Politics

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,…

A coalition of Northern Youth has launched awareness campaign to galvanise support for the Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu ahead of 2023 presidential election in Nasarawa state. The group under the auspices of Arewa Youths for Orji Uzor Kalu (AYOUK), unveiled a platform to mobilize 30 million youths across the 19 Northern states and Federal capital Territory (FCT) in solidarity with the former Abia state governor as the only trusted candidate who can consolidate the gains of president Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking during the distribution of writing materials to schools in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa…

Old Bende Progressive Initiative, a group of Abians based in United Kingdom have endorsed Abia born Chemical Scientist and Philanthropist, Mr. Kalu Ijomah Ukeh for Governor in 2023. The group in a statement signed by its Director General, Pastor Caleb Okoro, emphasised that Ukeh represents the most potent force for the advancement of Abia state. The group said, "In 2023, there’s no doubt that Abia needs a Governor who will redefine governance, manage the state's diversity, rejig the economy and deal conclusively the issue of poor Infrastructure." "The next governor of Abia state should wield the capacity and unfettered commitment…

A large governorship campaign billboards bearing the name and picture of Ohafia born technocrat, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara has surfaced in Aba, Umuahia, Ohafia, Isikwuato and other parts of the state. Kalu, a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party, PDP, is currently a career civil servant with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Our correspondent observed that the campaign banner which was spotted in a strategic location at Uchenna Bus Stop, Aba road, had a picture of Kalu. Others were located at Isikwuato Junction; Abiriba by Nkporo Bus Stop; Umuahia just before State CID. The campaign banner had the…

The recent purported endorsement of a serial governorship aspirant, Senator John James Akpanudoedehe, by some self acclaimed stakeholders in the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has been described as farce and capable of derailing the prospect of the party in the forth coming general elections. Similarly, members of the party in the state have been advised to discountenance the purported inauguration of Augustine Ekanem as the state chairman of the party, saying, “no such decision was taken and those peddling the lies and falsehood on what transpired in the party headquarters in Abuja, are mare dreamers.”…

Following the defection of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress last week, the PDP has nominated Senator Shuaibu Lau (Taraba North) as the new Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate. This was contained in a letter to the Senate by the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu. The letter was read at the start of plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. The letter read in part, “Following the defection of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha to the ruling APC, the PDP Senate caucus has nominated as his replacement, Senator Shuaibu Isa Lau.…

Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, may have dumped his long-time political associate, Mr Aminu Tambuwal, Sokoto State Governor, for former Kaduna State Governor, Mr Ahmed Makarfi. The governor, who was in Kaduna on Monday in the country home of Makarfi, made a full show of their parley in his drive for new political alliance within the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. The Whistler gathered that Wike’s latest move is aimed at getting new political alliance to entrench himself among the political movers in the North that are members of the PDP. Wike’s political association…

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has concluded plans to announce his presidential ambition immediately after the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, slated for Saturday, February 26. Sources close to Osinbajo’s strategy team hinted at the weekend that in spite of the ongoing campaigns against his currently rumoured bid for the presidency by some interests in the South-west, where he hails from, Osinbajo had made up his mind to give the presidency a shot. Even more instructive, inside sources claimed, was the fact that Osinbajo had received the blessing and the charge to go ahead with his ambition from his…

Popular Nigerian socio-political activist, Reno Omokri, on Sunday, reacted to reports that former President, Goodluck Jonathan has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Omokri described the reports that Jonathan resigned from the PDP as false. In a series of tweets, the former aide to Jonathan urged Nigerians to disregard the report. According to Omokri: “The news floating around that former President @GEJonathan has resigned from the @OfficialPDPNig is false. Very false! “This news is being floated by people who were rejected in their state and went to their slave master’s town to receive dubious ‘honours’. Ignore it.” He also…