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- Reno Omokri Reveals Real Reason Former IGP, Suleiman Abba Was Sacked By GEJ
- I Was Sacked For Refusing To Rig Election For PDP In 2015 – Ex-IG
- APC Discloses Owners Of "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" Intercepted In South Africa Waters
- Atiku Speaks On Defecting From PDP To APGA
- 5,000 Members Of PDP Led ByTwo Okowa’s Special Assistants Defects To APC
- Senator Threatens To Use Deadly ‘JUJU’ On Nigerian Soldiers - Over 2019
- LASG/FG Reopens Third Mainland Bridge For Traffic
- Panic In PDP As 7000 Members In Rivers State Defect To The APC.
- Femi Fani-Kayode Reacts, As 112 Detained IPOB Women Regain Freedom
| Reno Omokri Reveals Real Reason Former IGP, Suleiman Abba Was Sacked By GEJ Posted: 26 Aug 2018 03:36 PM PDT
Former President Goodluck Jonathan's former Special Assistant on New Media to erstwhile, Reno Omokri, has chided Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba (Rtd) for claiming that he was fired by the immediate past government for refusing to rig the last Osun governorship election in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.The former IGP has made this claim in an exclusive interview with the Daily Trust, while addressing the circumstances surrounding his unceremonious exit from the police force.Reno Omokri has chided the ex-IGP's for his poor memory which has exposed his own lies, stressing that he was sack by Jonathan seven months after the said Osun governorship election for dereliction of duty and his inability to account for the mysterious death of the then Kano state Resident Electoral Commissioner and his family.The former Presidential aide in a statement which reads, said that:"My attention has been drawn to recent comments by former Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, who alleged that he was sacked by ex President Goodluck Jonathan because he refused to rig elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party during the gubernatorial elections in Osun State. READ ALSO: Jonathan Is A Patriotic, Exemplary Leader Says APC "Speaking to Daily Trust on Sunday August 26, 2018, Mr. Abba had said 'One of the leading stalwarts in the PDP then said to me: 'IG (you know I was acting then) deliver Osun to us and we will confirm you quickly.' I was shocked! That was when I knew that I may not last long in the office.' "The former Inspector General of Police then blamed his failure to influence that election for his sack by then President Jonathan. "IGP Suleiman Abba is proof of the fact that liars need a very good memory otherwise they would contradict themselves with their lies. "Let us examine some facts. The Osun State gubernatorial election held on Saturday August 9, 2014. The results of that election was declared the next day on Sunday, August 10, 2014. "Mr Suleiman Abba claims to have been sacked because he failed to rig that election for the Peoples Democratic Party. "However, Suleiman Abba was appointed acting Inspector General of Police on Friday August 1, 2014 and sacked from office on Monday April 20, 2015. "If it was true that Mr Abba was sacked for refusing to rig the Osun State election, which held on August 9, 2014, why would former President Jonathan wait for 7 and a half months before sacking him? "If it was true that Mr Abba was sacked for refusing to rig the Osun State election, which held on August 9, 2014, why would former President Jonathan keep him in office to preside over the Nigerian Police Force during the more important 2015 Presidential election which was even more crucial to the then President and the PDP? "When juxtaposed with these facts, the accusation of the former IGP of Police makes no sense to reasonable men and women. "Former President Jonathan is known as a man who is not desperate for power. He has a reputation for providing the enabling environment for free and fair elections. "As a matter of fact, when the current chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, was re-elected after the June 2012 gubernatorial election in Edo State, the then Edo State Governor said on July 15, 2012 as follows: READ ALSO: You Are 'Fearless And Courageous'- Onyeka Onwenu Hails Reno Omokri "President Jonathan has demonstrated statesmanship. I think there is hope for Nigeria. What the Edo election has confirmed is that when the President and Commander-in-Chief puts the country first and conducts himself as a statesman, not just as a party leader, credible elections are possible." "This testimony, from an opposition governor, who was opposed to the re-election of then President Jonathan and who is now the chairman of the APC, completely rubbishes Mr Abba's statements. "For the avoidance of doubt, Mr Suleiman Abba was sacked for dereliction of duty, because under his watch, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Kano State, Alhaji Mukaila Abdullahi, was burnt to death with his wife and two children on Friday, April 3, 2015, under suspicious circumstances after he had reported incidents of severe electoral fraud in his domain. "When confronted with this suspicious death, the then acting IGP of Police gave contradictory and unsatisfactory answers. As a leader who valued the sanctity of human life, former President Jonathan ordered the sack of the then acting IGP and appointed Deputy Inspector General of police, Solomon Arase, to act in his stead and get to the bottom of the suspicious death. "I therefore urge Mr Abba to find other ways to ingratiate himself to the current powers that be and leave former President Jonathan out of his lying schemes and plans." Related Topics: #RenoOmokri, #GoodluckJonathan, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| I Was Sacked For Refusing To Rig Election For PDP In 2015 – Ex-IG Posted: 26 Aug 2018 02:52 PM PDT
Mr. Suleiman Abba, former Inspector General of Police, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has disclosed why he was sacked by Jonathan.The former IG, claimed that his sudden relief of his duty in 2015 was due to his refusal to rig elections in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State.Abba recalling the circumstances that led to his premature retirement from service, told the Daily Trust that,"Right from the time I started work as Inspector General of Police, I knew that I may not reach the date of my retirement, which would have been 2019, by which time I would have been 35 years in service and 60 years of age. I am saying this because the very first week I took over, we had the elections in Ekiti, that was August 2014. Arrangements had been made for the election by my predecessor and I think it was the same team that also did the Osun election, it was the same AIG."One of the leading stalwarts in the PDP then said to me: 'IG (you know I was acting then) deliver Osun to us and we will confirm you quickly.' I was shocked! That was when I knew that I may not last long in the office. Immediately, I said to myself, 'How could I deliver when I am not an electorate?' The voters are the ones to deliver, my own was to protect the whole process. "Of course I said to myself that what happened to one of my predecessors (may his soul rest in peace), Adamu Suleiman, was going to happen to me, maybe I would never be confirmed. He was Inspector General of Police and till he left office he was not confirmed. "So that is my approach; I accept things the way they come. I said to myself that I was going to leave that office without confirmation; but then, I went to Osun and did what I was supposed to do. Of course, having made up my mind that I wasn't going to take the dictates of someone on what I had been doing for decades, I went to Osun, addressed the police officers who were very cheerful because they were seeing their IGP for the first time. I told them to go and do what the law protect the electorate, all other stakeholders, INEC officials, observers, and of course, any other person that had the right to be around the polling areas, collation areas." Read full interview here Related Topics: #PDP, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| APC Discloses Owners Of "Weapons Of Mass Destruction" Intercepted In South Africa Waters Posted: 26 Aug 2018 01:51 PM PDT
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the "weapons of mass destruction" intercepted in South Africa waters, were owned by "desperate politicians and their political parties".The party stated that the opposition were bent on deploying illegal, undemocratic and sinister means, including violence to manipulate 2019 general elections.The National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mr. Yekini Nabena said this on Sunday in a statement made available to the media.Nabena, while urging the electorates to resist and reject evil people, said:"Our call comes against the backdrop of the recent seizure of a Nigerian-bound ship detained in South Africa for carrying arms and explosives. Nigerians will also recall recent arms seizures by the Nigeria Customs Service. READ ALSO: Russian Ship Loaded With Explosives En Route To Lagos Impounded In South Africa "This is a red-flag security agencies must note and be alert to as political activities heighten in the leadup to coming elections. "We invite the opposition to wake up to new realities where votes count and the people's will prevail in all elections. We also call on all well-meaning Nigerians to support ongoing progressive efforts by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration to ensure that our elections are transparent, free, fair and credible. "Finally, we call on the National Assembly to urgently do the needful by reconvening to consider and pass the 2019 election budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). We condemn any attempt to weaken INEC ahead of the 2019 election." Related Topics: #APC, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Atiku Speaks On Defecting From PDP To APGA Posted: 26 Aug 2018 12:01 PM PDT
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president's campaign office, has refuted in strong terms the speculations that the presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to dump the party for APGA.This was contained in a statement from the former vice president's campaign office, that was made available to newsmen on Sunday.The reported statement was signed by Segun Sowunmi, the spokesman of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO).READ ALSO: Atiku Abubakar's Full Address At Chatham HouseSowunmi in refuting the speculations, described it as a malicious attempt from the pit of hell, to confuse the entire public about his principal's aspiration ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary election of the PDP. The spokeperson's statement read thus: "For the avoidance of any doubts, Atiku remains the frontline aspirant for the presidential ticket of the PDP. "In the past two months, Atiku Abubakar has moved across states in the country consulting with stakeholders of the PDP and explaining to them his agenda encapsulated in the acronym JOBS: Jobs, Opportunity, Being united and Security) for Nigeria. "The nationwide consultations continues this week with visits to the South West, North West and North Central zones of the country. "Atiku's passion and commitment to winning the PDP primaries is without any compromise and to assume that he will abandon the hard work he has done with the positive results he is getting from the stakeholders of the party is to say the least preposterous and unthinkable. READ ALSO: Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar's Full Text Of What He Said About Buhari's Government, Killings & Restructuring "The Campaign calls on supporters of Atiku to remain steadfast and see the contrived news of defection as an an attempt to distract it from the set task of winning the PDP ticket and the 2019 presidential election by the grace of God." Related Topics: #Atiku, #PDP, #NigeriaDecised2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| 5,000 Members Of PDP Led ByTwo Okowa’s Special Assistants Defects To APC Posted: 26 Aug 2018 11:18 AM PDT
Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa's two Special Assistants have led 5,000 members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).According to SaharaReporters, this development formed part of the highlights at Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area of the state, during the official declaration of Joel-Onowakpo Thomas, the former Chairman of Delta State Board of Internal Revenue, for the House of Representatives, Isoko Federal Constituency, in the 2019 general elections.At the event, which held on Saturday, the Special Assistant to Governor Okowa on Youth and Community Development, who doubles as Chairman, Emede Community Union, Lucky Arumare, and the Special Assistant to the Governor on Women Mobilisation, Uyoyou Edhekpo, led more than 5,000 PDP members to defect to the APC.
"PDP has nothing to offer Deltans anymore. Deltans are tired and have rejected the PDP-led Government of Ifeanyi Okowa. With the crowd I see here today, it's a walk-over for APC in Isoko and the Government House come 2019. Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas has come to liberate the good people of Isoko Federal Constituency from 16 years of slavery in the hands of PDP in the Federal House of Representatives. We must all give our full support to Joel-Onowakpo." An APC chieftain in Isoko, Williams Omoviro, in his message, referred to the current member representing Isoko Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, said: READ ALSO: PDP Shocked At Uduaghan's Exit, APC Jubilate "I am an Ozoro man like Hon. Leo Ogor. I can tell you authoritatively that we are tired of Leo. He has nothing to offer for the 16 years. Let's all give our support to Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas for total liberation". In his declaration speech, Joel-Onowakpo stated that his political interest was to "contribute his quota to national development". He said: "I joined the PDP where I played active roles in building the party to enviable heights, culminating in my appointment as Chairman of the Board of Interval Revenue, Delta State, before I finally decided to call it quits with PDP, when all my entreaties against the misrule of the state and my beloved Isoko nation fell on deaf ears. "I have, after due consultation, decided to formally declare to the Isoko people this day, August 25, 2018, here and now, that I am running for the nomination as a candidate, to fly the flag of the APC in the 2019 general election as member representing Isoko nation at the Federal House of Representatives, and put to an end to the current drift towards the enthronement of a political dynasty, which is alien to the Isoko people." Related Topics: #DeltaState, #IfeanyiOkowa, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Senator Threatens To Use Deadly ‘JUJU’ On Nigerian Soldiers - Over 2019 Posted: 26 Aug 2018 09:44 AM PDT
Mr. Bassey Albert Akpan, Nigeria serving Senator, recently in a statement, vowed to unleash fetish powers against the country's armed forces.Senator Akpan, who represents Akwa Ibom North East (Uyo) Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State in the Red Chambers, hails from Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area, where a mysterious invisible power used for local conflicts reportedly held sway in the pre-colonial era, the APC Newspaper reports.According to the report, the fetish power is known as 'Ekpe Ikpa Ukod' in local parlance.The report further has it that during war, 'Ekpe Ikpa Ukod' kills perceived enemies with reckless abandon.READ ALSO: Gov Udom Emmanuel Anointed For Second Term By Akwa Ibom BishopsThe Senator, while speaking on Saturday during a consultative visit to his kinsmen in Ibiono Ibom LGA, had urged Ibiono Ibom people to prepare well for the 2019 elections, and stressed that he will resist military presence with 'ekpe ikpa ukod.' "They have sent messages to me that they will bring armoured cars to my compound during election with four soldiers escorting me to and from the polling unit. Since they are threatening us with Federal might, we assure them that they will meet Traditional might in Ibiono Ibom that D-day. That can never happen in Ibiono Ibom LGA. "Don't be worried by 2019. We have our votes, they have soldiers, they should know that Ibiono Ibom people are not cowards, we have traditional power which is stronger than their Federal might. Let them consult our history. "They think they can threaten and coerce me to join APC with court cases. Let the time come and they shall know", the Senator said. READ ALSO: 1000 APC Members Decamp To PDP In Akwa Ibom, Akpabio's Defection Aftermath Senator Bassey Albert's statement, who is an ardent loyalist of the incumbent governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, comes after two PDP elders, Senator Anietie Okon and Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, announced that they "(we) have declared war for the reelection of Governor Udom Emmanuel in 2019." Related Topics: #EmmanuelUdom, #AkwaIbomState, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| LASG/FG Reopens Third Mainland Bridge For Traffic Posted: 26 Aug 2018 09:02 AM PDT
The Lagos State Government has announced this afternoon that the Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed for Investigative Maintenance Test would by 5pm on Sunday(today) be reopened for traffic.Dr Taiwo Salaam, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, said the decision to reopen the bridge before the earlier announced date is as a result of the completion of the test by engineers, earlier than scheduled.The government therefore thank all motorists and residents for their cooperation and patience while the closure lasted.READ ALSO: Third Mainland Bridge To Be Closed For Four Days This WeekRecall that, Lagos State in conjunction with the Federal Government, had temporarily shut the bridge midnight 23 August for Investigative Maintenance Test and was to be re-opened midnight of Aug.26. Related Topics: #LagosState, #FederalGovernment, #ThirdMainlandBridge, #News Sharing is caring. Share this story  | ||||||||
| Panic In PDP As 7000 Members In Rivers State Defect To The APC. Posted: 26 Aug 2018 06:59 AM PDT
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has lost some members again to the All Progressives Congress, APC. This time over 7, 000 members of the PDP has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Omoku area of Rivers state.
The APC while receiving the defectors turned the occasion to a big event in Omoku, the hometown of late militant, Don Wanny, as the defectors and other APC members went on rally with echoes of chants at the "20 Thousand Man Orashi Mega Rally in Honour of the Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi".
The Federal College of Education (technical) Omoku, was the venue of the event which was organised by the Chief Medical Director, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Prof Henry A A Ugboma.READ ALSO: Mammoth Crowd Welcome Rotimi Amaechi To Opobo/Nkoro, Rivers State
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| Femi Fani-Kayode Reacts, As 112 Detained IPOB Women Regain Freedom Posted: 26 Aug 2018 05:55 AM PDT
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, has reacted to the decision of a High Court in Imo, to free the 112 IPOB women, who were arrested and detained during a protest for the whereabouts of Nnamdi Kanu and his parents."I am delighted to hear that the 112 Igbo women that were detained in Owerri were released yesterday."I congratulate these beautiful, strong and courageous Amazons on gaining their freedom and I commend their lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, for his noble efforts. He led their legal team," Fani-Kayode wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday morning.Recall that the women were arrested Friday, August 17 during a peaceful protest to demand a date for Biafra referendum, as well as the whereabouts of the IPOB leader, who disappeared since September 14, 2017 after the raid of his Afaraukwu Umuahia country home by security operatives.READ ALSO: Femi Fani-Kayode Applauds President Buhari For His June 12 SpeechIt was gathered that the judge, in his verdict, asked the police to release the women unconditionally after the bail application filed by the lead counsel to the women, Ejiofor Uche, was not opposed, as the Police had no representation in court. The court therefore granted the bail application, and the women were freed unconditionally. Related Topics: #FaniKayode, #IPOBWomen, #NigeriaDecides2019, #Politics Sharing is caring. Share this story  |
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