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Jun

15

2020

Edo Politics: Obaseki, Wike hold secret talks

PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party, Politics

• Aide flays ‘unjust disqualification’ as govs caution NWC on fairness Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday held a closed-door meeting with his Rivers State counterpart and strongman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nyesom Wike. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes, after which both governors declined to speak to journalists.Later, Obaseki tweeted appreciation for the solidasrity and goodwill of Edo people and Nigerians amid the alleged injustice meted out to him by the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) screening committee. He also said he would reveal his next move after consulting his supporters and meeting President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

Jun

15

2020

By OHAFIATV

Insecurity: ‘You are mere irritant, featherweight’ – Presidency attacks Northern Elders

PoliticsMohammadu Buhari, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Security

The Presidency has launched a scathing attack on the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), insisting that the organisation is a General without a troop. Recall that in a statement, on Sunday, signed by its Chairman, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, NEF said that the insecurity in some northern states of the country was an indication that President Muhammadu Buhari and the governors of those states have lost control over the protection of the people which is a constitutional duty. But in a counter statement signed by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the Presidency said it was not surprised by the…

Jun

14

2020

By OHAFIATV

Edo: Obaseki mocks Oshiomhole, APC ‘puppets’

PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

Governor Godwin Obaseki has condemned the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Appeal Committee for the Edo governorship election. The panel ratified his earlier disqualification by the Screening Committee. A statement on Sunday by Obaseki’s spokesman, Crusoe Osagie, mocked APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole “and his puppet screening committees”. He condemned the “destruction of smoldering integrity of our great party under Oshiomhole’s watch”. The statement said as if the exclusion of Obaseki by the screening committee was not sufficient, APC announced that the appeal committee “upheld the dubious disqualification”. “The question is how does an Appeal Committee claim to uphold an…

Jun

13

2020

By OHAFIATV

I will recover every penny looted from Imo treasury – Uzodinma

Economy, PoliticsCrime, Economy, Imo State, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said that his government will recover to the last penny looted from state treasury by his predecessors. Governor Uzodinma stated this on Friday in Owerri while addressing stakeholders of the state including his deputy, Professor Placid Njoku. He said that his government, which is anchored on Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Recovery, will ensure a sanitized system in the state where Imo taxpayers’ money is not taken by a few greedy individuals to the detriment of the large majority. “We have sanitized the civil service system and we won’t be having issues of ghost…

Jun

13

2020

By OHAFIATV

Edo election: Mixed reactions trail disqualification of Obaseki by APC

Opinion, PoliticsAll Progressives Congress, Next Level, Nigeria, Personality, Politics

Nigerians have shared their diverse views on the disqualification of the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki by his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. A panel of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, conducted a screening for its governorship aspirants ahead of the June 22 primaries. Prior to the screening, Obaseki had raised the alarm that the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, planned to announce his disqualification in a press conference. However, shortly after the allegations were made, chairman of the APC screening committee, Jonathan Ayuba, announced Obaseki’s disqualification, while presenting his report to Oshiomhole, at the party’s National Secretariat…