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Olamilekan Bashiru: The Ideal APC Candidate for Remo North Chairmanship

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2 weeks ago

August 27, 2024

Olamilekan Bashiru: The Ideal APC Candidate for Remo North Chairmanship

Alhaji Olamilekan Bashiru, an accomplished professional with a robust academic background and extensive experience in both public administration and private enterprise, stands out as the ideal candidate to lead Remo North Local Government under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Below are the justifications for the choice of Olamilekan Bashiru as the APC chairmanship candidate for Remo North Local Government:

Proven Leadership and Public Service Experience:

Alhaji Olamilekan Bashiru has demonstrated exceptional leadership in his previous roles as the Executive Vice Chairman and Supervisory Councilor for Works and Housing in Remo North Local Government. His experience in these positions has given him deep insights into the workings of local governance and the needs of the people in Remo North. His track record of overseeing key projects and delivering results that have benefited, and continue to benefit, the community speaks volumes about his unparalleled ability to lead effectively.

Educational and Professional Qualifications:

Bashiru’s educational background, which includes a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration, underscores his possession of the unique and vital potentials required for the enhanced commitments and experience expected of a would-be chairman of this government. His qualifications from reputable institutions such as Ladoke Akintola University of Technology and Moshood Abiola Polytechnic equip him with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the complexities of local government administration. He is undoubtedly armed with uncommon skills, both professional and non-professional, as well as the job knowledge and expertise required to successfully lead the APC in Remo North Local Government.

Entrepreneurial and Managerial Expertise:

As the CEO of Bashlam International Nigeria Ltd and a contractor with several reputable companies, Bashiru has honed his entrepreneurial and managerial skills. His ability to successfully run businesses and manage multiple projects simultaneously demonstrates his competence in handling the administrative bottlenecks and financial responsibilities that may be associated with the chairmanship roles in a local government like Remo North.

Commitment to Community Development:

Bashiru’s involvement in various charity organizations, such as Save Life and New Age Trending, highlights his dedication to the welfare of the people in his community. His initiatives under Bashlam Incorporation Nig. Ltd. have positively impacted lives in Remo North, showcasing his commitment to social responsibilities and community development.

Zoning Objectivity:

The fact that Ipara Remo and a few communities have never occupied the seat of Remo North Local Government Chairman presents a unique opportunity for the APC to make history by nominating Olamilekan Bashiru. His candidacy would be a groundbreaking moment for Ipara Remo, and his leadership would likely inspire greater unity and progress in the local government area.

Strong Party Loyalty and Potential for Victory:

As a dedicated member of the APC, Bashiru has consistently supported the party’s ideals and objectives. His popularity and respect within the community, coupled with his strong professional background, make him a formidable candidate who can secure victory for the APC in the upcoming local government chairmanship election.

Alhaji Olamilekan Bashiru’s combination of leadership experience, educational qualifications, entrepreneurial success, and commitment to community service make him the best choice for the APC chairmanship candidate in Remo North Local Government. His election would not only break new ground for Ipara Remo but also ensure that the local government is led by a capable and visionary leader dedicated to the progress and prosperity of Remo North.

In case you don’t know, Alhaji Olamilekan Bashiru is a distinguished individual with significant professional and academic accomplishments. He is a member of the Nigeria Institute of Management (NIM), holds an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Entrepreneurship and Corporate Leadership from the European American University of the Commonwealth of Dominica, and he’s the first Remo indigene to be licensed by the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA), Kent, United Kingdom. Religiously, he holds the title of Otun Adinni of Remo Land.

These achievements further underscore Bashiru’s leadership capabilities and his readiness to serve as the APC chairmanship candidate for Remo North Local Government. His track record, coupled with his groundbreaking role in professional and academic spheres, makes him an exemplary choice to represent and lead the community. His candidacy would not only bring honor to Remo North but also set a precedent for future leaders from Ipara Remo.

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Prophet Fufeyin speaks On NAFDAC Saga

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28 mins ago

September 9, 2024

Sahara Weekly

We’ve never used NAFDAC’s name to deceive Nigerians – Prophet Fufeyin

The Senior Prophet of Christ MercyLand Deliverance Ministry, Abuja, Jeremiah Fufeyin, has denied allegations suggesting that his ministry has been using the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to mislead the public regarding spiritual items.

In a statement issued on Sunday by the church’s media arm, and signed by Sophia Iloyd, the church described the allegations as false and misleading.

The statement was in a response to NAFDAC’s statement on Sunday, alerting the public to the activities of Fufeyin’schurch claiming he had been using the agency’s name to deceive the public.

The church, however, said it is a law-abiding institution that respects the laws of the land, including those of NAFDAC.

It emphasised that it operates under the protections of Sections 38 and 39 of the Nigerian Constitution, which guarantee freedom of religion and expression.

“As a church, we are guided by our faith and the teachings of the Bible. We have been using spiritual items as an expression of our religious beliefs.

“The church strongly denied claims made in the publication, which suggested that NAFDAC was warning the public about the ministry’s activities.

“At no point has our church deceived the public. We have not produced or sold consumable items to the public, let alone used NAFDAC’s name to do so,” the statement read

It further clarified that the only complaint pending against the church is a petition by one Mr. Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman, who the church has taken to court over various allegations.

Fufeyin’s church acknowledged receiving a letter from NAFDAC dated August 27, 2024, which invited the church’s spiritual head for an inquiry into its use of miracle and healing items.

However, the church claimed that it was given less than 12 hours to respond and had already communicated its position to NAFDAC via official correspondence.

The church also alleged that the complainant, Otse, forged receipts to back his claims against the ministry.

These receipts, it said, were different from the ones typically issued by the church’s accounting office and had discrepancies in dates and details.

“We have written to NAFDAC and informed them that the receipts submitted by the complainant are under police investigation. Despite this, NAFDAC has not responded to our letters or provided any feedback on the matter,” the statement concluded.

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Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli a Colossus at 60 -Dr. Odesanya Olumide

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16 hours ago

September 8, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli a Colossus at 60
-Dr. Odesanya Olumide

The earth received a gift from the superior Universe at the birth of a shinning little star in the Center of Excellence, when a little bundle of joy was bequested to the Alli family in person of Taofeek Adeyemi. Little did they know then that this little star will twinkle around the world.

Hon (Aremo) Taofeek Adeyemi Alli was born three score ago and from the time of his foray into life at full speed, every fiber in him is pointing to the direction of help to humanity. His philosophy of life is live and let’s live. His forage into politics saw him grow from the very grassroots of the Nigerian political sphere, from the ward even to the very top where he is now and to other pinnacles that his aspirations will be.

Before being elected as the Federal Honourable representing Mushing 1 Federal Constituency, he has had his hand in every pie of the grassroot politics. He was the Honourable Councilor; Leader / Speaker Mushin Local government 1999-2002. From this platform he grew to become the substantive Executive Secretary and later Executive Chairman of Odi-Olowo/ Ojuwoye LCDA from 2004-2014. The developments recorded in these tenures still speaks till now.

In another capacity, he served as the Chairman Advisory Committee of both Odi Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA, 2015-2018. So to say, he grew through the ranks and files of the political sphere in Nigeria, it’s not an exaggeration.

In the same vein, as Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli was achieving his feats in the political sphere, he is also imprinting his marks in the business world, which is evident in the visible successes in all business that he engages in.

To say that Nigeria is blessed with a loaded Member of the House of Representatives in Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli with his vast experience and acumen is not a farce and from his presence in the Green Chamber of the legislative arm of the Nigerian Government, the people of Mushin 1 Federal Constituency have seen a qualitative and transparent representation in him.

To commemorate this Diamond Jubilee beyond the winning and dinning, Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli is commissioning a New Ultra Modern Hospital Complex, with state of art equipment for the good people of Mushin 1 federal Constituency and Lagos at large.

In Hon Taofeek Adeyemi Alli, Nigeria has seen a pool of knowledge and wise counsel both for the generation ahead of him and the generation behind him. His feat has been felt by every members of the House of Representative, both in the committee that he had served and serving, and both the opposition and colleagues have seen in him the yearning to move Nigeria forward. Hon Adeyemi Alli many happy returns.

Courtesy;
Dr. Odesanya Olumide, fipr, fipra, frpa.
Sahara Weekly,
UK Correspondent.

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Emerging Facts On Why Ngelale Was Allegedly Booted Out Of Office

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18 hours ago

September 8, 2024

Sahara Weekly

Emerging Facts On Why Ngelale Was Allegedly Booted Out Of Office

Interestingly, more details have emerged regarding why Ajuri Ngelale, the spokesperson of President Bola Tinubu, was sacked on Saturday.

While Mr Ngelale said he was stepping aside to deal with medical matters affecting his family, several reports revealed that he left the position after he became suspicious that he could be humiliated out of office.

Insiders alleged that among many sins including his arrogance, acrimony with other appointees and civil servants, a list of immediate issues are:

1. He asked Julius Berger to affix a bold Coat of Arms in his residence during a massive reconstruction work on his residence. DSS got wind of it and it was seen as treasonable and reported by CSO to the President. They (his benefactor) pleaded on his behalf that he was ignorant and they let it slide.

2. The one that allegedly broke the camel’s back was that he allegedly collected a 50k USD bribe from Hope to insert his name on the China trip. The President had blacklisted Hope after the EDO primaries disaster. When he was questioned by COS, he was rude and said he’s only answerable to MR P. He was reported and Mr P asked for him to be sacked. His benefactor only intervened for him to be given safe landing. After much tears and begging, they let him step down and draft that fabricated statement.

Furthermore, it would also be recalled that according to a report by FIJ, Ajuri Ngelale, the broadcast journalist who made a name for himself with his eloquence and sonorous voice, did not resign as special adviser to the president on media and publicity to tend to a “vexatious medical situation” in his family as he claimed.

Instead, FIJ understands, he was fired by the presidency and only allowed to publicly resign after his repeated pleas for a soft landing.

Ngelale, who was also the special presidential envoy on climate action, stunned Nigerians on Saturday morning when he announced his abrupt exit from office, citing “medical matters presently affecting my immediate, nuclear family”.

A FACE-SAVING COVER-UP

“On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence to frontally deal with medical matters presently affecting my immediate, nuclear family,” Ngelale wrote.

“While I fully appreciate that the ship of state waits for no man, this agonising decision — entailing a pause of my functions as the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President; Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on Project Evergreen — was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home.”

He said he looked “forward to returning to full-time national service when time, healing, and fate permit”, and respectfully asked “for some privacy for my family and I [sic] during this time”.

But multiple highly-placed sources in and around the presidency told FIJ on Saturday afternoon that Ngelale’s exit was not triggered by a family health emergency, but rather his loss in a power tussle with Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy.

LONG-RUNNING FEUD WITH ONANUGA

FIJ understands that following the election of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president in 2023, Ngelale did not exactly hit it off with Onanuga, largely because having been in government before Onanuga — President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Ngelale his senior special adviser on public affairs in 2019 and he served in this position until the end of Buhari’s tenure — he considered himself Onanuga’s boss.

Ngelale, 38, began his career with the Africa Independent Television (AIT) in the 2000s, while Onanuga, 67, a former Managing Director of the News Agency of NJigeria (NAN), began his career in the 1980s. There was one problem, though: while Ngelale was special adviser on media and publicity, Onanuga was the special adviser on information and strategy.

FIJ understands that civil servants found the roles confusing. This was nothing like in the Buhari administration when Femi Adesina was the special adviser on media and publicity and Garba Shehu the senior special assistant on media publicity. In the latter case, everyone knew Adesina, as SA, was senior, while Shehu, as SSA, was subordinate.

Ngelale and Onanuga both had special adviser roles; and the profolios seemed similar. However, by design, the civil service structure of the villa reported to the SA media, and that was Ngelale.

“Ngelale considered himself untouchable because he had the backing of the president’s son Seyi and Femi Gbajabiamila, the president’s chief of staff,” one source who asked not to be named for fear of retribution told FIJ.

“He was fired; I became aware of this on Tuesday, but I won’t rule out the possibility that it happened earlier. When he got the letter, he started to plead to be allowed to resign as a soft landing. He was eventually given a soft landing, which is understandable. News of his sacking in public would have thoroughly embarrassed not just Ngelale but the presidency too.”

Although this source expressed regrets that things eventually got to a head, they conceded that there was no other way out, given Ngelale’s unwillingness to discuss his long-drawn-out feud with Onanuga when the opportunities were presented to him.

“The Ngelale-Onanuga feud was no secret in the villa, so several top appointees and cabinet members attempted to intervene at separate times; and while Onanuga was open to peace talks, Ngelale wasn’t,” the source continued.

“For example, Mohammed Idris Malagi, the minister of information and national orientation, called for talks four times. Onanuga was willing to attend but Ngelale snubbed them all, always claiming he was busy.”

‘BLOCKING ONANUGA’ FROM HAVING AN OFFICE

Civil servants who asked not to be named, as well as a source familiar with presidency happenings, told FIJ that Onanuga, despite being formally appointed in October 2023 “was a squatter in the presidency and did not have an office of his own until just a few months ago”.

“When Onanuga was appointed, he had no office. He was squatting in Tunde Rahman’s office,” said one of the sources. “It was just recently that he eventually got an office that belonged to either Wale Edun or Zacheus Adedeji when they were still advisers.

Rahman, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, was appointed in July 2023 — three months earlier than Onanuga’s appointment.

These were people who had been with Tinubu for decades, unlike Ngelale, so how did Ngelale become so powerful that he got appointed earlier, blocked Onanuga from having an office to himself and all the aforementioned appointees could not fix Onanuga an office?

As written earlier, Ngelale had the backing of Seyi Tinubu and Gbajabiamila, but a third source took it even further, saying: “It was about how he got the job.”

How Ajuri ingratiated himself with Tinubu

“During the 2023 presidential electioneering, Jumoke Oduwole, the special adviser on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), introduced Ngelale to Gbajabiamila,” said the source.

“When Ngelale got there, he met Seyi. He told Seyi he would facilitate a CNN interview during which Tinubu’s presidential ambition would be discussed. Seyi thought it was impossible, but Ngelale did it. He secured the interview on CNN. He then told Seyi the time and date it would air. Seyi promised Ngelale that Tinubu would phone him if he pulled it off. Immediately after the interview was aired, Tinubu called Ngelale.

“When Tinubu won the election, Ngelale was abroad. People told him to return home but he said no; he insisted he would get his own appointment once he arrived in the country. And that was exactly what happened: Ngelale’s appointment by Tinubu was announced days after his return to Nigeria.

“Conversely, Gbajabiamila delayed the announcement of Onanuga’s appointment for at least two months. It required Chief Bisi Akande, who originally made the case for Onanuga’s appointment, to return to Tinubu for follow-up conversations. That was when Tinubu ordered that Onanuga’s appointment should be made, and that was how Onanuga came to the villa.”

FIJ understands that villa staff and civil servants whose work related to the president’s communication strategy noticed the tension between Ngelale and Onanuga and thought if they worked with one, then the other thought they were against him.

“This meant the work of publicising the president’s progressive policies was derailed,” said the source.

“By the way, Ngelale instructed civil servants that no statement from Onanuga could go out if he had not personally cleared it. If you speak with sources across divides, they would tell you Onanuga was the more peace-seeking of the duo. But this particular order from Ngelale to civil servants annoyed Onanuga.”

FIJ understands Ngelale’s standing with Tinubu started to plummet once it was easy to pitch to the president how Ngelale’s unharmonious relationship not just with Onanuga but with the media was hindering good publicity for the president.

“He did not have a good relationship with journalists. Ask the reporters; ask the state house correspondents. And also ask editors,” added the source.

“Many people consider him disrespectful and arrogant, even the editors. You can hardly find any important editor in Nigeria who likes or regards Ngelale.”

FIJ sent a text and WhatsApp messages to Ngelale, seeking his comments, but they were not replied. FIJ also made cellular and WhatsApp calls to Ngelale’s number, but none was answered.

When FIJ repeated the process with Onanuga, the outcome was the same.