The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to commercial drivers operating in the state with tinted vehicles to remove them within the stipulated time or face the full weight of the law.

The order was made known in a press release from the office of the Chief Press Secretary and Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Oguwike Nwachukwu, and made available to journalists.

Nwachukwu, in the press statement, informed that the governor has directed law enforcement agencies to assist government officials in clamping down on any commercial vehicle driver operating with tinted glasses once the 72-hour deadline elapses.

He stated that the order to clamp down on all tinted vehicles used for commercial activities became necessary following a series of reports concerning the use of such vehicles—mainly buses—to perpetrate criminal activities around the state.

“Consequently, all bus drivers operating in the state with such vehicles have been given 72 hours within which to remove their tinted glasses or face full weight of the law.

“Of late, intelligent reports revealed that most of the commercial vehicles, particularly the commercial buses with tinted glasses, were deployed for criminal activities, such as kidnapping, armed robbery, hit-and-run, among others, within the state,” the press release stated.

The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor added that security agencies have been advised to collaborate with certain government officials to ensure that the new directive is carried out to the letter in order to check the rise in criminal activities allegedly caused by the use of commercial buses with tinted glasses.

He further informed that defaulters caught after the 72-hour ultimatum will be brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others who may fail to comply with the new order.

Hon. Oluwole Oke, a veteran member of the House of Representatives, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Oke, who has represented the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State for six consecutive terms, made his decision public following internal party dynamics that reportedly barred him from seeking re-election.

Oke, one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the House, has spent 24 years as a federal legislator. According to sources close to the lawmaker, his exit was triggered by pressure within the party urging him to step aside for new leadership.

In his statement, Hon. Oke expressed gratitude to his constituents and supporters for their unwavering loyalty over the decades, while hinting at continued involvement in public service, though not necessarily under the PDP banner.

Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, the immediate past governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, and all members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Delta State have defected to the All Progressives Congress.

The announcement was made on Wednesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, by Senator James Manager, shortly after a meeting that lasted over six hours at Government House, Asaba.

Manager stated, “All PDP members in the state, including the governor, former Governor Okowa, the Speaker, the state party chairman, all the local government chairmen and others, have agreed to move to the APC.

“We cannot continue to be in a sinking boat,” he said.

The Delta State Commissioner for Information, Mr Aniagwu Charles, officially confirmed the governor’s defection and the collective decision of Delta PDP leaders and stakeholders to join the APC.

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There is a need for us to adjust our drinking patterns. And in adjusting that drinking pattern, we needed to make a decision that would further help to cement the development in our state, to build the court of law that has existed in our state, to further advance the cause of security and the welfare of our people, and, to a large extent, ensure that development in Delta is not truncated,” Aniagwu stated.

He continued, “In taking that decision, we concluded that leaving the PDP was very necessary for us to be able to collaborate and build a state that every Deltan will be proud of. We believe that what is happening, and the state of the PDP, is akin to that palm wine whose taste has changed — and there was a need for us to change the drinking party.”

Charles added that the decision was unanimously made by party leaders and stakeholders, hinting at a formal public declaration soon.

“By the grace of God, on Monday next week, we will be able to make a very big statement confirming that we are moving into the APC,” he said.

The move marks a significant turning point in Delta State politics, signalling a broader political recalibration that could reshape party dominance in the South-South region.