Race to become Ondo new Speaker hots up, three names shortlisted

The death of Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Samuel Adesina Ajayi, has created a platform for a fresh race in the state Assembly.
Although, many of his colleagues have declined to comment on his death, it is hoped that the zoning formula in the state will be maintained.
Since the Governor is from the Southern Senatorial District, while his Deputy is from the North, automatically, the South should retain the vacant seat of the Speaker.
Presently, three lawmakers from the South are supposedly fit for the position.
They are: Oyebo Aladetan.
Aladetan who is from Ilaje Constituency 1 is a second termer in the Assembly. He is presently the Chairman, House Committee on Information. He was former member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before he defected to the ruling Labour Party.
Aladetan was part of the palace coup that put an end to the reign of the PDP in the Ondo State House of Assembly. He was also one of the lawmakers who did not attend the budget presentation in the Assembly last year. He is one of the lawmakers that may be considered for the position of Mr. Speaker
Victor Akinwe
Victor Akinwe is from Odigbo Constituency 11. He is not also a green horn as this is his second term in the Assembly. A former Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. He may also be considered for the plum job.
Gbenga Edema:
He is a trained lawyer who is highly intelligent but a first timer. He is
from Ilaje Constituency 11.
Against all odds, the Governor may however ignore the political zoning
formula if he wishes, but the step is logical.
Despite all these, the influence of Governor Olusegun Mimiko on who should emerge as the speaker of the State must not be put aside.
It would be recalled that in order for Mimiko to take over the Assembly in 2010, the former Speaker, Taofik Abdulsalam was impeached, leading to a mass defection of PDP lawmakers to the ruling Labour Party (LP).
Therefore, Mimiko’s factor may prevent any of the name mentioned above from getting the slot which favour them due to the senatorial zone system, especially, if he finds out that none of them is loyal to him.

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Ondo State House Of Assembly Speaker Is Dead

Ondo State Speaker-Samuel Adeshina

Report reaching 9jawedey confirms that the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Samuel Adesina is dead.

Adesina died having suffered from cancer of Urinary bladder for six months.

Though, there have been several rumors of his death.

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Boko Haram militants stormed the Federal Government College in Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA of Yobe State.

Deadly Mission

Yobe State - In the early hours of Tuesday, February 25, Boko Haram militants stormed the Federal Government College in Buni Yadi, Gujba LGA of Yobe State. They set the students' dormitories on fire and slit the throats of those who tried to escape. "Some of the students bodies were burned to ashes," said police commissioner Sanusi Rufai, adding 24 staff quarters, including the administrative block of the college and students' hostel, were razed by the fire. Meanwhile, death toll from the school massacre by Boko Haram gunmen has risen to 43. According to a senior medical source at the Sani Abacha Specialist Hospital in Damaturu, Yobe State, so far the ambulances have brought 43 bodies to the morgue.

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Return to PDP now or lose your seniority – Jonathan tells Atiku, Kwankwaso, other defectors

PDP to APC

 PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, told members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who left for the All Progressives Congress, APC, to return to the PDP or risk losing their seniority.
Jonathan said any Nigerian who wants to play decent politics must come to the PDP, just as he stressed that the party remains the only one which believes in democracy and rule of law.
He added that this was the time for those who left to come back and occupy their rightful positions or they will be forced to queue behind others.
Speaking yesterday at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, Imo State, the President, who was apparently referring to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Governors Chibuike Amaechi (Rivers); Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano); Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto); Murtala Nyako (Adamawa) and others who dumped the PDP for the APC, said there will be no discrimination against anyone when they come back to where they belong.
The President spoke during the PDP sensitization rally and the return of former Governor Achike Udenwa of Imo State, Senator Chris Anyanwu of APGA; Senator Ifeanyi Ararume; Chief Mike Ahamba, SAN; Chief Cosmos Iwun and many others to the PDP.
Jonathan, who reiterated that the 2015 elections were not worth shedding blood of any person for, said the PDP remains the only party which will not insist that one must be a money bag before he or she wins any election. He explained that only in PDP that people like him can be the President of the country.
Receiving the returnees, the PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Muazu, who noted that the PDP will reclaim Imo with the return of Udenwa and others, however, reiterated that the party will present its first eleven for the forthcoming elections.
Also in his remarks, Senate President David Mark, said Imo remains a PDP state, stressing that they were in Owerri to get their own who stowed away.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT of the PDP, Chief Tony Anenih, who said he was overwhelmed by the crowd at the stadium, stressed that what was required in Imo was politics of inclusion.

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Mourinho worries over Mikel's fitness

 

José Mourinho

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is hoping at least one of John Obi Mikel or David Luiz is fit to face Galatasaray on Wednesday.
The pair were both absent through injury for last Saturday's dramatic 1-0 Premier League victory over Everton, which saw captain John Terry mark his return from a muscle strain with an injury-time winner.
With January midfield recruit Nemanja Matic ineligible for the Champions League, Mourinho is keen for his options not to be further depleted when Chelsea travel to Turkey for the first leg of Wednesday's last-16 tie.
"We have three days so let's see," Mourinho told reporters after the Everton game.
"With Mikel and David Luiz, I don't know if they can recover. It's important we have at least one of them because we don't have Matic for the Champions League."
Mourinho also offered an update on minor injuries to Oscar and Ramires; the latter was introduced as a half-time substitute against Everton after the former failed to shake off a pre-game complaint.
"It's not a dangerous one, just a painful one," said Chelsea's boss of Oscar's injury. "He said he could cope with the situation, clearly he couldn't.
"Ramires had a similar situation to Oscar, I tried to protect him and not play him but the game demanded I play him. Clearly, though, he could cope

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Sanusi was a mistake - Prof. Pat Utomi

Prof. Pat Utomi

Abuja-As controversy rages over the suspension of Mallam Sanusi Lamido, a renowned economist, Professor Pat Utomi has berated the tenure of Lamido as a Central Bank governor, describing his original appointment as "a huge mistake"
Reacting to the suspension of the controversial apex bank chief in a chat in Abuja, the Director of Lagos Business School, said Sanusi should never have been appointed as a Central Bank governor in the first place, declaring "it should not have happened"
Utomi joined two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana and Chief Mike Ozhekome who had issued legal positions on the suspension of the apex bank chief. While Falana blamed Sanusi for not resigning when so directed by President Goodluck Jonathan, Ozhekome cited alleged infringements of extant rules to justify Sanusi's suspension.
Utomi, however, faulted the nomination and appointment of Sanusi five years ago on the ground that the suspended bank chief lacked certain qualities of a Central Bank Governor
Utomi said: "It should not have happened. Sanusi's appointments was wrong in the first place. He was not suitable for the job. CBN governors all over the World are men of great discretion in actions, pronouncements and deeds."

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President maintains coy stance on re-election bid

President Goodluck Jonathan

Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan has again declined to declare his intention to contest next year’s Presidential election.

It was expected that the President would make his intentions known during the Presidential Media chat he hosted late on Monday.

“I am the sitting President, if I tell Nigerians today I am not contesting there would be issues and if I said I am contesting there would be issues. So let leave the issue. The political atmosphere in the country is already tense enough,” a non-committal Jonathan said.


Even if today I am not contesting election, I will make sure I lead my party to victory, Jonathan says."

Meanwhile, the Ijaw ethnic nationality recently called on Jonathan to declare for 2015 Presidential election, saying it was his legal right to do so.

The Acting President of Ijaw National Congress (INC) Ebieridei Charles Ambaiowei made the remarks at the 2014 Ijaw Day celebration in Yenagoa.

He urged other ethnic nationalities to join forces with the Ijaws to persuade Jonathan to heed the call to seek re-election.

“Under r the auspices of this Ijaw day activity, we appeal to our sister ethnic nationalities to join us make a definitive declaration requesting President Jonathan to recontest in 2015 since it is his constitutional right.”

He said although the election of President Jonathan had helped to elevate the status of the Ijaws in the socio-political equation in Nigeria, it would be out of place for the Ijaws to be “content with just that.”

“It is true federalism we desire and seek to enthrone in Nigeria.”

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