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Ogun APC Berates APM Over Property Mogul, Awosedo’s Death

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6 years ago

June 18, 2019

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All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has called on rival party, Allied Peoples Movement (APM) not to politicize the death of property guru and Chairman, Grant Properties, Mr Olajide Awosedo.

According to a release by Hon. Tunde Oladunjoye, Publicity Secretary, APC Caretaker Committee, the party was unhappy with a statement written on its behalf by persons it said had left the party.

According to him “Our attention has been drawn to a press release dubiously issued in the name of our party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and signed by one Chief Derin Adebiyi, posing as the Chairman of APC in Ogun State.

Firstly, we wish to alert the public that the said press release did not emanate from our party, neither is the signatory a member of our party. In fact, they are well known members of an opposition party, who not only disrupted the presidential rally and wrecked physical assault on members of the APC, but also stoned President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta, on February 11, 2019.

Secondly, we consider it as the height of wickedness, heartlessness and irresponsibility for the said signatory, his cohorts and sponsor(s) to choose to play politics with the death of one of our foremost leaders in Ogun State at a time we are still in shock, and the family of the deceased was yet to come to terms with the sad loss of their bread winner.

Chief Jide Awosedo, a reverend gentleman, lived a humble, godly and peace-loving life, that we are still bewildered about what the ignoble impersonators of our party leadership wanted to gain from politicizing his death. We sincerely hope the reckless “press statement” is not a prelude to a plan to stone dignitaries that will attend the burial, when finally fixed.

While putting the security agents on notice on yet another machination from the people reputed for shenanigans, we urge our loyal party members and leaders to remain calm and unprovoked even in this mournful period, as our party is in touch with the family, who will soon announce the burial programme.

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Breaking: Dele Momodu Resigns from PDP, Cites Hijack by Antidemocratic Forces

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3 days ago

July 17, 2025

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By Eric Elezuo

Chairman, Ovation Media Group and a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dele Momodu, has resigned his membership of the party.

Momodu announced his membership via a letter dated July 17, 2025, and addressed to the Chairman, PDP Ward 4, Ihievbe, Owen East Local Government Area, Edo State.

The veteran journalist said he was resigning because the party has been ‘unarguably hijacked by antidemocratic forces from within and outside in broad daylight’.

He insisted that “it is therefore, honorable to abandon the carcass to them while the majority of us earnestly sign up with the new coalition party known as African Democratic Congress (ADC).”

He thanked the PDP for the opportunity and support he received ‘at all times’.

Momodu’s resignation from the PDP came barely 24hours after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar dumped the party.

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Finally, Atiku Resigns Membership of PDP

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3 days ago

July 16, 2025

Eric

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending a decades-long relationship with the opposition party he co-founded.

The resignation was confirmed in a letter dated Monday, July 14, and addressed to the chairman of the PDP in Jada 1 Ward, Jada Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A copy of the letter was shared publicly on Wednesday by Atiku’s media aide.

Atiku, who was the PDP’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, stated that his decision to leave the party came after reflection on the current direction of the PDP, which he said no longer aligns with its founding values.

The letter read, “I am writing to formally resign my membership from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect.

“I would like to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude for the opportunities I have been given by the party.

“Serving two full terms as Vice President of Nigeria and being a presidential candidate twice has been one of the most significant chapters of my life.

“As a founding father of this esteemed party, it is indeed heartbreaking for me to make this decision.

“However, I find it necessary to part ways due to the current trajectory the party has taken, which I believe diverges from the foundational principles we stood for. It is with a heavy heart that I resign, recognising the irreconcilable differences that have emerged.

“I wish the party and its leadership all the best in the future. Thank you once again for the opportunities and support.”

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Buhari’s Remains Arrive Nigeria from London for Burial

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4 days ago

July 15, 2025

Eric

The body of former President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Nigeria from London.

The Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying his remains touched down at the Katsina airport, where it was received by President Bola Tinubu and Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, along with senior military officers.