by Kolapo Olapoju

 

1. Rivers PDP Chairman is not on the run but can’t be found.

Felix Obuah says he is not running from the police, yet he’s nowhere to be found.

Ever since the police began investigation into the killing of a former council boss in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state, the Chairman of the River State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has reportedly been underground.

Obuah insists that he is not involved in the murder… and that he was still in church a few days ago.

 

 

 

2. Pastor Oyedepo will soon know whether he’d pay N1.86bn or not.

By May 27, Pastor Oyedepo may know whether N1.86 billion will be debited from his account.

A Federal High Court in Lagos has reserved ruling till May 27, 2015, on the preliminary objection filed by the founder, Living Faith Church, a.k.a. Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo, against the N1.86bn claim by a stock brokerage firm.

The firm, Valueline Securities and Investment Limited and its Managing Director, Samuel Enyinnaya, had sued Oyedepo for alleged breach of contract in a N9bn stock market deal.

 

 

 

3. Forget Ondo, another disease has killed 30 in Delta

Apparently, its not only in Ondo state that people are falling dead.

At least 30 people have been killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Isoko South community of Delta state.

The local community has reportedly been facing challenges of cholera disease since 2010, when their main source of drinking water was polluted.

 

 

 

4. Dino Melaye cannot afford to get too comfortable

Even though Dino Melaye has been given a certificate of return by INEC, Senator Smart Adeyemi of the PDP still has an ax to grind with him.

Adeyemi has dragged the Kogi West Senator-elect, before the National Assembly Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, the state capital.

Adeyemi has petitioned the tribunal citing incorrect computation of lawful votes cast and intentional omission of some votes during the conduct of the election of March 28, 2015.

 

 

 

5. APC contests against itself and wins.

The All Progressives Congress has contested the Edo State House of Assembly, unopposed. And expectedly won.

The rescheduled State House of Assembly election for Orhionmwon Constituency II took place in four wards in Ukpapo, Ugu, Evboesi and Ugboko and 12 polling units. Peoples Democratic Party had earlier withdrawn from the poll over alleged connivance by the INEC‎ to sway the exercise in favour of the APC.

After counting, Roland Asoro of the APC, polled a total of 11,486 votes to defeat Friday Ogieriakhi of the PDP, who got 8, 640 votes.

So much for withdrawing from the polls…

 

 

 

6. Jonathan, PDP governors destroyed our party

After being on the losing side in the House of Assembly elections, Chief Francis Fadahunsi, is bitter and angry with President Jonathan and PDP governors.

He believes their actions gave birth to his inability to win his election. Fadahunsi was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, in the Osun-East Senatorial District election.

He vents thus: “There was a lack of commitment to the cause of the party and its development and attempts by the PDP governors to impose their successors at the detriment of other candidates also seriously affected the party. Again at a point, President Goodluck Jonathan saw himself as the president of Ijaws rather than that of Nigeria.”

“He cornered all available positions for his kinsmen. During the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Musa Yar’Adua, positions were spread across the country, but in Jonathan’s era, all were meant for his kinsmen. He was told about the lopsidedness, but believed he could manage it, but see where he has landed the party.”

 

 

7. PDP begs APC to accept Fayose’s phantom peace

Governor Ayo Fayose is begging the G-19 APC lawmakers for peace, yet he instructs his supporters to attack them.

In spite of this, the Peoples Democratic Party wants the All Progressives Congress’ lawmakers to accept the ‘peace offering’ of Fayose.

Apparently, Fayose and the PDP’s definition of peace is slightly different from what’s universally obtainable.