Politics
Supreme Court Affirms Duoye Diri Bayelsa Governor

The Supreme Court on Friday delìvered the judgment in the governorship election disputes in Bayelsa involving, Duoye Diri of the PDP and Timipre Sylva, the candidate of the APC.
The apex court affirmed the re-election of Bayelsa State Governor Duoye Diri, having dismissed the appeal of Timipre Sylva, the candidate of the APC, in the November 11 off-cycle election.
In the judgment, the five-member Apex Court panel headed by Justice Lawal Garba affirmed the Court of Appeal’s decision of 15 July, which deemed Sylva’s appeal an abuse of the Court process for filing two notices of appeal.
Citing a section of the 1999 Constitution, the Apex Court panel held that the APC Governorship candidate has only one right to appeal the judgment of the Tribunal and not multiple.
The Court, therefore, faulted the APC Governorship candidate who filed two notices of appeal to the Appellate Court. In a unanimous judgment, the appeal was therefore dismissed by the Supreme Court for lacking merit.
The Electoral body, INEC had declared that governor Diri of the PDP garnered a total of 175,196 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sylva of the APC who polled 110,108 votes.
Politics
BREAKING: Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno officially defects to APC

Akwa-Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Governor Eno expressed his gratitude to the PDP for their support during his tenure, stating that it was time for him to make a progressive move.
After completing a series of consultations, he decided to join the APC, citing his admiration for President Bola Tinubu and the need for Akwa Ibom State to align with the federal government to reap continuous benefits.
Governor Eno also assured the people of Akwa Ibom State that he would continue to work tirelessly for their benefit, regardless of party affiliation.
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Reuben Abati: “Wike is Rude, He May Abuse Tinubu Tomorrow”

Arise Television popular co-host and former presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, has described the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, as rude, adding that he might abuse President Bola Tinubu tomorrow.
Abati’s remarks come a day after the FCT Minister referred to a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, as a politician who is hungry for power.
“Now that they are out of power, they say they are hungry. It’s not hunger for food. It’s hunger for power,” Wike said during a media chat on Monday.
Reacting to Wike’s comment while speaking on ‘The Morning Show’, an ARISE Television breakfast programme on Tuesday, Abati, a co-host, described Wike as a rude politician, noting that Amaechi is Wike’s boss in the field of politics.
“I think that Nyesom Wike is very rude and disrespectful because Rotimi Amaechi is his boss in politics,” said Abati.
“When he was local government chairman or was it councillor during Amaechi’s second term, it was Rotimi Amaechi that helped him to become local government chairman.”
He added that the FCT minister had previously insulted Peter Odili, a former Rivers governor, who helped him become governor.
The former presidential spokesperson said the FCT minister is showing signs that he will soon use abusive language against President Tinubu.
He advised the president to be wary of Wike because he could insult him in the future just as he had done with Amaechi and others.
Abati said: “Who will Nyesom Wike not insult? He insulted Senator John Mbata, who was his godfather at some point. He also showed signs that he will insult President Bola Tinubu.
“In that interview, he pointed out that if he had known that President Tinubu was going to declare a state of emergency in Rivers, he would have offered a different kind of advice.
“That is already a signal to President Tinubu to know that this man you are dealing with, his only interested is his own interests.
“President Tinubu should beware. Tomorrow he will abuse this same President Tinubu.”
Politics
Rivers Saga: “I was once your boss whether you like it or not” – Amaechi responds to Wike

A former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, has responded to the claim by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, that he (Amaechi) is not his boss.
Wike, during a media chat in Abuja, dismissed his former boss, saying the former Minister of Transportation is not influential.
He claimed that Amaechi, even as the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign, could not deliver Rivers State to former President Muhammadu Buhari in both the 2015 and 2019 elections.
Later, through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, Wike also criticized former presidential spokesman Reuben Abati for describing him as rude.
Abati had asserted that Wike was very rude, stressing that former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi was his political boss.
The Arise Television anchor made the comment in reaction to Wike’s statement that Amaechi was power-hungry and failed to deliver 10 percent of the vote for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 presidential election.
Responding, Olayinka questioned how Amaechi could be considered Wike’s boss in politics.
Posting on Facebook, Olayinka recalled how Wike remained in Rivers State to help Amaechi retrieve his mandate after the latter fled to Ghana in 2007.
In response, during an Arise News interview on Thursday, Amaechi was asked if he is still friends with Wike. He replied, “Why go into personal life?”
When asked if he still hangs out with Wike, Amaechi said, “I’ve told you this several times, subordinates. I was once his [Wike’s] boss, whether he likes it or not. I hired him; I could have said no.”
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