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PDP THUGS VIOLENTLY BEATEN IN BENUE. There was a serious drama today 22 Jan 15 at Makurdi, Benue State after President Goodluck Jonathan's Predential Jet touched ground. The PDP supporters who were driving into the airport that is located at Fiddi village in convoy when one of the thugs of Gov Gabriel Suswan known as SPACO sighted Chief Samuel Loraer Ortom, the APC governorship candidate in the state. An eye witness known as CHINOS said, trouble started when the thug dropped down and removed the APC poster, this resulted to serious chaos, were some of the villager that were standing opposite the junction that leads into the airport asked him to replace it, but, the thug refused doing so, this resulted into assault, where the thug slapped one of the villager who asked him to replace the poster with same hand he used to remove it. On seeing that, the villager beat-up SPACO with bamboo and various harf objects till he picked to his heels. He managed to escape into the airport and returned with some of his colleagues numbering about six. As soon as they dropped from the vehicle that convey them, they started beating the villagers in all direction, but, the villagers instead of running away stood and beat-up all the thugs mercilessly and bloody. Some soldiers who were deployed to cover security at the junction didn't only stand and watch, but joined the villager in beating the thugs blue-black, stating that, the thugs has no right to remove any poster for no reason; be it of any party or candidate. Some of the thugs managed to run far before getting commercial motor cycles (Okada) that helped to escape with them, leaving their vehicle at the spot. It was after the President drove in convoy to campaign ground before a different driver came and take the vehicle away.

Fayose to face sanctions over controversial Punch advertisement by placing death wish and making example with Late General Murtala Mohammed, General Sani Abacha and President Umaru Yar'adua. Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose may be in trouble over the controversial advert he placed in major national newspapers regarding the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari. On Wednesday, January 21, the National Human Rights Commission, said it had reviewed the advertorial, and it found that the material amounted to “hate speech.” The commission says it may not immediately arrest and prosecute Fayose because of the immunity he currently enjoys as a sitting governor, but added that Fayose would be recommend for appropriate sanctions after he leaves office. The intention to take action against the governor was communicated at a stakeholders’ roundtable organised by the NHRC for civil society groups, mainstream and social media partners in Abuja, on Wednesday, January 21. Chairman of the NHRC, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, while addressing journalists at the forum, condemned the death wish publication, saying it offended public decency and violated all known norms of decorum. Odinkalu said the governor should have exhibited caution and statesmanship in sending out the message, adding that he went too far in his message, without regard for the children of the former Northern leaders he showed to have died in office. Furthermore, he noted that the governor’s advert also violated Section 95 of the Electoral Act and should be made to pay for such open infraction. According to Section 95(1) and (2) of the Electoral Act: “A political campaign or slogan shall not be tainted with abusive language directly or indirectly likely to incite religious, ethnic, tribal or sectional feelings.” It also says: “Abusive, intemperate, slanderous or base language or insinuations or innuendos designed or likely to provoke violent reaction or emotions shall not be employed or used in political campaigns.