SUPREME COURT JUDGMENT: Andy Uba, Oduah Resume Work In Senate

The two remaining embattled senators from Anambra State, Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah yesterday made a bold appearance in the National Assembly to disprove assertions of their removal from office.

The two senators who were reported by some media channels to have been removed from office on account of the judicial affirmation of the Ejike Oguebego faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also attended their committees’ meetings unhindered.

Anambra: Uba, Oduah Approach Supreme Court For Clarification Of Judgment

Indications emerged at the weekend that the nine federal lawmakers repre­senting Anambra State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the National Assembly, including Senators Andy Uba and Stella Oduah may return to the Supreme Court this week for clarification regarding their status with respect to its judgment on the leadership crisis rocking the party in the state.

Interestingly, Chief Chris Ubah, John Emeka, Annie Okonkwo and others on the list of Ejike Oguebego-led national executive of the party, who got judgment of the Supreme Court, have approached the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue them Certificates of Return as elected senators and House of Representatives members for Anambra State.

Already, Uba and Oduah have written to INEC insisting that the judgment did not affect their seats in the Na­tional Assembly.

PDP NEC Picks National Chairman Thursday

AHEAD of the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Ex­ecutive Committee (NEC) fixed for Thursday, osten­sibly to appoint a substan­tive national chairman, indications emerged at the weekend that the North East and South West cau­cuses of the party have sealed a deal to ensure that whoever emerges from the former zone will get only a six- month tenure.

The new chairman, it was gathered will conduct the party’s national conven­tion.

A source said that the South-West cau­cus of the party is back­ing the North-East caucus and May likely call for an extension to “clean up the party register for the delegates’ list as a lot of party chieftains have defected to the All Progressives Con­gress (APC). You can’t organize a convention with an old register.

How We Rigged Ekiti Election For Fayose - Ex PDP Secretary

A former Secretary of the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Temitope Aluko, has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan gave Governor Ayo Fayose N4.7bn cash to prosecute the June 21, 2014 governorship election in the state.

Aluko said the money was used to defeat the then Governor of the state, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, who was the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress.

Aluko, who spoke with reporters in Abuja on Sunday, also revealed how the PDP rigged the governorship election.