Politics

BREAKING! Senator Osunbor withdraws from Edo guber race

Published

1 year ago

February 22, 2024

…says I can’t be part of an illegality

Foremost aspirant in the Edo APC guber race, Senator Professor Oserheimen Osunbor has formally pulled out of the rescheduled primary slated for today.

Recall Osunbor had last Tuesday submitted a petition to APC Appeals committee and demanded for a rescheduled primary that will free and fair.

In the letter dated February 21, 2024, Osunbor stated his position declaring that:

“The primary election purportedly conducted last Saturday 17 February 2024 was, in
my view, an exercise in illegality, shameful and a reckless and total disregard of the
procedure under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Electoral
Act, the APC Constitution, and the Guidelines for the Conduct of the Governorship
primaries.

“To suggest or imply, as the statement seems to convey, that the National
Working Committee desires to complete a totally flawed process goes against my
principles of integrity, transparency and all the values that I hold dear.

“Accordingly, | hereby give you notice that I.do not wish to participate in the process
which | see as an attempt to legitimise the illegitimate exercise of last Saturday. It is
an attempt to build something on nothing.

Read full letter below:

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL FROM EDO STATE APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY
ELECTION

My attention has been drawn to a Press Statement published this morning by Felix
Morka, Esq, the APC Publicity Secretary, to the effect that the National Working
Committee of the party has resolved “that the Edo State Governorship Primary
Election has not been completed, and has now fixed Thursday February 22, 2024
(tomorrow) for, the completion of the Primary Election Process”.

The primary election purportedly conducted last Saturday 17 February 2024 was, in
my view, an exercise in illegality, shameful and a reckless and total disregard of the
procedure under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Electoral
Act, the APC Constitution, and the Guidelines for the Conduct of the Governorship
primaries. To suggest or imply, as the statement seems to convey, that the National
Working Committee desires to complete a totally flawed process goes against my
principles of integrity, transparency and all the values that | hold dear.

Accordingly, | hereby give you notice that | do not wish to participate in the process
which I see as an attempt to legitimise the illegitimate exercise of last Saturday. It is
an attempt to build something on nothing.

“Kindly therefore remove my name from the list of aspirants forthwith.

With assurances of my respect as I remain a member of APC

Yours faithfully,

Sen. (Prof) O.A. Osunbor.

Politics

BREAKING: Ex- Lagos guber candidate Jandor dumps PDP

Published

8 hours ago

March 3, 2025

Austin Ojomah

Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as JANDOR, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The 2023 Lagos governorship candidate made the announcement on Monday during a press conference in Ikeja, Lagos.

While he did not disclose his next political move, JANDOR assured that he would make his intentions known in the coming months.

His departure from the PDP comes with the backing of his supporters across the 20 local governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State.

Details to follow…

Politics

UPDATED: Present 2025 Budget in the next 48hrs, Rivers Assembly tells embattled Fubara

Published

10 hours ago

March 3, 2025

Naijablitznews

… Assembly insists on no account should Rivers people suffer

The Rivers State House of Assembly has given embattled Governor Siminalayi Fubara 48 hours to present the 2025 budget to the House.

Also, Fubara was encouraged to act fast and do the needful to stop unnecessary suffering by Rivers people over the stoppage of federal allocations to the state.

See details below:
The Rivers House of Assembly on the 3rd day of March 2025, amongst other matters deliberated on Judgements of
the Supreme Court in Suits numbers- SC/Cy/1174/2024 and sC/CV/1105/2024 delivered on the 28h day of
February 2025 and resolved as follows:

“That pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court in Suit no.: sc/CV/1174/2024 for the stoppage of
Statutory Federal allocations to the Rivers State Government and haltíng of spending from the
Consolidated Revenue Fund of Rivers State pending the passage of an Appropriation Bill, you are
requested to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the House in line with the provisions of the 1999
Constitution as amended.

“That the House expects you to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill within 48 hours.

“That since the Supreme Court in the judgement delivered in Suit no.: SC/CV/1105/20
0/2024 nullified the
Rivers State Local Government Elections of 5th October 2024 for non-compliance with the
Electoral Act among other reasons, the House would soon commence the process of amending the
Rivers State Local Government Law No. 5 of 2018 and the Rivers State Independent Electoral
Commission Law No. 2 of 2018 so that they can be in tandem with the Electoral Act and pave the way
for the commencement of plans for fresh Local Government elections in the State.

That your attention should be drawn to the provisions of the 1999 Constitution as amended; the Rivers
State Local Government (Amendment) Law, 2023 as well as the Judgement of the Supreme Court in
Suit No.: Sc/cv/343/2024 that prohibits the administration of Local Governments by HLGA’S or any
other persons other than democratically elected officials.

That the House would proceed on a 12- week recess as from Friday 7th March 2025 but Standing
Committees would be expected to continue statutory functions.

“Please be informed that our resolutions are geared towards a quick fix to the current financial quagmire
occasioned by the absence of an Appropriatíon Law for Rivers State.

“We do not want Rivers State people to
suffer.

“We, therefore, urge you to act fast and do the needful in the best interest of the good people of Rivers
State.