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The Governor of State Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu has once again reiterated his stance that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South. Akeredolu stated this on Wednesday night when he made an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to him, he would be “alright” if either Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC) or Peter Obi (Labour Party, LP) wins the 2023 presidential election. When questioned about supporting the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC, Akeredolu insisted there were bigger issues to focus on. “Religion is not the issue now. We have other issues that should be at the frontburner in this country. The issue of restructuring, rotational presidency, etc. “Since 1999, there is an understanding that the presidency will be rotated between the North and South. “So if today, we have people who want to deploy manipulation to think they can change it, then we should not accept. “If you listened to my lecture, I said if (Peter) Obi is elected as president, for me that will be alright. If Bola Ahmed Tinubu is elected, that will be alright. “For me, it must come to the South,” Akeredolu said. Source; https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/11/2023-ill-be-alright-if-tinubu-peter-obi-wins-akeredolu-insists-on-southern-presidency/

Millions of dollars out of the $478 million in Paris Club refund-related judgment debts have been released to some creditors without the consent of President Muhammadu Buhari, SaharaReporters has gathered. While the President on August 03, 2022 during the Federal Executive Council meeting directed the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to suspend plans to begin the deduction of the $418 million Paris Club refund allegedly owed the contractors from the federation account, documents seen by SaharaReporters showed that millions of dollars were released from the federation account on June 28, 2022 and July 7, 2022 to some of the consultants. This was also confirmed by a top source privy to the illegal payment. “The Paris Club refunds are being paid without Buhari’s knowledge,” a source told SaharaReporters on Wednesday. “Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and the AGF (Attorney General of the Federation) Malami and others actually began paying these men since last year using heavily discounted promissory notes.” In 2006, the Nigerian government had paid $12 billion to get an $18 billion debt write-off by the Paris Club of international creditors. However, because the payment was made directly from the revenue accruing to the entire federation, states and LGAs that did not owe the Paris Club asked the Nigerian government for a refund. Some consultants surfaced along the line to claim a percentage of the refunds as payment for their services to the states and councils. Some contractors also claimed they were asked to execute projects across the country by the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON). Questions were asked about why states would need consultants to negotiate with the federal government over the refund, while the projects said to have been awarded by ALGON turned out to be mostly non-existent. The governors had asked for a forensic audit. While the contractors and consultants went to court, the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami curiously went to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with them and agreed to pay $418 million as judgment debt. SaharaReporters had recently reported how the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice asked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele to release the fund to Linas International Ltd, a company belonging to Prince Ned Nwoko, a former House of Representatives member and other consultants over the Paris Club refund. He claimed ignorance of various court cases on the payment and asked the CBN to release the money. According to the chief law officer, Nigeria shouldn’t be seen dishonouring financial instruments issued in her full faith. After secretly paying millions of dollars to the consultants on June 28 and July 7, the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and Malami during August 3 FEC meeting tabled a memo asking the cabinet to approve the restart of the deductions from funds due to states from the federation account. According to PREMIUM TIMES, after Ahmed, and the AGF made their presentations, they were immediately fiercely countered in quick succession by the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola; the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and two other cabinet members. The FEC members who spoke against the deduction were said to have told the meeting that it would be sub-judicial for any payment to be made to the contractors while cases are pending in courts. They also reportedly argued that it was insensitive of Mrs Ahmed and Malami to have tabled a proposal for the payment of controversial debts to contractors at a time the government is struggling to pay workers and fulfil its obligations to citizens. “The ministers argued that since the issue is being challenged in court, and there is a Supreme Court pronouncement in place, it would be illegal to go ahead with the planned deductions,” the newspaper quoted a source as saying. “The argument against the planned deductions was also made within the context of the nation’s economic crisis, poor revenue, and uncertain fiscal position.” Against the backdrop of the arguments advanced by the ministers, Buhari was said to have spoken in support of the ministers’ position, adding that the planned deductions being allegedly championed by both Malami and Mrs Ahmed be suspended until the courts make their final pronouncements. “Unknown to the President and other cabinet members, Malami and Ahmed have started payment to the contractors already. They only came to the meeting to back up the illegal payment made so far. “On June 28 and July 07, over four billion naira was released from the federation account to UBA account numbers 1015850558 and 1010440561 belonging to Panic Alert Security System, one of the Paris Club consultants,” a source told SaharaReporters. The firm in question, Panic Alert Security System Limited, owned by George Uboh, had laid claim to $47,831,920 based on a “consent judgment” it obtained in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/123/2018, which was filed in 2018. Background SaharaReporters had in a series of reports exposed wide-ranging legitimacy issues, including non-execution of agreed contracts and backdoor deals raised against the indebtedness from various quarters. One of the beneficiaries is one Dr Ted Iseghahi Edwards, who was indicted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Documents seen by SaharaReporters showed that Edwards did not represent the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) as claimed. A letter dated August 1, 2018, by former EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu, to the Ministry of Justice/Attorney General Office, indicted him of an attempt to defraud the Nigerian government. It said, “The suspects had filed applications in court to be joined as one of the judgement creditors during the garnishee proceedings and the applications were refused by the Federal High Court. The judge in a ruling delivered on the 27th of June 2016 frowned on Dr Ted Edward for brandishing a judgment purportedly delivered by the Federal Capital Territory on 30th October, 2015 and in fact took a swipe at it. “By the Motion Ex parte filed on the 30th of March, 2015, the judgement creditors applied for a Garnishee Order Nisi which was granted on 1st April, 2015 and fixed the return date for 16th April for the Garnishee to show cause why the Order Nisi should not be made absolute. “The Honorable Judge in his ruling stated unequivocally that let me state right away that the substantive matter was commenced by me until I entered judgement on the 3rd of December, 2013. I have searched my records up to the date of I entered judgement. I could not find the name of Dr Ted Iseghahi Edwards as representing the judgement creditors even for one day nor did I find any process filed by his law firm. How then was that judgement prosecuted? “Another point to highlight is the fact that according to the purported letter of engagement being bandied by Dr Ted Edwards, he was engaged on September 15, 2011, long before the matter was filed in court quoting the exact judgment sum. “What this throws up is the fact that the said letter of engagement was done after 3rd December, 2013 and backdated to make it look as if the suspect had been engaged before the case started. There is no evidence to prove that the suspect did any work in relation to the recovery process. “A careful look at the memorandum of settlement Dr Ted Iseghohi Edwards and Hon Odunayo Ategbero betrays the conspiracy and an attempt to defraud the Federal Government by the suspects. “Pending Actions; Invitation and/or Arrest of the suspect, Dr Ted Iseghahi Edwards with a view of confronting him with all the issues raised in the evaluation above. Tracing and filing interim forfeiture order on any property or asset acquired with proceeds of fraud by Dr. Ted Iseghahi Edwards.” SaharaReporters gathered that despite the report, Malami persuaded Buhari to approve $159 million as legal fees to Edward. They also directed the DMO and the Ministry of Finance to release the promissory notes to Edward and others so that they could take their shares, a source had said. “Edward was the Secretary-General of ALGON when the Paris Club refund case FHC/ABJ/CS/130/2013 was done by Joe Agi (SAN) and his colleagues before Justice Ademola. It is clear that he was not the lawyer to ALGON and this much ALGON has said in writing to Malami and the Chief of Staff, Gambari,” the source had told SaharaReporters. “The EFCC in its report to Malami and (Ibrahim) Gambari also established that Ted Edward did not represent ALGON and that Ted Edward in his own handwriting admitted that Joe Agi was the lead counsel for ALGON. He went to one Judge, Baba Yusuf and procured a judgement that he was the lawyer to ALGON in the Paris Club refund case. “Yet, Malami who knows this is recommending that Ted Edward be paid $159,000,000 as fees from ALGON instead of the actual lawyer. Will this not amount to double payment whenever Mr Joe Agi demands to be paid? From my investigation, Mr Joe Agi, ALGON and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum have all gone back to court to challenge the payment of the $418 million including that of Edward through promissory notes. “Should Malami not take a second look at the suit and see if really there is any fraud as being widely alleged? Instead, he and the Chief of Staff tricked the President and subsequently directed the Debt Management Office and the Finance Office to release the promissory notes to Edward and others so that they can take their shares. “The total sum of $418 million promissory note suggested by Malami to be paid is just a tip of the iceberg of what is coming unless he is stopped. Nigeria will become bankrupt before President Buhari leaves office. The anti-corruption war of Buhari has been effectively clipped by Malami and Gambari using their powerful offices to trick the President who really trusted them. “All (that is) needed to be done is to allow independent people to go through the whole cases concocted on the advice of Malami and the truth will be seen and Nigeria saved of all these massive stealing. “Why is Malami not challenging any of these court judgements? If I may ask; in most of all these claims, the EFCC had investigated, taken statements and established that none of the contracts was executed. The report was submitted to Malami and former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun by Magu-led EFCC suggested the arrest and interrogation of Ted Edward and one Prince Nicolas Ukachukwu but he and Gambari suppressed the report. “The same man suggested to be arrested is who Malami said should be given $159,000,000. ALGON had written several letters to him and (Kayode) Fayemi, who is the Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum that all the jobs executed by Edward and others were fake, not executed. Yet Malami in the face of this clear case of fraud tricked the President in a memo and said judgement was given against them. “He also negotiated the debt to 50 percent and convinced the President to pay to avoid more damages. It’s high time President Buhari save his anti-corruption war by causing a thorough investigation of his appointees involved in this massive fraud.” Other beneficiaries include a former member of the House of Representatives, Ned Nwoko, who is laying claim to $142,028,941 via a consent judgment he obtained from the Federal High Court in Abuja in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/148/2017. Three beneficiaries laying claim to $143,463,577.76 via a judgment of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in the suit marked FCT/HC/CV/2129/2014 are: Riok Nigeria Ltd, Orji Nwafor Orizu, and Olaitan Bello. From the total money, Riok Nigeria Limited has a share of $142,028,941.95 (about N54 billion), Mr Nwafor is entitled to $1,219,440.45 and Mr Bello has a share of $215,159.36. Source; https://saharareporters.com/articles/exclusive-how-nigerias-attorney-general-malami-finance-minister-ahmed-secretly-paid-paris

Terrorists who attacked the Abuja-Kaduna bound train on March 28, 2022, on Wednesday, released seven more hostages, including a family of six and a woman, The PUNCH reports. The identities of the family of six are the father, Abdubakar Garba; his wife, Maryam; and their 10-year-old son, Ibrahim; Fatima (7); Imran (5); and Zainab, who is one-and-a-half-year old. Garba, who is a staff member of the National Assembly Service Commission, is the son of a former Military Administrator in Kano and Benue States. Also released is a 60-year-old woman, Aisha Hassan, who was said to have been released due to life-threatening health challenges that deteriorated recently. Although Tukur Mamu, publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and media consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, confirmed the release of the seven hostages to journalists in Kaduna, he however, in a statement, said they were released following Gumi’s intervention. The statement read in part, “Disturbed by the gory video images of four teenage children belonging to same family he saw in the last video released by the attackers of the AK9 Train, Gumi, for the first time since the abduction of the innocent passengers of that train over four months ago, reached out to the abductors through his media consultant, and sent Allah’s messages to them and consistently pleaded with them to consider the release of the poor children and their innocent parents. “It was learnt that the health condition of two of the children has deteriorated since the flogging incident that affected their helpless father. A total of additional seven hostages were therefore released on Wednesday. “The husband of the four kids is a staff member of the NASC. There was no intervention from the commission or NASS on his behalf since the travails began. “This is to confirm to the world that due to Sheikh Gumi’s efforts and with the support of a serving Senator from the North, (a God-fearing personality that doesn’t have any relationship with the hostages) who chose to remain anonymous, the family of six has regained their freedom on Wednesday morning. “Also released is a 60-year-old woman, one Hajia Aisha Hassan, who was said to have been released due to life-threatening health challenges that have deteriorated recently.” The PUNCH, earlier reported that on March 28, 2022, terrorists planted explosives devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna bound AK-9 passenger train approached the point, the device exploded, leading to the death of eight passengers. Ango Abdullahi’s family Meanwhile, terrorists on Tuesday night invaded Yakwada village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped daughter-in-law to the Convener of the Northern Elders’ Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi; her four children and others. A security guard was said to have been killed in the process. The daughter-in-law, Ramatu Samsila, is married to the Village Head of Yakawada, Alhaji Rilwan Saudu, who is the son of the elder brother to Abdullahi, a former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in Kaduna State. Our correspondent gathered that the hoodlums also abducted some neighbours of the Village Head. A source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security purpose, said, “Some residents of the area also sustained injuries. I think they should be at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital at the moment receiving treatment. “The terror gang went away with over nine residents of the area. It is unfortunate. Remember that one of Prof’s sons was among the abducted Abuja-Kaduna train passengers in March and was just released recently and his eldest son, Isah died not quite long and now his daughter-in-law and children.” As of the time of filing this report, neither the state government nor the state police command had confirmed the attack. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Jalige, did not take the call made to his telephone line or respond to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report. Source; https://punchng.com/terrorists-release-seven-kaduna-train-passengers-abduct-five/

Police in Adamawa State have apprehended 38 suspected kidnappers, informants and rapists in a sting operation across the state. Parading the suspects before journalists, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Sikiru Kayode Akande, said the arrest was as the result of heightened effort by the police to check criminal activities. He said the command was on the trail of four kidnap king pins terrorising several communities in the state, adding that the command would not relent in its duty to protect the citizens. It was learnt that items recovered from the suspects include an AK-47, a pistol, and a laptop computer. Akande solicited support from community leaders and the general public in the effort to rid the society of criminal elements and called on residents to always report strange people and movement at the nearest security post. Meanwhile, the commissioner decorated 11 police officers who were promoted to the rank of Superintendent as a reward for diligent service. Source; https://dailytrust.com/police-parade-38-suspected-kidnappers-informants-in-adamawa

A little boy has been rescued after his stepmother hog-tied him for hours and then gagged him to prevent him from screaming. Woman ties stepson up like an animal then gags him to prevent him from screaming out for help (video) A video making the rounds on social media shows the moment neighbors and residents of the community believed to be in Delta state untied the boy. However no one mentioned where the incident happened. Watch the video below pic.twitter.com/xsmtjFccLB SOURCE; TWITTER

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Tuesday, revoked the bail it earlier granted to Mohammed Usman, who is the third defendant in the 14-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, preferred against the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. EFCC alleged that Usman, who was the Director of the Federation Account, and one Godfrey Olusegun Akindele, in connivance with the erstwhile AGF, diverted public funds to the tune of about N109.4bn, using the account of a company, Gezawa Commodity Market & Exchange Limited, which is the third defendant in the matter. At the resumed proceedings on Tuesday, trial Justice Adeyemi Ajayi revoked the 3rd defendant’s bail following his failure to arrive at the court room on time. Usman was absent when the trial Judge entered the courtroom around 9:20am, though his lawyer, Ibrahim Ishaku, SAN, notified the court that he was held up in a gridlock. Dissatisfied with the excuse, Justice Ajayi revoked the Defendant’s bail and ordered hís remand at the Kuje prison. It will be recalled that the court had on July 28,granted the former AGF bail in the sum of N5bn with two sureties which it stressed must be a Director and a Permanent Secretary. The court equally granted the 2nd and 3rd defendants bail in the sum of N2bn each with two sureties that must be Directors. Justice Ajayi said she was inclined to adopt all the terms and conditions of the administrative bail the EFCC previously gave to the defendants. As part of conditions, the defendants were barred from travelling out of Abuja, even as they were ordered to surrender their international passports and undertake not to procure alternate passports during the pendency of the case. The defendants were equally ordered to depose to an affidavit of assurance to abide by all their bail conditions. The first prosecution witness, PW-1, Mr. Hayatudeen Ahmed had in his testimony before the court, narrated how the defendants allegedly pilfered about N84.7billion out of $2.2bn that was meant for nine oil producing states. The witness, who is an investigative officer, said the ex-AGF was arrested, following the outcome of an investigation into a petition that was lodged against him by the Federal Treasury Concerned Staff Association. He told the court that investigation revealed that the defendants had after the Federal Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, approved $2.2bn for the nine oil producing states, surreptitiously diverted N84.7bn out of it under the guise that it was for the settlement of consultants. He told the court that a company that was floated by the 2nd defendant, Akindele, who was a technical assistant to the former AGF, was approved as the sole consultant for the deal. According to the witness, the defendants, sequentially withdrew funds from the Escrow account of FAAC and shared among themselves and other persons that included a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari and a former deputy governor of Abia state, Chuks Akomas. He told the court that his team of investigators uncovered that the former AGF used his own share of the loot to purchase properties like the Gezawa Commodity & Exchange Market Ltd, Gezawa Integrated Farms Ltd and Kano City Mall, some of which he said were acquired in the name of his family members. Led in evidence by EFCC lawyer, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, the PW-1, said his team had in the course of the investigation, interrogated several persons, including a Kano-based Bureau-de-Change, BDC, operator, Beta. I. Kurah, who he said admitted that he received over N1.3bn from the former AGF, all in cash and in US dollars. He said the BDC operator equally revealed that he made several payments, including the sum of N208m, into the account of Gezawa Commodity & Exchange Market Ltd, in Jaiz bank. Source; https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/alleged-n109-4bn-fraud-court-revokes-bail-granted-ex-agf-idriss-co-defendant/

All Progressives Congress, APC, stakeholders from the North Central, yesterday, stormed Abuja to protest the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The over 1,000 supporters of the APC, from the six North-central states, also rejected the appointment of Governor Simon Lalong as Director General, DG, of Bola Tinubu Campaign Council. The aggrieved APC loyalists, under the aegis of the North-Central APC Stakeholders, chanted solidarity songs and marched to the Presidential Villa to submit a protest letter. The protesters, who were mainly APC women and youths in the six North-Central states and the FCT, said they were humiliated by the recent actions of the party’s leadership, which, they said, did not demonstrate ethnic and religious inclusion. Addressing journalists, the leader of the group, Dauda Yakubu, among others, said: “We are worried that the various indices at play with our great party do not suggest that the Christians from Northern Nigeria are considered in the party’s scheme of affairs. “As concerned stakeholders of the party in North Central, we feel humiliated by the actions of the party’s leadership which do not demonstrate ethnic and religious inclusion. “We, consequently, feel the appointment of Governor Simon Lalong as the Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council is an insult to our collective sensibilities as devoted party faithful in North Central.” The group, in a protest letter, addressed directly to President Muhammadu Buhari, reads in part, “You may wish to recall that in the annals of the party, the North Central zone has demonstrated an unalloyed commitment to the growth and development of the party. But what has the north central received in return? “As stakeholders of our party, we have consistently advocated for Governor Simon Lalong to be the party’s vice presidential candidate because he possesses all the necessary qualities. But to our dismay, he was appointed the DG of the presidential campaign council. “So many questions are left unanswered in our minds regarding the position of the party in the interest of Northern Christians. “We beg to ask the question whether a Northern Christian is good enough to lead the Presidential Campaign Council, why then is a Northern Christian not good enough to be nominated as the Vice Presidential Candidate of our party? “It is our considered position that the lines are not connecting for us as stakeholders of the party in the North Central zone of the country. Consequently, we demand explanations as to why our interests have been jettisoned using a yardstick that defeats common sense. “We stand by our position that something fundamental is wrong and we are convinced beyond doubt that you cannot sanction such a move by his antecedent as a unifier and an advocate of peace. “Mr President, it is our earnest desire that you, in your fatherly manner, ensure that a Northern Christian is considered as the vice presidential candidate of our great party, and that the North Central zone deserves to be considered, given the prevailing circumstances and the strategic importance of the zone in the affairs of the country “The party leadership should convoke an emergency meeting to reflect the wishes and interests of Northern Christians in the composition of the presidential team of the party for the 2023 presidential elections.” Source; https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/n-central-apc-stakeholders-reject-muslim-muslim-ticket/

Another 168 suspected invaders with dangerous charms, who hid themselves and 40 motorcycles beneath cows hauled in two trucks, have been intercepted by men of the Ondo State Security Network Agency, codenamed “Amotekun.” DAILY POST reports that this occurred four days after the corps intercepted 151 alleged charm-wielding invaders near Sango along Akure/Ado road. The suspects were paraded on Monday evening at the headquarters of the corps by the Commander of Amotekun Corps in the State, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye. Adeleye said that they were stopped near Itaogbolu-Iju in the State’s Akure North Local Government Area after an Amotekun squad became suspicious of their activity. The Amotekun Commander added that despite their claims that they were picked up in groups along the road and had no destination, investigation had shown that they were traveling from the States of Jigawa and Kano. “Cows are on the upper floor, motorcycles are wrapped and disassembled in the middle, and 168 people are resting down on the lower floors, so if you’re not observant, you won’t see them. “Upon interrogation, many of them do not have an address of where they are going, nobody invited them and we are becoming curious of these invasions. “I called it invasion because you see over 100 able-bodied men concealing themselves under animals, it shows they are up to negative motives. “As a Nigerian, regardless of the geopolitical zone, you have the right to lawfully go to any part of the country, but it is the unlawful part we are contesting. When you now move in a suspicious way, that would amount to criminality, that is where it puts you to question,” he said. Source; https://dailypost.ng/2022/08/09/again-ondo-amotekun-intercepts-168-suspected-invaders-with-40-motorcycles/

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that Nnamdi Kanu remains its leader while Chika Edoziem is the head of the directorate of state of the group. IPOB stated this to debunk a report in some section of the media that Kanu has been replaced, adding that those behind it are doing it for propaganda and blackmail. This was in a statement titled ‘We have not replaced Nnamdi Kanu as our leader – IPOB’ by the group’s spokesperson, Emma Powerful on Tuesday. It read: “We the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) under the command and leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu condemn the useless and fabricated media propaganda and blackmail from some media houses that IPOB has another or acting leader replacing our indefatigable liberator and prophet Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. “We want everybody to bear in mind that Mazi Chika Edoziem is the head of IPOB Directorate of State, DOS and not IPOB Acting Leader. The was never a time that Emma Powerful, the Publicity Secretary of IPOB issued any statement purporting that our leader had been replaced by Mazi Chika Edoziem as IPOB Acting Leader. The said statement was the handiwork of mischievous elements bent on causing confusion in IPOB.” Powerful, in the statement, said some people twisted the information that Edoziem would be giving direction for IPOB as Head of DOSwhile Kanu remains in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS). It read further, “It is unfortunate that some mischievous elements twisted an unambiguous statement by IPOB where we clarified that in the meantime that our Leader is in detention, the Head of DOS, Mazi Edoziem will be providing direction on the day-to-day activities of IPOB. We never said that Edoziem has become the acting leader of IPOB. “For the avoidance of doubts, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remains the Leader of IPOB. The entire IPOB family all over the world is loyal to him. IPOB has no Acting Leader. Chika Edoziem is only the Head of DOS of IPOB not the Leader “We, therefore, urge our family members, supporters, friends and members of the public to ignore the misleading and mischievous media report.” Source; https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/08/nnamdi-kanu-remains-our-leader-we-dont-have-acting-leader-ipob/