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Africa Day: Jonathan Foundation Tasks Leaders On Peace , Charges Them On Full Implementation Of AFCTA

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Goodluck Jonathan

The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has tasked African leaders to prioritize the peace and prosperity of its citizens on the occasion of Africa Day 2023. The organization also called on respective leaders to redouble their efforts to ensure that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is effectively implemented across the continent.

Communications Officer of the Foundation, Wealth Dickson Ominabo, in a news statement, quoted Ann Iyonu,  the Executive Director of GJF, as saying that the promises of freedom, peace,  unity, and prosperity and the defining virtues that make the Africa Day celebration significant.

It, therefore, calls for peace and a quick return to democratic order in Sudan, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

The  statement reads:

“On Africa Day 2023,  we celebrate the shared values and common heritage that define us as a people. We appreciate the enormous contributions and sacrifices that Africans worldwide have continued to display to make Africa a better place.

“This year’s celebrations coincide with the 60th commemoration of the establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, now Africa Union. This forum has helped foster political freedom, growth, and economic development in the continent.

“We support the  African Union idea of “One African market” as it offers a sure route towards economic prosperity and self-sufficiency for our people and provides concrete steps towards attaining economic goals captured in the Africa Union Agenda 2063.

“We  call on  African leaders to redouble their efforts to ensure that the African Continental  Free Trade Area (AFCTA) is implemented in our countries in line with this year’s theme: “Acceleration of AFCTA Implementation.”

“The promises of peace, freedom, and unity are prosperity and the reasons we celebrate today. We call for peace and a quick return to democratic order in Sudan, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

“We urge leaders and all stakeholders to commit to the ideals of freedom, democracy, peace, unity and shared prosperity on Africa Day 2023.”

Wealth Dickson Ominabo, Communications Officer, Goodluck Jonathan Foundation

24/5/2023

“I Have No Business With Who Emerges As Ekiti Assembly Speaker” – Gov Oyebanji

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Biodun Oyebanji

By Ayodele Oni

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has clarified that the issue of who becomes Speaker of the incoming Seventh House of Assembly is purely the business of the party.

He maintained that he has no preferred candidate for the State’s House of Assembly Speaker.

Since the election of the 26 member-Assembly during the March ,18, 2023, poll, various interests within and outside the state have been canvassing for a particular member who is a first timer as lawmaker.

Going by the zoning formula of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, the speaker is expected to come from the northern senatorial district since the governor is from central and deputy from south.

Ekiti central senatorial district is made up of five local governments of Ilejemeje, Moba, Ido- Osi, Oye, and Ikole as well as newly created Area Development Councils, (LCDA)

Oyebanji made this declaration on Wednesday during a retreat for members-elect and outgoing members of the Ekiti State 6th House of Assembly held at Ikogosi Warm Springs and Resort.

He declared “I want to  plead with members- elect not to allow the position of the Assembly to divide them. I have intelligence report that meetings are being held  both within and outside the state by  some former Hon members who are  recruited as consultants and members elect both new and returning.

“I want to say categorically that I have  no hand in it. I have not  asked  anybody to shop for Speaker of the 7th Assembly  on my  behalf and I have  no preferred candidate.

“All principal positions in the house  belong to the party and at the appropriate time,  the party  will take a decision and I will abide with whatever the party decides.

“All of us are members of the APC and I can work with any one of you. This is the first and last time I will comment on this matter.”

My Final Word On Olokola Free Trade Zone & Dangote Refinery

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Ibikunle Amosun and Dapo Abiodun and Aliko Dangote

By Ibikunle Amosun

THE FACTS!

Our attention has been drawn to a press statement by Prince Dapo Abiodun, Governor Ogun State, where he accused Senator Ibikunle Amosun as being responsible for why Ogun State lost hosting the Dangote Refinery to Lagos State.

FINAL WORD

  1. On Monday, 22 May, 2023. I was privileged to attend the official commissioning of Dangote Refinery, Lekki Free Trade Zone by Mr. President, H. E. Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. I congratulate my brother, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, GCON, on this significant accomplishment for the larger benefit our Country. I also congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Babajide Sanwoolu of Lagos State, and the good people of Nigeria on this momentous occasion.
  1. Since my tour of duty as Governor of Ogun State statutorily ended in May 2019, I have refrained from directly engaging and very rarely joined issues on any matter of policy undertaken by our government or the successor administration. The logic is simple: even if one were to stand right before a 10-storey building, a congenital liar and unrepentant pessimist will still indulge in selective amnesia and see nothing.
  1. But, when lies and half truths are churned out so repeatedly and unashamedly, without being challenged, the innocent public may begin to reckon with such concoctions as the gospel truth. Hence, I am making this exception. It is my hope that this will be my final word on the Olokola Free Trade Zone and the Dangote Refinery Lagos relocation debacle.
  1. Let me put it straight: The Olokola Free Trade Zone project was not solely owned by Ogun State. From its conception in 2007, it was a Joint Venture. The Federal Government of Nigeria owned the majority 51%, Ondo State Goverment (14.5%), Ogun State Goverment (14.5%), and strategic core investors (20%). Alhaji Aliko Dangote, according to the information availed us when we took office, subsequently bought, and took over the 20% equity of the core investors. Ogun State was a minority equity stakeholder only, without proprietary strength and capacity to take sole decisions on the Joint Venture enterprise.
  1. I am proud to put on record for posterity that the brouhaha and misconception about the true and full ownership of the project became confused for reasons of the proactive and investment-friendly disposition of our administration. Ogun State, under my leadership, went beyond and above duty and did all we could to ensure that the project saw the light of the day. As Governor at the time, I appointed two (2) carefully chosen stakeholders of Ogun East/Ogun Waterside Local Government extraction to represent Ogun State’s interests on the joint venture enterprise and advise the State. These were Dapo Abiodun (now Governor) and Mrs Kemi Adeosun, then Commissioner for Finance, who  incidentally hailed from the host Community of the Olokola project. After Mrs. Adeosun was elevated and became a minister, another son of Ogun East, Lekan Onamusi, took charge and represented Ogun State on the Joint Venture.
  1. Based on the advice of our representatives on the project, we engaged the majority equity holder, FGN and our joint venture partner, Ondo State Government, who were very responsive and eager to have the project in Olokola Free Trade Zone. We also vigorously engaged Alhaji Aliko Dangote and did everything possible to make the enterprise take off. A total of 10,000 hectares of land was made available. As mere holder of 14.5% equity interest, it is most uncharitable for anyone to churn out lies that Ogun State was in a position to unilaterally frustrate the project or was responsible for the logjam. With respect to all sides, it accords more with logic to appreciate the fact that Alhaji  Aliko Dangote took business decisions of his own in accordance with the goals of his business strategy and risk assessment.
  2. Our position was that, at the minimum, 500 hectares from the Ogun State portion be reserved for the host Community, Ogun Waterside, as against ceding the entire land of the Olokola Free Trade Zone. Indeed, at some point and at my instance, our revered Elders, Baba Olusegun Obasanjo and Kabiyesi Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona were involved, where we all met to ensure that the project was sited in Olokola Free Trade Zone.
  3. Looking back to my time in Ogun State, I remain immensely grateful to God and the good people of our State for the opportunities availed us. Our records of achievements remain incontrovertible. We opened the State to genuine entrepreneurs and investors, which led to the influx of massive private sector investments. We also paid serious attention to the security of lives and properties. Over 200 industries, both local and multinational, birthed in Ogun State. In a particular year during our time, 75% of the entire National FDI in the real sector birthed in Ogun State so much so that President Goodluck Jonathan saw the need to visit to commission significant private sector-led projects at least five (5) times. Ogun State, under my watch, was indeed investor-friendly, and investors’ destination of choice as Ogun State literally became the Industrial Capital of Nigeria. Ogun State’s economy, at the time, grew faster than the national average. No amount of concocted lies, blackmail and orchestrated falsehood will blight these unparalleled facts.
  1. It is, therefore, interesting to read that the present Ogun State governor holds me responsible for allegedly scuttling the Olokola project. For the benefit of the good people of Ogun State, Nigerians and posterity, we challenge him, particularly as he was then the chairman appointed to oversee and ensure that the project was sited in Olokola Free Trade Zone, to disclose with facts, where he or the Administration was remis, and which might have led to the project being moved away from Ogun State.
  1. The only thing I can recall that the government insisted on, was that, about 500 hectares must be set aside and protected for the benefit of our people in Ogun East, and in particular,the host community, Ogun Waterside.
  1. As Governor, I would never have knowingly let any opportunity slip past Ogun State and its people. I did my best to the satisfaction and conviction of my conscience.
  1. As I conclude, it is my hope that this intervention will give clarity to the vexed subject of the Olokola Free Trade Zone and the relocation of the Dangote Refinery controversy.
  1. Once again, I congratulate the Dangote group and Alhaji Aliko Dangote for the hard work, dedication, and commitment to the results that we all saw on Monday.

This statement was issued from Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s, Media Office

Keyamo Advocates Scrapping Of Office Of Minister Of State, Says It’s Unconstitutional

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Festus Keyamo

By Ayodele Oni

In an ironic twist, Festus Keyamo, who is serving out his tenure  as Minister of State for Labour, has advised the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu to scrap the Office of Minister of State, dismissing it as unconstitutional.

“Mr. President, the concept or designation of “Minister of State” is a constitutional aberration and is practically not working for many so appointed.

“Successive Governments have come and gone and many who were appointed as Ministers of State have not spoken out at a forum such as this because of the risk of sounding ungrateful to the Presidents who appointed them.”

The remarks were contained in a prepared valedictory statement by Keyamo on Wednesday.

He pointed out that all Nominees that appeared before the National Assembly were screened and confirmed as Ministers only for some to be designated as Ministers of state when portfolios were allocated.

Citing constitutional provisions, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria stated that Minister of State is not in the Statute.

“Any appointment under subsection (2) of this section by the President shall be in conformity with the provisions of section 14(3) of this Constitution:- provided that in giving effect to the provisions aforesaid the President shall appoint at least one Minister from each State, who shall be an indigene of such State.”

“In addition to the above, the Ministers-designate appear before the Senate and are grilled and cleared AS MINISTERS, not as Ministers in some instances and Ministers of State in some other instances.

“It is at the point of assignment of portfolios that successive Presidents then reclassified some as “Ministers of State”.

Agreeing that the President has the prerogative to assign portfolios to nominees already screened by the National Assembly, Keyamo pointed out that: “Yes, I concede Mr. President can do that, but not by a designation different from that prescribed by the Constitution.

“Simply put, it is akin to the President assigning responsibilities to the office of the Vice-President and re-designating that office as “Deputy President” under our present Constitution. That is clearly impossible. Why then should that of the Ministers be different?”

According to him, argument that number of offices are reduced to save cost, leading to two Ministers in a Ministry, is no longer tenable.

“Obviously, the argument that two Ministers are cramped into some Ministries in order not to unnecessarily proliferate Ministries and, therefore, save Government’s money is no longer tenable.

“This is because Government does not need any extra infrastructure or more money to maintain all Senior 36 Ministers or even a bit more appointed as is now the custom.

“This is because the present Ministers and Ministers of State have their separate offices, cars, security personnel and personal aides. So, what is the point?”

On the way forward, he called for duplication of the Ministries in such a way that only a Minister will be in charge.

“In my case, whilst the schedule of my colleague had to do more with Labour and Productivity, mine had to do more with Employment.

“The Directorates in my Ministry that were under my office would then be fully under the Minister of Employment, without any double loyalty to the Minister of Labour and Productivity.

“We can also have a Minister of Trade and another Minister of Investment. We can have a Minister of Education (Tertiary) and another Minister of Education (Primary and Secondary).

“We can have a Minister of Mines and another Minister of Steel; we can have a Minister of Works and another Minister of Housing and so on and so forth.

“In all of these, no extra infrastructure is needed to sustain this suggested arrangement. The present infrastructure and present personnel in the Ministries can very well sustain it.

“It will be at no extra cost to government. This is preferable than successive governments continuing with this present unconstitutional arrangement.”

ot a few people have described the Office of the Minister of State as redundant, especially if one is working under a strong personality who is the “senior” Minister.

When Senator Udo Udoma, SAN, was appointed a Minister, and given the portfolio of a Minister of State, he refused to resume, and quietly went back to the Senate.

FEC Holds Valedictory Session, Receives Report On Health Sector Reform

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Buhari FEC Meeting

By Ayodele Oni

The last Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting to be presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari was held on Wednesday.

The valedictory session also received the report of the Presidential health Committee, headed by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbano.

The Presidential Health Reform Committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari, in 2021 was for the development and implementation of a Health Sector Reform programme for Nigeria.

Presenting the report, Osinbajo said that the committee proposed, among others, healthcare guarantees for all Nigerians registered on the National Social Register.

“We also took extensive proposals from the committee members and the organisations they represent, including the National Assembly, state Governors, unions in the health sector and the private sector.

“This was followed by a retreat to brainstorm on several policy options, which arose from the submissions.

“Finally, we held meetings in technical sub-committees and in plenary to streamline the contentious issues and agree on a consensus position with the assistance of consultants, including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who were engaged to support the committee.’’

The Vice President said the committee’s deliberations had been productive and afforded it the opportunity to set Nigeria on the path to Universal Health Coverage.

According to him, the committee is mindful that investing in health will enable the country to unlock its immense potential and ensure that all Nigerians, regardless of their social status can access quality health services.

Osinbajo further said: “However, we realize that this will require structural reforms, hence the intentional effort to cover the poor and ensure the mobilization of large amounts of private investments.

“One of the first insights that confronted the committee was how the structure of our federation unwittingly contributes to poor health outcomes.

“The report addresses this in three ways–first is the use of the National Accountability Agreement on health performance.”

“It’s Fake News, FEC Not Dissolved, Ministers Still On Duty Posts” –  Lai Mohammed

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Lai Mohammed

By Ayodele Oni

Cabinet Ministers are to remain on their duty posts despite the valedictory Federal Executive Council, (FEC) meeting presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari on Wednesday.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the valedictory council meeting.

He described the report of the dissolution of FEC by  Buhari as fake news.

The Minister said President Buhari directed all Ministers to return to their desks and continue working on their transition assignments.

“I just want to make this clarification. While we were at the chambers there was a false breaking news that the Federal Executive Council has been dissolved. That is not correct.

“As a matter of fact, we have been directed by the President that we should all go back and return to our offices. So it is not true that the Federal Executive Council has been dissolved, it’s is still very much alive.

“We have all been directed to go back to our offices and ensure that we continue to work right to the end of 29 of May. So please ignore the fake news.”

Governor Abiodun Faults Amosun Over Dangote Refinery’s Relocation To Lagos; Amosun Fumes, Debunks Claim

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Dapo Abiodun and Ibikunle Amosu

By Akinwale Kasali

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has faulted his predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun, for being the architect of the relocation of the celebrated Dangote Refinery from Ogun State to Lagos State.

The $19bn Dangote refinery which was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 22nd May, 2023 at Ibeju Lekki, Lagos, was first planned to be cited in Ogun State before the decision was rescinded by Chairman, Dangote Group of Companies, Aliko Dangote.

Abiodun, Chairman,  Olokola Free Trade Zone, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the State during the administration of former Governor Amosun, said he was not part of the moves that frustrated Dangote out of the state

The Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, on Tuesday, said he should not be blamed for the loss.

Dangote had initially chosen Ogun State for the site of the refinery, which was inaugurated on Monday, in Lagos, but discussions broke down between Ogun State government and the billionaire businessman, leading to the relocation of the project to Lagos.

In the statement on Tuesday, he said his predecessor, Amosun, should be blamed Ogun lost the opportunity to host the mega refinery.

“Any true born Ogun indigene will sincerely be pained by the huge investment loss, especially when Ogun had been marked as the most suitable natural location for the mega project in Olokola Free Trade Zone, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state,” the Governor lamented.

Explaining his role, he said, “Governor Abiodun, as the chairman of the committee and a big player in the oil and gas industry himself, did everything possible to make sure the project saw the light of the day.

“The then Governor, perhaps, having a personal axe to grind with the promoter of the refinery project, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, frustrated all the efforts of Governor Abiodun and his Committee.

“The immediate past Chairman, Board of Directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who was then a Commissioner, served as the Secretary of the Committee, which engaged Dangote on the mega project.

“Instead of showing enthusiasm towards hosting the project in the State, the former Governor brazenly opposed and obstructed efforts of the Abiodun-led Committee in ensuring that the OKFTZ came into fruition.”

Abiodun’s statement was in  reaction to a former Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Segun Sowunmi, who blamed the incumbent Governor for  the loss of the  $19bn Dangote refinery.

Responding to the allegation made by Abiodun, Amosun said, “As Governor, I did my best to the satisfaction and conviction of my conscience. Ogun State was a minority stakeholder in the Olokola Free Trade Zone without the decision making capacity”.

He, however, challenged Governor Abiodun to disclose with facts where he or the administration was remiss and which led to the project been moved away from Ogun State.

Concluding, Amosun said that he would give clarity to the subject of the Olokola Free Trade Zone and the relocation of the Dangote Refinery controversy.

Governor Ortom: “I Have Forgiven President Buhari For Attempting To Twist Events, History

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By Akinwale Kasali

With less than Five days to the expiration of his tenure as the Executive Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said that he has forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari for blaming his administration for the incessant killings in the State.

Governor Ortom made this assertion while responding to questions on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’.

It would be recalled Ortom had constantly criticised the Presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state.

He described the attempts by the President to blame his Government for the situation as “futile attempts to twist events and history”.

Few days to the expiration of his administration, Buhari had apologised to aggrieved Nigerians, who were not pleased with his Administration to forgive him.

He said, “When you don’t forgive, it means God too will not forgive. Me, as a student of the Bible and as a born-again Christian, I have forgiven President Muhammadu Buhari.”

Ortom expressed optimism for better performance from the administration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, in the state and the nation at large.

“We hope that the incoming administration will provide support, help, security, economic development, and peace for our people.”

“We have suffered for eight years.”

He, however, advised Buhari not to exit Nigeria but stay back to work with Tinubu’s administration  to elevate the State and Nation from “bottom to top”

“He doesn’t need to go to the Niger Republic. He should stay here (in Nigeria) with us. All of us should work with the incoming administration and by the grace of God, we shall go from bottom to top,” he added.

Senate President: “Uzodimma Is With His Party’s  Choice” – IMSG

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Hope Uzodimma

Governor Hope Uzodimma is not part of any overt or covert gang up to scuttle the All Progressives Congress choice for the Senate President, the Imo State Government has said.

A story had circulated, Tuesday, on Social Media, to the effect that the Governor was sponsoring incumbent Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, to challenge the Party’s choice, Senator Godswill Akpabio, with Senator Osita Izunaso (Imo), as Lawan’s Deputy.

But, the Imo State Government which debunked the allegation Wednesday said that the Governor could not have been associated with such a plan being a loyal Party man to the core.

The Government said the media reports that  tried to link Governor Uzodimma to the mischievous plan of any group to support a Senate President other than the one chosen by the APC was unfounded.

This was contained in a statement issued in Owerri by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba.

The statement explained that “at no time did Uzodimma contemplate working against the choice of APC and the President-elect, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the leadership of the 10th Senate.”

“As a loyal party man, the Governor will stand firmly behind the choice of any person or persons chosen by the APC and the President-elect  to lead the 10th Senate, and will in fact work  assiduously for their emergence.”

Emelumba said that “the Governor as a loyal Party man would never work against the choices of the Party talkless of supporting another candidate,” adding that “since Uzodimma joined politics over forty (40) years ago, his reputation and integrity as a loyal party man has remained unassailable.”

The Commissioner described the author of the story as a mischief maker seeking to destroy the hard- earned reputation of the Governor.

“Those who know my Governor can attest to the fact that he is principled and disciplined. He is also bold and courageous. He doesn’t speak from both sides of the mouth. He leaves you in no doubt where he stands. And for the issue at hand, he supports the position of APC all the way,” he emphasised.

The Commissioner who cautioned media practitioners against wild speculations and publication of unconfirmed reports noted that “as a man who believes in the supremacy of the party, Uzodimma cannot swim against the people already anointed for those positions.”

Said he: “When once the Party has decided on an issue, Uzodimma will go with the Party. So those involved in this infantile speculations should desist forthwith.”

Senate Presidency:  Wike Says “It’s Pay Back Time For Akpabio”; Lawan Denies Interest

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Godwill Akpbio and Nyesom Wike

By Adesina Soyooye

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has weighed-in on who occupies the office of the Senate President in the 10th Assembly.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, which holds the majority number in the Senate has been engulfed in crisis over who becomes the number three man in the Country.

Both the Party and the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, have endorsed the immediate past Minister of the Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio, for the position. But at least, three other Senators-elect – Orji Kalu, Abdulazeez Yari, Osita Izunaso – are insisting on vying for the office.

A few days ago, Senators-elect from the South-east, met and insisted:  “It is the turn of the South-east to produce the Senate President for equity and fairness.” They vowed they would vote for any Senator from the Zone who steps out to contest.

On Tuesday, May 24,  the name of the incumbent Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, was thrown in. It was reported that he has decided to run fir same office along with Izunaso as Deputy. One of their sponsors, the report alleged, is Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. Both Lawan and Uzodinma have dismissed the report as a lie from the pit of hell.

However, on same Tuesday, Wike, the man who holds the golden medal for working against his own party, the Peoples Democratic Party, in every which way, jumped into the fray. He threw his support behind Akpabio and revealed: “Akpabio stood by me to be Governor, now, it is pay back time for him.” He said he would work for Akpabio’s emergence as the Senate President, especially as Akpabio would work smoothly with President-elect, Tinubu to move Nigeria forward.

Governor Wike spoke when Akpabio and Senators-elect under the aegis of Stability Group, a group working for the  emergence of Akpabio, visited him. The Group was led by its Director General, Senator Ali Ndume.

In a statement issued  by Akpabio’s Campaign Media Office in Abuja, Wike was quoted to have said:

“This is the time for me to support him (Akpabio) because he supported me when I wanted to be the Governor of Rivers State.

“If, truly, we want this country to move forward from where we are today, I see nothing wrong in the ruling party picking who it thinks can work with the President-elect as the Senate President of the 10th Assembly.

“On this Akpabio and Barau project we are together to make sure they win.

“Akpabio supported me during my Governorship ambition. He stood by me all through and ensured that I won. I don’t pay back good with evil.

“This is payback time for him. I will stand by him until he emerges the next Senate President. Our team would soon meet to take a position on your aspiration.

“Don’t be worried or disturbed by the contending forces against your aspiration, it is normal in politics. Power is not given on a platter, you fight for it.

“I am impressed that despite your endorsement by your party and the President-elect, you are still consulting your colleagues. That is the way it should be.

“Let us be fair to this country. If we continue this way, Nigeria will not succeed. Don’t waiver, stay firm, and you will win at the end of the day”.

Not that he was ever going to make any impact, but Akpabio, for whatever it was worth, was one of the Presidential Aspirants in the APC, who stepped down for Tinubu during the Party’s Presidential Primaries.

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