The Acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon. (Arc.) Setonji Koshoedo has said that the death of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba, was a “personal loss”. Describing Na’Abba as his mentor, Koshoedo praised the late politician for his stance on good governance, nation building and transparency in politics. “He was a grassroots politician who brought his belief in ideal democracy to national politics,” the Koshoedo said in a statement on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023. “This stood him out as one of the best Speakers of the House of Representatives in…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The death of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has been described as a huge loss not only to Ondo State where he was the elected Governor until his demise but also to the Nigerian nation. Arakunrin Akeredolu, until his death on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, the Governor of Ondo State. Reacting to the death of the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC), the highest political decision making body in Lagos State said the late Ondo State Governor until his death was a dependable ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. “His…
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Cornelius Ojelabi, has described the death of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as sad and tragic. He also expressed shock at the transition of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Malam Umar Ghali Na’Abba, which sad event occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, 27 December, 2023. The APC Leader who was a member of the sixth Assembly of the House of Representatives, described the death of the politicians as a big blow to the country’s democracy as the two of them contributed to…
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, described the death of his Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, as tragic. Akeredolu succumbed to leukaemia in Lagos on Wednesday. He was 67. In his condolence message to the acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the family of the deceased and Ondo people, Prince Abiodun described Akeredolu, who until his death was the chairman of the South West Governors Forum, as a a dogged fighter throughout his life time. According to him, Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association…
Governor Dapo Abiodun has described the death of a former speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ghali Umar Na’Abba as a great loss, not only to his family and Kano State, but to Nigeria. The former Speaker reportedly died early on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, at the age of 65 years. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1999 and replaced Salisu Buhari, also from Kano State as Speaker after a certificate scandal. Governor Abiodun acknowledged the contributions made by Hon. Na’Abba during the period of his speakership when Nigeria was just coming out of a…
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), describing his death as a colossal loss to the country and Ondo State in particular. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said Akeredolu would be greatly missed for his positive impacts in Ondo State, South-West and Nigeria as a whole. He also commiserated with the Ondo State Acting Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Akeredolu’s widow, Dr. Betty Akeredolu, and the entire family and friends of the deceased. The Governor also…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has expressed sadness over the death of Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN. Makinde, in a statement on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, stated that the death of the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is a sad loss to Yorubaland and Nigeria. He expressed his heartfelt condolences to his wife, Arabinrin Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, the entire family, and the Government and people of Ondo State. Describing Akeredolu, who until his death was the Chairman of the Southwest Governors’ Forum, as a dogged and courageous leader, the Oyo State governor said Aketi, as he…
It is a difficult task to have to pen a tribute and sing a dirge for a departing soul. It is a more difficult job in our African culture when one is compelled to do so for a younger person. Here I am with the difficult job of singing a dirge for Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, my beloved brother, confidant, political soulmate and Governor of Ondo State. I cannot fairly capture in words Rotimi’s towering figure and his human essence. Rotimi was a man who moved our nation towards equity, fairness and justice in his strident advocacy against every form of…
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools of Nigeria (ASUSS) Ogun State chapters have commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for the Christmas bonus paid to civil and public servants in the state. The two unions, in their separate letters of appreciation, signed by the state’s Chairman of TUC, Akeem Lasisi, and Comrades Felix Oluwaseun Agbesanwa and Bankole Oluwaseyi, Chairman and Secretary of ASUSS respectively, described Governor Abiodun as a true leader, who has the interest of the state workforce at heart. Lasisi, in his letter on behalf of TUC, said the payment of the Christmas…
The Ogun State Police Command on Wednesday, 27 December, 2023, arrested and detained the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 governorship election in the state, Hon. Ladi Adebutu. Adebutu is currently being detained at the Eleweran headquarters of the police command on allegations of vote buying and money laundering during the March 28 governorship election preferred against him by the Federal Government. It would be recalled that Adebutu returned to the country a few days ago after an alleged eight-month medical vacation abroad. Sources at the police headquarters said Adebutu was detained after honouring a previous…