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APC Receives 2000 PDP, ZLP Defectors

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Ahead of next governorship election in Ondo, no fewer than 2000 members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the State, on Wednesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State.

The PDP defectors who include, former House of Representatives candidate, Dare Aliu, Senatorial candidate, Dr Felder Olatunji, Hon Prince Olu Falolu, Hon Ayodele Ikumawoyi, Pastor Olatunde Felix, Chief Pius Akinrinmola, Hon Isaac Olaleye, Alhaji Adebayo Oyewumi, Hon Yele Akinya, Chief Akinmoye Ajewole and General Adegborioye Sunday.

Others include, Chief Tayo Ayekomilogbon, Mrs. Toyin Akindele, Com. Akinmade Babatunde, Mrs Taju Mopinola, Hon Tony Ala, Deputy leader PDP Leader’s Forum, Hon Dele Faboro, Comrade Ajisafe Omobumi, Mr Olusegun Samuel, Mr Adeyeye Micheal, Hon Adermola Elegbe, Alh Jimoh Ibrahim, Hon Adeolu Adeniran, Comrade Femi and Hon Rotimi A. Akindejoye amongst others.

The Chairman of the APC in the state, Hon. Ade Adetimehin, who received the defectors into the party, said the party would continue to rule the state and the country, saying APC would win the next governorship election.

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According to him, every prominent politician has joined the train of the APC in the state saying prominent politicians from the state have dumped the party and joined progressive train.

Adetimehin however, assured the defectors that they would be treated equally in the party.

According to him, “We just received the remaining pillars in Ondo PDP. The PDP is now a carcass in Ondo State. In Ondo APC, the party and the government are one.

“We work together in one accord. Having come to APC, there is no founder no joiner. We will treat you equally in our wards and local government. Come and display your capacity in the APC.”

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Speaking on behalf of the defectors, a former PDP lawmaker, Tomide Akinribido, said they decided to leave PDP to join hands with the APC leaders to ensure total victory for the APC in the November governorship polls.

“We will work to ensure victory. It is landslide victory in Ondo West. I will promote cohesion within the party.
We will work and cooperate with our leaders. We will work according to the dictates of the party.”

Also speaking, a former chieftain of PDP, Chief Tony Ala said the APC would win the polls with over 700,000 votes, saying, “Akure is APC, APC is Akure. You will see change in Akure South. APC has blessed us in Akure.”

Dare Aliu, a former House of Representatives, said he joined the APC despite the economic hardship because he knew prosperity would soon come to the country and called on others to join the progressive train to ensure the development of Ondo.

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Edo 2024: Why we are confident of victory at tribunal – PDP

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The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, has asserted that the party is poised for success at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, attributing this confidence to the robust nature of their petition and the qualifications of their witnesses.

Speaking in Benin yesterday, he noted that the PDP’s petition contesting the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on September 21, 2024, is unparalleled and distinct from the typical petitions seen in Nigeria.

Aziegbemi stated, “I am assured that the tribunal will recognize PDP and its governorship candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, as the legitimate winners of the election, due to the substantial evidence we have provided.”

“In the petition, we did not plead financial inducement or ballot box snatching that will be difficult to prove. We focused on over-voting.

“If the law says where the number of votes cast is more than the number of accredited voters, and such is authenticated by the BVAS extract, it means the unit’s result must be cancelled because of over voting. These are things you can place your fingers on and say if it happened and you can prove that it happened, and you have documents to show that it happened, because INEC certified all the documents for us. That is where our confidence stems from. This is why our petition is unique.

“The only witness by Okpebholo at the tribunal’s sitting on Monday admitted that there was over-voting in his Ovia Southwest Local Government of Edo State. We used him to authenticate what we have been saying that there was over-voting in 133 polling units in the local government.’’

Edo PDP chairman urged the teeming members of the party to remain calm and law-abiding, while being confident of victory at the tribunal.

The sitting of the Justice Wilfred Kpochi-led three-member tribunal will continue today.

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PDP NWC nullifies BoT Chairman, Wabara’s suspension

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The alleged suspension of the chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, is a reckless and unconstitutional act that cannot be allowed, the National Working Committee(NWC) has declared.

The NWC overruled it, PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, said.

In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday night, Ologunagba stated that the Abia chapter of the party had gone far beyond its constitutional capacity by taking such step against Wabara who is covered from such decisions by PDP constitution.

According to Ologunagba: “The attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been drawn to the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of our great Party, Distinguished Senator Adolphus Wabara from the Party

“The NWC categorically dismisses the purported suspension as null and void and of no effect whatsoever not being consistent with the provisions of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017) and laid down Rules of our great Party.

For emphasis no State Working Committee has the power to suspend or take any disciplinary action against a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party without due recourse to the NWC as clearly provided under Section 57 (7) of the Constitution of the PDP (as amended in 2017)

Section 57 (7) is unambiguous in providing that; “Notwithstanding any other provision relating to discipline, no Executive Committee at any level, except the National Executive Committee, shall entertain any question of discipline as may relate or concern a member of the National Executive Committee, Deputy Governors or members of the National Assembly…”

The NWC calls on all leaders, critical stakeholders, members and supporters of our Party in Abia State, the South East Zone and indeed across the country to disregard the purported suspension,” he stated.

“If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find in each man’s life, sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.”

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“Their guilty conscience won’t allow them sleep”- El-Rufai hammers Tinubu’s acolytes

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Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai may have fired a parting shot at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu’s supporters.

El-Rufai has been critical of President Tinubu’s administration and policies, a development many APC supporters attributed to the perceived fallout between him and the presidency.

Some Tinubu’s supporters believe the ex-governor now criticises the APC administration because his ministerial nomination did not scale through.

But El-Rufai has rebuffed the claim, saying his views about Tinubu’s policies would remain unchanged even if he were a member of his cabinet.

The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory also dismissed the narrative that he opposed Tinubu’s emergence during the build-up to the 2023 presidential election.

Countering the narrative that El-Rufai did not support Tinubu’s emergence, an X user, Yusuf Tukur, on Sunday, February 9, 2025, claimed that Tinubu and his allies desperately sought El-Rufai’s support before the election, sang his praises and later accused him of opposing the president.

Tukur tweeted: “When they were desperately seeking @elrufai’s support, @officialABAT and his goons were all over the place singing Malam’s praises. Given their penchant for ingratitude, however, they’ve turned around and claimed that Malam didn’t even support PBAT.”

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Replying Tukur’s tweet, the ex-governor said his support for Tinubu was for God, Nigeria and the party, adding that the narrative that he opposed the president is part of human nature.

El-Rufai said he has moved on but maintained that the conscience of Tinubu’s allies won’t let them sleep.

“We did what we did for God, Country and Party, expecting nothing in return. What is unfolding is merely another life experience, and part and parcel of human nature. We have got over it and moved on, but their conscience won’t let them sleep well. Thanks anyway,” El-Rufai tweeted.

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