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  • Anighoro emerges Emevor Ward Councillorship candidate

    Anighoro emerges Emevor Ward Councillorship candidate

    The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Emevor chapter in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State have chosen Mr Edafe Anighoro as the Councillorship candidate of Emevor Ward 11 in the forthcoming Local Government Council election in the state.

    Anighoro, a 2008 Library and Information Science graduate of Delta State University Abraka, was chosen as a consensus candidate by a college of leaders appointed for the exercise by the leadership of the party in the state.

    The PDP candidate emerged following strict zoning arrangement between Enuru and Uruofe quarters in the community.

    In arriving at the candidate, the leaders took into account the zoning arrangement from 1998 to date and arrived at the decision after observing that the immediate past Councillor was from Enuru quarters.

    Speaking at the meeting which held at the residence of the Ward leader and Chairman Delta State Hospitals Management Board, Dr Paul Oweh thanked the college of leaders for the peaceful process that led to the emergence of the candidate.

    Dr Oweh said the college of leaders were selected following guidelines and directives of the party in the state.

    Addressing other aspirants at the meeting, erstwhile Secretary to the Isoko Local Government Council, Mr Wilson Khama said the leaders followed the zoning arrangement in the community to arrive at the consensus candidate.

    He urged the aspirants to support the party’s candidate adding that the party would continue to recognise their contributions to the political development of the community and the party.

    In his acceptance speech, Anighoro thanked the leaders for choosing him and pledged to work with other contestants to ensure victory for the party in the forthcoming election.

    Those in attendance include, Ward Chairman Mr Samson Okuke,
    Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Comrade Nelson Egware, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media Palmer Ogheneyole Nathaniel, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties, Joseph Ekowhiro, Special Assistant on Women Development, Pastor Mrs Edirin Ifode.

    Others are former Vice Chairman of the Local Government Council, Hon. Anthony Odhe, former Councillors Hon. Lucky Orife, Hon. Mamode Ogbaviro, Hon. Friday Johnny, Victor Oyibotha, Woman Leader Felicia Ataro, Hon. Otobo Ugbome, and Youth Chairman Hon. Patrick Edhede.

  • Sugarbana Collaborates with Grammy Award Winning Producer on Upcoming Project

    Sugarbana Collaborates with Grammy Award Winning Producer on Upcoming Project

    Nigeria’s rising Afrobeats singer and songwriter, Prince Chibuike Okafor popularly known as Sugarbana has announced plans to release an upcoming project slated for 2024.

    The talented Afrobeats act has excited fans with news via his social media platforms that he will be collaborating with the Grammy award winning producer, Kel-P on this new project.

    After years of working in the background and collaborating with top music acts like Davido, Fire Boy, Teni, Ycee, Bella Shmurda, Pretty Boy Do & Barry Jay, the PG Records Prodigy is now ready for the biggest collabo.

    Sugarbana is ready to take the spotlight with his first official project. The team at PG Records has worked tirelessly to ensure that this new project revolutionizes the Afrobeats scene in 2024.

    Top Nigerian record producer, singer, and songwriter, popularly known by his trademark “It’s Kel P Vibes” is no stranger to the global music stage. His work on groundbreaking projects like African Giant by Burna Boy, Made in Lagos (Deluxe Version) by Wizkid, Timeless by Davido, and Mother Nature by Angélique Kidjo speaks volumes of his talent and credibility as a relevant voice in the Afrobeats scene.

    This brings even more weight to Kel P’s decision to collaborate with and cosign the yet to be discovered talent in Sugarbana.

    Fans should be excited about this project which has so far been teased by both artists. The extent of this collaboration is still unknown but it is fair to say that Kel P will be playing a major part in the execution of this project.

    For an individual who has always delivered his promises of delivering bangers only, we can anticipate that Kel-P will be introducing Sugarbana as the next big thing in the Nigerian music space.

    Sugarbana, a dancehall and Afro fusion artist, has made a name for himself in the music industry and has become a regular collaborator with some of the biggest Afrobeats stars.

    He has a repertoire for well crafted lyrics across multiple genres and a knack for making what he refers to as “Afro Dancehall’, a new style set to transform the music scene and Afrobeats culture globally.

    Born and brought up in Lagos, Sugarbana started writing music at the age of 14. His music style is a fusion of Afrobeats, R&B, and hip-hop, which he delivers with a unique vocal and lyrical style.

  • Ward executives suspend Benue APC chairman

    Ward executives suspend Benue APC chairman

    Mr Augustine Agada, the Chairman of the Benue chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has been suspended by his Ehaje Ward 1 executives for alleged anti-party activities.

    This is contained in a letter signed Mr Godwin Abah, the APC Ward Chairman of Ehaje Ward 1 in Ogbadibo Local Government Area (LGA) of the state on Wednesday in Makurdi.

    Abah said that the suspension followed a Vote of No Confidence passed on the Chairman by the ward executives after he failed to appear before them to clear his image on the alleged anti-party activities.

    “Agada’s failure to appear before the Ward Disciplinary Committee to address the allegations against him ins pite of invitation to him to do so; the Ward Executives found compelling evidence on Agada working against the party’s interest in the Benue South during the 2023 elections.

    “These anti-party activities included: campaigning for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Sen. Abba Moro; dampening the morale of APC supporters and encouraging anti-party activities within the ward, and losing his own polling unit (Ai-Igado Ehaje 1) in the presidential, senatorial, and House of Representatives election,” he said.

    Abah added:“We believe this is necessary to deter future anti-party activities and foster unity among party members.”

    Reacting, Agada, told newsmen in Makurdi that the purported suspension had no effect as those who signed the letter were not officials of his ward.

    Agada also said that the APC ward chairman of Ehaje Ward 1 was Mr Peter Onoja and not Mr Godwin Abah.

  • Keyamo, 18 other APC leaders seek cancellation of ward, LG congresses in Delta

    Keyamo, 18 other APC leaders seek cancellation of ward, LG congresses in Delta

    Some party leaders of the Delta State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have rejected the Ward and local government congresses conducted in the State.

    The leaders also call on the Mai Mala Buni led Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party to organise fresh and all-inclusive Congresses in the State.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the decision was part of the outcome of an expanded meeting of the Leaders’ Council of the State Chapter of the Party and majority members of the State Working Committee, held on Wednesday, 6th Oct., 2021.

    The meeting which discussed various issues affecting the party in the State, in a communique signed by 19 leaders of the party lamented the injustice against committed party members in the state by depriving them from the said congresses.

    The communique reads: “The Delta State APC Leaders’ Council is an initiative of the Chief John Oyegun Committee which the Chairman of the Congress and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), H.E. Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State set up to reconcile different tendencies within the Party in the South-South Zone.”

    “The subsequent and repeated endorsement of this initiative by the CECPC Chairman when we met him at his residence in Abuja on two occasions, encouraged and informed the concerted and consensual steps taken by the Council to restore peace, unity, solidarity and progress to our Party in Delta State.

    “These commitments were based on the directives and dispositions of the Chairman of the CECPC. We note however that whilst members of the Council have kept faith with the directives of the CECPC as espoused by the Report of the John Oyegun Committee, by building consensus and unity within the Party, the same CECPC has turned round to support the actions of one person who is bent on foisting his personal agenda on the entire State, through the Party’s congresses.

    “We state here and now that Congresses are not an end in themselves, but an avenue to engender cohesion, inclusiveness and growth in the Party, through the popular election of Party leaders, or the consensual production of its functionaries.

    “The avoidable reverse which the Party recently suffered at the Isoko South State Assembly Constituency by-election (where the party split to two due to the arrogance and impunity of the agent of the CECPC in our State) underscores how this latest farce imposed by the CECPC in Delta State can wrought failure on the party.”

    According to a communique, the meeting resolved that “The purported Ward Congress stand was rejected.”

    It further stated, that “This Council worked for an all inclusive Congress and advised the CECPC accordingly. But the CECPC chose to work with and foist the list of one person on the State. Eight Thousand, six hundred (8,600) of our members across the State paid for the forms and were issued with receipts within time but DELIBERATELY denied forms.

    “Having wilfully deprived and excluded these committed Party faithfuls from the Congresses and having exhausted internal party machinery for redress, we note that they had no option but to proceed to Court.

    “We acknowledge and salute their patience, courage, and steadfastness and state that in the face of brazen provocation and in line with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is within their Constitutional rights to seek justice through constitutional means.

    “It is the height of provocation, injustice and unbridled arrogance for a party to refuse to follow its own rules, take monies from ordinary Nigerians who are committed party members and refuse to even sell forms to them and then turn around to warn them not to exercise their constitutional rights. That is tantamount to playing God.

    “The so-called party functionaries thrown up from that charade, are not APC officials but the handpicked agents of one. We call on all committed and faithful party members to reject them.”

    The meeting also rejected the appeal committee. “We also reject the so-called Appeal Committee constituted at the behest of the unpopular agent of the CECPC in the State, the agent- provocateur.

    “This is exemplified by the Chair of the Panel, who is his personal attorney, and is also engaged as the opposing counsel in the same suit that the aggrieved persons filed in court. In other words, this individual is the Arbiter outside the court in respect of a complaint by aggrieved persons and then the opposite counsel in court in respect of the same complaint and the same persons! This is an unwholesome and highly unprofessional conduct and may be taken up in due course.

    “However, this is the kind of outrageous injustice foisted on the party faithfuls in Delta State. It is an attempt by one person to appropriate an entire party in the State with the active connivance of the CECPC. It will not stand.

    “It should be recalled that a Court of competent jurisdiction suspended not only the so-called Ward Congress but also certain State Officers of the Party, including the suspended Acting State Chairman. The Ward Congress, being invalid and illegitimate, could not be the basis of the alleged LGA Congress or any other Congress. Something cannot be built on nothing. Thus, the purported Ward and LGA Congresses are exercises in futility that cannot stand.

    “Zoning has become an acceptable political imperative buoyed by the letters of Nigeria’s Constitution and the spirit of our Party’s Constitution.

    “However, zoning must be based on a clear understanding of the polity and firm endorsement of the relevant party leadership. It is the height of arbitrariness and didactic arrogance for one person, in connivance with the suspended Acting State Party Chairman, to

    the exclusion of the Executives and leaders of the Party, to claim to have zoned the Party positions for the whole State, ahead of the State Congress.

    “Expectedly, this was outrightly and overwhelmingly rejected. To carry the insult further, the same person, in acknowledgement of the pervasive rejection of his vexatious proposal, subsequently claimed to have personally set up a committee to review his own obnoxious proposal. This clique of personal loyalists and errand boys he calls a Review Committee is only meant to perfect his premeditated agenda of foisting a leadership on the State. We reject all these in their entirety.

    “We state and affirm here that there was no acceptable congress in Delta APC. We have previously heard through the grapevine that the entire State structure would be taken by an agent of the CECPC and that we can complain to the CECPC or go to court.

    “The reasons for such grandstanding and boastfulness are now clear for all to see. The CECPC may have been misled but we believe that justice will eventually prevail and they cannot befuddle the people of Delta State. Delta State APC is not the personal property of one person, and it will never be. Let all be reminded that the foundation and fulcrum of our Party were laid and built on integrity and progressive politics, epitomised by President Buhari

    “The CECPC cannot divorce itself from these tenets of democracy.

    “Accordingly, we call on the CECPC to annul whatever he or the CECPC may be regarding as Ward and LGA congresses in Delta State, and organise fresh, all-inclusive Congresses. This is the irreducible minimum for the teeming members of our Party to work with the CECPC to take our Party forward.”

    The party leaders also call on all party faithfuls to remain steadfast and patient “in the face of these brazen acts of injustice, provocation and undemocratic practices as we shall work relentlessly to enthrone justice and fairness in DELTA APC.”

    The communique was signed by Festus Keyamo, (Chairman, Leaders’ Council and Hon. Minister), Dr. Alex Ideh (Co-Chairman, Delta APC Leaders’ Council), Rt. Hon. Cairo Ojougboh (Secretary, Delta APC Leaders’ Council and former ED, NDDC), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru (2019 APC Governorship Candidate, Delta State), Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei (Former Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly and ED, NIMASA), Dr. Mrs Mariam Ali (Foremost Female Leader of the party in Delta State and one-time Senatorial Candidate) and Rt. Hon. Chief Monday Ovwigho Igbuya (Former Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly)

    Others are Chief Sir Richard Odibo (Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission), AVM (Rtd) Terry Okorodudu (Leader Delta South APC), Dr. Eugene Okolocha (Leader APC Ndokwa Nation), Hon. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas (Leader APC Isoko Nation, former Isoko House of Reps Candidate, former Council Chairman, Isoko South LGA and former Chairman Delta State Board of Internal Revenue), Elvis O. Ayomanor (Ag) State Chairman, Delta APC Caretaker Committee; Comr. Chidi Okoji (State Secretary, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); Mr. Tosan Awani (State Vice Chairman, Delta South, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); Sir. A. S. Mene (State Organising Secretary, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); Mr. Felix O. Okpako (State Publicity Secretary, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); Dr. Mrs. Janet Oyubu (State Women Leader, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); Comr. Christopher Agali (State Youth Leader, Delta APC Caretaker Committee); and Hon. Denbo Denbofa Oweikpodor (Special Leader, Delta APC Caretaker Committee).

  • BREAKING: APC ward chairmanship aspirant stabbed to death in Delta

    A chairmanship aspirant for the All Progressives Congress in Jeremi Ward 10 (III), Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Jeremiah Oghoveta, has been reportedly stabbed to death.

    Oghoveta, in his late 30s, was stabbed on the neck on Saturday, ahead of the nationwide ward congress of the APC near God’s Grace Ministry at Okwagbe Town.

    It was gathered that the deceased was stabbed by a younger brother of one the leaders of the party in the area before the arrival of materials for the exercise.

    Sources in the community said it was not clear why the suspect had to stab the deceased after members of the party had reached agreement on how the exercise should be organised.

    Meanwhile, the ward congress across the state started late, owing to the late arrival of materials to different local government areas across the state.

    The state APC leader, Olorogun O’tega Emerhor, who voted at his Evwreni country home, described the exercise as “generally peaceful.”

    Details later…

  • Buhari urges elected APC ward executives to be diligent

    President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the party executives elected in his Sarkin Yara A electoral ward to discharge their responsibilities with fear of God and in accordance with the party constitution.

    Buhari made the call in Daura on Saturday after participating in the APC Ward Congress in his constituency

    He said throughout his political career he had been a loyal party member who respected the rules and the regulations of his political party.

    “I call on you to fear God in whatever you do as we would transit to the next world and account for our deeds before our creator.”

    He said his administration was determined to uphold the provisions of the constitution and the rule of law, stressing the need to play politics with decency and decorum.

    Earlier in his remarks Gov Aminu Masari,commended the president for finding time to attend the congress in spite of his tight schedule.

    He described the presence of the president as a clear demonstration of his commitment to party rules and the regulations.

    He called on Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and stability of the nation as well as respect the constituted athourities for socioeconomic progress of the nation.

    Alhaji Ahmad El-Marzuq, the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney -General of the state, who organised the ward congress said the election of officials was done through consensus, which is in line with the party’s constitution.

    Marzuq commended the president for ensuring strict adherence to party rules,.

    News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports that Malam Aliyu Mani, the incumbent ward Chairman, was returned as the Chairman, Ibrahim Halilu as Deputy chairman, and Rufa’i Aliyu as Secretary, among others.

    NAN also reports that the congress was conducted under the supervision of INEC officials.

  • APC announces dates for ward, LG, state congresses, national convention

    The All Progressives Congress, APC has announced dates for ward, local govt and state congresses and the national convention.

    In a letter released by the party informing the public of the dates, the party announced Monday May 14th 2018 as the date of the National Convention. Other dates released were for the Ward Congress which has been billed for Wednesday, May 2nd, Local Government Congress for Saturday, May 5th and the State Congress which is set to be held on the 8th of May, 2018.

    The party is set to hold elections for the various offices of the National Working Committee and the slots for various political offices.

    The full time table:

    May 5: Ward Congresses to elect Ward Officers
    May 7-9: Appeals from Ward Congresses
    May 12: LGA Congresses to elect LGA Officers
    May 14: Appeals from LGA Congresses
    May 19: State Congresses to elect State Officers
    May 21-23: Appeals from State Congresses
    June 23: National Convention to elect National Officers.

  • Banire shuns Lagos APC disciplinary committee

    Hundreds of All Progressives Congress, APC members converged on the Bishop Aggey Sports Centre in Mushin, Lagos on Monday where one of the party chieftains, Dr Muiz Banire, was expected to appear before a Ward disciplinary committee.

    The crowd, however, waited in vain to see Banire, as he failed to show up before the committee.

    Ward C, Alafia/Adeoyo in Ilasamaja, in a letter dated July 10 and which was circulated Aug. 10, had asked Banire to meet the committee at the venue on Monday.

    The ward, in the letter signed by Badru Olaide, the ward secretary. said Banire should come and answer questions and allegations against him by some party members.

    The Ward had invited interested members of the public to the event and urged guests to be seated by 9.45 a.m.

    After a long wait with no word from Banire or a representative at the venue on Monday, the four-man committee headed by Mr Bolaji Abbas, decided to kick-start the proceeding.

    The secretary of the committee, Alhaji Laide Badru, told the gathering that Banire was duly served invitation to appear and that the committee got proof that the invitation was received.

    “We sent the invitation to him by DHL and we got a receipt, which is proof that he got our invitation.

    “Also we published the invitation in major newspapers as well as other prominent platforms. So we are sure he is aware,’’ he said.

    Dr Wunmi Bewaji, a former member of the House of Representatives and counsel to the committee, assured that the committee would be fair, even in Banire’s absence.

    “We will be fair even though we cannot force anybody to appear before the committee. We will be fair,’’ he said.

    Mr Olukayode Tolu, one of the two members who had petitioned against Banire, said during the hearing said his action had become inevitable.

    He said though he co-wrote the petitions that led to the setting up of the committee, all members of the ward supported his action.

    Tolu said members of Banire’s ward were tired of his activities in the state and the party, hence the petition.

    “The ward is the most important component of the structure of any party. Yes, you can be at the National level, but the ward is the most important.

    “Banire has not attended any meeting at the ward for the past two years and he has not paid any dues.

    “Also, his activities shortly before the last council election in the state, smacked of anti-party,’’ he alleged.

    Tolu said that Banire was not bigger than the party and should be disciplined.

    “On behalf of all APC members in Mushin Ward C, I pray the committee to suspend him from the party for 10 years and that he should never be allowed to hold any post in the party again,’’ he said.

    A large number of people at the gathering rose in support of the prayer even as the second petitioner, Mr Ayodele Adebayo, endorsed everything Tolu had said.

    Bewaji struggling to control anti-Banire chants that had rent the air, said the committee would deliberate on the issue and come up with a recommendation.

    He said the committee would do a thorough job based on the facts on ground.

    Bewaji said the committee would do its work without let or hindrance and that the recommendation would be out soon.

    The party in the ward had a few weeks ago announced the suspension of Banire over the same allegations.

    The National Working Committee of the party, however, nullified the suspension, saying the ward executive committee lacked the power to suspend a national officer.

    Banire, who is the party’s National Legal Adviser, had also described his suspension as `laughable,’ saying it was aimed at stopping him from insisting on internal democracy in the state chapter.