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A statement by the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Bamanga Tukur, on Monday, said the power to replace Oyinlola, with whom he is believed to be at loggerheads, was vested in him by the constitution of the party

Oni described the media reports insinuating that the party was considering dropping Oyinlola for another candidate from the South West as part of the mischief of those whose ambition was to destroy the party in the zone

Kona, who spoke on Friday in Abuja against the backdrop of reports that Suntai, who was involved in a air mishap suffered brain damage, said the governor’s brain was not affected by the crash

The party said rather than blame the people of the state for what he may regard as rumour about his administration, Fayemi should blame his party, which thrives on falsehood and propaganda, himself for running a cult-like government and his information managers, who are obviously not doing their job

The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Ogun State chapter of the party, Adebayo Dayo and Alhaji Semiu Sodipo.

What I am saying in essence is that there is a very wide hiatus between an actualizer and a dreamer. Leaders throughout the world do not claim success for their dreams and designs but what they actually achieved while in office. How does anyone go into the basement of Ladoja’s mind to gouge out or gauge his dreams? How does one establish the veracity or otherwise of this claim?

Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, who read the Supreme Court judgement, said the Court of Appeal erred in its ruling as the Edo Elections Petitions Tribunal, which earlier struck out the paragraphs relating to non-qualification, was correct in doing so

Though Akpabio, who spoke with State House correspondents after the meeting said it was a peer review mechanism meeting, sources said the bulk of the time spent with the President by the governors was over the crises rocking the PDP

Two of the crises, which came to the fore on Wednesday, were the inability of the party to, in its usual practice, have a consensus candidate for the chairmanship position of its Board of Trustees, and the non-recognition of the congresses held in Adamawa State, which had the blessing of the PDP National Chairman, Dr. Bamanga Tukur

Among those who refused to adopt the consensus option were a former National Chairman of the party and candidate of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Ahmadu Ali; former Minister of Works and candidate of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Chief Tony Anenih; and Chief Abiola Oyedokun

The congresses had seen the old and founding members of the PDP winning in most areas, with the state Governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako, a new entrant into the party from the All Nigeria Peoples Party, losing his grip on the party

In attendance at the meeting being held at the Presidential Villa are President Goodluck Jonathan, Vice President Namadi Sambo, Senate President David Mark and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the ACN said the paranoia over the merger plans has driven the PDP-led Federal Government to resort to imprudent and crude tactics aimed at tarnishing the image of key opposition leaders, especially its National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his Congress for Progressive Change counterpart, General Muhammadu Buhari

The Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Lagos State, Taofik Gani, said the news of the endorsement of Obanikoro was “false and meant to foment trouble within the party”

A new book, written by the Media Office of Abubakar, said alleged that Obasanjo used all available means to corner Nigeria’s wealth during his eight years in office

According to the ACN, Folarin has several explanations to offer over his alleged unholy alliance with discredited kingpins of the National Union of road Transport workers in the state, who are said to be boasting that they would help him become the Oyo State governor in 2015 through violence on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party

A most revealing aspect of the congresses, according to an insider, is that beside the very large turn-out recorded all over the state is the overwhelming defeat of the candidates from the camp of the state Governor, Alhaji Governor Murtala Nyako

Rising from the Joint Meeting of the BOT members from the South West and the Zonal Working Committee members held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Wednesday, the party also urged that the BOT chairman be elected by consensus

In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party expressed shock and disappointment that a party that has always been quick to tout its ‘nationalist’ credentials will stoop so low to stoke the fire of sectional politics

The party, in a statement on Tuesday by its Zonal Publicity Secretary, Hon. Kayode Babade, said the provisions of Section 121 (1) of the constitution is very clear on when a governor can legally present budget proposals to the state House of Assembly