Tag: Amosun
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Oshiomhole on a mission to kill APC, harm Buhari’s re-election – Amosun
Ogun State governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun has warned that the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is on a mission to kill the party even as he described the party boss as a liar over his account of the controversies trailing the party’s gubernatorial primaries in the state. While describing…
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2019: Oshiomhole, Tinubu, Osoba behind political crises in Ogun – Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, on Monday, accused the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, a national leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and former governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Osoba of allegedly masterminding the political chaos in the state. The governor said the aforementioned party leaders…
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2019: Aisha Buhari’s brother, Amosun, Ribadu, others lose at APC Appeals Panel
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun, former Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, Senator Magnus Abe and President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife’s brother are among the big losers as the All Progressives Congress (APC) Appeals Panel submitted its report on Thursday. Also, Niger Delta Affairs Minister Usani Uguru Usani failed to upturn the outcome…
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Amosun declares support for Buhari, debunks defection rumours
The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has debunked the rumours making the rounds that he plans to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress to another party over the recent controversial primaries held in the state. Amosun also declared support for President Muhammadu Buhari re-election. He debunked the rumours on Tuesday in a press…
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Buhari meets Governors Ganduje, Amosun, Yari in Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari again on Friday met with three state governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, disclosed this on his Twitter handle, @BashirAhmaad. Ahmad listed the governors who met with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to include Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano),…
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Just in: Gov Amosun, loyalists may dump APC
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and his loyalists in the All Progressives Congress (APC) will dump the ruling party. Their imminent exit from the APC was as a result of the alleged refusal of the party’s national leadership to uphold the candidacy of the governor’s preferred candidate, Adekunle Akinlade, for the 2019 governorship election.…
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2019: Osinbajo, Amosun meet inside Aso Villa over controvercial primaries
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday evening met behind closed doors with Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall that both Osinbajo and Amosun are from Ogun State. The state is among those where the ruling All Progressives Congress is experiencing rancorous primaries. Details later…
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Dankwambo lambasts Amosun during visit to Obasanjo, says ‘there are no potholes in Gombe…’
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State attacked his Ogun State counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun when he visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday. Dankwambo, a presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in the state to consult with the former Nigerian leader on his ambition. Recall that Dankwambo served as Accountant-General…
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Ambode, Amosun, Dangote others attend late Deji Tinubu’s burial
The remains of Deji Tinubu, Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Commerce and Industry was buried on Tuesday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. Recall that Tinubu slumped and died last Thursday while playing a novelty football match in Epe, during the retreat of the Lagos State Executive Council. Earlier,…
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Gov. Amosun Signs 2018 Budget into law
The Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has signed into law the state’s 2018 Appropriation Bill of N343.9 Billion naira for the 2018 Budget. This is N1.4 billion naira less than the 345.4 billion naira earlier presented to the House by the governor. Amosun signed the bill into law at the Governor’s office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,…