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Shaibu Taunts Obaseki For Losing LGA To APC In Edo Guber Poll
Philip Shaibu, deputy governor of Edo, says he has been over the moon since the electoral umpire declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the gubernatorial poll.
On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the APC winner of the governorship election conducted on September 21.
Okpebholo, a serving senator, won the election with 291,667 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 247,274 votes.
Shaibu was impeached as deputy governor of Edo in April 2024 after falling out with Obaseki.
In July, a federal high court in Abuja nullified the impeachment. James Omotosho, the presiding judge, held that Shaibu’s ouster violated the provisions of the law.
Shaibu defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) afterwards.
‘I HAVE BEEN VINDICATED’
Shaibu is from Etsako west LGA. The APC scored 32,107 in the LGA while the PDP secured 17,483 votes. Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, is also from Etsako west.
Okpebholo won Oredo LGA with 30,780 votes. Obaseki hails from Oredo LGA.
Asue Ighodalo, PDP governorship candidate, secured 24,938 votes, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party got 5,389 votes in Oredo.
“I really feel vindicated and I thank God for it. I am so excited and I am happy that I am counted among the number of persons that helped APC to regain government house in Edo state. I am so excited,” he said.
“Not only that I am excited, I have also cancelled that negative impression and blackmail that have been flying that Philip Shaibu does not win his ward. It’s a lie.
“I have never lost my ward. I have never lost my unit. I have always won it. And in the local government, you can see. So, those that have been blackmailing, they can see.
“Even the governor could not win his local government. I won my unit which is number one now in the state. I won my ward and local government. I took first from my unit to ward and to the local government.”
‘OBASEKI REMOVED THE LADDER THAT HELPED HIM’
Shaibu claimed that the PDP lost the election because Obaseki sidelined key members of the party ahead of the governorship election.
“Where is the governor’s result? He has never won. We have always assisted him. But unfortunately, he got the power and he started kicking us and removing the ladder,” Shaibu said.
“It is very unfortunate. I hope he learns his lessons. And what is left for him now is to go back and start begging and apologising to the people of Edo state. He has a lot of them that he needs to apologise to.
“We were 10 (persons) that contested the primary, and out of the 10, he told us to go to hell. The last time I counted, it was 618 key leaders that left PDP for APC.”
Controversial Nigerian musician, Portable, has confronted famous Nollywood actor, Odunlade Adekola, following his viral video with actress Ashabi Simple.
Recall that Portable’s fourth baby mama, Ashabi, was captured in a viral video hugging Odunlade while he playfully asked if she had taken permission from Portable about the hug.
In the trending clip shared by the actor on Instagram, he jokingly said, “Please, for God’s sake, hope you have taken permission from Portable before hugging me? Please go and inform him, 0oo.”
Responding to the video, Portable, who feels offended by the actor’s comment, took to his direct messages to question the motive behind the statement.
Portable wrote in Pidgin: “Wetin you talk inside that video with Ashabi Simple? Please, I respect my home and I no dey use am do movie. Why you go talk say she tell me before coming? Shey una no dey collect money for her hand ni?”
“But why everybody dey talk say I get wahala? Make una dey talk good about me. Me self, I dey loyal, o. Loyalty pass juju.”
Grammy-winning artiste Burna Boy has seemingly issued a cautionary message to Speed Darlington following his recent release from prison.
Darlington was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state. He was accused of cyberstalking Burna Boy, the Grammy-winning artiste.
Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.
After two months in the Kuje prison, Darlington was released on Tuesday.
In a now-deleted post via his Instagram story, Burna Boy warned that there would be no leniency if such a situation arose.
“If you like misbehave again, you will go back to where you come from! And this time around, there will be no mercy! Don’t mess with ODG,” he wrote, although he did not mention names.
The police in Abuja first detained Darlington in October 2024 after a formal complaint filed by Burna Boy.
He was, however, released on bail after five days in police detention.
The wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, has returned to Nigeria after being released from a UK prison.
Mrs Ekweremadu reportedly arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday.
It will be recalled that Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were convicted in the United Kingdom for their involvement in a controversial organ harvesting case.
The UK court sentenced Senator Ekweremadu to 10 years in prison, while Mrs. Ekweremadu received a six-year sentence.
Recall that Senator Ekweremadu, the wife and one Dr Obinna Obeta were sentenced to prison by a UK court for their involvement in organ harvesting.
The UK court sentenced Senator Ekweremadu to 10 years in prison, while Mrs. Ekweremadu received a six-year sentence.
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