Tag: Ganiyu Adams

Gani Adams writes Tinubu, makes case for restructuring

Aminu Imam

Controversial Yoruba chieftain, Gani Adams, has written a letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, congratulating him on the victory at the Supreme Court. Gani Adams, who is the ‘Aare Ona Kakanfo’ of Yoruba land, in the letter, said, amongst others: “I write to congratulate you on your victory at the Supreme Court. “Your victory at the apex court was an affirmation of the popular mandate given to you by Nigerians at the February 25 Presidential Election. “It is a reflection of your avowed commitment to justice, fair-play and merits of the…

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Gani Adams reads Riot Act to Ekpa over planned sit-at-home protest in Lagos

Aminu Imam

Self-acclaimed activist Gani Adams asked Finland-based IPOB leader, Simon Ekpa to be careful as South-West is not Biafra, adding that Ekpa’s Biafra agenda will not be entertained in Yoruba land. The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has warned the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa not to make the mistake that led to the civil war in the country in the sixties. This is as he cautioned Ekpa against plans to stage a sit-at-home protest in Lagos State, and warned him to desist…

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Insecurity: Gani Adams sets up new security plan to safeguard South-West

Aminu Imam

The National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Gani Adams, has inaugurated a new security arrangement to safeguard the zone against banditry, terrorism and other forms of criminal activities. The move, according to Adams, who is also the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, was to strengthen the security architecture of the South West region. The security arrangement, known as ‘Oodua Dependable Security Team‘, has reportedly been launched in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Osun States already, with Ekiti and Ondo the only remaining States in the region. It was gathered…

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“Insecurity, dwindling economy setting Nigeria on dangerous tailspin” – Gani Adams

Aminu Imam

A Yoruba chieftain, Gani Adams, has warned that high spate of insecurity and dwindling economy are setting Nigeria up for a dangerous tailspin. Adams, who is the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland  spoke at the 2022 Osun-Osogbo festival, said the spiraling inflation, rising energy costs, scarcity of foreign exchange and dwindling value of the naira are bleeding the nation‘s economy. He charged President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to be pro-active in resolving the security and economic challenges facing the nation with pragmatic reforms. The Yoruba chieftain noted that the frightening spate of…

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Insecurity: ‘Nigeria already sleepwalking into avoidable decline’ – Gani Adams

Aminu Imam

The self-styled Yoruba activist, Gani Adams, yesterday raised the alarm on the worrisome spate of insecurity in the country, saying Nigeria is already sleepwalking into a collapse. In an issued statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Aderemi, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land declared that the development was caused by a criminal overdose of chronic pain inflicted on the country by the inaction and connivance of those in authority with terrorists and undesirable elements in the polity. Calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly stop the drift into…

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‘Electricity meter, gas price hike capable of pushing Nigerians to the wall’ ? Gani Adams

Aminu Imam

Activist, politician, and the Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, yesterday, decried the 54% price hike of electricity meters as well as that of gas, saying the sudden increase was capable of pushing Nigerians to the wall as they would be worst hit by the development. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), had last week announced a 32.8% and 21.7% increase in the cost of electricity meters, translating to an increase in the price of a single-phase meter from the current cost of N44, 896.17 to…

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