Chief Ede Dafinone is the eldest son of Senator David Dafinone, patriarch of the Guinness World Book of Records largest chartered accounting family in the world. Ede wants to step into the political shoes of his father by seeking to represent Delta Central Senatorial District which his father represented in the second republic.
Although he admits his father’s shoes are indeed big for him to fit, he will rather rely more on the electorate than his father’s antecedents; because he believes he can win the election on his own merit.

Some senators have their views on the proposed amendments INEC is seeking.
Blackmail Will Not Work, Senator David Mark, President of the Senate
“All this business of trying to make us look bad in the eyes of the public is unnecessary, it is uncalled for. It is an unnecessary psychological warfare by participants who just want to blackmail us.

Terrorists’ organizations are not new. Kidnappings have always been there in the Niger-Delta. Why are people making the Abuja terrorists attack a special case? Is it because it happened on the day of our 50th anniversary? I don’t see anything special about it.

It could also have been pure political because some people have vowed to make Nigeria ungovernable should Jonathan emerge President and have been calling for his resignation. Those who made such negative responses should be probed and investigated because they too could know something about the bomb blasts on independence day.

The Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Special Duties , Senator Isiah Balat Spoke to some Journalists In Kaduna recently on some national issues