FALAE BOYCOTT IRORKO 2ND TERM LAUNCH

SHOCKER !!!

OLU FALAE BOYCOTT IROKO 2^ND TERM LAUNCH

The launching event been put together by the Iroko Platform the arrow head of the Mimiko 2^nd term promoters can be described as a successful event going by the crowd that attended.

But the absence of the elder statesman Chief Olu Falae who was penciled down to chairman the event created a source for concern to many curious politicians.

Throughout the programme, the event coordinators kept mute on why Chief Falae was unavoidable absent at the epoch making event despite the strong media publicity that he will be the chairman.

Information scooped by Sunshine Voice has it that Chief Falae might have decide to backed out from the 2^nd term campaigners for personal reason.

But a member of the organizing committee of the event who speak under anonymity said Chief Falae avoided the event so that he can safe his face from smear campaigns that seems to be brewing over the to avoid his name been smear by anti-Mimiko 2^nd term campaigners.

H also revealed that the in ability of Chief Falae to be physically present had send wrong signal to the progressive camps that all is not well with the 2^nd term ambition of Dr Mimiko.

 However,the event received the blessing of some traditional rulers like the Olukare of Ikare,Oba Akadri Momoh,Olubaka of Okaland,Oba Adebori, and the Deji of Akure,Oba Adebiyi Adesida among others.

The National Union of Road Transport Workers [NURTW] Ondo State members were led by its Chairman,Chief Solomon Aladejana [Aka Die-the-Mata] who donated one million naira un behalf of association.

MIMIKO SPENT N70m TO HOST JONATHAN IN 30mins-Abayomi

MIMIKO SPENT N70m TO HOST JONATHAN IN 30mins - Abayomi

…the N30Bn loan is uncalled for.

Months after the Presidential campaign visit to Ekiti and Ondo States more outstanding revelations are beginning to unfold about the financial implications of the visit as well as what transpired during the visit.

The renown  human rights activist and chieftain of the Action  Congress of Nigeria [ACN] Dr Tunji Abayomi has challenged the Dr Olusegun Mimiko led administration to explained why a whooping N70million was spent for hosting the President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan  for just thirty minutes at the airport.

The fiery activist, Dr Abayomi made these allegation among others while speaking wih Sunshine VOICE on the state of the nation during the penultimate weekend that the governor should explained while such a whopping amount was expended on mere half an hour protocol and why should millions of naira be spent on voter's registration.

 'The thirty minutes presidential visit cost Ondo State N70milion and  the voters registration which was also the federal government prerogatives also cot the stste hundreds of millions of the monies that as supposed to be used judiciously for common  development'. Abayomi queried.

He condemned in its entirety the spending habit of the present administration in Ondo State by saying that why development is still far from the state is because the administration lacks control of public fund and resources,'The governor is more or less a financial dictator who wears the garb of a democrat'

The Okeagbe Akoko born activist turned politician also points accusing finger to the state lawmakers for allowing themselves to be bought over by the governor.

He blamed the lawmakers by saying “the state house of assembly is a stooge in the hand of the governor, they are like commodity the governor has bought them with public money, since each of them pocketed about N10 million they have since given their approval to the governor without caution, to go and take a loan of N30billion,and they have  became very useless in terms of their responsibilities to the masses”.

"Up till today the governor has not given account to the people how he has been spending the public fund and how much he had so far pocketed from the federal allocation

FALAN CHALLENGE JONATHAN OVER POST ELECTION PANEL

FALANA CHALLENGE  JONATHAN OVER POST ELECTION PANEL

When the Federal Government recently announced its plan to institute a commission of inquiry to investigate the post election violence, which occurred in some states in the northern part of the Country, I challenged the legal competence of the proposed panel.

In the circumstance, I urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the diligent prosecution of all the suspects who had been arrested by the Police and other security agencies for their alleged involvement in the civil disturbances.

My position was anchored on the case of CHIEF GANI FAWEHINMI V. GENERAL IBRAHIM BABAGINDA (RTD) (2003) 12 WRN 1 where the Supreme Court set aside the summons issued and served on General Babaginda and two ex security Chiefs by the Oputa Panel of inquiry on the ground that the tribunal of Inquiry Act could not operate outside the Federal Capital Territory. The apex court held ex abundant cautela that:

“ It worthy of note that the 1999 constitution has made no provision for tribunals of inquiry as was very clear in item 39 of the exclusive legislative list and item 25 of the concurrent list in the 1963 Constitution…. the power to make a law under the Constitution for the establishment of a tribunal of inquiry is now a residual power which only the states can exercise”.

Having realized that witnesses cannot be summoned to give evidence before the panel, the Federal Government has directed commissioners of police and other security personnel to comply with the summons issued by the panel.
Since the President lacks the vires to set up a panel of inquiry to investigate civil disturbances which occur outside the Federal Capital Territory, the Sheikh Ahmed Lemu Panel should be dissolved forthwith as it is incompetent to probe the post election violence which occurred in Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Niger, Taraba etc.

However the Panel may be given a fresh mandate to assist the Federal Government to determine the quantum of compensation payable to those who lost their assets and the bereaved families of those whom were brutally murdered. The President may also wish to direct the Attorney General of the Federation to liaise with the respective state attorneys –general with a view to ensuring that all suspects are prosecuted without any further delay.
FEMI FALANA