Fayose: My election funded by Zenith Bank, donations …Linking me with Obanikoro, Dasuki spurious

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has opened up on how his election was funded two years ago by the Zenith Bank Plc, fund raising, donations from friends and associates as well as sales of campaign souvenirs, saying;

"I have no financial transaction whatsoever with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro either by cash, cheque or electronic transfer.” 

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, the governor challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to publish statements made by Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, his son or any other person associated with money from the NSA office where they claimed they gave him money for the election, adding that “EFCC is only acting a movie scripted, produced and directed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of President Mohammadu Buhari just to silence me being a major opposition voice in the country.”

Niger Delta Avengers release statement addressing the neglect of their region by FG

Read the statement shared on their website today below...

Militant Group - Niger Delta Avengers shared a statement this afternoon via their website, addressing the neglect of oil producing communities by the Federal Government. According to the Avengers, their request for portable drinking water, electricity, roads, employment, quality education/educational facilities and more have been ignored by the Government and they've had enough of the injustice. 

Their Statement reads, Since the day crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity and quality in Oloibiri, present day Bayelsa state, what we have being asking from successive governments in Nigeria is portable drinking water in the midst of plenty of water mass, electricity, roads, employment, quality education/educational facilities, resource control, participation in the oil business and inclusive governance that will engender substantial freedom.

Ogoni Cleanup: Soul Reviving Exercise – Minister

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, has described the launch of the clean-up of Ogoni land and other oil impacted communities in the Niger Delta region as soul reviving.

Usani made this remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.

While noting that the exercise would revive the hope of inhabitants of the area, the minister, however, urged them to ensure a peaceful atmosphere for a smooth operation.

This, he said, was critical to ensuring that government’s effort would not be in vain.