The Rivers State House of Assembly, on Thursday, held a press conference wherein it debunked the false narrative being bandied about that the Governor has not met with the members of the House since the lifting of the emergency rule because the political leader of the State, who is the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike has not called for a meeting between the Governor and the House Members.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule made the debunk while addressing the media to correct the wrong narrative, and to straighten what he called the bare-faced lies spewed by Gov. Siminialayi Fubara in his recent outing.

The Speaker referenced the speech of the Governor where he alluded that his inability to meet with the Members of the House was predicated on the refusal of the FCT Minister to call for such a meeting.

Rt. Hon. Amaewhule stated that shortly after the termination of the emergency rule in the State, there was a meeting between some principal officers and the Governor including some stakeholders. He went further to say that about three of such meetings have been facilitated by Minister Wike but Gov. Fubara has refused to implement any of the resolutions reached in all the meetings.

The Speaker wondered how many meetings would be enough for the Governor to act responsibly; adding that the Governor’s outburst during a project commissioning on Wednesday was condemnable and urged the governor to grow up as a leader.

Rt. Hon Amaewhule advised the Governor to be more mature in dealing with the resources of the State, stressing that his tantrums against Minister Wike will not help him in any way.

The Speaker reiterated the commitment of the House irrespective of party affiliation to the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Signed

Martins Wachukwu

Special Assistant On Media To The Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of the only son of the former State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

The deceased, a medical doctor, Oluwafemi Olawale Adefulire, reportedly died early on Wednesday, after undergoing an undisclosed surgery in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, UAE.

The incident has obviously unsettled the political circle across the states and family members.

In a condolence message on Thursday by Lagos APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the party expressed shock over the sudden loss of the son of a respected leader of the party in Alimosho area and the state in general.

When contacted, Oladejo stated: “It’s sadly true. The kind of incident most dreadful for parents. APC is devastated.

“Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire is an exceptionally good person. The entire party structure has been thrown into mourning over this humongous tragedy. May his precious soul rest in peace.”
The bereaved mother, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, is a prominent figure in Nigerian politics, having served as Lagos State Deputy Governor from 2011 to 2015 during former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration.

She is the current Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a position she was reappointed to in September 2023 after previously holding it under former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Orelope-Adefulire, a princess, is a 65-year-old administrator and social worker who hails from a royal family, has had a distinguished career in public service spanning over two decades, including serving as Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation from 2003 to 2011.

She remains an influential grassroots politician and the APC Political Apex Leader of Alimosho Federal Constituency, as well as a prominent member of the Lagos State Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, the highest decision-making organ of Lagos APC.

As at press time, further information and details about burial arrangements were yet to be released by the bereaved family.

Details later…

Activist Deji Adeyanju says Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), will support President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election.....TAP TO CONTINUE READING

Adeyanju, in a post on Wednesday, claimed Obi would not join any coalition formed to challenge the president.

He alleged that those still supporting Obi were benefiting from what he described as a “fundraising scam”.

He said: “My prediction about 2027 is that Peter Obi will work for Bola Tinubu again. He will never agree to work with the coalition against Tinubu. Only people benefitting from the obidient fraud, and fundraising scam are still with him.”

Adeyanju added that “even the most stupid student of politics and history can decipher what Obi is doing”.

He said he would not support the former Anambra governor under any circumstance.

“I will rather vote a dog than vote Obi and his political extremist supporters can go to hell for all I care,” he wrote.