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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Nigerian Government Hires Lawyers To Defend Ekweremadu, Wife
The Nigerian government through the High Commission to the United Kingdom has hired lawyers to defend a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, over allegations of organ harvesting. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan disclosed this after a closed-door session of the chamber on Wednesday.
The Enugu West senator was arrested alongside his wife, Beatrice, last week by the London Metropolitan Police for allegedly conspiring to bring a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The couple were tried at the Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in London and denied bail as the prosecutors reportedly informed the court that Ekweremadu procured a passport for the boy and claimed he was 21 years old only to discover that he was 15 years old. Lawan in a statement issued by his Special Assistant, Press, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo said that a delegation of the chamber would on or before Friday this week visit Ekweremadu and his wife in London. He said the decision to wade into Ekweremadu’s arrest and detention was against the backdrop of a briefing received by the Nigerian High Commissioner to London. “I had a personal engagement with our Nigerian High Commissioner to Britain, Alhaji Isola Sarafa, who has done so well to establish contact with our colleague, who has been able to get his team to be in the court at Uxbridge where Ekweremadu was taken to,” the statement read. “The high Commission has also been able to provide some consular services that include the engagement of some lawyers who will defend our colleague. “We commend them for giving attention to the issue at stake. Equally, the Nigeria Foreign Affairs Minister has been engaged here, so that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs takes steps to provide diplomatic support for our colleague. “Because this issue is already in court, we have limited opportunity to discuss beyond what we have done so far.”
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Group Reveals 15 Ways Nigerian Electoral Commission, INEC Allegedly Plans To Rig 2023 Presidential Election
A non-governmental organisation, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law has revealed 15 ways the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) allegedly intends to rig the 2023 presidential election. The group segmented the alleged rigging plans into two – during voters’ registration and during the election proper.
Intersociety stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday titled “15 ways of citizens’ disenfranchisement and presidential election rigging unmasked”. The statement was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Intersociety, Emeka Umeagbalasi alongside two other principal officers, Chinwe Umeche and Chidimma Udegbunam respectively. According to the group, INEC will not conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023 as the electoral body has already started the rigging plans by disenfranchising Nigerians through irregularities in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The alleged rigging plan, according to the group involves “Shrinking delineation of constituencies, registration and voting centres targeted at a particular ethnoreligious group on the grounds of their tribe or religion. “Inadequate manpower and machines for registration; malfunctioning of registration/voting machines, and clandestine creation of registration and polling centres (flying registration/voting centres) across borders for capturing of aliens as registered voters/voters in Nigeria with intent to artificially out-populate other members of the legitimate population and manipulate the demographic and electoral figures. “Non-issuance or discriminatory issuance of PVCs to registered voters on the grounds of their ethnicity or religion; registration of minors and aliens as voters with intent to roguishly out-populate other legitimate members of the general population; official padding on continuous basis of the voting figures of particular ethnoreligious members of a segment of the general voting population with the intent to continuously out-populate others and rig elections particularly the Presidential Poll in favour of the appointing authorities or institutions or favoured another. “Organised violence against individuals or group of citizens seeking to be captured or registered as voters or voters proper so as to massively disenfranchise them on the grounds of their tribe and religion.” On the alleged plan for the election proper, the group alleged that INEC and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have planned to militarise election arenas so as to frighten voters and scare them on the grounds of tribe and religion. It identified the other alleged methods to involve “instigation of group violence and other coordinated attacks against members of another voting population on the grounds of their faith and tribe for purpose of rigging them or their candidates out; system padding up of voting figures and inflation of results to favour another. “System programmed failure of voting capturing machines targeted at opposition strong held areas for purpose of mass disenfranchisement of members of the affected voting population. Application of strict procedures in Southern Nigeria during voters registration and PVC distribution and relaxation of same including use of proxies such as District Heads in the North. “Application of strict procedures during Presidential Election in the South and relaxation of same including use of manual voting protected by group militancy (using radical ethnoreligious groups) and security forces in the North.”
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I Have Nothing Personal Against Peter Obi, Candidates Critique Their Opponents All Over The World— Sowore, AAC Presidential Candidate
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has debunked claims on social media that he holds a grudge against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Sowore, some weeks ago, called on the former Anambra Governor to join the AAC in order to enjoy victory in the election.
Sowore, during the Democracy Day live broadcast, said Obi could not clinch the number one position if he remained under the Labour Party which had no structure. According to Sowore, during the 2019 presidential election, the AAC secured 33,000 votes while the Labour Party had just 5,000 votes. The activist further queried Obi if when he was governor of Anambra State, he built standard hospitals and schools. He also asked if Obi ensured the construction of quality roads in the state. But some of Obi’s supporters took Sowore’s critique of the former Anambra governor’s social media hype to mean he had a personal grudge against the Labour Party presidential candidate. In a recent interview with Atlantic TV’s Spotlight programme, Sowore said he had nothing personal against Obi as it is expected of him to constructively criticise opponents. Sowore expressed surprise over the allegation, noting that he has been at the forefront of speaking on issues that affect him directly and otherwise. He also stated that there had been instances where candidates were presented as credible and unquestionable in Nigeria, which is playing out again, hence his reason for speaking out. “That is completely incorrect. In election seasons, you sell your manifestos, you sell your ideas, you sell your personality and you also critique your opponents; that’s how it is done the world over,” Sowore said.
He noted that if he wins the presidential election, “I will preside over those who agree with me and those who disagree and those who might criticise me”. “I find it a bit awkward, that people who know who I am; I’ve criticised military and civilian leaders, I have criticised people in the public sector and private sector, would think that I will keep quiet over any issue.
“I talk about issues that affect me I talk about issues that don’t affect me. It’s within my rights but most importantly we’re talking about Nigeria here and we have had experiences in the past where candidates are packaged and made to look like people who should not be questioned and this time around you see that happening, you have a duty to raise your voice.
“I have spent my entire life promoting freedom of speech. But coming to the youth, I don’t know where the poll or polling was done to say that anybody has the support of the youth because there are 18 political candidates and all of them have their supporters. “In fact, if you want to talk about who has more support, you want to talk about the big parties APC and PDP because when you see their rallies on TV, you see youths there, plenty of them but I understand that we’re at a stage where people are also learning. They’re learning and getting used to how politics is conducted.”
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I Have Nothing Personal Against Peter Obi, Candidates Critique Their Opponents All Over The World— Sowore, AAC Presidential Candidate
Human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has debunked claims on social media that he holds a grudge against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party.
Sowore, some weeks ago, called on the former Anambra Governor to join the AAC in order to enjoy victory in the election.
Sowore, during the Democracy Day live broadcast, said Obi could not clinch the number one position if he remained under the Labour Party which had no structure.
According to Sowore, during the 2019 presidential election, the AAC secured 33,000 votes while the Labour Party had just 5,000 votes.
The activist further queried Obi if when he was governor of Anambra State, he built standard hospitals and schools. He also asked if Obi ensured the construction of quality roads in the state.
But some of Obi’s supporters took Sowore’s critique of the former Anambra governor’s social media hype to mean he had a personal grudge against the Labour Party presidential candidate.In a recent interview with Atlantic TV’s Spotlight programme, Sowore said he had nothing personal against Obi as it is expected of him to constructively criticise opponents.
Sowore expressed surprise over the allegation, noting that he has been at the forefront of speaking on issues that affect him directly and otherwise.
He also stated that there had been instances where candidates were presented as credible and unquestionable in Nigeria, which is playing out again, hence his reason for speaking out.
“That is completely incorrect. In election seasons, you sell your manifestos, you sell your ideas, you sell your personality and you also critique your opponents; that’s how it is done the world over,” Sowore said.
He noted that if he wins the presidential election, “I will preside over those who agree with me and those who disagree and those who might criticise me”.
“I find it a bit awkward, that people who know who I am; I’ve criticised military and civilian leaders, I have criticised people in the public sector and private sector, would think that I will keep quiet over any issue.
“I talk about issues that affect me I talk about issues that don’t affect me. It’s within my rights but most importantly we’re talking about Nigeria here and we have had experiences in the past where candidates are packaged and made to look like people who should not be questioned and this time around you see that happening, you have a duty to raise your voice.
“I have spent my entire life promoting freedom of speech. But coming to the youth, I don’t know where the poll or polling was done to say that anybody has the support of the youth because there are 18 political candidates and all of them have their supporters.“In fact, if you want to talk about who has more support, you want to talk about the big parties APC and PDP because when you see their rallies on TV, you see youths there, plenty of them but I understand that we’re at a stage where people are also learning. They’re learning and getting used to how politics is conducted.”
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UK Parliamentary Committee To Investigate Prime Minister Johnson
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A UK parliamentary committee has set out the details of how it will investigate whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament over COVID-19 lockdown breaking events at his Downing Street offices and residence.
The Privileges Committee is said to look into whether Johnson, who earlier this month just survived a confidence vote brought by his Conservative lawmakers, misled parliament with his various comments on so-called partygate.
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According to Reuters, if the committee finds he knowingly did mislead parliament, convention dictates he should offer his resignation.
“Following its first meeting to consider the matter referred to it, the Committee is calling for evidence submissions and accounts from those with knowledge of events related to the inquiry,” a House of Commons statement said.
Veteran opposition Labour Party lawmaker Harriet Harman would chair the committee during its inquiry. Those who wish to submit evidence would have until July 29 to do so, the committee said.
The oral evidence sessions would begin in the autumn, and it would also be willing to take oral or written evidence from people who wish to remain anonymous, the committee said.
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After Realising Akpabio Forged Primaries Result, APC Chairman, Adamu Pulls Out Of Suit To Compel Electoral Body, INEC To Publish Akwa Ibom Ex-Governor’s Name As Senatorial Candidate
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Abdullahi has withdrawn from a suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission over the exclusion of former Senate Minority leader, Godswill Akpabio as the party’s candidate in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. SaharaReporters learnt that Akpabio had filed a case at a Federal High Court, Abuja, against INEC for excluding his name from the list of candidates for the 2023 general elections.
Adamu who was said to be a party in the case withdrew on Monday after he realised documents allegedly presented by the former Minister were forged. “Trouble started when words got to Senator Adamu Abdullahi that the documents filed in court were forged and that the Chairman was in for an embarrassment of monumental proportion that will expose both the National Chairman and the party to ridicule. “The moment the APC National Chairman was drawn to the fact that Akpabio has once more approached the court with forged documents in his so-called Enforcement Suit, the party had to withdraw from the suit file on Friday last week.“I can tell you authoritatively that Akpabio is on his own with the suit. He has caused more than enough damage to the APC in Akwa Ibom State and we can’t aid him to wreak more havoc than he has already done,” a source in the party alleged. Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC in Akwa Ibom State, Mr Mike Igini earlier said the commission would not recognise Akpabio as the party’s candidate for the senatorial district. Speaking on “The Morning Show”, an Arise TV news and current affairs breakfast programme on Monday, Igini said it is the height of irresponsibility for the former Minister to fraudulently claim he emerged through a rerun election “conducted by himself for himself in which he won.” According to him, it is shameful that Akpabio can parade himself as a Senatorial candidate in an election that was successfully conducted and concluded on May 27, 2022, where one Udom Ekpoudom emerged.Igini accused the former Senate Minority Leader of taking his impunity a step further by tagging his illegality a rerun. “Look, we are election managers, we know the meaning of rerun. A rerun election presupposes a previous election. And in a rerun election, the Supreme Court is very clear, it can only take place among those who were a part of the first exercise and Akpabio was never part of the exercise but at all material time a presidential aspirant,” he stated He also clarified that in spite of Akpabio’s boasting that he has INEC in Abuja in his pockets and can therefore unilaterally substitute candidates as he pleases, the commission recognises only candidates who emerged from primaries it monitored. On the crisis engulfing the state chapter of the APC which has resulted in the emergence of two factions, Igini said that based on the outcome of the APC State Congress held on October 16, 2021, INEC recognises Austin Ekanem as the authentic Chairman of the party who won with 1,278 votes while the candidate backed by the former Minister scored 006. He alleged that Akpabio forged the original result and altered the result so that the candidate who scored 006 later scored 1,006 while that of Ekanem was falsified to read 278 instead of 1,278, and with the forged document, the criminality was taken to court where they fraudulently got a judgement that Ntukekpo won the election. The INEC boss noted that though the process of conducting the primary or congress of political parties is the exclusive right of the parties, its duty is only to monitor and write a report, but that the report of the commission has consequences if due process was not followed. “Our report can be very decisive. It cannot be ignored,” he warned. The INEC REC noted with dismay that despite that a Court of Appeal ordered a stay of execution, the APC National Chairman went ahead to swear in Ntukekpo as State Chairman in flagrant disregard of the court order. He declared that as far as INEC is concerned, the APC did not conduct any governorship primary in Akwa Ibom and to date, neither Akpabio nor his faction has been able to name the Abuja INEC officials who monitored the illegal midnight primary that allegedly produced Akan Okon as Akwa Ibom APC candidate.
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*-trafficking-charges BREAKING: R&B Star, R Kelly Sentenced To 30 years For Sexual Abuse, S** Trafficking Charges
American R&B star, R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for sexually abusing women, girls and boys, more than 20 years after first facing allegations. Kelly’s conviction on Wednesday has been seen as a victory for survivors of sexual violence, particularly those who may hesitate to speak out against abusers, for fear of retribution, The Guardian reports.
Last September, a jury in New York City found Kelly guilty of s** trafficking and racketeering, on all nine counts against him. On Wednesday, US district judge Ann Donnelly imposed the sentence at the federal court in Brooklyn after hearing from several survivors who attested to how Kelly’s exploitation reverberated across their lives. At the trial, victims had described how Kelly, real name Robert Sylvester Kelly, subjected them to perverse and sadistic whims when they were underage.Several victims said he would demand that they strictly obey rules such as needing his permission to eat or go to the bathroom and writing “apology letters” that purported to absolve him of wrongdoing. Ahead of sentencing on Wednesday, some of the victims made statements, including “Angela”, who said, “with every addition of a new victim you grew in wickedness”. On this day of sentencing “we reclaim our names”, she said. “We are no longer the preyed-upon individuals we once were.” In her victim statement, Lizette Martinez said: “Robert, you destroyed so many people’s lives.” Another, unnamed victim who directly addressed Kelly as he kept his hands folded and his eyes downcast, said: “You made me do things that broke my spirit. I literally wished I would die because of how low you made me feel. Do you remember that?”
Kelly, however, did not address the court.
Kelly’s case attracted attention in light of the #MeToo movement, during which powerful men have been held to account for sexual misconduct and sexual assault. Kelly follows Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby and other prominent abusers in being sentenced to time behind bars, although Cosby was acquitted on appeal. The singer, whose hits include ‘Ignition’ and ‘I Believe I Can Fly’, was represented by Jennifer Bonjean, a lawyer who represented Cosby. Kelly’s sentencing came years after sexual misconduct allegations were first made against him. Accusers included his former wife, Andrea Kelly, who said she feared Kelly might kill her. He was charged with 21 counts of making child sexual abuse videos involving various sexual acts in June 2002 but was acquitted on all counts following a trial in 2008. In 2017, an article in Buzzfeed brought fresh allegations that Kelly had trapped six women in a s** “cult” having taken advantage of them after they approached him for help with their musical careers. Then in January 2019, a six-part documentary titled Surviving R Kelly, detailing the allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct against the singer aired on US TV network Lifetime. In the film, accusers wondered if their stories were previously ignored because they were Black women. Asked about some allegations during a CBS interview in 2019, Kelly memorably shouted at his interviewer, Gayle King, and denied any wrongdoing.He was later arrested in July 2019 and charged with s** trafficking offences including child abuse images and obstruction of justice. A sentencing memorandum filed by the federal prosecutors in the eastern district of New York, said, in part: “With the aid of his inner circle and over a period of decades, the defendant preyed upon children and young women for his own sexual gratification. “In order to carry out his many crimes, the defendant relied upon his fame, money and popularity as an R&B recording star and used the large network of people his status afforded him – including his business managers, security guards and bouncers, runners, lawyers, accountants, and assistants – to both carry out and conceal his crimes.” While prosecutors sought a minimum 25-year term, Kelly’s defence pushed for a sentence of 10 years or less. They argued in court papers he should get a break in part because he “experienced a traumatic childhood involving severe, prolonged childhood sexual abuse, poverty, and violence”. The singer has been detained at the Metropolitan detention centre in Brooklyn since the verdict last September. Kelly faces further legal trouble. In federal court in Chicago, he is charged with enticement of a minor, possession of child abuse images and obstruction of justice. That trial is set to be held in August.
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Nigerian Army Set To Recall Retired Soldiers To Fight Terrorists, Bandits
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has disclosed that the Nigerian Army will engage the services of its retired personnel in tackling insecurity in the country,Daily Trust reports that The General said this on Tuesday night at a “Regimented Dinner” organised for the 2021 set of retired officers from its 3 Division, Rukuba, near Jos.The COAS, who was represented by Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Ali, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the division and Commander, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), appreciated the retired personnel for their service to the nation’s security.
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He asserted that the expertise of the retired personnel would always be needed in supporting the Nigerian army in its bid to fight insecurity in the country”There are ongoing efforts to engage the services of the retired professionals with the wealth of experiences gathered over the years.”These experiences are necessary toward tackling all forms of insecurity in our nation,” he said.He further added that the dinner was organised to appreciate the retired personnel and their spouses for their meritorious service to the nation.The COAS urged the personnel still serving to put in their best in securing the territorial integrity of the nation and promised to make their welfare top of his priorities.About 329 top personnel retired from the Nigerian Military earlier this year.In May, SaharaReporters reported that The Nigerian Army was planning to re-engage the services of some qualified disengaged personnel to fight insecurity as the country battles banditry, terrorists and separatist agitation that are threatening the corporate existence of Nigeria.The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, disclosed this in Enugu State during a valedictory buffet organised in honour of 2021 disengaged soldiers within the 82 Division Area of Responsibility.Yahaya, however, appealed to the newly disengaged soldiers to fulfil their commitment to defending the territorial integrity of Nigeria as espoused in their oath of allegianceRepresented at the occasion by General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, the army chief, said his administration was committed to enhancing the welfare of discharged personnel within the power of his office.He assured them of the availability of army health facilities and other welfare institutions across the nation to support both serving and ex-personnel.
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E2%80%99s-largesse-osun-monarch-alleges-media-terrorism After Allegedly Benefitting From Buratai’s Largesse, Osun Monarch Alleges Media Terrorism Against Ex-Nigerian Army Chief Under Fire For Corruption
A traditional ruler in Osun State, Olowu of Owu Kuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama, says media terrorists are behind the alleged disinformation making the rounds about the former Chief of Army Staff, Ambassador Tukur Yusuf Buratai. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recovered N1.85 billion from a house registered to someone fronting for Buratai.
SaharaReporters gathered that the huge cash was part of the billions of naira earmarked for the purchase of arms and ammunition by the Muhammadu Buhari-led government. Reacting, the monarch, Makama, boasted that “those trying to pull him (Buratai) down will have so many of us to contend with”, as he claimed it is “the most unpatriotic act” for Nigerians to condemn and insult Buratai. “Let me state that those trying to pull him down will have so many of us to contend with, hence they are advised to desist from media terrorism against Buratai,” he added. Findings, however, revealed that Makama is a close ally of Buratai and has been with him for a while. A visit to his Facebook page also revealed the closeness between the duo and deep sycophancy as it is filled with different posts by the monarch hailing the ex-Army chief. “He met Buratai in 2018 and he became relevant and started exhibiting flamboyance after meeting with Buratai and since became close as Buratai found a willing Kakaaki pandering his ego and a friendship was formed. It is because of this the king made Buratai the Jagunmolu of Saki land. “He claimed to be doing advocacy for the Nigerian Army, but he was actually praise-singing Buratai because of the alleged inducement and gratification he regularly gets from him (Buratai). “Before 2018 when he met Buratai, he was not prominent and rich but after their meeting, the king always boasts of his closeness with Buratai. In fact, his palace is littered with pictures of Buratai,” a source said. Buratai’s History of Graft Despite the recent scandal, Buratai has had a series of corruption scandals but usually uses his influence to stop investigation and prosecution.SaharaReporters had in a series of publications in 2016 exposed how Buratai procured expensive assets in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, between 2013 and 2015, from proceeds of crime. He and his two wives in 2013 paid the sum of 1,498,534.00 AED (N120 million/$419,000) for the first property, Project TFG Marina Hotel Unit 2711. Sale documents indicated that the first property was handed over to the Buratais on January 13, 2013. Eleven days after he was appointed by President Buhari, the retired Army General made arrangements for the purchase of a second property from the same company in Dubai. Between July 24 and August 17, 2015, he paid a total sum of N42.2 million into TFG Sigma 111’s account in Nigeria (Skye Bank 1770380452). Evidence exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters revealed that Buratai made N10 million payments on July 24 and August 7 respectively. Three days later, another N10 million was paid into the real estate firm’s account. The phone number on the Skye Bank teller is 08033349740. Saharareporters investigations showed that it belonged to a Nigerian Army Major, Emmanuel G. Adegbola of the Nigerian Army Finance Corps (N/10808). On August 17, 2015, the Chief of Army Staff paid the sum of N3,270,000 into the account. Buratai, who owned up to purchasing the two properties in Dubai, however, claimed that he amassed his wealth through “personal savings” and not ill-gotten gains.
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E2%80%99s-candidate-atiku-backs-southern-presidency Former Ekiti Governor, Fayose Dumps His Party’s Candidate, Atiku, Backs Southern Presidency
A former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose says he will only support a southerner to emerge as President in 2023. Fayose is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Atiku Abubakar, a northerner is the presidential candidate of the party.
He was one of the presidential hopefuls of the opposition party. The former governor in a series of posts via his official Twitter account said considering the fact that the incumbent Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, is “a two-term northern presidency”, power must shift to the South in 2023. He added that the constitution of the PDP recognises zoning and asked Nigerians to “await details soon”. He said, “The PDP Constitution provides for a rotational Presidency. Section 3(c) provides that the Party shall pursue its aims & objectives by ‘adhering to the policy of the rotation & zoning of Party & Public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity, justice and fairness’. “The current President of Nigeria is a 2-term Northern Presidency, thus implying that it MUST be a Southern Presidency in 2023 or NOTHING. Awa ‘South’ lo kan’. Nigerians should await details soon.”Fayose in April withdrew his membership of the PDP Zoning Committee.Fayose disclosed this in a letter dated April 5 and addressed to the Chairman of the committee, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State.In the letter, Fayose cited his ambition to contest the party’s presidential ticket for the 2023 election as the reason for his withdrawal.The PDP in May decided to throw open its 2023 presidential ticket to all sections of the country. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this at the end of the PDP’s National Executive Council meeting. The decision to throw open the ticket, he said, was in line with the recommendation made by the party’s zoning committee.
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