Barrister Mohammed Owolabi Salis, by now, is no longer a newcomer to Lagos politics, having battled to clinch the governorship ticket of his party, the PDP about three times in which the prize had eluded him. In the run-up to the 2015 elections, Salis, a US-based accountant and lawyer did not even contest the primary elections as he had done previously; he opted to “siddon look,” like late Chief Bola Ige did. In the conversation below, Salis, who was home a few weeks ago bared his mind on prevailing issues.

Obviously, the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium was the natural choice of venue for the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In choosing the stadium, the party kept faith with tradition as the place had played host to such activities in the past. Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had completed their governorship primaries inside the football pitch only 24 hours earlier. With about three courts collapsed into a stage to accommodate about 750 delegates and other stakeholders, the venue proved to be a smart choice.

Only those who underrated Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s political capacity in the past seven and half years were deceived that he would lose the battle to produce the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate. Like every other governor, Oshiomhole had a preferred candidate in the person of Godwin Obaseki, chairman of the State Economic Management Team. He was diligent in selling him first to the party delegates who had the responsibility of choosing the APC candidate, and then to the Edo public.

The salacious story of the three members of the House of Representatives who ALLEGEDLY deviated from their leadership training conference in America to solicit for prostitutes has fascinated many. In local parlance, women are usually described as conference materials who have over time become standard protocol for visiting government officials.

Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South DELTA State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, spoke plainly in an interview with this reporter, some months ago, that former Minister of Information, Prof Sam Oyovbaire, is his political godfather. Getting the academic and political strategist, who the governor respects his mental power to share his perspective on Okowa took some […]

Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) will have negative consequences on Nigeria, Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, Director-General, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), has said.

CHIEF Olabode George does not mince words when it comes to national issues. George, a former Military Administrator of old Ondo State and former deputy national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in this interview, bares his mind on burning national issues ranging from matters around the embattled former national chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, the ordeal of Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State and the face-off between the Presidency and the legislature.

Barr Kenneth Imansuagbon, who contested in last weekend’s governorship primaries of the APC, is insisting on a fresh vote affirming that the last primary was scientifically rigged to favour Mr. Godwin Obaseki.

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has formally congratulated Mr. Godwin Obaseki on his emergence as the candidate of the APC saying that he looked forward to an issue based campaign with him.

EDO State Director of Poverty Alleviation Agency, Mrs. Evelyn Igbafe, yesterday blamed her political differences with the APC candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki for the attack on her in her Benin residence yesterday. Mrs. Igbafe, a leading chieftain of the APC remained undaunted, yesterday, insisting that Obaseki would not fly as the party’s candidate in the election.