Tag: Adams Oshiomhole

“Only Jonathan’s enemies want him back” – Oshiomhole taunts opposition 

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Oshiomhole taunts opposition

…Says APC’ll crush them again in 2027 Former Edo State governor and Senator representing Edo-North, Adams Oshiomhole, has urged ex-President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore calls for him to contest the 2027 presidential election, warning that such a move would destroy his hard-earned legacy. Speaking during a television programme at the weekend, Oshiomhole said only Jonathan’s “enemies” would want him to return to the political battlefield after losing to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2015. “If a man had the PDP at its peak and was defeated, I think only…

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Ɗangote Refinery: Oshiomhole slams PENGASSAN for escalating dispute

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Oshiomhole PENGASSAN

Former Nigeria Labour Congress president and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN), for escalating its disagreement with the Ɗangote Refinery into a nationwide shutdown of oil facilities, describing the move as hasty and unfair to other workers. Speaking during a televised interview yesterday, Oshiomhole said while unions have the right to defend workers, they must do so in ways that do not create wider economic hardship. “I think that in seeking to protect a particular set of workers, you do…

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Oshiomhole reveals those behind Nigeria’s illegal mining; proffers solution

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Oshiomhole reveals

Chairman, Senate Committee on Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has pointed accusing fingers at retired Army Generals as being responsible for illegal mining in the country. The former Edo State governor made the allegation when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development, Senator Sampson Ekong, submitted his 2025 Budget report before the Senate Committee on Appropriations. According to Oshiomhole, Nigeria’s efforts to diversify its economy would remain a mirage if the issue of illegal mining is not properly addressed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.  He said, “The…

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Muslim-Muslim ticket: “Those on trial for corruption now new voice of Christianity” – Oshiomhole

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Former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says Nigerians must be wary of those trying to cause a religious war in the country over his partys Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket. The former Edo governor spoke during a chat on a television programme yesterday. Recall that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, picked Kashim Shettima, the former governor of Borno State, who is also a Muslim, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election. The development elicited outrage from key stakeholders, particularly the Christian Association of…

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“I wont accept APC chairmanship again” – Oshiomhole

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The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has dissociated himself from the fresh suit instituted by the former South-South National vice-chairman, , Hilliard Eta, challenging the dissolution of the National Working Committee, (NWC), which he chaired.  Oshiomhole stated this in a statement released to newsmen on Monday. The former APC chairman, who said he has instructed his lawyers to withdraw the suits challenging his removal from the office of the national chairman of the APC, however said he remains proud of the achievements of the…

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