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“When politics is no longer a mission but a profession, politicians become more self-serving than public servants”
– Emmanuel Macron, the President of France.
Last Thursday, February 25, 2021, I was one of the two panelists on Politics Nationwide, a network programme of Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria. Mrs. Chinwe Nnorom, a director in the bureaucracy of the Peoples Democratic Party, and I were the two guests on the show. The topic of discussion was, “Regulating Defections from Political Parties”, anchored by Joy Makka. The programme moderator revealed that Nigeria has had a history of defection of party members from one political party to another right from the colonial era. In 1951, the first celebrated cross-carpeting episode occurred in Nigeria; which consequently robbed the leader of the National Convention of Nigerians and Cameroons, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, the chance to lead the government’s business of Western Nigeria. This mea
AP in Oredo Local Government Area of the State, Mr. Oviasu Ehigiator and other executives have defected to the Action Alliance (AA) over allegation of financial
The Accord Party has urged Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that all uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were distributed before embarking on new Continuous Voters Registration (CVR). Mr Oluwarotimi Ajibola, the Lagos State Youth Leader of the party made the call in Lagos on Monday. FG extends NIN/SIM integration deadline COVID-19 vaccine procurement […]
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Mr Oladimeji Tope Ezekiel, popularly known as Otope is a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Oyo State. In this interview by SEYI SOKOYA, he speaks on the way forward to the development of Nigerian politics and his political mission in Oyo State.
How will you describe your political journey so far?
I am an indigene of Ibadan, from Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo state, ward 10, Alakia Omoleye area. I am based in the USA been there for about 15 years now. I am an advocate of youth for good governance and I have been able to impact lives positively through my Otope Foundation as well as lending hands of fellowship and support to people of my constituency and beyond. We have impacted lives with various empowerment, apprenticeship, and entrepreneurship among others. My political journey began in 2004 during the tenure of former Governor Rashidi Ladoja and I was a member of Accord Party in 2008. I contested for councillorship in 2000 to 2008, but the election was
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