The party said the violence and arson being perpetuated by APC agents in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday was in furtherance of Oshiomhole’salleged inciting call that no governor would be sworn-in in the state, contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court.
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, made the promise while speaking with newsmen at the end of a closed-door meeting of the governors held in Abuja.
The Peoples Democratic Party has said the “factional” National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, was exhibiting thug mentality on his disposition to the desire to effect change in the leadership of the Senate.
“Even as we rejoice and thank the Almighty Allah for finding us worthy to be part of this year’s celebration, the essence and significant message which Eid-el-Kabir signifies must not be lost on the faithful
Oshiomhole told the European Union and other foreign observer groups in the state for the election, during a visit to him in Benin on Friday, that the rescheduling of the poll was done in bad faith by INEC
He said it was regrettable that in spite of security reports urging the Independent National Electoral Commission to postpone the election, the electoral body had remained rigid
Oshiomhole spoke when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, led by its President, Comrade Waheed Odusile, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin City on Thursday
“From my experience in Edo now for seven and half years, I am convinced that the problem is not money. As a political economist, one of the basic elements of economic theory is that resources are necessarily scarce in relation to our wants. Therefore, the operating word is management. It is that quality of management and governance that defines the outcome. And so I am confident that we can build and have a first-class university that will not only attract those who want quality university education but will also attract even foreigners
The leader of the defectors, Promise Igbinevbo, who spoke on behalf of the others, said the PDP had deceived them over the years and that the party was yet to shed its old ways in spite of attempts to rebrand it
Oshiomhole said this in Abuja on Wednesday during a forum tagged: “The Podium,” organised by The Kukah Centre in collaboration with the Ford Foundation
Also, the Governor has assured the workers in Egor Local Government Area, which was omitted from the recent bailout for other Local Governments in the state, that their arrears will be paid this week
The governor, who restated his opposition to reduction of workers’ salaries as being contemplated by the Nigerian Governors Forum, advised state governments to look inwards to boost their internally generated revenue to enable them maintain the N18,000 minimum wage
In a letter signed by Alhaji Momodu Abu, the Permanent Secretary on behalf of the Secretary to the State Government, Osunde’s appointment takes immediate effect
The Governor, who noted that Edo State meets her wage obligation to workers monthly, challenged top-level public servants in the state to look inwards to ensure the state continues to initiate and execute fresh capital projects in addition to completing ongoing ones and meeting basic recurrent expenditures, in spite of the dwindling resources from the federation account
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Speaking while receiving the General Officer Commanding 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Oyo State, Major General Sanusi Muazu, Oshiomhole said no political office holder should get so desperate and try to use the military to boost personal ambition
This is coming almost a year after the Federal Government promised automatic employment to those injured in the exercise and three employment slots to families of those who lost their loved ones in the recruitment fiasco