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2023: Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Obadara Rally Support For Tinubu-Shettima Ticket

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Former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel and one-time senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Senator Olugbenga Obadara at the weekend jointly expressed optimism on the prospect of a more economically vibrant and equitable Nigeria under the presidency of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima of the ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC).

Speaking at the maiden brainstorming session of the Ogun State Chapter of the Tinubu – Shettima Grassroots Independent Campaign Council (TSGICC), both party leaders described the Tinubu-Shettima Ticket as iron – cast, dependable and reassuring based on the antecedents of both candidates in public office at different times since the beginning of the fourth republic.

Daniel, who is Joint State Coordinator, Ogun State Chapter of TSGICC, announced that the body already hit the ground running in Ogun State with a highly strategic, multi-level engagements with the grassroots voters, youths and elderly citizens in various communities of the state.

“The 2023 election is going to be different in all shapes and forms. Campaigns can no longer be mere singing, dancing and colourful regalia. It’s work and work deep down into the consciousness of young and down-trodden voters at the grassroots. As a veteran and master strategist, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu understands this, hence his charge to the various state chapters of the ICCG to focus on rural communication, with the flotsams and jetsams of our communities nationwide.”

Senator Obadara, in his address, spoke of the need for all stakeholders of the party to come together and work as one unit. “From the get-go, our focus shall be on the party, APC and its candidates in all elections all over the state. Asiwaju and Shettima remain the core agenda. But our deployment strategy would be all embracing when we roll out fully. We shall be engaging all residents in all parts of Ogun State. From the Presidential to the state assembly slots, APC is one and we shall work as one to record 100 percent results come February 2023”, he said.

In attendance at the meeting held at the conference hotel Abeokuta secretariat of the Ogun State Tinubu-Shettima ICCG were prominent party leaders from across different areas of the State. They include Rt. Hon. Titi Oseri, former speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly; Mrs. Jokotade Odebunmi, former commissioner, Women Affairs, Ogun State; Otunba Fatai Sowe-mo, former commissioner for youth & sports, Ogun State; Hon. John Obafemi; General Olumuyiwa Okunowo (rtd); Alhaji Adewale Adeogun; Hon. Kazeem Salako; and Mr. Soji Bankole.

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BREAKING: Court Finds Natasha Guilty Of Contempt, Fines Her N5 million

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The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday convicted the senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for contempt over a satirical apology she posted on her Facebook page on April 27.

Justice Binta Nyako, delivering judgment in the suit filed by Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging her suspension, began with the contempt application submitted by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.

Akpabio, in his application, argued that the senator’s social media post breached an earlier court order that restrained all parties from speaking to the press or posting on social media about the matter.

Akpoti-Uduaghan’s counsel contended that the post was unrelated to the court’s order on her suspension but was about a separate matter involving sexual harassment claims against the third respondent (Akpabio).

However, Justice Nyako ruled that after reviewing the post and the application before her filed by the third respondent, she was convinced it was connected to the suspension case before the court and therefore declared the plaintiff guilty of contempt.

The judge directed Akpoti-Uduaghan to publish an apology in two national newspapers and on her Facebook page within seven days. She also imposed a fine of N5 million.

 

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BREAKING: Court Orders Senate To Recall Suspended Natasha Akpoti

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday ruled that the Nigerian Senate exceeded its powers by suspending Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, ordering her to be immediately recalled to the Red Chamber.

Justice Binta Nyako, delivering the judgment, described the suspension period as “excessive” and lacking a solid legal basis.

The court stated that both Chapter 8 of the Senate Standing Orders and Section 14 of the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, which the Senate relied on, do not specify a maximum suspension length. Therefore, their application in this situation was considered overreaching.

The judge noted that since the National Assembly is only mandated to sit for 181 days in a legislative year, suspending a lawmaker for about the same length of time effectively silences an entire constituency, calling it unconstitutional.

“While the Senate has the authority to discipline its members, such sanctions must not go so far as to deny constituents their right to representation,” Nyako ruled.

However, the court agreed with Senate President Godswill Akpabio on a different issue, ruling that his decision to prevent Akpoti-Uduaghan from speaking during a plenary—because she was not in her designated seat—did not violate her rights.

Nyako also dismissed Akpabio’s argument that the judiciary should not interfere in what he described as an “internal affair” of the legislature, saying fundamental rights and representation fall squarely within the court’s jurisdiction.

In a separate twist, the court imposed a monetary penalty on Akpoti-Uduaghan for violating an earlier court directive that barred both parties from making public comments about the ongoing legal proceedings.

The fine amounts to millions of naira.

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COALITION: We’ll Register New Party As Backup To ADC — El-Rufai

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A leader of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and an important figure in the opposition coalition, Nasir El-Rufai, stated that a new political party would be registered as a backup for the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

El-Rufai explained that the new party would serve as an alternative option to guard against potential infiltration by the All Progressives Congress, APC, into the ADC.

The opposition coalition had chosen the ADC as its platform on Wednesday.

However, El-Rufai noted that there is a possibility the APC could spark a crisis within the ADC by turning old members against the new leadership.

He revealed this during an interview with Radio France International (RFI) Hausa Service on Wednesday night.

“Those who refuse to join the APC face threats of investigations by agencies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), or Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

“The opposition parties’ alliance in the ADC is temporary, and we may register a new party as a second option, which we will move to should the ADC be instigated into crisis by the government,” the former Kaduna governor stated.

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