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Anti-party: Badaru becoming liability to our party, APC group tells President Tinubu
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
One of the leading support groups of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, the APC Solidarity Vanguard, has called on President Bola Tinubu, to reign on his Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, to stop sabotaging the party.
The Vanguard said the ex-Governor of Jigawa State has been hobnobbing with top stakeholders of the opposition parties in the north, which it describes as unhealthy and of great danger to the ruling party.
A statement signed on Sunday by the Chairman of the APC Solidarity Vanguard, Jigawa chapter, Alhaji Salisu Yakubu, said Badaru was fast becoming a liability to the party, at both national and state levels, hence he should be called to order.
Yakubu said, aside his unimpressive outings as the Minister of Defence, Badaru is sabotaging the party in Jigawa state with his constant engagements, both in the open and in secret, with leaders of the opposition parties.
“Just few days ago, we read in the news that Badaru is not only engaging with members of opposition from Jigawa State, he has also spread his tentacles to other states in the North East and North West, with constant meetings.
“A man who heads such a sensitive ministry like defence should be an upright man. With constant engagements with members of the opposition, we believe Badaru should not be trusted.
“We understand that, after elections or politics, comes governance, but we should be mindful of the fact that someone entrusted with such sensitive position is not just an ordinary Nigerian that should be seen everywhere and with everyone. The enemies of Nigeria are still here and waiting endlessly to see that the Renewed Hope Agenda of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu fails.
“Security is the main focal point of this administration and the man who is spare heading the sector is grossly involved in anti party activities and this could cost the President and the APC our 2027 elections.
“Like it was referenced in the said statement we read from the APC Support Group for the 2023 General Elections in Jigawa State, some notable northerners betrayed Goodluck Ebele Jonathan with anti party activities which cost him the reelection in 2015. They were given sensitive positions under Jonathan but were working secretly for Buhari.
“We don’t want a repeat of what happened to President Jonathan in 2015, that’s why we are begging our dear President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to quickly call Badaru to order.
“We in Jigawa State are fully for Asiwaju and APC and no amount of influence can change our mind. We stood by Asiwaju in 2023, even when same elements, after meeting with delegation from Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, wanted us to vote for the PDP presidential candidate. But we stood out ground”, the statement read in part.
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Govt official arrested for 400 s3xtapes with president’s sister, ministers’ wives, others
By Kayode Kayode Sanni-Arewa
The Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been arrested for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of women, including the sister of the country’s president.
The sextapes were recovered from Engonga’s house and office following a raid by ANIF officials who carried out the operation in a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old economist.
The ANIF officials were said to have come across several CDs that later showed Engonga’s sexcapades with different married women.
The videos, according to a local media platform, Ahora EG, include encounters with high-profile individuals, including Engonga’s brother’s wife, his cousin, the sister of the President of Equatorial Guinea, the Director General of Police’s wife, and about 20 of the country’s ministers’ wives, among others.
The video discovered in his office was said to have been recorded with consent and has since been leaked online.
In a report by a local media platform, Ahora EG, since last October, Engonga has been involved in a sexual scandal unprecedented in the history of Equatorial Guinea.
Ahora EG stated: “The most striking thing is that some scenes took place in his work office, including moments in which he is seen sleeping with a woman next to the National Flag. Based on this sexual scandal, the Executive has stated that the measure is a direct response to the acts that have affected the image of the country.
“With these new measures, the Government hopes to establish a clear precedent on the expected conduct of public officials in order to create a more respectful work environment in the public and private administration of Equatorial Guinea. For days now, erotic videos have been circulating on social media featuring Baltasar EBANG ENGONGA, better known as ‘Bello’.
“Baltasar EBANG ENGONGA is said to have filmed these scenes with the consent of the women themselves, which exonerates him from a possible crime of violation of integrity. In the videos, he is seen having unprotected sex with several women, including those married to powerful and well-known people in the country, but also with the most “diva and influential” single women in Equatorial Guinea. Some scenes take place in hotel rooms, houses, even in the protagonist’s office at the Ministry of Finance,” it added.
Speaking on the viral sextapes, the Attorney General of Equatorial Guinea, Nzang Nguema, said although the videos suggest that the women involved were not forced to participate, the law does not consider consensual sexual relations to be a crime, unless coercion or violence is proven.
“The possibility of a contagious disease being spread through these sexual interactions makes the situation even more critical,” Nguema added.
Reacting to the development on Monday, the Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, Nguema Mangue, said Engonga’s behaviours violated the country’s Code of Conduct and the Public Ethics Law.
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