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Anxiety as Appeal Court delivers judgement in Adamawa guber dispute today

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Governor, Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani

Anxiety as Appeal Court delivers judgement in Adamawa guber dispute today

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in the Adamawa State Governorship legal dispute between the All Progressives Congress, APC, and their governorship aspirants since December 5, and it is now set to be delivered today, December 18.

Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani of the APC and the incumbent Governor, Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP, were at the heart of the disputed election on March 18. The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal certified Umaru Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP the victor of the race.

A judgment delivery notice sighted by our newspaper and confirmed to have been served on Binani and Fintiri’s legal teams indicated that the Court of Appeal would deliver the judgment by 12 noon.

The notice advised lawyers to the two political camps to take care of the notce and make themselves available for the judgment delivery as required by law.

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Bukola Gaa, Personal Assistant on Media to the President of the Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the appellate court to our correspondent, adding that necessary security arrangements and other measures to make the judgment delivery hitch-free have been put in place.

A three-member panel of justices of the court had on December 5 reserved judgment in the appeal after taking arguments for and against the election by the two parties involved.

While a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Akin Olujimi, SAN, who represented Binani and APC at the hearing appealed for setting aside of the judgment of the Tribunal which affirmed the election of Fintiri and the PDP, the respondents- the INEC, Fintiri and the PDP, through their various counsels, prayed the court to dismiss the appeal for being incompetent and lacking in merit.

The Adamawa State Governorship Electoral Petitions Tribunal had, in October, dismissed the petition filed by Binani seeking Fintiri’s sack from office.

Binani had approached the Tribunal with a petition seeking to quash Fintiri’s declaration as the winner of the election by INEC.

Binani, in her petition, which had INEC, Fintiri and the PDP as the first, second, and third respondents, respectively, asked the Adamawa State governorship election petition tribunal to annul the governorship election over non-compliance with the electoral act.

The Tribunal, in its judgment, delivered by Justice T. O. Uloho, dismissed the petition for lacking in merit and affirmed the victory of Fintiri, the declared winner of the March 18 governorship election.

Anxiety as Appeal Court delivers judgement in Adamawa guber dispute today

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BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary

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BREAKING: Agboola wins Ondo PDP primary

A former deputy governor in Ondo state, Hon Ajayi Agboola has won the ongoing People’s Democratic Party governorship primary election in the state.

He polled 264 votes of the 621 votes cast during the contest.

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The former Scretary General of the Pan Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni may come second in the contest.

Agboola was the former deputy governor to the late governor Rotimi Akeredolu before they parted ways following irreconcilable differences.

Attempt to impeach Ajayi during the crisis between him and the late Akeredolu failed

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BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants

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BREAKING: APC NWC in peace talks with Aiyedatiwa, other Ondo gov aspirants

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) is currently holding a closed-door peace meeting with Governor Lucky Ayiedatiwa and fifteen other aspirants in the April 20 Ondo state governorship primary election.

Ayiedatiwa was declared the winner by Governor Usman Ododo-led Primary Election Committee in the early hours of Sunday, April 21, after the shadow election in the 203 wards of the 18 local government areas of the state.

All the aspirants but Hon. Wale Akinterinwa and Hon. Isaacs Kekemeke are in attendance.

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Those in attendance are Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, Olusoji Adewale Ehinlanwo, a former member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Olugbenga Omogbemi Edema, and business magnate, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim Folorunsho.

Others are Engr. (Mrs.) Funmilayo Waheed-Adekojo, Hon. Akinfolarin Mayo Samuel, legal luminary, Chief Olusola Alexander Oke, SAN, Ohunyeye Olamide Felix, and Barr. Morayo Lebi.

Also in attendance are Garvey Oladiran Iyanjan, Prof. Francis Adebayo Faduyile, and Engr. (Mrs) Judith Folakemi Omogoroye, President Unilag Alumni (Worldwide), Engr. Ifeoluwa Olusola Oyedele and Hon. Omo’Oba Okunjimi Odimayo John.

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I broke the chains of godfatherism in Oyo politics – Makinde

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April 25, 2024

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Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde

I broke the chains of godfatherism in Oyo politics – Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he has dismantle the shackles of godfatherism that once characterised the State politics.

Makinde said Oyo State was once known for ‘who is your father’ politics, stating that such style of political arrangement has ended with him.

Makinde spoke on Wednesday at Students’ Legislative Summit organised by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly and chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, in conjunction with the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan.

Makinde disclosed that his father was not wealthy or influential and the Oyo State people still gave him the opportunity to lead.

The governor underscores the need to get youths into leadership position, imploring Nigerian youths to become more actively involved in governance by increasing their participation.

Makinde said that the issue of leadership is imperative in preparing the youth for the future and governance.

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“For us here, we have seen the common situation where ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day but we have been able to break that in Oyo State. My father was a ‘nobody’ and the Oyo State people still gave me the opportunity to lead.

“We may not be able to prepare the future for the youth, but we can prepare the youth for the future. Please, don’t see this event as just an opportunity to look at the issue of leadership in this country. And, in me, Seyi Makinde, the youth have an ally and we will prepare the leaders of the next generation amongst the youth.

“I am here this afternoon to encourage the youth. If you look at the history of Nigeria, we had our independence in 1960 and six years after, in 1966, the person that became the Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, was 31 years and some months old. After him, during the Second Republic, former President Obasanjo retired as a General at the age of 39.

“You should dream big; people have ruled this country at very tender ages. So, for you, don’t think that at 29 or 30, you are too young to rule and I am glad, because this is almost like catching them early.

“You have the students here and in about three years, some of you will be out there to move on. If I were you, I wouldn’t start looking for work; I would start doing my own thing at a very early age of 24 or 25. With the kind of energy you still have, you can pull down the kingdom of Satan.”

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