Browsing: Governor Adams Oshiomhole

While commiserating with the Sarakis on the death of their patriarch, Oshiomhole recalled his first encounter with the deceased as a young trade union activist, how the late Saraki bailed them out when they ran out of money and could not pay their hotel bills after a union meeting in Ilorin

A statement from the General Manager of the Club, Alloy Chukwuemeka, said that the team commiserates with the Proprietor of the club, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the entire Saraki family, the Kwara State Government and Kwarans on the great loss.

Disclosing this at a reception, in Benin City on Monday, as part of activities to mark the second term inauguration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole, the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said arrangements have been concluded for the ceremony this December or before the end of January 2013

With your unparalleled and unflinching support and encouragement we have overcome all obstacles placed on our path as we collectively rejected domination, bad governance, bad leadership, and undemocratic conduct in the management of our commonwealth. Collectively, we set an example and political milestone for Nigeria and Africa as we showed that it was possible to defeat negative political forces, run elections without violence, and campaign on performance and the support of all strata of society

The PDP candidate (Appellant) had gone to the appellate court seeking a declaration that the issue of qualification is a matter which the Election Petitions Tribunal should assume jurisdiction on, while the ACN candidate is seeking to quash the remaining reliefs sought by the appellant at the Tribunal, on the grounds that the live issue of qualification had already been determined by the tribunal

In a statement by Peter Okhiria, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, the government noted that preliminary investigations into the exercise revealed that it was fraught with unwholesome practices as the exercise sacrificed merit on the altar of other selfish motives

‘For me, the ultimate victor in this contest is the people of Ondo State for turning out in large number to exercise their civic right. Such engagement is surely needed to enrich our electoral experience, thereby deepening the architecture of our democracy’