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T he  Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has issued a 14 days ultimatum to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to publicly declare his assets upon assuming office. The party, which gave the governor till Monday, 29th June, also tasked the governor to make public in the media, the details of the handover notes and assets of his predecessor, Mr Raji Fashola. In a statement by its state publicity secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, the party warned that “if the governor fails to take up this moral challenge, he will thereafter be labelled ‘Governor Pretender’ throughout his tenure. The deliberate neglect will however compel us and other well meaning Lagosians to explore the relevance of the Freedom of Information Act (FoI Act) on the matter.” According to the party, the necessity for the present governor of Lagos State to make public his present assets is more ignited by the huge foreign and local debts of near a trillion naira, now left behind by the i...

The Peoples Democratic Party has said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and their supporters are welcome in the PDP should they decide to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress. The opposition party said its doors are open to defectors in the National Assembly. The APC had chosen Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila to run for Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively. Bukola Saraki and Dogara, however, moved against the party’s decision. With the backing of members of the PDP and other opposition parties, the duo emerged winners in the National Assembly leadership election held on Tuesday. Consequently, there have been fears that the APC might punish the rebel lawmakers. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, PDP, Abdullahi Jalo, said the party was ready to accept Saraki, Dogara and their supporters in the National Assembly back to its fo...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday quashed the extradition proceedings and arrest warrant procured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against Senator-elect for Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on an application argued by Kashamu’s lawyer, Alex Izion (SAN), quashed the extradition proceedings and arrest warrant issued by another judge of the Federal High Court. This is as another judge of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Ibrahim Buba, on Monday, restrained the NDLEA from arresting and arraigning Kashamu in furtherance of the extradition charges. Kashamu, who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had on Monday filed another suit before Justice Buba seeking an order to nullify the provisional warrant of arrest obtained by the NDLEA against him. Daily Independent

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied putting forward any candidate for the Senate Presidency, reports   The Nation. The party noted that it is not behind the plot to present incumbent Senate President David Mark as a candidate for the Senate Presidency. Briefing newsmen at the end of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, said the party has no plan to take away the position from the All Progressives Congress (APC) which formed a majority in the Senate. He stated that the senators are matured with vast experience and can determine who leads them in the assembly without external influence. He denied that the issue of the election of Senate President and the deputy was discussed during the retreat organized for the party’s senators-elect. From News24