Yagba2019:Iselaiye Picks SDP House of Reps ticket

Ahead of 2019 elections Ohio, United States-based Oluwafemi Daniel Iselaiye has emerged as the flag bearer of Social Democratic Party (SDP) for Yagba Federal constituency seat in the House of Representatives.

Kogireports gathered that Iselaiye emerged winner by polling 1,481 votes to beat Mrs. Awoniyi Yewande Adebisi, who recorded 220 votes.

Announcing the results in Isanlu on Saturday, the returning officer, Mr. Jibril Lawal said: “having won majority votes, I declare Oluwafemi Daniel Iselaiye as the official flag bearer of the Social Democratic Party for the February 2019 House of Representatives election in Yagba Federal constituency.”

Iseilaye garnered 523 votes from Yagba East delegates, 520 from Yagba West and 438 from Mopamuro local government area.

Speaking to newsmen after the primaries, Iselaiye stated that his ambition was premised on the “palpable signs of neglect, backwardness and underdevelopment” that permeated the area and the desire to turn around the fortunes of the people with special focus on road infrastructure, education and human resource capacity building.

Iselaiye who is Principal Partner, F&F Trees Service based in the United States of America, pointed out that although his business is located outside the country, he grew up in Nigeria and visit the country regularly, an experience he noted had exposed him to “how things can be better done in a democracy. It is not a question of self-service. It is about service and the people are central to it.”

Source: Kogireports

Ijumu 2019; Ipinmisho's Penchant For Community Development Will Give Him A Landslide Victory At The Polls

Otunba Shuaib Ipinmisho is a person who have passion for the development of his constituency, his state and the country at large. He has been making inputs toward the  prosperity of Ijumu land this can be attested to by his position and his contribution to the popular Ogidi Development Union amongst other Associations he belong.

His financial contributions to the less privilege grass rooters is unprecedented, he is a grass root politician who dine and wine with his people at the grass root level. He knows and understands the needs of his people and he dare not toil with their needs.

He has helped many youths to secure work at difference agencies, he is a person who dislike publicizing the assistant he had rendered to the people. Ipinmisho is truly a calm and selfless leader who believes that contributing to the welfare of the people should be  the priority of every individual who have the capacity to do.

Sending Ipinmisho to represent the people of Ijumu land at the House of Assembly would be the best thing to do by the peaceful people of Ijumu. He is the person who have the capacity to consolidate on the good work the incumbent representative has laid down.

Otunba Shuaib Ipinmisho hails from Ogidi where the Assembly was zoned to and among the aspirants jostling for the position he is the best candidate among his oppositions, he studied political science and I can tell you that he knows the nitty gritty of good representation. His political sagacity has outweighed his rivals, he has cut his political tentacles across the nooks and crannies of Ijumu land.

He is the candidate who can give the people of Ijumu a reformed and quality representation at the state house of Assembly. His penchant for development has prepared him as the winner at the polls.

Support him for the prosperity of Ijumu land, he is trusted, tested and reliable. Let's change the narratives together. We can do it together.

Miss Okun, Damilola Arowolo, Emerges Miss Tourism Kogi 2018

Damilola Arowolo from Ijumu Local Government of Kogi State has emerged the winner of the 4th edition of Miss Tourism Kogi pageant which held at the Kefas Hall, Lokoja in Kogi State yesterday, September 26th.

Damilola who is currently a student of Kogi State University, represented Okun and beat 6 other contestants to be crowned queen of the Miss Tourism Kogi 2018

She went home with a Toyota corolla car with several other juicy gifts.

She may also represent Kogi State at the coming Miss Tourism Nigeria contest.

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Senator Dino Melaye Provides Succour For Kogi Flood Victims

By Gideon Ayodele

The Senator Representing kogi West Senatorial District and chairman Senate committee on FCT,Senator Dino Melaye today visited the various camps where the flood victims are presently occupying, to sympathise with them and to give relief materials to them.

 Melaye who provided food items for the victims of the devastating flooding in some parts of the western senatorial district of kogi state as part of his intervention.

Melaye Moved by the plight of the victims who are his constituents, visited their camps physically to see to their welfare. He has therefore decided to take swift action in meeting the immediate needs of the flood victims.

Senator Dino Melaye however pay homage to the Ohimege of Koton Karfi, His Royal Majesty,Alhaji Abdulrasak Issa Koto in his pace. He described the royal father as a father who truly love his people.

"Our Royal father is a compassionate traditional leader, well connected" He commended him for maintaining peace in his community and beyond.

The legislator promised to extend the same gesture to the people of Budan in lokoja local government, which is equally part of his constituency.

He prayed for long life, peace and prosperity in Koton Karfi and beyond as long as his majesty continue to reign.

PRESS STATEMENT THE INEC CHAIRMAN IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM, FOCUS ON CONVINCING VOTERS

 The attention of the Citizens Centre for Democratic Governance has been drawn to the statement credited to the PDP, where the party called for the immediate removal of the INEC Chairman and the resignation of Amina Zakari a National Commissioner, alleging that the Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubuwas involved in what the PDP described as “fraudulent manipulations” of the September 22, 2018 Osun state Gubernatorial election.

Recall that the September 22, 2018 Osun Gubernatorial election was declared inconclusive because the margin of winning by the PDP was less than the number of votes in the cancelled areas. Haven met the other criteria for winning, the two leading political parties require just a simple majority and it would have been injustice on the part of INEC to declare such a tightly contested election as conclusive, in spite of the current realities on ground just because it doesn’t want to be labelled as biased.

The PDP is calling to be declared as winner with a margin of about 353 votes. Meanwhile, the total vote possible in the election cancelled area is about 3,498. This is clearly 3,145 votes, more than the present winning margin with the prospects to swing to any direction. Also, the allegation of reducing votes from the PDP inAyedaade Local Government Area which was raised at the collation Centre by a PDP agent was addressed and further agreed to be an error, hence, the need for the 1000 vote reversal. The records are there and the PDP should have also proven just like Ayedaade, the other cases of vote slashing that summed up to 4,387.

Furthermore, the claim by the PDP that INEC has increase the numbers of prospective voters in the election cancelled area by 850 is evil, unfounded and a completely unnecessary lie that should be condemned, because the supplementary election is going to be as open to everyone as the main election and will have no hidden agenda. The PDP has a lot of convincing job to do in Osun state and they should better focus on that than make unsubstantiated claims that are capable of sending out wrong signals. Albeit, allhands will be on deck to ensure that the right thing is done by all parties on the 27th of September 2018. 

While the PDP might be correct to call for the resignation of Amina Zakari an INEC National Commissioner and a niece of the president ahead of the 2019 presidential election because of the family ties between them, the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood has done nothing but being disposed firmly to his job and it will be sad and unappreciative for the PDP to call for his removal in spite of the many elections that the PDP has won under his Chairmanship. For instance, the Senatorial election that ushered in Sen. AdemolaAdeleke is a product of his steadfast leadership.

​Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is doing a great job, so PDP should let him be. INEC is always ready to work and with the present result that we have all seen, INEC has proven that its will do all within its best to ensure a free, fair and credible Osun Gubernatorial election. The 2019 General elections will be handled with utmost importance and only the will of the people will manifest.

Anthony Osagbemi

Coordinator CCDG Nigeria.

PRESS STATEMENT THE INEC CHAIRMAN IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM, FOCUS ON CONVINCING VOTERS

 The attention of the Citizens Centre for Democratic Governance has been drawn to the statement credited to the PDP, where the party called for the immediate removal of the INEC Chairman and the resignation of Amina Zakari a National Commissioner, alleging that the Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubuwas involved in what the PDP described as “fraudulent manipulations” of the September 22, 2018 Osun state Gubernatorial election.

Recall that the September 22, 2018 Osun Gubernatorial election was declared inconclusive because the margin of winning by the PDP was less than the number of votes in the cancelled areas. Haven met the other criteria for winning, the two leading political parties require just a simple majority and it would have been injustice on the part of INEC to declare such a tightly contested election as conclusive, in spite of the current realities on ground just because it doesn’t want to be labelled as biased.

The PDP is calling to be declared as winner with a margin of about 353 votes. Meanwhile, the total vote possible in the election cancelled area is about 3,498. This is clearly 3,145 votes, more than the present winning margin with the prospects to swing to any direction. Also, the allegation of reducing votes from the PDP inAyedaade Local Government Area which was raised at the collation Centre by a PDP agent was addressed and further agreed to be an error, hence, the need for the 1000 vote reversal. The records are there and the PDP should have also proven just like Ayedaade, the other cases of vote slashing that summed up to 4,387.

Furthermore, the claim by the PDP that INEC has increase the numbers of prospective voters in the election cancelled area by 850 is evil, unfounded and a completely unnecessary lie that should be condemned, because the supplementary election is going to be as open to everyone as the main election and will have no hidden agenda. The PDP has a lot of convincing job to do in Osun state and they should better focus on that than make unsubstantiated claims that are capable of sending out wrong signals. Albeit, allhands will be on deck to ensure that the right thing is done by all parties on the 27th of September 2018. 

While the PDP might be correct to call for the resignation of Amina Zakari an INEC National Commissioner and a niece of the president ahead of the 2019 presidential election because of the family ties between them, the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood has done nothing but being disposed firmly to his job and it will be sad and unappreciative for the PDP to call for his removal in spite of the many elections that the PDP has won under his Chairmanship. For instance, the Senatorial election that ushered in Sen. AdemolaAdeleke is a product of his steadfast leadership.

​Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is doing a great job, so PDP should let him be. INEC is always ready to work and with the present result that we have all seen, INEC has proven that its will do all within its best to ensure a free, fair and credible Osun Gubernatorial election. The 2019 General elections will be handled with utmost importance and only the will of the people will manifest.

Anthony Osagbemi

Coordinator CCDG Nigeria.

PRESS STATEMENT THE INEC CHAIRMAN IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM, FOCUS ON CONVINCING VOTERS

 The attention of the Citizens Centre for Democratic Governance has been drawn to the statement credited to the PDP, where the party called for the immediate removal of the INEC Chairman and the resignation of Amina Zakari a National Commissioner, alleging that the Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubuwas involved in what the PDP described as “fraudulent manipulations” of the September 22, 2018 Osun state Gubernatorial election.

Recall that the September 22, 2018 Osun Gubernatorial election was declared inconclusive because the margin of winning by the PDP was less than the number of votes in the cancelled areas. Haven met the other criteria for winning, the two leading political parties require just a simple majority and it would have been injustice on the part of INEC to declare such a tightly contested election as conclusive, in spite of the current realities on ground just because it doesn’t want to be labelled as biased.

The PDP is calling to be declared as winner with a margin of about 353 votes. Meanwhile, the total vote possible in the election cancelled area is about 3,498. This is clearly 3,145 votes, more than the present winning margin with the prospects to swing to any direction. Also, the allegation of reducing votes from the PDP inAyedaade Local Government Area which was raised at the collation Centre by a PDP agent was addressed and further agreed to be an error, hence, the need for the 1000 vote reversal. The records are there and the PDP should have also proven just like Ayedaade, the other cases of vote slashing that summed up to 4,387.

Furthermore, the claim by the PDP that INEC has increase the numbers of prospective voters in the election cancelled area by 850 is evil, unfounded and a completely unnecessary lie that should be condemned, because the supplementary election is going to be as open to everyone as the main election and will have no hidden agenda. The PDP has a lot of convincing job to do in Osun state and they should better focus on that than make unsubstantiated claims that are capable of sending out wrong signals. Albeit, allhands will be on deck to ensure that the right thing is done by all parties on the 27th of September 2018. 

While the PDP might be correct to call for the resignation of Amina Zakari an INEC National Commissioner and a niece of the president ahead of the 2019 presidential election because of the family ties between them, the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood has done nothing but being disposed firmly to his job and it will be sad and unappreciative for the PDP to call for his removal in spite of the many elections that the PDP has won under his Chairmanship. For instance, the Senatorial election that ushered in Sen. AdemolaAdeleke is a product of his steadfast leadership.

​Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is doing a great job, so PDP should let him be. INEC is always ready to work and with the present result that we have all seen, INEC has proven that its will do all within its best to ensure a free, fair and credible Osun Gubernatorial election. The 2019 General elections will be handled with utmost importance and only the will of the people will manifest.

Anthony Osagbemi

Coordinator CCDG Nigeria.

PRESS STATEMENT THE INEC CHAIRMAN IS NOT YOUR PROBLEM, FOCUS ON CONVINCING VOTERS

 The attention of the Citizens Centre for Democratic Governance has been drawn to the statement credited to the PDP, where the party called for the immediate removal of the INEC Chairman and the resignation of Amina Zakari a National Commissioner, alleging that the Chairman Prof Mahmood Yakubuwas involved in what the PDP described as “fraudulent manipulations” of the September 22, 2018 Osun state Gubernatorial election.

Recall that the September 22, 2018 Osun Gubernatorial election was declared inconclusive because the margin of winning by the PDP was less than the number of votes in the cancelled areas. Haven met the other criteria for winning, the two leading political parties require just a simple majority and it would have been injustice on the part of INEC to declare such a tightly contested election as conclusive, in spite of the current realities on ground just because it doesn’t want to be labelled as biased.

The PDP is calling to be declared as winner with a margin of about 353 votes. Meanwhile, the total vote possible in the election cancelled area is about 3,498. This is clearly 3,145 votes, more than the present winning margin with the prospects to swing to any direction. Also, the allegation of reducing votes from the PDP inAyedaade Local Government Area which was raised at the collation Centre by a PDP agent was addressed and further agreed to be an error, hence, the need for the 1000 vote reversal. The records are there and the PDP should have also proven just like Ayedaade, the other cases of vote slashing that summed up to 4,387.

Furthermore, the claim by the PDP that INEC has increase the numbers of prospective voters in the election cancelled area by 850 is evil, unfounded and a completely unnecessary lie that should be condemned, because the supplementary election is going to be as open to everyone as the main election and will have no hidden agenda. The PDP has a lot of convincing job to do in Osun state and they should better focus on that than make unsubstantiated claims that are capable of sending out wrong signals. Albeit, allhands will be on deck to ensure that the right thing is done by all parties on the 27th of September 2018. 

While the PDP might be correct to call for the resignation of Amina Zakari an INEC National Commissioner and a niece of the president ahead of the 2019 presidential election because of the family ties between them, the INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood has done nothing but being disposed firmly to his job and it will be sad and unappreciative for the PDP to call for his removal in spite of the many elections that the PDP has won under his Chairmanship. For instance, the Senatorial election that ushered in Sen. AdemolaAdeleke is a product of his steadfast leadership.

​Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is doing a great job, so PDP should let him be. INEC is always ready to work and with the present result that we have all seen, INEC has proven that its will do all within its best to ensure a free, fair and credible Osun Gubernatorial election. The 2019 General elections will be handled with utmost importance and only the will of the people will manifest.

Anthony Osagbemi

Coordinator CCDG Nigeria.