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Ayo Adewale’s TCG Re-Positions Ahead Lagos LG Election
As Muslim faithfuls around the world reach day 8 of the holy month of Ramadan, The Consolidation Group (TCG) converged for it’s weekly general meeting at the National Secretariat of the campaign caucus. The meeting was shortened to an hour to allow Muslim members prepare for Iftar.
Prince Kunle Dosumu one of the leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Amuwo Odofin LG, opened the meeting full of praise to members of the group for their unrelenting effort so far in wooing members of the community into the APC party, applauding their resilience and the time and energy expended to get the desired results.
In his address to members, the founder of the group and immediate past Executive Council Chairman, Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State, Comrade Ayodele Adewale tasked everyone to remain focused and keep their eyes on the ball. Tagging their commitment and enthusiasm to the cause under the strap line *”WE MOVE!”*
He wished the Muslim faithfuls around the world a happy Ramadan and urged them to seize the opportunity of the holy month to pray for Amuwo Odofin LGA, Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu especially during this period as meaningful people call on him to contest for the President of Nigeria in the 2023 general election.
Comrade Ayodele Adewale informed his followers that the election guidelines are expected to be released by the State electoral body (LASIEC) before the end of April 2021 and that the Chairmanship and Councillorship elections in Lagos State are billed to hold in July 2021 following the expiration of the tenure of the chairmen and councillors.
Comrade Adewale also disclosed that the Consolidation Group leadership had received letters of intent from seven (7) aspirants interested in the office of Executive Chairman and seventeen (18) other aspirants for the Councillorship seat across all wards in Amuwo Odofin LGA.
The Ex-Council Chief encouraged other interested APC faithfuls within the political campaign caucus to signify interest noting that all candidates will be screened in-house against a set criteria to ensure qualitative candidates are presented from TCG.
He further revealed that many have dedicated themselves selflessly to the campaign group and the APC Party over the years and it behooves that adequate compensation would be due to such people.
Comrade Ayodele Adewale who also wore the hat of APC monitor for Amuwo Odofin LG in the revalidation and registration exercise announced the official closure of the exercise from the National Working Committee and congratulated members for their efforts and the commitment throughout the exercise. Their efforts had recorded monumental numbers noting that the least ward in TCG was able to register not less than One Thousand, Five Hundred,(1,500) members for the Party.
He encouraged them to keep tabs of the registered members and always keep them abreast with information regarding the Party activities.
Comrade Ayodele also re-emphasized the need for party faithfuls to keep tabs on the project of ensuring that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu contests in the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria.
In his words, Asiwaju has not signified his interest yet, but as a progressive who was groomed and believe in his school of thought, we are calling on him to vie for the highly exhalted seat of the President Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Comrade Ayodele stated.
In the spirit of love,it was agreed that the meeting should come to an end so that their Muslim brothers and sisters can get home and break their fast on time.
Ward reports were given and ward accreditations were conducted.
A total of One Hundred and Twenty One,(121) people were present at the meeting.
The next meeting is scheduled to hold on Monday, 26th April 2021 by 4:00pm prompt at the National Secretariat.
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, declined a request by the Department of State Services (DSS) to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing defamation trial.
Sowore is being prosecuted over comments made on social media in which he allegedly described President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.”
The Federal government argues the statement contravenes provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act, 2024, as well as sections of the Criminal Code, and is capable of inciting public disorder.
Director of Public Prosecutions, M. B. Abubakar, told the court that Sowore’s remarks amounted to cyber harassment and criminal defamation under Section 24(1)(b) of the Cybercrimes Act and Sections 59 and 375 of the Criminal Code.
He insisted the activist must be held accountable for using digital platforms to malign the President.
During proceedings, counsel to the DSS, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, urged the court to issue a bench warrant, arguing that Sowore had been duly served with the charge and hearing notice but failed to appear.
He described the absence as a clear disregard for judicial authority.
According to Kehinde, allowing such conduct to go unchallenged could undermine the court’s authority — particularly in politically sensitive matters involving state institutions.
He also dismissed a letter submitted by activist Deji Adeyanju seeking an adjournment on Sowore’s behalf, describing it as an attempt to delay the case.
However, presiding Judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, declined the request. He ruled that it would be premature to issue a bench warrant because the second defendant in the matter, X Corporation (formerly Twitter), had not been properly served with the charge sheet.
The judge held that due process in serving all defendants must be completed before any coercive orders can be considered.
Counsel to X Corporation, Christabel Ndiokwelo, confirmed that although her client received the hearing notice, the formal charges had not yet been served.
Counsel to META (Facebook), Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), was also in court.
He aligned with the government’s position, describing Sowore’s absence as deliberate. He also dismissed Sowore’s claims that social media companies were collaborating with the DSS to censor him as “baseless and diversionary.”
Justice Umar adjourned the case to December 2, 2025, for proper arraignment, and directed that fresh hearing notices and charge documents be served on all parties to prevent further delays.
Following US President Donald Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), US Senator Ted Cruz has declared that the next step is to hold Nigerian officials accountable.
Cruz is championing the Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025, a bill designed to protect Christians and other religious minorities from widespread persecution in Nigeria.
After the CPC designation, Trump also warned of possible military action in Nigeria if its leaders failed to protect Christians in the country.
Reacting in a post on his official X handle on Tuesday, Senator Cruz said he has been pushing legislation to designate Nigeria as a CPC and to impose sanctions on Nigerian officials responsible for religious persecution.
He thanked President Trump for the designation and for “fighting to stop the murder of Christians in Nigeria.”
According to Cruz, the next step is to hold Nigerian officials accountable, promising to publicly identify them in the coming weeks.
His post reads: “I’ve been pushing legislation to designate Nigeria a CPC and to impose sanctions on the Nigerian officials responsible.
“Thank you to President Trump for his leadership in imposing the designation, and more broadly, for fighting to stop the murder of Christians in Nigeria.
“Now we should take the next step and hold Nigerian officials accountable. I intend to be very explicit about who they are in the coming days and weeks.”
Last weekend, Trump declared Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged killings of Christians.
In a statement posted on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday, Trump said Christianity faces an existential threat in Nigeria, describing the alleged killing as a “mass slaughter.”
“Christianity is facing an existential threat in Nigeria. Thousands of Christians are being killed. Radical Islamists are responsible for this mass slaughter,” he wrote.
The US president added that the United States “cannot stand by while such atrocities are happening” and directed Congressman Riley Moore and House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole to investigate the matter.
The Nigerian government has repeatedly rejected claims of Christian genocide in the country.
In September, the Federal government described claims of a systematic genocide against Christians as “false, baseless, despicable, and divisive.”
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said portraying Nigeria’s insecurity as a religious conflict was a gross misrepresentation of reality.
“Portraying Nigeria’s security challenges as a targeted campaign against a single religious group is inaccurate and harmful.
“The federal government strongly condemns and categorically refutes recent allegations by certain international platforms and online influencers suggesting that terrorists operating in Nigeria are engaged in a systematic genocide against Christians,” he said.
Idris stressed that extremists have attacked citizens of all faiths, noting that Muslims, Christians, and even non-religious Nigerians have suffered alike.
Between May 2023 and February 2025, he said, security forces killed over 13,500 terrorists and rescued nearly 10,000 hostages.
He added that the recent capture of top Ansaru leaders and over 700 convictions of Boko Haram suspects reflected Nigeria’s progress in the fight against terrorism.
“These criminals target all who reject their murderous ideology, regardless of faith,” the minister stated.
The Oyo State High Court has granted the Peoples Democratic Party approval to proceed with its elective national convention scheduled for November 15–16, 2025, in Ibadan, the state capital.
The court also directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to attend and monitor the exercise, Channels TV reports.
Delivering the ruling, Justice A. L. Akintola issued an interim order permitting the party to continue its convention plans without obstruction.
The decision came after an ex-parte motion filed by Folahan Adelabi against the PDP, its Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum; Governor Umaru Fintiri, who heads the National Convention Organising Committee; and the INEC.
In his ruling on Monday, Justice Akintola held that the claimant presented a compelling case that warranted immediate judicial intervention.
“The motion ex-parte has merit and succeeds as prayed,” the judge ruled, granting temporary reliefs that safeguard the party’s schedule and direct all parties to allow the convention to proceed as planned.
The judge subsequently adjourned the hearing of the substantive motion for an interlocutory injunction till November 10, 2025.
The interim order, issued on November 3, 2025, was sealed by the Oyo State High Court and endorsed by its Principal Registrar, S. O. Hammed.
