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  • Osun Decides: People Rejecting money being offered – Davido

    Osun Decides: People Rejecting money being offered – Davido

     

    Popular Nigerian singer Davido, has commented on the ongoing gubernatorial election in Osun State.

    On his official Tweeter hand, @Davido he stated: “Pple rejecting money being offered to them left n right of the state today … GREAT TO SEE … there is stilll hope for Nigeria”.

    Davido is the nephew of the flagbearer of the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the Osun governorship Election.

    In another tweet by @gucciicecream01 on Thursday about Davido’s dressing at the PDP mega rally in Osogno, he said:
    “Who else noticed Davido wearing bullet vest here? baba no wan hear say bullet fly Ma di ra oo”.

  • Osun poll: PDP exposes allege plot by APC to rig election

    Osun poll: PDP exposes allege plot by APC to rig election

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it has unravelled a plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig Saturday’s (today) governorship election in Osun State.

    This was contained in a statement released on Friday by Debo Ologunagba, the National Publicity Secretary of the party.

    According to the statement, the APC is colluding with officials of the Independent Nationals Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agents to hatch the plan to right the election.

    The PDP called on the Inspector General of Police and the Chairman of INEC to take immediate decisive steps to nip in the bud the plot to rig the election.

    The statement reads: “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alerts of an orchestrated plot by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to derail our democracy by compromising the integrity and sabotaging the Will and desire of the people for a free, fair, transparent and credible electoral process in the Saturday July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State.

    “Specifically, the APC has accentuated its rigging programme by deploying billions of naira to compromise some security and electoral officers to intimidate voters, manipulate electoral process and inordinately favour the sinking APC Candidate, Governor Gboyega Oyetola, against the Will of the people.

    “The PDP has been made aware of how huge sums of money have been funneled to certain compromised security and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials to execute this ignoble scheme.

    “The said INEC and security officials are reported to have been bought over to among other things, criminally assist and provide cover for APC agents to prosecute a well-oiled vote buying and violence-triggering scheme.

    “Our Party has information on how two prominent APC Governors from the South West, a former APC National Chairman from the South South, certain federal Minister and a particular member of the House of Assembly from Lagos State are coordinating the release of billions of naira to bribe electoral and security officials as well as fund heavily armed thugs imported from Lagos, Ondo, Ogun and other South West States to unleash violence and help the APC to rig the election.

    “The PDP alerts of a leaked report of how the APC released N20 million and N15 million respectively to two top police officers; N10 million to four Assistant Inspector General of Police, N5 million each to four Commissioners of Police, N3 million each to 15 Deputy Commissioners of Police, N2million each to 30 Assistant Commissioners of Police to compromise the electoral process.

    “Our Party also has further reports of how the APC released the sum of N10 million per Local Government Area for INEC officials in all the 30 Local Government Areas in Osun Steta, N7million to thugs masquerading as Amotekun officials and a huge sum of money for propaganda to a certain compromised media outfit.

    “The PDP has however been made aware that some patriotic INEC and Police officials vehemently rejected the poisonous offer by the APC. Our Party salutes the courage and patriotism of such officers who resisted the APC for the love of our country.

    “The PDP calls on the Inspector General of Police and the Chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to take immediate decisive steps to check the activities of police and INEC officials deployed to Osun State so as to avert a breakdown of Law and Order, especially given the manifest determination of the people of Osun State to resist the APC on its evil scheme.

    “The PDP demands that the Police and INEC immediately rejig their formations in Osun State as a step to assuage, reassure the electorate and prevent an impending crisis in the State.

    “The PDP urges the people of Osun State to remain undeterred and focused in their determination to free their State from the misrule of the APC”.

  • Osun 2022: PRP withdraws from governorship polls

    Osun 2022: PRP withdraws from governorship polls

    The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has withdrawn from Saturday’s governorship election scheduled to hold on Saturday in Osun state.

    This development was made known by the National Secretary of the party, Babatunde Alli on Thursday in the state.

    PRP blamed its decision which came less than 48 hours before the election on its governorship candidate in the State, Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji.

    Adedeji said “The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great party, the PRP has noted with great concern and disappointment, the negative effects of obvious in-activity of the Governorship Candidate of the party in Osun State, Mr. Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji, both on the party structures in Osun State and at the National level.

    “The National Executive Committee (NEC) having therefore considered all options hereby direct the withdrawal of the PRP from the Osun State Governorship Election of 16th July 2022,” the statement read in part.

    PRP has also set up a five-man disciplinary committee to investigate Adedeji.

    As a result, the party called on its supporters in the State “to concentrate on the project of party building towards electoral victories in the 2023 General Election, while completely dissociating itself from the Governorship Election holding on Saturday 16th July 2022, in Osun State”.

     

     

  • Osun: PRP pulls out from guber election

    Osun: PRP pulls out from guber election

    …accuses party’s candidate of fraud

    Barely 24hours to the governorship election in Osun State, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has announced its withdrawal from the race amidst accusations of fraud against its candidate for the polls.

    The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party said it was withdrawing from the race because it’s governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji had not demonstrated his preparedness to slug it out with the candidates of other parties

    National Secretary of the party, Comrade Babatunde Alli who disclosed this to the media in Abuja, said the party had , “noted with great concern and disappointment, the negative effects of obvious inactivity” of the governorship candidate of the party in Osun State, Mr Ayowole Olubusuyi Adedeji both on the party structures in Osun State and at the national level.

    He alleged that Adedeji has been staying abroad since emerging governorship candidate of the party till only two (2) weeks before the election, thereby preventing the party from all campaigns and awareness creation efforts. Adedeji was also alleged to had engaged in some fund-raising activities overseas without corresponding campaigns in the name of the party at State level.

    Consequently, the national leadership of the party has directed the State Chapter to set up a five-man Disciplinary Committee to investigate the governorship candidate of the party, in Osun State.

    “The party particularly considers the allegation (of fund raising overseas) very grievous and debasing to the PRP.
    Alleged attempt at fraudulently trading the party for personal monetary gains thereby embarrassing the party and dragging its good name and principles in the mud.

    “Once again, the party hereby call on all party faithfuls in Osun State to concentrate on the project of party building towards electoral victories in the 2023 General Election, while completely dissociating itself from the Governorship Election holding on Saturday 16th July 2022, in Osun State,” Alli said.

  • Police confirm attack on Labour Party’s guber candidate’s residence

    Police confirm attack on Labour Party’s guber candidate’s residence

    Police in Osun confirmed on Monday in Osogbo that gunmen attacked the residence of Mr Lasun Yusuf, Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state.

    SP Yemisi Opalola police’s spokesperson in Osun said an unspecified number of gunmen attacked the residence in the early hours of Monday.

    She said the assailants shot at Lasun’s building, but could not gain access before security operatives attached to the candidate chased them away.

    She added that the attack was reported at the Ilobu Police Station and the Divisional Police Officer was at the scene of the attack to assess the situation.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the LP candidate, a former House of Representatives Deputy Speaker, had earlier told newsmen that gunmen attacked his residence at about 1a.m.

    He said the attack lasted for 20 minutes and that his security details were able to repel the assailants without recording any casualty.

    “At about 1 a.m., my house was attacked; the evidence is very prominent, my building is riddled with bullets.

    “In the last three governorship debates we have had, I have never attacked anybody on how to govern Osun.

    “Unfortunately, this attack, to my surprise lasted for about 20 minutes. We have evidence of those that actually carried out the attack.

    “The police have been to my house to assess the situation and the evidence gathered had been handed over to the police,’’ he said.

  • Osun 2022: We’ll engage you as adhoc staff – REC assures PLWDs

    The Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Prof Abdulganniy Raji, has assured Persons Living With Disabilities (PLWDs) that they will be engaged as ad hoc staff in the July 16 governorship poll in the state.

    Raji spoke on Tuesday in Osogbo at a townhall held with Osun senatorial leaders of the PLWDs.

    He said the commission would post PLWDs that would be engaged to places where comfort would be provided for them.

    “We have gotten information about those who are PLWDs, ranging from people with physical disabilities, the albinos, people with hearing impairment, people with visual impairment; we are going to engage all of them as ad hoc staff for this election.

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    “We will ensure that we post them to places that will be so comfortable for them. At the end of the day, they will get used to the exercise and we will get to a level where they can even be posted anywhere as we are getting matured as far as the election is concerned.”

    In his remarks, Country Director of National Democratic Institute, Mr Steven Snook, urged INEC to ensure inclusiveness and participation of PLWDs at the poll.

    Snook, represented at the event by Mrs Osarodion Edosa, further said the Electoral Act 2022 made provision for the PLWDs; thus the need for INEC to recognise them had become necessary.

  • Osun 2022: PDP loses over 500 to APC

    More than 500 supporters of the PDP in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, have defected to the APC.

    The defectors were received into the APC at a campaign rally held in Iragbiji, the hometown of Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola.

    A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ismail Omipidan on Tuesday said the defectors attributed their defection to the convincing manner Oyetola has been managing the affairs of the state.

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    Osun 2022: Aregbesola’s loyalist quits APC, joins PDP

    They also restated readiness to support Oyetola with their votes in the July 16 governorship election.

    Addressing crowd that attended the rally, Oyetola commended them for supporting his administration.

    He then assured that if re-elected, his second term “would be more rewarding and resourceful, as the first term was a foundation for a brighter future.”

    Oyetola also urged citizens who were yet to collect their Permanent Voter Cards to do so, to enable them exercise their civic duty during the forthcoming governorship election.

  • CYBER FRAUD: “Yahoo boys” to wash Osun school toilets for eight months

    Five Internet fraudsters have been convicted for cyber fraud by both federal and state high courts in Ibadan, Oyo State, and Osogbo, Osun State.

     

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in a statement on Tuesday, by the Head- Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the cases were prosecuted by its Ibadan Zonal Command.

     

    A final-year student of Transport Planning Management at the Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Amusa Oluwasegunfunmi, was sentenced to eight months’ community service for fraudulent impersonation.

     

    Others are Ajisafe Olaide, Lawal Morenikeji, Osuolale Abiodun, and Olamilekan Taofeek.

    Cyber fraud

     

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the anti-graft agency said each of them was convicted for offences bordering on cyber-fraud.

     

    Upon their arraignment, they pleaded guilty to the charges preferred against them.

     

    In view of their pleas, the prosecution counsel urged the courts to convict and sentence them accordingly.

     

    Consequently, Justice Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo, Osun State, convicted and sentenced Oluwasegunfunmi to eight months’ community service.

    Cyber fraud

     

    He was required to clean the toilets at the Ataoja School of Science, Osogbo, Osun State.

     

    Also, the court ordered that the convict’s attendance register be kept by the school principal and submitted on completion of his term.

     

    Similarly, Justice Iyabo Yerima of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, sentenced Olaide to six months’ community service for obtaining money under false pretences, contrary to Section 419 of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

     

    In the same vein, Justice Omolara Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court convicted and sentenced Morenikeji to six months’ community service; Abiodun and Taofeek got one-week community service each, as their offences violated Section 484 of the Criminal Code Cap. 38 Laws of Oyo State, 2000.

     

    The courts ordered that the convicts restitute to their victims and forfeit all items recovered from them to the Federal Government.

     

    Yahoo Boys are young men, usually aged between 22-29 years, who specialize in various types of cybercrime. Many of them may be undergraduates or college dropouts whose distinct lifestyles of fast cars, wealth and ostentation is the envy of many of their age-mates.

  • Osun 2022: Aregbesola’s loyalist quits APC, joins PDP

    Osun 2022: Aregbesola’s loyalist quits APC, joins PDP

    A former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Osun,  Mr Kolapo Alimi, on Wednesday, defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

    Alimi, one of staunch the supporters of the Minister of Interior and former governor of the state, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, announced his defection at the PDP secretariat in Osogbo.

    Alimi, a lawyer, served as a two-term commissioner during Aregbesola’s administration as governor of the state.

    He was also a staunch member of The Osun Progressives (TOP), a caucus within the chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), backed by Aregbesola.

    Alimi, who was received by the PDP governorship candidate in the state, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, Caretaker Chairman of the party, Dr Akintunde Akindele and other PDP members, said that he left APC because of what he called marginalisation.

    Although he said that Aregbesola could not leave APC because of his stake in it, the former commissioner, however, stated that he decided to dump the party because he could no longer withstand the maltreatment allegedly being meted out to him and others.

    “We cried out to so many times without any solution.

    “You know Aregbesola himself is a bigwig in APC. He cannot leave the party, but to some of us who can no longer withstand the heat that the state government is turning on us, we have to move out,” he said.

    Alimi, however, appealed to the people of the state to come out en masse to vote for Adeleke in the July 16 governorship election.

    In his remarks, Adeleke said Alimi’s defection to PDP would boost the chances of the party in the election.

    The governorship candidate expressed confidence that he would win the election under a free and fair atmosphere.

    “I want to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the electoral bill into law,” he said, stressing that this would prevent rigging during elections.

    “I believe that the people of Osun will defend their votes during the governorship election,” he said.

  • Osun Guber 2022: Political violence’ll meet Sango’s full wrath – Traditionalists to politicians

    Violence by any political actor in Osun State during the forthcoming gubernatorial election would meet the full wrath of the traditional gods, Sango.

    This was the warning sounded to politicians by the leadership of the Traditional Religion Worshippers Association in Osun State (TRWASO).

    The group gave the warning on Wednesday where it advised politicians not to foment trouble during the polls.

    The group called on the stakeholders to shun violence in the overall interest of the state.

    TRWASO President, Dr Oluseyi Atanda, gave the warning in a statement in commemoration of his first anniversary in office.

    The President admonished other religious groups in the state to begin prayers to ward off violence, noting that politicians and their supporters must be law-abiding and refrain from acts that would affect peaceful coexistence.

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    The statement reads: “As we approach the climax of political interplay in Osun, we as spiritualists will continue to pray to God Almighty and make supplications to the terrestrial to have a peaceful electioneering outing.

    “Let me state that it is likely that some desperate politicians will attempt a do or die approach and attempt to set Osun on fire, God Olodumare will not allow this to happen.

    “I want to enjoin all other religious groups to embark on prayers for a peaceful transition in Osun and admonish trouble makers to stop, otherwise they will incur the wrath of Sango and Ogun. Osun is peaceful and we want peace for all.”

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Atanda’s leadership of TRWASO has witnessed progress with the body enjoying some improved infrastructure such as its secretariat and peaceful coexistence with other religious worshippers in Osun State.