FG Appoints Abayomi Sheba Acting FCC Chairman
Mr. Abayomi Sheba, a Commissioner representing Ondo State at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), has been appointed as Acting Executive Chairman of the Commission. Mr. Adamu Idris, Spokesman of the Commission announced this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. According to Idris, Sheba’s appointment followed a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation dated September 18. Idris said that Sheba replaced Dr Shettima Bukar-Abba, whose tenure had ended. Sheba was a member of the House of Representative in the fourth National Assembly. “He holds a Masters Degree in Law and Public Administration
Osun Poll: Saraki Advises PDP, Senator Adeleke To Seek Redress In Court
Senate President Bukola Saraki has advised Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the just declared inconclusive election in Osun State to approach the court and seek redress following the failure of the electoral body, (INEC) to declare him winner of the Osun governorship election which was held on Saturday. The senate president said that INEC was wrong in declaring the election as inconclusive because the votes in certain polling units were cancelled. “In my lay man’s opinion, the INEC was wrong in declaring the election as inconclusive because the votes in certain polling units were cancelled.
Buhari Is Not Digitally Compliant To Run Nigeria–Tambuwal
The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that president Muhammadu Buhari is not digitally compliant to run a complex country like Nigeria with ethnic and cultural diversities. He said President Buhari is an analogue leader who lacks the required capacity to rule 21st century like Nigeria. Tambuwal said this in Akure, the Ondo State capital, when he met some delegates of the PDP ahead of the October presidential primary of the party. Tambuwal said it will be unfortunate for Nogerians to vote Buhari for the second time despite his analogue style of governance
PDP Rejects INEC Declaration of Osun Guber Poll Inconclusive
---May Challenge INEC declaration in court to seek interpretation of Section 179 (2) (a)(b) of the 1999 Constitution as amended The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected in its entirety the official declaration of Osun governorship election as inconclusive. The party says INEC does not have any power under the law to declare the election of valid counted votes as inconclusive. The full statement reads: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDPrejects in its entirety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) declaration of the September 22, 2018 Osun State Governorship election as inconclusive. The PDP insists that the process was conclusive and that
Osun Guber PolI: INEC Schedules September 27 As Date For Rerun Votes
The Independent National Electoral Commission has rescheduled the inconclusive Osun State governorship election for September 27, 2018 as date for rerun votes in parts of Osun where election was cancelled on Saturday
PDP, APC Head For Rerun As INEC Declares Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission Sunday declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive after the margin between the two leading contenders in the poll was lower down the number of invalid votes. The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Ademola Adeleke got a total of 254, 698 votes while Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress poll 254, 345 votes to come in second after the votes from all the local councils in the state were tallied. PDP is leading with 353 votes ahead of its closest rival, the APC candidate. “Unfortunately as the returning officer, it’s not possible to
INEC Staff Confessed His Boss Ordered Him To Destroy Authentic Ayedaade LG’s Poll Result
A staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State, Salawu Mutiu Kolawole on Sunday told journalists that his boss ordered him to destroy the election result of Ayedaade Local Government area of the state. This confession corroborated the claim of the agent of PDP, Mr Dele Adeleke who explained that the result recorded and pasted on the wall at Ayedaade local government collection center was different from the one presented at the INEC office in Osogbo. Some INEC officials cautioned Salawu from speaking with journalists as policemen moved to douse the tension. Salawu was then ushered into
PDP Says It Has Collated Unit Results From Oshogbo, Warns INEC Against Manipulation
-- Party rejected reduction of its votes by 1,000 in Aiyeaadade LGA. -- Advised all its party agents to be armed with all collated original results from the polling units, The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the polling units collated results from Oshogbo is with them, saying that, the party will not accept any manipulated result by INEC except the ones collated at the poling units. The PDP warned INEC to tread carefully; says Nigerians are watching, insisted that Oshogbo result must not be manipulated in favour of APC. The party has also rejected in totally the reduction of its votes
Nigerjans Made Great Mistakes By Voting APC In 2015, Says Atiku
Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a huge mistake Nigerians made in 2015. He urged Nigerians not to repeat the mistake, when APC came up with all kinds of propaganda to deceive. He said APC gave Nigerians false hope. Abubakar, who spoke during a consultative visit to Lafia, Nasarawa State capital, yesterday, said: “The greatest mistake Nigerians have made so far was electing APC in 2015. The country is more divided and economically degenerated than what they met when they
Dancing Senator Ademola Adeleke Leads After Results From 18 LGAs Declared By INEC
Dancing Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party made an early lead on Saturday, after INEC returning officers announced the council-by-council results in the Osun governorship election. The PDP candidate also made an emphatic sweep of both Ede North and Ede South local councils which is believed to be his stronghold. Daily Trust reported that in Ede South, he polled 16,693 votes, while in Ede North, he got 18,745 votes. His All Progressives Congress rival, Gboyega Oyetola got 4,512 and 7,025 in the two councils respectively. After final results were announced in 18 local governments, he has
