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Edo Assembly speaker impeached

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The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Frank Okiye, has been impeached.

Okiye representing Esan North-East Constituency 2, was impeached following a motion by the Majority Leader of the House, Hon. Henry Okhurobo.

The impeachment letter was signed by nine of the 10 members of the House at the brief sitting on Monday.

A new Speaker was immediately elected, Marcus Onobun, representing Esan West Constituency, was thereafter elected speaker. This followed a motion by the member representing Igueben Constituency, Ephraim Aluebhosele.

The motion was seconded by the member representing Akoko-Edo II Constituency, Emmanuel Agbaje.

The Deputy Speaker, Roland Asoro, who presided over the plenary after Okiye’s impeachment, put the motion to a voice vote. And it received the support of all the members at the plenary.

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SDP suspends national chairman, two other officers

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The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has approved the immediate suspension of the National Chairman of the Party, Shehu Gabam, along with two members of the National Working Committee (NWC), Nnadi Clarkson, National Auditor, and Chukwuma Uchechukwu, National Youth Leader, over allegations of gross financial misconduct, embezzlement, misappropriation and diversion of party funds.

Their suspension was contained in a statement issued and made available to Vanguard by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Araba Rufus Aiyenigba.

It reads, “The decision followed resolutions made by members of the National Working Committee (NWC), where overwhelming evidences were presented linking the suspended officials to a series of unauthorized financial transactions, personal enrichment schemes, and movement of funds from the party’s accounts without any approvals of the NWC.

“This development first came to light when it was discovered that the National Chairman had sent an unauthorised Financial Statement to INEC as demanded from all political parties.

“A summary of the fraudulent account was also published in the Newspapers. When the NWC got to know this, it made a resolution to report the fraudulent abnormalities to law enforcement agencies.

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“The action of the NWC to suspend the National Chairman and two members of the NWC involved in the gross financial misconduct will also demonstrate to the general public that the Party, generally esteemed by Nigerians as a disciplined party and a credible alternative political platform for national redemption has zero tolerance for corruption and abuse of office.”

According to Aiyenigba, “The decision to suspend the National Chairman and other implicated NWC members is to allow for a thorough, investigation. Our integrity as a political party must be upheld at all times,” the statement read.

“An interim investigative panel has been constituted to audit all financial records and recommend further disciplinary or legal actions.

“In the interim, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Dr. Sadiq Umar Abubakar has assumed leadership of the party as Acting National Chairman as per the provisions of the Constitution of the party.”

Aiyenigba alleged that “the misappropriated funds amount to hundreds of millions of naira, including donations and resources realised from the sales of nomination forms in the 2023 general elections and other funds from the party accounts.

“The suspension of these officers has been communicated to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and all relevant agencies.”

He said that “the suspension of Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, Nze Nnadi Clarkson, and Uchechukwu Ogbonna Chukwuma takes immediate effect.”

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El-Rufai okays SDP as coalition’s best option to unseat Tinubu

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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has declared the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as the most viable platform for the emerging political coalition aimed at challenging President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, El-Rufai revealed that discussions among key opposition figures have progressed significantly, with a consensus forming around the SDP as the preferred vehicle for the coalition’s ambitions.

According to him, leaders involved in the coalition plan have resolved that once a political party is unanimously chosen, they will collectively defect from their current parties to unite under the new banner.

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He said, “When I joined the SDP, I made it clear in my statement that even though I am in the SDP, just like every other person, I mean, Atiku Abubakar is still in the PDP, Peter Obi has not officially left Labour Party.

“But we all agreed that if we have consensus on a platform we are going to give our own legacy parties and focus on that platform. We are still not there yet t, the leadership will receive a report on the SDP as well as the other party.

“And then a decision will be taken. I strongly believe that the SDP is the best platform for a coalition; its history, its legacy, its sentimental value, and everything about it are almost perfect – the name, the logo – and I’m advocating for that among my colleagues,” El-Rufai stated.

He also stated that a coalition is not a merger but that the team is in search of a platform that would serve as a strong opposition against the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government.

The main battle begins once we have a platform,” El-Rufai added.

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