Showing posts with label governor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label governor. Show all posts

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Revolution in Nigeria Has Began – Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi



Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor said Friday that a revolution has now began in Nigeria and will continue until the change Nigerians have for years been yearning for takes root.

The governor was speaking at the official launch of the All Progressive Change (APC) in Ekiti State at Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti. Fayemi said the APC is no longer the opposition party but the alternative government, which the nation wants at the centre.

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Ex-Ondo State Governor Olusegun Agagu kicked the bucket at 65



Former governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Agagu has passed on. Agagu, who also served as minister of power under Obasanjo administration reportedly slumped and died this evening Friday September 13th at his home in Lagos. He was 65 years old. May his soul rest in peace

Monday, September 9, 2013

“I disagree with the view that Fashola is the best governor in Nigeria". says PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh



The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN), is not the best governor in Nigeria.
The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said there were PDP governors who had done better than Fashola.
“I disagree with the view that Fashola is the best governor in Nigeria. There are PDP governors who did better than Fashola in terms of delivering dividends of democracy to their people. Have you been to Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Cross Rivers and some other states that are being ruled by PDP governors?” Metuh said.
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Chai : Female rep. receives a dirty slap from Nairobi governor after meeting with Pres Jonathan (Video)



President Goodluck Jonathan recently concluded an official trip to Kenya and by all accounts it was a successful one. President Jonathan reportedly signed several bilateral agreements with Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta, and became the first foreign head of state to address the country’s parliament.
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Sunday, September 8, 2013

Female rep. receives a hot slap from Nairobi governor after meeting with Pres Jonathan (Watch)



Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Governor Suntai Dissolves Cabinet, Makes New Appointments



Reports reaching us from Jalingo say that the Taraba state governor, Danbaba Suntai has dissolved the state executive council. All special advisers also have been seen off the premises; special assistants' positions, however, remain intact. Also, Governor Suntai, whose actions now are heavily scrutinized by the general public and his fellow politicians, has endorsed the appointments of Mr. Timothy Katap as the new Secretary to State Government (SSG), and Mallam Aminu Jika as the new Chief of Staff. This is the second time that Mr. Jika is being appointed as the Chief of Staff to Mr. Suntai. He was first appointed when Mr. Suntai took office in 2007.  All commissioners have been directed to hand over to their respective permanent secretaries while the special advisers are to hand over to the Government House -

Monday, August 26, 2013

Updates On Governor Suntai's Health As He Returns



The allegedly brain-damaged governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, left New York on Saturday on his way back to Nigeria en rout Abuja. He travelled on a private jet with his younger brother, a Nigeria senator, and some officials of the Nigerian High Commission in New York and two medics.

Reliable sources said he traveled aboard a jet equipped to handle medical emergencies. The jet will refuel in Dakar, Senegal, before flying to Abuja to arrive at about 9:00am on Sunday morning.

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Dele Momodu's Advice / Open Letter To Governor Akpabio



Your Excellency, I find it necessary to write this open letter to you in order to let you know what I had always wanted to tell you as an admirer and keen watcher of your activities and commendable performance in the oil-rich State of Akwa Ibom. 

Let me confess that I was one of those who felt you were a media creation, all hype and gas, without any solid substance. Your hyperactive nature makes it natural for people to conclude that you are a noise-maker, attention-seeker and publicity-grabber.
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Friday, August 9, 2013

Borno lost 800 classrooms to Boko Haram –Governor



Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State says the state has lost more than 800 classrooms to the activities of members of the Boko Haram sect.  The governor, who said this on Thursday in Maiduguri, the state capital, however, said he was glad that peace was already returning to the troubled state.
Shettima spoke during the traditional Sallah Durbar (horse parade), which was held amidst fanfare at the Shehu’s palace in Maiduguri, Borno State.

It was the first durbar since 2009, when it was last held due to the security challenge in the state.
Shettima was in attendance as special guest of honour and it was the first time a sallah durbar was held since he became the state governor in May, 2011.
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Governor Fashola's father buried [PHOTOS]




The remains of Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of Lagos state governor, Raji Fashola, who died in the early hours of yesterday morning, was laid to rest this afternoon at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos. May his soul rest in peace, Ase..
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Monday, August 5, 2013

R.I.P: Governor Babatunde Fashola's father kicked the Bucket At The Age Of 75




Alhaji Ademola Fashola, the father of governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Raji Fashola died in the early hours of this morning August 5th after a brief illness. He was 75 years old. Governor Fashola is on his way back home from Saudi Arabia. May his soul rest in peace, Ase!!!.

Sunday, August 4, 2013

APGA suspends Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State



The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) yesterday suspended Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State after accusing him of being involved in anti-party activities. The party voted to remove Okorocha at an emergency National Executive Council meeting which held in Abuja yesterday afternoon following Okorocha's recent dissolution of his cabinet and alleged membership of the opposition coalition, All Progressives Congress (APC).

APGA is accusing him of dissolving his cabinet so he could include more members of the newly registered political party, APC, in his government.  
“The NEC unanimously resolved to suspend, with immediate effect, the Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okoroacha, from the party for gross anti-party activities, bordering on his involvement with the All Progressives Congress contrary to the clear provisions of the APGA constitution." The National Vice-Chairman of APGA (South-West), Tayo Sowunm said yesterday.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Video: Watch Governor Amaechi's Complete Interview on BBC Hardtalk



Governor Rotimi Amaechi is sure determined to be his own man in the hot political configuration in Nigeria. So far, it is working for him, especially with the recent verdict by the Senate indicting President Goodluck and his wife, Dame Patience in the crisis rocking Rivers State. But, will Amaechi continue to defeat his enemies? The battle is on.....

Friday, July 26, 2013

Jonathan is ungrateful –Gov Nyako •It’s Nyako who is ungrateful to President –Presidency



Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of ingratitude and unfairness.
He also accused the President of concentrating more on developing the South-South, while ignoring developmental problems in the rest of the country.
Specifically, the governor, expressed displeasure over the way he was being treated by the party in spite of the sacrifices he made to ensure the President’s victory during the PDP primaries and the 2011 presidential election.
However, Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, said it was Nyako, who was being ungrateful and unfair to the President.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Actress Nkiru Sylvanus Is Removed from Governor Rochas Okorocha’s Cabinet



Rochas Ewelle Okorocha, the governor of Imo State has finally sacked Nollywood actress Nkiru Sylvanus from his cabinet. The actress was sacked by the governor on Thursday at the state executive council meeting held in the state capital.  The light-skinned ‘cry cry’ actress wasn’t the only sacked aide of the governor as all others too were removed from office, including the state commissioners.  Nkiru served as a Special Assistant to the governor. She was first given the mandate to oversee matters concerning Imo indegenes in Lagos State before her redeployment to Owerri, which is the state capital. Her appointment received criticism as some people alleged that she was appointed to give the governor a ‘special service’. The actress is not an Imo state native; she is originally from Abia state.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

My Life Is Now In Great Danger; Governor Amaechi Cries Out Again



Barely 24 hours after Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and four of his colleagues from the North, who paid him solidarity visit were pelted with stones by political opponents in Port Harcourt, Governor Amaechi has raised alarm that his life was in danger.

The governor said that some strange policemen and "intelligence officers" were deployed in his lodges in Port Harcourt and Abuja without his consent by higher authorities...

The governor raised the alarm on a day the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Chidi Lloyd was declared wanted by the State Police Command even as Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka warned that this “notorious proceeding will not be permitted to fester unchallenged.”

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Rivers state fracas: Presidency wants Governor Amaechi probed



The Presidency has advised security agencies to ensure that Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi was investigated and prosecuted after his tenure in office for his alleged involvement in Tuesday’s mayhem in the state House of Assembly.
The advice was given just as the Action Congress of Nigeria urged the Police Service Commission to address  the causes of the fracas in the House  rather than the symptoms in  its  investigation  of  the role of the police in the  crisis.
The comments by the Presidency and the ACN  followed a July 9  petition  by Amaechi  to Jonathan on the free for all  that led to infliction of injuries on some lawmakers following an attempt to impeach the Speaker of the House, Mr. Daniel Amachree by a group led by Mr. Evans Bipi. Amaechi had in the petition  which was also addressed to the PSC  Chairman,  Mike Okiro,  requested the immediate transfer of the Commissioner in charge of the state Police Command,  Joseph Mbu.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

VIDEO: Rivers Assembly Crisis: Protesters March To Governor’s House




The controversy in the Rivers state House of Assembly is still intense as the police are said to be currently battling a crowd of protesters in front of the Government House. in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Our correspondent, Grace Ekang, reports that there might still be trouble underway as some youths from different local government areas of the state went to the Governors residence in Port Harcourt to show solidarity with the state Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, over the crisis rocking Rivers tateHouse of Assembly.

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Tuesday’s violence was sparked off following an attempt to impeach the Speaker of the House of assembly, Mr. Otelemaba Amachree.  Five members of the House opposed to the Governor had engaged about 13 of their colleagues in a fight shortly after the pro-governor lawmakers resisted the move to remove Mr Amachree.

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Sunday, July 7, 2013

How I Carried Amaechi Into Abuja In The Night and Made Him Governor – Nyesom Wike Speaks



For Governor Chibuike Amaechi and his former boy, Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, the die is cast at last. It is time to bare all and go for the kill. As Wike spoke to Saturday Sun, he spared no word or effort in his vitriolic attack on his political boss who he has been in a running battle with him in the past months.

You and Amaechi had been allies, how and when did things get this bad between you?
I had wanted and avoided in the past to comment on the matter between His Excellency, Governor Chibuike Amaechi and I. I never wanted to make it a press matter. But I have held on for long to the extent that facts are now twisted out of shape.
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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi gives N300m to 82 communities



Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has given N300m to 82 communities in the state to undertake various community projects under the Self-Help Programme of the state government.
The cheques were presented to the communities in Oye Ekiti at a ceremony attended by dignitaries including the Chairman of Action Congress of Nigeria, Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor, Niyi Adebayo, and Fayemi’s wife, Bisi.
He said the gesture was in fulfillment of the resolutions reached with community leaders in the state during the stakeholders’ meetings held last year.
He added that the self-help project was in line with the government’s commitment to bring development to the people. Fayemi, “As part of the efforts of the present administration to bring development to the rural communities where over 75 per cent of the populace reside, the Ministry of Rural Development and Community Empowerment was created in January 2013.
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