Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is time for the Board of Trustees of the party to wade into the political crisis in Rivers State. There has been a no love lost relationship between Nyesom Wike,  former governor of the state and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara. Wike, the current Minister of FCT is accusing Fubara of disloyalty and publicly said he regretted presenting him as governor to the people of Rivers State. Speaking on Channels Television, Bode George said the crisis between the duo is already spreading to the base…

Some associates of former president Muhammadu Buhari are accusing President Bola Tinubu of witch-hunt after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested and detained Abubakar Isa Funtua, an in-law to the former President 10 days. Abubakar, son of the late Ismaila Isa Funtua is married to the fifth daughter of Buhari, Hajia Safina. Confirming Abubakar’s arrest last month, the EFCC said he, alongside an Ugandan business associate, Asega Aliga allegedly looted N28bn from Keystone Bank and fled Nigeria. He was said to have fled to Spain but sneaked into Nigeria last month to celebrate Sallah in his Abuja home…

Otunba Bosun Oladele, the national secretary of South West Agenda for Asiwaju 2023 (SWAGA’23), representated the Irepo/Olorunsogo/Orelope federal constituency of Oyo state at the national assembly from 2015 to 2019. He is also a former commissioner of information in the state. In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, he shares his thoughts on latest developments in the polity, especially the #EndBadGovernance protest. Excerpts: A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume, recently alleged that President Bola Tinubu is held captive by forces in the Presidential Villa, who have been feeding him with lies and shielding him from selfless Nigerians who…

Immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan says President Bola Tinubu has abandoned governance and focusing attention on how to secure a second term in office. Speaking with TheScrutinyNG, Ologbondiyan said his expectations is that any president elected for a four-year term should use the first three years to work while the fourth year should be used for electioneering campaign. “We are talking about election in just one year of a four-year term, I might think it is derived from the feelings that this current government has no plans to do anything and are…

Nigeria’s current presidential system of government is too expensive and should be abandoned if the country must progress, says Senator Femi Okurounmu. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH, Okurounmu also said the presidential system of government also breeds Corruption and doesn’t allow good people come into leadership positions. “We have to abandon this presidential system of government. The presidential system of government is killing Nigeria. It is killing Nigeria in the sense that, one; it is so expensive to operate. The way Nigerians operate the presidential system is very expensive; the way Nigerians have been operating it is very corrupt…

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike remains a bona-fide member of the party. Speaking with TheScrutinyNG amid claims by some party members that Wike has technically left the PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), George said Wike sought the permission of the party stakeholders before accepting ministerial appointment under President Bola Tinubu. He said if the FCT Minister wants to leave the party, he will announce his intention publicly “I believe Wike is still a member of the PDP. When he was…

Senator Femi Okurounmu, a chieftain of Afenifere has described President Bola Tinubu’s policies in the last one year as disastrous and disappointing. Speaking in an interview with PUNCH, Okurounmu advised Tinubu to travel to Burkina Faso and take governance lessons from the president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré who took power during a coup d’état on 30 September 2022. He said Nigerians will applaud Tinubu if he can imitate the Burkinabe president. ” Tinubu’s policies are disastrous and disappointing; my advice for him is that he should go to Burkina Faso and take a lesson from their President. That one is governing…

Former minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami has condoled with the family of Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice Chancellor Research Innovation and Development Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS) Sokoto over his untimely passage. The late university don was killed by bandits on his way to Kaduna from Sokoto yesterday. Writing on his official Facebook page, Pantami prayed for the repose of the soul of Saidu and also prayed to God to expose the perpetrators of the dastardly act. “Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! The death has occurred of Professor Yusuf Saidu, the Deputy Vice…

A former Minister of Works and Housing, Adeseye Ogunlewe says the federal government can no longer cope with the demands of Nigerian governors on the insecurity challenges in their States. Speaking in an interview with TheScrutinyNG, Ogunlewe said state police is the the panacea to the insecurity crises across the country. “The solution to the insecurity crisis is state police. Let every state be able to take responsibility for their security. The federal government should just do regulation”. “The federal government is too big to think of giving everybody security in each state. No! Most of these monies, give it…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed its operatives to lay ambush as former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on the corruption charge against him. A member of the former governor’s legal team had confirmed exclusively to TheScrutinyNG last week that Bello had given the assurance that he will be in court today for the commencement of his trial. It is unclear if the EFCC will arrest Bello at the court venue but it won’t be a surprise to anyone given the antecedents of…