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Abia gov chief of staff suspended for spraying cash on Odumeje
For spraying cash on Prophet Odumeje, the Abia State Governor’s Chief of Staff, Anthony Agbazuere, has been suspended.
A video of Agbazuere spraying money on Odumeje, who calls himself the ‘Indaboski dahose’ the ‘liquid metal’, is currently trending online.
In the video shared on Twitter, Agbazuere is seen spraying naira notes on a dancing controversial Onitsha-based clergyman, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, better known as Odumeje.
The video appears to have been in Agbazuere’s office but it is not dated.
In a short statement on Sunday, Secretary to the State Government, Chris Ezem, announced that the CoS had been suspended immediately.
He said, “Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the immediate suspension from office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr ACB Agbazuere.”
Odumeje became popular in 2019 when he described himself as ‘the liquid metal’, ‘the war’, and ‘the indaboski’.
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2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces
2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces
Residents of Lagos State have called on former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to contest the 2027 governorship election, expressing confidence in his ability to drive the state’s development if given a second chance.
The Lagos Residents Association (LRA), a prominent civic group, made the appeal in a statement signed by its President General, Dr. Olumuyiwa Adesanmi. The group urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconsider Ambode for the party’s ticket, describing his previous tenure (2015–2019) as transformative.
Dr. Adesanmi highlighted Ambode’s achievements in infrastructure, human capital development, and overall transformation of the state, emphasizing the widespread support he still enjoys among Lagosians.
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The legacy he left behind in infrastructure, human capital development, and total transformation of Lagos is undeniable. He positively impacted the lives of residents, and we believe he deserves the opportunity to complete the good work he started,” Adesanmi said.
“It is Ambode’s constitutional right to seek a second term, and the events that denied him that opportunity in 2019 were questionable. We are urging him to step forward and contest in 2027,” the statement added.
The association further declared its readiness to support Ambode’s candidacy by purchasing his nomination and expression of interest forms.
“Residents of Lagos are united in their desire for his return. We are ready to back him and ensure his success in the 2027 elections,” Dr. Adesanmi said.
2027: Ambode’s Lagos gov campaign poster surfaces
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2027 presidency: Atiku hosts Obi in Adamawa
2027 presidency: Atiku hosts Obi in Adamawa
Permutations about the 2027 presidential contest have commenced with former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar hosting Peter Obi, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), to a breakfast meeting at his residence in Adamawa State.
There are speculations of another Atiku/Obi ticket coming up in the 2027 presidential election.
Pressure is also being mounted on Atiku to endorse Obi and another strong contestant from the North, to defeat and upstage the incumbent President, Bola Tinubu.
In a video posted on his X handle on Saturday, Atiku is seen with the 2023 LP presidential candidate, walking into a dining area of his house.
In May, Atiku hosted Obi at his residence in Abuja sparking rumours of a possible alliance between both politicians ahead of the 2027 election.
Atiku was vice-president between 1999 and 2007.
He was the standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections — losing in both polls. Obi was his running mate in 2019.
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2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa
2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa
GOVERNOR Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State still has 30 months to serve, but the polity is already charged as potential aspirants eyeing his seat embark on exploratory footwork.
Those considered to be aspiring for the Alausa Round House on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, include President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu; serving Speaker of the Lagoa State House of Assembly, Hon Mudashiru Obasa; immediate past Lagos Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode; and Senator Tokunbo Abiru
The main opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, 2023 Candidate, Abdulaziz Olajide Adediran (Jandor); and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, are still nursing the ambition of governing the state.
Factors that will shape who emerges the candidates of the leading parties and winner of the poll proper include the choice of President Tinubu, indigeneship, religion, zoning, and Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, of the APC among others.
Religious card
Sanwo-Olu, a Christian succeeded Akinwunmi Ambode, another Christian. By 2027, Christians would have been in the saddle for 12 straight years, which is four years short of the 16 years that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Babatunde Fashola (who are Moslems) spent.
Thus some are angling for Ambode’s return to complete 16 years for Christians before power returns to Moslems in the state.
Currently, Seyi Tinubu has been receiving a series of endorsement from many groups just as Obasa, the longest serving Speaker of Lagos said he is not too young or inexperienced to run.
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Indeed, some of those who stepped down their ambition in 2023 to allow Sanwo-Olu complete his second term, are angling to succeed the governor.
2023 power-play
With the benefit of hindsight, Sanwo-Olu’s emergence as governorship candidate in 2019 came as surprise to many after the ouster of the incumbent Governor Ambode by the power bloc in the APC led by the Jagaban himself, now President Tinubu.
Sanwo-Olu emerged as a consensus candidate after Tinubu’s endorsement. The rest is history.
2027 Lagos gov race: Opposition heightens against Seyi Tinubu, Obasa
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