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Mass Protest Looming over fake election, tanker drivers raise alarm
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
A prominent member of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union, PTD, Comrade Olaitan Idris, during the week, raised an alarm over looming crisis by its members over the continued parading of some disgruntled elements of the union as their elected executive officers in total breach of recent court order that a genuine election should be conducted and credible officers elected to fill vacant positions in the union.
Comrade Olaitan said that those people claiming to be elected officers sat in a private meeting and arrogated themselves positions in the union in disobedience of a subsisting court order and took laws into their hands believing that they will use money to buy their ways into the leadership of the union stating that their action must be urgently stopped in order to avert serious riot amongst members of the union.
Tracing the genesis of the division in the union, Comrade Olaitan said that trouble started after a former National Chairman of the union, Otunba Salmon Akanni Oladiti (now NUPENG Trustee) completed his tenure but refused to give way to his deputy, Lucky Osesua.
“He insisted on signing the union cheques and control activities at the Lagos zone where he was a former chairman. “In fact, he skillfully orchestrated willful plans to remain relevant and found allies in engaging top officials of NUPENG especially the General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale with a view to getting their support.
“The first thing they did was to change our bye laws without a memorandum to suit his ill conceived ambitious goal to be the forthcoming NUPENG President.
They continued their personal agenda in total breach of our bye laws and they disorganized the entire PTD. NUPENG is a mother body of over 150 branches. Why should they pitch their tent in PTD if they don’t have a wicked and vicious motive?
“There was supposed to be election in 2022 after the end of the tenure of PTD leadership in Lagos state and the next Warri Zone but instead of conducting a peaceful transition to take over because Lagos tenure has terminated, the next tenure is Warri Zone which Otunba has no say as a member like others, they connived with a member from Warri and challenged the eligibility of Osesua.
They went to court and the eligibility of Lucky Osezua was confirmed. Unfortunately, this did not go well with the opposers and they connived with NUPENG and took over the affairs of PTD.
“ I am calling on all relevant government agencies including law enforcement agencies, particularly DSS, Police, NSCDC, EFCC etc, to step into the matter because these people are holding our teeming members to ransom. There should be proper election according to the order of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria and that all the suspended officers should return to their various duties.
The law of labor does not permit all these nonsense and lawless election and malpractices they are doing is politicizing the union unnecessarily. They think they can pocket the judiciary.
“Peace will be restored if the right penalty could be awarded to those who messed up the court order. The court cannot rule the union but the court can correct every lawless act in the Union. I foresee riot, massive protest and violence, let us reason together in the interest of our nation.
“The situation in Nigeria now is terrible and all the arms of the government are trying their possible best to fix things but in PTD, a group of vicious cabals are sabotaging the life and income of people. A hungry man is an angry man. If tanker drivers should be allowed to troop into the streets in protest, the economy will suffer.
“We are, therefore, crying out for justice because I know that the cabal has denied means of livelihood to a lot of our members and they have not been able to feed their families for upwards of two years now.
“They have lost their properties, living from hand to mouth and many of them are now bankrupt. What they are doing now is to mislead members of the public and relevant authorities to believe that there was an election. It is criminal and must be treated as such.”
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Federal Capital Territory FCT minister Nyesom Wike has started campaigning for President Bola TInubu and Phillip Aduda in Abuja.
Watch the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, telling the people of Tungan Shanu village during the inspection of the ongoing construction of the road linking Tungan Madaki with Zuba Road today to vote President TInubu and Aduda for Senate.
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) says its Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) will soon be inaugurated as the party intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections.
The party disclosed this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Osa Director Esq., on September 21, 2026.
According to the statement, the NDC is currently consulting with relevant stakeholders to develop and inaugurate what it described as a robust Presidential Campaign Council.
The party said its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, and Vice-Presidential Candidate, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, had held several meetings with the National Leader and leadership of the party as part of the process.
The NDC said Obi and Kwankwaso had been given the opportunity to nominate key officials of the campaign council in consultation with the party.
Those positions include the Director-General of the Campaign, Deputy Director-General (North), Campaign Spokesman, Deputy Spokesman, Head of New Media, Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director and other positions.
The party said the arrangement was designed to promote inclusiveness and cohesion within the campaign structure.
It added that a full organogram of the campaign structure had been developed since August and made available to Obi and Kwankwaso for their input, while nominations had also been received from other stakeholders across the country.
The NDC said it would announce and inaugurate the PCC after receiving the inputs of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates.
It also disclosed that a campaign timetable had been proposed since August, with arrangements for campaign funding and fundraising still being concluded.
According to the party, funds raised for the presidential campaign would be paid into the presidential campaign account and managed by officers nominated by the presidential candidate and his running mate alongside the party’s National Treasurer.
The party said the PCC inauguration, initially scheduled for the first week of September, was postponed because of the travel schedule of the presidential candidate.
Meanwhile, the NDC has directed its state and Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen to commence the compilation and harmonisation of party agents ahead of the 2027 elections.
The directive, according to the party, is in line with the Electoral Act, 2026, and requires state and LGA chairmen to meet with candidates and relevant stakeholders to produce comprehensive lists of agents.
The agents will be divided into two categories: those for National Assembly elections and those for governorship and State Assembly elections.
The party said the lists would be scrutinised and ratified by its leadership, including the presidential candidate and his running mate, before training commences.
The exercise is expected to be completed and the final lists submitted within two weeks of the directive.
The committee responsible for the appointment of party agents is chaired by the NDC Deputy National Chairman (South), Comrade Babatunde Alli. Vin Martin Ilo serves as secretary, while Dr Yunusa Tanko, Nafiu Dankura and the National Vice Chairmen of the six geopolitical zones are members.
The party also appealed to its candidates at all levels to discourage supporters and support groups from engaging in internal battles, urging them instead to concentrate on winning the elections.
“There are no battles to fight within the NDC,” the party stated, identifying the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its common opponent.
The NDC said it remained committed to supporting its candidates and urged them to focus on winning elections, stressing that its candidates were contesting under the party and not as independent candidates.
The party expressed its desire for all its candidates to win their respective elections and called on members and supporters to remain focused on the 2027 electoral contest.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as a major pillar of support for President Bola Tinubu in particular and Nigerians, especially the vulnerable ones in general.
The FCT Minister, in a goodwill message to the First Lady on her 66th birthday, commended her for the transformation of the Abuja City Gate, saying “the roles the First Lady played in transforming the Abuja City Gate into how it is today, is a manifestation of her commitment to the success of her husband’s administration.”
In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister also hailed the First Lady’s Renewed Hope Initiative, noting that it has brought succor to several vulnerable Nigerians in the last three years.
Wike said; “At 66, the simple way of life of the First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has remained an inspiration to women in the country, and it is my prayer that God will continue to uphold her.
“Most importantly, this new age is a confirmation of God’s love for her, and I pray that the good Lord will continue to grant her good health.
“I celebrate and rejoice with our ever caring and development oriented First Lady on the attainment of this significant age in her life and wish her many more years of service to our country, Nigeria.”
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