Today's Headlines: ‘We Have No Witness’ – INEC Tells Tribunal, Peter Obi Inspires Me, Distinguished Leader – Atiku celebrates LP presidential candidate on 62nd birthday
‘We Have No Witness’ – INEC Tells Tribunal
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Wednesday, failed to present any witness to defend the election that produced Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State.
DAILY POST reports that the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Chijioke Edeoga, who is challenging Mbah’s victory, closed his case on Sunday.
The matter was then adjourned to yesterday, Tuesday, for the INEC to open its defense. The case was again adjourned at the instance of INEC when it could not produce any witness.
However, when the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu resumed its proceedings on Wednesday, the commission could not also produce any witness.
INEC through its team of lawyers led by Humphrey Okoli told the court that the commission had decided not to bring any witness.
Okoli said: “The first respondent (INEC) is mandated to open the case. My Lord, after a thorough review of the case, we have decided not to bring in any witness”
Counsel for the PDP, Benjamin Nwosu and that of Peter Mbah did not oppose INEC. The PDP was expected to also open their case.
Though the party expressed its determination to produce witnesses to defend the outcome of the disputed governorship poll, it, however, told the tribunal that it would need an extension of time to enable them bring their witnesses.
Peter Obi Inspires Me, Distinguished Leader – Atiku celebrates LP presidential candidate on 62nd birthday
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday said his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi inspires him.
Atiku said Obi’s dedication to service and growth over the years inspires him.
The former Vice President made the remark while felicitating Obi on his 62nd birthday.
Tweeting, Atiku described Obi as a distinguished and respected leader and former governor.
According to Atiku: “Happy 62nd birthday to @PeterObi, a respected leader and distinguished former governor of Anambra state and presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Your dedication to service and growth continues to inspire.
“As you add another year today, I, on behalf of my family and team wish you many more years in good health and vitality. -AA”
Obi, who was a member of PDP, had defected to LP prior to the 2023 presidential election.
Prior to his defection, Obi was tipped to emerge as Atiku’s running mate in the last presidential election.
Nasarawa: Gov Abdullahi expresses concern over terrorists influx
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed concern over the influx of terrorists fleeing crisis areas of the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The governor, at an expanded security meeting held in the state capital to address some emerging security threats, also raised the alarm over the proliferation of illegal production of small arms and ammunition in the state.
The meeting, attended by security chiefs, selected local government chairmen and traditional rulers, revealed intelligence reports that located the bandits around Mangar and Ambaka areas in Wamba Local Government Area and Lafia East Development Area.
The agenda of the security meeting included reviewing the movement of Fulani herders in areas bordering the neighbouring Benue State.
The governor stated, “Recently, there have been movements of herders, especially Fulani herders. This may not pose a big security challenge because they are moving to grazing areas but unfortunately, those areas are also problematic because they are at the border between Keana and Guma Local Government Area in Benue State.”
Akpabio, Abbas, Nweke, For Public Presentation Of Omoniyi Ibietan’s Book On Cyber Politics
Source: Daily Post Nigeria
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; a former Minister of Information and Communication, Frank Nweke Jr., are among the dignitaries expected at the Tuesday, July 25 public presentation of a book written by Omoniyi Ibietan, the head of media relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
While Akpabio will serve as the special guest of honour at the event scheduled for the main auditorium of the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Mbora District, Abuja, Mr Abbas will attend the ceremony as the guest of honour.
Mr Nweke, the Enugu State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the last elections, will chair the event.
The book’s author was Mr Nweke’s special assistant on media during his ministerial term.
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