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Revealed: Why It’s Things Fall Apart For Gov Godwin Obaseki & Leaders Of His New Political Party

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…….The aggrieved PDP leaders in Edo state accuse Obaseki of actions he fought Oshiomhole for in APC

It is things fall apart between the 63yr old Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, and the leaders of his new party, People’s Democratic (PDP).

We gathered that Obaseki and the leaders of the PDP in Edo state led by chairman Anthony Aziegbemi are enmeshed in a battle for control.

Obaseki who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Ibadan wants to fully take charge of the PDP in Edo State in the guise of dissolving the state executive to harmonize all factions his accusers claim.

Party chairman Aziegbemi and his backers are strongly kicking against the alleged ploy.

They accuse Obaseki who joined the PDP on June 19, 2020 – from the APC – to win his reelection on September 20, 2020, of clandestine moves to hijack the party by installing his co-travelers from the APC as replacements.

The Governor secured his first term in 2016 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) but was disqualified from seeking a second term in June 2020 over allegations that have root in an intense supremacy battle with godfather Adams Oshiomhole.

The aggrieved PDP leaders in Edo state accuse Obaseki of actions he fought Oshiomhole for in APC and have written a petition on the issue to the National Secretariat of the PDP.

Part of the allegations against Obaseki who was a member of the Nigerian Stock Exchange Council (2006 – 2009) is that he is plotting to make Anselm Ojezua, a loyalist that defected from APC in December 2020 the state chairman of the PDP.

While Obaseki is said to have refused to back down on the dissolution of the state executive of the PDP to allow for harmonization of all factions and a more virile party in preparation for a better political future, we learned that the party leaders at the receiving end of the move and their sympathizers have vowed to engage him in a fight to finish.

They alleged Obaseki of having his loyalists from APC as Deputy Governor (Philip Shaibu) and Secretary to the State Government (Osarordion Ogie) contrary to agreements that facilitated his defection from APC and now wants to make another defector from APC the party chairman in the state in a move that sidelines the original PDP members.

“Obviously it is things fall apart but hopefully, it will not turn a déjà vu of the fight with Oshiomhole in PDP for Obaseki” we gathered.

The fight with Oshiomhole greatly hampered Obaseki’s performance in his first term in office because many believe “whatever achievements he recorded, he would have done far better without the distractions it caused” we gathered.

Emerging details have it that incumbent party chairman Aiegbemi and Secretary Hilary Otsu – backed by the state working committee of the PDP in Edo state – are battling hard to stop Obaseki’s alleged ploy to hijack the party and become the unilateral decision-maker.

 

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DSS Arrests, Detains Lagos House of Assembly Members Over Obasa’s Removal As Speaker

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January 30, 2025

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The last may not have been heard over the crisis rocking the Lagos State House of Assembly as two members of the House, Hon. Lanre Afinni and Hon. Sylvester Ogunkelu are currently being detained at the DSS office in the State.

 

According to an impeccable source from the House, the two are facing interrogation in connection with the removal of Hon Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker.

 

 

Obasa was removed as Speaker by the majority of the members on January 13 and replaced with the former Deputy Speaker, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda.

 

 

In solidarity with their colleagues, the Deputy Speaker, Hon Mojeed Fatai with some other members of the House stormed the DSS office to secure their release.

 

 

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EFCC Arrests Ex-NHIS Boss Usman Yusuf

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Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

 

Society Reporters reports that The EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the arrest to Channels Television during a phone interview on Wednesday.

 

 

Professor Yusuf was taken into custody following a raid on his residence by EFCC operatives.

 

 

The Commission has announced that he is scheduled to be arraigned today January 30, 2025.

 

 

This arrest follows a petition submitted to the previous administration under former President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Ministry of Health, citing allegations of misconduct and fraudulent activities.

 

 

Professor Yusuf was dismissed from his position in 2019, a decision made seven months after a fact-finding panel from the Federal Ministry of Health recommended his removal due to alleged mismanagement of 919 million Naira.

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Just In: APC expels Rauf Aregbesola

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January 29, 2025

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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled Rauf Aregbesola, a former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, over alleged anti-party activities.

 

Aregbesola, who was a two-term governor of Osun State had been having a running battle with the Osun chapter of the APC in recent times.

 

The disagreement with the APC led him into forming a factional group within the party, known as The Osun Progressive (TOP) which later mutated into the Omoluabi Caucus.

 

 

 

A letter from the APC leadership seen by newsmen on Wednesday officially confirmed Aregbesola’s expulsion.

 

The letter, titled “Allegations of Anti-Party Activities – Conveyance of State Exco Decision to You,” accused him of breaching Article 21 of the party’s constitution, which outlines disciplinary measures for members.

 

The letter read in part, “At the end of the investigation, the State Executive Committee (SEC) considered the report of the Disciplinary Committee. Having carefully reviewed the findings and recommendations, the SEC resolved to approve your immediate expulsion from the APC.

 

 

The decision was predicated on clear evidence of your actions, which undermined the unity and integrity of the party. As a result, you are no longer a member of the APC and must refrain from holding yourself out as one or acting on behalf of the party in any capacity.”

 

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