Politics

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege Is Next Delta Governor, APC Declares The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has declared that the party would produce the next Governor of the state which is the person of the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, describing Chief Fred Latimore, the Executive Assistant to Governor Okowa on Communication as a man deserving of mental evaluation and should not be taken seriously. In a statement signed on Monday by Mr Pius Ituru of the Directorate of Media and Publicity, APC Delta State, the party noted that the statement credited to Chief Fred Latimore…

PDP Convention: Peter Obi, Metuh, other Anambra stakeholders clash over NWC post Leading members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State are now at loggerheads over the National Working Committee (NWC) post zoned to the state with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi’s group being accused of imposing a candidate on the state chapter for national auditor. Opposed to Obi’s camp is the group led by former national publicity secretary, Olisa Metuh, which has vowed not to succumb to the whims and caprices of the PDP presidential running mate in the 2019 election. Obi has the support of…

Valentine Ozigbo, who is the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has secured another victory as the Supreme Court of Nigeria declares him the authentic candidate of the party for the November 6 election. The apex court, in a judgement delivered at the Supreme Court Complex in Abuja on Thursday, October 21, 2021 threw out all the challenges to Ozigbo's candidacy and awarded a damage of N5 million against "meddlesome interloper" Senator Ugochukwu Uba. The panel of justices, led by His Lordship, Justice Inyang Okoro affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal Awka Division delivered on September 3,…

APC PARALLEL CONGRESS IN ABIA AND THE CHOICE BEFORE THE PARTY AT THE NATIONAL HEADQUARTER. On the 16th of October, 2021 All Progressive Congress, APC, held their  State Congresses across the country. In some of the States it was very peaceful, while  in some others, it was a different kettle of fish. As expected, Abia State witnessed factionalized Congress with the emergence of two State Executives. Hon Acho Obioma emerged as the Chairman of the faction that derived its power, existence from the pre-existing State Exco chaired by Hon Donatus Nwankpa and supported by some of the leading political heavy…

Dr Godwin Maduka's Deputy Dumps Accord, Decamps To APC Accord Deputy Governorship Candidate in the November 6th Anambra gubernatorial election, Chief Obi Kenneth Ifeatu has dumped the party and equally declared support for APC. This development came barely 2 weeks to the election in the State. He was received by the APC Candidate, Sen Dr Andy Nnamdi Ubah and hosts of other APC stalwarts in Anambra Chapter of the party. Until his resignation, Chief Ken Ifeatu was the Deputy aspirant to Dr Godwin Maduka who is the flag bearer for Accord party in the forth coming election.  

PRESSS RELEASE October 18, 2021 CONGRATULATIONS, SOUTHEAST NOMINEES FOR NATIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Southeast Zone congratulates the leaders of our great party in the zone and thanks them for their mature conduct and decorum in the onerous task of arriving at consensus in the distribution of the various National Executive offices allotted to our zone ahead of our national convention of October 30, 2021. We congratulate our consensus candidates for the various offices zoned to our region. For the avoidance of doubt, our leaders in considering the need for unity and collective interest of our great…

APC Parallel Congresses: Don’t overheat polity, MPA President warns desperate politicians The National President of Mben Political Assembly (MPA), Chief Lucas Eme Uche Onuh has cautioned politicians in Abia State against overheating the polity. Onuh expressed deep concern at the current exchange of political brickbats by politicians and groups over the recently conducted State Congress of the All Progressives Alliance (APC), describing such exchanges as unnecessary, premature and capable of overheating the polity. Onuh in a statement signed by him in Abuja on Tuesday said, "I have observed a flurry of activities and attempts by some politicians and individuals to…

PRESS RELEASE PDP CONVENTION: RT. HON. IHEDIOHA WILL SUPPORT SENATOR ANYANWU TO EMERGE AS PDP NATIONAL SECRETARY DISREGARD REPORTS OF FEUD My attention has been drawn to reports in the media purporting that His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha CON is averse to the nomination of Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the consensus candidate of the Southeast for the position of National Secretary of PDP for the National Convention scheduled for 30th and 31st of October 2021. The information is entirely misleading and should be disregarded. It is noteworthy that Rt. Hon Ihedioha, last Friday, had a meeting with Senator Anyanwu…

Crisis Looms In PDP As Peter Obi, Ihedioha, Others Reject Wike's Loyalist, Sam Anyanwu As Party's National Secretary Some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East have rejected Senator Sam-Daddy Anyanwu as the consensus candidate for the party’s secretary in the zone According to a statement, yesterday, by a National Ex-Officio from Imo State, Chief Madu Chinemerem, former governors of Anambra and Imo, Peter Obi, Achike Udenwa and Emeka Ihedioha, among others, said what transpired at the PDP meeting on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in Enugu could best be described as a stalemate. The meeting, according…