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Ekweremadu’s Ailing Daughter, Sonia, Arraigned In A London Court Alongside Her Mother

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Ike Ekweremadu and his Daughter Sonia

By Adesina Soyooye

Shock and sympathy registered on the faces of not a few people in Nigeria, when Sonia, the ailing daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, was arraigned in Court by the London Police on Monday, 7th November, 2022.

They were arraigned for allegedly trafficking in human organs. Sonia’s father, a serving Federal Lawmaker, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is also being prosecuted in Court for the same alleged offence.

The Senator and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested at the London Heathrow Airport, June 21, 2022, on arrival from Turkey. They were charged with an alleged illegal trafficking of a homeless 21-year old from Lagos to London for the sole purpose of harvesting one of  his kidneys for their daughter, Sonia, who is suffering from kidney disease and has been undergoing dialysis in London. The young man claimed he was unaware of the real reason he was brought to London, and that was they found him uncooperative, the attitude of the family where he was kept in London changed towards him. He alleged members began to treat him like a slave, forcing him to escape, and report to the Police after sleeping for three nights in the street.

While Mrs Ekweremadu was given bail after about  six weeks in  Prison custody, the  Judge, for inexplicable reasons, refused to grant Senator Ekweremadu bail. He is in custody with a Nigerian-born Medical Doctor, 50 year old Obinna Obeta, who is  charged with conspiracy.

It is not known why Sonia was arraigned in Court alongside her mother,  but it is likely to be for conspiracy to illegally harvest a human organ.

Sonia had, a couple of months ago, written an emotional open appeal to the public for a kind kidney donor to save her life.

In the appeal, he lamented the sad fate of her parents and family over her ailment, and disclosed that her father is, also, down with kidney disease in custody.

Sonia did not take any plea, but a trial date has been set for January 31, 2023.

Obi Boycotts Future Presidential Debates, Townhall Meetings

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Presidential TownHall Meeting

By Gideon Njoku

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, will not be part of any Presidential debate or Townhall meetings that does not have the presence of the Presidential Candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

Tinubu, in particular, has been boycotting all such meets.The climax was his boycott of the Townhall meeting held in Abuja on Sunday, November 6, 2022 for Presidential candidates. It was organized by ARISE TV and other democratic partners. Tinubu did not send a representative either. While his image managers said he was busy at a meet with an Agricultural Association outside Abuja, a trending photograph/video showed Tinubu at the 80th birthday party in Abuja of Col.Sani Bello rtd. The retired Col is the father of the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani-Bello.

From their explanation, Tinubu is not likely to attend any such events.

PDP’s Atiku Abubakar sent his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State Governor to represent him But Okowa’s presence was resisted and protested against by the crowd all of whom  insisted that they came to listen to Presidential candidates not their running mates. It took quite sometime to calm the people down to allow Okowa represent Atiku.

Based on the happenings of Sunday, the Director General  of the LP Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Doyin Okupe, at a Press Conference in Abuja, said LP’s candidate, Peter Obi, will no longer be available for such outings without the presence of other Presidential candidates.

The Presidential candidates present at the Sunday Townhall event were Peter Obi, LP,  Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP and Kola Abiola of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP.

In 2015 and 2019, incumbent President, Muhammadu Buhari, avoided all such events that exposed him to the public for rigorous interrogation.

Lai Mohammed: Here Are  President Buhari, APC’s Achievements; Slams PDP

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Akinwale Kasali
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Alhaji Lai Mohammed

By Akinwale Kasali

The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has been applauded by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, for impacting the lives of Nigerians positively in the past seven years in the saddle.

The former Kwara State Governorship Candidate under the Action Congress of Nigeria lashed opposition Party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for criticizing the achievements of the APC Government.

He  condemned the PDP for engaging in “a deliberate campaign of calumny and falsehood” on the achievements of the APC-led administration.

Mohammed described  the comment of PDP as “absurd”, stressing that he was using the opportunity to address what It called an absurdity that is being bandied about by the opposition, that the Buhari administration has nothing to campaign with, in the run-up to the 2023 general elections.

“It’s a cruel irony that the Party that presided over the affairs of this great country in a time of plenty but could not complete a single modern rail line, is the one accusing an administration that has completed at least three standard gauge rail lines of lacking in achievements.

“Indeed, the Buhari administration is spoilt for choice in celebrating its achievements.”

He listed some of the achievements by the current administration to include the completed Abuja-Kaduna, Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe-Warri standard gauge rail-lines  adding that the Buhari-led administration had also inaugurated brand new airport terminals in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt.

The former APC Spokesperson made these claims at the second edition of PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023 series in Abuja, saying that it was an insult for the PDP to say the APC has nothing to campaign about for the 2023 elections.

He pointed out that the current administration had also completed housing projects in 35 states, constructed, or is constructing road projects in every state in the country.

“We have constructed, or are constructing, road projects in every State and we have the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme that has almost weaned us from dependence on imported rice and other crops,” he said.

“We met 15 standard rice mills and now we have over 50.

“We have our unprecedented National Social Investment Programme under which 9.8 million school children are fed one meal daily, under which 1 million youths have been empowered.

“Another 500,000 are undergoing training under the N-Power and 1,632,480 households have been enrolled in the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme.

“We are proud of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure (also known as Deep Blue Asset) aimed at managing, controlling and protecting Nigerian waterways towards the advancement of coastal prosperity.”

Gbajabiamila Says University Lecturers Deserve Half Salaries

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Akinwale Kasali
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By Akinwale Kasali

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has thrown his weight behind the decision of the Federal Government to pay members of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, half salaries for the month of October.

The lawmaker said that the Federal Government acted according to the law, adding that it was the government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions.

Gbajabiamila in a statement on Monday said:

“When ASUU called off their industrial action three weeks ago, it meant that academic activities could resume in our nation’s public universities, and students could return to their academic pursuits after the prolonged interruption. This decision was rightly heralded nationwide as the correct decision.

“Since then, the Executive and the House of Representatives have worked to address the issues that led to the strike. We are currently working on the 2023 Appropriations Bill, which includes the sum of N170bn to provide a level of increment in the welfare package of University Lecturers.

“The Bill also includes additional N300bn in revitalisation funds to improve the infrastructure and operations of federal universities.”

“Furthermore, the House of Representatives has convened the Accountant General of the Federation ASUU and other stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of elements of the University Transparency and Accountability Solution into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System.

“The Executive position that it is not obligated to pay salaries to lecturers for the time spent on strike is premised on the law and the Government’s legitimate interest in preventing moral hazard and discouraging disruptive industrial actions.

“Nonetheless, interventions have been made to explore the possibility of partial payments to the lecturers. We look forward to a favourable consideration by President Buhari, who has manifested his desire to what is prudent and necessary to resolve all outstanding issues,” he stated.

The Speaker who also appealed  for calm over the issues between the Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Federal Government said that implementing meaningful changes take time, especially when appropriations and modifications to systems such as the IPPIS were required.

He however stressed that, “I urge all parties to be patient and grant each other the presumption of goodwill to the extent necessary to achieve our shared objectives. This is not a time for political brinkmanship. There is no more pressing objective than to preclude the possibility of further disruptions to the academic calendar of the universities. We must prevent this possibility by all means, as these disruptions risk the promise and potential of our nation’s youth.

“Three weeks ago, I called for a national conversation on the substantive reforms required to address the underlying issues bedevilling public tertiary education in Nigeria. To that end, the House of Representatives is convening a National Summit on Tertiary Education Reform.

“ We have called for papers and memoranda from members of the public. The submissions we receive and expert presentations at the Summit will inform our policy recommendations and actions. I urge all citizens and stakeholders to participate in this crucial effort to reinvent our public tertiary institutions into respected citadels of learn.”

Ondo Gets Acting Chief Judge

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Ayodele Oni
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Justice Ayedun Olusegun Odusola

By Ayodele Oni

An acting Chief Judge of Ondo state, Justice Ayedun Olusegun Odusola was Monday sworn in by the acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

The Acting Governor, while inaugurating the Acting chief Judge said government will continue to support the judiciary in the administration of fair and equitable Justice for all and sundry.

He congratulated Justice Odusola stressing that the executive would remain in its resolve not to interfere in the duties of the acting Chief Judge.

Mr Aiyedatiwa charged Justice Odusola to work on policies that would facilitate quick dispensation of justice to help decongest  correctional facility in the state.

He gave an assurance that the state government would continue to collaborate with the judiciary for quick dispensation of justice.

Responding, the Acting Chief Judge, Justice Odusola sought the cooperation of other arms of government in steering the ship of the state judiciary.

Justice Odusola reiterated that he would forge ahead to consolidate on the strides attained so far in the state judiciary.

Ondo State Govt To Jegede: Take A Walk Round State Before Criticizing

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Akeredolu and Jegede

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo State Government has taken up Governorship candidate of People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) during 2020 election, Eyitayo Jegede over his comment that the present administration is ineffective.

The Government statement, signed by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde described remarks by the opposition leader as Spurious and puerile.

The statement reads “The spurious efforts of the opposition PDP leader, Mr Eyitayo Jegede to demean the achievements and strides recorded by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration have clearly exposed his hypocrisy under the guise of politics.

“His puerile submission that Ondo State is worst under Governor Akeredolu’s government can only come from a place of bitterness and self- imposed ignorance.

“For the records, the Akeredolu administration has completed 274.11km of roads across the 18 Local Government Areas of the State while 120km are ongoing across the three senatorial districts.

“Mr Jegede’s allusion to Akure as the basis for his assessment of the Akeredolu’s administration exposed his hypocrisy and gross ignorance.

“Before the Akeredolu administration came on board, residents of Ijoka and Oda road in Akure groaned in pains. The traffic gridlock in those areas were usually on daily basis.

“People were being killed by heavy duty vehicles at Oke-Alabojuto in Ikare. Lives were lost to repeated accidents at the cross junction in Ore.

“In Akure alone, no government can boast to have done more than the Akeredolu’s administration. Aside the dualization of the Oba-Osupa/ NEPA road to Olukayode-roundabout, down to ijoka, Governor Akeredolu has intervened in many areas.

“Mr Eyitayo Jegede should visit Gaga, Oke-Ogba, Abusoro, Iwalewa, Orita-Obele, Oda road, SUBEB road, Araromi, Alagbaka-SIB road, and other major roads already constructed by Governor Akeredolu in Akure, the state capital.

“This is aside the first of its kind flyover in Ore, the unprecedented Ikare road dualization, the Okitipupa-Igbokoda bypass road among other roads scattered across the state.

“The pernicious impression created by Mr Jegede on the efforts of Governor Akeredolu in the state health sector, is quite laughable. The Akeredolu administration is known for its efforts at providing first-class health facilities for the people of the state.

‘The ongoing construction of a modern world-class 250-bed University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital complexes in Akure and Ondo town respectively, is a pointer to the giant leaps taken by the Akeredolu administration.

“This is aside the regular provision of medical equipment at the teaching hospital and Mother and Child hospitals.

“Since the inception of his administration till date, Governor Akeredolu has recruited over 425 health workers including Consultants, Nursing officers, Staff Nurses/Midwives, Medial doctors, Pharmacists, Radiographers among others.

“The State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has equally recruited 804 health personnel. The UNIMEDTH wasn’t left out. Over 400 medical personnel have so far been recruited. At the Mother and Child hospital in Akure, there are 434 health workers presently working at the facility.

“Under the Akeredolu administration, industrialization which had gone into extinction since the days of late Pa Adekunle Ajasin came back alive.

“Today, with the efforts of the Governor, the Ondo- Linyi industrial hub, commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari, is one massive investment in the country. The laudable infrastructural development of the Akeredolu administration has attracted more industries into the state.

“Finally, we can only sympathize with Mr Jegede whose political journey is currently greeted with confusion. The current disunity and confusion in the PDP must have created a measure of desperation in his mind.

‘We urge the PDP leader to find time to stay at home and drive round to see the works of the AKEREDOLU’S administration if he failed to acknowledge the government that constructed the road to his house.”

Rivers: Group Tackles Wike, Asks Him To Account For State Funds, Assets Given Away By Him

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Nyesom Wike

By Adesina Soyooye

Worried by the millions of Naira the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike gives out to other State Governments, Rivers State Democracy Sustainable Group, REDSG has tackled the Governor.

Governor Wike is known for giving out hundreds of millions of Naira, to State Governments, especially those which Governors are his friends, and especially, in the months running to the Presidential Primary of the Peoples Democratic Party. An aspirant to the ticket, Wike lost it to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

At the last count, according to another group, Wike had, allegedly given out over two billion Naira of Rivers State money. One of the most recent was the N300m the Governor gave out to wives of Lagos State Government officials who invited him to their annual meet. On that occasion, he endorsed the APC Governor of the State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu for a second term in office.

He also had helped a number of States in distress, and recently, gave out 50 buses -25 each – to the State Chapters of the PDP in Benue and Cross River States.

On Sunday night, Benue State Governor revealed that  Wike had given his State the sum of about one billion Naira.

But in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, signed by its Convener, Justin Chibuike, RSDSG, challenged Wike to tell the public if the hundreds of millions he gives out were captured in the State Budget  passed by the State House of Assembly. The Group, also, accused Wike of giving out State assets to his allies and cronies from other States.

The statement alleged that between “2015 till date the State has received trillions of Naira from internally Generated Revenue, Federal allocations, Local and Foreign interventions and sales of Rivers State Government properties including the gas turbine Rotimi Amaechi acquired from Holland and Saipem.”

It challenged the Governor to speak up, and hand back Rivers assets to the State or they would make documents public.

“If the Governor does not speak to Rivers people and hand over their properties back to the state, all these documents will be revealed including sales agreements of these properties both locally and internationally.”

The RSDSG, obviously, a group sympathetic to the PDP, and angry at Wike’s role in what it sees as the destabilisation of the PDP lamented what it described as  “the ridiculous excesses of the Governor in recent times against the party that has given him everything except being the presidential candidate of the party.”

Part of the statement reads:

“The party ( PDP) in its wisdom settled for the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar for their best interest but the Governor has gone rogue against the Party and the Presidential candidate.

“We have realised that the courage to fight an unknown battle has been fully funded by the purse of Rivers State. The Governor in his bid to service the loyalty of the characters masquerading as fighters for justice in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resorted to throwing Rivers resources into the bellies of the fishes acting as militants in the PDP.

“Furthermore, the Governor of the State should explain to Rivers people if the monies that he doles out frequently to forces outside Rivers State are duly captured and approved by the Rivers State House of Assembly in the yearly budgets of the state.

“This is of importance because Rivers people have seen how the Governor went to Lagos State to endorse the APC Governor of the State against his Party’s  candidate and in so doing donated the sum of N300m to the National women conference organised by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials(COWLSO) at the Eko Hotels and Suites.

“Also, we’ve seen, in disgust, how he attended the birthday party of his ally in Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu and donated the sum of N200m for no just cause.

“We’ve also seen recently the donation of 25 buses each to both Cross River and Benue states PDP.

“Rivers people are tired and can’t continue in this charade of the Governor in his utter wastage that has continually underdeveloped the State where there is serious unemployment and no human capital development or empowerment to enable the youths create meaningful opportunities for themselves to grow the declining State GDP and of course the rising inflation in our dear State.

“We’ve also seen how about seven international trips of these Governors of his are sponsored by the Governor at the expense of our State’s purse to hold secret meetings with political candidates in luxurious hotels for weeks in Europe that adds zero economic benefit to the State.

“It is quite unfortunate that a man who seeks accountability in his Party is involved in actions that negates the core values of a just course. The Governor swore an oath to be accountable to Rivers people and we are, by this notice, asking him to give accounts of his ridiculous spendings of State resources.

“We have uncovered properties owned by the state especially the Civil Service Quarters that is given to his friends and allies who are not Rivers people all to entice their support for his failed Presidential bid. We ask, what have the Civil Servants done to Wike that for seven and half years they’ve not experienced promotion of any sort and that the State Secretariate is kept in an unhabitable condition.

“The Governor in one of his many giveaways went to his kinsmen in Ogbumnuabali and doled out a mouth watery sum of N2b for doing nothing; absolutely nothing. Such a fund would have been directed to fixing the unhabitable condition of our State Secretariate because the Civil Servants in the State have seen nothing but neglect in Wike’s seven reckless years of mismanagement of state funds.”

“As a group  we are asking the State Governor who is demanding for justice in the party to first serve justice to Rivers people because charity begins at home. He must explain to us for posterity sake. Good men can no longer remain silent in times like this.

“Rivers people and Nigerians daily have seen that the self centred gimmicks of Wike are only to grant easy access to a Bola Tinubu Presidency. In his attempt to demean Atiku Abubakar, Atiku has continued to enjoy public support based on the unjustifiable excesses of Nyesom Wike.

“Public opinions in the various States of those following the Rivers Governor and beyond shows that Atiku Abubakar is leading every other candidate as General elections gets closer. His wide acceptance has been censored and his presidency is now a reality.

“We, therefore, urge the Governor, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike to immediately account for all Rivers State assets he has appropriated to himself and his cronies. If he dares not, we will one by one release the places and locations of properties he has forcefully annexed to himself and co-conspirators. Also, we will release documents of monies he has hidden through proxies for himself.

“The Governor must declare those properties to Rivers people for the purpose of transparency and accountability, else he runs the risk of facing a national disgrace.”

There has been no reaction from the State Government.

Too Many Litigations Affecting Planning For 2023 General Elections – INEC Chairman

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By Ayodele Oni

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said some court decisions have put the Commission in dilemma, not knowing what to do.

Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, explained that there were situations when lower courts would want to overrule the apex Supreme Court.

Speaking on Monday in Abuja, at a capacity workshop for Justices, Prof Yakubu pointed out  that “a situation where a trial Court sought to vary the judgement of the Supreme Court by ordering the Commission to issue a Certificate of Return in favour of a candidate, whose emergence during the party’s primary election has been nullified by the apex Court (and affirmed by the same Court following an application for clarification) put the Commission in a difficult situation.”

He disclosed that the commission has been joined in 600 pre-election cases relating to the nomination of candidates for the 2023 general election by political parties.

While decrying the time lost to the endless litigations, the chairman said that a particular political party, served it 70 Court processes in one day, seeking to compel it to accept the substitution of candidates after the deadline provided in the 2023 election timetable.

He observed that more need to be done to reduce litigations in the electoral process.

Yakubu noted that even though there are less Court cases challenging the conduct of elections by the Commission, cases arising from the conduct of primaries for the nomination of candidates by political parties is on the increase.

“So far, we have been joined in about 600 cases relating to the conduct of recent primaries and nomination of candidates by political parties for the 2023 General Election.

“Only two weeks ago, one political party served about 70 Court processes on the Commission in one day seeking to compel us to accept the nomination or substitution of its candidates long after the deadline provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election had elapsed. Some of the cases will go up to the Supreme Court.

“The implication is that we are still dealing with issues of nomination of candidates thereby eating into vital time for preparation of and procurement of sensitive materials for the election. It also means that the Courts will be dealing with the same issues long after the General Election.

“I wish to reassure the judiciary that the Commission will continue to abide by Court orders. However, strict adherence to stare decision is critical for us as an Election Management Body.

“A situation where a trial Court sought to vary the judgement of the Supreme Court by ordering the Commission to issue a Certificate of Return in favour of a candidate whose emergence during the party’s primary election has been nullified by the apex Court (and affirmed by the same Court following an application for clarification) put the Commission in a difficult situation.

“The matter is currently being litigated again, possibly all the way back to the Supreme Court, thereby wasting the precious time of the Courts which are already inundated by even the most improbable cases by litigation-happy individuals and parties.”

No Judicial Recklessness, CJN Warns Election Petition Tribunal Members

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

The judiciary and other stakeholders in 2023 general elections are leaving no stone unturned to ensure the success.

The Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, swore in members of the Election Petition Tribunal that will hear disputes arising from the general elections.

The event took place at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) in Abuja, the country’s political capital.

Administering the oath of office on the members of the Tribunal, the CJN urged the judicial officers not to treat their assignments with levity, warning that he will not tolerate any form of judicial recklessness.

The exercise kicked off a four-day capacity workshop for the Justices and members of the Tribunal which will end on Thursday.

In other to forestall conflicting rulings by the Tribunals, the Appeal Court compiled a case management system, which is a document that will serve as an additional guide.

Also in attendance at the event were the President of the Appeal Court, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu; as well as Justices of the Court of Appeal.

Justice Dongban-Mensem admonished members of the Tribunal to be firm and law-abiding in the discharge of their duties, nothing that by the nature of their assignments, they will be exposed to temptations, but they must be in total control of their thoughts.

Any Atiku Supporter Is An Enemy – Governor Ortom

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Any Atiku Supporter Is An Enemy – Governor Ortom

By Adesina Soyooye

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared anybody who supports the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, as his enemy.

Both Atiku and Ortom are of the same Party. But Ortom is one of the five PDP Governors headed by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, at loggerheads with the Party leadership and Atiku.

Ortom, obviously, following in the footsteps of his leader, Wike, made the shocking statement in Makurdi on Sunday during a banquet he hosted in honour of the “rebel” PDP Governors. They had gone to Benue for the flag-off of the Party’s campaign against 2023. Ortom, in the last leg of his term as Governor, is contesting in 2023 for a Senatorial seat. A couple of weeks ago, Wike donated 25 busses to the Benue PDP to prosecute its campaign.

Speaking at the banquet in the honour of the visiting Governors, Ortom said he will not support Atiku against 2023, and dubbed any Atiku supporter his enemy.

Explaining why he would never abandon Wike, Ortom described him as a worthy friend who always stood by him and the State in times of crisis occasioned by the incessant invasion of Benue  by rogue Fulani heardsmen.

Ortom: “When Benue was under siege, he donated N250 million, and he subsequently spent over N700 million to support the State to tackle the humanitarian crisis occasioned by the unwarranted attacks.

“He didn’t stop at that. He convinced Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom to, also, assist the State, and he (Udom) donated N200 million to us.

“Is he not a worthy friend? He’s a worthy friend and we are working together to liberate the Country.

“I’m not going to support any Fulani man to continue to do injustice to my people unless my people tell me to do otherwise.”

In Rivers State, Governor Wike has since declared all Atiku supporters his enemies and enemies of the State, and is dealing with them accordingly.

The Governors who Ortom hosted are: Wike, Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia, Seyi Makinde,  Oyo, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu.

Both Wike and Makinde had earlier said they will not vote Atiku unless the National Chairman of the Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, steps down from office for a Southerner.

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