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  • Tinubu Submits Ministerial List To Senate, Appoints Wike, El-Rufai, Oyetola, Others as Minister

    Barring any last-minute change, President Bola Tinubu will, today, send the list of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation

    The immediate former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) are some of the names on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

    Also included are eminent medical scholar, Ali Pate, an economist Olawale Edun, banker Adebayo Adelabu, former Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader, Mrs. Betta Edu, Senator Ben Ayade and eminent journalist Dele Alake, who is currently the Special Adviser on Media, Strategy and Special Duties.

    It is understood that Tinubu sent the list to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Thursday morning.

    This is in line with the constitutional provision that the list must reach the National Assembly within 60 days after the President has been inaugurated.

    The list is a blend of politicians and technocrats and is believed to reflect national character.

  • Osun: Appeal Court to decide Oyetola, Adeleke’s Fate today

    Osun: Appeal Court to decide Oyetola, Adeleke’s Fate today

    Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, will, today, deliver its judgement on an appeal that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State filed to challenge the nullification of his election.

    Adeleke and his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are urging the appellate court to set aside the verdict of the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which sacked him from office.

    The Justice Tertsea Kume-led three-member panel tribunal, on January 27, in a split decision of two-to-one, voided the declaration of Adeleke as the winner of the governorship election held on July 16, 2022.

    In the majority judgement, the tribunal upheld a petition that was brought before it by the former governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who came second in the election.

    It held that Adeleke did not score the majority of lawful votes, adding that the conduct of the election was not in substantial compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022.

    According to the tribunal, the petitioners, Oyetola and APC, successfully established that there was overvoting in 744 polling units in the state.

    Meanwhile, dissatisfied with the majority decision that sacked him from office, governor Adeleke took the case before the Court of Appeal.

    In his 31 grounds of appeal, Adeleke, maintained that the decision was a nullity, pointing out that the second member of the panel, Justice Rabi Bashir, failed to render her opinion on the petition, either orally or in writing, but merely appended her signature on the judgement.

    “The second member of the lower Tribunal could not have validly signed the decision of the chairman of the lower Tribunal without an opinion”, he argued.

    Adeleke, through his team of lawyers led by Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu, SAN, further contended that the tribunal decided the matter without considering the totality of evidence that was adduced before it.

    The embattled Osun state governor accused the panel of exhibiting its bias when it left the substance of the case and made reference to his dancing skill.

    He told the appellate court that the physical examination that was conducted on the BVAS established a case of over-voting in only six polling units in the state and not 744 polling units as held by the tribunal.

  • Osun Has launched a New Chapter, Adeleke Tells Oyetola

    Osun Has launched a New Chapter, Adeleke Tells Oyetola

    Osun State Governor Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged his predecessor Gboyega Oyetola to stop listening to the “devil’s whispering” on a possible return to government, saying God doesn’t support “electoral banditry and deceit”.

    During a welcome prayer organised for him by All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders and supporters in the state capital earlier on Monday, Oyetola claimed God promised to return him as Governor of the state.

    But in a statement, Adeleke through his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed Reminded Oyetola that there is life after losing an election, saying that Osun people have moved on and are now enjoying “a new government of openness, accountability, and responsiveness to yearnings and aspirations of the citizenry”

    The statement read, “The holy books even noted that devil’s whispering is real and no one should mistake the voice of devil for God. Our Almighty God has spoken resoundingly in favour of a new Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke. Mr Oyetola should better be reading ‘auzubilahi mina shaytani rajeem’ so he can hear the true voice of God – that a new leader is anointed by divine will for the Osun people.

    “Osun has launched a new chapter. This new leadership has returned state power to the people who are now feeling the new air of government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Never will Osun be returned again to the years of locust”, the statement added.

  • APC Defeat PDP in Oyetola, Aregbesola’s polling units

    APC Defeat PDP in Oyetola, Aregbesola’s polling units

    The All Progressives Congress won elections in the polling units of Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, his deputy, Benedict Alabi, and Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola.

    In Oyetola’s polling unit situated at ward 1, LA school, Popo, Iragbiji in Boripe Local Government Area, APC got 545 votes to defeat its closest rival, Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party, who had 69 votes.

    APC also won Aregbesola’s polling unit situated at Ward 8, unit 1, Isare Ifofin, Ilesa East Local Government Area of Osun State in Saturday’s election.

    The ruling party secured 164 votes while PDP trailed with 134 votes.

    However, Aregbesola didn’t participate in the election.

    Deputy Governor Alabi also won his polling unit at ward 6, unit 7, Baptist Day School, Ikire, in Irewole Local Government with 206 votes while PDP scored 184.

    Alabi, who voted at 10:32 am, described the exercise as peaceful and orderly.

    He commended the level of consciousness and enthusiasm displayed by voters, adding that Nigeria was moving towards democratic advancement.

    “The turnout is massive and encouraging as you can see, every process is orderly and impressive. All stakeholders diligently discharged their duties.

    “This is a clear testimony that our democracy is growing to the point of maturity and we are sure of victory as a party,” he said.

    Also, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state.

    He polled 218 votes to defeat his main contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress.

    Oyetola scored 23 votes while Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord party had one vote.

  • Oyetola Floors Aregbesola, Wins Osun APC Primary

    Oyetola Floors Aregbesola, Wins Osun APC Primary

    By Isaac Kertyo

    Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has been declared winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held on Saturday.

    Announcing the result on Sunday, the Chairman of the governorship primary committee and Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, said Oyetola won the election, having garnered 222,169 votes, against 12,921 votes that his closest challenger, Moshood Adeoti got.

    He also said another of Oyetola’s challenger, Lasun Yusuf, got 460 votes and placed third.

    He said a total of 408,697 voters registered in the primary election of the party, while 247, 207 voters were accredited to vote. The total vote cast and valid votes were 235,550.

    Abdulrazaq said Oyetola won in all the 30 local government areas in the state.

    In his remarks, Osun APC chairman, Gboyega Famoodun, commended the diligence of the committee, security agencies and others that worked for the success of the exercise.

    The Rasaq Salinsile-led faction of the party to which the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, belongs, has however rejected the result. The faction claimed that the exercise was fraught with irregularities.

    Adeoti, a former chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria before it merged with the APC, is the anointed candidate of Aregbesola for the party’s governorship ticket.

    Oyetola, was the chief of staff to Aregbesola when the latter served as governor of the state for eight years.

    Also in the race is a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf.

    In Aregbesola’s Ifofin Ward 8, Ilesa East Local Government, Adeoti got 146 votes while Oyetola polled 309 votes. Lasun Yusuf also lost in his Ward 5, Ilobu getting 10 votes, as Oyetola polled 323 while Adeoti got 62 votes.

    Also, in his Iragbaji Ward 1, Saint Peters Primary School, Iragbiji, Oyetola got 1,612 votes, while Adeoti and Yusuf got no vote.

  • Osun gov poll: Aregbesola denounces Oyetola

    Osun gov poll: Aregbesola denounces Oyetola

    By Isaac Kertyo

    MINISTER of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, yesterday, openly denounced the relationship with Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State, just as he vowed to ensure that former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, emerges the next governor of the state.

    He also said that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is back in the hands of true progressives, who will work assiduously to win in the July 16 governorship election.

    Aregbesola, in a statement by his Media Aide, Sola Fasure, spoke while addressing supporters at Ijebu-Jesa, ahead of the party’s primary scheduled for February 19, 2022.

    Aregbesola said: “Anyone who was with us when we started the journey to reclaim Osun for the progressives in 2004 would know we fought very hard for this victory we have today. We went through several challenges then but, through thick and thin, we were able to succeed and this time around, we will succeed.

    “We are ready to allow a free flow of the democratic process to interplay here. We are not those who play God. We are resolute about reclaiming our party from those who think they can continue to abuse our legacies or even want us to be second fiddles in the party we worked and laboured for. This is our pride and we will sustain it.

    “Let me tell you that God is with us. I urge all our supporters to come out and back us. Do not have any fears. We are the authentic APC in Osun. If in Lagos, the governor did not do well and the party decided not to return him for a second term, why can’t it be so in Osun? They know what they have done to us is bad and they want to continue the impunity. We will not accept it.

    Osun govt accuses Aregbesola of allegedly invading state capital with armed thugs

    “Do not be disturbed by their threats. Come out en-masse and vote for our aspirant. Adeoti is the next governor of Osun. We should all support him.”

    Meanwhile, the Osun State Government, yesterday, chided the convoy of Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for allegedly invading the state capital with armed thugs, shooting sporadically into the air to scare innocent people away from their businesses.

    But an aide to the Minister, Mr Bola Ilori said the security operatives attached to the Minister shot to repel an attempted attack on the former Governor.

    Sporadic gunshots were fired severally around Old-Garage around 7 pm while the former Governor’s convoy was moving through the Ajegunle area to Oke-Fia, forcing shop owners and other residents to scamper for safety.

    The state government, in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode said: “We have credible reports that some misguided cowards have invaded Osogbo, the Osun State capital with armed thugs to foment trouble. These miscreants and their kingpin started shooting as they raced through the town.

    “Their interest is simply to attempt to thwart the peace of the state and create fear in the minds of the good people of Osun counting on a long-lost influence.

    The Government of Osun hereby warns that there are no sacred cows in the state. No one is above the law here regardless of their past glories or future aspirations. Security agencies have been well briefed about the activities of these mischief-makers, who have set themselves on a collision course with the law.”

    But in a swift reaction, Ilori, on his Facebook page, wrote: “Only a lazy man starts a wrestling match with cutlass and guns.

    “Oyetola’s thugs fired several gunshots at Aregbesola and Adeoti’s convoy after declaring his preferred choice for Governorship. The attackers were repelled by combined efforts of Police, DSS, NSCDC etc and luckily no casually was recorded.”

  • Aregbesola is Playing God – Oyetola Fires Back at Predecessor

    Aregbesola is Playing God – Oyetola Fires Back at Predecessor

    By Isaac Kertyo

    Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state has berated the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, for acting as God and pontificating about the future of the state.

    The governor said Aregbesola is not God and he is in no position to determine the fate of his second term as Osun state governor, adding that only God and the people of Osun will do that.

    He accused the Minister and former governor of the state of creating division in Osun state All Progressives Congress, APC, despite the intervention of the National Reconciliation Committee of the party.

    Speaking through a statement by his spokesman, Ismaila Omipidan, the governor said the people of Osun can differentiate between him and his predecessor, adding that his achievements in the state will speak for him.

    “My Principal has absolute faith in God and the people of Osun. In these last three years plus, the people can tell the difference in terms of responsible and responsive governance and politics.”

    “Before we came in, Osun West was literally neglected in terms of infrastructure. But since we came in, we have done roads that had been abandoned for close to 20 years in that district. This, perhaps, explains why leaders and critical stakeholders from the area are already appealing to themselves to allow Oyetola to take another shot at the governorship for the second term,” the statement read in part.

    He added that recently, the Oluwo of Iwo endorsed Oyetola for a second term despite the fact that Mashood Adeoti who Aregbesola is rooting for is from Iwo.

    “Just about a week ago, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, charged the people of the town to vote for incumbent Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

    “Oluwo, who advised his subjects not to waste their resources and energy working against the re-election bid of the governor, said only those who are not interested in the growth and development of the town in particular and Osun State in general would want to run against Oyetola.

    “The Royal Father said by the special Grace of God and the support of the people of Osun, Oyetola will be re-elected to consolidate the achievements he has so far recorded. Now, Aregbesola’s anointed candidate is from Iwo. So you be the judge,” the statement concluded.