PEPT wants Supreme Court to disqualify my appeal – Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lamented the failure of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to make available a certified copy of the judgment, three days after it was delivered.

Atiku’s lawyers are yet to get a copy of the judgment.

The lawyers are said to have formally applied to the court for certified true copies as of Friday.

The former Vice President and his team of lawyers have just 14 days to approach the Supreme Court with their appeal against the PEPC ruling.

Atiku spoke in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu.

The statement said, “By not making available to Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, the certified true copies of the judgment of Wednesday for its filings at the Supreme Court, the Presidential Election Petition Court, is undermining Atiku’s and Nigerians quest for justice.”

NLC calls for tax justice

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has advocated for a proper implementation of tax justice to enable higher-income earners in the country to pay higher taxes than low-income earners.

Mr Eustace James, NLC Focal Person on Tax Justice, made the call in an interview with the Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

“Those who occupy public offices, those who erect mighty buildings with public funds, and yet they don’t pay taxes, should be made to pay taxes accordingly, ” he said.

He decried the system where low-income earners and the vulnerable in society pay higher and double taxes while those occupying high public offices do not pay taxes.

“Tax justice is about bringing equity and justice to tax payments, about people paying based on what they earn. It is about eliminating extortion and exploitation of the poor as well as taxing on the basis of pure justice,” he said.

‘I’ll be alive to complete my tenure’ — Akeredolu resumes duty after medical vacation

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, has officially resumed duty after a three-month medical vacation in Germany.

On Thursday, Akeredolu returned to Nigeria from Germany where he spent three months.

The governor was welcomed by his close aides at his residence in Ibadan, Oyo state.

On Friday, Akeredolu met with stakeholders from the state, including Olamide Oladiji, speaker of the assembly, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor, and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), at his residence in Ibadan.

During the meeting, Akeredolu handed over his resumption letter to Oladiji and provided a copy to Aiyedatiwa.

The governor said by the grace of God, he will be “alive” to complete his tenure, which ends in February 2025.

“I came back yesterday, and as you know, it was a long journey. I decided that I must meet with you today,” the governor was quoted in a statement by Richard Olatunde, his media aide.

Osun APC crisis: Committee set up for party repositioning submits reports

Few minutes after the Committee saddled with responsibility of repositioning Osun State All Progressive Congress (APC) led by former minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole on Friday submitted its report to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, the serving minister charged the party to set up an implementation Committee which shall review the recommendations and take appropriate step to implementing the recommendations without much ado.

The minister, who gave the charge after the committee recommended that he remains the leader of the party in line with the constitution of the party and must maintain a large heart and big pocket to galvanize the party said, “Once the recommendations are implemented, we would have resolved to work together as a family to sustain the progress, peace and development of APC in Osun State.

“As a party, we shall continue to harness our resources to take care of the interest of the youth, women and the generality of the party members. We shall empower them to find useful expressions for their innate talents, skills and competencies so that they can contribute their quota to the development of the party, the State and Nigeria at large.”

“We owe a debt of gratitude to the chairman and members of this Committee for sacrificing their time and resources to serve APC at this critical moment in our history.

“We also appreciate the Igbimo Agba, led by our Baba, Pa Akinwumi for their encouragement and support all the way. We thank the leadership of the party, led by Sooko Tajudeen Lawal for their courage to do the wishes of the majority of the party members at all times”.

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