Ex-Edo Gov Aspirant Dumps PDP
A former governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State, Ken Imasuagbon, on Wednesday, resigned his membership of the PDP.
The frontline Edo politician, in a letter sent to the chairman of the party in the state, Tony Aziegbemi, and chairman of his local government, Esan South-East ward 2, was silent on his reasons for quitting the PDP.
He thanked the entire body and leadership of the PDP, describing his experience within the party as memorable.
Atiku Lines Up Three INEC Ad hoc Staff To Testify Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, indicated on Wednesday to call three electoral officers to testify for him at the ongoing hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja.
The three witnesses, who will appear on subpoena, were part of the ad-hoc staff engaged by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct the 25 presidential election.
Atiku, who alleged widespread irregularities and manipulations of results during the election, filed his petition at the court in March to challenge President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the disputed poll.
Despite FG White Paper, Senate Passes Bill Exempting Police From Pensions Scheme
The senate has passed the bill for the establishment of a Police Pension Board to exclude the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) from the contributory pension scheme (CPS) and return the force to the old defined benefit scheme (DBS).
The upper chamber announced on its Twitter handle on Tuesday that it had passed the bill, although a 2014 federal government white paper rejected the agitation and previous attempts had been turned down by the federal lawmakers.
Oyo Chief Makes Case For Ibadan Indigenes
An Ibadan high chief and publisher of StreetJournal magazine, Wole Arisekola, has written to President Bola Tinubu, congratulating him on his swearing-in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
In the open letter, the Dublin-based publisher also appealed to the President to consider Ibadanland in his ministerial appointment for Oyo State.
According to Arisekola, despite consistently giving the APC highest number of votes in Oyo State since 2015, Ibadan has never been rewarded with a ministerial appointment.
