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Ogun: IPAC lauds Tribunal’s verdict in favour of Abiodun, says Adebutu should face charges of electoral malpractices

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The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ogun State, has commended the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in the State over Saturday’s verdict, which upheld the election of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

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It would be recalled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the March 18 governorship poll, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, had petitioned the Tribunal citing some alleged irregularities.

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Subsequently, the 3-man panel, in its ruling that lasted for more than 11 hours unanimously dismissed all the three grounds canvassed by the petitioners, for lack of merit and incompetence.

Addressing a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Tuesday, IPAC’s State Chairman, Engr. Samson Okusanya described the statement credited to PDP after the judgement, which discredited the verdict, as docile and out of crass ignorance from political merchants.

Okusanya said contrary to the claims made by Adebutu and his team of lawyers that the verdict of the Tribunal was based on technicalities, the rulings were predicated on fairness and objectivity on the point of law.

“Ogun State IPAC wouldn’t have dignified this beer parlour publication laced with deliberate falsehood or considered it necessary to react to such an epistle of personal bitterness, ignorance and complete unintelligent outburst from those political traders, buccaneers, scavengers, emergency democrats, political predators, misfits and pedestrian politicians, but for the benefit of the few in the public who may innocently be misinformed by this ethically rusty and morally depraved social misfit and miscreants.

“We find their arguments empty and blind, where they claimed they were perplexed by the Tribunal’s reliance on technicalities involving procedural issues and semantics of the interpretation of words over the substance and core realities of the case.

“Ladi Adebutu and his team of Lawyers ought to have known that law and facts are not based on technicalities but rather on fairness and objectivity of the legal process which stipulates that the petitioner ought to have front-loaded certain information in the petition.

“Or did our laws not state emphatically that HE WHO ALLEGES MUST PROVE?

“The Tribunal’s verdict on Ladi Adebutu’s petition clearly revealed that the petition contained so many procedural flaws with antecedents’ interpretation of words. The subsequent dismissal of the substantive suits is therefore right in the eyes of the Law,” the IPAC leader averred.

It, therefore, commended members of the panel for treating the petitions on their merits and with analytical minds, saying the verdict was a watershed and point of reference, even as it called on other political parties to join hands with Governor Dapo Abiodun to move the State to enviable heights.

IPAC also called on Adebutu to return home from his present sojourn abroad as a fugitive, following allegations of vote buying and money laundering levelled against him by security agencies, and discontinue his plan to approach the appellate court for further litigation.

It continued: “We salute the judiciary and most importantly the members of the Tribunal led by Justice Kunaza and other members for a job well done. The judgment was indeed a watershed as it was deep, analytical and fair in all ramifications. We make bold to say it is worthy of emulation.

“At this juncture, we call on the 3 remaining opposition parties in Ogun State to support the dream of H.E Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, to further move Ogun State forward. The wishes of the people of Ogun State have been upheld by the Tribunal and as such, all well-meaning stakeholders in the state must drop their hatchets and join Governor Abiodun’s march to prosperity.

“The PDP and her candidate, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, should by now realise that Ogun State is not a commodity for purchase. We implore him to discontinue his sojourn abroad as a fugitive, and immediately return to Ogun State in Nigeria to join hands to build our dear state. He should as a matter of importance, discontinue his planned wild goose chase at the appellate court and accept the will of God.

“It’s a known fact that Mr Adebutu is being hunted by the vote-buying allegations which have been investigated by different relevant agencies thus it is expedient for him to turn himself in.

“We, therefore, congratulate Prince Dapo Abiodun, CON, for the victory of Saturday, and urge him to continue to demonstrate good leadership in Ogun State and remain focused on transforming the State.”

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Akpabio, Bello’s plot to assasinate me – Natasha gives shocking details

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Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday revealed how plot to recall and assassinate her was hatched on 12th March, 2025 in Abuja.

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Narrating her ordeal when she paid Sallah visit to her Senatorial District in Kogi, the lawmaker who has been suspended for six months by the 10th Senate over alleged breach of Standing Rules of the Senate told the mammoth crowd that Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio got the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello involved to perfect strategies to recall her from the Senate.

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She said, the plan took place at Transcorp Hoteon the night of 12th March at about 10pm, where Bello was told to ensure that she was eliminated outside Abuja to avoid suspicion.

She explained:: “Mind you, on the 12th March, 2025 at about 10pm, Godswill Akpabio had called Governor Ododo to tell him that he should commence my recall, but Ododo told him, it will be impossible to do that.

“This is what Governor ododo said on the 12th. Listen. Ododo told him it is impossible because the masses are with her. But Akpabio wasn’t satisfied, he then sent for Yahaya Bello and it was Senator Asuquo from Cross River State that trailed Yahaya Bello from Transcorp Hilton.

“I was told of everything that happened.

They told Yahaya Bello to commence my recall that he was going to fund. Of course, money exchanged hands that night.

“The second thing they told him was that he should try and kill me. I didn’t make this public, but I wrote to the Inspector General of Police.

“Akpabio told Yahaya Bello that killing me doesn’t happen in Abuja. It should happen here (Kogi) so that it will look as if my people killed me here.

“I didn’t make that public, but we did notify security agencies.”

The lawmaker told her constituents that she ws removed as Committee Chairman on Local Contents angrily by the Senate President because of the Liquefied Natural Gas plants she influenced to Ajaokuta.

“Why they removed me as Chairman of Senate Committee on Local Content was because of Gas plants which I influenced. Akpabio called members of his cabinet and questioned them on why the resources found its way here.

“He said I am using Niger Delta resources to promote the North and said he will stop it.

“I will prove to you what he did. After the Senate President removed me, of course it is because of five NLNG projects. He said ever since he made me Chairman of Local Contents, I have used that office to promote the north.”

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South East: Ebonyi Governor orders arrest of 6 Commissioners, LG Chairman over conract breach

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Six Commissioners and a Local Government Council Chairman have been arrested on the order of the Governor of Ebonyi State, Mr Francis Nwifuru over alleged breach of contracts.

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The Chairman Afikpo Local Government Area, Mr. Timothy Nwachi, was suspended from office with immediate effect.

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Reports said, the Commissioners were accused of contractual breach in the ongoing construction of 140 housing units for the Izzo and Amaze communities, which were displaced by the Ezilo/Ezza Ezilo communal crisis in Ishielu Local Government Area.

The names of embattled Commissioners are: Professor Omari Omaka (Tertiary Education), Victor Chukwu (Environment), Ifeanyi Ogbuewu (Culture and Tourism), Uchenna Igwe (Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters), Moses Ekuma (Health), and Felix Igboke (Project Monitoring).

They were first declared wanted following their disappearance from the State Executive Committee meeting when the matter became known in the media, and the Ebonyi State immediately launched manhunt before they were eventually arrested.

Commenting on the development, Ilang Donatus, Chairman of the State Executive Council Committee on the Izzo and Amaze Housing Project, stated that the action was taken due to the officials’ and contractors’ failure to adhere to contract terms.

Donatus noted that the officials are delaying the housing project, which Governor Nwifuru had planned to commission in celebration of his second anniversary in office.

Donatus emphasised the governor’s frustration over the slow pace of construction, noting that the housing initiative was designed to provide relief to victims of communal crises.

He was quoted as saying, “The governor is not happy over the pace of the work, which ought to have been completed. The government has decided to clamp down on the contractors and commissioners who were mandated to supervise those projects.

“As you can see, our governor is a man with a passionate heart, he likes giving succour, hence the building of those houses for the victims of the communal crisis. He is not happy that the project is delayed and has ordered to arrest of all the commissioners who are supposed to ensure the speedy completion of the housing units.

Adding to the concerns, Mrs. Maria Okohu, Special Assistant to the Governor on Women Mobilization (Ebonyi Central) and a member of the Executive Council Committee, described the situation as an act of sabotage.

She stressed that failure to complete the housing project on schedule undermines the governor’s development agenda for the state.

In response, the state government has vowed to continue its crackdown, warning that further arrests will be made until all implicated commissioners and contractors are held accountable.

Reports also suggest that the Nigerian police have issued invitations to several officials who were not present during the committee’s enforcement visits.

Upon inquiry, Ebonyi State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Joshua Ukandu, stated that he had no knowledge of the arrest or detention of the accused commissioners and the suspended council chairman.

When questioned about whether the Command had invited the officials following the governor’s directive, the police spokesperson responded, “We don’t have any commissioner in our custody. I’m not aware of any invitation and I have asked and I was told we don’t have any commissioner in custody. I will still ask about the invitation but for now, I don’t know anything of such.”

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Ododo’s aide escapes assassination by whiskers, allege APC youth leader, Mohammed behind attempt

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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo

Gov. Usman Ahmed Ododo’s Aide, Hon. Godfrey Adekoye, Senior Special Assistant on Youths Empowerment on Tuesday escaped an assassination attempt on his life by whiskers.

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The aide of the Governor said the attack on his life happened at Lounge 1, a popular hospitality joint in Lokoja, added that the attackers followed him down to his house, unfortunately they met his absence.

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In a statement he made available to CAPITAL POST in Lokoja, the aide to the Governor accused the Kogi State APC Youth Leader, Hon. Mohammed U Mohammed and one Abubakar Nasara Ola as behind his attack.

He said during the attack on him, Abubakar threatened to kill him, pointed a gun at him before the intervention of onlookers who saved him by chance.

The attackers destroyed and broke the windscreen of his vehicle, that is now parked in the custody of the Quick Response Squad.

Speaking on the attack, Hon. Godfrey said he has since reported the matter to the Quick Response Squad, an arm of the Nigerian Police, in Lokoja, said his life is in danger.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Williams Ayah, said he was making efforts to confirm the attack on the aide, could not be reached as at time of going to press.

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