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Group welcomes Lanlehin to APC
The Oyo Progressives Front (OPF), a group in the Oyo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed joy on the return of Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin to the party.
The group made the disclosure in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Mr Kola Aderoju, and the Secretary, Mr Fatai Akanmu.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Lanlehin, the governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), in the 2019 general election recently dumped the party for APC.
NAN reports Lanlehin dumped the party with the entire structure of the Oyo State Chapter of the ADC and moved to the APC.
The group lauded Lanlehin for pulling out of a coalition with Gov. Seyi Makinde-led administration due to insincerity to embrace ongoing reconciliation process in the APC.
“We appreciate Lanlehin’s sincerity, courage and boldness seeing him pull out of the coalition with the Seyi Makinde government after sensing the latter’s insincerity.
“We also appreciate him for embracing the ongoing reconciliatory process in the APC. We are delighted that Lanlehin is back to where he truly belongs.
“We hope that, together with other like-minded progressives, they will contribute their quota to the enthronement of equity, justice and fairness in the party.
“Such will also brighten the chances of the party’s return to power in 2023,’’ the group said.
The group also reacted to a news conference convened by the ADC caretaker committee in the state where it described Lanlehin as a paperweight whose defection was inconsequential.
It lamented what it called ‘elevation of politics of the stomach’ above that of principles.
“Isn’t it already in the public square how Lanlehin rejected appointments from the Makinde government when it was obvious the governor is only interested in individuals and not the generality of the teeming masses of the party?
“`If Lanlehin was as half-greedy as those now benefitting from the Makinde government, they will not have any chance to be talking from both sides of the mouth but be completely shut off,’’ the group said.
The OPF said there was no need for the ADC to allude itself to lies and deceit if it was not pained by the exit of the only marketable personality in its midst.
“How can Oyo ADC in one breath say it is committed to building a strong and virile party, yet in another say it is, without conscience, supporting the already collapsed coalition arrangement?
The group charged Lanlehin and his teeming supporters not to be perturbed by the infantile cries of those remaining in the ADC.
According to the group, those are people bound to continually please their paymaster within themselves when only a sizeable number is actually benefitting and majority deployed as pawns in their nefarious political chess game.
The group called on the ADC and their backers in the Makinde government to accept Lanlehin’s exit in good faith and stop shedding crocodile tears. (NAN)
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London Property Dispute Exposes Alleged Corruption, Forgery by Nigerian Politician and Lawyer
By Hassan Taiye
A recent judgment by the UK’s First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) has shed light on a complex web of alleged corruption and forgery involving a Nigerian politician and a senior lawyer. The case revolves around a disputed property in North London, valued at 79 Randall Avenue.
The property was purchased in 1993 under the name “Tali Shani,” which is allegedly an alias for late General Jeremiah Useni, a powerful member of the Abacha regime. Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, claimed the property was gifted to him by “Mr. Tali Shani” in 2021 as payment for legal services. However, the tribunal dismissed this claim, describing it as “fabricated” and “fraudulent.”
The tribunal’s ruling highlights the alleged involvement of Ozekhome and his associates in fabricating documents, including a Nigerian passport, National Identification Number (NIN), and Tax Identification Number (TIN). The NIN was reportedly created remotely from Monaco using a non-compliant photograph and bypassing biometric requirements ¹.
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate Ozekhome and others over alleged fraud, forgery, and unlawful attempt to acquire the London property. The ICPC has launched an investigation, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has also taken notice of the case ²
Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN Senior lawyer accused of forgery and attempting to acquire the property through fraudulent means.
General Jeremiah Useni Late Nigerian General allegedly behind the purchase of the property under the alias “Tali Shani.”
Osilama Ozekhome*: Ozekhome’s son, implicated in the alleged forgery and fraud.
L-r Senate Committee Chairman on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola; Senate Deputy Whip, Onyekachi Nweboyin; Former Senate President, Ahmad Lawan; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Senator Sharafadeen Ali; Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau; Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; Senate Whip Tahir Monguno and Senate Committee Chairman on Financial Institutions, Tokunbo Abiru, after resumption of plenary yesterday. Photo: Senate President’s Office
By: Fabian Apechihin
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet amid a growing controversy surrounding his academic credentials.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga confirmed Nnaji’s resignation in a statement issued late Tuesday.
Nnaji’s exit follows mounting allegations that his academic certificates were forged. Investigations revealed that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), disowned the Bachelor of Science degree he claimed to possess, stating that he never completed his studies at the institution and was therefore not issued any certificate.
According to UNN Vice-Chancellor Prof. Simon U. Ortuanya, Nnaji was admitted in 1981 but failed to meet the requirements for graduation.
In a related development, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly disowned the certificate of national service presented by Nnaji, describing it as fake.
His resignation marks the latest in a series of controversies to hit the Tinubu administration over questions of integrity and accountability among public officials.
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