A chieftain of Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Ogun State and a senatorial candidate from Ogun Central, Senator Gbenga Obadara, has said that Ogun State indigenes and residents are under a terrible condition under the current administration of Governor Ibikunle Amosun.

Director of Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress presidential Campaign Organisation Mr Dele Alake has declared that the allegation of nursing presidential ambition after General Muhammadu Buhari becomes president concocted by the PDP against Tinubu is concrete evidence that the party has conceded victory to the APC presidential ticket.

Opposition senators are restive over two serious issues: the alleged plot to remove Prof. Attahiru Jega as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and their unwavering opposition to the nomination of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as a minister

CALABAR— An attempt by a suspect to disarm a police corporal in Calabar, weekend, ended in the death of the Policeman, while colleagues of the dead policeman also gunned down the suspect.

THE governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, In Ebonyi State, Engr. Dave Umahi, weekend enjoined Governor Martin Elechi to stop pointing accusing fingers at prominent sons of the state, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim and Chief Fidelis Nwankwo over the impeachment notice served him by the state House of Assembly last friday.

Lagos State government has said it would soon complete the Apapa-Iganmu master plan to ensure further development of the communities.

NATIONAL and state assembly aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State who failed to secure the party’s ticket for the March 28 and April 11 elections have threatened to defect to another political party with their supporters if the leadership of PDP refused to refund them the nomination and screening fees paid before the inconclusive primaries of the party last year.

Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate in Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha has restated that Governor Rochas Okorocha misappropriated N175 billion fund belonging to the local governments in the state and as such Imo people have rejected him for a second term in office.

Over the years, both the Legislative and the Executive arms of government have consistently demonstrated their faith in the popular axiom that “he who fails to plan, plans to fail”; consequently, they have, always ensured that an Income and Expenditure plan is passed into law annually; nonetheless, inspite of their apparent loyalty to the concept of planning, public expectation for improved infrastructure and enhanced social welfare has, ironically remained unfulfilled, such that some cynics may suggest that our economic and social welfare couldn’t be worse even if we ignored the need for a formal plan of action.

Nigeria has made several futile attempts to use Public Private Partnership to build infrastructure that it so badly needs. But each of the attempts has failed to achieve the desired goal. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Local Wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport and Lagos-Epe Expressway are a few of such attempts.