Southwest PDP Upturns Chairman’s Suspension In Oyo.

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The Southwest zonal office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday upturned the suspension of the Chairman of the party in Ibadan North East Local Government of Oyo State, Taiwo Iyiola, over alleged anti-party activities.  It said the suspension of Iyiola by the State Working Committee (SWC) was arbitrarily without any preliminary hearing as demanded by the party’s constitution.  PDP spokesman in Oyo State Akeem Olatunji said on the phone that the Zonal Secretary, Daisi Akintan, who signed the letter reinstating the suspended chairman, lacked power to act without the consent of the Zonal Chairman, Dayo Ogunbenro. He said the purported letter was null and void.

Philippine ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Ferry Fire Kills ⚰ 2, More Than ๐Ÿ‘‰ 100 People Rescued

A fire engulfed a ferry at sea overnight in the southern Philippines, killing at least two people while more than 100 others were rescued, the coast guard said Wednesday.

Search and rescue efforts were continuing after the fire on the M/V Lite Ferry 16 off Dapitan city in Zamboanga del Norte province, coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo said.

It was not immediately clear how many passengers and crewmen were on board, a common dilemma when such sea accidents happen. The coast guard said a manifest showed the 645-ton ferry was carrying 137 passengers, including 28 children and infants, but it’s unclear how many crewmen were on board.

A 1-year-old girl and a 60-year-old male passenger died while at least 102 others were rescued by passing ships and boats, Balilo said.

The inter-island ferry left Santander town in central Cebu province Tuesday, he said. The fire apparently started in the engine room.

Meanwhile, officials warned ferries not to venture out to sea in the country’s north after a fast-moving storm blew across the main Luzon island overnight.

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