Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the just concluded chairmanship election for Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). Christopher Zakka (Maikalangu) of the PDP defeated his closest rival, Murtala Karshi (Yamarayi) of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and 10 others, to win the election. Mr Zakka polled 19,302 votes while Mr Karshi secured 13,249 votes. AMAC, arguably the most cosmopolitan of the six area councils in Abuja, has 12 wards and includes the city centre of the Nigerian capital.’ The PDP won in 10 wards while the APC won in only two. The results for AMAC…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, John Gabaya, as the Chairman-elect of Bwari Area Council in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Gabaya, who was re-elected for a second two-year term, defeated his closest rival, Audi Shekwolo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Gabaya scored 13,045 votes, while Mr Shekwolo had 7,697 votes, according to the INEC Returning Officer, Amochi Madu, who announced the result on Sunday morning. The candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Abubakar Abdullahi, polled 603 votes to come a distant third position.…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Suleman Sabo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of the February 12 Kuje Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory. Mr Sabo, the council’s incumbent chairman who will now serve his second term in office, defeated the other five candidates in each of the 10 wards in the area council. He gathered a total of 13,301 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who secured 7,694 votes to emerge second. By this, the PDP candidate defeated the APC with a total…

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Jubrin Abubakar, has been declared as the Chairman-elect of Gwagwalada Area Council at the Saturday Council elections. Mr Abubakar, a former chairman of the council, defeated his opponent, Mohammed Kassim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Abubakar polled 11,125 votes and was declared by the INEC Returning Officer, ID Umar as the winner of the keenly contested election. Mr Kassim of the PDP polled 9,597 votes. Chairman (Gwagwalada) Total Total Valid Votes 21,037 Rejected Votes 739 Total Votes Cast 21,776 AAC 22 ADC 81 APC 11,125 APGA 106 APM 37 Labour 40…

The ongoing Federal Capital Territory chairmanship and councillorship elections have witnessed low turnout of voters and malfunction of Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines, amongst other challenges, across different polling units. The Whistler visited several polling units in the Kubwa, Gwarinpa, and Lugbe axis, where few voters met on the ground lamented some of the challenges they’re facing in the ongoing election. In Kubwa, The Whistler visited three polling units clustered around the Byazhin Junction, Kubwa Village, where a total of 1,782 electorates were expected to vote but out of which only five have been able to get accredited and…

The Abia State chapter of the All Progressive Congress has inaugrated its State working committee led by a former member of the House of Representatives members Hon. Acho Obioma. The former state chairman of the party chief Donatus Nwankpa, handed over the reigns of the party leadership to him at the party Secretariat on Azikwe road Umuahia the state capital on Thursday. Nwankpa, said the emergency of Obioma, as the state chairman of the party is the wish of its teaming members, adding his reing marks the beginning of a new era in Abia APC. Nwankpa, revealed that APC under…

Large billboards with the name and picture of Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu have emerged in major city centres of Lagos State , Southwestern Nigeria. This is amid clamour for the emergence of a Nigerian President from Southeastern part of the country, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu is among the top list of prominent Igbo leaders who have indicated in vying for the No1 seat in the country. One of the campaign banners, which was sited at a strategic spot at Ikeja , airport road at the state's capital had a large picture of Senator Orji Uzor…

Ahead of 2023 presidential election, pro Atiku groups, under the auspices of Coalition of Concerned Groups on Power Shift to the South and the Need for Younger Candidates to Emerge Come 2023: A National and Patriotic Call, Thursday, dramatically made U-turn to reject the former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, from contesting in the election as they decided unanimously to seek power shift to South. The groups made their stand known in an address singed by their leaders; National President, Middle Belt Network For Atiku, Luka Pam, and Secretary General, Middle Belt Network For Atiku, Madaki Yakubu; National Coordinator,…