Politics

The three aspirants for the primary are Governor Oyetola; former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, and Mr. Lasun Yusuf, former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives. Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, on Saturday, emerged winner in his ward, Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of the state, during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary. Announcing the result of the direct primary at St. Peters Primary School, ward 001, Iragbiji, Mr. Samson Oyebade, the electoral officer, said Oyetola scored 1,612 votes, to beat two other aspirants, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, and Lasun Yusuf, who scored no vote. He said 2,053…

Aregbesola loses ward to Oyetola Aregbesola was absent to vote at the ward during the exercise. The Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has lost his Ward 8, Ifofin, Ilesha East to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola at the ongoing primary election of All Progressives Congress(APC). Aregbesola was absent to vote at the ward during the exercise. The leader of loyalists of Aregbesola at Ward 8, Ifofin, Ilesha East, Saheed Adegoke confirmed to newsmen the Minister was not around to vote. “He told us that he had an assignment from the President,” he stated. He said at the end of the exercise, the…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Etigwe Uwa has sued for peace, calling on members of the All People's Congress (APC), to unite for the task ahead. Speaking in a rally in Umuahia, Thursday, he stated that a house divided against itself will never stand, adding that as 2023 draws nearer, all hands must be on deck to build a formidable APC. Uwa, an international lawyer with interest in Oil and gas, finance, insurance, renewable energy stressed the need for all party members to bury the hatchet and calm their frayed nerves to enable APC take the governorship seat come 2023. Speaking…

APC May Postpone National Convention By Two Weeks There are indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may postpone its national convention already scheduled to hold on February 26 by two weeks. A credible source in the party told Daily Independent on Thursday that the party’s leadership is expected to make the announcement this weekend or early next week. He added that with just nine days to the original date of the convention, there is nothing really on ground to show that the party is ready for the exercise. According to him, many of the stakeholders in the party,…

Chief Kalu idika Okwara has launched a personal informative website ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Abia state. Kalu confirmed ownership of the site in a statement signed by his media office, noting that "it will be the only reliable source, for everything about Chief Kalu Idika. "This will be a platform for voters to connect with his personal philosophy and stay up to date with events leading up to the election. "Kalu idika believes in the potency of an open channel of communication between the campaign team and the deciders of the election- the voters; and has remained…

Chairman of the All Progressive Congress in Abia state, Rt. Hon. Acho Obioma has urged members of the party to remain resolute in their support to the party in the State. He pleaded with members of the party to be good ambassadors of the party in their various wards and local government chapters during a stakeholders meeting of the party held in Umuahia on Thursday. A former chairman of the party Chief Donatus Nwankpa, said the leadership of the party in the state was intact and united, adding that the party "has no faction" in the state. He charged members…

Having bowed to the plea of the apex Igbo Socio-cultural Group, the Ohaneze Ndigbo to shelf his presidential ambition in 2015, little did Nigerians know that a few years ago; 2013 to be precise, an international media outfit had for utmost reasons singled out Orji Uzor Kalu amongst other candidates for the presidential race. The Washington Times which is a reputable news organization that provides an in-depth analysis on politics, business, world national news and more with awards to its credit, featured an article on the Nigerian political economy. The columnist, Marian L. Tupy who is a renowned policy analyst…

Erstwhile presidential aspirant, Ahmed Buhari has endorsed former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim for the Presidency in 2023. Buhari said Anyim is the perfect person to lead Nigeria in 2023, considering his records in the red chamber. He noted that Anyim was able to stabilize the National Assembly when he was the Senate President. Buhari spoke on Arise TV’s Morning Show while advocating for a Nigerian President of Southeast extraction. He noted that the southeast remains the only region in the country that is yet to produce a president since 1999. “Southeast is the only zone in the entire south…

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alhaji Ibrahim Isah, has said that the North won't support a regional presidential candidate from Southern Nigeria in 2023. According to Isah, the position of the North is to support a Southern candidate with the interest of the nation at heart, noting that only the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu that met the criteria of Northern Nigeria on who to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. He noted that only a ticket of the former Abia state Governor and Governor of Yobe State, Mai…