By Uthman Baba-Naseer,Minna

The Senator representing East Senatorial District (Zone B), Senator Mohammed Sani Musa has on Saturday distributed Hiace Buses, Hijet buses and other items to thousands of beneficiaries across nine local government areas.

Speaking at the 2026 Mega Empowerment programme at the Minna Trade Fair Ground, Sen. Sani Musa popularly known as 313 said 528 persons per LGA will benefit from the nine Trailers of fertilizers to boost their farming.

Also, the lawmaker presented the sum of N50,000.00 each as an empowerment to enable indigent members of his constituent cope with the present economic reality in the country.

Accordingly, the lawmaker who was represented by Prof. Saudaki Abubakar, said “as part of efforts to cushion the effect of the economic situation, each vulnerable beneficiary from the 9 LGA will receive the sum of N50,000 making it a total of twenty two million, five hundred thousand Naira (N22,500,000).

Earlier, while commending the Senator for empowering the people, the Chief Political Adviser to Governor Umaru Bago of Niger state, Hon. Nma Kolo called on the people of Zone B, to ensure the Senator returns with massive votes.

According to Kolo “Senator Sani Musa has touched many lives and the only way to repay him is to re-elect him for a 3rd term by 2027. So, make sure you mobilise your LGAs to vote massively so that more persons can benefit”.

Speaking earlier, Chairman of the Sani Musa Advisory Council, Hon. Abubakar Azozo assured that the items will be evenly distributed to each LGA in the Senatorial District.

According to him “each LGA will get 600 bags (per trailer) from the 5,400 bags of fertilizers, 100 Hijet buses, 9 Hiace Buses, 68 Tricycles, 69 motorcycles, 663 Grinding machines, 551 Sewing machines, 500 water pumping machines, 1,118 Sprayers, 30 Generators and Clippers, 30 Deep freezers, 50 hair dryer, washing and drying machine,.

Others items distributed include: 39 mechanical tools, 9 professional tools, 30 plastic welding tools, 9 tiles cutting machines, 50 Solar kits, 30 washing machines and 50 pressing irons.

By Our Correspondent

In dramatic twice the All Progressives Congress (APC) has filed an application seeking to withdraw the petition challenging the victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke.

The withdrawal came amid conflicting positions within the party’s legal team over whether the
APC had authorised the petition challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election.

Daily Champion reports that the APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenged the outcome of the August 15, 2026, Osun Gubernatorial elections.

The APC’s petition, marked EPT/OS/GOV/01/2026, which was filed by its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, listed Adeleke, the Accord, and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as respondents in the petition challenging the election outcome.

Meanwhile, a Notice of Motion to Withdraw Petition dated September 8, 2026, filed by a counsel for APC, Barrister Oluseyi Oyagbile, before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, indicated the petitioners’ decision to discontinue the case.

The document seeks an order of the tribunal permitting the petitioners to withdraw the election petition.

However, an APC legal team led by Abiodun Layonu, SAN, had earlier disowned the petition, insisting that the party and its candidate had decided not to challenge Adeleke’s victory at the tribunal.

Also, the APC campaign council distanced itself from reports claiming that its governorship candidate, Oyebamiji (AMBO), filed a petition challenging the outcome of the August 15, 2026 governorship election at the Election Petition Tribunal.

A statement made available by the campaign spokesperson, said, “We state categorically that neither the All Progressives Congress ( APC) nor its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) filed any petition at the tribunal challenging the outcome of the August 15 governorship election.

“The purported claim is therefore completely untrue and should be regarded as nothing more than a rumour being circulated by individuals seeking to mislead members of the public and create unnecessary tension.

“We urge members of the public, supporters of our great party and the media to discountenance the claim and refrain from giving credibility to unverified information designed to cause confusion.

“The APC and Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji remain committed to lawful and democratic processes and will continue to act responsibly in the interest of peace, stability and the good people of Osun State.

“We urge the public to rely only on official statements from the APC and the Campaign Council on matters concerning the party, its candidate and the outcome of the August 15 governorship election.”

By Our Correspondent

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ntufam Hilliard Eta, has called on the nation’s anti-corruption agencies to fully investigate allegations and petitions against former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and prosecute him if evidence establishes any criminal offence.
Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday at the APC National Secretariat, Eta said the call was driven by the principle of accountability, not political considerations.
He stressed that public office must never become a shield against scrutiny and that political ambition should not stop institutions from acting on credible allegations.
The APC chieftain said he was not asking for a conviction in the court of public opinion, but that the evidence be subjected to the process of court of law. “That distinction is fundamental,” he stated.
Eta referenced a petition reportedly received by the EFCC on September 1, 2026, calling for the reopening of financial-crime allegations against Atiku dating back to investigations conducted around 2005-2006.
He also cited renewed discussions around a 2010 United States Senate report on suspicious financial transactions.
Eta noted that while the report was not a criminal conviction, the allegations contained in it were serious enough to warrant examination by Nigerian authorities.
According to him, the first set of allegations concern the movement of more than US$40 million in suspect funds into the United States between 2000 and 2008 through offshore corporations linked to Jennifer Douglas, Atiku’s wife. The Senate report said about US$25 million was transferred into U.S. accounts opened by Douglas.
The second allegation concerns payments connected to Siemens AG. Eta said the Senate report stated that Douglas received at least US$1.7 million in alleged bribe payments, while an SEC civil complaint alleged US$2.8 million in bribe payments from Siemens.
He stressed that these were allegations contained in historical records, not convictions.
Third, Eta mentioned questions over approximately US$14 million transferred by offshore corporations to American University for consulting services related to the university’s establishment in Nigeria, as examined in the Senate report.
He also listed allegations of the use of Special Purpose Vehicles, SPVs, to divert public funds during Atiku’s tenure as Vice-President from 1999 to 2007. These resurfaced in 2023 following claims by Michael Achimugu and a petition by Festus Keyamo to the EFCC, ICPC and CCB.
Other allegations, he said, border on money laundering, criminal breach of trust, criminal misappropriation, conspiracy and possible violations of the Code of Conduct, as well as questions concerning accounts associated with Marine Float and other companies.
Eta argued that allowing allegations of this magnitude to become mere political ammunition during an election season is dangerous and he said the same standard of accountability must apply to government and opposition figures alike.
He therefore called on the EFCC and other competent authorities to examine every credible petition, obtain relevant records, invite appropriate persons and “follow the money” without fear or favour.
“A serious democracy asks: Was a crime committed? Is there admissible evidence? If yes, prosecution should follow. If no, the matter should be closed,” Eta said, adding, “No sacred cows. No political immunity. No selective justice. Just evidence, due process and the law.”