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October 31, 2023

October 31, 2023 IFMNEWS

PDP Breaks Silence As Wike Fubara Meet Tinubu At Presidential Villa Abuja

Amidst the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has issued a resounding call for a calm and peaceful resolution.

On Tuesday, October 31, 2023, the PDP's National Working Committee (NWC) released a statement emphasizing the need for dialogue and peaceful solutions in addressing the current political dispute. The NWC urged all parties involved in the disagreement to pursue a peaceful resolution and encouraged PDP members and supporters to remain composed.

The party assured the public that it had initiated internal conflict resolution processes to address and resolve all areas of contention.

The recent escalation of tension between Nyesome Wike and Siminalayi Fubara came to the forefront when an attempt to impeach Governor Fubara failed, raising concerns about the political stability of the state.

However, in a surprising turn of events, Governor Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, were seen shaking hands at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. They, along with several other state governors, including Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Ahmadu Fintiri (Adamawa), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Abdullahi Abba (Kano), and Bassey Ottu (Cross River), attended a closed-door meeting of the Police Council, chaired by President Bola Tinubu.

The meeting also included notable figures such as the chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP).

October 31, 2023

October 31, 2023October 31, 2023 IFMNEWS

Court Adjourns Case Seeking Uzodinma’s Sack

The Supreme Court has rescheduled the hearing for the application filed by the All-Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), which seeks to remove Hope Uzodinma from his position as the governor of Imo State. The new date for the hearing is December 5.

Originally, the apex court had set October 31, 2023, as the date for commencing the hearing on this matter. APGA applied in 2020, arguing that there should have been a fresh election in Imo State after the Supreme Court nullified the election of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Emeka Ihedioha.

APGA contended that the Supreme Court did not rule on the validity of Uzodinma's candidacy, as Ihedioha and the PDP did not challenge it in the appeal marked SC/1462/2019.

After three years since the application was initially filed, the Supreme Court finally scheduled the hearing for Tuesday. However, when journalists arrived at the Supreme Court on that day, they discovered that the case was not listed on the court's cause list.

One of the Supreme Court registrars informed the journalists that the case had been moved to December 5.

No specific reasons were provided for the postponement of the case.

October 31, 2023

October 31, 2023 IFMNEWS

Appeal Court Affirms Natasha Winner Of Kogi Central Senatorial Seat

It has been reported that the Kogi State National and State Assemblies Tribunal declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan the duly elected candidate in the recent election.

On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal in Abuja affirmed Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan's election victory for the Kogi Central Senatorial seat, which took place in February.

In a judgment rendered by a three-member panel, the court upheld the state's election tribunal decision. It dismissed the appeal of Senator Abubakar Ohere of the All-Progressives Congress (APC). The court concurred with the arguments put forth by Joshua Usman, SAN, who represented Akpoti-Uduagan, acknowledging their merit.

Additionally, the appellate court imposed a fine of ₦500,000 against Senator Ohere. The Kogi State National and State Assemblies Tribunal had previously, on September 6, affirmed Akpoti-Uduagan as the rightful victor in the election and invalidated Senator Ohere's victory.

In delivering the unanimous verdict, Tribunal Chairman Justice K. A. Orjiako disclosed that Senator Ohere's vote totals had been inflated in nine polling units in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area. Furthermore, the Independent National Electoral Commission had adjusted Natasha's results in these areas while omitting the results of three other polling units meant for Natasha in the same LGA.

After these corrections, the court declared Natasha the election winner with 54,074 votes, surpassing Senator Ohere's 51,291 votes. However, Senator Ohere, dissatisfied with the outcome, approached the Court of Appeal to overturn the election results.

October 31, 2023

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Nigeria Greater Than Your Ambition To Be President, APC Replies Atiku

The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has told the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President, that Nigeria is greater than his unrealized ambition to be president.

Hours after the press briefing, the APC, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said the country has moved on.

It claimed that the PDP candidate had missed the opportunity to use his press conference to “redeem his prestige as an elder and statesman by rising above political pettiness and offering befitting congratulations to President Tinubu on his electoral victory.

The party added that rather than vindicate him, history will not forget Atiku’s unwillingness to put the country first and above his political ambition.

In a separate statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Atiku must now end what he described as an “unprofitable” bid to become the President of Nigeria.

Onanuga said there was no way Atiku and the PDP could have won the election with the party platform under which he contested, broken into four parts.

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