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APC Tackles Governor Makinde, Challenges Him To Fix Health, Educational Sectors

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Akinwale Kasali
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Seyi Makinde

By Akinwale Kasali

 

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been urged by opposition Party in the State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to fix the rot bedeviling the Health and Educational sectors in the State.

 

The APC lamented what it described as unacceptable degree of rot in the critical sectors of the state’s economy, urging the Allied Peoples Mandate, APM, Presidential Candidate at the forthcoming 2027 Elections to take urgent actions to fix the problems in the interest of the masses.

 

The call from the APC is coming against the backdrop of a viral video being circulated on social media in which an unidentified man was caught on tape lamenting non-availability of doctors and other medical personnel to attend to his patient at the Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu-Ibadan.

 

Leveraging on the viral video, the APC via a statement by its Publicity Secretary in the State, Olawale Sadare, decried the state government handling of matters relating to the welfare and well-being of the citizens beyond the usual claims of regular payments of salary and pension as well as some cosmetic projects being made possible by the federal government’s monthly release of huge allocations and others in form of grants, subvention and interventions.

 

Sadare said, “Despite the mellifluous access to funds, the Makinde administration has been found wanting in the delivery of good governance in all ramifications.

 

“Apart from local government council officials who exist only in titles, most commissioners and other appointees are not visible or productive because Gov. Makinde runs a one-man show.

 

“In the health sector, payment of staff salary and rehabilitation of some Primary Health Center facilities are the only achievements Gov. Makinde can lay claim to as Lautech Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Adeoyo State Hospitals in Yemetu and Ring Road, Ibadan as well as the General Hospitals in several towns are in ruins.

 

“There are no functional test laboratories in Oyo public hospitals while equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-ray machines are nowhere to be found.

 

“The viral video of the visibly angry man who seen lamenting non-availability of doctors in Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu was a testament to the rot in the system but the most unfortunate thing is that the State Commissioner of Health is not visible anywhere.

 

“More over, the situation in most of the public primary and secondary schools leaves much to be desired as facilities such as classrooms are in deplorable condition in addition to teachers being put under the pressure of excessive deductions from salary and allowances.

 

“As a matter of fact, we are concerned about the likelihood of things going worse before the expiration of Governor Makinde’s maximum tenure because he has not left anyone in doubt of his determination to prioritize personal ambition and politicking to the detriment of the good people of the state who desire quality leadership and value for the huge resources at his disposal,” Sadare added.

 

The APC is however calling on the Makinde led State administration to address this issue with utmost urgency.

Tears Flow As Slain NURTW Leader, Toba Ijaya, Is Buried

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Akinwale Kasali
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Toba Ijaya Burial

By Akinwale Kasali

 

The remains of assassinated National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Organising Secretary  Lagos State Chapter, Toba Ajiboye, popular as Toba Ijaya, was laid to rest Tuesday at Ketu, Area of Lagos.

 

Family members, colleagues, friends and sympathizers gathered to bid him farewell with tears flowing freely like a river.

 

A mammoth crowd of mourners were seen in a circulated video crying profusely as he was buried.

 

Recall that the Toba Ijaya died after succumbing to gunshot injuries sustained when unidentified gunmen attacked his vehicle in the Fadeyi area of Lagos.

 

Following his assassination, the Lagos State Police Command launched a manhunt for the assailants.

 

His death has continued to generate mixed reactions, as the late Ajiboye was described as a humble and easy glloing person.

 

While many mourned him as a loyal union leader, philanthropist and community benefactor, others argued that his legacy could not be separated from longstanding allegations of violence and controversies surrounding transport union politics in Lagos.

 

But the Chairman of the Lagos State NURTW, Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, described Ajiboye as a loyal ally, dependable friend and committed union leader.

 

“The news of the sudden passing of Comrade Toba Ajiboye has left me deeply saddened and heartbroken. It is difficult to come to terms with the loss of such a loyal, dependable, and committed ally.

 

“Comrade Toba Ajiboye was more than an ally; he was a trusted friend, a man of steadfast loyalty and unwavering commitment, and a true pillar of TeamSego and SegoNation. His friendship, unwavering support, and selfless dedication to the union over the years will forever remain etched in my heart,” Sego said in a tribute shared on Facebook.

 

Though, the Police are still hunting for his assailants.

Two Convicted Top Terrorist Commanders Slaughtered Teacher, Killed Military Personnel – Fmr DSS Director – Amachree

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Ayodele Oni
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Dennis Amachree

By Ayodele Oni

 

A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, has revealed that the convicted two top Ansaru commanders, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, who were sentenced to life imprisonment, were behind series of human slaughtering and killing of military personnel by terrorists.

 

Speaking in an interview with TVC , Amachree said he supports the DSS’s decision to seek the maximum punishment of death for the two convicted terrorists.

 

He stated that they are members of a terrorist group responsible for killing many Nigerians.

 

Amachree said the group once recorded and shared a video on social media showing them slaughtering a teacher.

 

He also stated that the same terrorist group had carried out attacks that led to the killing of senior Nigerian military officers, including generals.

 

In Amachree’s words: “These are people that have been killing people all around. They are part of the people that put a teacher on social media right in front of cameras and slaughtered him like a ram, they have been shooting and killing our generals.

 

DSS has hinted that it would appeal against the death sentence judgement.

 

The retired secret service officer in his new biography also revealed what he described as authentic story of how the late Head of State, Gen Sani Abacha died.

 

According to him, the former military Head of State, died from a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter with his girlfriend.

 

Amachree made the claims in his newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, excerpts of which were published by The Nation on Tuesday.

 

The retired intelligence officer also dismissed long-standing conspiracy theories surrounding the circumstances of the late dictator’s death.

 

Amachree, who served as Assistant Director of Operations and Intelligence at the Lagos DSS Command when Abacha died in June 1998, said the late military ruler suffered the fatal episode at about 4:05 a.m. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

 

Amachree revealed that the woman, who was with Abacha at the time panicked after discovering he had become unresponsive and left the Presidential Villa before the incident became known to security officials.

 

He alleged that the woman, described as a pharmacist, who was in Abuja for a conference, had accompanied her elder sister, said to have been Abacha’s girlfriend, to Aso Rock earlier that night.

 

“At approximately 2.40 am, shortly after Gen. Useni left, Abacha’s girlfriend, an Igbo lady (name withheld), arrived at the Aso Rock Guest House from the Nicon Noga Hilton Hotel.

 

“With her was her younger sister, a pharmacist who was in Abuja for a conference. The Head of State had just bought his girlfriend a new SUV, and they decided to stop by to say hello to ‘Oga’.

 

“Abacha was taken with the younger sister, and after a short while, the girlfriend returned to the hotel, leaving the pharmacist alone with the Head of State,” he wrote.

 

Amachree further claimed that the woman realised Abacha was no longer responding during the encounter.

 

Recalling the encounter, he quoted the woman as saying, “I did not kill him, he died on top of me.”

 

He added,”My team located and brought her to my office. I interrogated her myself. The first thing she said to me was: ‘I did not kill him, he died on top of me.’ After her detailed account, I called the Director in Abuja, and she was immediately flown back.”

 

Amachree argued that the woman’s account contradicted several theories that have circulated over the years regarding Abacha’s death.

 

“The lady pharmacist’s account, on whom Abacha apparently had a coitus-induced cardiac arrest, remains the true position, and puts an end to the conspiracy theories and half-truths that have gone viral,” he said.

 

Abacha, who ruled Nigeria from November 1993 until his death on June 8, 1998, died while in office.

 

His sudden death has remained the subject of speculation for nearly three decades, with numerous conflicting accounts emerging over the years.

PFIPC Scandal: We Received Mandate From OAGF To Open Two Domiciliary Accounts For Phantom Agency

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Adeniyi Adeyemi

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

 

The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday confirmed that  accounts were  actually opened for the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, PFIPC.

 

The Source reports that the Office of the Accountant -General of the Federation, in the wake of the PFIPC scandal, had insisted that the phantom interventionist agency does not have accounts at the apex financial institution in the country as its self-acclaimed Director -General DG Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi could not perfect all the conditionalities precedent for the opening of domiciliary accounts.

 

The Presidency, a couple weeks ago had, in a statement, accused Prince Adeyemi of deceiving some Government officials into according his fake agency official status, including an office space, a waiver for the employment of staff, and a directive from the Office of the Accountant -General of the Federation, AGF, for the CBN to open domiciliary accounts for the agency.

 

However in a move that sharply contrasted with the position of the Presidency, the OAGF maintained that the process of opening accounts for the agency was stalled following the inability of the the DG, Prince Adeyemi to present all the necessary documents needed for the account opening.

 

But speaking at the occasion of the inauguration of the National Assembly Adhoc Investigative Committee  on Monday, Hamisu Abdullahi ,a Director at the CBN, informed that the regulatory financial institution received an official nod from the OAGF to open two domiciliary accounts for the phantom agency.

 

According to Abdullahi who stood in for the Governor of the CBN, while one of the accounts opened on July 30, 2025, was dollar- denominated, the second was in pounds Sterling.

 

This is as he explained that the accounts were not able to be fully activated owing to the failure of the officials of the agency to avail the bank of the names of the signatories to the accounts.

 

“The process for opening the account requires a mandate from the office of the Accountant -General of the Federation AGF. So once we receive that mandate, we perform all the necessary verification to confirm that this mandate is actually coming from the office of the Accountant -General.

 

“So once we confirm that, we have some internal procedures, too, which we follow to open those accounts.

 

“On the 30th of July 2025, we received a mandate dated 29th July 2025, from the office of the Accountant -General of the Federation to the Central Bank of Nigeria to open two domiciliary accounts for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

 

“Based on that mandate, we did the normal verification to confirm the genuineness of the mandate and also process the account opening.

 

“And two accounts were actually opened: a domiciliary account, one dollar account and one pound sterling account for the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.

 

“Those two accounts remain inactive with zero balance and have never been operated.

 

“There have been no foreign exchange allocations, no remittances, no inflows and no outflows. The accounts have maintained zero balance from inception to date”, Hamisu stated.

 

Further speaking, the CBN Director emphasized that in all the processes, the bank never had  direct dealings with Adeyemi, or any of the officials of the agency as the law only allows it to interact with the OAGF even in matters relating to Ministries and MDAs .

It’s Fake News, Defence Minister Not Resigning – Ministry

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Adesina Soyooye
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General Christopher Musa - Defence Minister

By Adesina Soyooye

 

The office of the Minister of Defence, General  Christopher Musa, rtd has debunked the news story circulating online to the effect that the Minister was set to quit his office.

 

A statement from the Minister’s office on Monday, dismissed the resignation  story as not only fabricated but malicious, baseless and completely misleading.

 

It, also, said the story was a threat to public trust and appealed to the Media to confirm stories from official channels before going public.

 

The statement issued on Monday, July 20 said the office became aware of the story when it saw it online.

 

According to the statement, “General Christopher Gwabim Musa (Rtd), OFR, is fully focused on his work and has not indicated any intention to leave office.

 

“He remains dedicated to driving the Federal Government’s national defence and security agenda, including overseeing the country’s broader defence strategy and delivering on his mandate.

 

“The Minister continues to carry out his day to day responsibilities without interruption.”

DSS To Appeal Life Sentence Verdict For Two Terrorists Commanders, Seeks Penalty

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Ayodele Oni
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DSS-Nigeria

By Ayodele Oni

 

Not satisfied with the court verdict on two terrorists Commanders, the Department of State Services (DSS) is set to appeal Monday’s life sentence handed two top commanders of the Ansaru Terror organization by a Federal High Court, Abuja.

 

Justice Emeka Nwite had, shortly after Mahmud Usman, a.k.a Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, the self-styled Emir of Ansaru; and Abubakar Abba, a.k.a Mahmud al-Nigeri/Malam Mamuda, pleaded guilty to all the 32-count charges against them, sentenced both men to life imprisonment.

 

However, a top official of the Service, said they considered the life sentence as too light a punishment for the crimes allegedly committed by the Ansaru commanders.

 

The official pointed out that the Service found it curious that, both convicts were on the verge of pleading guilty to the charges, but changed their minds shortly after some persons believed to be members of the same Ansaru organization kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oriire, Oyo State.

 

“For the nearly 60 days the kidnappers held on to the pupils and teachers of Oriire, the Ansaru commanders in our custody changed.

 

“One of the top conditions the abductors gave was the unconditional release of these same Ansaru commanders in exchange for the Oriire kidnap victims.

 

“From ‘not guilty plea,’ the two men at the penultimate court session, said they were undecided on what plea to take.

 

“Justice Nwite even had to hand them an ultimatum to make up their minds on or before Monday’s sitting. After the Oriire rescue, they came to court to plead guilty to all the charges,” he added.

 

According to the top official, allowing the two terror commanders walk away with life sentences would not serve the cause of justice for the two Oriire teachers beheaded by their abductors.

 

“The reason the terrorists beheaded the two Oriire teachers was to put pressure on government to release these two Ansaru commanders.

 

“It, therefore, wouldn’t be fair to see two men beheaded and their families are made to live with the losses without adequately bringing the culprits to book,” he declared.

 

Abubakar Abba, the commander of Ansaru terror group, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, prosecuted for alleged terrorism by the Department of the State Service (DSS) was given a life imprisonment by the Federal High Court, Abuja

 

Abba a.k.a. Abu Bara’bagged the life jail along his co-accused, Mahmud Usman a.k.a. Isah Adam/Mahmud on Monday when they pleaded guilty to the 32- count terrorism charges brought against them by the DSS on behalf of the federal government.

 

Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the jail term while delivering judgment in the case.

 

The two convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment in counts 30 and 31 while they were sentenced to 20 years in the rest of the charges.

 

The Judge ordered that the jail term on the other counts should commence from the date of their arrest.

 

The convicts were arrested in separate operations between May and July 2025 by the DSS.

 

‎They were slammed with a 32-count terrorism charge, including terrorism and terrorism financing, kidnapping for ransom, illegal mining, funding terrorism, fabricating Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), among other charges.

 

They are accused of coordinating sleeper cells, attacks, and ties to groups in the Sahel/Maghreb.

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On arraignment, Usman had pleaded guilty to one-count of illegal mining for funding terrorism/arms and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment.

Office Space Used By Fake PFIPC DG Was Allocated To SGF’s Office –  Head Of Civil Service

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Ayodele Oni
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Adeniyi Adeyemi

By Ayodele Oni

 

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack, has disclosed that from  records, there was no direct allocation of office space to the fake Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, (PFIPC).

 

According to her the office space used by the PFIPC was allocated to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (OSGF).

 

Walson-Jack also confirmed that the office allocated to the PFIPC is located at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja.

 

She made this disclosure when she appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the PFIPC controversy and the N1.3 billion allocated to the council in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

 

On June 11, 2026, President Bola Tinubu’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, denied knowledge of Adeniyi Adeyemi when he presented himself as the Director-General of the PFIPC, which Gbajabiamila claimed was non-existent.

 

Gbajabiamila said he petitioned security agencies in October 2025 after forged appointment letters surfaced, and Adeyemi was later charged before the Federal High Court with forgery, impersonation and obtaining by false pretence.

 

Reacting, Adeyemi dismissed all the allegations against him, saying he was ready to clear his name in court.

 

He was arrested, questioned and later released over the PFIPC scandal.

 

While calling for an independent investigation, President Bola Tinubu ordered a probe into the allegations.

Fayose: What Changed?

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James Orji
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Ayodele Fayose
Ayodele Fayose

The appointment of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency, REA has sparked widespread debate, with many Nigerians asking one question: What changed?
The controversy stems from Fayose’s repeated insistence that he would not accept any appointment under the All Progressives Congress, APC-led administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
For many who have followed his political career, the development has raised questions about whether the outspoken politician can still be taken at his word. Fayose has consistently projected himself as a man who stands by his convictions, particularly on national issues.
On Monday, President Tinubu named the former governor among 26 new appointees to the boards of 10 federal agencies and commissions. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments took immediate effect.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced 26 new appointments into 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, emerging as Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), and Major General Junaid Bindawa as Chairman of the National Salaries and Wages Commission,” the statement said.
The Presidency said Fayose would chair the REA board alongside Alhaji Ahmadu Abubakar and Engineer Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as non-executive directors, while the agency’s Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three executive directors would complete the board.
The appointment immediately generated mixed reactions, including criticism from Fayose’s younger brother, Isaac, who urged him to reject the offer.
According to Isaac, the former governor is too politically significant for such an appointment, wondering why he was not considered for positions such as minister or ambassador.
Describing his brother as a “kingmaker,” Isaac jokingly suggested that Fayose should hand the appointment to his son instead.
“I know you will not take this. But if you take it, who am I? Who am I? Congrats on your appointment. You better give it to your son. Please do,” he said.
As of the time of writing, the former governor had not publicly indicated whether he would accept or reject the appointment.
Political analyst Folawari Benson believes Fayose was almost certainly consulted before the announcement.
“An appointment from the President is an offer; you either accept or reject it. I doubt, however, that the former governor will turn it down because he must have been informed before his name was announced,” Benson said.
He added that Fayose’s relationship with President Tinubu is “very strong,” arguing that there was no way the President would have announced his appointment without first seeking his consent.
The controversy is fuelled largely by Fayose’s own public statements.
A member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Fayose has repeatedly declared that he had retired from active politics after serving two terms as governor and intended to devote his time to family life.
Last November, when asked whether he would accept an appointment from President Tinubu, Fayose claimed he had already declined such an offer.
“Have you seen me taking an appointment from the APC? Asiwaju asked me, ‘What would we give you?’ I said, ‘Nothing, sir.’
“At 65, I’d rather be at home, being more responsible and doing other things that I need to do.
“I’ve served well. Two-time governor, I’ve done well. Tomorrow will hold itself.”
Barely eight months later, critics say the latest appointment appears to contradict that position, reinforcing the perception that politicians often abandon earlier promises when circumstances change.
“If a politician tells you it’s daybreak, you had better look at the sky. They will promise to build a bridge where there’s no water. Anyone who believes Nigerian politicians does so at his own peril. Fayose is a typical Nigerian politician. Don’t expect him to keep his promise,” an Ekiti PDP member, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter, said.

However, Fayose’s supporters see nothing wrong with the appointment.

They argue that the former governor openly supported Tinubu before and after the 2023 presidential election and deserves recognition for his loyalty. According to them, if others who contributed to Tinubu’s victory have been rewarded with appointments, there is no reason Fayose should be treated differently.

To them, the appointment is simply President Tinubu rewarding a political ally and long-time friend, making the controversy surrounding Fayose’s emergence as REA Board Chairman unnecessary.

Whether the appointment represents a change of heart or simply a pragmatic political decision is a question only Fayose can answer. Until then, the debate over whether he has abandoned one of his most emphatic public positions is unlikely to fade anytime soon.

PFIPC Scandal: Why ICPC Quizzed Gbajiabiamila, President’s CoS – Counsel

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Femi Gbajabiamila

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

 

The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajiabiamila has been interrogated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, in connection with the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council PFIPC scandal.

 

The Source reports that the progenitor of the disputed agency Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi had alleged that he paid a whopping sum of N400 million in bribery to Gbajiabiamila by proxy as part payment for a  N600 cash-for-appointment deal that secure him the position of the Director -General of the phantom interventionist agency.

 

However, he informed that things began to fall apart when he he could not concede about 48 per cent of the agency total budgetary allocation of N24 billion to the president’s Chief of Staff as kickbacks.

 

In all Adeyemi maintained that it was wrong for Gbajiabiamila ,and the presidency to tag as a conman operating a nebulous agency when in actual fact they were privy to all events leading to its birth.

 

The Presidency, through a statement from Bayo Onanuga, had in distancing itself from the now infamous and scandalous incident, described Adeyemi as a con artist who deceived a coterie of top Government officials to secure undue recognition both for himself and his fake agency, including securing office space at the Federal Secretariat through the Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, a waiver for the employment of about 300 take off staffers ,and a 1.3 billion allocation in the 2026 Appropriation Act.

 

President Bola Tinubu, obviously embarrassed by the damaging effects of the development had, penultimate week, amidst dissenting opinions from opposition camps and concerned Nigerian, directed the ICPC to launch an investigation with a view to establishing the actual circumstances surrounding the what has now qualified as the biggest scandal of the year.

 

This was in addition to the police resuscitating its almost forgotten  prosecution of Adeyemi over alleged forgery, and impersonation, with the embattled DG of the fake agency smoked out from his hide out after the court issued a warrant of arrest on him .

 

In a statement, Jiti Ogunye Gbajabiamila’s counsel  confirmed on Monday that the Chief  Staff to the President was a guest of the anti-graft Commission with a view to stating his side of the story..

 

“In full cooperation with the ICPC as directed by the President of Nigeria ,I hereby confirm that my client, Femi Gbajiabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria, responded to the invitation of the ICPC and appeared at about 15:00hrs on Monday July ,20 ,2026 ,as part of the ongoing investigation into the activities of the PFIPC fake agency, among others .

 

“My client gave his testimony, responded to questions accordingly, and had returned to his duty post”, Ogunye stated.

Appointment: Fayose’s Brother Mocks Him; “You Are Too Big For That”

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James Orji
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Isaac Fayose
Isaac Fayose

A former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose deserves more from the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, his appointment as the Chairman of the  Rural Electrification Agency, REA is too smal for his status, according to his younger brother, Isaac Fayose.

The younger Fayose cum bussinessman made the remark in a viral video he shared on his social media page on Monday followig the announcement by the Nigerian Presidency that the former governor has been appointed by President Tinubu to head the agency.

The former Ekiti helmsman was among 26 other Nigerians whose appintment were announced yesterady by the Nigerian government.

Tinubu had named the former governor and 25 others into the leadership of 10 federal agencies and commissions.

According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Fayose would chair the board alongside Ahmadu Abubakar and Ilyasu Ibrahim Makinta as non-executive directors, with the agency’s incumbent Director-General, Abba Abubakar Aliyu, and three executive directors retained.

 

However, Isaac, who has been at loggerhead with his brother for some time over family related issues, said his elder brother deserves more, having served as a two-time governor describing the appointment as a “Greek Gift.”

According to him, there are other appointments, such as, ministrial and ambassadorial appointments that his brother should have been consired for, wondering also why it’s coming at this time.

Was the appointment related to the meeting he(Isaac) had with the 2027 Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC Peter Obi? he queried.

The magazine reports that Obi met Isaac recently in Abuja, the nation’s capital to iron out some issues with him.

He urged the former governor not to accept the appointment.

“They said they gave my brother a DG, DG, not a minister, not ambassador,” he said sarcastically.

“They said they gave him DG, head of parastatal, chairman of a committee. They no see give him minister, they no give him ambassador.

“Even Reno Omokri sef, they gave him ambassador. They couldn’t give my brother ambassador. “So why just chairman of a parastatal?”

He wondered why the former governor has turned back on his earlier promsie not to accept appointment from the All Progerssives Congress, APC adminsitration.

The former governor said to him, he claimed, ‘Isaac, when I’m leaving this government house, whenever I leave this government house, I will not be a minister, I will not be DG, I will not be senator, I will not be anything. I will face my business.’”

He urged the former governor to reject the appointment, saying such is only deserving of his son, describing him as a ‘kingmaker” who doesn’t need that ‘kind of appointment”.

“I know you will not take this. But if you take it, who am I? Who am I?

“Congrats on your appointment. You better give your son. Please, do

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