All Progressives Congress (APC)

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and his party the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to call the Niger Delta ex-militants to order who have threatened to wage war against the country in the event that Jonathan loses the February 14 presidential election.
A statement by the APC campaign media and publicity director Malam Garba Shehu said the ultimatum by the ex-militants is not only a barbaric threat on the sovereignty of the country but goes against the spirit and letter of the non-violence pact to which Jonathan is a signatory.
The APC campaign spokesperson observed that the declaration of war against the state is causing panic and concern among Nigerians who are already embattled by so many challenges particularly of insecurity, which have been begging for attention.
The Buhari campaign reminded Jonathan that as commander-in-chief, it is his primary responsibility to ensure the protection of the citizens and their properties and that such open declaration of war by the ex-militants and several other acts of violence needed to be denounced by him in the interest of democracy, unity and stability of Nigeria.
He said these drum beats by elements associated with Jonathan needed to change to peace beats so that the citizens, especially the youth need to be encouraged that the sustenance of the country's democracy is better achieved through the ballot box and not the bullet. 
“Jonathan should make good on his declaration that his “re-election is not worth the blood of any Nigerian’, by calling these war mongers in his domain to order,” the campaign said.
It noted that the latest threat is not an isolated act as the threat on General Buhari by Governor Ayo Fayose and the attacks on the party's offices and rally in Rivers are pointers of coordinated insurrection against the APC ahead of next month's general elections.
The campaign added that "‎it is disconcerting that the president has not immediately addressed such treasonable actions by persons who in the past have taken up arms against the Republic, and whose amnesty is dependent on their good behaviour and complete disarmament. 
"The president needs to remember that he took an oath, as commander-in-chief, to protect Nigeria against all threats, external and internal. In this case, his silence could be misconstrued as an implicit approval of this declaration of war, seeing as the meeting of the warlords and subsequent declaration of war were from his own backyard, his home state," the statement said.

THE MANIPULATION OF THE JUDICIARY STAFF UNION OF NIGERIA (JUSUN) BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE THREAT TO MY LIFE.

"I am Isaiah Adetola the National Secretary of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). I am constrained to issue this statement and to say that I will not support the use of JUSUN as a political tool for politicians or to be used by Federal Government a second time. 

At the first instance, the Attorney General of the Federation, Hon. Bello Adoki came to the Union to appeal that we should go on strike so we can prevent the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court from pronouncing on the eligibility of Mr. President to run the election in 2015 and to also shutout politicians, who may be dissatisfied with the outcome of the PDP primaries and might want to initiate pre-election suit. I opposed the idea, but because of the volume of resources the AG mobilized for the state chapters, including Abuja and the National Secretariat, I was shutdown by members.

Accordingly, they crafted a reason for JUSUN which they gave as the alleged refusal of the Executive Arm of Government at the Federal and State levels to comply with the January 13, 2014 judgment delivered by Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court and we adopted. Today the courts are closed.

Now the Attorney General wants JUSUN to call off the strike because they want some persons to go to Court to stop the 2015 General Election that is scheduled for next month. I have opposed this just as I did for the strike, but this time around they are willing to  provide JUSUN even double the first amount. My colleagues are excited and expectant.

I couldn't have cared less of the their money, however, I am constrain to bring these facts to the PUBLIC DOMAIN because my life is now under treat. I have receive several anonymous called threaten to kill me should I continue to refuse to sign for the reopening of the courts. Let me use this medium to reassure members of JUSUN that I shall not yield to such threat. It is not in the interest of the Nation.

Please, may I also use this medium to also notify Nigerians that should anything happen to me, they should know which direct to look at.

Long live JUSUN

long live Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sign 

I. Adetola

 INEC REJECTS GOVERNORSHIP NOMINATIONS OF PARTIES IN SEVEN STATES; DECLARES ELECTED MEMBER OF ADO/OPOKU/OGBADIBO CONSTITUENCY
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the submission of governorship candidates by seven parties in different states of the federation.

The parties and the states affected are: Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) in Delta state; Labour Party in Niger state; New Nigeria Peoples Party in Ogun state; Unity Party of Nigeria in Oyo state; United Democratic Party in Rivers state; and Peoples Democratic Movement in Sokoto and Zamfara states respectively.

In a Decision Extract issued and signed by the Director (Commission’s Secretariat), Ishiaku A. Gali, the Commission has also approved that the House of Representatives election in Ado/Opoku/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue state, being uncontested, the nominated candidate should be declared elected on the day of the election by the Returning Officer.

Section 187 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that a candidate to the office of a Governor shall not be deemed to be validly nominated for such office unless he appoints another candidate as his running mate who shall occupy the office of Deputy Governor.

Also, Section 41 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that: “If after expiration of time for delivering of nomination papers, withdrawal of candidates and the extension of time as provided for in this Act there is only one person whose name is validly nominated in respect of an election, other than to the office of the President or Governor, that person shall be declared elected.”

            by ibrahim dosara