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Barely 24 hours after the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose ,won the state election, another governorship candidate of the party in the August 9 election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has declared that he was prepared to take over the reign of power in the state.
Basking on the euphoria of Fayose’s victory, Omisore said the victory of Fayose at tje weekend connotes a total rejection of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-west. According to him, “We are taking over the government of Osun State in 49 days, I can assure you that by God’s grace, on August 10, we will have cause to celebrate.
“Obviously, you can go and see what is happening in that state now. There is total rejection of APC in my state. Today, APC has only been able to touch about five per cent of peoples’ lives.
“All you see on papers and televisions are not on ground. Bad roads everywhere, no water, no facility, nothing to show for it. Workers are not being paid, schools are closed, teachers and pensioners are not paid, retirees are not paid. So, there is a general consensus of exit of APC in Ekiti and Osun States for now and probably in South-west in the next few months more,” Omisore stated.
On the victory of his party in Ekiti at the weekend, Omisore noted that the success of the election was made possible by the consciousness of security agents that were in control and arrested some suspected hoodlums.
He said both local foreign observers adjudged the election as freest and fairest so far in recent elections in Nigeria, but noted that was made possible because “about 1,500 APC thugs were arrested at different locations. That made it possible for us to have a very good election. Had it been that the security was not provided, there would have been confusion everywhere.”
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Following the recent disagreement between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Nigeria’s opposition party, All Progressives Congress (APC) over the exact role of the opposition in nation building, the leader of opposition in the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has conceded that his party is only rebellious against structures that have left Nigerians with no hope of a better country.
The PDP had earlier in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, referred to the APC as a political party acting like a rebel group driven by “frustration and bitterness.”
But Gbajabiamila, who is also APC leader in the House of Representatives, in a statement signed by his Research and Media Aide, Wasiu Olanrewaju-Smart, yesterday in Abuja, expressed reservation over the inability of the federal government to decode the mood of its citizens who he claimed are brazenly against “a mentally fatigued government.”
“The ruling party must understand and accept that all of Nigeria have rebelled against its misrule, nay the international community has rebelled and this rebellion will be manifested at the polls in February 2015. We have rebelled against the ineptitude of a do nothing government that has no answer to the kidnap of over 200 young girls for over 2 months now and counting. There will be continuous rebellion against a mentally fatigued government whose only answer to a terrorist menace on Nigerians is to point an accusing finger at the opposition whilst the carnage continues and the terrorists are emboldened,” Gbajabiamila said. The APC leader also queried the ineffectual approach of the PDP-led government towards fighting corruption.
“We have rebelled against the disappearance of $20 billion from our collective patrimony. Yes as a party, we have rebelled against the continuous kleptomania of a clueless government. We will continue to rebel against the illegal and unconstitutional violation of the fundamental human right of freedom of movement in the name of election security whilst PDP ministers are ferried to Ekiti.”
He added that, “Yes APC, Nigeria and rest of the world will rebel against such naked abuse of power. We will and must continue to rebel together with Nigerians against nepotism appointments to sensitive positions in offices such as the NDLEA. Indeed we will continue to rebel against accidental public servants who have no clue and are ill prepared for the responsibilities of their offices.”
Gbajabiamila also advised the PDP to be ready to confront many Nigerians who are worried about the impending division in the country, “If this is the rebellion the PDP talks then they need not address their frustrations to just the APC, they need to extend their senseless vituperations to all Nigerians and the rest of the world. We will rebel against a government that seeks to divide our great country along ethnic and religious lines. Need we go on? The die is cast.”
The APC leader pledged his party’s commitment to consistently challenge what it perceived as unlawful and undemocratic actions of the ruling PDP, “again we will continue to rebel against a government that seeks to impeach a governor with six legislators. Of course rebellion must continue against a government and a party that drops criminal charges against son of a former head of state charged with grand larceny just so to win an election in one state and believes stealing is not corruption. Nigeria continues to witness a tragic comedy of errors under the PDP. A comedy that unfortunately isn’t funny,” Gbajabiamila stated.
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The Lagos State Government has issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for the 750-hectare of land in the Lekki Trade Free Zone area to two development associations representing the host communities of the zone.
The state Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mrs. Olusola Oworu, recently presented the certificates to the host communities at the conference room of the Lekki Worldwide Investment Limited, Ibeju-Lekki.
Oworu acknowledged that the certificates were issued in fulfillment of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between it and the communities towards the development of the free zone. She said the state government had earlier ceded 394 hectares to the people and paid compensation to the communities all in line with the state’s obligations to the communities under the MoU.
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Mr. Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu, was recently elected the 50th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). In an interview with journalists, he articulated his agenda for the accountancy profession and the Institute. He also commented on recent developments in the nation’s economy. Excerpts:
What is your vision for the institute?
The thrust of my presidency is protecting public interest and enhancing professionalism.
Public interest is basically about advocacy and advocacy is basically about public interest and making aggressive input into policy making processes of the government and also challenging them if necessary and making independent opinion. So, essentially that is what is going to drive this year.
When you say protecting public interest, what do you really mean?
Let me just say that our institute, because of our conservatism over the years, we have been running away from getting involved in conversations in the society.
So, what we want to do in the next one year is to come up with well researched positions on topical national issues and come out to talk about them, send representatives to government and if we need to use the media to achieve that, we may do so.
For example, all through the issue of the missing money at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), we were not involved in the debate. I think the institute, as a protector of public interest, ought to have gotten involved in the discussion and probably set a template, process to ascertain what the position is. We intend to do more of that this year.
In recent times, there have been reported cases of chartered accountants allegedly being involved in fraud and it seems like ICAN does not do anything about that?
Let me say that there is this misconception that we are not doing anything. We have disciplinary processes.
You need to report a Chartered Accountant of having committed some form of infraction before we can set up what we call an investigative panel. If for example the accountant in your office commits fraud and you report him or her to the institute; the register will direct the investigative panel to investigate the allegations.
When the allegations are investigated and there is a report and the committee finds that person ‘culpable,’ the next level is to take that investigation and the accountant to the tribunal.
The tribunal is an equivalent of a high court meaning that whatever decision we take at the tribunal level can only be challenged at the court of appeal.
But is it a deliberate attempt not to allow members of the public know the outcome of the disciplinary panel?
The point is that we don’t publicise in the sense that we don’t go to the print media. If you go to our websites, journals, financial statements, they are all there. You will get the names, what they were tried for, what happened and the outcome of the cases.
They are all there. But what we don’t do is to go to the media and advertise it. There have been a lot of discussions and arguments around that, but we haven’t come to the conclusion that, that is the best way.
At one point, during one of the past presidents, our proceedings were being televised. But we did a policy impact assessment and the feedback we got didn’t add much to the brand and we needed to rethink it and to find other ways of doing it. But don’t forget, as I said at the beginning that we are very conservative.
We have an enabling Act and what it says is that there must be a petition. In fact, what it says is that the petition must be under oath to serve as a deterrent for people lying. So, if your petition is under oath, you can’t come up with allegations that are not true.
A lot of professional bodies, including ICAN, seem not to be comfortable with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). What is the view of ICAN on the status of the FRC?
First of all, that is the law. You see, when they are about to make a law and there are public hearings and so on, you don’t fold your arms and the law is made and when it is now being implemented you start complaining.
I think that is very typical of our people. If you had any misgivings about the law, the point you should have challenged it should have been during the public hearing. Now, the law has come to stay. What we can now do is to go into discussions with the FRC and then those complaining should come up with the specific areas they want us to deal with. But our law is our law, whether they are bad or good.
So, for it to become something else might be as a result of implementation or some part of the law that you want to be amended. But it is about dialogue because it is our law. When you say members are complaining, of course we have about 39,000 members and some people might have some misgivings. On paper the way it looked, it was a good bill and we can get into dialogue about the implementation of the Act.
How are your members taking the aspect of the FRC Act that states that ICAN should no longer grant licence to individual members?
At ICAN, we have changed the way we sign our financial statements and that was as a result of the direct ruling of the FRC. There was a court ruling which actually was in tandem with what is obtainable in a sane environment and aligns with the FRC law. So you now sign your name with your membership number, put your firm’s name and your FRCN number. It is all about trying to let people understand the seriousness of that signature because what it is talking about is to make the individual liable. For you to put your name and signature on a financial statement, it means you are taking responsibility for that financial statement as the engagement partner.
Has ICAN given up on the fight against the multiplicity of accounting bodies in the country?
Taking you back, I will want you to understand that it has been established beyond reasonable doubt that the ANAN bill was signed by the military government and we have been in court, from the court of first instance to the Supreme Court. But as time went by, there have been some form of relationship between both organisations that we had to lend support to ANAN for associate membership of some associations. The Supreme Court has not ruled, but our relationship has become more cordial. Essentially, the ANAN law is our law and it is here to stay.
What is your take on the recently rebased GDP of the country?
I think the key indicator of every economy is the human development index and that has to do with full employment. Full employment is driven by growth, inclusive growth and not non-inclusive growth. What we have here is non-inclusive growth. For us to have an inclusive growth, we have to basically look at our structures. We have a distorted structure such that the policy impacts are not felt. So when people come around and talk about policies, I don’t think the problem with the country is the policy, I think it is the structure on which those policies are hanging on. The rebasing of the economy itself does not drive economic development. What it is just telling you is that you have higher capacity that you didn’t know before. South Africa congratulated us, but if you look at the key indicators, South Africa is still ahead of us, but they sent a congratulatory message and wished us well.
Why is it that a lot of insurance companies are finding it difficult to migrate to the International Financial Reporting Standards and it appears as if the accountants are also not finding it easy to support them?
Let me put it this way, the IFRS requires a lot of details and it takes a lot of time. So, I wouldn’t know specifically why they are having problem with the insurance sector, but I do know that a lot of details and provisioning are required to migrate.
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PORT HARCOURT—ALL Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has described an alleged plot by six lawmakers opposed to the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi to impeach him, as ridiculous and undemocratic.
Media aide to the state Chairman of the party, Chief Chukwu Eze, said the party had uncovered an alleged plot by the six lawmakers to initiate impeachment proceedings against the governor at a private hotel, adding that it would not hesitate to commit Mr. Evans Bipi, a factional Speaker of the Assembly, to jail over the alleged plot.
He said: “A plot to use six renegade members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to embark upon an impeachment procedure against Governor Amaechi, the governor of Rivers State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, has been brought to our notice. To us, this is ridiculous, the highest form of impunity, an invitation to anarchy and a booby trap which could truncate our nascent democracy.
“Sadly for them, we cannot accommodate or accept six confused lawmakers whose leader, Evans Bipi, representing Ogu/Bolo constituency, was cautioned by a state High Court to stop parading himself as a Speaker. Bipi is obviously playing with fire as he has been barred from parading himself as Speaker by a court of competent jurisdiction. He should also note that none of his undemocratic sponsors will come to his aid when he is committed to prison.”
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No fewer than 40 people, including teenagers, were killed, weekend, when suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked three villages of Chuha A, Chuha B, and Korongilim in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State.
The attackers, according to sources, destroyed houses, shops and vehicles after carting away foodstuff and livestock.
A community youth leader in Chibok, Mallam Yakubu Joshua, who confirmed the incident on phone yesterday, said: “Some suspected Boko Haram terrorists invaded Chuha A, Chuha B and Korongilim villages of Chibok council of Borno State and killed over 40 persons.
“The terrorists injured many other villagers, burnt many houses and made away with our foodstuff. The attack, which commenced at 7a.m. yesterday lasted over five hours before military intervened.
“I and some other residents of Chibok had made several telephone calls to the military, unfortunately they (military) only started bombing the surrounding area of the attack after over 40 members of our community had been killed.
“The lifeless bodies of our people are still littered in the three villages as I speak, but our present fear is that many innocent villagers may be hit by the ongoing bombings by the military.”
Chairman Sector 5 of the local vigilante group in Borno State, Abba Aji Khalil, also confirmed the attack, saying his group was “already in hot pursuit of the suspected terrorists. Our members in Chibok and neighbouring local government areas are already in hot pursuit of the suspected terrorists.”
Efforts to speak to Borno State Police Commissioner, Mr.Lawal Tanko, and his spokesperson, Mr Gideon Jubrin, proved abortive, but a senior police officer, who said he was not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the incident.
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By Emmanuel Aziken, Emma Ovuakporie, Henry Umoru, Dapo Akinrefon, Gbenga AribIyi, Ben Agande & Demola Akinyemi
ADO-EKITI—Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, yesterday, said he won the election because of his past performance and catering for the welfare of the people.
Fayose spoke to reporters on how he took Ekiti state from the incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan led the outpour of congratulations to winner of last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose. The All Progressives Congress, APC, whose candidate and incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi lost the election, last night, espoused reasons their standard bearer was defeated in the election.
However, Fayemi was gracious in defeat as he conceded that he lost the election.
The PDP candidate, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, who governed the state between 2003 and 2006 before he was removed from office, won the election in a sweeping victory in all 16 local government areas of the state. He was trailed by Governor Fayemi of the APC.
The third major candidate, Opeyemi Bamidele of Labour Party, LP, came a distant third. Fayose polled 203,090 votes to beat Fayemi, who polled 120,433 votes, while Bamidele polled 18,125 votes.
As congratulations poured in for the governor-elect, yesterday, the outgoing governor, Dr. Fayemi was also commended from across the country for his dignity in quickly conceding victory following the declaration of the results early yesterday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Fayemi is to meet Fayose today to set the process for what the outgoing governor said would be a smooth transition. Fayose who reciprocated Fayemi’s gesture at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, yesterday, also praised the governor for his courage and allowing peace to reign in the state.
Apparently disappointed with the outcome of the poll, APC leaders it was learnt, yesterday, are now proposing to their governors to direct their message to suit the circumstances they find in their states.
JUBILATION—People of Ado-Ekiti celebrating Pdp Governor-Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose’s victory in Ekiti, yesterday. Inset: Fayose with another cross section of his supporters.
Expressing shock that the electorate in Ekiti turned away from Dr. Fayemi, a member of the National Executive Committee, NEC of the party told Vanguard that the governors may now have to moderate their populist programmes.
“We have learnt our lessons. In the future, governors might now ask of what use it is to build roads, improve education, social welfare, infrastructure if that would not win you re-election.
“It is a celebration of corruption. What does it matter if somebody who had been impeached can come back like this?”, he asked.
National officers of the APC also blamed their woes on what they cited as the influence of money, saying that the PDP literally opened up the treasury to buy the election.
Releasing the results yesterday, the Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Professor Isaac Azuzu, said Fayose polled 203,090 votes to defeat other candidates who participated in the exercise.
Giving details of the results at about 4.20 a.m. yesterday, he said: “We have come to the grand finale of this exercise. Accord-268, AA—146, APC-120433, AD—843, CPP-967, LP 18125 , KOWA —222, CPP—967, PDP-203090, MPPP- 137, NCP—322, PDC—921, PPA—1050, SDP—65, UDP-67.”
Fayemi concedes defeat
Fayemi was quick to concede defeat in a mid-morning live broadcast to the people of the state. The governor in the address titled, “If this is the will of the people:” said: “Yesterday, Ekiti State decided. Following the gubernatorial elections held in the land of honour, Ekiti State, Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially returned the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election.
“If indeed this is the will of the Ekiti People, I stand in deference to your will. If the result of the elections is an expression of the voice of our people, we must all heed your voice.
“I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his victory. In a few hours from now, I would be meeting the Governor-elect to discuss the future of our dear state and how we would work together to institute a smooth transition programme.
“It has been a hard fought election. As expected, in the course of the campaigns, there were unsavory episodes as the candidates toured the nooks and crannies of the state to sell ourselves to the people. Elections tend to be highly divisive affairs that often see brother rising against brother. Despite our diverse party affiliations, and regardless of which way we voted on Saturday, we must remember that we are all sons and daughters of Ekiti State. Ekiti is ours to build together.
“On our part, over the course of the campaigns, we presented our scorecards before the people of Ekiti State. We never at any point took your support for granted. We campaigned, we canvassed and we traversed the nooks and crannies of this state. Our performance and achievements in office will remain the backdrop against which the next government and indeed future governments will be assessed. We are proud that with the support of Ekiti people, we have raised the bar of excellence in governance. In all, we gave our best, for conscience and for posterity.
“Indeed a new sociology of the Ekiti people may have evolved. However, the task of understanding how the outcome of this election has defined us as a people will be that of scholars. For us as an administration and a cadre of political leaders in Ekiti State, we have fought a good fight, we have kept faith.
“To members of our party, our campaign team and indeed all Ekiti people who defied the siege on our state to cast their votes for our party, I salute your exemplary courage and doggedness in the face of harassment. Thank you for staying the course. The incidences of brazen harassment, intimidation and allied infractions on fundamental human rights, which many of you suffered in the hands of agents of the state, would be documented and communicated to the appropriate authorities, for the records.”
I’ll work with Fayemi and Bamidele to develop Ekiti — Fayose
Accepting Governor Fayemi’s olive-branch, Fayose promised to work with the governor and the second runner-up in the election, Mr Bamidele, of Labour Party to develop Ekiti State. Fayose, who addressed newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, said though he emerged winner of the contest, there was no winner or loser in the elections.
He said: “To Governor Kayode Fayemi, my brother Opeyemi Bamidele and others that we contested together, that have conceded and accepted me as their governor-elect, I want to thank them too; I want to assure them that I will work with all of them. The government belongs to all of us.
“Four years is a very short time in the life of any administration; I want to let them know that it will be four years of all of us in government. There is no winner, no loser.
“Governor Fayemi has called me to concede defeat and I will see him tomorrow (today) hopefully for us to let the public know that we are together, irrespective of our past. Ekiti belongs to all of us because a governor has only got a term and tenure but Ekiti will remain forever.
“I salute Fayemi’s courage for accepting me and his readiness to allow peace and love reign in our state. I am assuring you that this is Ayo Fayose who is older, wiser and ready to work with everybody.”
A wave of congratulations and commendations went to Fayose and Fayemi respectively over the victory and concession.
Be humble in victory, Jonathan tells Fayose
President Goodluck Jonathan in his reaction called on Fayose, who he backed from the primaries to observe that his second stint as governor was a grace from God Almighty.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr. Reuben Abati, he said: “Be humble and magnanimous in victory, commit yourself to forming an administration that will work for the advancement of the interests of all Ekiti people, irrespective of political affiliations or loyalties.”
The President charged Mr Fayose to regard his second chance to serve as governor of Ekiti State as a “sacred mandate from God Almighty and his people which he must discharge with immense dedication, wisdom and vigour to achieve a much more rapid pace of socio-economic development in Ekiti State for the benefit of its people who resoundingly reaffirmed their trust in his leadership by voting overwhelmingly for his election.”
The statement read: “President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan heartily congratulates the Governor-Elect of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on his overwhelming victory in Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
“President Jonathan also commends the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Security Services and the good people of Ekiti State for the successful and peaceful conduct of the elections in keeping with the present administration’s avowed commitment to ensuring that elections in all parts of Nigeria are progressively freer, fairer and more credible.
“President Jonathan calls on Mr. Fayose to regard his second chance to serve as Governor of Ekiti State as a sacred mandate from God Almighty and his people which he must discharge with immense dedication, wisdom and vigour to achieve a much more rapid pace of socio-economic development in Ekiti State for the benefit of its people who resoundingly reaffirmed their trust in his leadership by voting overwhelmingly for his election yesterday (Saturday).”
Tambuwal congratulates Fayose, commends Fayemi
Speaker Aminu Tambuwal of the House of Representatives also congratulated Fayose for his victory and commended Fayemi for putting dignity to the office by conceding defeat and congratulating Fayose on his victory in the governorship election. Tambuwal said the governor’s action to congratulate his opponent was a clear proof that “our politics is imbibing global standard practices associated with electioneering process.” In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal implored the governor-elect to work closely with all persons and interest groups to move Ekiti State to a new level. He said the Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, deserved commendation for its conduct of the election, and advised the electoral umpire to properly appraise all aspects of the exercise and improve for future polls where necessary. The speaker appealed to the people of Ekiti to remain law-abiding as the transition to new administration begins in earnest.
Ekweremadu:
The deputy president of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu also spoke in the same vein. In a statement by his Special Adviser, Media, Mr. Uche Anichukwu, he said that it was an important win for the PDP in the South West, even as he stressed that the free and fair electoral processes that threw up the winner was vital for the growth of democracy in the country. He said: “I send hearty congratulations to Mr. Ayodele Fayose and our party men and women who worked hard for this important victory.” Senator Ekweremadu also extolled the incumbent Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for his efforts at developing Ekiti State for almost four years he has held sway, but called on “him, the rest of the candidates and good people of the highly erudite state to join hands with the winner to move the state forward”.
Why we won Ekiti governorship poll – PDP
Reacting to the victory in Abuja, yesterday, the PDP, attributed it to strict adherence to the principles of internal democracy. The party in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olisa Metuh, said the victory was the result of transparent conduct of its governorship primary which produced a popular candidate that was the choice of party members.
PDP Governors congratulate Fayose
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) has said the landslide victory recorded by the candidate of the party, Mr Ayo Fayose in the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State has shown the confidence that Nigerians have reposed in the ruling Party and pledged that Governors elected on the plattform of the Party would continue to execute programmes that would better the lives the people. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, who is also the chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, spoke on behalf of his governor colleagues. Speaking in a similar vein, National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, gave an insight into how Fayose won, attributing the victory to the unity in Ekiti State, and pleaded that this be emulated in other states. Muazu said: “I wish to dedicate the victory of Ayo Fayose to all our supporters and President Goodluck Jonathan for his steadfastness and commitment to free and fair election. This victory is particularly possible because of our unity in Ekiti State and I wish we replicate this in all elections.”
Fayose’s Victory: A game changer in Southwest —Lagos PDP
Meanwhile, Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, described the election of Fayose as a game changer. The party also commended INEC, and security forces for guaranteeing a free and fair process. In a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party said it saw the victory as a ‘good omen for PDP in the South West and Lagos State in particular. It also appealed to defectors to return to the winning party, saying “we congratulate governor-elect, Dr Peter Ayodele Fayose, the good people of Ekiti State, the national secretariat and, of course, our Leader, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on this ‘game changer’ victory in the South West geo-political zone.”
Bukola Saraki congratulates Fayose, hails INEC
In his reaction, APC leader in Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, hailed the INEC, over the conduct of of the election and congratulated Fayose, whose victory he attributed to his closeness to the grassroots. Saraki, who is also Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, said in a statement issued in Ilorin yesterday, that by the conduct of election in Ekiti State, INEC had shown remarkable improvement in the conduct of elections in the country. He noted that despite heavy military presence, the election recorded a high turnout of over 51% of the electorate who turned out in large numbers to vote for the candidate of their choice. Similarly, Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the political will to make available the enabling environment which made for successful conduct of the election. Governor Mimiko hinged the good conduct of the election on the sincere demonstration of President Jonathan’s determination to ensure results of elections in the country reflected the true wishes of the people.
The Ministerial nominee from Ekiti State, Prince Dayo Adeyeye also congratulated the governor-elect for his landslide victory and hailed Governor Fayemi for conceding defeat. “By conceding defeat to us, Fayemi has shown the Ekiti man in him,” said Adeyeye, who stressed that PDP and APC members were no arch-enemies but merely found themselves in different political platforms. “We in the PDP and those in APC are not enemies but patriots who happen to have different ideas of how to develop the state we all love so much. Obviously, there is no shortage of patriotism on the side of any of us,” he noted.
Oyetibo lauds Fayemi, congratulates Fayose
“The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, must be commended for his forthright, mature, civilised, honest and candid response to the results of the Ekiti Governorship election when he accepted the declared results and congratulated the winner and Governor Elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, in a television broadcast. Nigerian politicians must learn that there is honour in accepting defeat and congratulating the winner in a contest. “Politics and elections should be seen as a medium whereby the contestants offer to serve the people. The people should therefore be allowed to be the judge as to who should serve them. Afterall, no one has a fundamental right to be the governor of a state or the representative of the people. It is against this background that the response of Dr Kayode Fayemi should be seen as the act of a man of character and honour. As for Mr Fayose, the Governor-elect, he should see his election as an uncommon second chance to serve in an office from which he had previously been removed. He must devote his energy and resources of the State to the service of the people. He must learn from the reasons the people voted against the incumbent governor. The people have given so much to him by way of political support, he must in like measure give so much to the people by way of service and judicious application of the resources of the state,” he said.
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OSOGBO—Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Jelili Adesiyan at the weekend threatened to engage former governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke in a physical fight whenever he left office as a member of the Federal Executive Council FEC.
He also explained that his position as a member of the FEC prevented him from beating Senator Adeleke during a stakeholders meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at Ideal Nest Hotel, Osogbo in April, this year during run-off to the PDP primaries in the state.
But Senator Adeleke responded that he was too matured a politician to join issues with the Minister.
Adeleke who spoke through his Media aide, Mr Olumide Lawal stated that the matter was already before the panel of enquiry set up by Osun State Government.
The Minister, who spoke with newsmen in Osogbo, claimed he was frustrated by Adeleke and his supporters at the event but remained calm despite all intimidation, saying “if I had not been a Minister I would have beaten Adeleke to pulp on that day.
I will one day leave office as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and any time I leave office I will fight Adeleke. He alleged that I punched him on the chest, for God’s sake, if I had punched Adeleke, could he still be moving around.”
He said neither him nor the Governorship candidate of the PDP in the state; Senator Iyiola Omisore was instrumental to the attack on Adeleke as claimed by both Adeleke and APC
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STILL basking in the euphoria of his victory at the Court of Appeal which affirmed his position as the national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor has again visited the grave side of the late Ikemba Nnewi, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, saying he does so whenever he wins a court case because the Ikemba Nnewi is always behind his political successes.
He also disclosed that plans are under way for a befitting funeral for all those who lost their lives during the 30 months civil war in the country between 1967 and 1970.
Umeh, who stormed the late Biafran warlord’s Nnewi country home with hundreds of APGA supporters venerated in front of Ojukwu’s mausoleum and showered praises on him and explained that his strength is usually renewed whenever he visited Ikemba’s graveside.
The APGA national chairman who spoke in Igbo said: “I am here to renew and recharge my strength. Ojukwu groomed me for five years. Ikemba as the national leader of APGA for five years and me as the national chairman of APGA, shared many secrets together on how to guard the interest of Ndigbo in Nigeria.
“Our father, the man of peace, we have come again. I have come with my brothers and sisters you left behind and asked me to guard them under the umbrella of our party, APGA. We were here last year when we got victory at the courts and in the Anambra State Governorship election.
“We are here again to obtain power and authority from you to subdue our enemies. We call upon you, our great leader, to get your blessing once more to continue to lead your people under APGA from strength to strength. The task ahead is enormous, but we are sure of victory whenever you are behind us.”
Umeh, who spoke on the 2015 general elections boasted that his party (APGA) would produce six governors in next year’s general elections.
According to him, efforts are on ground to sweep the South East in next year’s general elections and advance the fortunes of APGA in Lagos State where the party has considerable support of the voting population.
Umeh also disclosed that plans were afoot to organize a befitting funeral for all those who lost their lives during the 30 months civil war in the country between 1967 and1970, adding that the ceremony would take place either in September or October this year..
“It is good and proper that we accord them such honour because they paid the supreme price,” Umeh further said, adding that he was in contact with Igbo leaders of thought to ensure the success of the plan.
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Once again I offer a hearty congratulations to my friend Ayo Fayose and to the leadership of the Ekiti state PDP on their historic victory in the governorship election that took place in their state yesterday. The people of Ekiti have spoken and their choice MUST be respected by all.
My heart goes out to my brother Kayode Fayemi who clearly lost the election but who remains not only a man of honour but also one of the finest minds in the country. He is certainly one of the most cerebal, disciplined, compassionate and civilsed leaders that the APC has within it's ranks and one of those that gave it some semblence of integrity and credibility.
His state broadcast where he conceded defeat to Fayose proves my point and it speaks volumes. He is a first class gentleman and a good sport. Unlike most of those in his party he knows when to call it quits and he respects the choice of the people. That is worth commending and it is worthy of emulation.
By that single act alone Fayemi has guaranteed a place for himself in the future of yoruba and Nigerian politics and if he can only change parties and leave the Almajiris he will still go very far indeed. For him the future is still very bright and the sky is the limit. I salute his courage and commend his past efforts for Nigeria and his state.
Yet the truth must be told. And that truth is that whether they want to accept it or not the people of Ekiti state sent a very strong signal to the national leadership and stakeholders of the Almajiri People's Congress yesterday.
The rejection of Fayemi at the polls had as much to do with the disgust and opprobium that most people in the south west harbour and hold for the APC as it does for anything else. Their message is simple and clear and it is as follows:
1) They should stop playing religious politics, stop being petty and stop trying to implement a muslim agenda in our country.
2) They should stop behaving like a primitive cult where only the opinion of one or two leaders matter and where dissent and differing opinions have no place,
3)They should stop trying to demean others and stop treating them with contempt,
4)They should stop arrogating all knowledge and all power to just a handful of people at the top that have clearly lost touch with reality,
5)They should stop taking others for granted and stop calling our yoruba oba's ''useless''.
6)They should stop telling people the most disgusting, hateful, shameful and monuemental lies about others.
7)They should rid themselves of their slave mentality and stop playing second fiddle to those that believe that they own Nigeria.
The simple truth is that God has turned His back on the Almajiri's People's Congress. This is because of the atrocities that are being committed by a few of their leaders right at the top, because of their evil, covert and subterreanean agenda, because they wish to turn the yoruba, and indeed the entire south, into perpetual slaves and because of their patently and unapologetic anti-christian agenda.
Given the history of our country and the suffering of the people of the south west over the last 53 years since we gained independence from the British, no true yoruba nationalist should have anything to do with them.
I say this because to say that you are a yoruba nationalist and at the same time you are working day and night to hand over power to a die-hard, ultra-conservative, ''born to rule'' hausa-fulani, christian-hating, hegemonistic, brutal dictator and despot like Mohammadu Buhari, who believes that Nigeria was bequethed to him and to his people by God and his forefathers, is a contradiction in terms.
Anything and anyone is better than that and no self-respecting yoruba man, southerner or indeed middle-belter would ever do such a thing. Let those that have slavish souls continue to attempt to turn us all into the slaves of our collective oppressors and throw us into perpetual bondage: the rest of us will stand against them, expose them, resist them, defeat them and flush them down the toilet where they belong.
God has rejected the Almajiri People's Congress and the sooner they accept that hard fact and bitter truth the better it will be for them and for Nigeria . Yesterday it was Ekiti. Tomorrow it will be Osun.
We will not rest until every inch of yorubaland and, indeed Nigeria, is freed from the grip of the Almajiri People's Congress and their insidious and desperate Haramite allies from the north. The days of fooling the people and winning elections by propaganda, intimidation, lies, threats and coercion are long over.
The people of Ekiti have spoken and soon the rest of Nigeria shall speak as well. For the Almajiri People's Congress and their Haramite allies, it is all over.
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