Browsing: Kayode Ajulo

As it is, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, who is presently the occupier of the seat of Governor of Abia State, by the provisions of the Constitution (as amended) has inherent right to file an appeal and obtain stay of execution of court judgment to the Court of Appeal and also has a statutory period of grace from the day of the judgement of the Court of Appeal to file his appeal at the Supreme Court

Ajulo who is also the Chairman of Egalitarian Mission, Africa, maintained that fiscal policies in Nigeria give more powers to the Federal Government than the other sub-federal units combined, which he claimed has ensured an increased dependence of the sub-federal units on the Federal Government, particularly for their finances

Ajulo, who addressed a press conference in Abuja, is seeking a Fiat from the AGF to prosecute them for Contempt of Court

Ajulo said in a statement late on Sunday: “Election in Bayelsa State is concluded with the declaration of Gov. Seriake Dickson as the Governor-elect, while congratulating the winner of the poll for the well deserved victory, I will however point out that the unfortunate highlight of the election was the predominance of violence

In a letter addressed to the National Chairman of the Labour Party on Tuesday, the legal luminary informed the party that his resignation was to enable him concentrate on his law practice, business and do projects that promote humanity

Unfortunately in Nigeria since independence, democracy has failed to take its roots because of lack of knowledge of democratic principles, and also because military interventions had affected negatively the growth of democracy. It would also be recognized where religious, tribal or ethnic considerations predominates, it is highly improbable that democracy would take root. Perhaps the military politicians of those years could not solve some of Nigeria‘s complex problems because they themselves were part of the problems to be solved

He said: “It is very painful that our nation is again running around in circles in the name of ‘Change’ even though Providence has granted us yet another opportunity to get it right. It is equally heartbreaking that the president has taken the citizens on a merry-go-round and a wild goose chase in the name of shopping for angels who will sanitize the nation

He raised an alarm that the APC was being subtly turned to a sanctuary by “shady characters from the PDP who want to escape the long arm of the law”

President Mohammadu Buhari in keeping faith with his promise to embark on an onslaught against corruption as key priority,…

An Abuja lawyer and human rights activist, Kayode Ajulo, has criticized statements attributed to the National Leader of the All…

Describing the in-fighting between certain power blocs within the APC as borne of selfish interests, Ajulo, who is also the Chairman of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, warned that the ominous signs appears to be a confirmation of the popularly held opinion that the APC was a party of “strange bed-fellows” which was not built to last and would not stand the test of time

According to the statement: “The recent Policy Dialogue organized by APC to discuss the implementation of the change they promised is further indication that these are people not prepared for governance. They had no strategy and sound methodology for effecting the change they promised

According to Barrister Ajulo: “It is quite disturbing that even before constituting his transition committee that would examine the hand-over notes of various ministries and recommend practical implementation strategy based on his campaign promises, President elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has already started giving the thumb up to the naysayers

This is coming less than 24 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission postponed the general elections

This was disclosed by the National Secretary of the Party, Barrister Kayode Ajulo, while fielding questions from journalists in Abuja

The National Secretary of the LP, Kayode Ajulo, made the statement in Lagos while responding to questions from journalists

Also, a former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, has called for tougher measures against insurgency to eliminate it in the interest of all Nigerians

While one does not question the power of the President to so do as earlier pointed out above as the President is eminently possessed of the right, so many issues however have arisen that deserves to be examined and questions to be asked when we look at the pardon so granted