Olugbemi dropped a bombshell when he said it was Aluko who initiated the failed impeachment plot against Governor Fayose during the G-19 debacle with the last session of the state Assembly
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He said: “Due to the high turnout of aspirants and based on our party policy to ensure justice and fairness to all, the committee, after due consultation, decided to extend the sales of nomination forms.”
Justice S.E. Chukwu in his ruling dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the plaintiffs had no locus standi to institute the case and on other grounds as argued by the defendant counsel in the preliminary objection.
The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Chief Olisa Metuh, disclosed this when he received the former Chairman of the National Patriotic Party of Ghana, Peter Manu, at the party’s national secretariat on Friday in Abuja
The documents also included a nomination form containing his profile, the nomination form for him and his running mate, Yomi Awoniyi, as PDP governorship candidates in the state
Anakwue said their choice of Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was because of his achievements during his eight years in office.
“We have thoroughly evaluated options available to us and came to the conclusion that given the opportunity to serve as a senator, Chief Peter Obi will do more for the people of Anambra Central Senatorial zone,” he said
Moving the motion on the floor of the House, Kazeem Alimi, the Chairman of the House Committee on Local Government, said the tenure should be adjusted in line with that of other representatives at the state level
The court also cleared the council chairman from allegations of financial recklessness leveled against him, as reason for his suspension.
Obazee had instituted a legal action against Governor Adams Oshiomhole, insisting that he has no powers to suspend him as the democratically elected chairman of the council
The governor made the promise shortly after receiving an award of excellence in humanitarian service from Jacco’s Charity International, a Non-Governmental Organisation, in his office in Lokoja
Nwoboshi said the procedural codes that were being employed by the bureau’s tribunal, were not provided for in the nation’s Constitution.
He said: “It is clear that the Act does not contemplate criminal trial, so the usage of Criminal Procedure Act and the Criminal Procedure Code should not be used as a procedural template in the Tribunal.
The Administrative Secretary of INEC in Nasarawa State, Dr. Mudashiru Mustapha, made the proposed date for the bye-election known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lafia on Thursday
The INEC Returning Officer in the area, Nicholas Belikatu, who announced outcome of the election, said Galadima scored 15,175 votes to clinch the victory
The Presiding Officer of the unit, Godwin Obot, told NAN that election had commenced peacefully at the centre when the thugs came shouting that some people at the centre were not registered
Governor Dickson, who performed the inauguration of the Commissioners and Special Advisers in Yenagoa, said the appointment of members of the opposition was in fulfillment of an earlier promise to run an all-inclusive government, regardless of party affiliations
The statement said Basharu was suspended after preliminary hearing on reports of his various activities inimical to the progress of the party, especially flouting the provisions of article 58 (1), (b), (c), (f) and (h) of the PDP Constitution.
The five proposed LCDAs where the referendum will be held are: Sango/Ijoko, Afon, Abeokuta North-East, Ifesowapo and Coker/ibogun, with proposed headquarters at Sango, Oloka-Afon, Ita-Iyalode, Imodi-Mosan and Ibogun respectively
According to the results declared by Tanimu, APGA had 678 votes in the supplementary election, bringing its total votes to 15,950, having polled 15,272 votes in the April 9 election
Owoseni’s letter was entitled: “Open letter to the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation, Alhaji Abubakar Malami (SAN) on the alleged plans to prosecute prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State for alleged rigging of 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election.
New Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Edo State, Sam Olumekun, gave the guidelines just as the Governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, urged him to flush out corrupt officials of the Commission who were fingered for aiding electoral fraud in the last general election
This, Wada, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, said was against 6,885 votes scored by Governor Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress