidate for the position. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had also described the Majority Leader as the choice of President Muhammadu Buuhari and not that of the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. But the spokesman for the CUPP, Imo Ugochinyere, told journalists in Abuja that Gbajabiamila’s choice was contrary to the present administration’s acclaimed anti-corruption war. Ugochinyere, who was joined by national chairmen of 12 political parties, said the federal lawmaker was not competent to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives because he had earlier been convicted of  “wilful dishonesty” by the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia in the United States. Although he said the CUPP was not interested in who the lawmakers decide to lead them, Ugochinyere pointed out that Gbajabiamila’s choice was “morally, politically and constitutionally wrong.” He said the CUPP, through the Action Peoples Party, had commenced criminal proceedings against the lawmaker before Grade 1 Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Karshi. He explained that the case was instituted because Gbajabiamila had at different times given false information on oath to the Independent National Electoral Commission when he claimed in the commission’s Form CF001 that he had never been indicted by a tribunal, court or administrative panel of fraud or dishonesty. He said, “A court in the FCT has issued criminal summons on Femi Gbajabiamila to appear in person on June 10 and the court also granted an exparte application to serve him by substituted means through the clerk of the National Assembly.” Ugochinyere also said the CUPP backed the use of secret ballot system to elect the leadership of the Ninth National Assembly. He said the secret ballot was the only way to allow lawmakers vote for their leaders according to their conscience. When contacted on the telephone for his reaction, Gbajabiamila’s spokesman, Olanrewaju Smart, said the Majority Leader’s camp would react on Wednesday (today).

Military was rattled by June 12, says George

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Bode George has reflected on the ‘June 12’ crisis, saying that it rattled the military. He lamented that the military made a mistake by dabbling into politics, which culminated into the controversial annulment. George, a naval commodore, former military governor of Ondo State and Staff Officer in the office the former Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen. Oladipo Diya, recalled that the June 12 debacle sowed seeds of discord in the military and the disunity led to the untimely retirement of many officers. The PDP chieftain told reporters in Lagos that former President Olusegun Obasanjo could not take any position or action on the June 12 crisis as civilian leader in 1999 because of th4e charged atmosphere. He said Obasanjo’s priority on assumption of office was the stabilisation of the polity, mounting strategies against coup and building of democratic institutions. Reflecting on the criminal annulment of the historic poll won by the late Chief Moshood Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he maintained that the soldiers in power bite more that they could chew. He stressed: “The military was rattled by June 12. The military made a mistake by dabbling into politics. The unity of the service was nearly destroyed. Either directly or indirectly, some of us were fired because of statements made. George recalled the two political parties-SDP and the National Republican Convention (NRC)-were government agencies, which threw up the two presidential candidates, adding that the parties were shaped by discipline. Noting that the Federal Government has declared ‘June 12’ as ‘Democracy Day,’ he said nevertheless, May 29 will remain sacrosanct as the day of handover. He added: “Have we learnt any lesson from June 12? May 29 is sacrosanct. What I will want to recognise about June 2 is the lesson to be learnt. Election will take place and it will become a case and the judiciary will decide. We should teach people to avoid the pitfalls of the past. The system of government as presently constituted is faulty. The system is unlike the military. It is from top to bottom. It cannot work.” On why Obasanjo did not take action on June 12 in 1999, the PDP chieftain said: “Obasanjo wanted to stabilise the polity when he came. Obasanjo set up a cabinet that had a national outlook. The six topmost jobs, President, Vice President, Senate President, House of Representatives Speaker, Secretary to Federal Government and national chairman of the party were rotated, based on zoning. That gave the zones a sense of belonging. Obasanjo was preoccupied with stability.” George called for true federalism, saying that the control of all resources, including Value Added Tax (VAT), by the Federal Government is wrong.” He stressed: “Nigeria is still being run as if where in a military regime. What is the business of the Federal Government in the local government system? The Mayor of York City runs the port of New York. President Buhari should call for a National Town Hall Meeting; he could call all the tribes to Abuja and let their representatives be delegates to the meeting. Justice Kutigi presided well over the last National Conference in Abuja. Buhari should implement the 2014 Conference Report. Let everybody go back to their area and develop their area.” George condemned the alleged humiliation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, by soldiers at the May 29 inauguration parade in Abuja. He said: “The Commander of the Brigade of Guards erred. It was not a military parade. It was a political event. It will not happen if the PDP is in control. The military must be subjected to civilian authorities.” Read the full article

[newssplashy]

The rally was organised to rally support for the APC guber candidate in the July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election, Kayode Fayemi.

President Buhari was at the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally which held in Ekiti state on Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

The rally was organised to rally support for the APC guber candidate in the July 14, 2018 Ekiti governorship election, Kayode Fayemi.

Some APC chieftains present at the rally were: the National leader of the All Progressives' Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, minister of labour, Chris Ngige, Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, APC national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, Ondo state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.

Others are: Bisi Akande,  Segun Osoba, SSA to the President on Foreign Relations & Diaspora, Abike Dabiri, Secretary to the Federal Government, Boss Mustapha, Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Dambazau (rtd), and Senator Andy Ubah, among others.

See the President’s full speech, obtained from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) below:

I am happy to be here in Ekiti State, and among the good people of Ekiti. Ekiti State people are dear to me. My earliest interactions with people of this State dates back several decades ago, and I have always found them to be very intelligent and honourable people.

2.   For those of us with a background in the military, we have come to know officers and men of Ekiti origin to be of exemplary courage, discipline and integrity.

3.    Today, alongside indigenes of other States, many officers and men of Ekiti origin continue to follow in the footsteps of their forebears, under the command of the current Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin from Ode-Ekiti.

4.    Outside of the military, over the years, many of your leading lights, especially in the academia, have distinguished Ekiti indigenes in the comity of states in our federation.

5.     My coming here today is not only to campaign, but make clear the reason why Ekiti people must embrace the Change Agenda and vote for APC.

 6.     The Ekiti people are a politically aware and well informed electorate. They cannot be brainwashed or deceived.

7.     In the last three years, this Administration has not only carried out laudable projects in Ekiti State, but also helped in creating employment opportunities for the indigenes of the State.  

8.     The APC Government has executed 13 Federal Roads and Intervention Projects in Ekiti State. Some have already been completed and some are near completion.

9.     Those roads that have been completed at the cost of N766,739,968.37 are;

a.  The construction of infrastructure, Roads Drainages and Asphalt Finishing at IKERE EKITI.

b.  The construction of infrastructure, Roads Drainages and Asphalt Finishing at NATIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMME SITES.

c.   The completion of emergency Repairs of failed sections of IFAKI – IKOLE – OMUO Road and;

d.  The completion of emergency repairs of failed sections of IFAKI – IDO Road, while the Rehabilitation of EFON ALAAYE-ERINMO-IWARAJA road is 87% completed.

 10.   In addition, other Road projects ongoing in the State are; Rehabilitation of ADO-IFAKI-OTUN road; Repairs of IJEBU-IJESHA ROAD; Rehabilitation of ILA-ORANGUN-OKE ILA –ILALE-EKAN Road; Rehabilitation and Asphalt Overlay/construction of Reinforced Concrete Drains and Kerbs of 1.33km internal roads in Federal University, Oye, amongst others.

11.   These roads are being handled by 13 different contractors, providing more employment to the people of Ekiti state.

12.   You are all aware that Ekiti State has been operating without a Federal Secretariat. The APC-led Administration has also AWARDED the construction of a Federal Secretariat Complex in Ekiti to accommodate Federal Staff, and ensure that the state no longer operates without a Federal Secretariat as she has done since the creation of the State.

13.   In addition to these laudable projects and employment opportunities, the APC government has also extended the National Housing Programme to the people of Ekiti State.

14.  This National Housing Programme being handled by 16 contractors is not only beneficial in terms of accommodation, but also providing gainful employment. The suppliers of materials for this project are from Ekiti State, while the site work, electrical, plumbing, welding etc, are all carried out by the people of Ekiti State. This Administration desires to provide more employment opportunities to the people of Ekiti State and Nigeria at large.

15.   There has been an unprecedented number of Federal political appointments of Ekiti indigenes in the state.

Ekiti State is also one of the Beneficiaries of our Social Investment Programmes, which include – N-Power, Homegrown School Feeding; Conditional Cash Transfer and Micro-credit finance for traders. We have also done several tranches of Bail-Out Fundsand Paris Club Refunds.

 16.   In spite of the fact that the current administrations in Ekiti State and the Federal Government belong to opposing political parties, we have always ensured the State got her fair share in the allocation of resources, the siting of federal projects, and the selection of beneficiaries of federal government programmes. We will never play politics with the welfare of the people of Ekiti or any other State regardless of the partisan affiliation of the government of the day.

17.   May I, again, clear the air on the issue of herdsmen and farmers’ conflicts, on which many politicians in their mischievous attitude have been blackmailing me and the APC-led administration, purporting that I have not taken any action on the issue because I am a Fulani man. This is cheap blackmail. Like I said recently, the protection of lives and property of Nigerians is my responsibility. This, I have vowed to do, and will stick to the oath of office. I assure you that measures are being taken to ensure lasting solutions.

18.   I, therefore, call on Ekiti people!  Don’t allow yourself to be insulted by stomach infrastructure. Your future and the future of the upcoming generations are in your hands today. Vote for APC and grow beyond Stomach Infrastructure.

19.   The time has come to correct historical injustice and restore Ekiti State to the path of peace and prosperity. The whole country looks to Ekiti to do the right thing by voting for the APC candidate in the election this Saturday, July 14, as you commence the journey to Reclaiming Your Land and Restoring Your Values.

20.   I present to you the APC Gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. VOTE for him on Saturday, 14th July, 2018.

 21.   Dr. Kayode Fayemi served as Minister of Mines and Steel Development and recorded series of achievements in the Ajaokuta Steel Company. And with his experience as one-term Governor of the State, a meaningful development is guaranteed. DON’T WASTE YOUR VOTE. VOTE FOR DEVELOPMENT. VOTE for APC-Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

ALSO READ: PDP is 'Poverty Development Party', APC National Leader says

22.   I came into office in 2015 through a free and fair election. In my party, the APC, we do not believe in manipulation of electoral processes. The will of the people must matter. And that is what we will uphold here in Ekiti – FREE and FAIR ELECTIONS. No manipulation of any form.

23.   Finally, I urge all the stakeholders of this important election to ensure free and fair election, embrace peace and promote democracy in Nigeria.

24.   Thank you and God bless EKITI People! God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Meanwhile, Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has promised to match the All Progressives Congress (APC) ‘bumper to bumper’ in the upcoming governorship election.

via Latest Nigerian News Online-Nigerian News,World Newspaper

[upshotre]

Speakership: CUPP rejects Gbajabiamila, drags him to court for perjury

The Coalition of United Political Parties on Tuesday rejected the choice of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as the next Speaker. The ruling All Progressives Congress had named Gbajabiamila its preferred candidate for the position. The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, had also described the Majority Leader as the choice of President Muhammadu Buuhari and not that of the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. But the spokesman for the CUPP, Imo Ugochinyere, told journalists in Abuja that Gbajabiamila’s choice was contrary to the present administration’s acclaimed anti-corruption war. Ugochinyere, who was joined by national chairmen of 12 political parties, said the federal lawmaker was not competent to be the Speaker of the House of Representatives because he had earlier been convicted of  “wilful dishonesty” by the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia in the United States. Although he said the CUPP was not interested in who the lawmakers decide to lead them, Ugochinyere pointed out that Gbajabiamila’s choice was “morally, politically and constitutionally wrong.” He said the CUPP, through the Action Peoples Party, had commenced criminal proceedings against the lawmaker before Grade 1 Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Karshi. He explained that the case was instituted because Gbajabiamila had at different times given false information on oath to the Independent National Electoral Commission when he claimed in the commission’s Form CF001 that he had never been indicted by a tribunal, court or administrative panel of fraud or dishonesty. He said, “A court in the FCT has issued criminal summons on Femi Gbajabiamila to appear in person on June 10 and the court also granted an exparte application to serve him by substituted means through the clerk of the National Assembly.” Ugochinyere also said the CUPP backed the use of secret ballot system to elect the leadership of the Ninth National Assembly. He said the secret ballot was the only way to allow lawmakers vote for their leaders according to their conscience. When contacted on the telephone for his reaction, Gbajabiamila’s spokesman, Olanrewaju Smart, said the Majority Leader’s camp would react on Wednesday (today).

Military was rattled by June 12, says George

Former National Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Bode George has reflected on the ‘June 12’ crisis, saying that it rattled the military. He lamented that the military made a mistake by dabbling into politics, which culminated into the controversial annulment. George, a naval commodore, former military governor of Ondo State and Staff Officer in the office the former Chief of General Staff, Lt-Gen. Oladipo Diya, recalled that the June 12 debacle sowed seeds of discord in the military and the disunity led to the untimely retirement of many officers. The PDP chieftain told reporters in Lagos that former President Olusegun Obasanjo could not take any position or action on the June 12 crisis as civilian leader in 1999 because of th4e charged atmosphere. He said Obasanjo’s priority on assumption of office was the stabilisation of the polity, mounting strategies against coup and building of democratic institutions. Reflecting on the criminal annulment of the historic poll won by the late Chief Moshood Abiola of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP), he maintained that the soldiers in power bite more that they could chew. He stressed: “The military was rattled by June 12. The military made a mistake by dabbling into politics. The unity of the service was nearly destroyed. Either directly or indirectly, some of us were fired because of statements made. George recalled the two political parties-SDP and the National Republican Convention (NRC)-were government agencies, which threw up the two presidential candidates, adding that the parties were shaped by discipline. Noting that the Federal Government has declared ‘June 12’ as ‘Democracy Day,’ he said nevertheless, May 29 will remain sacrosanct as the day of handover. He added: “Have we learnt any lesson from June 12? May 29 is sacrosanct. What I will want to recognise about June 2 is the lesson to be learnt. Election will take place and it will become a case and the judiciary will decide. We should teach people to avoid the pitfalls of the past. The system of government as presently constituted is faulty. The system is unlike the military. It is from top to bottom. It cannot work.” On why Obasanjo did not take action on June 12 in 1999, the PDP chieftain said: “Obasanjo wanted to stabilise the polity when he came. Obasanjo set up a cabinet that had a national outlook. The six topmost jobs, President, Vice President, Senate President, House of Representatives Speaker, Secretary to Federal Government and national chairman of the party were rotated, based on zoning. That gave the zones a sense of belonging. Obasanjo was preoccupied with stability.” George called for true federalism, saying that the control of all resources, including Value Added Tax (VAT), by the Federal Government is wrong.” He stressed: “Nigeria is still being run as if where in a military regime. What is the business of the Federal Government in the local government system? The Mayor of York City runs the port of New York. President Buhari should call for a National Town Hall Meeting; he could call all the tribes to Abuja and let their representatives be delegates to the meeting. Justice Kutigi presided well over the last National Conference in Abuja. Buhari should implement the 2014 Conference Report. Let everybody go back to their area and develop their area.” George condemned the alleged humiliation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, by soldiers at the May 29 inauguration parade in Abuja. He said: “The Commander of the Brigade of Guards erred. It was not a military parade. It was a political event. It will not happen if the PDP is in control. The military must be subjected to civilian authorities.” Read the full article