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Wike is just a symptom in PDP’s crisis as our party was turned into ticket-in ticket -out by Atiku -Hon Teejay Yusuf

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…once he loses Presidential ticket he jumps out of PDP

…the records are out there in the public domain for Nigerians to see

…Wike is only reacting to injustice meted to him in PDP

Hon Teejay Yusuf, a three-term member of the House of Representatives has declared that the Federal Capital Territory FCT minister Nyesom Wike is just a symptom of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP not the major issue.

Teejay Yusuf made this revelation in a chat with the Channels tv where chronicled the problems of PDP from Genesis to Revelation stating that:

“Go into the archives, each time Atiku Abubakar fails to obtain the ticket of our party he junkets into another since 2007 till date.

“In 2007, 2014 immediately he lost out he dumped us and even in 2019 he ran to Dubai after the election abandoning PDP to swim alone.

“I led group of lawmakers from Nigeria to see him in Dubai to convince him on the need to make our party a virile opposition nothing happened.

“In 2023 we lost the presidential election and he was still hopeful of getting in 2027 and that it’s so glaring that he can’t get it, he has dumped the PDP.

“His type of approach is ticket-in and ticket-out, once no ticket the man don waka.

Haba! How did we get there? I shared this on a different platform. PDP normally zone to North or South. The party positions came first and the chairman was zoned to the North. And the moment you have chairman in one side, presidency goes to the other side, it was natural to believe that the presidency will come to the South.

“However, the committee was set up to do the zoning chaired by Governor Ortom then, the then Governor of Benue State. But the Atiku structure, were formidable a lot from the North, I was involved and they insisted that it should not be zoned.

“So when I hear people sayI know, I even listened to him say if they had zoned to South East he wouldn’t have contested.

” I feel like crying that leaders will misinform the populace to manipulate them this way. We don’t zone to geopolitical zone, we zone North and South.

“Two, the zoning thing was done with before forms came. So he was given an impression that if they had zoned to South East seeing Peter Obi’s vote in the election so as to appeal to those group that if they have been zoned to South East I wouldn’t have ran for the election.
He disrupted NEC because of zoning because he said it should not be zoned.

“So that is where you find this crisis. So don’t forget that Wike is a symptom. The real cause of the crisis we refuse to zone.
And they will come up with an argument that Buhari was not in PDP, that the last person that was president under PDP was Jonathan from the South that it should come to the North.

“They brought the same argument in 2019 that was why all those who ran presidential primary in Port Harcourt under PDP were from the North.

“So Wike now belong to that group who said oh because you did not zone, you have fluffed the rules, the constitution of the party that there’s no basis for me to be loyal to you.
Then the people went into negotiation. I played a lot of roles trying to see how we could breach this but you could see arrogance, this conviction that it’s done, we have, just like they’re doing now, the election is done, PDP is dead, the same way, the same approach, no lessons learnt.

On the role of acting chairman of PDP, Teejay asserted that: “The constitution of our party said when the substantive chairman is not there, the next person in hierarchy from that zone, Ayu was the chairman and Ayu was taken and the next person was Damagum so that is the national chairman.

On the national Secretary he said “It was, there are plethora of I mean judgments and what have you, it was ego trip by some people and by those who are doing coalition believing that they will sustain that fight, those who want to run election in PDP will get discouraged out of fear they will join them in coalition.

“They are already working with coalition so there was no basis for that crisis of okay let’s even assume that there’s basis for it, his tenure expires November so why fighting for four months, there is zoning committee already, I don’t have the report yet but the information at my disposal is that they’ll still maintain the same position that in the North and in the South but not in the state that they are now.

“By implication if secretary is going to South it will not be in Imo so you have zoned him out; so why are you fighting to the point it got to where it got to. There were those who felt their ego were bruised and what I don’t know and there are those who were working for the coalition to make sure it does not work.

“So let me come back to the Wike thing. I repeat I am working for PDP, Wike has his reason, is why he took his position, I can’t question him, he has the right to it because you can’t put nothing on nothing.

“The moment the fundamentals that makes a party a party is breached you cannot now be treating the reaction because we all react to things in different ways.

“There are those who go into their shell when they are being hit, there are those who cry, there are those who confront the situation and say hey “all die na die, we die here”. So why did you allow one man’s ambition to get us into that?

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Guber Election: Osun APC Accuses Davido of Distributing Money to Residents

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August 8, 2026

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The Head of Media and Publicity of the Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council, Engr. Oluremi Omowaiye, has urged residents of Osun State to assess Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, based on his performance as Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund and his contributions to governance rather than his campaign appearances.

Omowaiye made the remarks during a broadcast on News Central TV while reacting to Davido’s participation in campaign activities for his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, ahead of the August 15 governorship election.

He alleged that the singer only becomes politically active during election periods, accusing him of distributing money to residents and taking advantage of what he described as their vulnerability. He, however, maintained that voters in the state are now more interested in governance and service delivery than celebrity endorsements.

The APC campaign spokesman alleged that Osun State University is now the most expensive government-owned university in Nigeria and questioned whether Davido had used his influence to advocate a reduction in tuition fees. He also claimed that some students of the University of Ilesa pay as much as N1.5 million in school fees.

Omowaiye said the APC governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, had pledged to reduce tuition fees if elected and questioned whether Davido would encourage students to support that promise.

He also criticised Davido’s performance as Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund, alleging that Osun has no functional government-owned stadium despite his appointment.

According to him, the state’s male and female football clubs were relegated during Davido’s tenure as chairman, adding that the singer had not made any meaningful contribution to sports development in the state.

Omowaiye further accused the Adeleke family of concentrating public appointments among relatives instead of creating opportunities for young people across Osun State.

He claimed that Davido serves as Chairman of the Osun State Sports Trust Fund, while his brother, Tunji Adeleke Jr., was appointed Chairman of the Osun State Local Government Service Commission at the age of 31. He also alleged that another member of the family serves as Senior Special Assistant on Tourism.

The APC spokesman maintained that public offices were being recycled within the Adeleke family, arguing that while young people are mobilised during campaigns, they are allegedly excluded from government appointments and other opportunities.

He also questioned Davido’s silence on what he described as major governance issues in the state, including education, healthcare, road infrastructure, electricity reforms and the alleged payment of N13.7 billion to ghost workers.

Omowaiye argued that Davido had not publicly challenged the state government over the condition of schools, hospitals, roads or other public services, despite his closeness to the governor.

He insisted that the people of Osun would not be influenced by celebrity status during the election, maintaining that they would vote based on governance, competence and performance.

The APC spokesman also referred to comments credited to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, who reportedly advised Davido to prepare to employ Governor Ademola Adeleke as a dancer if he loses the August 15 governorship election.

Omowaiye’s remarks came after Davido joined Governor Adeleke at a campaign rally in Osun as political activities intensified ahead of the governorship poll.

The singer arrived in the state on Thursday, August 6, and has actively participated in campaign activities in support of his uncle’s re-election bid.

Videos from the rally showed Davido moving through a large crowd alongside the governor’s son, Sina Adeleke, popularly known as Shina Rambo, before both climbed over a barricade to join Governor Adeleke on the campaign stage, where they danced with supporters.

As of the time of filing this report, neither Davido nor the Osun State Government had responded to the allegations made by Omowaiye.

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Accord party demands removal of EFCC chairman immediately

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August 7, 2026

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The Accord Party has demanded the resignation of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing the anti-graft agency of partisanship and interference in the build-up to the August 15 guber election in Osun State.

The party said its position followed the EFCC’s decision to freeze an account belonging to the Osun State Government before subsequently reversing the restriction.

He called on the EFCC chairman to step down, adding that President Bola Tinubu should remove him if he refused to resign.

He accused the commission of exceeding its statutory powers when it restricted the state government’s account on August 5, describing the action as capable of undermining confidence in public institutions.

He further stated, “Accordingly, Accord demands the immediate resignation of the EFCC chairman.

“For embarrassing the President, the party, the government and people of Osun State and fellow citizens, the EFCC chairman should toe the path of honour and tender his resignation.

If he fails to resign, President Tinubu should sack him immediately to restore the integrity of the anti-graft agency.”

The EFCC had maintained that the restriction was connected to an ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities and was not politically motivated.

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City Boy Movement sacks Oyo coordinator for insulting TInubu, son

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3 days ago

August 7, 2026

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The City Boy Movement (CBM) has fired Ahmed Ajibola as its Oyo State Coordinator for insulting President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and the leadership of the movement.

A statement signed by the movement’s Director-General, Francis Shoga, on Thursday, said Mr Ajibola’s removal came barely two months after he was issued a formal notice to respond to several allegations contained in a petition submitted against him.

On the 2nd of June, 2026, a notice signed by the Director-General of the City Boy Movement, Hon. Francis Oluwatosin Shoga, Ajibola was accused of making abusive, insulting and derogatory remarks against the national leadership of the Movement, including the Director-General.

“The petition also alleged that he made offensive comments concerning the Movement’s Patron, Barr. Seyi Tinubu, directed derogatory remarks at President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, engaged in acts of insubordination and disrespect towards constituted authority,” the statement read.

According to the statement, Mr Ajibola also challenged a leader of the movement in the state to a physical confrontation and engaged in conduct capable of bringing the image and reputation of the City Boy Movement into disrepute.

The appointment letter also clarified that the state coordinator reports directly to the Oyo State Director of the City Boy Movement and operates under the director’s authority, supervision and overall leadership,” it added.