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Edo guber: INEC presents certificate of return to Okpebholo

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September 26, 2024

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Monday Okpebholo, governor-elect of Edo state, and Dennis Idahosa, his deputy.

PThe certificate was presented on Thursday by Rhoda Gumus, national commissioner representing Edo, at the INEC headquarters in Abuja.

On Sunday, INEC declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the Edo governorship election.

The electoral body said Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 247,274 votes.

Abdullahi Ganduje, APC chairman; Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north; and some members of the party’s national working committee (NWC); graced the occasion.

Speaking afterwards, Ganduje said party faithful are elated after losing the state to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“This was an APC state, but we lost it. The governor went on a sabbatical. But we have been able to recover the state now for APC, so we are quite happy. We also commend INEC for conducting a free and fair election,” he said.

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Oshiomhole said Okpebholo would respect the traditions of the state and place value on education.

“Edo people are happy because they had a governor that disrespected them and brutalised them,” he said.

“Now, we have a humble and focused governor.

“We now have a governor who will respect our traditional institutions, who will not be fighting over artefacts, a governor who knows the value of education and will not destroy libraries to replace them with markets.”

The PDP and LP have rejected the outcome of the election.

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Tinubu’s planned cabinet reshuffle won’t make any difference, says Buba Galadima

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September 28, 2024

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Buba Galadima, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), says President Bola Tinubu‘s planned cabinet reshuffle would not make any difference.

On September 25, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Tinubu “has expressed his desire to reshuffle his cabinet and he will do it”.

Speaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels TV on Friday, Galadima said reshuffling the cabinet would not curb food inflation.

Galadima claimed that the president intends to reward his cronies with the reshuffle.

“That (planned cabinet reshuffle) has nothing to do with me or any Nigerian. What is of importance to all of us is bringing down the harsh conditions of living and the buck stops only on the table of one man. That is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” Galadima said.

“No amount of reshuffling can make a difference. As far as that team is only ‘job for the boys,’ nothing will come out of it.

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“Anybody that calls himself president or governor is responsible for their cabinet’s performance. He should be told that some of his appointees are more interested in their pockets than service delivery.

“I expected him to do better than this; and to hit the ground running.”

The NNPP chieftain asked Tinubu to find a solution to the country’s foreign exchange crisis “which has seen the naira performing abysmally”.

There have been growing calls from Nigerians and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Tinubu to reshuffle his cabinet and remove underperforming ministers.

Tinubu’s policies have driven petrol prices to record highs and depreciated the naira to record lows since he assumed the reins on May 29, 2023.

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Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut strike

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September 28, 2024

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The Israeli military announced early Saturday that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut.

“Hassan Nasrallah is dead,” military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Military spokesman Captain David Avraham also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had been “eliminated” following strikes Friday on the Lebanese capital.