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Row over N34m polling agents’ allowances deepens Labour Party crisis
The of Labour Party, LP, in Osun State, Prince Bello Adebayo, was on Tuesday suspended over allegations of anti-party activities and alleged embezzlement of N34 million allowance for polling agents in the 2023 general election.
Adebayo’s suspension was conveyed by party executives in his Ward 12, Osogbo Local Government Area, chaired by Hammed Sheriff.
Addressing reporters yesterday, Sheriff said: “Our suspending Bello Adebayo is hinged on Article 19(1B)(2B) sub-sections 2,3,4 and 5. He carried out anti-party propaganda and his failure to attend ward meeting about 10 times without cogent reasons.”
Subsequently, chairmen of the party across all local government areas, led by Raheem Taiwo-Ojo, passed a vote of confidence in the Acting State Chairman, Chief Sussan Ojo, and dissociated themselves from the ‘illegal’ suspension of the party’s National Legal Adviser, Akingbade Oyelekan and Sussan Ojo, by Adebayo.
Chief Ojo also alleged that the N4 million for publicity, released by the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to Adebayo, was not paid to the LPPCC and, after the election, N30 million meant for polling agents given to Adebayo was embezzled.
“Comrade Lane Fadahunsi, who is the Southwest Coordinator of Big Tent, and Chairman of Media Committee of the LPPCC, Jimoh Babalola, featured on both radio and TV stations marketing Peter Obi and canvassing for votes. The funds spent on this were not given by Adebayo (as it was promised), it took the intervention of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Spokesman Dr. Umar Tanko, before he released part of the money.
“Also, polling agents tasked with the responsibility of submitting Form EC8A after the elections were not compensated despite the fact that he was given N30 million to pay them. Now the leaders of LPPCC are being chased around by these agents while Bello had collected and cornered their money.”
But Adebayo debunked the allegations, saying: “There’s no substantial executive for ward 12, all executives in Osogbo local government area are unhappy. Their tenure has expired because they didn’t even make the congress which was May last year. So there is no substantial executive for ward 12, and that is one of their failures.
“The only money sent to us then was N300,000, by Chief Akinosun Tokun, so the evidence is there and they can contact him. Aside that, I don’t know what transpired during the January presidential campaign. They have no locus standing to suspend any elected officers in Osun.”
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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.
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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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