Edo State Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo has raised the alarm over alleged conversion of political appointees to full time civil servants by the outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, six days to the end of his tenure.....Read Full Article>>

DAILY POST reports that Prince Kassim Afegbua, member, All Progressives Congress, APC, transition committee made the allegation in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Benin City.

Afegbua alleged that the political appointees that are being converted to full time civil servants are Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants.

He said 186 of such appointees were appointed by the governor in September 2024, thereby bloating the numbers of aides around him.

He also alleged that the outgoing governor has just commenced the process of absorbing another 152 aides to compound the problem.

The APC transition committee member, said interview is presently ongoing as part of the governor’s effort to overburden the incoming administration with huge recurrent expenditure, when he (Obaseki) was aware that the state is already bugged down by a huge debt burden.

“It has come to our notice that Governor Obaseki is presently converting his Senior Special Assistants (SSA) and Special Assistants (SA) into full time civil service staff.

“Governor Obaseki, for eight years refused to recruit civil servants to fill up vacant positions and energize the civil service.

“He also refused to set up the Civil Service Commission until two weeks ago, in the twilight of his failed administration.

“We are alerting the public to be aware of Governor Obaseki’s deliberate engagement to stifle the resources of the state and pass on huge salaries and overhead to the incoming administration.

“This is not only a wicked act but a huge disservice to the incoming administration of Senator Monday Okpebholo.

“We have repeatedly stated the position of the incoming administration that anybody who is wrongly recruited or surreptitiously absorbed into the Civil Service, with backdated appointment letters would be relieved of his or her responsibility,” the statement said.

Afegbua opined that recruitment into Civil Service must not only follow due process, there has to be a need for such persons who are so recruited.

The campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has said that the vice president won’t address supporters on election night, as the path to the White House narrowed for her.....Read Full Article>>

“We still have votes to count. We still have states that have not been called yet,’’ Harris campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond said in the early hours of Wednesday.

“We will continue overnight to fight to make sure that every vote is counted.

“That every voice has spoken. So you won’t hear from the vice president tonight. But you will hear from her tomorrow,’’ he added.

The Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is heading towards victory as the polling stations have been declared closed.

The winner of the presidential election had not yet been decided, although two major battleground states have been called for Trump.

Trump has already addressed his supporters, thanking them for their support during and after the campaign.

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has urged indigenes of the state residing in Ondo State to vote enmass for the standard-bearer of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Agboola Ajayi, in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.....Read Full Article>>

While meeting with the indigenes of the Osun in Akure, Ondo State capital, Adeleke appealed that the best way for the people to express their love for him was to rally support for Ajayi at the poll.

Adeleke emphasised that the All Progressives Congress-led administration in the state must be voted out in order for meaningful development to take place.

The Osun governor stressed that the hardship being experienced by Nigerians should serve as a lesson that must not be repeated in the future.

He advised the Ondo state indigenes to vote Ajayi in order to join the League of States witnessing unprecedented development in the south-west region.

He said, “I want to urge you to go out and spread the gospel and the crusade that Ondo will experience light, and light is coming to Ondo State, and the sun shall shine again.

“Tell our people that I am solidly behind Ajayi to ensure victory for him; embark on a house-to-house campaign. We need to work hard to ensure victory.”