Edo primary: Osagie Ize-Iyamu emerges APC candidate
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Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Monday emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC for the September 2020 election.
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma declared Ize-Iyamu winner of the direct primary election with a total of 27,838 votes to defeat Dr. Pius Odubu who scored 3,776 and Osaro Obazee who got 2,751 votes.
Ize-Iyamu won by a large margin, scoring 27,838 votes.
His closest rival, Dr Pius Odubu, a former deputy governor scored 3,776 votes, while Mr Osaro Obaze got 2,751 votes.
Ize-Iyamu will now await the result of the PDP primary on 25 June, to know his main rival in the September 19 governorship election in the state.
Prominent Socio-cultural leaders from south, middle-belt, others slam N50b suit on Buhari
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Prominent socio-cultural leaders from southern and middle-belt Nigeria have filed N50 billion suit against President Muhammadu Buhari over marginalization of the people of the region in the appointments to security, quasi-security agencies and “strategic agencies” of government.
The 16 plaintiffs filed the suit marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/595/2020, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on June 8, 2020.
Among the plaintiffs are, an Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin K. Clarke, the Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr John Nwodo, a leader of the Middle Belt people, Dr. Pogu Bitrus.
They also include, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, Alaowei Bozimo, Mrs Sarah Doketri, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, Air Commodore Idongsit Nkanga, a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kofoworola Bucknor-Akerele, Prof Julie Umukoro.
Others are Elder Stephen Bangoji, Alhaji Tijani Babatunde, Mrs Rose Obuoforibo, Mr Adakole Ijogi and Dr. Charles Nwakeaku.
Defendants sued in the suit include: The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Buhari, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori and the Federal Character Commission.
The suit was instituted on behalf of the defendants by 10 Senior Advocates of Nigeria comprising Solomon Asemota, Tijani Ayanlaja, Chuks Muoma, Albert Akpomudje, Tayo Oyetibo, Pius Akubo, Mrs Nella Andem-Rabana, Mike Ozekhome, Akinpelu Onigbinde, and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa.