Newspaper headlines for today, November 29, have focused on the aftermath of Ondo governorship election, the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anti-corruption war against former minister Musiliu Obanikoro and Governor Ayodele Fayose, amongst other top stories.
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According to a report on The Punch, former Minister of State for Defence Musiliu Obanikoro, was at the Abuja office of the EFCC on
Monday, November 28, where he agreed to testify against Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state and his aide, Abiodun Agbele.
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A reliable source said: “Senator Obanikoro came to the EFCC office on Monday morning as part of investigations into the N4.7bn. Since he has confessed that he was the one who collected the N4.7bn and distributed it, he is in the best position to testify in court.
“The EFCC wants him to testify against Agbele which will also build a strong case against Fayose who currently enjoys immunity. Obanikoro has agreed and will be listed as one of the EFCC witnesses.
“If Agbele is convicted, it automatically means that Fayose will also be convicted once he is charged in 2018. So let Fayose continue to play games. Omisore and Obanikoro are cooperating and returning money. Their troubles will end soon while Fayose’s own will keep getting worse.”
Moving away from the anti-corruption war, Vanguard reports that the national hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo state and directed its candidate, Eyitayo Jegede SAN to head for the tribunal to cancel the poll.
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Stating why the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Rotimi Akeredolu should not be governor of the state, the party described the outcome of the election as declared by the chief returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Abdul-Ganiyu Ambali, as a “charade and not the true reflection of the will of the people of Ondo state.”
The spokesperson of the PDP, Dayo Adeyeye, said the electoral umpire aided the APC to rig the election, adding that INEC has now “graduated from inconclusive elections as seen in Kogi, Bayelsa, Osun, FCT, Imo, Nassarawa and some other previous by-elections in the country to ‘Advanced Election Rigging’, as in the case of Edo and Ondo states’ governorship elections.”
The Guardian also reports that the Ahmed Makarfi-led national caretaker committee of the PDP called for a total cancellation of the governorship election held in Ondo state at the weekend.
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The committee drew attention to an alleged directive the Sheriff group gave to its supporters to vote for the APC.
“It is common knowledge that Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim whom they pushed as front at the Ondo polls before the Appellate Courts reversed the anomaly, openly campaigned for their party, the APC,” the committee said.
Meanwhile, leaders of the PDP have renewed their bitter rivalry – no thanks to the party’s loss of last Saturday’s Ondo state governorship election, The Nationreports.
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While the Ahmed Makarfi faction rejected the results of the poll, calling for the cancellation of the election, the Ali Modu Sheriff camp blamed the loss on the rival Makarfi camp.
Sheriff camp insisted that PDP lost the poll as a result of impunity, which manifested in the imposition of a candidate and lack of respect for the party’s constitution and the rule of law.
On the other hand, the Makarfi camp said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rigged the poll for the APC, which it accused of vote buying.
Catch these stories and many more on the pages of your favourite newspapers today, November 29.
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