Edo impeachment: ‘I Never Envisaged Having Two Deputy Govs—Obaseki
News Source: Daily Post
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that he never envisaged that he would work with two deputy governors before the end of his eight years in office.
DAILY POST reports that Governor Obaseki made the remarks during the swearing-in ceremony of Omobayo Marvellous Godwins as his new deputy governor.
Omobayo replaced the former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, who was impeached by members of the Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, April 8, 2024.
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Don’t Transact In Dollar—EFCC Warns Schools, Hotels, Others
News Source: Daily Post
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has warned schools, supermarkets, hotels and others against charging for services in the country in dollar or any other foreign currency.
EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede, in the latest edition of the commission’s monthly e-magazine, released on Monday, threatened to jail anyone found dollarising the economy.
The EFCC boss cautioned that anyone caught collecting dollar for services or goods would be treated as a criminal in accordance with relevant Nigerian laws.
He vowed that the commission would go after schools, supermarkets, hotels, estate developers and business operators that used the dollar for transaction instead of naira.
Ahead NEC Meeting, PDP Reps Demand Damagun’s Resignation
News Source: Daily Trust
Ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a coalition of PDP federal lawmakers has demanded the resignation of the party’s acting national chairman, Umar Iliya Damagun, over alleged anti-party activities.
The lawmakers are calling for Damagun’s removal by the NEC, along with further sanctions, should he fail to resign.
Accusing Damagun of working to hand over PDP structures to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the lawmakers are urging his resignation to allow for a North Central person to emerge as acting chairman, pending the party’s convention as stipulated by the party’s constitution.
They threatened to leave the party if the alleged doctored list of Local Government Caretaker Committees in Rivers and 10 other states, which they claim is filled with APC members and loyalists, was not nullified.
Ondo Gov’ship: Aspirant Petitions APC To Disqualify Aiyedatiwa Over Alleged Forgery
News Source: Daily Trust
An aspirant for the ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Olugbenga Edema, has petitioned the national leadership of the party to disqualify Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa from contesting the primary election slated for April 20.
Sixteen aspirants, including the governor, have already obtained and submitted their expression of interest and nomination forms to contest the APC primary.
Edema, who presented a copy of the petition to journalists, dated April 5, and addressed to the APC National Legal Adviser during a press conference in Abuja, reminded the party of the Supreme Court’s decision in 2019, which annulled the election of David Lyon and his deputy in Bayelsa State on similar grounds.
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