Politics
Bayelsa govt sponsoring campaigns of calumny against Ogbuku, says group
By David Owei,Baylesa
The Niger Delta Movement for Peace (NDMP) has accused the Bayelsa State Government of sponsoring and bankrolling campaigns of calumny against the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku.
NDDC MD Samuel Ogbuku
The NDMP in a statement signed in
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by its Coordinator, Jacob Sontai said it could confirm authoritatively that the Bayelsa Government was behind the recent falsehood of Ogbuku sponsoring the activities of the New Associates in the state.
Sontai said the government bankrolled a group, which identified itself as the Niger Delta Peace Ambassadors (NDOPA) led by one Bassey Patrick, to make the allegation.
Sontai said the allegation was false in its entirety and challenged the Bayelsa Government to provide credible material evidence to prove the allegation.
He explained that the New Associates is a political movement formed by friends and associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Chief Nyesom Wike, to highlight the achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu across the country as a basis of drumming and mobilising support for his reelection in 2027.
Sontai said The New Associates had become unstoppable as it was gaining momentum in various states of the federation and was beyond the sponsorship of any individual.
He said: “Therefore, it is absolute falsehood for the Bayelsa State Government to link the Managing Director of the NDDC to the movement. It is even preposterous to claim that Ogbuku was in cahoot with anybody to destabilise Bayelsa.
” Well, we are not surprised as this is not the first time the government of Bayelsa state has tried to paint Ogbuku on a bad light. The question is; what are they afraid of? Ogbuku remains a beckon of hope to the younger generation and no amount of blackmail will deter young people from supporting him.
“How can Ogbuku, who has been instrumental to the development of Bayelsa including lighting up the state that had been in darkness for months turn around to work for the destabilisation of the same state?
“The Bayelsa State Government should leave Ogbuku out of its ill-conceived and self-centered war against the New Associates. The truth is that the Douye Diri-led state government is working against the second term ambition of President Tinubu because of Diri’s Vice-Presidential interest in 2027.
“As part of promoting Diri’s Vice-Presidential ambition, the Bayelsa Government is ready to shoot down any group drumming support for President Tinubu’s second term in office.”.
But Sontai said Diri was fighting a lost battle and wasting state’s resources sponsoring an agenda that was dead on arrival.
Sontai said: “The truth is that the New Associates had come to stay and will campaign and promote President Tinubu’s second term ambition in Bayelsa because it is part of the group’s constitutional.
. The group will massively mobilise for President Tinubu and ensure he wins the forthcoming election. The NEW Associates is equal to the task”
By David Owei, Bayelsa
Governor Ademola Adeleke is not defecting to African Democratic Congress (ADC) nor aligning with anybody within the ADC ahead of the 2026 state elections, his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has disclosed.
Responding to media publication and enquiries, the Spokesperson affirmed that Governor Adeleke remains in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and is going to win, with wide margins, the 2026 governorship elections on the platform of the PDP.
The statement reads further: “Our attention has been drawn to news reports and media enquiries about the imminent defection of Governor Adeleke to the ADC or alignment with ADC big wigs ahead of the 2026 governorship race. There is no truth in those publications and speculations.
“First of all, we, the PDP Osun, have already adopted and endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election, so there is no alliance with ADC.
“Secondly, Governor Adeleke has no alliance with anyone in ADC. He remains in PDP, will run in PDP, and needs no alliance with ADC to win with a wide margin in 2026.
“The Osun electorate supports Governor Adeleke because of his impressive performance since he came to office. That good work is still ongoing and Osun people are committed to sustaining the delivery of good governance by re-electing Governor Adeleke in 2026”, the Spokesperson was quoted as saying.
Governor Adeleke urges PDP members to forge ahead with the ongoing strengthening of the party structures across all levels to prepare for fresh victory next year”, the statement from the Spokesperson concluded.
By David Owei,Bayelsa
The umbrella body of Ijaw Elders, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has rejected the Bill in the Senate seeking to permanently elevate the Ooni of Ife and Sultan of Sokoto as the exclusive Co-chairmen of the Traditional Rulers Council.
The INC said the move would be at the expense of apex traditional rulers from other ethnic nationalities and geopolitical divides.
The Second Vice Chairman of the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Chief Alabo Nengi James (OON) said, in a statement on Sunday in Odi, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government area of Bayelsa State, the proposal is a continuos infringement on Traditional Rulers in Nigeria.
Alabo Nengi James describes the provision of the Bill as unacceptable and against the Rights of the indigenous People across tribes, Religion, Culture and Customs.
He said the Bill should be reviewed to include clauses such as No permanent Chairmanship for Sultan and Oni only must be allowed in the ongoing bill being discussed in the Senate.
He advocates that the National Assembly should allow the National Council of Traditional Rulers to Appoint their Leadership themselves, rotationaly and based on Federal Character.
“Include the Role of Traditional Rulers into the Constitutio and No Traditional Ruler from another tribe or religion is superior to another.”
“The National Assembly should Step down the Provocative and dehumanizing offensive Bill that will cause a serious rift and breach of peace in Nigeria.”
Chief James called the attention of the Senate President, Rt. Hon. Godswill Akpabio, urging him to immediately step down what he termed a “highly insensitive and dangerous bill.”
He emphasized that traditional rulers across the country must be given equal recognition and should be allowed to choose their national leadership through internal mechanisms that reflect rotational leadership and the federal character system.
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