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Don't Interfere In New Ooni's Selection, Bode George Warns Tinubu

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<b>LAGOS, NIGERIA - A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has warned the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, against manipulating the emergence of the next Ooni of Ife.</b></div>
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Following the passage of Oba Okunade Sijuwade, ruling houses in Ife, Osun State, will meet as part of the process of picking a new monarch.</div>
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However, George, who is the <i>Atona Oodua </i>of Yoruba land, told <b><a href="http://www.punchng.com/politics/tinubu-mustnt-influence-new-oonis-selection-george/">The PUNCH</a></b> correspondent during an interview, on Monday, that Tinubu should not use his relationship with the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to manipulate the process.</div>
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George said Tinubu should have learnt from the recent National Assembly crisis that undue interference in the affairs of established institutions could spell doom.</div>
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He said, “He will be making attempts to manipulate the process. They will do politics with it but it will blow up. They should allow the kingmakers to do their work. If he manipulates the process, he will create a huge problem in Yoruba land.</div>
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"Let him allow the kingmakers do their job. He should not set Yoruba land on fire. Aregbesola should, instead, focus on paying salaries."</div>
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Ife is considered to be a stronghold of the PDP in Osun State.</div>
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When asked to react to the late Ooni's closeness to former President Goodluck Jonathan, George said it had nothing to do with the process of the emergence of a king which is a sacred process.</div>
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George said the politics of Ife was not like that of Lagos and Tinubu should not set a bad precedence in Yoruba land.</div>
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"He (Tinubu) tried it at the National Assembly but came back with a slap. He should, therefore, not go out of his way to bring in an APC-inclined man as the next Ooni. We want an Ooni that will be fair and not connected with all these politicians.</div>
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"We need an experienced person. We want the person that the kingmakers will approve of. As the Atona Oodua, I know how these things are done."</div>
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George urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that the South-East produced the next Secretary to the Federal Government.</div>
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The PDP leader said doing otherwise would make the people of the geopolitical zone feel left out.</div>
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However, Tinubu's spokesperson, Mr. Sunday Dare could not be reached for comment.</div>
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Don't Interfere In New Ooni's Selection, Bode George Warns Tinubu

LAGOS, NIGERIA - A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has warned the National Leader o...

Bode George Behind NDLEA’s Raid On My Home - Kashamu

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<b>Buruji Kashamu, the Nigerian senator-elect wanted by United States authorities for alleged drug offences, has accused a leader of his political party, Bode George, of instigating a raid on his residence in Lagos in an attempt to extradite him to the U.S.</b></div>
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Nearly two dozen operative of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, stormed Mr. Kashamu’s home Saturday. It was unclear if they sought to arrest Mr. Kashamu.</div>
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A U.S federal grand jury, in 1998, charged Mr. Kashamu and 14 others for their alleged involvement in an international conspiracy to smuggle heroin into America.</div>
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He denies any wrongdoing and says the American government is mistaking him for another person.</div>
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Mr. Kashamu has instituted a lawsuit to block any move by the Nigerian government to release him to face trial in the U.S.</div>
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In a statement Saturday, the PDP leader said he had confirmed that the Nigerian government, through the Attorney General of the Federation, did not authorise the raid on his home.</div>
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He said his political rival, Mr. George, instigated his wife, who heads the anti-narcotic agency, to invade his home as part of a plot to extradite him.</div>
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The statement, signed by Mr. Kashamu’s media, Austin Oniyokor, said “this latest onslaught is a confirmation of the alleged plot to illegally abduct him in spite of the pending suit against this illegality”.</div>
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“The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) this morning (Saturday,23rd May, 2015) at about 4:30am surrounded the Lekki Phase 1, Lagos residence of Prince Buruji Kashamu to allegedly effect his arrest following a purported extradition request from the US.</div>
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“This latest onslaught is a confirmation of the alleged plot to illegally abduct him in spite of the pending suit against this illegality. As a matter of fact, the court has ordered parties in the matter including the NDLEA to maintain status quo until judgment is delivered on Wednesday 27th May 2015.</div>
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“We have confirmed that they do not have a warrant of arrest, just as the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has said that it did not give any order to carry out this illegality,” the statement said.</div>
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Mr. Kashamu said he had “confirmed that this illegality is being designed and executed by Chief Bode George whose wife is the Director General of the NDLEA, all in a bid to score cheap political points.”</div>
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Mr. Kashamu urged “all well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on NDLEA, Chief George and his wife to toe the path of the rule of law and follow due processes, Kashamu cried out”.</div>
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‘Nigeria is not a Banana republic! The United States (US) being the bastion of democracy, the rule of law and due process should not lend itself to this kind of illegality,” he said.</div>
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