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Reps Reconvene Over Emefiele’s Presidential Aspiration, Aviation Crisis

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Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzariya

The House of Representatives is reconvening for an emergency plenary session on Monday to deliberate on the presidential ambition of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele and the crisis in the aviation sector, Daily Trust on Sunday has gathered.  

Clerk of the House, Dr Yahaya Danzariya had in statement announced that the House will be holding an emergency plenary session by 2pm. 

“It is particularly intended to discuss critical issues of national importance. The House regrets any inconvenience this short notice would have caused”, the statement said.  

Daily Trust on Sunday reports that, the House had earlier adjourned sitting till Tuesday, May 24. 

But findings by Daily Trust on Sunday revealed that the House will be holding the emergency to look at the two burning issues.

There has been heated reactions to purchase of presidential nomination forms for the apex bank chief, with lawyers and other stakeholders calling for his resignation. 

Sources told our correspondent  that Emefiele’s men were frantically making moves to reach out to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on the issue

Emefiele, yesterday said he had not taken a decision on the 2023 presidency.

The governor of the apex bank has been under intense pressure to resign since some groups picked the expression and nomination forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on his behalf on Friday.  

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A coalition comprising the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Emefiele Support Group and Friends of Godwin, on Friday obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms for him.

But in a series of tweets yesterday, Emefiele thanked those who bought the forms for him, saying if he decides to contest, he would use his personal resources to procure the forms. He added that he would take a decision in the days ahead. 

“I am humbled by the growing interest of those asking that I run for the office of president in the 2023 general elections. I have not come to that decision. I note and salute the sacrifices of those farmers and patriots going as far as raising personal funds and offering me presidential nomination forms: I thank them most profusely. 

“However, should I answer their calls and decide to seek presidential nomination, I will use my own hard-earned savings from over 35 years of banking leadership to buy my own nomination forms without proxies, in an open and transparent manner in full compliance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 

“And should I not run for elective office, I will continue to serve and sacrifice for the good people of Nigeria under the able leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is a serious decision that requires God’s divine intervention. In the next few days, the Almighty will so direct,” he tweeted. 

But a former director in the CBN, Olorunfunmi Basorun, yesterday called on Emefiele to resign over his links to the 2023 presidential election. 

Basorun said if the apex bank’s governor failed to resign, the Senate should immediately reconvene and use a two-third majority to remove him. 

On his part, a university don and former commissioner for finance in Imo State, Professor Uche Uwaleke, urged Emefiele to eschew partisan politics and concentrate on CBN reforms.

PDP seeks Emefiele’s arrest, prosecution

Meanwhile, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest and prosecution of the CBN governor for his involvement in political activities ahead of the 2023 general elections.   

Addressing a press conference at the party’s headquarters yesterday, the national publicity secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, said the purchase of the N100 million nomination and expression of interest forms for Emefiele brought to a head, his involvement in political activities, saying he cannot continue in office any longer. 

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Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name

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Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo

Edo Gov Okpebholo freezes govt accounts, reverses ministry’s name

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has directed the immediate freezing of all state-owned bank accounts.

In a statement issued on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Fred Itua, the governor stated that the accounts would remain frozen until further notice.

He instructed commercial banks, ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to comply with the order immediately or face severe consequences.

The statement reads: “All state bank accounts with commercial banks have been frozen. Commercial banks must comply with this order and ensure that not a single naira is withdrawn from government coffers until further notice.

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“Heads of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies must ensure full compliance without delay.

“Following necessary investigations and reconciliations, the governor will take appropriate action and decide on the way forward. For now, this order remains in effect.”

Okpebholo also directed relevant agencies to revert the name of the Ministry of Roads and Bridges to its previous title, the Ministry of Works, a change made during the Godwin Obaseki administration.

“It is odd to name a government institution the Ministry of Roads and Bridges, especially when not a single bridge was built by the previous administration — not even a pedestrian bridge.

“In the coming days, we will examine further actions taken by the previous administration and make decisions that serve the best interests of the state,” the statement added.

 

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Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi

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Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi

Israel-Palestinian conflict: Two-state solution is a deception, says Gumi

Prominent Islamic scholar Dr. Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has criticized the widely discussed two-state solution for the Israel-Palestine conflict, calling it a “deception.”

His remarks followed a recent summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh, where President Bola Tinubu and other leaders condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and urged an end to hostilities.

In an interview with Daily Trust at his Kaduna residence, Gumi argued, “This Two-State Solution is a deception. No Israeli will allow a Palestinian to survive, and Palestinians will never allow Israel to survive.

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The only solution is to dissolve the two states and create a democratically electable region.”

Gumi commended the OIC’s support for Palestine, noting that Muslims and Arabs worldwide increasingly see the treatment of Palestinians as “genocide” and accuse Israel of human rights abuses.

He also called for a return to the pre-1948 structure, where Palestinians, Jews, and Christians lived together, suggesting a single, inclusive state that allows peaceful coexistence.

“When I hear people talking about Two-State Solutions, I know they are just deceiving themselves,” Gumi added, advocating for a unified region where people of all faiths can live together, similar to the multi-faith coexistence seen in countries like the United States.

 

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Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll

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Olusola Ebiseni

Court sacks Ondo LP candidate, two days to governorship poll

The Labour Party candidature of Olusola Ebiseni for the upcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State has been nullified.

The nullification follows the sacking of Ebiseni by the Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday.

The governorship election of the southwest State will hold on Saturday, 16 November 2024.

The judgement disqualifying Ebiseni was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko.

The judgment granted the prayer of the Labour Party who preferred the case against Ebiseni.

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Justice Banjoko held that, “the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/1172/2024 brought by the Labour Party against Chief Olusola Ebiseni and two others is allowed.”

Justice Banjoko further stated that the Certified True Copy of the judgment would be provided to the parties involved in the appeal as soon as possible for their review.

Recall that Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to accept and recognize Olusola Ebiseni and Ezekiel Awude as the Labour Party’s governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the November 16 Ondo State governorship elections.

Justice Nwite confirmed that the second primary election conducted by the Labour Party, which resulted in Ebiseni and Awude being selected as candidates, was valid and should be upheld by INEC.

However, the appellate court has now overturned the judgment of the trial court’s judgment.

 

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