It said people of the South West would neither support, tolerate or join such protests, as the June 12 Democracy Day should be for celebration and not protests.
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Lagos Real Estate guru, Olu Okeowo, has recently said that if the succession plan falls through, the South West will lose out the most as the only thing they have produced over the years are mostly area boys and fake pastors.
The House of Representatives Committee on Works, led by its Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Kabir, gave the deadline during an oversight of roads in Lagos and the South West on Tuesday.
They also renewed the call for true federalism, where more power and resources are allocated to the states, as an essential part in strengthening society and improving democratic governance.
This comes after months of supremacy tussle over the leadership of the PDP in the South West.
IPAC, which is an umbrella body of opposition political parties, queried the efficiency of the AstraZeneca vaccine recently received by the Federal Government, saying there have been reports of side effects from it.
A statement by the Congress’ Committee Chairman, Sola Lawal, revealed that the gathering is slated for Mapo Hall by 11am on Wednesday, 17th March, 2021.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that this took place at a closed-door meeting which was held at the Executive Chamber of the Oyo State Governor’s Office, Agodi in Ibadan.
The Yoruba leaders said the meeting was in swift response to the growing spate of insecurity in the region, disclosing that the meeting was also geared towards working out lasting strategies and modalities to secure the region against killer herdsmen.
Governor Makinde, who addressed newsmen after a meeting with members of the Zonal Working Committee of the party, said leaders of the party would continue to support reconciliatory efforts of the former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led Reconciliation Committee.
The Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, which congratulated the President for reaching the age of 78, said God must have kept him so that he can have enough time to ruminate over his past misdeeds and seek restitution.
They particularly appealed for the immediate repair of those facilities related to the maintenance of law and order, and the administration of justice such as police stations, court buildings and forensic laboratory in the state.
Falana said this in his contribution to a debate on a WhatsApp platform on Sunday.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday, Oke stated that by convention and practices, Makinde, “who is the only PDP governor in the South West, emerges as leader of the zone” and no loyal and committed member of the PDP family should challenge the noble arrangement in the overall interest of the party except for selfish interest.
It is unthinkable that a race reputed as the most educated in this contraption called Nigeria will choose miscreants to fight their cause, appoint an erudite Professor as Prime Minister before asking for the republic through rallies. While the miscreants can be forgiven for not knowing that a project such as this is a mirage, the Professor and the elite cannot be pardoned.
The party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Thursday in Abuja announced Dayo Ogungbenro as the Chairman of the new Caretaker Committee.
The ongoing efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation-led Oil and Gas Sector coalition against COVID-19 was bolstered on Thursday in Lagos with the handing over of six ambulances and medical consumables to the South West States.
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Sunday called on the Federal Government to launch a proactive investigation into the recent three blasts in three South West States, stressing that the incidences are beyond ordinary blast as claimed by the government.
The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, said on Tuesday that his administration has been providing a safe and secure state for investors in the state, warning criminally-minded elements to stay away from the state and the South West geopolitical zone.
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has described the South West Security Network, codenamed: “Operation Amotekun,” as a child of necessity.