Politics

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday explained why it can no longer organise its national convention before the end of the year. The party attributed the postponement of the exercise till February, next year to protracted crises in Anambra, Zamfara and other state chapters, logistic challenges, preparation by Christians for Christmas and the proposed governorship election in Ekiti State. The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni, said: There was also the need to concede to President Muhammadu Buhari the honour of picking a date for the convention, following consultations with party stakeholders. A…

Hell was let loose on Sunday night when governors who are members of the All Progressives Congress met to agree on a common position on the direct mode of primaries imposed on political parties by the National Assembly, THE WHISPERER learnt on Tuesday. It was gathered that the meeting between the 22 APC governors on Sunday ended with no consensus. A meeting of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, which was held at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge, Abuja, reportedly degenerated into a shouting match between two governors from the North-Central zone when the issue came up for discussion. According to The…

APC Fixes February For National Convention President Muhammadu Buhari is favourably disposed to February 2022 as ideal date to hold the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor of Kebbi State and Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Atiku Bagudu, has said. The governor said this after a closed door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting was attended by Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convemtion Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State as well as Governor Mohammed Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State. Bagudu said the month was chosen to enable…

Barely two days after visit of the former Governor of Lagos state and National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu to Abuja residence of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, wrappers bearing Orji Kalu and President Buhari's Photographs with the insignia " Thanks for giving us Roads" have been distributed massively at the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressive's Congress and popular markets in Abuja. The wrappers believed to be an appreciation to President Buhari for approving the massive Road construction in Senator Kalu's Abia-North Senatorial District was shared in tens of thousands.…

APC Governors Divided On Zoning, Direct Primaries The Progressives Governor’s Forum rising from a meeting early Monday morning failed to agree on key items on the agenda. Top on the list was the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket. It is being expected that the party will zone its ticket to the South, which has elicited reactions from some contenders from the zone, but the governors failed to take a position on Sunday night. The meeting, which held at the Kebbi State Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, also failed to produce a unanimous decision on the contentious issue of mode of…

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently in a closed-door meeting at the Kebbi State Governor’s lodge in Abuja. Our correspondent gathered from impeccable sources that the meeting is aimed at ironing out issues regarding the party’s forthcoming national convention. Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu; Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Abdullahi Sule (Nasarawa), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), Aminu Bello Masari (Katsina), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Abubakar Badaru (Jigawa), and Abdullahi Umar Ganduje (Kano), are in attenance. Others are governors of Imo, Borno, Ebonyi, Lagos, Zamfara, Niger, Ogun, Ekiti and Cross River states. Details later.

Sen. Orji Kalu In Closed Door Meeting With Ex- Borno Governor Ali Modu-Sheriff. Former Abia Governor and Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu on Sunday held a closed door meeting with former governor of Borno state, Ali Modu-Sheriff, popularly known as SAS. Unlike his earlier meeting with former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, Sen. Kalu did not disclose the agenda of the meeting. In a social media post on verified Facebook page, he wrote, “Received in audience this evening, former Governor of Borno State and contender for National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) H.E…

Imo Traditional Rulers, Town Union Leaders Tell Gov Hope Uzodinma To Run For Second Term Traditional rulers in Imo State and leaders from Owerri, Okigwe and Orlu have called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to run for a second term in 2023. The stakeholders, who were reacting to a recent clamour for the governorship of the state to return to the Owerri zone at a recent event tagged “Egbu declaration”, noted that those behind the call are not being fair to the people of the state and the charter of equity already laid down. Addressing the media on behalf of the…

2023 Presidency: Hajiya Mariya Buhari, Wife Of Katsina Deputy Governor Appointed Women Leader Of Tinubu Campaign Group The wife of Katsina state Deputy Governor, Hajiya Mariya Buhari, has been appointed National women leader of Tinubu Support Organisation (TSO). This was contained in a letter signed by the Director General of the organisation, Hon Aminu Suleiman. “I am pleased to inform you that your appointment is confirmed as NATIONAL WOMEN LEADER of Tinubu Support Organtzation (TSO).” “This is In recognition of your immense love and believe in His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Political Ideologies as well as your immeasurable contributions towards…