Politics

Abia APC Congress: Orji Kalu Stayed Away To Avoid Being Accused Of Hijack — Media Aide Mr. Maduka Okoro, Special Adviser to Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Dr. Orji Kalu has finally spoken on why his principal isolated himself from both the ward, local government and state congresses of All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State. Okoro said Sen. Kalu, former governor of the state and leader of the party in Abia did so to avoid being accused of planting his political allies at various leadership positions of the party in Abia. Recall that APC in a state congress on Saturday…

Gunmen numbering about ten, Saturday, invaded the Ake Palace Ground in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, venue of the ongoing parallel congress of a group of the All Progressives Congress, APC, loyal to the former Governor Ibikunle Amosun. Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite; the Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Tolu Odebiyi and the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM in the 2019 election in the State, Adekunle Akinlade were amongst the dignitaries who were already at the venue before the gunmen came calling. The Minister and the Senator who had barely arrived at the…

Abdullahi Abbas, Danzago set to emerge factional chairmen as Kano APC holds parallel congresses Parallel state congresses of the All Progressives Congress, APC, are currently holding in Kano, with Abdullahi Abbas and Ahmadu Danzago set to emerge factional chairmen of the party. While the faction led by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje is holding its congress at Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, the faction jointly led by former Senator Ibrahim Shekarau and Rep. Sha’aban Sharada is holding its own at Sani Abacha Youth Center. Mr Ganduje had endorsed Mr Abbas to return as the party chairman amid outcry by some party supporters. Sources…

The national leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the suspension of the ongoing State Congress in Oyo State due to the forging of documents meant for the exercise and other irregularities. Governor of Yobe State and Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, gave the order. Inflation drops to 16.63% in September EU boosts Nigeria’s fight against human trafficking with upgraded shelters In a statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Sen John James Akpanudoedehe, Saturday morning, said the suspension became necessary to ensure credibility of the process leading to the emergence of new leaders…

By Monday Onyekachi Ubani Towards the general election of 2019, All Progressive Congress in Abia State stood a better chance to have taken over the reins of administration from the inept administrators in the State but for the disunity and seed of discord sowed by certain characters who claimed to be APC members at that time who worked at cross purposes with the leaders of the party. These characters never ceased in their treachery even after their anti party activities led to the loss of the party in the general election except for one senatorial and two house of representatives'…

A group of elders and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state led by Senator Chris Adighije have said the party’s state congress, scheduled for Saturday 16th October, will not hold. The elders asked the national leadership under Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state to call back the state congress committee sent to Abia state. Addressing a press conference Friday in Abuja, the Abia APC elders and leaders, which include Senator Nkechi Nwogu, APC caucus leader of Abia state Chief Sam Nkire, Ume Kalu (SAN), Barr. KC Ugboajah, Hon. Elton Onwu and Barr. Chijioke Ikpo, among…

Former enator Samuel Anyanwu has emerged as the consensus candidate of the South-East zone for the position of national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chief Ali Odefa, the national vice chairman of the South-East PDP, announced this in a statement on Friday. Recall that the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led zoning committee had recommended the swapping of National Working Committee offices between the North and South ahead of the October 31 national convention of the party. Consequently, the committee had zoned the position of national chairman to the North, while it zoned the position of national secretary to the Southeastern…

A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kawu Baraje, has revealed how the northern leaders of the party arrived at Iyorchia Ayu as their consensus candidate ahead of the national convention. Mr Ayu, a former Senate President and minister, was announced as the region’s candidate after a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Thursday. The governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, who doubles as the chair of the PDP National Convention Organising Committee, announced after the meeting that Mr Ayu emerged from the three aspirants presented by the three geopolitical zones. The main opposition party will hold its…

Iyorchia Ayu Emerges Consensus Chairmanship Candidate Of PDP Former Senate President Iyorchia Ayu has emerged the consensus chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His choice came after a marathon meeting of the Northern Caucus of the PDP held at Bauchi State Governors’ Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the PDP had zoned the position of National Chairman to the North apart from endorsing the decision of Zoning Committee which said the current National Working Committee (NWC) positions be swapped between the North and the South. Details later…