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Nnamdi Kanu’s Absent In Court, Hope Dashed As Trial Is Still January 2022

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By Uche Mbah

Enthusiasm and hope raised among supporters and associates of the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, that the motion for his bail would be moved in Court on Thursday, December 2, 2021, have been dashed.

Circumstances did not give room for  Kanu’s Counsels to move any applications as the Counsel for the Federal Government, Shuaib Labaran, who stood in for the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, informed the Court that a counter affidavit, opposing the abridgement of the adjourned period as requested by Kanu’s Counsels has been filed.

Kanu, himself, was not brought to Court. And Security was not tight at all. His Special Counsel, Alloy Ejimakor explained in a brief  that the Department of State Services must have concluded that Kanu’s presence was not necessary in Court for the sort of applications scheduled to be moved.

On November 10, the trial Judge, Binta Nyako, had adjourned the case to January 19, on noticing, when he entered the Court, that Kanu’s Counsels had walked out of the Court in protest that some members of his legal team were not allowed into the Court by Security Agents. She, therefore, adjourned the case to January 19, 2022.

But Kanu’s Counsels protested the adjournment and applied to Court for an abridged hearing date. It was granted and scheduled for Thursday, December 2.

Nyako ruled that she couldn’t rule on the abridgement since the Federal Government has sworn to an affidavit opposing the abridgement, and already served Kanu’s Counsels. “There is no judicial time for such an issue”, she said.

The pleas by Kanu’s Counsels for a shorter adjourned date did not work  as the Judge’s case diary, read in Court, was already full.

The case was, therefore, adjourned to January, 18, 2022,  instead of 19, and would run through 18, 19 and 20.

However, the Judge took notice of the complaints made recently about Kanu’s situation at the DSS custody by Ejimakor. He had complained that Kanu has not had change of clothes, is not allowed to practice his Jewish religion, and is also not allowed to mingle with other people.

Nyako ordered that he be granted all those.

Following is a summary of what happened in Court as put out in a Press Statement by Ejimakor.

Summary of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Court proceedings of today, 2nd December

First, there was total absence of security operatives in court and around the outer perimeters as was the case during previous proceedings.

Second, Mazi Kanu was not in court and there was no officer from the DSS to explain why. But from what I surmised, both the court and the DSS might’ve concluded that his presence in court was not strictly required in the sort of application that was moved in court today.

Third, the court did not grant Kanu’s Legal Team the leave to move our application challenging the jurisdiction of the court to continue the trial. Recall that we had filed such application, arguing that the extraordinary rendition of Kanu constitutes a constitutional barrier to his trial. The court ruled that the application was not calendared for hearing today. That it will be heard at the next adjourned date.

Fourth, the court, after going through what it said is a tight judicial calendar, moved the date of the next hearing backwards from 19th to 18th January, 2022.

Finally, the court ruled that it will entertain all outstanding applications at the next hearing; and proceeded to make the following Orders:

1, That Mazi Kanu be given maximum comfort possible in the detention facility.

2, That he be allowed a change of clothing.

3, That he be allowed free practice of his Jewish faith including access to his Jewish religious materials.

4, That the DSS obey all previous orders granted in the matter, including allowing Kanu any visitor of his choice.

5, That Kanu be permitted, at his option, to mingle freely with other inmates or any other persons at the detention facility.

Signed:

Aloy Ejimakor

Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu/IPOB.

Abuja, 2nd December 2021.

Kano: APC Crisis Worsens, As Ganduje’s Supporters Set Shekarau’s Secretariat Ablaze

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Bayo Bernard
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Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje

By James Orji

The battle for the control of the soul of APC in Kano state between Governor AbdullahI Ganduje and an erstwhile Governor of the state, Ibrahim Shekarau shows no sign of abating after hoodlums set ablaze the party secretariat  controlled by the latter.

Two factions of the party led by the two politicians are at loggerheads over who is in control of the APC machinery in the state.  On Tuesday , a federal high court in Abuja, the nation’s  capital set aside the state congress held by the Ganduje faction and directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to recognise candidates elected by the Shekarau-led  faction.
Recall that the Kano APC under the leadership of Ganduje had on July 31, 2021, returned all its candidates unopposed across the 44 local councils, unanimously electing the 13,068 ward executive members across the 484 wards.
The Shekarau  faction later went to court to challenge  the issue, praying the court to recognise the congress conducted by his own faction.

While ruling on the matter two days ago, Jusstice Hamzat Muazu subsequently declared that the congress conducted by the faction led by Shekarau is the authentic exercise. The incumbent governor faction,  has, however,  decided to challenge the lower court ruling at the Court of Appeal.

The Kano state Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Mohammed Lawal, in a statement on Wednesday, expressed surprise over the judgments, adding that the state government will proceed to the higher court to challenge  the judgment.

Lawal said “we are very surprised about the judgments because our lawyers had filed all the relevant document challenging the jurisdiction of the court because the issue happened here in Kano. We are also very surprised that the people chose to go to an Abuja High Court because these issues happened here in Kano and the case ought to have been filed in Kano.

“Everybody is well aware of the issue of jurisdiction but in any case, our lawyers filed all the relevant documents.our lawyers are studying the judgments and we are going to appeal the decision,” the commissioner stated.

But barely 48 hours after the ruling, hoodlums believed to be working on the side of Governor Ganduje has responded fiercely by setting the opponents secretariat located along the Maiduguri road on fire.

The political criisis in the statd Kano APC started after the state congress, on October 18, produced two factional leaders.The Shekarau faction had elected Haruna Danzago as chairman while Ganduje’s camp elected Abdullahi Abbas.

The National Appeal Committee set up by the APC later recognised Mr Abbas as the chairman of the party in the state.

Endsars: Lagos Panel Declares War On Sanwo-Olu, Accuses Him Of Cover-Up

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By James Orji

Members of the judicial panel set up by the Lagos State government have declared war on the Governor  Babajide Sanwo- Olu led administration  barely 48 hours after the state government  released a white paper, on the Justice Doris Okuwobi- panel report that investigated the alleged killing of Endsars protesters at Lekki Toll gate on October 20 last year.

While responding to the white paper, a member of the panel, Ebun Adegboruwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria,   SAN said the state government was trying to cover up the event that transpired when hordes of youth protesting police  brutality gathered at the Lekki Toll gate last year. The white paper, Adegboruwa who represented the civil society at the panel, said is a false representation of the recommendations of the panel.

Adegboruwa, had, immediately  the panel submitted the report to the state government threatened to released the details if the state government failed to released the report to the public.

The rights activist said the state government had yet to avail members of the panel copies of the white paper since it was released on Tuesday. He said the allegation, by the state government  that the members of the panel involved in financial impropriety  for the one year that it seated.  

The panel submitted the report two weeks ago following which the state government has now issued a white paper.  Mixed reactions have trailed the report since it was submitted to Governor Sanwo-Olu.

According to the white paper issued on Tuesday, December 1, the state government  accepted 11 out of the 32 recommendations made by he panel, rejected one and accepted six with recommendations. The major highlight of the white paper is the government’s position that nine Endsars protesters were killed by soldiers who invaded Lekki Tollgate on October 20, 2020. The state government said in the white paper that no evidence was presented in the report to back up such claim.

The panel had described that event at the Lekki Tollgate as a massacre, noting that at leaSt nine protesters were killed.

According to the senior lawyer, “the impression was also created that the panel mismanaged funds released to it. It has become necessary therefore for me and all other members of the panel to study the white papers and make appropriate responses thereto.

“There will be no holds barred, since the government itself has opened the doors for public scrutiny of the report and the white papers. For the records, the panel relied upon the evidence of witnesses, documents tendered before it and the goodwill of the people of Nigeria, throughout its assignment.

“It is painful for me and the panel that the government is creating the wrong impression of financial impropriety as a tool of distraction when the panel had a secretariat that managed all its funds, through the ministry of justice.

“Although I served on the panel free of charge without collecting a dime, I know as a fact that other members served sacrificially, giving up their time, families and careers for a whole year,” Adegboruwa said.

Adegboruwa “the white paper is riddled with cover ups and contradictions, he said, adding that the panel report only confirmed what many Nigerians already knew on what happen during the Endsars protest.

“At the appropriate time, we will respond to all the inaccuracies, the coverups and the inconsistencies contained in the white papers released by the government.

“Assuredly, nothing can ever cover the truth. What happened at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, was already in the public domain. Those who received the bullets knew what happened and the doctors that treated them knew what happened. The panel reports only confirmed what most Nigerians already knew”.

Mewnahwile, the magazine learnt that the state government will still go ahead with the planned “peace walk” by the Governor Sanwo-Olu despite the decision of some Endsars youth leaders not to participate in the yet to be scheduled  event. The Governor had on Monday in item prominent youths leaders such as singer Falz, Mc Marcaroni, an popular social media comedian  and a host of others, to join him in the peace walk.  Virtually all the invitees have turned down the invitation.

Peace March: You Are Dancing On The Blood Of The Dead, Group Tells Sanwolu

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Uche Mbah
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By Uche Mbah

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has described the Lagos State Government’s Peace Walk as dancing on the blood of victims of “Lekki Massacre” of October 2020.

The group, also, described the White Paper on the report of the Judicial Panel on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters as a veritable insult to the dead and the sensibilities of victims.

This was their reaction to Tuesday’s release of the 41-page Whitepaper.

The report was initially leaked to the Press, which brought opprobrium against the Government who had insisted no one was killed.

In the leaked version, names of several people were listed as killed. President Buhari said the Federal Government would wait for the statement of the State government to take action and submit the report officially to it before reacting.

Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, called a press conference condemning the report as fiction, thereby putting a stamp of doubt on the report.

In the Whitepaper, Lagos State Government accepted 11 out of 32 recommendations made by the panel while rejecting one.

It modified six, and said the Federal Government only has jurisdiction to act on 14 others.

It also rejected claims that nine people died at the Lekki toll plaza.

But CAPPA in a statement said the Whitepaper did not take into account the most important recommendations  –  the killing of protesters.

The Executive Director, Akinbode Oluwafemi said:

“The Whitepaper is not only disappointing, but also exposes how far the Lagos Government and its Federal collaborators will go to deny a known truth.

“But Nigerians are not deceived.” Continuing, he said:

“The Panel report mentioned names of the dead and victims that Sanwo-Olu did not even acknowledge.

“Last week, Kamsiyochukwu was attacked with matchetes and Dabira Oluwa threatened by so-called unknown persons. Some of the panelists have also be threatened.

“Shockingly, Sanwo-Olu turned a golden moment into a joke by proposing a Peace Walk to mark his own commemoration of the shameful events of last year.”

Governor Sanwolu had invited some celebrities and #EndSARS protesters to join the march. They all declined.

“We refuse such a march. The real date we mark the fallen victims of the State’s mishandling of a peaceful protest is October 20, 2020.

“We align with the recommendations of the panel and reiterate our demands that criminal prosecution should be instituted against individuals found to have committed the massacre that happened on October 20, 2020, at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos.

“Until the Federal and Lagos State Governments find the courage to own up to their failures and the murders during the EndSARS protests, genuine peace and justice will be elusive.

“No so-called peace walk will erase the events that happened on October 20, 2020,” Oluwafemi said.

Nnamdi Kanu: Too Early To Talk Of Pardon – Malami

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By Gideon Njoku

As the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, appears in Court today, Thursday, December 2, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. has, literally, poured cold water on any expectation of a  pardon for him.

Expectation of a release for him from detention, through a political situation had been high since a group of South-east elders, led by the very elderly 94 year old Mbazulike Amaechi, a first Republic Minister for Aviation, went to see President Buhari and appealed to him for Kanu’s release. The President told them their request was heavy and difficult. But he promised to look into it.

Then, when the story broke Wednesday afternoon, December 1, that Kanu would appear in Court on Thursday, December 2, instead of January 19, when his case had been adjourned to on November 10, the ecpectation was upped.

Perhaps, the President was finally fulfilling his promise to the Elders that he would consider a political solution to Kanu’s case, many people thought. The fact that the Court granted his Counsels’ request that the period of adjournment be abridged, they thought, was a pointer to the fact that the ground was softening, they thought.

Then, IPOB announced that there would be no shutdown of the South-east on Thursday as had been the case each time Kanu appeared in Court. The conclusion was that the FG and Igbo leaders must have reached an agreement which has been passed on to the leadership of IPOB,  which then necessitated IPOB’s instruction of “no sit-at-home order.”

A reliable source had told this magazine that Kanu’s Counsels would move a bail application on his behalf. The thinking then was that either the application would be granted, perhaps at a later date, or that Malami could withdraw the case against Kanu.

But Wednesday evening, all the permutations came crashing.

Appearing on a Channels TV interview programme, Malami said a political solution to Kanu’s case was not on the table, at all. There are no talks of pardon for him, Malami said. You pardon somebody found guilty already. In Kanu’s case, he said that bridge has not been arrived at yet. When the bridge is arrived at, he told his interviewer, he would see how deep the water is before crossing it.

Malami: “I can tell you clearly that the issue of pardon, out of Court settlement or associated settlement is not on the table now. It is a bridge I enjoy crossing when I get there. I have, unfortunately, not got there yet.”

Malami had, weeks before now, hinted on a political solution to both the cases of Kanu and Sunday Igboho of the Yoruba Nation who is currently in the Republic of Benin, undergoing prosecution.

Beheading Of Policemen: South-east Governors, Leaders Cry Foul; Talk Tough On “Mkpuru Miri”

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The South-east Governors/ Leaders Forum has condemned, in strong words, the viral video of two Policemen being beheaded by those who claimed to be members of IPOB/ESN.

The Forum said it would do a forensic investigation of the video to confirm its authenticity or not. It said such viral videos in the past, turned out not to be true as a number of criminals now commit all kinds of atrocities in the name of IPOP/ESN.

The Forum, however, said the law would deal decisively, and ruthlessly with all those involved in the grissly action if it turns out to be true.

In a statement issued at the end of a Virtual meeting,  members were, also,  alarmed at the use of hard drugs, especially, Methamphetamine , popular as Mkpurumiri, by youths in the Zone, and decided to come down hard on the users and sellers. The shops, stalls and  properties of those who sell the drug will be confiscated, and forfeited to the Government, the Forum resolved.

Following is their resolution at the end of the meeting held on Tuesday, November 30. It was signed by the Governor of Ebonyi State, who is the Chairman of the South-east Governors’ Forum, Engr Dave Umahi.

“South East Governors and Leaders held an emergency virtual meeting on 30th November, 2021 on a number of issues.  The meeting resolved as follows:

“1. We condemn in strong terms the video clip and write-up we saw in some social and print media where two policemen were said to have been killed and their heads cut-off by youths who styled themselves as members of IPOB/ESN.  We have resolved among ourselves to work with security agencies to determine the authenticity of this video/report and if found to be true, to apprehend the perpetrators by all possible means to face the law.  We are aware of similar videos in the past and which when subjected to forensic review were found out to have happened outside Nigeria.  We assure Nigerians especially the Police community that we will not rest until we have done justice to this matter.

“2. We resolved to be very committed in our fight against hard drugs in our region especially the new one called Methamphetamine, locally known in South East as Mkpurumiri.  We have decided that all shops and locations where any hard drug is sold will be forfeited to the State Government and all those promoting the trade or indulging in hard drug shall be seriously isolated to face the law.   Rehabilitation of those misled into hard drug is also ongoing.  We urge community leaders to give secret phone calls through the special numbers offered by our Governors on security and hard drug.

“3. We thank all our youths for the relative peace we enjoy in South East now.  We are committed to your welfare.  We want those who were misled to carry arms against our people and security agencies to surrender their arms to the Governors and get rehabilitated back to the society.

“4. We warn all criminals who have styled themselves as IPOB/ESN to kill our people to immediately stop.  We are aware that the insecurity and killings in South East have gone beyond IPOB/ESN as any criminal finds it easy to hide under such a name to commit crimes.  We are determined to do everything to protect the lives and properties of our people.  Our youths are advised to leverage on the various empowerment and agricultural programmes by our Governors to better their lives.

“5.On the issue of agitation by the youths, we are reviewing the work of Ohaneze Ndigbo committees on this matter and will soon call a larger stakeholders’ meeting to address such.  All issues relating to the agitation and its fallout are better settled politically and on a negotiation table and we thank the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria – President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR for his consideration of a political solution to this problem.  He has demonstrated that he is a good father who listens to his children.

“6. We urge our people to resume their Monday businesses as we assure them of adequate security.

“7. We thank all our security agencies for their commitment in securing the lives and properties of our people in South East and we assure them of our continued support as they discharge their duties.”

Nnamdi Kanu In Court On Thursday; Granting Of Bail To Be Moved; Supporters Expectant

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Adesina Soyooye
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By Adesina Soyooye

In a sudden about-turn, the Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, will appear in Court tomorrow at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where his prosecution has been taking place since he was rearrested in Nairobi, Kenya and brought back to Nigeria.

On November 10 when he appeared at the FHC before the trial Judge, the Hon. Justice Binta Nyako, the Court had adjourned the case till January 19, 2022. His Counsels had worked out, according to media reports in protest that their colleagues were not allowed in by Security Agents. But on their part,  the Counsels blamed the Judge, insisting she locked them out, and adjourned the case in their absence.

IPOB had protested the long adjournment, saying it was part of the plan to keep their leader in custody in perpetuity.

His appearance tomorrow, Thursday, in Court, it is gathered, is on a special arrangement, a consequence of the pressure on the Federal Government to explore political solution rather than a legal solution to Kanu’s case.

His Counsels had gone back to Court to ask for an abridgement of the adjournment period. Their request was granted.

A couple of weeks ago, some Igbo leaders, led by 94 year old Amaechi Mbazulike, had on a scheduled visit to President Muhammadu Buhari, specifically appealed to him to release the IPOB leader unconditionally. Mbazulike had asked that Kanu be released to him, and promised to “contain” him.

Buhari had said it was an extremely difficult request to make but promised to consider it.

According to a reliable source, Kanu’s Counsels are most likely to move for bail on his behalf on Thursday.

But not a few people speculate, strongly, that Kanu’s appearance in Court on December 2, 2021, instead of  January 19, 2022,  is part of the softening of ground by the Federal Government to give Kanu bail, in reverence to the appeal by the Igbo elders, and the Caucus of the South-east National Assembly members.

On its part, IPOB seem to have softened a bit. Its leadership has said there will be no lockdown of the South-east on Thursday when its leader appears in Court. Before now, IPOB’s order, after cancelling the every-Monday lockdown, was that South-easterners sit at home each time Kanu appeared in Court.

But in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 1, 2022, and signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, INEC asked all South-easterners outside Abuja and environs, to go about their normal businesses. There is no sit-at-home order, it emphasized.

However, the statement asked those in Abuja and environs to come out and show solidarity with the IPOB leader.

Following is part of the statement by Powerful:

“We wish to inform Biafrans, friends of Biafra and lovers of freedom that our Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be in court tomorrow, December 2, 2021, in Abuja.

“We, therefore, urge Biafrans living in Abuja and its environs to come out en mass to solidarize with our leader.

“Meanwhile, there will be no lockdown tomorrow in any part of Biafra land as a result of the court appearance. Biafrans residents in Biafra land, as well as visitors to Biafra land, are free to go about their lawful businesses without fear of molestations or intimidation.

“We have not asked or authorised anybody to monitor or enforce any lockdown. Again, there will be no lockdown in Biafra land for tomorrow’s court appearance of our Leader.

“Only Biafrans and friends of Biafra in Abuja and its environs that are encouraged to be at the court premises.

“As a non-violent movement, we urge everyone to remain peaceful and law-abiding in all their conduct. Security operatives should also refrain from infringing on the fundamental rights of people who come to cheer our leader.”

Ahead Ekiti 2022: Fayemi Directs Those Nursing Ambition To Resign

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By Ayodele Oni

Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, and other political appointees nursing Governorship ambition, are set to resign.

Oyebanji, although yet to make public his ambition, is said to be the annointed candidate of Governor Kayode Fayemi.

Governor Fayemi has denied having any annoited candidates among the aspirants, but sources within the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) said members of the State Executive have been directed to go and work for the Scribe.

Various social media and political platforms in the State are now awash with pictures and write ups on Oyebanji, popularly known as  BAO.

There are, however, mounting pressures from groups and individuals from the Southern Senatorial districts of the State clamouring for the zoning of the number one seat to the area.

Southern Senatorial Zone comprising of six Local Government Areas, has not been able to produce the Governor since the creation of the state in 1996.

The SSG is from the Central Senatorial District, which has produced two Governors.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, Governor Fayemi directed anyone serving in his Government who would like to contest the Governorship primaries to tender his or her resignation latest by December 18th.

The directive was contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode.

The statement added that “The development, became imperative in order to ensure cohesion and excellent service delivery – two major  hallmarks of the administration- remain uncompromised.

“In compliance with directives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has slated the governorship primaries for January, ahead of the June 2022 governorship election.”

Gov Obaseki Presents N214.2 Billion Budget For 2022

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Godwin Obaseki Presents Budget

By Ayodele Oni

Edo state Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, on Wednesday presented a budget proposal of  N214.2 billion  for the 2022 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

Christened ‘Budget of Renewal, Hope and Growth,’ it showed an increase of 32.9 percent over the 2021 approved budget of N161 billion.

Presenting the estimates, Mr Obaseki explained that it was made up of N95.9 billion recurrent expenditure and N118 billion capital expenditure.

“Mr Speaker,  the increase in capital expenditure over the previous year’s approved budget  underscores my administration’s commitment to enhance and stimulate the ease of doing business .

“Recurrent estimates of the budget are based on $57 per barrel bench mark for crude oil and an average daily production of 1.88 million barrels per day as well as increase of our IGR to N50.2 billion.

“The proposed capital and recurrent expenditures ratios is put at 55 percent to 45 percent respectively.

“The total projected internally generated revenue for 2022 is N186 billion consisting of N65 billion statutory allocation.

“Value added tax of N23 billion, IGR of N50.3 billion and N11.6 billion from grants.”

The Governor also proposed N24.6 billion for Education, Health N14.1 billion, Government buildings N21 billion, Road/Bridges N30 billion, Youth/Social Development N5 billion and Environment N8 billion.

Others are Agriculture N4.6 billion, water N1.2 billion, Electricity N2.7 billion and public safety and security N9.2 billion.

Technology enhancement is expected to gulp N7.6 billion, enhancing working environment N15 billion, Tourism and development of Benin cultural districts N2 billion and administration of justice N5 billion among others.

Again, Soludo Wins; Court Throws Out Suit To Nullify Poll Victory

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By Adesina Soyooye

For Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor-elect of Anambra State, it is yet another victory after his landslide victory at the November 6, 2021 Governorship election.

In that election, he had won 19 out of the State’s 21 Local Government Areas, and secured over 25 percent in the remaining two.

Just as he was celebrating his victory, two gentlemen, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuka, dragged him to a Federal High Court in Abuja screaming perjury. Joined in the suit were his party, the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

They said he had lied in the affidavit he swore to and submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Instead of filling in the form that he was running for the office of the Governor, he had mistakenly filled it was for Aguata 2 constituency.

The judgement was to be delivered on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, by the Honourable Justice Taiwo Taiwo. But it was shifted by one day to Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Nobody knew why, but that upped tension and anxiety both in Anambra and Abuja where a good number of his supporters, associates and party men and women had converged.

On Wednesday morning, Justice Taiwo handed down another victory to Soludo. He dismissed the suit filed against him as of no effect.

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