OSHIOMHOLE CONVINCED US TO MAKE OBASEKI GOVERNOR- PHILP SHAIBU. (PHOTO).

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  Oshiomhole Convinced Us To Make Obaseki Governor – Philip Shaibu Philip Shaibu, the former Deputy Governor of Edo State, has disclosed that his choice to support his former boss, Godwin Obaseki, stemmed from his respect for Adams Oshiomhole, the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Naija News, Shaibu shared his doubts about Obaseki during an interview on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm program on Tuesday. Shaibu admitted that he lacked confidence in Obaseki's leadership even before they took office on November 12, 2016. He explained that despite his initial hesitations, he ultimately backed Obaseki out of respect and based on the assurances provided by Oshiomhole. He stated, “Obaseki is not a politician. We made him governor because Oshiomhole persuaded us. I was not among those who thought he should not be governor; it was because I didn’t have faith in him. “When he was nominated to run, I was the last person to oppose him, but ...

EFCC DETAINS/RE-ARRESTED IMO STATE EX-GOVERNOR ACHIKE UDENWA TODAY.{PHOTO}.

                       The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today wednesday re-arrested the former governor of Imo Stat Achike Udenwa in connection with alleged campaign scadal at the last presidential election.Udenwa as a State Co-ordintor for The Presidential Campaign Organisation in Imo State was said to have collected the sum of N350,000,000 {Three Hundred and Fifty Million Naira Only} from the former senator representing Kaduna South and Director of Finance for the PDP presidential campaign organisation,Nenadi Usman.The suspect,in his statement to the Commission admitted receiving the money via Diamond Bank account No.0058805692 and 005950791 respectively on the 14th and 28th of January 2015 in three separate instalments.He added that the money came from a company named Joint Trust Dimension Limited.This same company was charged alongside Mrs Nenadi Usman and the Media Director of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation,Femi Fani Kayode before Federal High Court Lagoss on a similar allegation.Investigation however revealed that Achike Udenwa and one Viola Onwuliri,a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and State Minister for Education,who was his deputy at the Presidential Campaign Organization were the two signatories to the Diamond Bank account that received the money.Upon his arrest,Udenwa was immediately granted administrative bail by the commission with condition that he should be reporting to the commission at an appointed time.But while enjoying his administrative bail,Udenwa chose to deliberately skip reporting,thereby compelling the commission to revoke his adminstrative bail pending his arraignment soon.Achike Udenwa was a governor of Imo State under the flagship of People's Democratic Party between 1999 and 2007 and became a minister of Commerce and Industry between 2008 and 2010 under Goodluck Jonathan's administration.

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