Atiku Woos Ekweremadu, Soludo, Adesina, Obi as Running Mate

In order to beat INEC’s deadline for the submission of names of parties’ candidates as running mate, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has begun search for his running mate. 

In his search, he has the following candidates in his consideration list:

1.  The deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu

2.  Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Charles Soludo

3. Former minister of agriculture and rural development, Dr. Akinwunmi  Adesina

4. Former managing director of Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON), Chike Obi

5.  Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi,

Atiku's consideration is on the grounds that he is contending with powers stronger than him, and to come out victorious, his running mate has to be a person that can command the majority, hence, a candidate that can cool the nerves of the South Easterners and also appeal to the minds of the youths has to be that person. One thing is to make the right moves to win in a fight and have the cheering of a crowd; another is to keep the crowd cheering after the triumph.

The question now is: What difference is he coming to make in Nigerian politics? Will he continue the old story where President Buhari and others before him has left off or is he coming to make things right? Is he coming for war; to protect the interest of those that are his against others, or for peace; to fight the good fight for the interest of all Nigerians? Will his choice of a running mate be for him to work with the person as a team for the interest of Nigerians, or just to use the person as a trap to capture more Nigerians in his voting trap? These and many more are the questions Nigerians should get clarifications about before casting their votes come 2019.

Nigeria deserves a positive change and ideal olive says please #VoteWisely.

Written by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi

The Alleged 13 Properties Owned by Senator Ike Ekweremadu

Charity begins at home they say; but it seems Nigerians version of charity begins from distant lands. It has come to our knowledge that the federal government wrote a letter to the UK and US about properties owned by Senator Ike Ekweremadu. The federal government has reportedly written to the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America over properties allegedly owned by deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu.

According to our source, the letter was sent by Tunde Fowler who is the executive chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service. The report had it that Fowler is relying on the Automatic Exchange of Information (AEoI), a multi-jurisdictional instrument for exposing hidden assets and incomes, to which Nigeria is a signatory. The source of this information is likely to be from a whistle-blower according to oursource.

Ideal Olive gathered that in UAE, the deputy Senate president probably owns eight properties which includes; Apartments EGG1/1/114 and EGG1/1/115 Emirates Garden, Apartment DFB/12/B 1204 Park Towers, Flat 3604, MAG214 and Villa No.148, MAEEN1 The Lakes, Emirate Hills. The others are Boulevard 3901, two flats of Burij Side Boulevard, The Signature; and Room 1903, Hotel Downtown.

Furthermore, in the UK, Ekweremadu allegedly owns Flat 4 Varsity Court, Homer Street, WIH 4NW London and 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6, London. While in the United States, the Deputy Senate President is said to own a three-property portfolio comprising 4507 Stella Street, Bellavida Estate, Kissimmee, Florida; 2747 Club Cortile Circle, Kissimmee, Florida and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissimmee, Florida.

According to local report, one of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistants wrote to the Serious Fraud Office in the UK and is relying on the recently passed Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO) in the country which prescribes forfeiture of assets valued at 50,000 pounds and above for which the owner cannot adequately explain the source of his/her income through which such properties were acquired.

The question now is: Do our leaders hate Nigeria that much? Why do they derive joy in buying or acquiring assets in foreign lands with the money they either made or stole in Nigeria? Whatever happens let them remember that “There is Godoooo” Nothing is hidden forever under the sun. Nigeria must survive!

Brought to you by Olive Chinyere Amajuoyi