Politics

There comes a time in the social life of every society that the need for a paradigm shift from the known to the possible becomes sacrosanct, especially when the desire and the need for true emancipation become pressing and imperative to attain a greater height. The prevalent situation in the representation of Arochukwu State Assembly is such that it has posed a question that requires some answers like; "who will rescue our people?", " where do we go from here?", etc, etc. The rhetorics becomes endless and lost in uncertainty. But there is always light at the end of every…

Citing his national acceptance and governance expertise , Nigerians in Germany under aegis of the Nigerian Union on Sunday declared their alliegance and support to  Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu as their candidate for the 2023 Presidency. The group made their declaration at a special dinner held in Frankfurt Germany in honour of the former Abia governor. The group also promised to galvanise and expand support both home and abroad for Kalu. According to the group they had carried out extensive research on Orji Kalu and other aspirants and discovered that Kalu's record achievements as Governor…

A support group working to actualize the governorship ambition of Abia born Chemical Scientist, Mr. Kalu Ijomah Ukeh in 2023 is set to be inaugurated in Aba. The group known as Ijeoma Ambassadors, is joining scores of others who are trying to draw the philanthropist into the 2023 governorship race. The Osisioma LGA coordinator of the group, Chief Nwachukwu Ubani made this known in Abayi while inaugurating ward coordinators of the group, stating that the group has acquired offices across the state. He said, " We are inaugurating you today to deepen the activities of the group at the grassroots…

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…