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Ortom Declares He Is Not Defeated Despite Setback

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Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has affirmed his determination to continue advocating for equity, justice, and fairness despite losing his bid for senator in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.

 

According to a statement from the Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, the governor delivered a speech on Tuesday during the commissioning of Government Secondary School, Kpor located in Gokana Local Government Area (LGA).

 

The statement partly reads “I am not defeated and I stand tall and I am proud of associating with Governor Nyesome Wike and many others who have chosen to stand by the truth and to ensure equity, fairness, and justice for this country,” Ortom was quoted as saying.

 

“We have everything we need in Nigeria, what is lacking is equity, fairness, and justice and I am very proud that right from the beginning, I stood firm and said after eight years of Presidency in the North, another eight years should go to the South and I am happy that today this is where we are.” it added

 

The governor also commended the people of Rivers State for standing with Wike and supporting him in all his aspirations, describing him as “a great Nigerian, a patriot, a man that believes in equity, fairness, and justice.”

 

Governor Ortom is a member of the G5, a group of five PDP governors who were dissatisfied with their party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and refused to campaign for him during the election.

 

The Governors include Nyesom Wike (Rivers), Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu).

 

While Ortom supported the LP’s candidate, there are reports indicating that some other members of the G5 worked in favor of Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress (APC), who ultimately emerged as the winner of the election.

 

Prior to the elections, the Benue governor had pinned his senatorial aspirations on the outcome of Peter Obi’s presidential campaign. Unfortunately, both Ortom’s and Obi’s bids were unsuccessful, and they were defeated in the polls.

 

One of the key requests of the G5 was that the former National Chairman of the PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, resign in order to adhere to the party’s constitutional provisions on zoning.

 

Since both Ayu and Atiku Abubakar are from the North, the G5 felt that Ayu’s resignation was necessary to maintain the party’s commitment to regional balance.

After a prolonged disagreement between the G5 and the PDP’s national leadership, Ayu finally stepped down from his position last week.

 

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PDP Governors Probe Ondo Polls, Criticizes Edo Result

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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.

 

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Gaetz Withdraws From Trumps Cabinet Nomination 

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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.

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Adeleke Represents SW On Ad Hoc Committee on Nat’l Electrification Plan

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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:

  1. Governor of Cross Rivers State, Bassey Out – Chairman, South-South
  2. Governor of Katsina State, Mallam Dikko Umaru Radda – Chairman, North-West
  3. Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya – Chairman, North-East
  4. Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke – Chairman, South-West
  5. Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma – Chairman, South-East
  6. Governor of Plateau State, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang – Chairman, North-Central
  7. Hon. Minister of Finance, Wale Edun
  8. Hon. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Atiku Bagudu
  9. Special Adviser, NEC and Climate Change, Rukaiya El-Rufai
  10. Special Adviser, Power Minister, Hon. Bolaji Tunji
  11. MD/CEO Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu
  12. MD/CEO Niger Delta Power Holding Company, Jennifer Adighije
  13. Chairman, Nigeria Governors Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak
  14. NEC Secretariat
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