Ogun indigenes in Diaspora congratulate Amosun on re-election

Shodunke, President, Olumo Progressive Association Canada Inc.

The Olumo Progressive Association Canada Inc, a group of indigenes of Egba and Yewa in Ogun State in Diaspora, has sent congratulatory message to their home Governor, Senator Ibikule Amosun on his re-election.

In a release over the weekend signed by the association’s President, Chief Femi Shodunke and General Secretary, Mr. Lukmon Afolabi Bakare, the group said the victory was well deserved.

Amosun, Ogun State Governor

The indigenes, who also congratulated the people of the state for re-electing Amosun, said they were not surprised by the decision of the electorates to return the governor for another term.

Jonathan does not deserve re-election – Group

Ahead of the Saturday’s presidential election, a group, Quest Parliament, has said in Kaduna that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party under President Goodluck Jonathan has failed, submitting that the President does not deserve re-election for second term.

Adducing reasons why Nigerians must vote out Jonathan on Saturday, Chairman of the group, Ahmed Garba, at a press conference in Kaduna on Wednesday, noted that Jonathan had failed the country in the areas of health care delivery, security of lives and property of Nigerians.

Garba, who led other Peoples Democratic Party supporters to the All Progressives Congress, said Jonathan should be voted out of office for non-performance.

2015: Court strikes out suit challenging Jonathan's eligibility for re-election

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday struck out a suit challenging President Goodluck Jonathan’s eligibility to seek re-election in the 2015 presidential election and awarded N50,000 cost to the president.

The plaintiffs, Prof. Tunde Samuel, Dr Junaidu Mohammed, Mr Rasak Adeogun and Yahaya Ndu, had challenged Jonathan’s eligibility to seek re-election on the ground that he had reached the constitutional maximum of being sworn into office twice.