Politics

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,…

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…