10 — Vanguard, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012
Ogun PDP protests Obj’s alleged imposition BY DAUD OLATUNJI
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Chief Kemi Alao Akala, wife of former Oyo State Governor, signing the condolence register of late Governor Lam Adesina. Photo: Dare Fasube
CPC challenges Mimiko's victory BY DAYO JOHNSON
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KURE — THE candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the October 20 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr. Olusoji Ehinlanwo has challenged the declaration of Governor Olusegun Mimiko by INEC as winner of the election. Ehinlawo in the petition, filed on his behalf by Mr. Segun Ogodo at the state Election Tribunal, had as
respondents: Mimiko, the Labour Party; the Independent National Electoral Commission; the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Mr. Akin Orebiyi and the Returning Officer, Prof. Biyi Daramola. He claimed that he possesses substantial proofs that there were massive violation of the electoral act and irregularities in respect of the election which would not make CPCC to accept its outcome.
Landlord’s son stabs tenant to death in Ogun BY DAUD OLATUNJI
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B E O K U TA — TRAGEDY struck in Onigbedu, a community in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State on Sunday when a tenant identified as Akinyemi Oguntula was stabbed to death by his Landlord’s son, Bankole Suderu over a misunderstanding. The deceased who was popularly called Pastor, was a staff of a cement company before he was allegedly killed in the early hours of last Sunday for complaining against the smoking of Indian hemp by the alleged killer and his friends. Vanguard learnt that
the killer 's family was trying to conceal the murder, but other tenants alerted the police.
B E O K U TA — MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun State yesterday protested the alleged plan by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to foist a member of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to fly the PDP governorship ticket in 2015 contrary to overall interest of the party. The aggrieved party members numbering about 500 who also accused Obasanjo of surreptitiously grooming his kinsman from Owuland in Abeokuta ahead of the 2015 election, begged exgovernor of the state Gbenga Daniel, the party financier, Chief Buruji Kashamu to rescue the
Ekiti LG workers resume after two months strike Gbenga Ariyibi
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DO EKITI — Council workers in Ekiti State yesterday resumed at their duty desks in all the 16 local governments after more than two months of strike action The workers operating under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Local Government workers (NULGE) had embarked on a strike action for the past two months to press home payment of N19,300 minimum wage and the payment of special allowance for the health workers. A visit to Ado, Ikere, Irepodun/Ifelodun , Ekiti Southwest and Gbonyin
council areas, have shown that workers' turn out wás massive, as they did not only report at the local governments, but were seen in their offices busy with routine works that had been abandoned for a couple of months. Reports from other local governments indicated that "the turn-out was really impressive." The Chairman, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Ekiti Chapter, Hon. Rotimi Ajidara, described the suspension of the strike as a display of patriotism by the council orkers. He commended Fayemi for hearkening to
the voices of the workers by conceding to their requests, saying this would engender harmonious working relationship between workers and government at all levels. But the two months strike was suspended on Friday at a meeting attended by NULGE’s leadership and government’s team, comprising of the Commissioners for Information, Labour and Local Government Affairs, Hon. Funminiyi Afuye, Mr. Wole Adewumi and Chief Dayo Fadipe respectively.
party from Obasanjo's imposition. Speaking at Ogun East Senatorial District party meeting held in IjebuOde in protest against Obasanjo manner of handling the party ’s affairs, former state Secretary of the Party, Chief Adepeba Otemolu, said the former President is not only working to undermine the party in the state, but also constituting setbacks in Ogun PDP’s march to a successful 2015. Obasanjo was also accused of "cornering appointments and other benefits from Aso Rock to his Owu people without extending any to other PDP members outside Owuland in Abeokuta." Many chieftains of the party who included Kashamu, Senator Mustapha and Chief Agboola Alausa, said it is imperative that the party strives towards peace and unity in the Gateway State. The aggrieved party members, however, tasked the former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, Senator Lekan Mustapha and Hon. Dave Salako, as well as billionaire hotelier and chieftain of the party, Buruji Kashamu to chart a “road map” towards returning the party to power in the state. The three factions which comprise Daniel, Buruji Kashamu and exMinister for Finance, Chief Jubril Martins Kuye respectively gave the reason why they may not work with former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his group ahead of the 2015.
Prove your case at the Tribunal, LP tells ACN BY DAYO JOHNSON
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KURE — THE Labour Party (LP) yesterday asked the Action Congress of Nigeria to prove its allegations of irregularities in the Election Petition Tribunal and stop its frivolous remarks in the media over the victory of Governor Olusegun Mimiko in last election. The ACN's Media Assistant, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku had over the weekend attempted to
rationalise the reasons the party was in court, mentioning allegations bordering on criminal practices against both the LP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which they insisted resulted in the election victory of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko. However, the Labour Party in a statement in Akure berated the ACN, saying that once a matter is in court, it becomes prejudicial to make it a subject of media analysis
as the ACN is now doing. According to the LP’s Publicity Secretary, Mr. Femi Okunjemiruwa, “the position of the law is that once a matter is in court, nobody should comment on it in the media. “If you go to court with weighty allegations as the ones being made by the party, it behoves on you to be ready to prove these allegations rather than resorting to media rigmarole. "They ought to be aware
of the legal maxim which says he who alleges must prove.” The LP spokesperson, while stating that even from the tirades of the ACN as enunciated by its media manager, it was obvious that they were a bunch of confused people, merely out to play mischief rather than be serious at the tribunal. “While we are not going to join issues with those who are, from all intent and purposes, not ready to subject themselves to the rule of the court
considering their posturing in the last few months before, during and after the election, we would like to say that some of the issues raised were pre-election matters and not election matters." The LP meddia-man ased:“It was this party that had raised the issue of over-voting; snatching of ballot papers, arrests of LP and government officials in their press statement. Pray, what will they say at the Tribunal?"