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A former Governor of Oyo State and gubernatorial candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has explained the reason he has decided to work with APC's guber candidate, Bayo Adelabu and his party ahead of the March 9th, 2019, governorship election. Akala had earlier met with the National Leader of APC Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, who is said to have facilitated the alliance between the two parties, ADP and APC. He however addressed some key issues partaining to the their alliance in the Press Statement below: 1. After careful Consideration of the results of the last Presidential, Senatorial and House of Representatives elections and in furtherance of the Development, Progress and Peace of Oyo state. Far reaching decisions have to be taken and actualized.  2. The ADP after holding series of high level consultations across Oyo state after the last General elections has come to the conclusion that the sanctity, integrity and progress of

A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to stay action on the issuance of certificate of return to any candidate in respect to Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election held on February 23, pending the determination of suit before it. Justice Valentine Ashi made the order in an application, with suit No. FCT/HC/M/2680/19, with Senator Godswill Akpabio as the applicant. The Independent National Electorial Commission (INEC) is the respondent. In an exparte motion dated February 28 with an affidavit deposed to by one Daniel Michael Idoko and filed on March 1, Senator Akpabio prayed the court for leave to apply for “judicial review for the issuance of writ of Mandamus, prohibition, injunction and other declaratory reliefs against INEC. Akpabio also asked the court to direct the respondent to stay further action ” particularly further action in respect of issuance of certificate of return to any candid