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Edo: Obaseki sworn in for second term, promises speedy infrastructural development

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3 years ago

November 12, 2020

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, have taken their second-term’s oath of office.

This is coming more than seven weeks after winning the governorship election of the state under the banner of Peoples Democratic Party.

The Chief Judge of the state, Justice Esther Edigin, administered the oath of office on the duo at noon Thursday at the Tennis Court of the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City.

Speaking at the inauguration, Obaseki promised to consolidate on his first-term achievements.

He said, “We will also rapidly develop our critical energy, housing, digital and road infrastructure, which provides a framework to drive inclusive growth as well as build the economy and drive industrialization, trade and investment, to solidify our state’s status as the choice investment destination in the country.

“We will preserve the environment and public utilities, to make our state more functional and adapt to the challenges of climate change and rural-urban migration. Our major drive will be the clean and green Edo initiative and sustaining our campaign to plant trees and restore the forest.”

Obaseki and Shaibu came won their first election to lead the state four years ago under the All Progressives Congress.

Obaseki was to contest for the election under the APC but was denied the party’s ticket. He later defected to the PDP and defeated the APC candidate in the September 19, 2020 governorship election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

State governors of the PDP that attended the event are Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, and Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State.

PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, also graced the event and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was represented by a government official.

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S’Court fines Ozekhome N40m for revisiting 2019 Imo gov suit

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5 days ago

December 5, 2023

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S’Court fines Ozekhome N40m for revisiting 2019 Imo gov suit

The Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed N40m fine on constitutional lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome.
He was fined for filing a ‘frivolous, vexatious and irritating motion’ before the court with respect to Imo State governorship tussle that was decided in 2019.

Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN, called to the Nigerian Bar over 42 years ago and was fined a huge amount for bringing a motion before the Apex Court seeking to revalidate the suit that removed Emeka Ihedioha as Governor of Imo State in 2019.

The Senior lawyer was ordered in a ruling by Justice Tijani Abubakar to personally pay the N40M fine to four respondents he dragged before the Court.

Those to be paid are the Action People’s Party, APP, Uche Nnadi, Uche Nwosu and the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC.

In the motion considered to be frivolous by the Court, Ozekhome had asked the Court for a consequential order to compel INEC to issue a fresh Certificate of Return to Ihedioha to enable him spend a four-year tenure as Imo Governor.

His grouse was that the incumbent governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma unlawfully spent the four years that Ihedioha ought to spend.

Among others, Ozekhome in the motion claimed that the All Progressives Congress APC had no candidate in the 2019 Imo Governorship election, hence, Uzodinmma ought not to have been made governor on the platform of APC.

However, the Apex Court dismissed the motion on the ground that it has no jurisdiction to entertain such a motion.

Justice Abubakar held in the ruling that the request was strange, frivolous, baseless, unwarranted, vexatious and irritating.

He further held that the motion was a calculated design to demonize the Supreme Court.

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BREAKING: Adeleke appoints Justice Afolabi Osun acting Chief judge

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3 weeks ago

November 16, 2023

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BREAKING: Adeleke appoints Justice Afolabi Osun acting Chief judge

Following the suspension of Osun State Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo, Governor Ademola Adeleke has appointed Justice Olayinka Afolabi as acting chief judge of the state.

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Kogi: Man shot dead after allegedly snatching ballot box

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4 weeks ago

November 11, 2023

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Kogi: Man shot dead after allegedly snatching ballot box

An alleged ballot box snatcher on a mission to disrupt the voting process in the Anyigba local government area of Kogi State was shot dead on Saturday.

The name and the political party the victim was working for were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.

Also, it was not yet clear whether the political thug was gunned down by the security agents or miscreants.