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Tony Kabakas Hotel Demolished By Obaseki

<div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxxgCXMZmKJyeJesi5RWpZ47URvBBkKhroPGqhdV3LihX0WEwI7S08GV_iOfebNKvCGM252PIKYsJKp3mVSJe5HiVJXlvL7A0VZdbA6bKhwg5lDePpWmmY19t_aD3ixLeCSd2WlBkfAT2/s1600/3591949bcf342bf4b35baf10aa3eeb7a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxxgCXMZmKJyeJesi5RWpZ47URvBBkKhroPGqhdV3LihX0WEwI7S08GV_iOfebNKvCGM252PIKYsJKp3mVSJe5HiVJXlvL7A0VZdbA6bKhwg5lDePpWmmY19t_aD3ixLeCSd2WlBkfAT2/s1600/3591949bcf342bf4b35baf10aa3eeb7a.jpg" width="320"></a></div><br></div><div>Edo State Government Demolishes Tony Adun aka Tony Kabaka’s hotel in Benin</div><div><br></div><div>Tony Kababa belongs to the faction supporting APC National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole.</div><div><br></div><div>He was the revenue collector during Oshiomhole's time as governor. The Edo State Government led by Godwin Obaseki disbanded them as he assumed office and Kabaka has been a vocal critique of the governor.</div><div><br></div><div>The government had issued a 7 day notice in October last year but the demolition was stopped by a court injunction.</div><div><br></div><div>The government claims demolition been carried out in the area is for flood control.</div><div><br><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipALprcoZsTohzaO_G7faxhafMU4ePlS5BEMk1M4mRFBJPUi0R8z4Wd50OOF-A1377a8DXgJo4ZYzOxtx4T6e199CLmTJlbCtiATowohdT5y1OTD9N-X1hrzOLG_SsKkFq1kiQVZzJ4THs/s1600/4a61c4c7ce68fe43fb5b35312b766e37.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipALprcoZsTohzaO_G7faxhafMU4ePlS5BEMk1M4mRFBJPUi0R8z4Wd50OOF-A1377a8DXgJo4ZYzOxtx4T6e199CLmTJlbCtiATowohdT5y1OTD9N-X1hrzOLG_SsKkFq1kiQVZzJ4THs/s1600/4a61c4c7ce68fe43fb5b35312b766e37.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrsiTHiEU1j7kEwYlxfXaz9NbWu_MeyJn2YuSjtlzWFkjhQnwtaDceaQJr-lGB9IDEFtFNjL3pl-J1cj8bAEiQlaEpsZkJrnATT8fC3pnozSIog-3v9aUXf-czXdtzmJXVjkVlxtMj5yv/s1600/9aa4ee57fc00f5d7b2f865b64e44738f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrsiTHiEU1j7kEwYlxfXaz9NbWu_MeyJn2YuSjtlzWFkjhQnwtaDceaQJr-lGB9IDEFtFNjL3pl-J1cj8bAEiQlaEpsZkJrnATT8fC3pnozSIog-3v9aUXf-czXdtzmJXVjkVlxtMj5yv/s1600/9aa4ee57fc00f5d7b2f865b64e44738f.jpg" width="320"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3J7rG6uLiI4KgY5rstaGXlxpePygHVznb_V-PaGwvN3Q1cKN0GYNcmekJ5OfQ0bXC_7KsoVgy87ch8RbndO6_8oBgdeUPgAo_wTeA0ezmVJ0TsdSH2fgPZ1TN_J-nUN6pFEFjwnJxvtN/s1600/5101d35c254c097b431f4fcae023a4be.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3J7rG6uLiI4KgY5rstaGXlxpePygHVznb_V-PaGwvN3Q1cKN0GYNcmekJ5OfQ0bXC_7KsoVgy87ch8RbndO6_8oBgdeUPgAo_wTeA0ezmVJ0TsdSH2fgPZ1TN_J-nUN6pFEFjwnJxvtN/s1600/5101d35c254c097b431f4fcae023a4be.jpg" width="240"></a></div><br></div>

Tony Kabakas Hotel Demolished By Obaseki

Edo State Government Demolishes Tony Adun aka Tony Kabaka’s hotel in Benin Tony Kababa belongs to the faction supporting APC National Chairm...

Buhari seeks to dismiss Atiku’s petition at election tribunal

<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pj_EFlaGT-HlQRLrUuAxVmYyozquUxhLYfsspsgLpT4yMHJA_qlJdcvRq-Rg3lhcH2wI_DuPZwp4chUhQ2niUYFqhgOonwzpGQUVPPoNNmuCXPfqXJx7JC6YNr55Ta0fnihZ9SAyI6dk/s1600/IMG_1839.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img data-original-height="" data-original-width="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Pj_EFlaGT-HlQRLrUuAxVmYyozquUxhLYfsspsgLpT4yMHJA_qlJdcvRq-Rg3lhcH2wI_DuPZwp4chUhQ2niUYFqhgOonwzpGQUVPPoNNmuCXPfqXJx7JC6YNr55Ta0fnihZ9SAyI6dk/"></a></p><p>President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Court of Appeal election Tribunal handling the case of the presidential election filed against his victory by Atiku Abubakar to first determine his preliminary objection seeking to dismiss the petition by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate at the pre-hearing stage.</p><p><br></p><p>President Buhari’s lead counsel, Wole Olanipekun (SAN), said the petition was by his client on April 16.</p><p><br></p><p>Olanipekun said: “We filed our reply on 16th April 2019 and we also filed our motion including preliminary objections. We argued that the preliminary objection be set down for hearing during the pre-trial."</p><p><br></p><p>In the objection, the president asked the court to dismiss Atiku’s claim that he lacked the qualification to be president on the grounds that by virtue of Section 31(5) and (6) of the Electoral Act, 2010 (as amended).</p><p><br></p><p>He said: “It is the Federal High Court or of a State that has jurisdiction to adjudicate on the grounds/complaints contained therein.”</p><p><br></p><p>The petition by President Buhari followed the suit was filed by Atiku against the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the 2019 presidential election.</p><p><br></p><p>In her reaction, the president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa warned against public comments which would publicly decide presidential petitions in the court and overheat the polity.</p><p><br></p><p>Bulkachuwa said: "We therefore require the maximum cooperation of all the stakeholders, especially from the leaders of the Bar. We expect the proceedings to be conducted with decorum, a high sense of responsibility, dedication, and patriotism in our quest to arrive at just decisions in all petitions before us."</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that <a href="https://www.legit.ng/1237354-presidential-election-tribunal-begins-sitting-atikus-petition.html" style="font-size: 1.1em;" target="_blank">Peter Obi, the running mate to Atiku Abubakar,</a></p><p><a href="https://www.legit.ng/1237354-presidential-election-tribunal-begins-sitting-atikus-petition.html" style="font-size: 1.1em;" target="_blank"> </a> presidential candidate of the PDP on Wednesday, May 8, attended an election petition tribunal sitting.</p><p><br></p><p>The presidential election tribunal made its first sitting over a petition filed by Atiku Abubakar and others concerning the processes and outcome of the 2019 polls.</p><p><br></p><p>Some of the parties to the petition, including lawyers to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the PDP as well as the counsels to President Buhari and the All Progressive Congress (APC) were in attendance.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Source; <a href="https://www.legit.ng/1237354-presidential-election-tribunal-begins-sitting-atikus-petition.html" style="font-size: 1.1em;" target="_blank">Legit.ng</a></p><p></p>

Buhari seeks to dismiss Atiku’s petition at election tribunal

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Court of Appeal election Tribunal handling the case of the presidential election filed against his ...

Buhari Congratulates Akeredolu: This Is A Huge Win,Unity Of Our Party Was Tested

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-dTqmIFxhIsLUQgqlfKjVcf44niAxLcmYXir47ljHDyta-MBTflRGRDUEikORp3mxra84EtERxRHyyXQTD1zaWKBSerJuEG4by-cxdM6LmwVJvHgqvN3sG5KSKZOdN3v-QLRmP6hWxsd/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-dTqmIFxhIsLUQgqlfKjVcf44niAxLcmYXir47ljHDyta-MBTflRGRDUEikORp3mxra84EtERxRHyyXQTD1zaWKBSerJuEG4by-cxdM6LmwVJvHgqvN3sG5KSKZOdN3v-QLRmP6hWxsd/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Below is what President Buhari said.....<br/>
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'This is a huge win! The unity & resilience of our party was tested — I'm glad we emerged victorious. Congratulations, Governor-Elect Rotimi Akeredolu! <br/>
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I also congratulate the Chairman of the APC, Chief John Oyegun, the Chairman of the Campaign Committee, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, and all party faithful who put in their best and braved the odds to ensure a successful outing for Chief Akeredolu. <br/>
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I commend the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Security Agencies, and the voters for the peaceful and successful conduct of the elections.<br/>
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Let me again reiterate that under my watch the APC-led administration will not relent in our efforts, until we see the great nation of our dreams in all spheres of national development'.<br/>
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Buhari Congratulates Akeredolu: This Is A Huge Win,Unity Of Our Party Was Tested

Below is what President Buhari said..... 'This is a huge win! The unity & resilience of our party was tested — I'm glad we eme...

PDP, APC protest in Port Harcourt

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1nlkEjsuHt8HFoaDdntuhsoiYCU5NFnQYRgXyWeeYDG-plIR1vSy-ijXwj8yQWM-kUDV2TpK0HYKY9a2i90mlgMWbmOEUqY3dJYPqzuuQ0PNgja2KPqCdlqFysINAwvi1SAPQo5ai_Vw/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1nlkEjsuHt8HFoaDdntuhsoiYCU5NFnQYRgXyWeeYDG-plIR1vSy-ijXwj8yQWM-kUDV2TpK0HYKY9a2i90mlgMWbmOEUqY3dJYPqzuuQ0PNgja2KPqCdlqFysINAwvi1SAPQo5ai_Vw/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Police, yesterday, averted what would have been a bloody confrontation between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.<br/>
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This was even as scores of people were injured, following a clash between supporters of the PDP and men of the state police command.<br/>
Earlier in the day, APC supporters had staged a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt demanding the swearing in of two lawmakers elected on the party’s platform into the state House of Assembly.<br/>
The two lawmakers are Victoria Nyeche representing Port Harcourt City 1 Constituency and Andrew Miller, representing Opobo/Nkoro Constituency.<br/>
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The APC protesters marched from the party’s secretariat along Forces Avenue, Old GRA, Port Harcourt, through major streets, with placards.<br/>
The protesters were, however, stopped by policemen, who took over strategic government buildings in the state, especially the Government House, the House of Assembly complex and the High Court complex, from going beyond the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) area, to avert a clash with PDP supporters.<br/>
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Secretary of APC in the state, Chief Emeka Bekee, said they did not take their protest to the House of Assembly complex as initially planned because of the planned visit of Governor Nyesom Wike, to the House.<br/>
“The governor had fixed a programme in the House of Assembly and because APC is a law-abiding party that has the fear of God, we want to give them the benefit of doubt. But, subsequently, we will not accept that. Whatever they want to happen will happen; we will not take it anymore,” Bekee said.<br/>
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However, Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Samuel Nwanosike, denied claims by the police that supporters of the party were out to counter the protest by members of the opposition APC.<br/>
He  insisted that they had mobilised to pay a solidarity visit to the Speaker, Adams Dabatorudima.<br/>
“Funny enough, on our way to the Rivers State House of Assembly, we saw fierce looking Policemen, who attacked us with live ammunition and teargas.<br/>
Some of our colleagues are in the hospital right now with life threatening injuries,” he claimed.<br/>
He called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to investigate the attack on the unarmed youths.</div>

PDP, APC protest in Port Harcourt

Police, yesterday, averted what would have been a bloody confrontation between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peo...

James Faleke Escapes Death, Was Shot At, Car Riddled With Bullets

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzCBsU9uQ7XUsMnpHqp41kN9bkiy8ron5udvh9cgvDYHDRSzuLhBmYClx4dGEGE5RS_GBdlQl6PxB42hgFe8xfNGLsZyHn2FFqwOx9IggVoA1FFNQrsohoYl__aJIIWLlSj5sc7rNQB7x/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzCBsU9uQ7XUsMnpHqp41kN9bkiy8ron5udvh9cgvDYHDRSzuLhBmYClx4dGEGE5RS_GBdlQl6PxB42hgFe8xfNGLsZyHn2FFqwOx9IggVoA1FFNQrsohoYl__aJIIWLlSj5sc7rNQB7x/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>House of Representatives member, Hon James Abiodun Faleke is a very lucky man.<br/>
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He narrowly evaded the cold hands of death after his Vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants. An SUV was conveying him from Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, to Abuja, before it was shot at by the unidentified gunmen.<br/>
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The visibly shaken Faleke disclosed this himself in a report he lodged at the Gwagwalada Police Division in Abuja. Police reports indicate the lawmaker was attacked between 7pm and 7.30pm on Sunday November 6.<br/>
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The bullets hit the front windshield of his bullet-proof vehicle thrice before the first bridge at Gwagwalada.<br/>
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In his words;<br/>
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I was returning from Kogi state on November 6 and my vehicle was shot at the first bridge in Gwagwalada, which is under construction between 7pm and 7.30pm. About three bullets hit my jeep, but thank God, it was a bulletproof car. The bullets cracked the windscreen but did not penetrate. I’m grateful to God for the life of my driver, orderly and myself. We reported the incident to the Police Division in Gwagwalada, FCT.<br/>
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Faleke was the running mate to the Kogi state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the November 21, 2015 election, the late Prince Abubakar Audu. He was set to become deputy governor of Kogi before Audu's unfortunate death.</div>

James Faleke Escapes Death, Was Shot At, Car Riddled With Bullets

House of Representatives member, Hon James Abiodun Faleke is a very lucky man. He narrowly evaded the cold hands of death after his Vehicl...

Supreme Court Affirms Seriake Dickson As Governor Of Bayelsa State

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLlTiL02Hh3_2uLbVQ7SLZFKVve9YLrhesSfEBukhY3HeZV-BtkyMY7BUkNEmdgiei_xh4B8G9VJ18tGTF2Wv0jfiBdE1YQ9iRnK5YOaIxu-H402C-AZBsoAUXyL3k7oW1goHX8nY032j/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLlTiL02Hh3_2uLbVQ7SLZFKVve9YLrhesSfEBukhY3HeZV-BtkyMY7BUkNEmdgiei_xh4B8G9VJ18tGTF2Wv0jfiBdE1YQ9iRnK5YOaIxu-H402C-AZBsoAUXyL3k7oW1goHX8nY032j/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>The Supreme court just declared that Seriake Dickson was validly elected as the governor of Bayelsa state. The seven man panel of judges that sat to rule on the case today in Abuja, passed the judgement after reviewing and cross-examining the appeal brought forward by Timipreye Sylva, the candidate of the All progressives congress (APC) in the last bayelsa elections.<br/>
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The court of appeal and Election Tribunal had earlier canceled Dickson's emergence as governor until today.</div>

Supreme Court Affirms Seriake Dickson As Governor Of Bayelsa State

The Supreme court just declared that Seriake Dickson was validly elected as the governor of Bayelsa state. The seven man panel of judges tha...

Buhari Should Forget About $29.9bn Loan & Go After Looted Funds – Femi Falana

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61RMnVB5Z_svGW3hlveoJbT2vByGv5K-98f-rRMWA52ZYviDPKkTxZH7rc2wix0Yj8WKvSNH-dDdZ1SLHLBdUUMPHw6cZ40AnNXid4-LuxB-PF9yDhddwmzuNR9UqVFA44Ub8iV3ke3fv/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61RMnVB5Z_svGW3hlveoJbT2vByGv5K-98f-rRMWA52ZYviDPKkTxZH7rc2wix0Yj8WKvSNH-dDdZ1SLHLBdUUMPHw6cZ40AnNXid4-LuxB-PF9yDhddwmzuNR9UqVFA44Ub8iV3ke3fv/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana has advised that the $29.9bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari will mortgage the future of Nigeria. Falana spoke at a symposium tagged: “X-raying 50 years of military intervention in Nigeria’s politics”, organised by the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos.<br/>
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Falana urged the President to forget about the loan and begin aggressive recovery of the country’s looted funds stashed away in foreign countries.<br/>
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He said:<br/>
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“Between 1978 and 1986, this country incurred debts to the extent that we did not know how much we owed under the regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. They had to engage the services of a consultant in the West to tell us what we owed, and of course, the London Paris Club gave us a figure. That was the extent to which governance deteriorated.<br/>
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“By the time [former President Olusegun] Obasanjo was paying the debts, in one fell swoop in 2005, this country parted with $12.4bn for the West to forgive our debts. Meanwhile, they were the real sinners. At that time, on both the principal and the interest, we had paid $42bn. That amount alone could have eradicated poverty in the entire Africa.<br/>
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“Now again, President Buhari wants to get a loan of $30bn. You know what that means? For generations unborn, we will mortgage their future, except the money is genuinely meant for infrastructural development, which is usually not the case once the money comes in. So Buhari should forget about the $30bn loan when he can get more than that if he goes after our stolen money in the West.”</div>

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PDP Supporters In Edo Sit On Floor & Block Roads As They Protest Over Results - Photos.

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkNKLGd4I05BJ4BiYYMnNHyI2gODqX8K7zBFMJA45oeltJRdPoiPdVVRn9wB1VeIUh44zP0tgIfLpBrR6gmKpcsruMaf6aFMkPmo-eoUSAkQhPuoO2VqhCjGgLeuTi3un2CFx9yP13I_A/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikkNKLGd4I05BJ4BiYYMnNHyI2gODqX8K7zBFMJA45oeltJRdPoiPdVVRn9wB1VeIUh44zP0tgIfLpBrR6gmKpcsruMaf6aFMkPmo-eoUSAkQhPuoO2VqhCjGgLeuTi3un2CFx9yP13I_A/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>It seems that PDP supporters have not given up the hope of their candidate winning the just concluded election. They continued with their protest,demanding for the release of 'their real votes' by INEC. They kept saying; "#INECGIVEUSOURRESULT!"<br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SJjzmKuNagsCmH53YpfV53I92RH59vzM9PZw396bjiVOZpEmxYR6AME92F32IB60Hwf7EmL3Fj5U1dPMeF_ulbLYDiTfSI9BP-LEDCwiS5iNGJJj6bl7inQXPaZ7__MrQKaINcul89gk/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SJjzmKuNagsCmH53YpfV53I92RH59vzM9PZw396bjiVOZpEmxYR6AME92F32IB60Hwf7EmL3Fj5U1dPMeF_ulbLYDiTfSI9BP-LEDCwiS5iNGJJj6bl7inQXPaZ7__MrQKaINcul89gk/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUZk07jETR7Dn0RP7Uu5yTSL1LsUUG1xyetd3-VlZgUbnmnlKcZcrklRBuaVFFVA97gZkBPQEz0BGhZTFvkMpvi1WCe2tcyPoJCHpY3I7_pJGd41y7Jajx8hJpequ-5yOLz9KIPa6VDSN/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDUZk07jETR7Dn0RP7Uu5yTSL1LsUUG1xyetd3-VlZgUbnmnlKcZcrklRBuaVFFVA97gZkBPQEz0BGhZTFvkMpvi1WCe2tcyPoJCHpY3I7_pJGd41y7Jajx8hJpequ-5yOLz9KIPa6VDSN/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqyyV8HcUhS296ZgohFUF7ClQfQ1kaPwF9UYZBekBz-1l4y6gmTbV9IxK4HE1IJLcksIDmsLwdENru9xBKKKn3IV44g0JhKXTMghgA0AorO6D2VQz6D4VM8bccfwZ6gxpKKA9wioN98Wp/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqyyV8HcUhS296ZgohFUF7ClQfQ1kaPwF9UYZBekBz-1l4y6gmTbV9IxK4HE1IJLcksIDmsLwdENru9xBKKKn3IV44g0JhKXTMghgA0AorO6D2VQz6D4VM8bccfwZ6gxpKKA9wioN98Wp/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAY2v9uIrKDUa9BCGTCRWg9QrdVj1BQiEkEyC7Fuc97-_QPFbNmLaM7NOxsASKF1TjTCvqcxM1WZTjhhyXE9OL6BR4adUIQD9EucEXcLTrcjocoeyUNfmcw4kOgu8qtObc0RQm_8CABR6/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAY2v9uIrKDUa9BCGTCRWg9QrdVj1BQiEkEyC7Fuc97-_QPFbNmLaM7NOxsASKF1TjTCvqcxM1WZTjhhyXE9OL6BR4adUIQD9EucEXcLTrcjocoeyUNfmcw4kOgu8qtObc0RQm_8CABR6/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEjMUGujIgNOUmQXf7EIuGdrz11fKoJFC8UPWENiO0rxqALzclrRo0HkInEyBX9C396lYDHlER6AjzwjEN0Sk76ECHYztL0Xy_9byefFAo6q0IkBSFBRuWo1K1F1lanXMEka0-BDUpBtK/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwEjMUGujIgNOUmQXf7EIuGdrz11fKoJFC8UPWENiO0rxqALzclrRo0HkInEyBX9C396lYDHlER6AjzwjEN0Sk76ECHYztL0Xy_9byefFAo6q0IkBSFBRuWo1K1F1lanXMEka0-BDUpBtK/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><br/>
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I don't really think these protests will solve the problem. Let them take it to court!</div>

PDP Supporters In Edo Sit On Floor & Block Roads As They Protest Over Results - Photos.

It seems that PDP supporters have not given up the hope of their candidate winning the just concluded election. They continued with their pr...

Buhari Congratulates Obaseki, Oshiomhole On Victory At Poll

In a telephone call to Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole, President Buhari commended the well-articulated campaign programme of the APC in the state, the doggedness of the governor, governor-elect and party members in going round the state to reach the people with records of good governance over the years and a promise of continuity.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNbUNbZ9bFMxL1qf9vLI_xDpdZiMUB9I4BZPWSbSVvLaAZBnwo4xjJcm6nhuTQAS8zwD1WPC22eXAH3pK1VnF7x49Iximr2G4S04g35CQdmBt4WDLm72odWsfCyqYEn49dbYB3E2YSFO8/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNbUNbZ9bFMxL1qf9vLI_xDpdZiMUB9I4BZPWSbSVvLaAZBnwo4xjJcm6nhuTQAS8zwD1WPC22eXAH3pK1VnF7x49Iximr2G4S04g35CQdmBt4WDLm72odWsfCyqYEn49dbYB3E2YSFO8/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />
In a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President said that the outcome of the election clearly reflected the mood of the people to sustain the pedigree of responsiveness, forthrightness and diligence that Governor Oshomole brought into the service of his people.<br />
‘‘The victory is good for democracy, for Nigeria and the people of Edo State,’’ he said.<br />
President Buhari also said that the victory was well-deserved as the campaign train, which he joined, worked hard to sell its people-centered manifesto.He applauded the conduct of the Independent National Electoral Commission, security agencies, corps members and electorate in ensuring a peaceful election.INEC had announced that Obaseki won the majority of the votes cast, with a total of 319,483 votes, and he was closely followed by Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP, who polled 253,173 votes.

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]Edo Election: PDP Are Bad Losers, Says Edo APC Chairman

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSekw9tbmKVkoqhFc_14ScFQZCXMoc5OpDxxbmHiYCDrn-Uj3nnbLki3_ZyUr0q-8OOFm3C9C0uQVlTUK62yMFGY6Z0vvQDYeWdKSuDZHuVO7fcuMtu7V1FfXuj1rTlexGYvpzTzcPDMHv/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSekw9tbmKVkoqhFc_14ScFQZCXMoc5OpDxxbmHiYCDrn-Uj3nnbLki3_ZyUr0q-8OOFm3C9C0uQVlTUK62yMFGY6Z0vvQDYeWdKSuDZHuVO7fcuMtu7V1FfXuj1rTlexGYvpzTzcPDMHv/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Anselm Ojezua, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, has described the Peoples Democratic Party as “bad losers” for rejecting the results of the governorship election in the state.<br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeKWVzEJhev4dH_qJpC1N7DiOkprlQDbWdUArfk2u3xIfnN_yo5CrNX7UF-7QkXSbQQxG2JPIKDTbLpGE5kWS-qqPITtaXORsRzQ3ZOIPcYLe-_UCUKpy55eap88kTlWi83pxIk56tN5P/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeKWVzEJhev4dH_qJpC1N7DiOkprlQDbWdUArfk2u3xIfnN_yo5CrNX7UF-7QkXSbQQxG2JPIKDTbLpGE5kWS-qqPITtaXORsRzQ3ZOIPcYLe-_UCUKpy55eap88kTlWi83pxIk56tN5P/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a><br/>
Ojezua, who said the entire process of the election had been nothing but peaceful, said it was “a pity that PDP expected to win in a state that it had run down”.<br/>
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“This is just a case of a bad loser. It is a pity that the PDP expects to win in a state which it had run down,” he told reporters in Benin.<br/>
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“Though the announcement of the results is still ongoing, I commend INEC thus far. The process was very peaceful. INEC was efficient in delivery of materials to ensure that they got to locations on time.”<br/>
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He advised the PDP to channel its grievances to the appropriate quarters.<br/>
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The PDP had earlier announced the rejection of the results of the election, describing it as “fabricated and pre-determined”.</div>

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Anselm Ojezua, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo state, has described the Peoples Democratic Party as “bad losers” for ...

Disregard Every Result On Social Media: INEC

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><table class="tr-caption-container" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUpswVolTObF1JtVlUfSTPcO5m5aUp8yBFKnm1JgKxCqrQFxPWZj9a73emS9keX79ZSjMLWebqLwt79ZmMr0J1DPSYvQVEnGXyuKvl1IrK9_elYPU81kVhd4NiS51giuoaU27tnYaKjcQ/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUpswVolTObF1JtVlUfSTPcO5m5aUp8yBFKnm1JgKxCqrQFxPWZj9a73emS9keX79ZSjMLWebqLwt79ZmMr0J1DPSYvQVEnGXyuKvl1IrK9_elYPU81kVhd4NiS51giuoaU27tnYaKjcQ/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>INEC Tweet</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>EdoDecides: According to INEC,every result on social media should be disregarded by the masses as only INEC or its designated officials can do so.This is necessary as various social media sources revealed that PDP has already won the election.</p></div><br/>

Disregard Every Result On Social Media: INEC

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Edo election: Counting of votes on-going as PDP allegedly takes early lead

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxcJjNirAXRKooWzKiZuyFrljucxrMQVrl9m9iAuBedGG8tQkHHUxg7IXRDoeSXUKqz8wb2X06rs5wvwSpDQV1frBcd08yECXaiUx_HAdHDxBC4UcPNld1en6Ji6qOaBAJzM4aloJ40Ub/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxcJjNirAXRKooWzKiZuyFrljucxrMQVrl9m9iAuBedGG8tQkHHUxg7IXRDoeSXUKqz8wb2X06rs5wvwSpDQV1frBcd08yECXaiUx_HAdHDxBC4UcPNld1en6Ji6qOaBAJzM4aloJ40Ub/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.gif" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Unconfirmed collated results from over 104 polling units at the ongoing Edo governorship election allegedly see PDP in an early lead over the APC with 10,084 against 9167.<br/>
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Below is the result:<br/>
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Ward 7, Unit 16 APC – 121 PDP – 118<br/>
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Oriedo Ward 1, Unit 13 APC – 135 PDP – 131<br/>
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Oredo Ward 2, Unit 3 APC – 62 PDP – 72<br/>
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Ewan Central Ward 10, Unit 7 APC – 75 PDP – 82<br/>
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Owan West Ward 9, Unit 12 APC – 87 PDP – 122<br/>
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Uhunmwode/02 PDP – 557 APC – 48 Invalid – 105 Egor 07/014 PDP – 125 APC – 116 Invalid – 21<br/>
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Ikpoba Okha /35 PDP – 104 APC – 76 Invalid – 4 Oredo /12 PDP – 153 APC – 135<br/>
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Ikpoba Okha Ward 3 , Unit 17 APC – 117 PDP – 17<br/>
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Ovia North East Ward 12, Unit 11 APC – 19 PDP – 1935<br/>
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Oredo 08/028 PDP – 85 APC – 90 Oredo 02/010 PDP – 132 APC – 106 Invalid – 20<br/>
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Etsako Central 01/007 PDP – 60 APC – 41 Invalid – 8 Uhunmwode/001 PDP – 107 APC – 95 Invalid – 9<br/>
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Orhionwon/007 PDP – 84 APC – 45 Invalid – 27 Owan East Eke Primary School 007/011 PDP – 120 APC – 107 Invalid – 229<br/>
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Etsako Central Ward 1, Unit 7 APC – 41 PDP – 60<br/>
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Esan Central, Ward 3, Unit 7: APC 65 PDP 74<br/>
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Ikpoba-Okha Unit 16: APC 60 PDP 77<br/>
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Akoko Edo, Ward 5, Unit 5: APC 58 PDP 46<br/>
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Etsako West, Ward 11, Unit: APC 147 PDP 23<br/>
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Orhionmwon, Ward 1, Unit 12: APC 119 PDP 70<br/>
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Ewan Central, Ward 3, Unit 6: APC 76 PDP 65<br/>
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Ikpoba-Okha, Unit 26: APC 64 PDP 75<br/>
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Oredo, Ward 8, Unit 1: APC 174 PDP 56<br/>
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Oredo, Ward 5, Unit 22: APC 76 PDP 41<br/>
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Oredo LGA, Ward 12, Unit 2: APC 59 PDP 33<br/>
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Esan West LGA, Ward 6, Unit 9: APC 111 PDP 118<br/>
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Owan East, Ward 10, Unit 11: APC 107 PDP 120<br/>
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Orhionmwon, Ward 5, unit 7: APC 84 PDP 27<br/>
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Oredo LGA, Ward 7, Unit 3: APC 134 PDP 101<br/>
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Ikpoba-Okha, Ward 3, Unit 3: APC 41 PDP 18<br/>
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Owan West, Ward 2, Unit 6: APC 55 PDP 66<br/>
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Esan Central, Ward 3, Unit 7: APC 65 PDP 95<br/>
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Orhionmwon LGA, Igbanke West, Unit 12: APC 64 PDP 71<br/>
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Owan LGA, Ward 3, Unit 5: APC 68 PDP 30<br/>
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Oredo LGA, Ward 4, Unit 13 APC 42 PDP 69<br/>
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Owan West, Ward 2Unit 12 APC 63 PDP 55<br/>
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Owan East Warrake, Unit 1: APC 186 PDP 35<br/>
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EGOR LGA, Ward 3, Unit 19 APC-117, KOWA-6, PDP-422, SDP-13, UPP-1<br/>
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EGOR LGA, Ward 3,Unit 18 AA-23, APC-279, KOWA-17, PDP-288, SDP-21, UPP-0<br/>
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EGOR Ward 3, Unit 17 AA-6 APC-67 KOWA-14 PDP-334 SDP-31 UPP-11<br/>
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EGOR LGA, Ward 3,Unit 16 APC-179 KOWA-4 PDP-538 SDP-14 UPP-8.<br/>
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Etsako Central, Ward 1, Unit 9: APC 42 PDP 42<br/>
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Ovia North East, Ward 8, Unit 10: APC 57 PDP 50</div>

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APC Akwa-Ibom Youths Write Tinubu

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgG9CIO1dUFDftTNtQiF-XZbAQE8PfrxoEHKBM1-Q6MgTtHj95b6EK5oVxAaQlq25Dri-2JnCdwvlwwC92yYzb9TuwueeF2Uza266unn-BxRsUIo2dXwyVP7UOB8KaQQ4HsFeWF6BHs9g/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijgG9CIO1dUFDftTNtQiF-XZbAQE8PfrxoEHKBM1-Q6MgTtHj95b6EK5oVxAaQlq25Dri-2JnCdwvlwwC92yYzb9TuwueeF2Uza266unn-BxRsUIo2dXwyVP7UOB8KaQQ4HsFeWF6BHs9g/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Youths who are members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Akwa Ibom state have written an open letter to the national leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over his call for national chairman Mr. John Odigie-Oyegun’s resignation.<br/>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SdhQFM-uygF6HfOpdZQWwFlEqUmbiK5acRhoyOHOy5rGPWdOyktAgR6Csf3zgsfOY6Om_BaVxBgfWFcOGMsArBeseUqjUjLKKCJsb9Rzwv43IGVTjLtcyydTNME6kbqsWphuYDVX6KkT/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SdhQFM-uygF6HfOpdZQWwFlEqUmbiK5acRhoyOHOy5rGPWdOyktAgR6Csf3zgsfOY6Om_BaVxBgfWFcOGMsArBeseUqjUjLKKCJsb9Rzwv43IGVTjLtcyydTNME6kbqsWphuYDVX6KkT/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>‘You Don’t Own APC, Leave Oyegun Alone’ – Youths Write Bola Tinubu</div>

APC Akwa-Ibom Youths Write Tinubu

Youths who are members of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Akwa Ibom state have written an open letter to the national leader of the pa...

Edo blames PDP for state debt profile

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTvE6DB6ejyBdMCp47z245oG_rOoXZlAlTvSfqoVhSb-FQ7i8ifO7stOfTxOjEPP1qMk8H2GfO4stiHpYVQBF45gWRIPbCJcLnuN5sW9NEcL48S3iVeGh6yFSJjmnLbB786eUdERQbuTs/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTvE6DB6ejyBdMCp47z245oG_rOoXZlAlTvSfqoVhSb-FQ7i8ifO7stOfTxOjEPP1qMk8H2GfO4stiHpYVQBF45gWRIPbCJcLnuN5sW9NEcL48S3iVeGh6yFSJjmnLbB786eUdERQbuTs/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Edo State Government on Friday has described the comments by the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic (PDP) on its debt profile released by the Debt Management Office (DMO), as uninformed on how government works.<br/>
<br/>The DMO figures had ranked Edo State as the third most indebted state in the country in terms of  sub-national foreign debts with a total of $179.52million, with the governorship candidate of the PDP, Pastor Osagie‎ Ize-Iyamu, saying that his position that Edo was one of the most indebted states, has been vindicated.<br/>
<br/>But in a statement in Benin City on 23rd Friday, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Kassim Afegbua, noted that: “following the declaration by the Debt Management Office that Edo state’s foreign debt profile ranks third among indebted states in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party that plunged Edo state into huge debts has been upbeat, saying they have been vindicated. How wrong? We do not only find PDP’s assertion ridiculous but utterly uninformed.”<br/>
“First, Edo state was categorised as one of the wealthiest states in the country following our holistic reforms in the area of Internally Generated Revenue, which saw a huge improvement in our Internally Generated Revenue portfolio.<br/>
“Secondly, we do not borrow funds to pay salaries like PDP state Governors, especially in the South-South geo-political zone. Our loans are tied to specific infrastructural development projects aimed at improving the lives of our people. Unlike in the past during the era of the PDP when loans were sourced and shared amongst party chieftains, the present thinking has altered the ugly narrative of pocketing loans; we have built infrastructure in critical sectors of the Edo economy.<br/>
“A critical look at the three top states of Lagos, Kaduna and Edo would readily reveal the huge infrastructural developments in those three states. While it has been difficult for PDP states to attract World Bank loans because of the rigorous screening it entails, PDP states in the South-South have been taking loans from Commercial Banks with neck-breaking interest rates. Our foreign loans attract 1% interest rate with a 10-year moratorium. The representatives of the World Bank are not only proud of Edo state for utilising her loans diligently; they have commended the Comrade Governor at different times for applying probity and accountability in the management of Edo resources.<br/>
“Through such fiscal assistance from World Bank, we were able to address the Queen Ede erosion menace, Auchi erosion and the Ekenhuan erosion menaces. We have built infrastructure across the length and breadth of the state and are proud to say that our records of performance would remain indelible in the minds of present and future generations of Edo people.<br/>
“We are not like the PDP that took loans during their ten years reign and shared amongst their party chieftains.<br/>
They sucked Edo people to the point that it took the intervention of God and man to get the state back on track. We are certainly not reckless financial suckers like the PDP. We are proud to say that we have applied our loans for the purpose they were meant. It will interest PDP chieftains to note that under the Oshiomhole administration, we have repaid billions of naira loans acquired during the inglorious years of the PDP”, the statement said.<br/>
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Former Plateau state governor, Joshua Dariye Decamps From PDP to APC

<div style="text-align: center; padding: 5px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuJccFzaK5dNkZNeVMj2cZTRZ1I_BwEQ3wh2z08fhlb0dtQ4mmFVl9Tl2mL6IlO5BIgSfDWnYw6sMN0h5adx3xFSTh0x_UGMHZE3rTdqTnQOjoA9Vtxlq2iinUTTajLzVrXTJ7-59t8g7/"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuJccFzaK5dNkZNeVMj2cZTRZ1I_BwEQ3wh2z08fhlb0dtQ4mmFVl9Tl2mL6IlO5BIgSfDWnYw6sMN0h5adx3xFSTh0x_UGMHZE3rTdqTnQOjoA9Vtxlq2iinUTTajLzVrXTJ7-59t8g7/ cursor: pointer;" style="border: 1px solid; border-radius: 2px;padding: 5px; max-width: 320px " width="320px" /></a></div><div class="blogaway-section"><p>Former Plateau State governor now Senator, Joshua Dariye has decamped from PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).‎ Dariye's letter to decamp was read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. He represents Plateau Central senatorial district.<br/>
<br/>According to Dariye, division in the national leadership of the PDP is the reason for his decamping to the APC.</p></div><br/><div class="blogaway-signature"><br/><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beanie.blogaway&referrer=utm_source%3Dutm_link_blog"><font size="2">Posted via Blogaway Pro</font></a></div>

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APC, PDP bicker over Fayose’s frozen accounts

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdDgTB_3Km6ktrTNjnfwT2CPVIkHGui2rFUmjncGFo7tViHUH802mwBWEn6rwcj4hKD7zWEE2bfCeOit6owaWlbmU8BxI2H6dxXnm8KMAoSI0XWzibtgQerpNmTIk9Re-SHMgylEnELmV/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdDgTB_3Km6ktrTNjnfwT2CPVIkHGui2rFUmjncGFo7tViHUH802mwBWEn6rwcj4hKD7zWEE2bfCeOit6owaWlbmU8BxI2H6dxXnm8KMAoSI0XWzibtgQerpNmTIk9Re-SHMgylEnELmV/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, bickered over freezing of Governor Ayodele Fayose’s personal accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) .<br/>
At the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, Fayose challenged the legality of EFCC freezing his accounts. His lawyer, Mike Ozekhome has already filed a suit on the matter.<br/>
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On July 4, EFCC filed an affidavit at the court leading to an adjournment of the case as requested by Ozekhome to enable him time to address the allegations.<br/>
While the APC, joined by Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) and other anti-Fayose groups trooped to the streets of Ado Ekiti to protest alleged looting of the state’s commonwealth by Governor Fayose, challenging the governor to waive his immunity and submit himself for probe, the governor’s aide, Idowu Adelusi, dismissed their allegations as spurious .<br/>
Adelusi said asking the governor to waive his immunity amounts to “ranting of an ignorant lot.”<br/>
Describing the freezing of Fayose’s accounts by the EFCC for allegedly containing N1.3 billion slush fund from the office of the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd), to fund the governor’s campaign in 2014, as a right step, the protesters passed a vote of confidence in the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari and his anti-corruption war.<br/>
They urged the EFCC to dig deep into the finances of the state and prosecute whoever was indicted in the looting of its treasury.<br/>
APC acting Chairman in the state, Mrs. Kemi Olaleye, said: “We are tired of immunity clause.<br/>
“Immunity has become impunity in Ekiti. We condemn Governor Fayose’s corrupt tendencies. Things must change.<br/>
“The EFCC must do its job and ensure that looters of Ekiti are brought to justice.”<br/>
But Adelusi, countered. He said: “The APC protesters asking Fayose to waive his immunity are doing so out of ignorance and desperation to win the state in 2018 knowing that their aim can only be achieved if Fayose is out of the way.<br/>
“But, it is a failed agenda because we are ever ready for them on daily basis like soldiers guarding entrance of military formation.<br/>
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“They should know that this is 2016 and not 2006.<br/>
“Their agenda is about 2018 and their game plans are what we are now seeing; using the EFCC to  concoct lies and using the media to disparage Governor Fayose, but, they cannot go far.<br/>
“For now, the APC should not be too desperate for Fayose to defend himself against the myriads of allegations.<br/>
“Rather, they should wait till 2018 for the governor to submit himself to the EFCC as he did in 2007.<br/>
“Till now, even the EFCC has not accused Fayose of stealing Ekiti money and if it is concocting one, we shall meet in the court at the appropriate time.”<br/>
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Culled from THE SUN</div>

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Abuja-kaduna Rail Line Ready For Commercial Use In July – Amaechi

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqolBvZoNAzxgjRX34ZpWT9SOScbW2pfldOxluQFCWpG-3-kfONnAoSXqCfh8LIt2ThBC-SjUZ3ysRNw_ViVW7Sz7Hlmshw-B6FvEp3vJc_UL8hS8qRjqFy4Fdwet63c6I2Mwowjyc_Z3/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqolBvZoNAzxgjRX34ZpWT9SOScbW2pfldOxluQFCWpG-3-kfONnAoSXqCfh8LIt2ThBC-SjUZ3ysRNw_ViVW7Sz7Hlmshw-B6FvEp3vJc_UL8hS8qRjqFy4Fdwet63c6I2Mwowjyc_Z3/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari will ensure the sustenance of the Abuja-Kaduna rail project upon completion.<br/>
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.Briefing news men after a brief inspection and test ride of the rail project on Wednesday in Abuja, Amaechi said the project will be completed and should be ready for use in July.<br/>
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“Is it sustainable? The answer is yes because it’s on its own. If you say whether it will be subsidized, it will be. We are working out the details of how much it will cost to carry passengers and to maintain it”, he said.<br/>
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“We are looking at bringing Mr. President to commission in July. In two weeks time, they will do the test run of the track without passengers, after that two weeks, it will take another two weeks to do test run with passengers and it will be free of charge and that will take us to the end of June. Which means by first week in July, we believe that the President will come and flag it off for commercial service”, he said.<br/>
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“At the beginning we had done the test run but then it wasn’t completed. Today it has been completed. So today is the first test run that we are doing on the completed standard gauge. The signaling, communication, stations are all completed now so you can actually technically say today is the first day of test running the completed project”.<br/>
Amaechi also said, his ministry would partner with the Nigeria Identity Management Authourity to ensure smooth registration of passengers without hitches.</div>

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Stop Attacking Buhari, PDP Group Tells Fayose

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIDJbIDCNgsLLLcKyUgQpgiSmKDfZmX2RUYnIXdrBLDM5FTNnl6_8eUSwfgS-o6ZV66K0qxKm37Kf6v-fMKr9WkR1465Xwl7cPco8yNeq4PFpbZZrErahQLFC2moQtzrOOxJHfMvfiuxd/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIDJbIDCNgsLLLcKyUgQpgiSmKDfZmX2RUYnIXdrBLDM5FTNnl6_8eUSwfgS-o6ZV66K0qxKm37Kf6v-fMKr9WkR1465Xwl7cPco8yNeq4PFpbZZrErahQLFC2moQtzrOOxJHfMvfiuxd/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>A group within the Peoples Democratic Party, Concerned PDP Stakeholders, has asked Governor Ayodele Fayose to stop condemning President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies.<br/>
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The group, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its patron, Prof. T Akinyemi , said that by repeatedly condemning President Buhari, Fayose was indirectly mocking himself because the President had good intentions for the country.<br/>
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The group, however, said it supported Fayose’s advice that old men within the PDP should take the backstage in the party’s affairs.<br/>
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The statement read, “We would like Fayose to stop ridiculing himself in his efforts to attack Buhari. Buhari has good intentions and he is a man we all respect, irrespective of his political affiliation. Moreover, the office of the President deserves the respect of all Nigerians. God is the one who puts people in power. We condemn Fayose’s unguided, repeated attacks on Buhari. It is better to keep shut if you have nothing to say.”<br/>
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The group also asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to probe the governorship candidate of the PDP in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, over alleged diversion of government funds for campaign purpose.<br/>
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While calling for the scrapping of the present Board of Trustees of the PDP, the group said only Senator Bode Olajumoke was credible enough to lead the party in the South-West.</div>

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We’ll take over power from APC in 2019 – Wike

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuioymliO1xeQJtSp5OiFyciwMrRpcnQ-ACRgzAjbnlr0DcIq-GBG3-ZSpw3ygig1OHYrXjlqXl5tOXJA2bBDt9xGYBafvuHsntYh_oZ5FLAWL5pX8CKoXTZNV_dh9Jr1U7SYRvVThII0q/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuioymliO1xeQJtSp5OiFyciwMrRpcnQ-ACRgzAjbnlr0DcIq-GBG3-ZSpw3ygig1OHYrXjlqXl5tOXJA2bBDt9xGYBafvuHsntYh_oZ5FLAWL5pX8CKoXTZNV_dh9Jr1U7SYRvVThII0q/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has insisted that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would take over power from All Progressives Congress, the APC, in 2019.<br/>
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Wike, who spoke, yesterday,  in Port Harcourt, during the PDP state congress, maintained that the party would re-take the Federal Government in 2019.<br/>
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Meanwhile,  Mr Felix Obuah, was returned as Chairman of Rivers State chapter of PDP at the party’s state congress, yesterday, in Port Harcourt.<br/>
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Some other members of the new state executive council are Vice Chairman, Mr Charles Awotu;  Sam Okpoko, Secretary and Caretaker Committee Chairman,  Ikwerre Local Government Area, Mr Sam Wonosike, Publicity Secretary of the party.<br/>
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Meantime, the state chairman, Mr Obuah, in his speech,  alleged that  APC was behind recent killings and violence in the state, stressing that the party was scheming to achieve a declaration of state of emergency in the state with the alleged sponsored violence.<br/>
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Obuah, who lauded Governor Wike for his successes so far, said those plotting the downfall of the government will not succeed.<br/>
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He said: “We supported the former governor, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, for two terms of eight years. Why has he and his supporters deliberately refused to support the PDP government in the state? I am very sad about the recent upsurge in killings in the state, but I suspect the APC is behind the sudden wave of violence in the state.”</div>

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APC probes Edo Assembly crisis

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpAe3rdFjc_AKHrnH-v9QqCjWxtiSKy97Gv0t6wkeyLJMwQKJ0B27bkmbTVuOTmuXGsSkJpUEYKQxnfTOTwDZpkNSsQ0VAzgg7Wk5iXFDAdmw0T72hx7DOoSM6XrXQiHINE1v5DQvu0YJ/s2560/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpAe3rdFjc_AKHrnH-v9QqCjWxtiSKy97Gv0t6wkeyLJMwQKJ0B27bkmbTVuOTmuXGsSkJpUEYKQxnfTOTwDZpkNSsQ0VAzgg7Wk5iXFDAdmw0T72hx7DOoSM6XrXQiHINE1v5DQvu0YJ/s640/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;"/></a>The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, in Abuja, inaugurated a five-member fact-finding committee to unravel the crisis in Edo chapter of the party.<br/>
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The committee was also charged with the responsibility of proffering solutions to the issues and restore normalcy to the party in the state.<br/>
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The committee comprised Mr. Olagunsoye Oyinlola, chairman; Senator Osita Izunaso, vice chairman while Senator Victor Ndoma Egba (SAN), Hajiya Fatimah Mohammed and Alhaji Ahmed Abdullahi are members. Inaugurating the committee, APC National Chairman, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said arresting the situation in Edo had been a matter of concern at all levels of the party.<br/>
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“Go to Edo State to restore normalcy within the fold of APC in that state. It is a critical state strategically; I hope I won’t be misinterpreted if I say it is a must-win,’’ Odigie-Oyegun charged the committee. He assured the committee that the party would provide a level-playing field for every player in the Edo elections and would not discriminate against anyone.<br/>
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“I want you to go with the definite knowledge that at the national level, we are determined that there will be free, fair primary and a level playing field for all.”<br/>
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Responding, the committee chairman said: “We realise that it is very necessary for peace to prevail in every chapter of our party. This assignment will be carried out diligently and without fear or favour. The trust you have in us to carry out this assignment will not be misplaced.’’<br/>
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Edo had been enmeshed in stories of disaffection between Governor Adams Oshiomhole and his Deputy, Dr. Pius Odubu. In a similar circumstance, the House of Assembly last Tuesday impeached its Speaker, Victor Edoror, with 16 out of 24 members endorsing it. He was replaced with the only female member of the house, Mrs Elizabeth Ativie.<br/>
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Meanwhile, new Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, was yesterday sworn in by the Clerk, Mr. Ugiagbe in a ceremony witnessed by the former Speaker, Mr. Edoror. The new speaker who thanked the lawmakers for expressing their confidence in her leadership‎, promised to lead the Sixth Assembly with transparency, adding that the House would work with other arms of government to ensure that the state reaches an enviable height.<br/>
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She also urged members to ensure that the legislature ‎carried out its constitutional role in the interest of the people of the state, even as she announced the lifting of the suspension of the former speaker. In the spirit of oneness, in the spirit of breaking new grounds and working harder and in the spirit of reconciliation, I wish to announce that the suspension of the member representing Esan Central, Victor Edoror, is hereby lifted. “So, he can come in and join us in business of the development of our fatherland,” Ativie said.<br/>
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During yesterday’s sitting, the lawmakers also elected new principal officers of the House just as new heads of House committees were announced.<br/>
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The House Majority Leader, Foolly Ogedengbe, representing Owan East constituency, retained his position while‎ Kabiru Adjoto  (Akoko Edo I, APC) was elected as the new chief whip, replacing Sunday Aghedo (Ovia South-West, APC).</div>

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