On June 20, the Ibeju-Lekki Federal Constituency bye-election was conducted. The contest was between PDP and AD, but actually, PDP contested against AC which supported AD. Despite the support, PDP still won the election. However, Hon Okanlawon Soniyi, the PDP candidate, who insisted that AC cannot win elections in Ibeju-Lekki in this interview, spoke on the factors that made PDP win the poll. Excerpts:

THERE is fresh tension in Edo State following the Appeal Court decision annulling the election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Assembly candidate, in Akoko Edo constituency 1, Mr Anslem Agbabi.

You seem to be so much scared of the Niger Delta situation, why are you so much afraid about what is going on in the creeks of the region?

Mr Muyiwa Adetiba, is the pioneer editor of Vanguard newspaper. Between mid -80s when he left the medium and now, he has tried his hands on other publications. His present endeavours is Readers’ Delight and City Mail. The former, he said, is fashioned after Reader’s Digest while the latter focuses on Lagos as it transforms into a mega city.

VICE Chairman of the Oporoza Federated Communities, Gbaramatu kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Apostle Clement Tonfawei in this interview with Vanguard spoke on the amnesty programme for militants by the Federal Government, the plight of displaced persons from the kingdom and why government should embark on massive development with construction of roads, bridges and provision of other basic social amenities for enduring peace in the region. Excerpts: