The Chairman of the council, Ayuba Hashimu, described the reports as entirely false
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The local government chairman equally refuted claims by US lawmaker Riley Moore that the incident occurred in a Christian area.
The participants said such a move would ensure the independence of the elected chairmen and make them more accountable to the people.
The group, led by its Chairman, Mr. Elijah Dozie, paid a courtesy visit to Hon. Ezugwu at his country home in Amidi Nkpologu on Sunday, August 11, 2025.
The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Ademola Ojo, stated this in Ibadan on Monday during the inter-ministerial news briefing, organised by the governor’s media unit.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, stated that the lawmakers passed this resolution during plenary on Tuesday in Calabar, the state capital.
In a statement on Monday by Morufdeen Bello, spokesperson for the Ebony Campaign Team, Daramola labelled the outcome as illogical and fraudulent.
Prof. Ibibia Worika, Secretary to the State Government, announced the appointments in a statement issued to newsmen on Wednesday.
The letter, signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Teslim Igbalaye was also sent to the Auditor-General of the Federation, Shamsedeen Babatunde, and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Yemi Cardoso to intimate them and financial institutions to engage exclusively with the newly elected local government officials following a subsisting court judgment that removed the previous council chairmen.
The move was announced in a statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of LP, Obiora Ifoh, on Tuesday.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Sir Tersoo Kula, revealed the declaration in a statement he issued on Wednesday.
In separate preliminary objections and counter affidavits, they told Justice Peter Lifu the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Dr Joseph Aremo, ODIEC Chairman, made the announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the commission’s headquarters in Akure, the state capital.
Bankole made the plea in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.
Chief Ayiri Emami and other chieftains of the party made the appeal on Sunday while distributing campaign T-shirts and other campaign materials to party members in Warri South local government.
In a suit marked SC/CV/343/2024, the AGF urged the apex court to issue an order, prohibiting state governors from unilateral, arbitrary and unlawful dissolution of democratically elected LG leaders.
Delano gave the caution in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ota.
She said heeding the caution was necessary, in order to minimise road mishaps, especially during the yuletide.
According to The Nation Online, he was taken to the hospital after he collapsed in his home late on Thursday.
In commemoration of the 2023 World Teachers Day, Wholistic Edu-Consult in conjunction with Ojo Local Government has awarded Olanrewaju Afolabi and Busayo Odubanjo, as most outstanding male and female teachers of Ojo Local Government of Lagos.
Clement Nze, the Director General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, has said he gave seven out of 11 employment slots ceded to Abia State to his Ummonochi Local Government Area of the state.