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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Monday constituted a 7-man committee to look into the accounts of Local Government Areas (LGA) and Local Council Development Area (LCDA) from January, 2018 to May 2019 and submit its report within 6 weeks. The governor explained that the action became necessary due to scarcity of funds and to define means of fund activities for government and not in any way denote going after the past administration rather, it is to improve the standard of living of the people at the grass root. Governor Makinde admonished the committee to carry out the task efficiently and ensure they get to the root of any form of mis-management. In the same vein, the governor also constituted a 5-man visitation panel each to Eruwa, Oke-Ogun and Saki polytechnics to look in to the ongoing management crisis with a view to provide implemental solutions and submit their reports within 3 weeks. He explained that the state government in its bid to ensure continuo

The Senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Engr Chris Ekpenyong on Monday opened his defence at the National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Uyo by calling a witness who accepted he was a fake agent during the elections. Mr Kufre Augustine from Abia Okpo Ikot Nkap in Obot Akara Local Government Area, claimed to have been the Local Government Collation Agent for Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) but under cross examination by S. I. Ameh, SAN Counsel to Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Witness agreed that his party did not have a candidate in the election. The Witness agreed that the acronyms of all the Political parties were usually stated on the result sheets but when Mr Ameh showed him the Obot Akara Local Government result which he claimed he was an Agent, his party was not listed. Counsel to Senator Akpabio asked the Witness “were you agent to ZLP that had no candidate or were you Agent to the candidate o