Politics

Former Edo State Governor and immediate past national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidency. 

Oshiomhole made his declaration at Cyprian Ekwensi House in Abuja, on Wednesday.

He said he would fix all sectors of the country if elected and ensure a stable academic calendar for  universities. 

“I want to declare that I will do everything possible to engage not just ASUU, but all stakeholders to ensure the academic calendar is maintained,” he said.

The former APC National Chairman noted that he was not contesting to lament the imperfections in the country, but  he was contesting to set Nigeria on the path of greatness.

He said that going by the dictates of the country’s constitution, President Muhammadu Buhari will vacate the office on May 29, 2023, hence, his decision to replace him as the president of the country.

Oshiomhole stressed that the economy of the country remained an issue, despite the effort of the present APC administration.

He noted that the issue of poverty, insecurity and unemployment are interrelated, adding that one does not have to be a professor to know poverty, unemployment breeds insecurity.

“I want Nigeria to be described as the smartest country on the continent under my presidency,” the former Edo governor said

Newspeak/Oluwayemisi Owonikoko .

Security

Adams Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has identified the cause of banditry and insecurity in Nigeria.

Oshiomhole said the closure of factories and retrenchment of workers in Nigeria was the major reasons for banditry and general insecurity in the country.

He stated this at the 2nd Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, National Peace and Security Summit in Abuja, yesterday.

The former APC National Chairman also noted that non-payment of the N30, 000 new minimum wage President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law was also responsible for lack of peace in the country.

He said: ‘’Who are the bandits? I suspect that those 35,000 workers whose factories have been closed in Kaduna city, those whose livelihood have been taken away, what are they doing?

“What will their children and grandchildren be doing now? It’s common sense to know that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop.

“I suspect that those Nigerians that we abandoned and not providing for them, as you can call them almajiris or beggars have all grown up.

“When you talk about unemployment, the biggest problem is having the biggest population of unemployable.

“When they deny workers such payment, can there be peace? I submit with the International Labour Organisation, ILO, that the condition for national peace and security does not necessarily need much bullet but decent jobs.

‘’But when you are at an environment where jobs are being killed, jobs that do not exist cannot even be decent.”

Banditry, kidnapping and general insecurity is currently on the rise across Nigeria.

While bandits are abducting and killing students in the North, unknown gunmen are attacking security personnel and government institutions in the Southeast.

Killer herdsmen are creating havoc in some states like Benue, Taraba and some parts of the Southeast

Adewumi Faniran

Politics

The Adams Oshiomhole-led national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been dissolved.

Victor Giadom, acting National Chairman of the party, announced the development at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the party at the state house in Abuja.

Governor of Yobe state, Mai-Mala Buni, was named Chairman of the caretaker/extra-ordinary convention committee while the governors of Osun and Niger were appointed as members.

He was immediately sworn in by the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami.

Speaking after his appointment, the APC caretaker chairman said:”Today’s NEC meeting is a continuation of the last adjourned NEC meeting. So we are in no way in any aberration regarding the party constitution.”

President Muhammadu Buhari recommended the dissolution of the NWC which NEC accepted.

But the council ratified all decisions taken regarding the Edo governorship primary election.

The APC was thrown into a leadership crisis after the court appeal upheld the suspension of Oshiomhole as the national chairman of the party.

Gaidom declared himself as acting national chairman but the NWC loyal to Oshiomhole called him an impostor and tussled with him over the leadership of the party.

But President Buhari threw his weight behind Gaidom — an action which rankled the NWC.

The Oshiomhole-led NWC had announced it would boycott the meeting, describing the president’s decision to support Gaidom as ill-advised.

FRCN Abuja

Politics

Ondo state government has debunked reports of jubilation in the state over the appellate court judgment which affirmed the suspension of the embattled National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogo while addressing journalists in Akure described the online publication in one of the National dailies as mischievous and aimed at creating crisis between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the leadership of the APC.

Mr Ojogo asked the public to disregard the publication noting that there was no jubilation in any part of the state over the judgment.

The Commissioner maintained that Governor Akeredolu holds the APC National Working Committee, NWC, in high esteem and would not do anything to disrespect or ridicule the members.

Mr Ojogo however called on the leadership of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ to check the activities of its members to guard against quackery in the pen profession.

Olumide Abudu

Yoruba

Onímọ̀ nípa òsèlú kan, ọ̀gbẹ́ni Dọlapọ Ogunsọla ti sàpèjúwe, rògbòdìyàn tón wáyé nínú ẹgbẹ́ òsèlú,APC, nípinlẹ̀ Ẹdo gẹ́gẹ́bí èyí tí kò ní nípa rere fún ẹgbẹ́ náà pẹ̀lú ìbò sípò Gómìnà tí wọ́n ńgbaradì fún.

Ó sọ̀rọ̀ yí lásìkò tón bá akọ̀ròyìn ilésẹ́ Radio Nigeria sọ̀rọ̀, lórí bí ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn se si fòfin de nini kí Adams Oshiomhole alága ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún lọ fìdí mọ́lé náà, fún gbà díẹ̀.

Ọgbẹ́ni Ogunsọla fi àidùnú rẹ̀ hàn lórí ìgbésẹ̀ yi tó sì sọ pé osese kí Gómìnà tó wà lórí ipò Ọbasẹki lọ sínú ẹgbẹ́ miràn èyí tí yo jẹ́ kálàfo ńlá wà nínú ẹgbẹ́ APC, nípinlẹ̀ Ẹdo.

Ótọ́kasi pé, kò sí ẹgbẹ́ tí Gómìnà lè lóun darapọ̀ mọ́, tí wọn kò ní tètè gba wọlé.

Onímọ̀ nípa òsèlú náà, sọ pé yíyọ Oshiomọlẹ gẹ́gẹ́bí alága ni yo fa rògbòdìyàn nínú ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún.

Lána ni ilé ẹjọ́ kòtẹ́milọ́rùn sì fi òntẹ̀ lu yíyọ Adams Oshiọmọle tí kò sì ju wákàtí mélo kan lọ tí Gómìnà kéde pé òun ti kúrò nínú ẹgbẹ́ ọ̀hún.

Afọnja Ọlọlade

Politics

A Political Scientist, Mr Dolapo Ogunsola has described the crises rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State as a bad omen for the party ahead of the governorship election.

He stated this while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the recent Appeal Court Judgment upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman of the party.

Mr Ogunsola expressed the worry that the suspension of Mr Oshiomhole and the possible defection of the incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki to another party would be a big minus to the APC in the state.

While nothing that the sitting governor was an asset to any political party, Mr Ogunsola hinted that other parties would be eager to accept Obaseki to their parties.

The political scientist maintained that the body language of Oshiomhole was signaling autocracy and may as well confer sympathy votes on Obaseki.

He noted that the suspension of Oshiomhole would deepen the crisis of the party in the state.

It would be recalled that the Appeal Court on Tuesday 16th of June, 2020, upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole just hours after the state governor formally announced his resignation from the party.

Adedayo Adelowo