Politics

Against the backdrop of the success of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national convention, governors elected on the platform of the party have shifted their attention to 2023 with the aim of having one of their own fly the party’s Presidential flag, Vanguard gathered, Wednesday. The 13 governors recently demonstrated their grip on the party as they succeeded in reducing what was meant to be an elective convention to almost a no contest, prevailing on 18 out of the 21 aspirants to the various party offices to queue behind consensus candidates. The development inflicted political injury on many top players…

In a spirit of sportsmanship, the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in the just concluded Anambra State election, Mr Valentine Chineto Ozigbo has congratulated the winner, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo on his victory at the just concluded Anambra governorship election. Ozigbo also congratulated other candidates who contested along with him saying they have shown a determination to see that Anambra is better and that it was an honour to run the race with them. In the message he personally signed, Ozigbo wrote: “I have just called Professor Chukwuma Soludo and congratulated him on being declared the winner…

Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Anambra governorship election, has won the supplementary election in Ihiala LGA. The result was announced in the early hours of Wednesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had suspended the collation of the November 6 governorship election result after the election outcome from 20 of the 21 LGAs in the state were presented. Florence Obi, returning officer for the election, had also announced that a supplementary election would be held in Ihiala LGA, since election could not hold in the area on November 6. While presenting…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chukwuma Soludo, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), as winner of the Anambra governorship election. Florence Obi, returning officer for the state, announced the result on Wednesday morning. The APGA candidate secured 112,229 votes to defeat his two major rivals — Valentine Ozigbo of the PDP who got 53,807 votes, and Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who secured 43,285 votes. Ifeanyi Ubah of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) came next with 21,261 votes. Soludo, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), was declared winner…

Anambra Governorship Election: I Will Congratulate Any Candidate Declared Winner By INEC, Says APC's Uba The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr Andy Uba has said he will congratulate any candidate that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared a winner in the ongoing Anambra Governorship Election. Uba stated this in a statement he released on Tuesday evening through his campaign organisation, the Senator Andy Uba Governorship Campaign Organisation, SAUGCO, and signed by the Deputy Director, Media and Publicity of the campaign, Mr Ikechukwu Emeka Onyia He said he was commited to a peaceful election process, an…

26-year-old man declares bid for APC national women leader position, says men should “take charge of the affairs of women at all times”. Ameer Sarkee, a Kano-based textile trader, has indicated interest to contest for the position of the national women leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an interview with BBC Pidgin, 26-year-old Sarkee said he is contesting for the position because he believes a man should “take charge of the affairs of women at all times”. According to the newspaper, Ameer had once contested for the position on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…

Ajao Ajejumo, a member of the house of representatives, has defected from the African Democratic Party (ADP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker of the house, announced Adejumo’s defection on the floor of the green chamber on Tuesday upon resumption of plenary session. The lower chamber had suspended sitting three weeks ago to allow its various committees to carry out legislative work on the 2022 budget. Adejumo who represents Ogbomoso north/Ogbomosho south/Oriire federal constituency of Oyo state, said he joined the APC to move the country forward. “Your (the Speaker’s) charismatic and all-inclusive, transparent and objective…

Tight Security In Ihala, Army Commander Stops Victor Umeh, APGA Chieftain, From Entering Ihiala LG HQ There is currently heavy security in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State where a supplementary election is taking place. Senator Victor Umeh, agent of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the state, was blocked from Ihiala Local Government Area during the mobilsation of electoral officials. Accompanied by some of his supporters and aides, Umeh, who spent the night at the INEC head office in Awka, during the collation of results of 20 Local Government Areas, was turned back by soldiers. A superior…