POLITICS
2023: Tinubu Will Win with Wide Margin — Akeredolu
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State says the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will win the February election with wide margin.
Akeredolu, who said that APC was lucky to have a personality like Tinubu, stated this at the Ondo Central Senatorial District campaign rally of the party in Ondo town on Monday.
The governor described Tinubu as “a reliable and competent person”, adding that he was the only candidate that could ensure the desired positive change and development in the country.
The rally was in continuation of the Senatorial Rally of the party which was flagged-off on Jan. 23 in Okitipupa, Ondo South Senatorial District.
”Tinubu will be elected as the president. Should we be looking for someone else in Sokoto or Adamawa when we have a reliable and competent person amongst us?
“We are lucky to have Asiwaju Tinubu in APC. He will win,” Akeredolu said.
The governor also enjoined the people to vote for the senatorial candidate of the party, Mr Niyi Adegbonmire.
He said Adegbonmire had the capacity and competence to bring quality representation to the people of the district.
Akeredolu equally extended his support for the three House of Representatives candidates in the district.
The candidates are; Prince Derin Adesida, Akure South/North Federal Constituency; Mr Tajudeeen Adefisoye, Idanre/ Ifedore Federal Constituency; and Dr Abiola Makinde, Ondo West/East Federal Constituency.
He appealed to the people to vote for all the candidates of the party for the state House of Assembly in the Central Senatorial District.
The party candidates are; Mr Simeon Toluwani Borokini, Akure South Constituency 1; Mr Stephen Abitogun, Akure South Constituency 2; Mr Komolafe Temitope, Ifedore Constituency; Princess Tosin Ogunlowo, Idanre Constituency.
Others are; Mr Oladiji Olamide, Ondo East Constituency; Otunba Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju, Ondo West Constituency 1; Mr Oladapo Biola, Ondo West Constituency 2; and Mr Ologede Kolawole, Akure North Constituency.
The governor later presented the party’s flag to all the candidates.
Earlier, the Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Ade Adetimehin, expressed delight at the large turn-out of party faithful from the senatorial district.
“Eight days ago, we were at the South to establish the fact that APC is the most popular in the South and we have confirmed it today that APC is the most popular in the Central.
“By the grace of God, next week Monday we will be at the North, because our leader is from the North. After that we will go from house to house to canvass for votes.
“Keep your PVC, it is your weapon. From top to bottom, it must be APC. It is time for total loyalty. We have a governor that we can be proud of.
“He’s a committed leader. He’s loyal to his words. If you look at his achievements, he’s a role model. On security in the South-West, he stood his ground and today we can sleep with our two eyes closed.
“We are campaigning on Gov. Akeredolu’s achievement. In terms of performance, nobody has performed better than Akeredolu since the creation of this state in terms of road infrastructure, school, health and so on,” Adetimehin stated.
The chairman added that after campaign across the three senatorial districts in the state, the party leaders would begin local government area to local government area, ward to ward and unit to unit.
According to him, they will campaign from house to house, door to door and hamlet to hamlet to record landslide victory for the APC in the general election.
No fewer than 350 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led by Adedayo Sabali from Ijare Ward in Ifedore Local Government joined the APC at the rally.
Other leaders of APC that spoke at the rally expressed their readiness to work for overwhelming victory of the party, even as they urged all eligible voters to get their PVCs to enable them exercise their franchise in the general election. (NAN)
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Nnanna Uzor Kalu as a commissioner in the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) to represent the South-East geopolitical zone.
The confirmation followed the presentation and adoption of the report of the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service, chaired by Sen.
Cyril Fasuyi, during plenary.Kalu’s confirmation was previously stepped down in March due to a petition filed against him.
At the time, the senate had confirmed 12 out of 13 nominees for the NASC, withholding only the nomination from the South-East pending resolution of the matter.
Presenting the report, Fasuyi explained that the petition had been thoroughly investigated and dismissed by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions.
The committee found no grounds to disqualify the nominee.
“In line with the findings and recommendations of the relevant committees, the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Service recommends the confirmation of Dr Nnanna Uzor Kalu,” Fasuyi said.
In his remarks, Senate President Godswill Akpabio thanked both committees for handling the issue with diligence and fairness.
He congratulated Kalu on his confirmation and urged him to serve with integrity.
“I urge the newly confirmed commissioner to uphold equity, fairness, and constitutional values while representing the South-East in the commission,” Akpabio said.(NAN)
The Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the calls for violence by the State Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hajiya Rabi Madawaki.
In a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, the party called on security agencies to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Idris said, “We call on the security agencies to immediately arrest the women leader, Hajiya Rabi Madawaki, over her uncultured utterances.
.“APC as a strong opposition party in the state will not be intimidated by any threats from the Zamfara PDP government and they should know that the will of the people must prevail.
“The state PDP Women Leader, Hajiya Rabi Madawaki, made the statement in the presence of the Governor’s wife, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda.
“The threat and intimidation by the PDP women leader came out with a completely different but savage way of forcing out support and subsequently, votes for the governor, Mr Dauda Lawal in the 2027 governorship election.
“Madawaki said in the presence of governor’s wife in Hausa language, at a gathering held in Gusau on Friday that translated as ‘anyone who does not vote for Dauda, we will maim, beat, kill him, (zamu ci ubanshi zamu yi mashi duka)’.
According to him, in a civilised scoiety, elections are always supposed to be free, fair and non violent.
Idris said, “President Bola Tinubu’s administration is trying to remove such threats to lives and property as well as any form of intimidation from politics.
“The Zamfara chapter of the APC will not be scared by any form of intimidation and harassment or any act of violence.” (NAN)
From Mike Tayese, Yenagoa
A Youth Leader from Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Alhaji Letugbene has called on stakeholders in Ekeremor and Sagbama Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State to close ranks and work together to return the Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District, Seriake Dickson to the National Assembly come 2027.
Letugbene, who made the call recently said, Senator Dickson has performed creditably since he was elected and should be supported by all to continue his good work in the Senate, as there is no doubt in his political experience and leadership abilities and competence. He particularly, appealed to the stakeholders and people of Ekeremor to rally round Senator Dickson because he remains the only and best option for the people of Bayelsa West who are clamouring for true representation.”I want to call on my people in Ekeremor to join us to work together to return Senator Seriake Dickson back to the Senate in 2027.He has done well since he was elected and I’m convinced he will even do better for us” he said.According to him, Senator Dickson deserves the support of Ekeremor because he has impacted every community, noting that as a two-term governor, he cited several key projects in the LGA and appointed sons and daughters into key positions of trust, while as a federal lawmaker, he continues to impact the people positively.Letugbene, who is the National Vice Chairman of the Third Phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), also asserted, that Senator Dickson has taken the gauntlet left by the late Ijaw leader, Pa Edwin Clark, to face fire for the Ijaw Nation when it mattered most, noting that he stood his ground against intimidation and oppression to speak truth to power when issues affecting his people are on the front burner in the Red Chamber.He said Senator Dickson has remained vocal, courageous and fearless in the National Assembly, condemning the marginalization and oppression of the Ijaw Nation as well as other ethnic nationalities in the Niger Delta, while demanding equity, fairness and justice for the people.Letugbene, however, bemoaned the actions of a few misguided stakeholders from Ekeremor who are whipping up sentiments against Senator Dickson through propaganda and claims that Sagbama is marginalizing Ekeremor over the Senate seat, urging them not to spread falsehood as the zoning formula in the area no longer existed and that anyone is free from either LGAs to contest the Senate and House of Representatives election in 2027.The ex-agitator, who passed a ‘vote of confidence’ on Senator Dickson, also enjoined beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme from Ekeremor LGA to support the federal lawmaker because of his assertive and unwavering commitment to the upliftment and betterment of Bayelsa West, the Ijaw people and the Niger Delta in the Nigerian Federation.
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