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Ekiti: Bode George knocks Fayose for supporting Gov Oyebanji’s re-election
Politics tamfitronics A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has slammed former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, for declaring support for the re-election of the incumbent governor of the state, Biodun Oyebanji, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Speaking on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, George said that there is something wrong somewhere if Fayose truly declared support for Oyebanji.According to him, the PDP will start probing the ex-governor from his ward to know if he will be sanctioned for anti-party activities.“If it is true that Governor Fayose openly rejected the party and stated that he is going to work for the APC governor, he has defined his direction. From his ward, they will make arrangements for that investigation within the confines of Ekiti State before they will...
George/Atiku feud: When is a politician a statesman? By Ike Abonyi
Politics tamfitronics “One of the reasons people hate politics is that truth is rarely a politician’s objective. Election and power are” – CaI ThomasWhen is a politician a statesman? Is statesmanship earned by age, positions held or comportment? What is it that defines and differentiates a politician from a statesman?These interrogations became necessary after listening to the ongoing altercation in the media space between two supposedly elder-statesmen, and chieftains of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George and Atiku Abubakar over the 2027 election.According to the American clergyman, James Freeman Clarke “A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation. A politician looks for the success of his party; a statesman for that of the country. The statesman wishes to steer, while the politician is satisfied to drift”By...
George Latimer defeats anti-crypto Jamaal Bowman in NY primary with crypto PAC support
Politics tamfitronics Jun 26, 1:16 PM CertiK faces allegations of front-running bug bounty claims via OpenBounty Jun 26, 12:53 PM Bitwise CIO predicts $15 billion in inflows to Ethereum ETF by mid-2025 June 26, 5:41 AM VanEck aims to attract Ethereum ETF investors by waiving initial...
Former GOP Rep. George Nethercutt, who defeated House Speaker Tom Foley in 1994, dies at 79
Politics tamfitronics SEATTLE — Former U.S. Rep. George Nethercutt, who was a Spokane lawyer with limited political experience when he ousted Democratic Speaker of the House Tom Foley as part of a stunning GOP wave that shifted national politics to the right in 1994, has died. He was 79.Nethercutt died Friday near Denver of progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare, neurodegenerative brain disease, his son said in an email Monday.“He lived a life based in faith, family, community, and service, never sacrificing his principles as a statesman,” Elliott Nethercutt wrote.The 1994 midterm elections, which came halfway through President Bill Clinton’s first term, were a resounding victory for Republicans, who won control of both houses of Congress for the first time since the early 1950s.Nethercutt was the chairman of the Spokane County Republican Party and had served...
