Akande Asks Lagos APC Chair To Resign

 A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Chief Ayo Akande, has asked the party chairman in the state, Chief Henry Ajomale, to resign with immediate effect “for his dismal performance in the just concluded elections in the state.”

Lagos State ACN Chairman, Chief Henry Ajomale

Punch reports that Akande, in a statement yesterday, looked at how the APC lost to the opposition party in all the contested seats both in March 28 and April 11 in his unit, ward and the entire Oshodi Isolo Local Government Area, hence his assertion that Ajomale had no moral right to remain as party chairman. He also said that Ajomale’s report card in the just-concluded elections in the state had shown clearly that he had lost his credibility as a leader and as such he should resign as the chairman of the party.
“Our party cannot continue to be old-fashioned, things are changing and the party had to follow suit. The APC leadership should not develop clay feet or whip up sentiment to deal with failures or reward performance in the party as the expectations of the people from the party are high.” the APC chieftain added.
He commended the national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu, for his doggedness and sacrifice for the victory recorded by the party at the presidential level. He said the victory of President-elect Muhamadu Buhari and others at state and federal levels was a testimony to the political doggedness of Tinubu, adding that he was certain that Buhari would deliver as well as bring succour to Lagos.
“If a leader or party chairman should lose his polling unit in all elections for state assembly, Federal Constituency and the governorship, such party chairman should resign,” Akande insisted
Reacting to the words and assertion of Chief Akande, Ajomale said that  Akande should be ignored by every serious and well-meaning Nigerian, “because I have performed.” Ajomale described Akande as an unserious person who should be ignored by all well-meaning Nigerians.

Nigeria - Presidency Assures Buhari Of Smooth Handover

The Presidential Transition Committee has said that it will ensure a smooth transition of power between the president-elect Muhammadu Buhari and President Goodluck Jonathan on May 29.

 

The chairman and secretary to the government of the federation, Anyim Pius Anyim, disclosed this to a State House correspondent at the end of the committee’s inaugural meeting on Monday in Abuja.
The meeting, presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo, was attended by the attorney general of the federation, Mohammed Adoke.
Others at the meeting were the ministers of police affairs and transport, Jelil Adesiyan and Idris Umar respectively, as well as the director general of NAFDAC, Dr Paul Orhii.
Anyim said that the committee would collect handover briefs from the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), analyse them and prepare the president’s handover notes before May 29.
“Ours is to collect our own hand over briefs, prepare the hand over briefs, prepare the President’s handover note.
“By the time we are ready, then we will interface with their own committee.
“Whatever clarification they need to know from our own briefs, we will provide those clarifications and bring them to the same page with us.’’
Anyim said the terms of reference of the committee include “to collect from all the MDAs the handover briefs, then prepare them and then interface with the in-coming administration’s transition committee, and then we prepare the president’s handover note’’.
According to him, the federal government committee is aware that the in-coming administration also has its transition committee and promised that both groups will collaborate and harmonise their positions for a smooth handover exercise.
“After we have collected our own briefs from the ministries, then we put it together and then we interface with the other committee so that whatever clarifications they want, whatever questions they have, we will be able to address them,’’ he said.
Anyim said everything about the transition committee’s mandate would be executed and completed before the inauguration of the president-elect on May 29.

Desmond Elliot Nigeria Nolleywood Movie Star Wins House Of Assembly Seat

Report reaching us states that popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Olusola Elliot has won his bid to represent the people of Surulere constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, defeating the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Bayo Smith. 

 

Still Photos From Sultan Of Brunei's Son's Wedding

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Photos From Sultan Of Brunei's Son's Wedding

Sultan of Brunei was once the richest man in the world. He was toppled many years ago by Bill Gates but he’s still loaded and one of the richest men in the world.
The youngest child, 31 year old Prince Abdul Malik, who is the second in line to become the next Sultan, got married yesterday to 22-year-old Data Analyst DayangkuHaji Bolkiah in an amazing ceremony at the monarch’s 1,788-room palace in Brunei’s capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.
The billionaire monarch went all out for this wedding. The bride and groom wore gold outfits with diamonds. The bride’s shoes were made with extra diamonds and she carried a bouquet made of gems rather than flower. Her tiara, necklace, brooch, bracelet and ring are all made of diamonds, studded with emeralds. Here are photos below:
 

 

 

 

 

Singer Harrysong Loses Dad

Five star music act, Harrison Tare Okiri popularly known as Harrysong is currently mourning the death of his dad just barely two weeks after he celebrated his 34th birthday. 

 

 

Reports made it known that the singer, also known as Mr Songz, lost his dad, Dennis Okiri, on April 8th after a brief illness.  In the words of his publicist, Desmond Ike, who allegedly confirmed the sad news: –
“Yes its true, the call just came in a few minutes ago and he is currently demoralized. We’ll put out an official statement soon, please excuse me, I have take care of something now, I got to go, thanks.”
The ‘better pikin’ crooner in a recent interview made it known that his parents separated because he was given birth to by two relations. He went further to explain that his father and mother are actually brother and sister but they gave birth to him before they could realize it.

Kelly Brook enjoys classy Paris trip with hunky Judo instructor as she leaves naked picture scandal behind her

The model and Jeremy Parisi visited Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower as she moved on from the recent leak

 

Kelly Brook has moved on from her nude picture scandal and left it behind her with a classy trip to Paris.
The busty babe enjoyed a European break in the City of Love with her Judo instructor Jeremy Parisi and shared some snaps with her followers as she saw the sights.
The One Big Happy beauty certainly made the most of her sunny weekend, and continues to look close to the hunk.

 

Two young friends killed in horror smash after car slams into church wall

The victims, named locally as Michael Owen and Kyle Careford, were both declared dead at the scene after the accident

Beware of those dumping PDP for APC, Umar cautions Buhari

ABUJA—FORMER Military Governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Umar (retd) yesterday urged the President- elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd  to be mindful of those he described as mere fair weather friends as he takes over governance in May 29.

In a statement issued yesterday, Umar also urged Buhari  to  ignore what he described as the treacherous actions of those opportunists who were presently dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC barely two weeks after the Presidential election.

The former military also assured President Goodluck Jonathan  of his  unalloyed  loyalty and “steadfast” friendship  as he prepares to face life outside power.

According to Colonel Umar in his statement, “A famous political scientist once warned that”the career of a politician is too uncertain to make any firm commitment to him. “Although I find this warning immoral and distasteful it truly represents the attitude and behavioural pattern of most of the so called friends and loyalists of men in power. Most are mere fair weather friends.

“Come 29th May 2015 President Jonathan will handover power to the winner of the 28th March 2015 Presidential election Gen Muhammadu Buhari. With this seeming loss of political power he will also lose a large retinue of friends and loyalists; people who would swear by his name a couple of weeks ago. The President like most of his predecessors will suffer the pain of betrayal.

“I however assure him that there are still genuine friends who will be by him through life’s challenges out of power.

“I also wish to advise him to ignore the treacherous actions of those opportunists who are decamping from his party, the PDP to APC at this late hour. These are people who will not hesitate to renounce God in their pursuit of ephemeral worldly power. They  are worthless and a great embarrassment to decent people and bad role models to future generations.

“Let me use this opportunity to dispel the wicked rumour that my closeness with President Jonathan has always been on account of some material favours he extended to me. Nothing can be further from the truth.

”I swear and affirm that I have never, directly or indirectly, been awarded an oil or non – oil contract by President Jonathan or his Government , as evidence will prove later. What I received and cherish above all is tremendous respect from the President. I intend to expatiate on this in due course.

“Let me also express my respect and admiration for President Jonathan’s nationalistic and altruistic decision to concede and congratulate the winner even before the final results were officially announced. The President behaved like the statesman I have always known him to be, thereby saving the country assured implosion had he behaved otherwise.”

By Henry Umoru
ABUJA—FORMER Military Governor of Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Umar (retd) yesterday urged the President- elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, retd  to be mindful of those he described as mere fair weather friends as he takes over governance in May 29.
In a statement issued yesterday, Umar also urged Buhari  to  ignore what he described as the treacherous actions of those opportunists who were presently dumping the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC barely two weeks after the Presidential election.
The former military also assured President Goodluck Jonathan  of his  unalloyed  loyalty and “steadfast” friendship  as he prepares to face life outside power.
According to Colonel Umar in his statement, “A famous political scientist once warned that”the career of a politician is too uncertain to make any firm commitment to him. “Although I find this warning immoral and distasteful it truly represents the attitude and behavioural pattern of most of the so called friends and loyalists of men in power. Most are mere fair weather friends.
“Come 29th May 2015 President Jonathan will handover power to the winner of the 28th March 2015 Presidential election Gen Muhammadu Buhari. With this seeming loss of political power he will also lose a large retinue of friends and loyalists; people who would swear by his name a couple of weeks ago. The President like most of his predecessors will suffer the pain of betrayal.
“I however assure him that there are still genuine friends who will be by him through life’s challenges out of power.
“I also wish to advise him to ignore the treacherous actions of those opportunists who are decamping from his party, the PDP to APC at this late hour. These are people who will not hesitate to renounce God in their pursuit of ephemeral worldly power. They  are worthless and a great embarrassment to decent people and bad role models to future generations.
“Let me use this opportunity to dispel the wicked rumour that my closeness with President Jonathan has always been on account of some material favours he extended to me. Nothing can be further from the truth.
”I swear and affirm that I have never, directly or indirectly, been awarded an oil or non – oil contract by President Jonathan or his Government , as evidence will prove later. What I received and cherish above all is tremendous respect from the President. I intend to expatiate on this in due course.
“Let me also express my respect and admiration for President Jonathan’s nationalistic and altruistic decision to concede and congratulate the winner even before the final results were officially announced. The President behaved like the statesman I have always known him to be, thereby saving the country assured implosion had he behaved otherwise.”
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Enugu gov result: APC vows to challenge it in tribunal

Enugu—LEADERSHIP of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday rejected the result of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday in which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the winner.

Addressing a press conference in Enugu, yesterday, shortly before the final result was released, state chairman of the party,   Dr. Ben Nwoye, the governorship candidate, Mr. Okey Ezea   and his running mate, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku, unanimously vowed to challenge the result legally.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, standard bearer in Enugu State,   Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, was declared winner of the governorship election with a total score of 482,277 against his closest rival, the APC governorship candidate, Mr. Okey Ezea, who polled 43,837.

Embattled Ezea told newsmen, yesterday, that “what was witnessed yesterday (Saturday) as election was a sham.

‘’There was also ballot box snatching, physical injuries from PDP thugs unleashed on APC supporters. Over 5,000 thugs chased away our supporters.  I was almost killed.

“It is a case of police aiding and abetting thuggery, even the INEC staff were compromised too. Therefore, we are saying as far as we are concerned, there was no election in Enugu State.

‘’We, therefore, call on INEC to cancel the election completely and   order a fresh one where police from outside the state will come to supervise.”

Reacting, the state police command’s spokesman, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, said “that is not true as police do not vote, but provide security for voters   and those   conducting election.’’

Enugu—LEADERSHIP of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday rejected the result of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday in which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as the winner.
Addressing a press conference in Enugu, yesterday, shortly before the final result was released, state chairman of the party,   Dr. Ben Nwoye, the governorship candidate, Mr. Okey Ezea   and his running mate, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku, unanimously vowed to challenge the result legally.
- See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/enugu-gov-result-apc-vows-to-challenge-it-in-tribunal/#sthash.WvkWy5y2.dpuf

APC sweeps gov polls

Bakare Favoured To Head Buhari's Transition Team

A report on Ekekee.com suggests that the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly Pastor Tunde Bakare will head the transition committee of the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari.
The transition committee is responsible for the smooth handover between the outgoing administration and the incoming one for the sake of government continuity.

Already, Vice President Alhaji Namadi Sambo has been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan to lead the 16-member Transition Committee to work with the incoming All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Buhari  to ensure a smooth transition of power.

Bakare was Buhari’s running mate in the 2011 presidential elections under the Congress For Progressives Change (CPC). Both men have maintained a healthy relationship after that unsuccessful political journey.
The 60-year-old fiery preacher had recently advised the president-elect to start the fight against corruption from his inner circle and show a good example, saying change cannot be realized if this was not done.
Just last month, Bakare had described Buhari as a man of integrity who he has a high level of respect for.
Bakare advised Buhari before the presidential poll to accept defeat if the APC lost, and join hands with the winner to lead the nation to greater heights. He also said that he was in doubt about the reliability of “Buhari’s environment.
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Meanwhile, he had on several occasions criticized CAN, PFN and others  for endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for the presidential election at the expense of one of their own, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the running mate to Buhari and Vice-president-elect.

Ambode Victory Speech Will Make You Proud

Newly elected Governor of Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said he needs PDP’s governorship candidate, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, and others who contested against him to join hands with his administration to build the state.

The APC’s candidate at the just concluded guber polls said this during his acceptance speech at the party’s secretariat in Lagos shortly after he was declared winner of the governorship election.

Lagos State Governor-elect Akinwunmi Ambode

Ambode had defeated Agbaje after securing 811,994 votes against hiAgbaje’s 659,788 votes.
“To my main opponent, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the PDP, I thank you for a keen contest and invite you, alongside other governorship candidates, to join hands with me in moving Lagos forward,”  he said.
Ambode then made a promise to Lagosians that his administration would build on the legacy and achievements of his predecessors, Gov. Babatunde Fashola and Chief Bola Tinubu.
“I am humbled that you have placed your trust and faith in me.
“The love of this state and our common belief in what we can accomplish, our belief in what this state already is, and in what it is destined to become binds us together in a social and moral contract of high purpose.
“I shall honour that contract with every fiber of my being.
“This day I pledge to you that I shall devote myself to bringing even greater prosperity, growth and development to every inch of this state.
“I also pledge that I shall build on legacy and progress of my predecessors,” Ambode said.
He then promised to not let the people down and said he would make Lagosians proud.
“The people of Lagos have demonstrated that Lagos is not about ethnicity or religion but about a common desire to enthrone good ‎governance.
“Lagos under my watch will not discriminate. It has not in the past, and will not in the present; not even in the future, there will be no political victimisation.
“By affirming your faith in the APC and in me, you have, for the first time in 16 years, married progressive governance at the national level with progressive government at the state level,” he said.
“The ramifications of this harmonious unity are completely positive.
“This is a chance that we have worked toward for many years.
“The joint infrastructural and employment projects and collaboration between the state and the federal will quicken the improvement of our roads, schools, power generation and the entire array of social services.
“This new era of cooperation between the state and federal government promises to be a golden period for Lagos and for all Lagosians to share equally therein,” he said.
Below is the Ambode’s  full acceptance speech:
Fellow Lagosians, yesterday – election day – history beckoned. Courage stood tall and democracy blew its trumpet. You the people – the electorate – marched to a victory only you could achieve. You contested against the old and ancient devices of money and power that thwarted the sovereign will of the people. You proved that the collective voice remains the voice of Lagos.
The official announcement of INEC has come. INEC has declared me the fourteenth governor-elect of Lagos State. Only God crowns kings, and we thank God today. I may have won your vote, but it is you – the people – who have won the election. And therefore, I accept this victory on your behalf.
I must congratulate INEC for a job well done. I thank my oppositional candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje, who fought a tireless and tough campaign against me. I urge him and all his supporters to join hands with me to move Lagos forward.
The people of Lagos have spoken with one voice. They have chosen continuity over an uncertain future. Not even threats from opponents could stop you from the call of destiny. Our victory at the polls has sealed a pact with democracy and good governance. And therefore, I shall devote every fibre of my being to even greater prosperity, growth and development to each and every Lagosian.
I will bring the best of Lagos into my governance. I shall make you proud and glad that I should do the best for Lagos. Lagos has a common desire to enthrone good governance. Lagos – under my watch – will not discriminate. There will be no political victimisation.
History has been made this day. By affirming your faith in APC and in me, for the first time in sixty years, progressive state government has been married with progressive federal government – a victory for progressive democracy. For the first time, we have a state and federal government who will work in one vision, one mind and one accord.
I make it my mission to govern wisely, and not rudely. Joint infrastructure and employment programmes will help improve roads, schools, electricity, and other social services. And we will succeed because of the cohesion between state and federal government. Under my watch, Lagos will enjoy optimal growth guaranteed through enhanced policy harmony.
I thank Muhammudu Buhari, our president-elect, for providing his stature and help in this campaign. I look forward to working with Mr Buhari to move Lagos and the whole Nigeria forward.
I would also like to mention two people – whom without – this campaign would not have been possible. First: Governor Babtunde Fashola, who has been a tireless, selfless and inspiring campaigner. Second: Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the greatest political mind of our generation. Without his vision and dedication to a higher political purpose, this would not have been possible. He is the foremost hero of
Nigerian Democracy.
[Thanks Lagos Chapter, campaign team and family]
It is not possible to thank everyone who made this campaign possible. So forgive me for not mentioning everyone who assisted me. But I would like to thank you all for your continued support. We have turned our distant dream into an imminent reality. We had a campaign devoid of hatred. We embraced a paradigm shift in our democracy.
Even though INEC have declared my victory, this is no time for boasting or gloating. I am the Governor-elect for all Lagos. Today, we celebrate democracy. Tomorrow, we get back into work. You have voted for me, now I shall work for you. I will expand the process of development and growth in the state. It will not be an easy task; it will require creativity, wisdom and strength of purpose. But together we can make Lagos even greater.
Thank you! APC!
Ambode is continuing the legacy of Tinubu and Fashola, who many Lagosians believe have been great servants of Lagos state.