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Obaseki, APC, CAN comment on looted rice in Edo
Obaseki, APC, CAN comment on looted rice in Edo
The looted bags of rice at three locations in Benin and its environs in Edo State, yesterday, led to a disagreement between Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was backed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Edo Chapter, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Bags of rice were discovered and looted at Urora, Eyaen, and a location on Sapele Road, specifically at Ward 6 in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, all in the Benin metropolis of Edo State.
Edo Chairman of the APC, Jarret Tenebe, urged residents of the state to hold Obaseki responsible for the hardship in Edo.
Tenebe accused the Edo governor of diverting the Federal Government’s palliatives, which he insisted was responsible for hunger in the Southsouth state.
He accused Obaseki and his faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of frustrating the genuine efforts of the administration of President Bola Tinubu to considerably reduce the impact of economic hardship on Nigerians, especially in Edo state.
Edo chairman of APC said: “Obaseki has refused to acknowledge or give account of the various financial grants and other palliatives his administration has received from the Federal Government.
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“Instead, Edo governor is struggling to blame his failure on his imaginary fictional story of plans by the APC to attack government’s institutions in Edo State.”
Tenebe also urged Edo residents, especially the electorate, to massively vote on September 21 for the visionary governorship candidate of APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, whom he said was more experienced than the standard bearer of PDP, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, for him (Okpebholo) to succeed Obaseki on November 12 this year.
The media consultant to Edo APC’s governorship campaign council, Prince Kassim Afegbua, a former Commissioner for Information in the state, yesterday in a press statement, noted that Obaseki’s desperation to use the nationwide protest to score cheap political points had boomeranged with the looted bags of rice in Edo.
Afegbua said: “In Obaseki’s kingdom, everything revolves around politics and political marabouts. The Edo governor plotted to use the nationwide protest to shore up his diminished rating, when he subterranean-ly orchestrated the protest in Edo, gave monies to 18 groups to build the protest’s podium, and also mobilised their members across the board, to grace the event.
“Part of the plot was to ‘invite’ Edo governor to speak to them, following a script, but by the time he mounted the podium, he was greeted by a flip irreverent crowd, who started raining curses on him, saying he was part of the problems that necessitated the protest.
“Edo people, ever vigilant and conscious of their environment, discovered the cache of President Bola Tinubu’s 20 trucks of rice palliative, which were given to Obaseki to be distributed among Edo people, to cushion the hard times of the moment. “
Obaseki, APC, CAN comment on looted rice in Edo
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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.
In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.
He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.
The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.
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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.
“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”
Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.
“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.
“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.
Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name
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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”
His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.
In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.
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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”
Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.
He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.
“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi
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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.
The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.
The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.
The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.
The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.
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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”
Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.
Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.
Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.
However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.
Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll
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