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PRESS STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON,  ON JULY 31, 2018. I wish to inform Nigerians that, after extensive consultations, I have decided to take my leave of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is not a decision that I have made lightly. If anything at all, I have tarried for so long and did all that was humanly possible, even in the face of great provocation, ridicule and flagrant persecution, to give opportunity for peace, reconciliation and harmonious existence. Perhaps, more significantly, I am mindful of the fact that I carry on my shoulder a great responsibility for thousands of my supporters, political associates and friends, who have trusted in my leadership and have attached their political fortunes to mine. However, it is after an extensive consultation with all the important stakeholders that we have come to this difficult but inevitable decision to pitch our political tent elsewhere; where we could enjoy grea

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara state (APC) has rejected the dissolution of its executive committee by the party's national working committee (NWC). The party said the purported dissolution of its executives at the ward, local government and state levels was not only outrightly unlawful but also null and void. The state APC made its position known in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Alh Buhari Sulyman. The statement reads in party:"We confirm that there is no case of lacuna in the party leadership in Kwara State and there was no ground for the purported dissolution. Thus, the NWC erred in law. Furthermore, the purported dissolution is null and void. "We recall that for many weeks, party members worked assiduously and painstakingly to elect party leadership at the ward, local government and state levels in Kwara State. The party structure was certified as duly elected by the National Working Committee of APC. The duly elected party structure in Kw

Abdullah Adamu is a Mischievous Liar, Says Saraki Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the Senator representing Nasarawa West, Abdullahi Adamu, as a compulsive liar and an unreliable man who will do or say anything to suit his situation at any point in time. Saraki was reacting to the claim by Adamu that the Senate President once referred to Senator Dino Melaye as " clown" in a private chat with him. The Senate President stated that the Senator from Nasarawa State has been peddling insults and lies about him but he has ignored him out of respect for his age. In a statement signed on his behalf by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu,  Saraki stated that: "I have deliberately ignored the antics of Senator Abdullahi Adamu, especially his constant media attack on me and the Senate since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dusted his file on alleged case of corruption and also went ahead to arraign his son in c

Kwara Ranks Second in Africa Report States’ Progress Report Kwara State has been ranked second after Lagos in Nigeria in the latest Progress Report, titled ‘The State of the States’ released by Africa Report in its July/August, 2018 issue. The Africa Report is an international publication of reference dedicated to African affairs, and is the guide used by decision makers to anticipate economic and political changes in Africa. The publication is relied upon for the expertise of an independent editorial team in its surveys, sector reports and country focus published in each issue. According to information available on the Africa Report website-www.theafricareport.com,  the survey of Nigeria’s 36 states used fighting poverty, providing access to electricity, facilitating business and raising local revenue as indices. In terms of Internally Generated Revenue per capita, Kwara ranks seventh out of the 36 states of the federation while it ranks tenth in the ease of doing business. The S

Pendulum: The Crucifixion of Abubakar Bukola Saraki By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I thought the ancient tradition of nailing people considered enemies of persons or the State to the cross had long gone into antiquity and extinction, but I was wrong. The most famous crucifixion in human history was that of our Lord Jesus Christ, of course other lesser mortals have been crucified including the thieves who died on either side of Jesus Christ on the Appointed Day. I have decided to borrow this imagery and metaphor to describe what is currently happening to Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS), at the moment. And it is so tragic. Before I go into the meat of my epistle, please, permit me to provide some background information on what I want to call the ABS saga. My personal admiration for, and relative closeness to, ABS was largely influenced by two friends of mine. The first was the Publisher of Thisday newspapers, Nduka Obaigbena, while the second was the then

FAAC: Kwara Govt Releases June, July Allocation Figures The Kwara State Government has released its federal allocation figures for the months of June and July, 2018. In a statement on Saturday, the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu disclosed that the State government received a total of N3, 647, 209, 363.97 as allocation for June. A breakdown of the June allocation figures shows that the State government got a statutory allocation of N2, 775, 630, 308.40 and Value Added Tax (VAT) of N871, 579, 055.57. For July, Banu said the state government got a total of N3, 736, 644, 795.48 as allocation for the month. He revealed that the July allocation was made up of statutory allocation of N2, 890, 575, 029.68, Value Added Tax (VAT) of N800, 155, 369.71 and exchange difference of N45, 914, 396.09. The Commissioner also disclosed that the 16 local government councils in the State received a total of N2, 604, 769, 806.48 as allocation for June. According to him, the local c

I Didn't Hand Over A Collapsed Nation  To Buhari - Dr. Goodluck Jonathan- - Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has replied his critics who accused him of handing over a nation at the verge of collapse to his successor, President Muhammadu Buhari. - Jonathan recounted the achievements of his government to include, handing over a country that produced the richest man in Africa. - Jonathan said, “I took over a Nigeria that was the second largest economy in Africa with a GDP of $270.5 billion in 2009, - I handed over a Nigeria that had grown to become the largest economy in Africa and the 24th largest economy in the World with a GDP of $574 billion. - I handed over dollar exchange rate of N187 per Dollar official rate in our banks, compared to their N360 now official rate for a Dollar -“I inherited a Nigeria in which the trains were not working, and handed over a Nigeria in which citizens can safely travel by trains again. - I also inherited a country where illiteracy rate par

Stop Attacking Saraki, Kwara Youths Warn ' Seasonal' Politicians Kwara youths under the aegis of Kwara Agenda, have warned those they called ' seasonal' politicians to stop attacking the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The youths while addtresing newsmen in Ilorin, the state capital particularly asked a gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress( APC) in the state, Yamman Abdullahi to stop his campaign of calumny against the Senate President. Abdullahi had on Wednesday led a group on procession around parts of Ilorin metropolis, asking Saraki to declare his stand on APC and resigned his appointment as President of the Senate. But, the coordinator of Kwara Agenda, Comrade Yaqub Kannike, called on people to be wary of antics of opposition elements in the state. Kannike, who described the call for resignation of the Senate President as ill conceived by political spent forces, said that Saraki was and still attending to the needs of the good

Offa Robbery: Court summons IGP An Ilorin High Court has summoned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to appear before it on Wednesday next week to justify the continued detention of Lekan Alabi, Personal Assistant to Kwara state Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed, arrested over the April 5, 2018 armed robbery in Offa. This is as the lead counsel to the suspect, Adelodun Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) bemoaned the failure of the police to release another suspect over the same incident, Alhaji Babatunde AbdulWahab the Chief o Staff to the governor, who has been granted bail by another high court in the state. Adelodun, leading four other lawyers, told newsmen after yesterday’s proceeding that the refusal of the police to obey the court order on AbdulWahab was worrisome as it portends grave dangers to the deepening of democracy and might lead to a loss of confidence in the fairness of the police to handle such cases among the populace. The police was not represen

Kwara Govt Advises Corps  Member on National Development  Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised Batch 'B' Corps members in the county to adopt a conscientious approach in the activities of the ongoing orientation course to channel their acquired skills and intellect towards national development. The Governor was speaking through his Head of Service Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, who represented him at the Sweerin-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch 'B' Orientation held at NYSC Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The Governor said, the Scheme was established by Federal Government to play key role in the drive towards achievement of national integration and building of a strong and egalitarian Nigeria that we can be proud of. He added that, "You are fulfilled in a special way today, because the hopes and aspirations of our great country puts premium on the moral and physical development of the youth for better and greater

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better. Hon.Tope Olarinoye Olayonu Danlad The man with a great Achievement..... " who value the important of Education,build a bright future for the youth" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Part of achievement of Hon. Olayonu Tope Danlad* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Renovation of Muslim LGEA PRY School IRA on 18th March 2018 *Renovation of ST. Thomas PRY School,Offa March 2018 *Renovation of class room at westly pry school station road Offa 18th march *Distributing of over 5000 exercise books and School bags for less privileges across the 3 constituency * finished Furnished table and chairs ready for distribution to the publics school in Offa,Oyun and ifelodun "Not every body who voted for Hon.Tope Olayonu Danlad as Hon.members of  National Assemb

FUNKE ADEDOYIN DISTRIBUTES TOOLS TO LOCAL FARMERS A House of Representatives member representing Irepodun, Ekiti, Isin and Oke-ero Federal Constituency, *Honorable  Princess Olufunke Adedoyin (MNI),* has distributed farm inputs and several other empowerment materials to farmers from across the *42 wards* which make up her constituency. Over five hundreds (500), constituents who are basically rural farmers including people who have no affiliation with politicians all  benefited from the agricultural empowerment initiative which took place yesterday in Owolewa House,  Omun-Aran  ,the Constituency Office  of Hon Olufunke Adedoyin. This agricultural empowerment initiative is following her earlier distribution of 300 Metric Tones of Fertilizers to farmers in the constituency few months back.  Some of the materials distributed yesterday include *Farm Spraying Machines, Herbicides, Insecticide and other farming tools.* The *Agbamun born female politician* who's also the Deputy Chairpe

Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, has told the police that there was no evidence that linked Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed to the armed robbery attack that left 31 persons dead in Offa, Kwara State, in April, PREMIUM TIMES can now confirm. Mr Malami advised in a June 22 letter to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, that the police would need to ramp up their investigation and also painstakingly explore all critical areas before identifying the Senate President as a suspect in the carnage, much less filing charges against him. Yusuf Abdulwahab, Mr Ahmed’s chief of staff who was amongst state officials arrested for allegedly conspiring with the prime suspects, was also cleared, with the prosecutor saying “no evidence is credible enough to sustain any charge based on any offence known to law against him.” The attorney-general’s office said only six prime suspects should be charged to court for armed rob

JAAC: Kwara LGs ,SUBEB workers to get full salaries  for June All categories of workers in the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State  would receive full salaries for the month  of June beginning from Wednesday, while the councils  shared  N863,924,703.46 from the State Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) for the month of  June. The Chairman , Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr. Joshua Omokanye disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the JAAC meeting held at the Ministry of Finance Conference room Ilorin on Tuesday . According to him, the 16 LGs would share  N863,924,703.46 for  June 2018, as  the  State  Universal Education Board (SUBEB) teachers got N1,070,102,765.88 billion from June allocation. Omokanye explained that  the committee has agreed that   all categories of LGs and SUBEB workers   would  receive full salaries this month. He said that LG &LGEA pensioners would  receive full pensions this month as the amount stood  at N460,902,

JAAC: Kwara LGs ,SUBEB workers to get full salaries  for June All categories of workers in the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State  would receive full salaries for the month  of June beginning from Wednesday, while the councils  shared  N863,924,703.46 from the State Joint Accounts Allocation Committee (JAAC) for the month of  June. The Chairman , Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr. Joshua Omokanye disclosed this while addressing newsmen after the JAAC meeting held at the Ministry of Finance Conference room Ilorin on Tuesday . According to him, the 16 LGs would share  N863,924,703.46 for  June 2018, as  the  State  Universal Education Board (SUBEB) teachers got N1,070,102,765.88 billion from June allocation. Omokanye explained that  the committee has agreed that   all categories of LGs and SUBEB workers   would  receive full salaries this month. He said that LG &LGEA pensioners would  receive full pensions this month as the amount stood  at N460,902,

Offa Bank Robbery: Court Grants Kwara Gov’s Chief of Staff Bail A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday granted an interim bail to Alhaji Yusuf Abdulwahab, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, in the sum of N10million. Abdulwahab has been held in police custody in Abuja since 2 June, 2018 after he responded to Police invitation over his alleged link with suspects who carried out robbery attacks on commercial banks in Offa on April 5, 2018. Hon. Justice M.O. Adewara granted the bail upon carefully considering the oral application for bail made on behalf of the governor’s aide by his counsel, Mr. Adebayo Adelodun (SAN) and the response of the counsel for the respondent, the Inspector General of Police. It will be recalled that the Chief of Staff had initially filed a motion on notice before a Federal High Court in Abuja praying for an order granting him bail from police custody on the grounds that he had been detained for longer than 24 h

Ahmed Flags-off CBN Anchor Borrowers Program in Kwara Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Monday flagged-off the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Anchor Borrowers' Programme (ABP) in the State.  The governor said the flag off was a demonstration of his administration's resolve to pursue an agricultural policy that is farmer friendly. He disclosed that about 3,000 small holder farmers across the State are to benefit from the programme.  Represented by the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Hon. Adegoke Bamidele, Governor Ahmed said the scheme was initiated by the federal government through CBN as an agricultural intervention to help farmers boost production. He said the N1b loan from the CBN will further drive his government's initiatives in agriculture and empower more local farmers engaged in rice, maize, soyabeans and cassava production in the state.  The governor added that immediately after the flag off, a capacity building training

STORY OF JUICY OFFERS NOT TRUE, SAYS SARAKI July 23, 2018 Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that the speculations about juicy offers being  made to him and his associates as part of the on-going discussions with the Presidency and leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is untrue. He said what is at stake is the future of the country and its democracy and that it will be myopic for anybody to be talking about whether certain offers have been made to an individual or if such offers would be accepted or not. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that he saw some reports talking about promise of money or oil block and nomination tickets but added that those viewing the on-going development in that context are simply reducing a major national issue involving many key actors to that of personal benefits and preferences. "I believe at this point, it is important for me to make some clarific

Senate President Lauds Governor Ahmed Over Empowerment Programmes The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has lauded Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed for introducing youth empowerment programmes. Saraki gave the commendation during the weekend while featuring on a live radio programme in Ilorin. The Senate President was in Ilorin during the weekend to celebrate his acquittal by Supreme Court with people of Kwara State. Saraki, the political leader of the state, said he is aware that the Governor Ahmed led administration has introduced different empowerment programmes to reduce unemployment among the youths. He commended his successor for initiating people oriented policies and projects amidst financial challenges facing the country. The Senate President, who ruled the state from 2003-2011,  noted that during his days as governor things were not difficult like what governors are experiencing now. "During my days as governor, we don't have the financial

Hon Tope Olarinoye Olayonu Danlad Congratulate The Senate President on His Conferment As The Waziri Ngeri Hon Tope Olarinoye Olayonu Danlad, Hon. Representing Offa,Oyun and Ifelodun federal Constituency, Felicitate with the good people of Kwara State.on the conferment Of Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki the Senate President Of Nigeria as the  Waziri Of Ilorin. The conferment was made by Emir Of Ilorin,His Royal Majesty Dr Ibrahim Zulu Gambari on 22 of May 2018. Hon Olayonu in his remark Said The Title has shown the leadership trait in Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has The Man of His People and love and Good Ambassador of peace.He  Pray For God Guidance and Protection Against any Evil plan on Dr.Abubakar Bukola Saraki.Once again Congratulation Sir Hon Tope Olarinoye Olayonu Danlad The Honourable member Representing Ifelodun, Offa and Oyun Federal Constituency.

Governor Ahmed Hails Saraki’s Elevation to Wazirin Ngeri of Ilorin Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has hailed the elevation of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki from the  Turaki of Ilorin to Wazari Ngeri of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari.  The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, said the elevation is well-deserved considering the contributions of the Senate President to the development of the Emirate in particular and the entire state at large.  According to the governor, "the announcement of the elevation to the prestigious title of Waziri Ngeri  by the Miamartaba Al Ilory,  ALHAJI,  Dr.  Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, OON, was a pleasant but fitting  surprise to cap our joy over the exoneration by the Supreme Court from the code of conduct tribunal trial". "It is fitting that you have stepped into the traditional shoes of your father and our great mentor,  Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. The

Why Senator Abdullahi, Omo-Agege are attacking Saraki — Senator @RafiuIbrahim CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Banking and Financial Institution, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, said on Friday that two of his colleagues from Nasarawa and Delta states, Abdullahi Adamu and Ovie Omo-Agege, have been attacking Senate President Bukola Saraki because they believed it was a means by which they can escape from the long arm of the law. Rafiu, in a statement issued in Abuja, said he could see that at every opportunity that Senators Adamu and Omo-Agege have to speak with the press, the Senate President became their subject of attack, adding that the ploy was to ingratiate themselves to their handlers in the Presidency. He said: “It is a well-known fact that Senator Abdullahi Adamu hurriedly formed the group he now calls Parliamentary Support Group (PSG) when his pending case of corruption as Governor of Nasarawa State being handled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was about t

FUNKE ADEDOYIN DISTRIBUTES TOOLS TO LOCAL FARMERS A House of Representatives member representing Irepodun, Ekiti, Isin and Oke-ero Federal Constituency, *Honorable  Princess Olufunke Adedoyin (MNI),* has distributed farm inputs and several other empowerment materials to farmers from across the *42 wards* which make up her constituency. Over five hundreds (500), constituents who are basically rural farmers including people who have no affiliation with politicians all  benefited from the agricultural empowerment initiative which took place yesterday in Owolewa House,  Omun-Aran  ,the Constituency Office  of Hon Olufunke Adedoyin. This agricultural empowerment initiative is following her earlier distribution of 300 Metric Tones of Fertilizers to farmers in the constituency few months back.  Some of the materials distributed yesterday include *Farm Spraying Machines, Herbicides, Insecticide and other farming tools.* The *Agbamun born female politician* who's also the Deputy Chairpe

Governor Ahmed bags BusinessDay Rural–Urban Infrastructure Devt Award Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah, has won BusinessDay Newspaper Award for the Best Performing Governor in Rural–Urban Infrastructure Development. The announcement was made at the 2018 Business Day ‘States Competitiveness and Good Governance Awards’ which held on Thursday night at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. According to the organisers, the awards are meant to honour state governors and other public officials who have significantly contributed to the development of their states. The Award Committee disclosed that the award to Governor Ahmed was in recognition of his administration’s “pragmatic and tangible transformations and diversification across all segments in state’s socio-economy including education, physical infrastructure, health, agriculture, poverty alleviation and rural-urban development since he became the governor.”   The committee noted that these are a manifestation of good instituti

LUK: Kwara Govt raises alarm over vandalisation The Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over vandalisation and theft of streetlight cables and bulbs and other components of solar farm tunnels currently being built in Ilorin under the Light-Up Kwara (LUK) project. In a statement issued via its Facebook page on Thursday, the government described activities of the vandals as sabotage and warned that anybody caught vandalizing the LUK facilities would be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The government noted that it has alerted security agencies in the State to the development and warned those involved in the act to desist or face prosecution. It also urged residents to take ownership of the public facilities and secure them, noting that the facilities were procured with tax revenue paid by members of the public and must be protected against vandalism.    The government also urged the members of the public to report any suspected vandalisation or theft of the facili

APC Crisis *AGAIN LAI MOHAMMED , MOSHOOD MUSTAPHA AND THEIR ALCA SANTRA GROUP SHED TEAR AS THEY LOSE OUT IN THEIR BIDS TO BE RECOGNIZED IN APC,  JUST AS OSHIOMOLE RATIFIES ELECTIONS OF SARAKI-LED APC EXECUTIVES AND SENT ALCA SANTRA TO DUSTIBIN* Lai Mohammed, Minister Shittu, OKOROCHA Others Lose Out As Party Names State Chairpersons (FULL LIST) The All Progressives Congress has released the names of its new state chairpersons in 34 states and Abuja. The party said congresses were not held in Ekiti and Osun states due to the coming elections there and so both states have no newly elected chairpersons. The chairpersons were elected in the recently concluded state congresses of the party. PREMIUM TIMES reported how the party split into factions in various states with many states electing factional chairperson. Fouad Oki, who was elected chairman by a faction of the Lagos APC was ignored. Instead, Tunde Balogun, who was elected chairman by the main faction loyal to ex-governor Bo

You Lack Decorum, Kwara APC Chides National Officer Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned Yekini Nabena, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, to stay within the mandate of his new position, and stop his campaign of uninformed comments against the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. In a statement by the state Publicity Secretary, Sulyman Buhari, in response to the statement by Nabena calling on Dr. Saraki to declare his stand on the R-APC, Kwara APC noted that  Nabena should first clarify if he was speaking on behalf of his superiors in the APC National Working Committee (NWC) or he was running errand for some faceless and mischievous elements who are his paymasters. “The Kwara APC has taken note of the immature display and lack of decorum by one Yekinni Nabena in a statement he issued today calling the Senate President names. Nabena needs to first clarify if he was speaking on behalf of the National Working Commit

Kwara Spends N6.5b On Water Reticulation The Kwara State Government has disclosed that a total of N6.5billion had been expended on the Ilorin water reticulation project since the project commenced in 2009. The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Afolabi Ezekiel disclosed this  while giving a status report of the project at a press conference in Ilorin on Friday. He said the sum of N3.736billion was spent during the previous administration of Dr Bukola Saraki, while the present administration had so far spent N2.395billion on the project, and another N858million under the State Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K). Afolabi further disclosed that the project which was supposed to be completed in two years was extended by funding challenging. Furthermore, he noted that the present administration has made the last payment for the completion of the secondary reticulation, stressing that the next phase of the project which is the tertiary reticulation that