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  • IBB backs Gbenga Daniel for PDP chairmanship

    Former Military President and one of the founding fathers of the Peoples Democratic Party, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB (rtd), has thrown his weight behind the former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) in his bid to become the National Chairman of the party in the December national elective convention, describing him as a ‘breath of fresh air’.

    Former Head of State, Gen Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and the former Governor of Ogun state, Otunba (Engr.) Gbenga Daniel (OGD) IBB made this declaration at his Hilltop residence in Minna, the Niger State Capital on Wednesday when the former governor accompanied by a powerful delegation paid him a visit as part of his ongoing consultations amongst critical stakeholders.

    Speaking during the visit, Daniel said he had come to notify the self-styled military President of his ambition, stressing that no serious politician in the country would embark on such an important national task without seeking the wisdom and blessing of the Minna-born retired army general.

    Responding, President Babangida said he was quite elated when he heard of the former Ogun State Governor’s intent to offer his service to the party as national chairman.

    He said: “I was elated when I first heard that you were interested in volunteering yourself for this great service to our country. You represent the breadth of fresh air that the party deserves at this stage.

    “I know Gbenga Daniel very well and I know his unparalleled capacity for work. I have a strong conviction that with Daniel as chairman, the party can be turned around again,” even as he referred to him as “My chairman in waiting.”

    His words: “I am supporting you because I know you very well. Gbenga Daniel, you’re my Chairman in waiting. “

  • Assassination claim: ‘I have no interest in your death’, Kashamu fires back at Gbenga Daniel

    …says ‘I do not have a killer squad’

    The senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has denied the claim by a former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, that he sent assassins after him.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Daniel had accused Kashamu in a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Idris Ibrahim, on Friday of sending hired killers after him.

    However, in a swift response, Kashamu, in a letter to the IG as well asserted that he did not have a killer squad and he was not interested in the ex-governor’s death.

    “I have been in Lagos since the National Assembly went on recess last month. I do not have a killer squad …

    “My telephones and call logs are available for scrutiny. It is true that we have had political differences since 2009 after working together for some time. Even at that, not once have I been linked to any form of violence.

    “As for me, I have no interest in Daniel’s death or that of any human being. If I engaged him as a sitting governor with tact and intelligence, why would I want to attack or assassinate him now?” he said.

    The senator added, “It is part of the grand plot by Daniel to … foist a caretaker committee on the PDP in the state despite the subsisting and binding court judgment which expressly states that the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led state executive committee – which I belong to – should remain in office till 2020.”

    Kashamu stated further that the petition was politically motivated.

    “The authentic PDP ExCo in Ogun State under the leadership of Dayo has a final judgment in its favour that has yet to be appealed, set aside or upturned. What is more, the orders and judgment are binding on the police and the Independent National Electoral Commission who were parties to the suit.

    “This … story of an attack is part of Daniel’s … bid to seek relevance, revive his … political career …

    “He is afraid that some genuine and concerned party members could resist … his actions… despite being aware of the existence of the democratically elected and the judicially approved Ogun State PDP ExCo,” the lawmaker said in the petition.

    Also, in the petition, he drew the attention of Idris to previous letters written by Dayo to complain about the activities of Daniel in the state.

    “Instead of raising … alarm like Daniel, the Engr. Adebayo Dayo-led State ExCo had written two letters dated August 14 and 15, 2017 to your office, wherein your attention was drawn to the … acts of Daniel and his collaborators and how they could threaten the peace … in Ogun State, if not checked.

    “A careful perusal of the two petitions and the attached documents would give you an insight into the undercurrents of this unfounded alarm,” Kashamu stated.

  • Ex-Ogun gov, Gbenga Daniel petitions IGP, says ‘Help, Kashamu wants to kill me’

    The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel on Friday accused the Senator representing Ogun East, Chief Buruji Kashamu, of sending hired killers after him.

    Daniel, in a petition to the Police claimed that “five hefty men, two of them in military fatigue” on Thursday invaded his Abuja residence with a mission to terminating his life.

    He said they were acting on behalf of Kashamu, who, according to the former governor, has “on several other occasions boasted in the company of his friends that he will not rest until he sees my end.”

    He added: “This renewed offensive was as a result of the recent Supreme Court ruling placing his own faction at a disadvantage and ending the reign of his control over the State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, which were all secured through various controversial court orders.

    He asked the police for additional security protection and to put Kashamu “under security watch list and strict surveillance.”

    The Senator, reacting to the accusation last night said it was a hoax.
    “It is certain that OGD is hallucinating,” Kashamu’s Media Adviser, Austin Oniyokor said in a statement.

    “He is the accuser, the investigator, prosecutor and judge in his own case.

    “Pray, why would Senator Kashamu go after a man who is at the twilight of his political career?
    “By the grace of God, the distinguished Senator Buruji Kashamu is PDP’s highest political office holder in Ogun State despite the OGD’s efforts to make him lose the election. So, why would he want to attack a former governor who has lost political relevance six years after leaving office? Is OGD the only former governor in Ogun State?”
    Daniel and Kashamu belong to rival factions of the PDP in Ogun State.
    Their disagreement dates to Daniel’s tenure as governor of the state.