Politics

No Person Should take Andy Uba Seriously because he was never the APC Candidate   1. A number of Anambra people, including people from his hometown of Uga in Aguata Local Government Area, have been warning Senator Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against carrying out his threat of going to the Election Petitions Tribunal following the November 6 gubernatorial election in Anambra State in which he took a distant third position, despite the APC being the national government party. The warning is hinged on two considerations: the need to build on the culture of social harmony which…

"So for the sake of stability and equity, power should be rotated to Southern Nigeria in 2023 and if they want to micro-zone, they should give opportunity to the South-East. They deserve to govern Nigeria." AS the 2023 general elections draw closer, there are concerns in some quarters as to the seriousness of the South West geo-political zone to vie for the presidential ticket. Less than two years to the 2023 general elections, there are still concerns in certain quarters on the health challenges of the National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the development,…

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…