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LP attacks Val Ozigbo for defecting to APC
Labour Party has criticized a former governorship candidate in Anambra, Valentine Ozigbo over his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a statement released on Sunday, Obiorah Ifoh, the spokesperson for the Labour Party said Ozigbo was merely a nominal member of the party and never added any value to it.
Ifoh noted that Ozigbo was just a familiar face in the Peter Obi presidential campaign council for the 2023 election where he made attempts to demarket the Labour Party in his alleged attention-seeking antics.
Further reacting to a recent interview by Ozigbo since leaving the party, Ifoh said no one gets into a position of power through betrayal and desperation.
His words, “As a party, we rarely respond to media attacks by individuals who for political reasons create some aura of importance around their persons but in actual fact, are liabilities to both the party they belong to and also to their constituents.
“But for Val Ozigbo, the Labour Party views his present pitiable position as quite unfortunate and can only advice him that no one gets into position of power through betrayal and desperation,” Ifoh said in the statement.
He further noted that the massive defection rocking the party is being challenged in court.
He also said, “The truth is that Val Ozigbo would rather contest election in a political party where he hopes to be rewarded by the government in power when he loses election. It is a fact that he has been financially challenged after the 2021 election and he is desperately in need of resuscitating himself.
“It is obvious that Mr. Ozigbo has neither the interest of the nation nor Anambra State as he claimed, rather his interest is clearly pecuniary,” he said.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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