The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the APC deepens yesterday as the party announced the suspension of its chairman, ANSELM OJEZUA.

 

Shortly after the announcement, another message emerged from the Government House announcing the removal of the state secretary, LAWRENCE OKAH and the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE.

 It was gathered that the sacking of OJEZUA caught the state government unawares, forcing Governor GODWIN OBASEKI to summon an emergency meeting of party leaders in the state.

 At the end of the meeting, the ruling party announced the suspension of OKAH and OSHIOMHOLE, having passed a vote of no confidence in them.

 Earlier in the day, the State Working Committee of the APC had passed a vote of no confidence in OJEZUA as eleven out of the 16-member SWC voted against him during their meeting.

Few days to the Governorship election in Kogi state, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, NATASHA AKPOTI has come under attack by hoodlums at the venue of a stakeholders meeting organized by INEC.

 

Her driver suffered severe cut on the head and was rushed to hospital while the car in which they were was vandalized.

 

The event had been going smoothly until commotion occurred when NATASHA arrived at the venue but denied entry by the hoodlums.

 

In the process, a fight broke out as some policemen at the venue dispersed the hoodlums with teargas which affected everyone in the hall, including the IG of Police, INEC chairman and other dignitaries.

 

Earlier, INEC Chairman, MAHMOUD YAKUBU said they are ready for the election.

 

On his part, the Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU assured of adequate security for everyone during the exercise.

Guild of Medical Directors and Rights Activists have called on the Federal Government to immortalise and confer National Honours on late Dr.Stella Adadevoh.

 

They made the call during a commemorative thanksgiving service to honour the life and legacy of Dr.Adadevoh at the First Baptist Church in Abuja.

 

She is being remembered for her role in curbing a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing a patient, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian government.

 

When threatened by Liberian officials who wanted the patient to be discharged to attend a conference, she resisted the pressure and said, “for the greater public good” she would not release him.

 

On 4 August 2014, it was confirmed that she had tested positive for Ebola virus disease and was being treated. She later died on the 19^th of August and was survived by her husband and son, among other relatives.

 

She would have turned 63 years old yesterday, the 27^th of October.

The President, Guild of Medical Directors, Professor Femi Babalola and Rights Activist, Peter Nkanga spoke with journalists after the church service.

                                                 

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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to attend the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund.

 

According to a release posted on the Instagram handle of a presidential aide, Buhari Sallau, the theme of the programme is, ‘‘What’s Next for Global Business?’’

 

The statement revealed that the event, which holds from Tuesday, the 29^th to Thursday the31^stof October, will focus on three key pillars: Sustainable Future, Technology for Good and Advanced Society.