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Obasa denies sponsoring APC primary protests in Lagos
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has distanced himself from the series of protests that followed the All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Assembly primaries in Lagos, warning individuals against using his name to promote demonstrations or political agitation.
Obasa also rejected attempts to associate him with the growing wave of protests that have trailed the release of candidates’ lists for the party’s legislative primaries, describing efforts to hold him responsible as unfair and misleading.
His reaction comes after APC members from several local government areas, including Badagry, Mushin, Amuwo-Odofin, Eti-Osa, Somolu, Ajeromi-Ifelodun and Oshodi-Isolo, staged a protest at the party’s secretariat on ACME Road in Ikeja on Tuesday, alleging irregularities in the conduct and outcome of the primaries.
The demonstration was the latest in a series of protests that have erupted across the state since the Lagos APC published the names of candidates said to have emerged from the primary elections.
Amid the controversy, messages circulated on WhatsApp alleging that Obasa had provided N2 billion to sponsor and coordinate the protests across different parts of the state.
Responding to the claims, the Speaker dismissed the allegations as false and unfounded, questioning the rationale behind linking him to the demonstrations.
“It is foolhardy, malicious, misleading and baseless for anybody to assume or imply that I will import or mobilise protesters from different local governments to the secretariat. To achieve what exactly?
“I am not a candidate in the disputed election, so why and how will I devote such an amount of money to organising protests?” he said.
Obasa further stressed that he remained committed to peace and unity within the APC, warning against attempts to drag his name into actions capable of creating division within the party.
“I am a peace-loving party man, and I abhor the use of my name and office for any form of illegality or to sow division within the party,” he added.
The Speaker reiterated his dedication to the stability and progress of the ruling party in Lagos, stating that his focus remains on promoting harmony and supporting the continued development of the state.
“My steadfast commitment remains the unity, peace, and progress of our great party and the people of Lagos State,” Obasa said.
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The lawmaker representing Misau/Dambam Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Aliyu Misau, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and joined the Allied Peoples Movement, APM.
The speaker of the House, Abbas Tajudeen, announced the lawmaker’s defection on Wednesday during plenary.
In the letter, Misau said his decision to leave the PDP is due to the unresolved internal crises and persistent factionalism within the party.
DAILY POST reports that this is the second time in June that another Bauchi federal lawmaker defected from the PDP to the APM.
Recall that four members of the House from Bauchi State had on June 4, dumped the same PDP for the APM.
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Arise News anchor Rufai Oseni has faulted the lawsuit against a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Kenneth Okonkwo by the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s legal team.
Obi had dragged the actor-turned politician to court for allegedly defaming him on national TV following the conduct of the NDC primary elections in the South East.
DAILY POST recalls that Okonkwo, in a recent interview, alleged that the NDC presidential candidate and other leaders of the party in the region collected bribes from aspirants seeking House of Representatives and senatorial seats.
The claim was vehemently pushed back by Obi’s camp, leading to a defamation suit and a seven-day ultimatum for Okonkwo to retract the claim.
Speaking during the Arise TV morning show, Rufai described Okonkwo as a “political surrogate”, stating that Obi should not waste his time in pursuing the case.
Giving his reason, Rufai said the lawsuit amplified the allegations, claiming that Okonkwo’s claim only became news after Obi slammed him.
He said, “If I’m to advise Mr Peter Obi, I would ask him to remove that case from the court.
“He doesn’t need. I can bet you that a lot of people did not even hear when Kenneth Okonkwo said it. It became news when Peter Obi sued him.
“You just gave a media traction to this guy, allow him to talk as he wants, the best you can do is to refute it. It is not everything you react to”.
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Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal, has revealed that ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, worked harder for the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential ticket for the 2027 general elections.
In a continuous trade of words with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the ex-SGF insisted that the ADC primary election that produced Atiku was massively rigged.
Lawal contrasted Amaechi’s activities with what he described as Atiku’s low-profile approach to the contest.
“Someone like Rotimi Amaechi was very confident that if we go to primaries he would win. Everybody around him was extremely confident that Amaechi would win.
“Among the three candidates, Amaechi was the one moving around, working hard to see that he got the ticket,” Lawal said.
Recall that before he dumped the ADC, the ex-SGF alleged that the primary election that produced Atiku was massively rigged, insisting that he has evidence to support his claims.
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