A former Commissioner for Environment in Ondo State and trusted ally of Governor Olusegun Mimiko, Barrister Sola Ebiseni on Tuesday picked the nomination form of the Ali Modu Sheriff-led faction Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to contest in the November 26, 2016 governorship election in Ondo state.
Ebiseni who was accompanied by a huge crowd of supporters picked his form at the Felicia House, opposite Ministry of Works, along Oyemekun road in Akure, which serves as the faction’s secretariat.
Speaking after he got the form, the former Commissioner said he was the most suitable candidate the PDP could present for the governorship poll, having served in different capacities in the state’s and national political terrains for over three decades.
Ebiseni said he understands the needs of Ondo state and possess the skills to speedily deliver dividends of democracy. He boasted that it would be an easy task for him to defeat candidates of other political parties.
“At 27, I was chairman of the then complex Ilaje/Ese-Odo local government and I delivered. I have served in different capacities since 1999, I served as commissioner twice, chairman of Law Review Commission and also represented South West at the last CONFAB.’
“As far as Ondo state is concerned, am the most experienced aspirants as far as governance is concerned in Ondo state.”
On while he decided to pick his form from the Sheriff-led PDP, he stressed that he recognizes Sheriff to be the authentic chairman of the party.
Some women group today staged a protest against Dino Melaye in Abuja
over his recent verbal attack on Senator Remi Tinubu during the senate
plenary last week. More photos below;
Former Nigerian minister and the convener of Bring Back Our Girls, Oby
Ezekwesili has come for Nigerian politicians over the missing Chibok
girls.
She took to her twitter accounts to tweet several times as regards the
Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram members about 828 days ago.
Read her tweets below:
Controversial Nigerian Senator, Dino Melaye has threatened to
beat and impregnate Senator Oluremi Tinubu, a colleague and wife of the
APC National leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to a report by Sahara Reporters, the
senator representing Kogi west constituency at the national assembly had
made the threats after a rowdy session at the Senate on Tuesday, July
12, 2016.
It was further reported that Melaye had issued the threat to Mrs Tinubu
after the Senator representing Lagos Central had said the Senateshould
not be reduced to a stage where Senators could just issue childish
threats following plans by some Senators to impeach President Muhammadu
Buhari.
The report further revealed that while some Senators gathered Mrs Tinubu
to defend her, notable Santors that include Senators Danjuma Goje,
Jibrin Barau, Isa Misau and Peter Nwaoboshi threw their weights behind
Senator Melaye in the commotion.
This is coming few days after Melaye had said immunity clause should
be removed from political office holders including President Buhari and
Senate President Bukola Saraki. Watch Senator Melaye’s interview below >>>
Hillary Clinton's use of private email while secretary of state put the
"entire country in danger", US Republican Donald Trump has said
The FBI’s decision not to recommend criminal charges against her is
the greatest example yet that the system is rigged, he told a North
Carolina rally.
Democrat Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump are their party’s likely choices to do battle for the White House in November.
They are expected to be made the official nominees later this month.
FBI Director James Comey said Mrs Clinton had been careless in how
she handled sensitive information but there was no case to bring
criminal charges because there was no evidence of intent.
Speaking in Raleigh, Mr Trump disagreed and said the system had been
set up to protect the Clintons – she had put the “entire country in
danger” and had probably been hacked.
“Her judgment is horrible,” he said, adding: “She will be such a lousy president, folks.”
The New York businessman also said that Attorney General Loretta
Lynch had been bribed, getting a promise she would keep her job in
return for allowing Mrs Clinton to escape prosecution.
At the same rally, Mr Trump offered qualified praise for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
“Saddam Hussein was a bad guy,” Mr Trump said. “But you know what he
did well? He killed terrorists. He did that so good. They didn’t read
them their rights.”
Mr Trump said rival Mrs Clinton would make a “lousy president”
Other Republicans were also critical of the FBI decision. House Speaker Paul Ryan said it “defied explanation”.
“Declining to prosecute Secretary Clinton for recklessly mishandling
and transmitting national security information will set a terrible
precedent,” he said.
The FBI’s key findings:
It is possible that “hostile actors” gained access to Mrs Clinton’s email account
There were more than 100 emails that
contained classified information when they were sent or received,
contrary to her claim she never sent classified emails
But there was no evidence she had knowingly shared sensitive material
She did not delete emails in an effort to conceal them, no evidence of cover-up
Hours later, she appeared on stage with President Barack Obama in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Neither of them mentioned the case. Instead, Mr Obama offered her an
enthusiastic endorsement at the rally – his first appearance with her
during the campaign.
With Obama at her side: Kim Ghattas, BBC News, Charlotte
Appearing together at a rally neither of the two mentioned the FBI’s decision
They were once rivals, but their political destinies are now tied.
Eight years after Clinton campaigned for him, Obama took to the election
trail for her and gave her a huge boost by bringing his unparalleled
skills as a campaigner and orator to Charlotte for their first joint
appearance.
The role reversal was striking. She spoke first as the president sat
behind her, arms crossed, listening, in his new role as her most
high-profile surrogate. She made a reference to their bitterly fought
campaign in 2008 and their political reconciliation as proof of what
Americans could achieve when they came together.
The president used one of his favourite lines from his campaigning
days to get the crowd “fired up and ready to go” as he told supporters
he was counting on them to get Clinton to the White House. He knows that
to preserve his legacy he needs her victory.
Standing on the sidelines, her aides, who had been there in the
bitterly cold days of Iowa in 2008, watched almost in disbelief that
their journey could have led them here.
Neither Clinton nor Obama addressed the FBI investigation into her
private email set-up, but that cloud has now partly lifted and Clinton’s
team seemed relieved. But Republicans will use Mr Comey’s words about
her email arrangement -“extremely careless” – against her at every turn.
Mr Obama said he believed in Mrs Clinton and there had never been any man or woman more qualified for the presidency.
Mrs Clinton’s campaign spokesman backed the decision but admitted it had been a “mistake” for her to use personal email.
Her personal email server, which she used for both government and
personal business, has haunted her campaign since the issue first
emerged in March 2015.
Governor Rochas Okorocha has ordered payment of three months salary arrears to Imo State civil servants. With the governor’s directive, workers will get April,May and June salaries at once.
Okorocha,
who gave the directive at the weekend during a meeting with Directors
of Accounts, Treasurers and Permanent Secretaries at the Government
House, assured that henceforth, salaries of civil servants would be paid
as and when due.
The governor also set up a committee which
would be liaising with the directors of Accounts and the stat’s
Accountant-General every month to ensure prompt payment of the salaries
of civil servants.
However, Okorocha explained that the 70 and 30
percent revenue sharing formula between labour and the state government
does not mean that workers would get only 70 percent of their salaries
at the end of each month. The governor said they could get more, depending on the revenue profile of the state at a particular month.
The Federal Executive Council held a valedictory session for late
Minister of State for Labor and Productivity, James Ocholi today March
9th. President Buhari and the Ministers took turns to sign the
condolence book. They are expected to pay a condolence visit to the
Ocholi family later today. See more photos
