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Ekiti 2022: Ade-Ademola, 28-Year Old House of Reps Aspirant Canvasses Continuity
By Edozie Obasi-Eze
With the tempo increasing ahead of the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti State, a 28-year-old All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives aspirant, Ilesanmi Ade-Ademola, has called the electorate to vote massively in favour of the candidate of the party, Biodun Oyebanji, to ensure continuity.
The youthful aspirant made the call at a rally he put together in Aramoko-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area, at the weekend, in support of the governorship candidate.
He counselled the voters to vote for sustenance of the waves of development being witnessed across 16 Local Government Areas of the state.
Ade-Ademola declared his intention to contest for the Efon/Ijero/Ekiti West federal constituency seat at the rally explained that the party’s candidate was capable and the experienced enough to build on the gains recorded by the outgoing administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi in the interest of the people.
He advised registers voters to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) through which they would be able to participate in the election and demonstrate their huge support for the ruling party.
In his words, “What we are doing today is to galvanise support for our governorship candidate, Biodun Oyebanji. We want sustainable industries, not the ones that will last for a few years.
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“It is going to be continuity of APC government in Ekiti so that we can have more of the good things we are witnessing now.
‘Our youths need massive employment and we can only get this done through industries whether private or public. We believe in the capacity of Oyebanji to sustain the gains we have now and build on it in the interest of Ekiti people.”
On his personal ambition of representing his people at the green chamber, the aspirant said that residents and stakeholders have been continuously calling on him to make himself available for the position.
He expressed optimism that the party would nominate him for the position, given his years of selfless service to the people, which he said would help to sway the votes in his favour during the primaries of the party later in May this year.
“One thing I believe is the more, the merrier and even though we are ten aspirants, I will be victorious in the primary because, over the years, I have been a grassroots person, working for the people.
“Initially, I didn’t want to contest, but my people want me to represent them at the federal house of representatives. My people have been saying that I have been doing a lot for them, and at a point, they made me the ‘wanted child’ for the seat.
I so much believe in them and regardless of the mode of primary, my people will vote for me to pick the ticket of APC,” he added.
Ade-Ademola called on youths to eschew violence and focus on how best to get involved in governance, so as to be part of the decision making in the country’s political system.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of the Ondo State governorship election, accusing the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of electoral malpractice, including vote-buying and result manipulation.
This was disclosed during a meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum on Saturday in Jos, Plateau State.
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The forum, chaired by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, criticized the conduct of the election, which saw APC’s Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa secure a landslide victory for another four-year term in Alagbaka, Akure.
“We are still reviewing documents from the Ondo election, where the APC openly bought votes and manipulated results,” Mohammed said.
He urged the judiciary to “save Nigerian democracy” and called on the National Assembly to strengthen electoral laws to prevent what he described as “institutional sabotage of the people’s will.”
The PDP governors also condemned the September governorship election in Edo State, describing it as a “rape of democracy.”
The forum accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with the APC to declare its candidate the winner despite claims that the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, had secured the majority of lawful votes.
“INEC blatantly manipulated the results in favor of the APC candidate. This undermines the credibility of our electoral process,” Mohammed said.
Beyond electoral grievances, the governors urged the PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) to convene a National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting by February 2025.
They emphasized the need for broader consultations with stakeholders to resolve the party’s internal leadership crisis and strengthen its position as the main opposition party.
The forum reiterated its commitment to democratic values and vowed to push for electoral reforms that would restore public confidence in Nigeria’s electoral process.
The Ondo governorship election has sparked a renewed call for transparency in the country’s electoral system, with the PDP vowing to challenge what it views as a subversion of democracy.
Following his observations that ‘the momentum was strong’ Matt Gaetz whom 47th POTUS elect, Donald Trump nominated for Attorney General has withdrawn.
Biztellers reports that this follows his meeting with Senate and the feedback, which included two women, represented by their attorneys, who accused him of having paid for sex.
Consequently, Gaetz placed on record his full commitment to seeing “that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history.”
His withdrawal according his statement on micro-blogging site, X, was based on his conviction that “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle”.
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In is view, “Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1”.
Gaetz wrote, “I had excellent meetings with Senators yesterday. I appreciate their thoughtful feedback – and the incredible support of so many. While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition. There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1.
“I remain fully committed to see that Donald J. Trump is the most successful President in history. I will forever be honored that President Trump nominated me to lead the Department of Justice and I’m certain he will Save America.”
His backers have promptly encouraged to take his seat in the House of Representatives, having been elected to the house under the flag of the Republicans to represent Florida.
The Executive Governors from Nigeria’s South West have unanimously nominated Senator Ademola Adeleke as the chairman of the zone on the National Economic Council (NEC).
Adeleke is the Executive Governor of Osun State, southwest, Nigeria.
This, according to the Spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, transpired on Thursday, at a meeting of the NEC.
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He noted that the meeting reviewed the state of Nigeria’s electricity sector and resolved to engage subnational structures to address current challenges in the sector.
“The meeting particularly sought to build on the devolution of the electricity sector and its movement into the concurrent legislative list which empowers state governments to regulate the sector in their respective areas,” he stated.
Consequently, the NEC, therefore set up an ad hoc committee to review actions in the sector by state governments and explore ways to ramp up activities through coordination, Rasheed highlighted.
The full list of members of NEC’s Ad-hoc Committee on National Electrification:
- Governor of Cross Rivers State, Bassey Out – Chairman, South-South
- Governor of Katsina State, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda – Chairman, North-West
- Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya – Chairman, North-East
- Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke – Chairman, South-West
- Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma – Chairman, South-East
- Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang – Chairman, North-Central
- Hon. Minister of Finance, Wale Edun
- Hon. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu
- Special Adviser, NEC and Climate Change, Rukaiya El-Rufai
- Special Adviser, Power Minister, Hon. Bolaji Tunji
- MD/CEO Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu
- MD/CEO Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije
- Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak
- NEC Secretariat
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