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Ojudu, Ita Enang Want APC To Suspend Congresses

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Two former Senators and Presidential aides,  Babafemi Ojudu and Ita Enang have written a letter of appeal to the leaders of their party,  All Progressives Congress ( APC) to put a pause on the forth-coming Ward Congresses and Retreat.

The duo are of the opinion that legality of the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Catetaker and Extraordinary Convention Committee should be established before it goes ahead.

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APC AND THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON ONDO 2020:

APC SHOULD PAUSE ALL ACTIVITIES, RETREAT TO APPRAISE LEGALITY TO AVOID MORE DAMAGES.

While congratulating His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo state on the majority judgement of the Supreme Court upholding His election by striking out the Petition, decisions affecting the legality and Status of CARETAKER AND EXTRA ORDINARY CONVENTION PLANNING COMMITTEE was along delivered.

It has long been in contention whether unelected officers of a political party can exercise the powers of party vested in the Chairman and officers of the Party who ought, by Party’s Constitution to be elected at duly convened convention of the Party at the National level and congresses at State and other levels.
A cursory reading of the Minority judgment ,we submit ,appears to have swept the carpet of legality off the CECPC rendering it illegal, null, void and of no legal capacity to undertake any action on behalf and in the name of the Party.

It has also brought to question the legality of ALL the actions taken by her since inception.

Accordingly, in view of the impending Ward, Local Government, States and Zonal Congresses and indeed the National Convention (which the CECPC was primarily set up to do), it is our view:

i. That the Ward and other Congresses scheduled for July 31, 2021 be paused, suspended and put on hold pending the determination of the legal Status of the CECPC to undertake all the activities it so far has, and indeed jurisdiction to conduct the congresses and CONVENTION.

ii. That the Party carefully and dispationately Cause her team of legal experts to Review, appraise and give considered opinion on the import of the Majority and in extreme particular the reasonings in the Minority judgment of the Supreme Court as to the legal Status of the CECPC to proceed further with any activity in the name of the party or otherwise.

iii. That options, including painful ones be recommended to PERFECT THE PARTY LEADERSHIP in the eyes of the Law with legal capacity to do what it ought to do.

iv. That the Team also recommend measures to perfect matters in respect of pending elections and matters to rescue challenged pending processes.

v. That Time being of the essence, very limited timelines be set for each of the proposed steps.

One cannot put something on nothing ànd expect it to stand.

FINALLY, this being a Supreme Court judgement ,we should be thankful that it has come very early that it will guide our Party to victory in 2023 as we mind carefully the legal Status of our systems, guiding us on avoidable actions as we approach the 2023 tape to brace successfully.

As stakeholders,we deem it appropriate to offer our voices adding to reasonable offers thus far made.

Yours in faith in APC

Sen BABAFEMI OJUDU
Special Adviser to the President On
Political Matters.

Sen ITA ENANG
Senior Special Assistant to the President, Niger Delta Affairs.

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

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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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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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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.

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