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​Not-too-young-to-run: Youths to dominate Paseda’s government

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L-R: Wife of Otunba Paseda, Yeye Vivian Paseda ,Otunba Rotimi Paseda addressing journalists while the UPN National Chairman, Professor Bankole Okuwa looks on.

The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in the 2015 election, Prince Rotimi Paseda, has promised that youths will dominate his  government if elected as Governor come 2019.

He made the vow following the signing of the Not-too-young-to-run law signed by President Mumammadu Buhari’s on Thursday.

Paseda, while receiving the House of Assembly aspirants on the platform of UPN in Ijebu-Ode, said youths are the bedrock of any nation’s economy growth and that they must be given ample chance in scheme of things.

 

Otunba Paseda handling UPN flag to the House of Assembly aspirants in Ijebu-Ode on Thursday


He explained that youths’ involvement in politics was vital,  insisting that their active participation would do good at strengthening Nigeria’s democracy.
According to him, with the country’s democracy clocking 19 year’s, there is still a vacuum being created with the little participation of the youths, a situation, he described as not too good for the nation. 
“I promise to support any youth who aspire to be a public office holder because our country needs to start grooming the youths for leadership positions.

” I want to appeal with other old politicians to give our youths the assistance and the opportunity to participate in the governance and project Nigeria”, he said.
The National Chairman, Prof. Bankole Adelaja-Okuwa, expressed confidence that Paseda has the capacity to transform the economic fortunes of the state.

He added that Paseda possessed the virtues of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and that such are needed in formulating developmental policies for the state.

The National Chairman hinted that the structure of the party would soon be taken over by the pan Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere.

According to him, “I have studied him (Paseda), I have been close to him over the years and I am confident that he can do what Awolowo did.

“What we are declaring today is the very beginning of a new life. Paseda is going to uplift this state and country. He is Awolowo’s incarnate and I believe he is going to do it.

“I am an Awoist myself and we will ensure that our government provides free education at all levels. 

“Beside that, Paseda is going to industrialise Ogun state and thus will become the first industrial state in Nigeria.

“If Nigeria is going to move on, people like him should bring their policies on board.

“UPN is going to be taken over by Afenifere and this struggle will be beyond Ogun state.

He also debunked rumours of alleged division in the party’s leadership structure.

“What I want to you us is that I don’t want us to be hypocritical here. Anyone who has come because of that can take his or her leave.

“This is the Unity Party of Nigeria. It can’t be broken because it is Awolowo’s party. There is no division in this party. No one has the power in this party to do that, including myself”.

The State Chairman of the party, Alhaja Aminat Olatunbosun, said the intention of Governor Ibikunle Amosun to pick his successor from the Ogun West Senatorial District is a ploy to distabilise the State.

The Party Chairperson opined that it will be grossly injustice to ask Ogun East, with more local government areas, to wait for another sixteen years before taking a shot at the number one seat of the State.

She said the Party has decided to zone it’s governorship seat to Ogun East, hence calling on all the Party faithful to work hard for the success of the Party at the 2019 general elections.

The Party Chairperson also said UPN remains the only credible Party in the country now as it remains committed to the welfare of the masses.

Her words, “What Nigeria need now is an alternative to the misrule of the so called big parties in Nigeria, the Party that prides itself as the biggest Party in Africa and the Party with the acronym of ,change’

“What Nigeria need now is not hunger, insecurity and unemployment where the tribal herdsmen has turned Nigeria to slumber.

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Christian police fellowship of Nigeria bestows award of excellence on PMF president, Bishop Anthony

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Bishop Chidi Anthony is the founder of Kings In Christ Power Ministries International and the president of Pentecostal Ministers Forum of Nigeria,PMF.

He is one of God’s generals that has impacted many as he propagates the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; uniting and fostering unity and togetherness among ministers of God through Pentecostal Ministers Forum of Nigeria which he happens to be the president, young ministers have benefited immensely from the organisation as PMF offers financial support to it’s members that are in need.

Christian Police fellowship of Nigeria decided to honour bishop Chidi Anthony for his marvelous and magnificent impact in the Christendom .CPFN bestowed an award on him yesterday at the police College,Ikeja.Bishop Anthony was there with his lovely wife,Rev.Nkiru Anthony to receive the award,his exhilaration was very conspicuous and he said “I’m really elated receiving this award today,I want to encourage people to keep doing good and impacting lives positively,you don’t know who is watching and taking note of you,I actually never envisaged receiving an award,I never knew that they were contious of my good works, I’m really enraptured,I want to show utmost gratitude to CPFN for the award and pray that God will continue to bless them ”

Finally,he advised churches in Nigeria, especially the popular ones with massive congratulations to help their members in this critical period of the nation because Christianity is about love and care ,he enunciated that you can’t preach Jesus to a hungry soul,you need to feed him first if you really want him to listen and accept Christ

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Uromi killing:stop going to other states with guns prophet Ikuru warns the Northern

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By Collins Nkwocha

 

The prophetic hall of fame and Ambassador of peace, prophet Godwin Ikuru of Jehovah Eye Salvation Ministry has castigated the Northern people, especially the Fulanis for always travelling and entering other states with arms.

 

The prophet of the nation who outrightly condemned the killing of Northern people in Uromi also enunciated that it’s wrong for the Northern people to invade other states with arms based on the tensed security threat the nation is facing at the moment “I want to condemn the killing in Uromi because nobody has the right to take another person’s life,they should have been handed over to the security operatives, the killing in cruel and barbaric,but it’s wrong for the Northern people to keep invading other states with arms, the rate of insecurity in the nation is high, anyone seen with a gun is dreadful and harmful,Fulani Herdsmen have perpetuated so much heinous and callous act for people to be apprehensive of their presence,my in Law was a victim of their heinous act,they assaulted her in her farmland,their presence with arms is really terrifying and it’s making farmers to desert their farmlands, prompting food scarcity ”

 

The prophet of the nation advised the government to take a proper look at the possession of arms by these men and reiterated that the North is big enough for thousands of hunters and herdsmen to explore “travelling to other states with arms is not good, the North has got the largest landmass in the country,why leave the North to other states with little Landmass , the North is very massive, it’s very obvious that their is hidden agenda,why will someone leave a river to look for fish in a swimming pool, the government need to look at these area critically,arms should be prohibited, anyone that is not a security operative shouldn’t be seen with arms ”

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Rivers Crisis: Pro-Democracy Group Demands Reversal of LGA Appointments, Urge Tinubu To Rein in Sole Administrator

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Citizens for Democratic Watch (CDW), a pro-democracy group, has condemned the appointment of administrators for the 23 local government areas in Rivers State by the sole administrator, Ibok-Ete Ibas, describing it as “a dangerous abuse of power and a direct attack on the constitution”.

This latest action, which came just 24 hours after a federal high court restrained Ibas from making such appointments, has triggered widespread concern over what CDW calls “the rapid erosion of democratic institutions under the guise of emergency governance”.

In a statement on Wednesday, Dr Hassan Dantani, Executive Director of CDW, called on President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the National Assembly to intervene before the situation spirals out of control.

“Appointing 23 sole administrators in clear defiance of a federal court order is not only unlawful — it is tyrannical,” Dantani said.

“No state of emergency gives anyone the license to override the judiciary, erase local governance, and act above the law. This must be condemned in the strongest terms.”

Dantani noted that the local government system is a constitutionally recognised tier of government, and any attempt to run it without democratic structures sets a very dangerous precedent.

“This action by Ibok-Ete Ibas is a grave violation of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees the system of democratically elected local government councils,” he said.

“Our democracy cannot function if unelected individuals are imposed to run local governments under military-style appointments.”

CDW warned that if allowed to stand, the appointments could embolden future political actors to trample on the rule of law and weaken the judiciary.

“The blatant disregard for a valid court order should alarm every Nigerian, regardless of political affiliation,” Dantani said.

“When leaders ignore court rulings and impose their will, what remains of the rule of law? If we allow this to stand in Rivers, it could happen anywhere else.”

The group called on the National Assembly to urgently summon the Rivers sole administrator to explain his actions and ensure that all constitutional boundaries are respected.

“We urge the Senate and House of Representatives to treat this matter as a priority,” he added.

“Democracy must not be sacrificed on the altar of expediency or political convenience.”

Dantani concluded by demanding the immediate reversal of the LGA appointments and a return to constitutional order.

“The people of Rivers State deserve legitimate, elected representation — not handpicked appointees. We must not normalise authoritarian shortcuts in a democratic society,” the group warned.

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