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OSHIOMHOLE TO SARAKI: Resign Honourably or be Impeached

SARAKI TO OSHIOMOLE: Impeachment Plan Is Mere “Wishful Thinking”

Excerpts from Press Conference held by APC National Chairman and Published by Sumner Shagari Sambo:

Without going back to ancient history, it is important to look at how Senator Bukola Saraki became the President of the Senate. He decided, clearly, against the party position to enter into a deal with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and got a faction of the PDP, taking advantage of the fact that majority of the APC senators were holding a meeting at the International Conference Centre to resolve the issue of leadership of the senate and other principal officers that are expected to be produced by the ruling party with majority senators.

 Because he has put his personal interest over and above the interest of the party, he went into alliance with the PDP and conceded the position of Deputy Senate President to the opposition in other to obtain their supp…

PRESS RELEASE
Politicians and political leaders, groups and group leaders, stakeholders in the development of our state and our nation, fellow indigenes of Sokoto State and citizens of our great country, members of the press, ladies and gentlemen. It is with gratitude to Almighty Allah, our Sustainer that I address you on a matter of great importance to our nation at this auspicious moment in our political history. I stand before you with a heavy heart, wishing I had cheery words of progress, instead of the sad report that I am constrained to give you on the situation of our dear nation.
2. The struggle for democracy is one that began with our fight for independence as a sovereign nation. To this end, the blood, freedom and other liberties of our past heroes and contemporary veterans were sacrificed. The current dispensation began in 1999, as the watershed of our toil, which granted to us a democratic system that is str…

 THE MAN ABAYOMI OLADAPO

Mr. Abayomi Oladapo is a trail blazer who has successfully etched his name in gold at the annals of media and public relations in Nigeria especially in Lagos State where he is currently serving as the Head of Public Affairs Unit (Lagos State Public Corporation Ojudu, Berger). He has a tract record of meritorious service spanning over two decades as a veteran media/ public relations consultant due to his background as a trained Journalist who specializes in public Relations and Advertisement. 
Mr. Abayomi Oladapo was born in 1968 to the noble family of High Chief Mr. & Mrs. Simeon Olayiola Oladapo at Mushin Local Government Council in Lagos state. He has from childhood always displayed a very high sense of responsibility and unparalleled leadership qualities which endeared him to the minds of the people. Among his peers, he was the rallying and reference point.
Mr. Abayomi Oladapo, coming from a prudent and noble family with a highly discipline parental car…

* Ekweremadu prevented from leaving his Abuja residence - PDP
Senate President Bukola Saraki's political aide Bamikole Omisore says the police have blocked his principal from leaving his Abuja residence this morning after laying siege on his convoy. He tweeted:

"The @PoliceNG have blocked the Senate President @BukolaSaraki's convoy at Lake chad junction on his way to report to the police headquarters upon the last night invitation by the police received at 8pm"

In the same vein, National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan also tweeted that Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has been prevented by security operatives from leaving his Apo residence in Abuja.

Breaking..... Security operatives takeover the Apo, Abuja, residence of Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu...#Underthejackboots

Security operatives block Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,'s residence in Apo, Abuja... Senate President Bukola S…

Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has allegedly said that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has committed grievous sins in the last four years and will surely account for his actions someday.

According to Daily Independent, Sagay said Fayose through his language, attitude and actions has been sinning against God especially by wishing death upon President Muhammadu Buhari during his illness.

“Fayose has been sinning against God in the last four years”.

“Because when you pray and gloat over other people’s illness, when others are praying and expressing their good wishes, but you are praying for others to be sick, mocking and gloating, then you are forgetting that there is a God who is listening, seeing and supervising all things and one day, you will be visited with your sins.

“Fayose has committed a lot of sins in office; in his attitude, in his language, in his behaviour and actions.

“And I have no doubt that one d…

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has arrived Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Melaye was conveyed in an ambulance by the police authorities and is due to appear before the Federal High Court, Lokoja later today.
The Senator who is presently at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) office in the north-central state is under the guard of armed policemen.
According to the police, Melaye is being arraigned for an alleged criminal conspiracy, causing damage to government property, attempted suicide and escape from lawful custody.
The Senator’s arraignment today follows his discharge from the National Hospital after he was confirmed fit for trial.
Melaye landed in the National Hospital after he jumped out of a moving police vehicle on April 24 while being conveyed to Kogi State.
He was also said to have resisted a further attempt by the police to re-arrest him with the help of some persons who allegedly threatened to injure the po…