Saturday, 14 March 2015

PDP Governors Fresh Plot To Rig Elections, Uncovered

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) Friday said the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum against the use of card reader machines (CRMs) for the 2015 elections “is an attempt to promote electoral frauds and rigging.”
The party, also, said rejecting the use of CRMs for the next general elections suggested that the forum had demonstrated that the PDP at large “is not committed to credible elections and deepening the country’s democratic process.”
The APC National Vice-Chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure in a statement described the forum’s opposition to the use of card reader machines as “antithetic to robust democratic culture and credible electoral process.”
Akinyelure, who was a former Executive Director in Mobil Nigeria Plc., explained that it was worrisome that the forum “has opposed to initiatives that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) put in place to guarantee the credibility of the 2015 elections.”
The vice-chairman added that the forum “has been plotting the removal of the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, who has set all necessary machineries in motion in order to achieve the successful conduct of 2015 elections.”
He lamented that the forum adopted a do-or-die approach “to stop the use of card reader machine, which all critical stakeholders in the Nigeria Project including the civil society organisations (CSOs) have approved given its capacity to help realise credible elections against what we had in the past.”
He, therefore, urged Nigerians to resist any person or platform canvassing against the use of CRMs in the next general election, saying disapproving the devising amounted to disapproving credible elections that produce change and a better country where every vote counted.
He explained that the forum as well as PDP was opposed to the use of CRM because it was afraid of defeat in the next elections citing the massive support the APC presidential candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari enjoined in all parts of Nigeria, especially in South-West Nigeria.
He said the CRM initiative was introduced by the INEC, an agency of the federal government and the CRM project was also funded solely funded by the same federal government for the purpose of achieving credible elections.
He, therefore, wondered why the PDP-led federal government “is not opposing the CRM initiative. What is then the purpose of spending billions of naira to procure the devices when the federal government knows it will not support? This simply shows the PDP only wins elections by rigging. This is no longer fashionable. It is no longer acceptable and the time for change is now.”
It will be recalled that Adamu Mu’azu, the national chairman of PDP, had stated that the supposed leaked document from the presidency ordering the secret financial investigation of leaders of the main opposition party,was forged.
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Buhari will sweep the poll in South South – APC

PIC. 3. APC SOUTH-SOUTH ZONAL RALLY IN PORT HARCOURT
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, and all the candidates of the party in the South-South zone have been assured that the zone would vote massively for them in the general elections.
The Rivers State chapter of the APC gave the assurance on Friday in a statement by its chairman, Davies Ikanya.
There are six states in the zone, namely Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Cross River, Akwa Ibom and Edo State.
Mr. Buhari’s main opponent in the March 28 presidential election, President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party, hails from Bayelsa State.
While congratulating Mr. Buhari on the success of the South-South rally held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Thursday, the party said there is nothing to compare between both candidates when it comes to caring for the people of region.
“While President Jonathan has confessed that he deliberately refused to develop Rivers State and the entire of South-South, General Buhari built one of the refineries in South-South and constructed the only road that links Bayelsa with Rivers State,”
“This shows that if he is given another opportunity, he will develop the South-South more than President Jonathan, who has refused to develop the region and therefore does not deserve the people’s vote.
“The people of the South-South will indeed vote massively for General Buhari and other APC candidates for the various elections on March 28 and April 11.”
The party commended the APC presidential flag bearer for promising to fight corruption frontally upon assuming office as Nigeria’s next president.
It said it concurred with Mr. Buhari that “if we don’t fight corruption, corruption will kill us as a nation,” adding that “We are privileged to have Buhari as our presidential candidate; he is the bullet we have to fight corruption and by 29th, March, 2015 when General Buhari would have being announced as the President elect of Nigeria, corruption will be reduced by 80 percent.”.
The APC dismissed President Jonathan as an unmitigated failure, saying: “His clueless administration has run our economy aground. Our naira is so devalued and the economy in such shambles that allowing Jonathan to stay in office a day longer will spell doomed for our beleaguered country.”
The party noted that under Mr. Jonathan’s watch, the PDP has continued to bomb, maim, kill and destroy anything that is APC. It alleged that over 40 of its members had been killed while its secretariats had been bombed and destroyed.
“Our lives are on the line just because of election. Dame Judith Amaechi, the wife of the Governor of Rivers State and Director General of the APC Campaign Organisation, was attacked few days ago while campaigning, by the PDP hoodlums,” it said.
“Chidi Adi Amaechi, the younger brother of Governor Amaechi, a student of Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State, was attacked brutally and his life is on the line just because of election.
“Our campaign Directors, Ade Sam Wobo and Emmanuel Chinda, were all attacked and only escaped death by the grace of God. Is that the type of leadership that we want for South-South and Nigeria as a whole?”
The APC said the PDP hates the zone “and we will surely punish them with our votes and with the eradication of cloned cards through the use of Smart Card Reader by INEC, PDP will surely be buried come March, 28th, 2015 to save our nation from the hands of vicious and clueless leadership.”
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Meet The State That Have 15 University In Nigeria

Welcome to Ogun, the land of universities

With approval of four new private universities by the Federal Government, the number of varsities in the Gateway State is now 15. CHARLES ABAH looks at the attractions the state has for proprietors

With the approval of nine more universities by the Federal Government, Ogun State has practically become the breeding ground of universities. The state now has the highest number of universities in the country, as four out of the nine are located there.

A former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, Prof. Peter Okebukola, offers an explanation why the state has a growing collection of private universities.

The state, which shares boundaries with Lagos to the south, Oyo and Osun to the north, Ondo to the east and the Republic of Benin to the west, currently is the home of 15 registered universities, comprising 12 private universities and three public ones.

According to the former NUC helmsman, the state’s closeness to Lagos, proprietors’ influence, early access to missionaries and education, as well as an investor-friendly environment are some of the reasons for the high number of schools in the state.

The private universities are the Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo (owned by the Seventh Day Adventist Church); Bells University of Technology, Ota (owned by former President Olusegun Obasanjo); Covenant University, Ota, (Living Faith Church); Crawford University Igbesa, (the Apostolic Faith Mission); Crescent University, Abeokuta (the Prince Bola Ajibola-led Islamic Mission for Africa); McPherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ajebo (Foursquare Gospel Church), and the Southern University, Okun-Owa.

Until recently, the Redeemer University, Mowe, owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, with its permanent site now in Osun State, had been operating in Ogun State. In fact, the university still maintains skeletal operations in Mowe.

The new universities in the state approved by the Federal Government last week are Chrisland University, Owode; Christopher University, Mowe; Hallmark University, Ijebu Itele, and the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries-owned Mountain Top University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Federal Executive Council, after its meeting on Wednesday, announced the approval of nine more private universities. With this, the country now has 59 private universities and 79 federal and state-owned ones.

The public universities are the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago-Iwoye, and the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode.

The 39-year-old state, with a land mass of 16,980.55 km2 (6,556.23 sq mi) and a population of 3,751,140 (2006 census), also has three polytechnics, consisting of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta; Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro; and the D.S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic, Itori. It also hosts the Tai Solarin College of Education, Omu-Ijebu and the Federal College of Education, Osiele.

Giving reasons for the high number of the ivory towers, Okebukola says, “There are at least four reasons why Ogun State has the highest density of private universities in Nigeria. Proximity to Lagos, the densest city in Nigeria, with a high population of persons hungry for university education, is one of such reasons. Because of the limitation in land area of Lagos, Ogun State, which is proximal and adjoining, takes advantage by providing proprietors a relatively cheaper land space for the establishment of their universities.

“Secondly, most of the evangelical churches that are proprietors of about half of the private universities in Nigeria have their headquarters in the Lagos axis and would desire to establish their universities not too far from their centre of operations. Hence, for the first reason of challenge of space in Lagos, they turn to the adjoining Ogun State to establish their educational institutions, including universities.

“The third reason is historical. Western-type education came through Badagry and had its early foothold in Ogun State. The missionaries came to preach the gospel of Christ and had schools as a platform for evangelism. This early lead of Ogun State in education has been ascribed to the activities of the missionaries, especially the Anglican, Methodist, Baptist and Catholic through the establishment of schools to propagate Christianity.

“So, history is repeating itself through the activities of the new wave of evangelical ministries, which have a firm foothold in Ogun State and are fanning out to other parts of the country. The first set of (white) missionaries established schools, which are models for us today. The second set of (black) missionaries are establishing universities, which are playing the same role of evangelism and serving as a model for the Nigerian university system. One of such universities, Covenant University, Ota is a pace setter and its exemplary operations are currently being studied for possible adoption by other universities not only in Nigeria but also in Africa.

“The fourth reason is that Ogun State provides an investor-friendly environment for businesses, including the business of running a university.”

For the state Commissioner for Education, Mr. Olusegun Odubela, the density of the schools is born out of the fact that the state is the cradle of education in the country.

He also links their concentration to the early promotion of free and qualitative education as was espoused by the likes of the late nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

Like Okebukola, the commissioner adds that the state is attractive to investors because its leadership has created an enabling environment for business.

He said, “The state is blessed with vast land. Ogun State is synonymous with education. It is the cradle of education. Among the nine private universities approved by government recently, four are here in the state.”

Okebukola, however, notes that the NUC does not offer its approval to school proprietors without due diligence and scrutiny.

He identifies such basic approval requirements to include academic brief, physical masterplan, university law, and evidence of sustainable funding as well as extensive land area for future expansion.

Such institutions, he adds, must have state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, learning and research as well as staff and student residence, including classrooms, libraries, laboratories, workshops, staff offices, Senate building, offices for central administration, hostels and recreational/sports facilities.

Meanwhile, the NUC’s Spokesman, Mr. Ibrahim, Yakassai, has urged Nigerians not to attach any political coloration to the location of the private universities.

According to him, the concern of the commission is to ensure that all the institutions meet the requirements and conditions.

He says, “We are not driven by political considerations. Once such proprietors meet our stringent requirements, they get the approval. I just hope nobody is attaching any political meaning to this development

There are no private universities in states like Zamfara, Borno, Sokoto, Kano, Kaduna, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Plateau, Gombe, Bauchi, Yobe and Jigawa.

While the Al-Qalam University, founded in 2005 is in Katsina, the American University of Nigeria, owned by a former Vice-President in 2003 is in Yola Adamawa State.

Edo State and Lagos rank second, each having four private universities. While Lagos accommodates Pan-Atlantic University; Caleb University, Imota, CETEP City University, and Augustine University, Ilara, Edo is the home to the Benson Idahosa University, Benin;Igbinedion University, Okada, Benin; Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State; and the Wellspring University, Evbuobanosa, Benin.


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Jonathan playing politics with Immigration Recruitment deaths — APC

President Goodluck Jonathan presenting cash and jobs to people that were affected by the Immigration tragedy
President Goodluck Jonathan presenting cash and jobs to people that were affected by the Immigration tragedy
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of taking political advantage of calamities that have befallen Nigeria under his watch, saying giving 5 million Naira to each family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitment exercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at currying votes.
In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party wondered why it took the President all of one year to act on the promise he made to the families, adding that but for the forthcoming elections, the President would have simply ignored the families, in his usual style.
”The truth is that this President was forced to act because of the elections. Otherwise, why has it taken one year for the President to redeem his promise to the bereaved families? Why has his Administration not sanctioned those who sent innocent job seekers to their early graves after extorting them? Why is the Interior Minister, Mr Abba Moro, who presided over the deaths, still in office, virtually dancing on the graves of those innocent youths?
”Sunday, March 15th, will mark one year since those vibrant youths were lured to their deaths by a callous federal government that failed them in all ramifications, including the security of their lives and the assurance of their welfare, the raison d’etre of any government. It is therefore utterly reprehensible, immoral and wicked for the same administration to seek to make political gains out of the needless tragedy,” it said.
APC said President Jonathan, in his desperation for re-election, has also sought to take political advantage of other tragedies, including the Buni Yadi massacre of school children and the abduction of Chibok girls.
”After refusing to even visit the families of those school children in Buni Yadi and Chibok, the President suddenly woke up and started sending delegations to meet with them, all this because he needs votes. As a parent himself, how will the President feel if he had been so treated? Why must the President put his re-election over and above everything else, including the welfare and security of Nigerians? Is there no limit to desperation,” the party queried.
It said Nigerians are keenly aware of the fact that this President has suddenly woken up from his deep slumber and become artificially hyperactive, making repeated visits to regions that he had neglected in the past six years and doling out hard currencies even at a time the Naira was taking a beating, all for election purposes.
”No one is fooled by the antics of a desperate President, and in the fullness of time, Nigerians will show President Jonathan and his cohorts that they are not impressed by his pretend governance,” APC said.
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CAN Dragged To Court

The Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has been dragged to court for the alleged imposition of Daniel Kadzai as the national president of the Youth Wing of the Christians Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN).
Barrister Samuel Kwamkur, a member of YOWICAN, instituted the case against CAN, the Director of Youth, Apostle E. Fagbule and the winner of the January 29 YOWICAN election, Daniel Kadzai. Kwamkur explained that the processes of electing executives for the youth wing of CAN started last year, 2014. He expressed interest and his name was forwarded by TEKAN and ECKWA fellowship to the national secretariat of CAN.
According to Kwamkur, who is asking the court to declare the last YOWICAN election null and void, he prepared for the election which was held on January 29, but while screening was going on, the CAN body conducting the election announced that he had been disqualified, without calling him to present any documents.
He explained that he was never given prior knowledge that he would be disqualified, but was disqualified unexpectedly, saying that the move angered his supporters who were present and wanted to react negatively to the action, but he was able to prevail on them not to.
The counsel representing Kwamkur in court, Barr.Okoro Edwin explained that it was later that they saw a letter that was purportedly written sometime in November, indicating that Kwamkur was disqualified by the national executive of CAN because he printed posters and was campaigning.
“Our contention before the court, is that he was not part of that meeting of CAN executives and he was never invited to defend himself. That was why we went to court. After we filed the case, we got a copy of the minutes of meeting of CAN executives in Markudi, which revealed that Kwamkur issue was never raised at all, not to talk of disqualifying him.
“Therefore, what it means is that some people just sat somewhere and decided to disqualify him, without knowing their motives. We believe that being a Christian organisation, if they cannot be democratic, only God knows what other organisations would do.
“CAN has their constitution and they did not follow it, they have a guild line which they sent to all the five Christian groups, they did not follow the guild line, that is why we are in court. We are suing CAN who is the second defendant, the third defendant is Daniel Kadzai, the purported winner of the election, because, he never contested or indicated interest for the position, but they just came out and announced his name.
“While the Director of Youth told my client that he does not want him to be the President of YOWICAN. We are asking the court to declared the decision of the Director of Youth and CAN to disqualify the plaintiff none and void, as it refers to CAN Constitution 2014 and the 1999 Constitution. We want the court to declare the election invalid. We want the court to grant a perpetual injunction restraining the third defendant, Daniel Kadzai from parading himself as the national Chairman, YOWICAN.
“Justice K. N. Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court had on March 2 granted Interim Order retraining CAN from swearing Mr. Daniel Kadzai in as the National President of YOWICAN, pending the determination of our motion on notice for interlocutory injunction which comes up on March 25 for hearing,” he said.
The general secretary of CAN, Rev. Musa Asake, said that at that time the Christian association had nothing to say about the allegation since the matter had been taken to court, but that it would not be long before the association would speak on the matter.
It will be recalled that the country’s major opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo state chapter had revealed more on the bribery scandal rocking the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN).
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Jonathan Taking Advantage Of Immigration Jobs Tragedy -APC

The All Progressives Congress has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of taking political advantage of calamities that have befallen Nigeria under his watch, saying giving N5m toeach family that lost a relative in the Immigration recruitment exercise after one year is not only belated but aimed at soliciting votes.In a statement issued in Lagos on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party wondered why it took thePresident one year to act on the promise he made to the families, adding that but for the forthcoming elections, the President would have simply ignored the families, “in his usual style.””The truth is that this President was forced to act because of the elections. 

Otherwise, why has it taken one year for the President to redeem his promise to the bereaved families? Why has hisAdministration not sanctioned those who sent innocent job seekers to their early graves after extorting them? Why is the Interior Minister,Mr. Abba Moro, who presided over the deaths, still in office, virtually dancing on the graves of those innocent youths?”Sunday, March 15th, will mark one year since those vibrant youths were lured to their deaths by a callous federal government that failed them in all ramifications, including the security of their lives and the assurance of their welfare, the raison d’etre of any government.

It is therefore utterly reprehensible, immoral and wicked for the same administration to seek to make political gains out of the needless tragedy,” it said.APC said President Jonathan, “in his desperation for re-election, has also sought to take political advantage of other tragedies, including the Buni Yadi massacre of school children and the abduction of Chibok girls.”After refusing to even visit the families of those school children in Buni Yadi and Chibok, the President suddenly woke up and startedsending delegations to meet with them, all this because he needs votes. As a parent himself, how will the President feel if he had been so treated? Why must the President put his re-election over and above everything else, including the welfare and security of Nigerians? Is there no limit to desperation.”

It said Nigerians are keenly aware of the fact that this President has suddenly woken up from his deep slumber and become artificiallyhyperactive, making repeated visits to regions that he had neglected in the past six years and doling out hard currencies even at a time the Naira was taking a beating, all for election purposes.”No one is fooled by the antics of a desperate President, and in the fullness of time, 

Nigerians will show President Jonathan and his cohorts that they are not impressed by his pretend governance,” APCsaid.
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Eligibility Suit: Senator Igbeke Sues APC, Buhari For Constitution Breaches

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and one-time Senator representing Anambra North Senatorial zone, Alphonsus Igbeke, have gone to court to stop the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd), from contesting in the election.

In the suit filed at the Federal High in Awka the capital of Anambra State, the plaintiffs claim General Buhari had beached relevant provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Electoral Act 2010.

The Plaintiffs through their lawyer, Mr Nsobundu, had filed a nine-paragraph originating summon and a 22-paragraph Affidavit in support before the court presided over by Justice M.I. Abubakar in a suit number FHC/AWKA/CS/117/2015 and dated March 12 2015.

In a press conference, Senator Igbeke said the suit filed by himself and APGA, sought an order declaring that General Buhari is not constitutionally qualified for the office of the president having failed to comply with the provisions of section 131, sub-section A, C, and D of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 31 of the Electoral Act 2010.

He said it was contained in suit that the candidate was seeking election on a non-existing platform, the All Progressives Congress Party (APCP), instead of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Senator Igbeke also said that General Buhari failed to file his birth certificate, failed to provide evidence of meeting educational qualification for contesting for president and also made a false claim in his voter card of being a civil servant.
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N.5bn Campaign Fund Stolen In Abuja

Gov candidate’s aide bolts with raw cash

■ EFCC declares manhunt for suspect, detains bankers

FROM ADE ALADE, ABUJA

In an economy with about 40 million youths roaming the streets in search of elusive jobs, a governorship candidate in Katsina State, (names withheld by us) has lost a whooping N500 million campaign fund to one of his aides.

Saturday Sun gathered that the candidate who until last December was a prominent leader of the rul­ing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state is currently vying for the governorship seat on the platform of the newly registered political parties.

Trouble began for the politician who represented a Katsina senato­rial district in the upper chamber of the National Assembly between 2007 and 2011, when he alerted his account officer at a branch of a new generation bank located along Gana street, Maitaima area of Abuja that some huge transfer will hit his ac­count.

The governorship hopeful there­after requested his account officer identified as Tunde to source for a bureau de change operator who will convert the money into US dollar for easy movement since he would want to withdraw half a billion naira in cash from the money.

It was also learnt that when the money was eventually converted into US dollars by a bureau de change operator in the area, it came to $3.2 million. He thereafter asked one of his aides identified as Fri­day to go bring the money already packed in $100 denomination in­side ‘Ghana must go’ bags from the bank.

Saturday Sun gathered that be­tween the bank and his house, the aide disappeared with the huge sum. Not ready to be exposed, the governorship hopeful did not report the matter to any law enforcement agency but instead compelled his bank to freeze the account of the bu­reau de change operator where the naira equivalent of the money was transferred.

Miffed by the bank’s decision to make him the scapegoat in the whole deal, the forex trader reported the matter to the Economic and Fi­nancial Crimes Commission, EFCC whose operatives on Thursday last week arrested the bank manager and his account officer while they continue their search for the fleeing aide. The bank officials were how­ever granted bail this week, precise­ly on Tuesday.

When contacted on the phone to get his own account of the in­cident, the politician first feigned ignorance of such incident. He later called our reporter back to know how Saturday Sun got the informa­tion. When told journalists don’t disclose such, he admitted the in­cident happened but stressed “not exactly as you stated.”

The Senator has had smooth po­litical career since the beginning of the current political dispensation in 1999 when he was elected a local government Chairman in Katsina, an office he held till 2002. In 2003, he was elected into the House of Representatives from where he got elected into the Senate in 2007.

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Suspected PDP Thugs Vandalize PDP Campaign Bus, Scatter Ward Meeting In Akure

Thugs suspected to be working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) unleashed terror on party members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state yesterday March 13.
According to Sahara Reporters, the hoodlums, numbering about eight, attacked innocent members of the APC while observing their weekly meeting at ward 9, Iro, on Ayelabola Street, Akure, the state capital.
The criminals also vandalized and smashed the windscreen of an 18-seated Toyota Campaign Bus used by the party at the ward.
Suspected PDP Thugs Vandalize PDP Campaign Bus, Scatter Ward Meeting In Akure
Suspected PDP Thugs Vandalize PDP Campaign Bus, Scatter Ward Meeting In Akure

Police investigators have visited the scene, but no arrest has been made.
A card-carrying member of APC in the state, Ifedayo Ologbosere who narrated the incident to Sahara Reporters said the hoodlums came in on a motorcycle to disrupt the meeting.
“We are about to start the meeting proper, after our ward Chairman had asked one of the members to stand up and pray to commence the meeting.
“Suddenly the hoodlums just came in and disrupted the meeting. They came with bags of pure water and started throwing and bathing us with the water,” he said.
Ologbosere added that some of the party members where chased and stoned to a point of death, adding that the matter has been reported with to the police.
“Not only water, some used stone and they chased our members with the aim of killing them. We just have to scamper for safety and everywhere was in disarray. Many of our members were badly injured.”
A trader in the street told SaharaReporters that the suspected thugs had bought bags of pure water and laid ambush on the members to commence their meeting.
The trader further said, the suspects wore a T-shirt branded with the PDP logo and pictures of President Goodluck Jonathan.
A member of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Kemisola Adesanya, representing Akure South Constituency, has been blamed for the incident.
The suspected thugs were said to be the political agents of the female lawmaker who played a significant role in rigging the election that brought her into the Parliament. She has since threatened never to see any other political party having meeting in the street except PDP.
However it would be recalled that, armed thugs suspected to be members of APC killed one person and injured several others during PDP’s Governorship rally at Bakana town, Rivers State.  
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OPC Sacks Fasehun, Appoints New Leader

Members of the Dr Fredrick Fase­hun faction of the Oodua Peo­ple’s Congress (OPC) have appointed Comrades Dare Adesope and Odunayo Ogunmoye as President and Vice President of the association respectively.

The action, it was learnt, was taken to reject the earlier executives announced by Dr Fasehun last October.

The aggrieved members who carried various plac­ards with inscriptions like “Dr Fasehun is no more our leader, O.P.C is tired of bad leadership”, “Dr Fasehun is misleading the Yoruba race, O.P.C must move forward, enough of this stagnancy”, “Give us comrade Dare Ad­esope as our president, a lot of souls are being wasted without compensation”, “Enough of this slavery, Dr Fasehun has no right to ex­pel any member of O.P.C”, among others, accused the founder of the group of hand-picking executive members, financial misappropriation, lack of rule of law, failure to keep to promises among oth­ers.

The straw that broke the camel’s back was said to have happened two weeks ago, when one of Fasehun’s executive member, alleg­edly ordered the shooting of some members which led to the wounding of one Biodun Oyepeju.

Speaking to the press in Ado Ekiti yesterday, Com­rade Ajayi Edward Olusola, the new Director of Public­ity of the OPC reiterated the fact that Fasehun remains the founder and should function only in that capacity. He said the reason for a new leader­ship was due to the need for young, energetic, reliable and credible individuals to take over from Fasehun who is over 80 and needs to hand over the baton to the younger generation.

Olusola accused Fasehun of financial misappropria­tion, stating that the national secretariat’s land was bought by a former governor of La­gos State and ever since, the land has remained under de­velopment and uncompleted. ‘’ For an association of over 20 years, nobody knows where the financial account of O.P.C is”, he said.

He described the leader­ship style as one man govern­ment who never cared for the members and he is autocratic in his dealings with every­one which is the opposite of what he preaches as a self-acclaimed democrat.

“Once you oppose the de­cision of Baba, he‘ll say you are expelled. There was nev­er a time when Baba slept, woke up and say let me go and visit the family of mem­bers that lost their lives’’, he alleged.

Olusola calls on the nation to stop dealings with Fasehun as he is no more the president of the OPC but the founder.

Those who attended the press conference included National leader Alhaji Bature Gbada, former Personal As­sistant to Dr Fasehun, Alhaji Adeyemi Taofeek, the Ekiti State OPCcoordinator, Dele Olorunfemi and his coun­terparts from Osun ,Ogun, Ondo and Kogi.

Reacting to the news of his sack, Fasheun described Adesope and others as jok­ers.While describing Adesope and members of his group as renegades, Fasheun said;

“Nigerians should not take Adesope and his support­ers serious. They have been expelled from OPC since December last year.Is it not funny,how can a tenant say he want to eject his landlord?It is not possible. I remain OPC leader as long as I’m alive.Ad­esope and his co-travellers are greedy fellows who want to use OPC as an instrument of harassment and extortion,and when reports of their nefari­ous activities were brought to our notice, a panel was set up to investigate them,and they were found guilty,and con­sequently they were expelled from the organisation’.

Urging members of the public not to take Adesope serious,Fasheun said;’’I urge these impostors to stop parad­ing themselves as OPC mem­bers, and if they fail to do so we are going to inform rel­evant security agencies about their illegal activities’’.




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