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Why Amaechi didn’t attend APC’s Rivers campaign *Don’t give me fish, give me votes – Tinubu

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Rotimi Amaech, former Governor of Rivers State, wanted to concentrate on his classroom activities rather than politics and therefore, decided to stay away from the campaigns of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday.

Instead of Amaechi,former Minister of Transportation, Nyesom Wike, his successor and a governor on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on hand to receive the former Governor of Lagos State, into the state.

But, an explanation, came quickly for observers at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, with Darlington Nwauju, the party spokesman in the state, explaining that Amaechi, who is currently a law student, was facing his studies.

Nwauju, apparently to debunk the rumours that apart from losing to the second position against his former colleague governor, Amaechi and his supporters in the Rivers APC, were unhappy with what they saw as an unholy romance between Tinubu and Wike, and therefore decided to stay away, said: “If you are not aware, the former Transportation Minister is a Law school student and is attending to his academics. But you must also know that Amaechi is firmly in charge of the APC structure in Rivers State.”

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Incidentally, Wike, has been reported in many quarters as supporting Tinubu instead of Atiku Abubakar, the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a platform, which through which he experienced his meteoric rise in power from council chairman, Minister of State for Education and finally, two-term governor.

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Since losing out to the former VP, against whom he contested for the PDP presidential ticket on May 28, 2022 and the bid to be the running mate, Wike, has waged a relentless battle against the party apparatchik, refusing to be part of the campaign to return it to power, eight years after it lost it in 2015, after 16 years.

Though he denied being influenced by his losses, Wike has been at the forefront of the demands of the G-5 Integrity Group, which also includes Governors Seyin Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu and Samuel Ortom of Benue, as well of as many top PDP members to demand for the ouster of Iyorchia Ayu, as the National Chairman of the party on the ground that the party’s constitution forbids the office and that of the President from coming from the same section of the country, in this case, the North.

The latest in the series of face-offs between the two camps, was the cancellation of the PDP presidential campaigns in Rivers State, which the party announced on Monday, citing different act of violence sponsored against the Atiku group in the state, which they see as capable of leading to bloodshed if the former VP, decided to campaign in the state.

But Tinubu, during the visit, demanded more than nice treatment given to him in the state, saying it must translate into votes from the people, with which he intended to pay the people back for their good gesture, by ushering in prosperity and protect their inheritance.

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Hear him: “Here we are in the Rivers, it’s not fish we are looking for. It’s not the crayfish we are looking for. We have it in Lagos too. What we’re looking for is authority. Authority to change your lives for prosperity. Power and mandate to give you the best of life, to take care of your inheritance.

“To make sure all of you, particularly the youths, are empowered to have the best skills in the world, that can manufacture, can produce things other countries want, things that can be produced for export from Nigeria, that can make Nigeria a nation of prosperity, joy and happiness beyond one day.

Without our own factories, without better utilisation of our ports, without peace and stability, we cannot achieve those aims and dreams. We want you to take your lives seriously, beyond politics.I will become your President by the power of your votes. Make sure you have your PVCS. Make sure your votes and ballots are ready. You will vote for me as your President. And I pray one day you will be President too.

We must work together to stop the vandalisation of oil assets. Let’s work hard together, let’s build a nation of joy and unity, a nation that is hardworking, a nation that is working together in unity, not killing one another.

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Okpebholo hails Tinubu, Ribadu, Sani, over safe return of abducted Kaduna students

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Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 21,  Edo State governorship election, has congratulated Uba Sani, Governor of Kaduna State, and the people of his state, on the successful rescue of the abducted Kuriga school children.

Okpebholo, the Senator representing Edo Central Senatorial District, who is popularly known as Akpakomiza, also praised the gallantry of the security agencies, particularly the Nigerian Army, involved in the rescue, as well as the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu.

The Edo APC governorship  hopeful, stressed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserved to be appreciated for the priority that his administration has accorded security of the lives of Nigerians in the efforts being made to arrest criminalities in the country.

He believed that with the support of Nigerians and prayers, the current efforts by the APC administration would eventually rid the country of insecurity and usher in national prosperity in no distant time.

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On the forthcoming governorship election in Edo state, Okpebholo promised to make security as one of the major focal points in his campaign, as a precursor to his eventual victory in the forthcoming polls.

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BREAKING: Police humiliate, arrest Abure *LP fingers Apapa’s camp

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There is a grand plan to stop the Labour Party (LP) from participating in this year’s governorship election in Edo State, its leaders said on Wednesday, in reaction to the arrest and humiliation of Julius Abure, its National Chairman in Benin, the Edo State capital by security operatives.

Against the backdrop of a video which emerged on the same day, where Abure was seen been dragged on the floor by security operatives said to be from the police and the Department of State Security (DSS), the party also fingered Lamidi Apapa, who is also laying claims to the leadership of the party.

Though no reason was given for the arrest, the party offered one saying it came as a result of a letter of protest written by Apapa to the authorities, on the heels of the primaries to choose its candidate for the election, adding that the aim was to prevent it from participating in the polls.

Channels Television, quoted Obiora Ifoh, spokesman of the party as saying: “The Labour Party on Tuesday had a very successful delegate election in Benin ahead of the party primaries scheduled to hold on Friday. The party Chairman only this morning along with party governorship aspirants also kept a scheduled security briefing with the Department of the State Security.

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“Abure was however arrested after the meeting by a combined team of DSS and Police officers. Abure, Ogbaloi and their aides were also manhandled. The arrest of the party’s officials was in connection to a protest letter by one of the expelled member of the party loyal to Lamidi Apapa camp. It is to frustrate the primary process and possibly interrupt the party’s participation in the governorship election.”

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Only recently, Abure, had been embroiled in another crisis following an allegation of fraud in relations with the party finances, from Oluchi Opara, National Treasurer, who has since been suspended, after she directly accused the party boss of financial malfeasance, forgery and embezzlement of the party’s funds realised during the 2023 presidential election.

Abure and the party had denied the allegations even as Opara insisted that the national chairman should account for both naira and dollar donations to the party in the last poll.

LP presidential candidate in the last poll, Peter Obi, had said external auditors would probe the party’s financial books.

The LP leadership while denying any form of malfeasance denied for instance that it raised N3.5billion from donations and sales of forms for last year’s elections and accused her of being an agent of those intent on distabilising the party, especially the Apapa camp.

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BREAKING: PDP Chairman dies!

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Death has hit hard at the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with the death of Fatai Adams, chairman of the party in Ondo State, in the early hours of Wednesday.

Though details of his death have not been revealed, The PUNCH, quoted Kennedy Peretei spokesman of the party in the state who confirmed the incident as saying the party would soon make official communication to the media on the matter.

“Yes it is true but we will soon communicate you properly on the incident,” Peretei said of the ex-party boss, reportedly suspended last month by the State Working Committee (SWC) for allegedly involving in some anti-party activities.

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