Gboluga berates Akeredolu on alleged pseudo reduction in varsity’s tuition fees

Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, Member of House of Representatives, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency and the Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, has berated Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over what he described as a pseudo reduction in tuition fees of Adekunle Ajasin University in Ondo State. In a statement by Oyeniyi Iwakun, his Media Aide on Friday, Gboluga described the reduction in fees payable by returning students of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA) by Governor Akeredolu as laughable. Starnews Nigeria had reported that Governor Akeredolu approved an increment in the tuition fees of the institution in his

By |August 28th, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Lawyer Congratulates Ondo Rep, Hails Appeal Court over Judgment

Barrister Bimpe Olatemiju, a constitutional lawyer, Friday, in Ilutitun hailed the judgment of the Court of Appeal, which affimed Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga as duly elected representative of Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency at the National Assembly. Starnews reports that the Court of Appeal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, Thursday, upturned the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of Gboluga of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as the member representing Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency in the House of Representatives. In a unanimous judgment by the trio of Appeal Court Justices: M.A Danjuma, R.M Abdullahi and P.A Mahmood, the Appeal

By |September 27th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo Rep, Gboluga Humbles Albert Akintoye, Wins At Appeal Court

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Thursday, upturned  the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as the member representing Okitipupa/Irele federal constituency in the House of Representatives. Starnews reported that Gboluga was sacked by the Election Petition tribunal in July for swearing  allegiance to the United Kingdom having acquired the citizenship of the country. The tribunal subsequently declared Albert Akintoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election conducted on February 23, 2019, and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to

By |September 26th, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Ondo Rep Member, Gboluga Condemns Attack on Nigerians in South Africa

Member of the House of representatives representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency, Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, has condemned in strong terms, the recent  xenophobic attacks on Nigerians and other Africans in South Africa.  Gboluga through a statement signed by his media consultant, Israel Fagbemigun, Tuesday in Abuja, emphasized the need for the disgruntled South Africans to respect the right of other African citizens across the continent to live peacefully as law abiding residents in any country of their choices as enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The Ikale born Lawmaker said: “Article 4 & 6 of the African Charter

By |September 3rd, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments

Gboluga vs Akintoye: Section 66 (1a) of 1999 Constitution Misconstrued

Barr Olatimeju Bimpe The jist of their argument that Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga sworn to declaration of oath of Allegiance to United Kingdom is baseless and does not represent the true definition of the relevant section of the constitution. The fact that the respondents agreed that dual citizenship is acceptable to the qualification of National Assembly offices shows that Hon. Gboluga Ikengboju is the duly elected candidate for Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency.  Oath of allegiance is a legal requirement to acquire the citizenship of any country and it doesn't in any way remove the citizenship of his country of birth. Can you

By |August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , |0 Comments

More reactions trail Ondo tribunal judgment nullifying rep election

PDP in Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency rejects judgment As electorates kick, say judgment attempted to overturn the wishes of the people for APC More reactions continue to trail last Wednesday’s judgement of the Ondo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure, the state capital. Starnews had reported that the three-man Election Petition Tribunal had nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the federal House of Representatives under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for having dual citizenship. The three-man panel headed by Justice Nuhu Adi, also declared Albert Akintoye of the All Progressives Congress

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Sack of PDP Rep: Ondo Tribunal Erred, Says PDP Chieftain

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Engr. Ogunwa Niyi-Oboli, has said that Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal erred in its judgement to have declared candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Albert Akintoye, winner of February 23, 2019  House of Representatives Election in Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency after nullifying the victory of the candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Ikengboju Gboluga, on the ground of eligibility. The three-man Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the federal House

By |August 1st, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , , |0 Comments

Tribunal Judgement Nullifying Victory of Ondo PDP Lawmaker Cannot Stand – Tofowomo

Senator Nicholas Tofowomo (SNT) has described the judgement of Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal which nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who represents Okitipupa/Irele Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, as a temporary victory for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Albert Akintoye, which cannot stand nor scale through judicial review at the Court of Appeal. The Ondo South Senator, in a statement made available by Akinrinlola Olumide, his Media Aide, on Thursday, believes the court of appeal would correct all the errors by the tribunal and arrive at

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Tribunal Sacks Ondo PDP Rep Member, Declares Albert Akintoye of APC Winner

The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Akure, Ondo State Capital, has nullified the election of Hon. Ikengboju Gboluga, representing Okitipupa/Irele Federal constituency in the federal House of Representatives under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The court nullified the election of Gboluga for sworing his allegiance to the United Kingdom having acquired the citizenship of the country. The court said he was not eligible to contest for the February 23, 2019, National Assembly election for his allegiance with UK. The three-man panel headed by Justice Nuhu Adi also declared Albert Akintoye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner

By |July 31st, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: , |0 Comments
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