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Edo gov poll: Igbinedion’s daughter dumps PDP
Edo gov poll: Igbinedion’s daughter dumps PDP
The former federal lawmaker who represented Ovia Federal Constituency, Omosede Igbinedion, has resigned her membership from the Peoples Democratic Party or PDP, ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state.
She’s the daughter of Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom.
Omosede fell out with the PDP following the conduct of the ward and local government delegates elections for the primary.
The former lawmaker, who represented the party in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019 said the PDP lacked fairness and justice, accusing it of marginalising long-standing party members hence her resignation.
“I wish to formally use this medium to tender my resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),” she said in the letter.
She thanked the party “for the time spent as a member of the PDP.
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“It was a pleasure to have been elected to the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 on the platform of the PDP, to represent the good people of Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West Federal Constituencies.
“Based on the principles of equity, fairness, and justice, which I hold dearly and which no longer prevail within our party in the state, coupled with the marginalisation of the aboriginal PDP members who have worked assiduously to sustain this party before its infiltration, despite complaints to both the state and national levels, I no longer have the drive, conviction, sentiment, and commitment towards a party that I once called my own.
“There is no indigenous PDP member on the Edo gubernatorial ballot today, either as the gubernatorial candidate or deputy governorship running mate, which raises the question: ‘Who exactly are we working for?’
“My overriding interest and commitment to the people of Ovia, whom I hold so dearly and who have always stood by me, supersedes my personal interest as well as any other interest.
“It is on this note that I have decided to tender my resignation from the PDP, effective from today, August 11, 2024,” she said.
She has not announced the party she will be joining but there are rumours she will be going to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and may be received at the flag-off of the Edo South Senatorial governorship campaign rally scheduled for Tuesday (today) at the Ekehuan campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) by APC leadership.
Edo gov poll: Igbinedion’s daughter dumps PDP
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Fubara suspends local govt caretaker chairman
Fubara suspends local govt caretaker chairman
Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has suspended Otonye Briggs, caretaker committee chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of the state.
A statement on Tuesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, said the suspension was with immediate effect.
Chukwudi however did not state the reasons for Briggs’ suspension.
He said Governor Fubara had directed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye to take over as caretaker committee chairman.
The governor also directed Briggs to hand over all council property in his possession to Amieye immediately.
Briggs was inaugurated on June 19, with 23 other caretaker committee chairmen.
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We have enough water to quench Wike’s fire, says Bauchi gov
We have enough water to quench Wike’s fire, says Bauchi gov
Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, says the state government has enough water to quench the fire that Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, threatened to put in the states of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors supporting Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.
Fubara and Wike have been at daggerdrawn for months over the control of Rivers PDP.
Speaking at a PDP congress in Rivers recently, the FCT minister warned governors in the party against interfering in the affairs of the opposition party in Rivers state.
Wike then said he would “put fire” in the states of the governors siding with Fubara.
Bauchi governor who on Tuesday hosted some members of PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) said nobody could set Bauchi on fire.
“We are together; nobody can put fire in Bauchi,” the governor said.
“We have volumes of water that will quench the fire – even my friend (Wike) that said so, it is because he is annoyed. But it is not personal.
“My friend is my friend, and my job is my job, leadership is leadership.
“This unsolicited visit by the NWC shows that in Nigeria, we have hope, and we are connected by the value and the stability of PDP for peace and stability in our party and in our country.
“Yes, none of the parties is isolated in terms of crisis here and there. Crises are there, that is why leadership is also there. That is why we have to take the bull by the horns to discuss and look at the constitution of our party PDP.
“All the parties must do things by the rule of law. We must respect people, we must put our interest aside, we must respect our diversity. We must meet and close ranks especially when the issue has to do with our party, the PDP.
“Our party has pedigree and most of the development in this country was done by the PDP.
“When PDP left, nothing was done.”
National Legal Adviser of the party, Kamaldeen Adeyemi, said they visited the Bauchi governor to identify with him.
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Why I’ll work against Obi as running mate – Aisha Yesufu
Why I’ll work against Obi as running mate – Aisha Yesufu
Activist, Aisha Yesufu, says she will never support Peter Obi should he decide to become a running mate to any politician in the 2027 general election.
Obi was earlier reported to have given conditions to succumb to calls to stand as a running mate of any frontline northern politician.
He has since dismissed this call but said that he is open to working with anyone desirous of taking Nigeria to the next level.
Yesufu in video that has gone viral said, ‘’He should run as Vice? I am giving you my word now. Do not say I did not say it. If Peter Obi is running with anyone as the vice president or running mate to that person, me, Aisha Yesufu, in my little capacity, I will work against that ticket.
“Even if I do not support any other party, it is to work against that ticket. Why are we always asking the best to be second?
‘They have turned Peter Obi to the case of the way they treat women. They always put you in the deputy position, running mate.
“I have said it the other time..even if it is a goat that is running for President, you people will put Aisha Yesufu as Vice because as a woman, you see me as vice and nothing else.”
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