Politics

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday unveiled names of substituted candidates ahead of November 6 governorship election in Anambra State. In the new list which revealed seven substituted governorship candidates and 11 deputy candidates, former Governor of Central Bank, Professor Charles Soludo, replaced Honorable Chukwuma Umeoji of the House of Representatives as the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The commission had, last month, placed Honourable Umeoji as APGA candidate, following the judgment of the Jigawa High Court of June 28 which accorded recognition to Umeoji who emerged at the parallel primaries conducted by the Jude…

2023: IBB, Obasanjo, Saraki, Secondus in Closed-door Meeting Party leaders have been divided over where the presidential ticket of the party should be zoned to ahead of the 2023 election. Ahead of tomorrow’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), leaders of the party yesterday held separate strategic meetings in Minna, the Niger State capital and Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Minna meeting which coincided with the 80th birthday celebration of former military president, Gen Ibrahim Babangida, was attended by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, former Senate president, Abubakar Bukola Saraki;…

It has been gathered that President Buhari is said to be under intense pressure to remove the Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni as the Chairman of the All progressive congress (APC) caretaker and extraordinary convention planning committee. Recall that the legality of the Buni led committee was questioned by some of the Supreme Court justice in determining an election matter brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the last Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, challenging the election of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The Supreme Court in its verdict although okayed Akeredolu re election, the panel also described…

Former Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida , has named the lawmaker representing Abia North district, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu as a possible successor for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The former military president stated this in a documentary aired on AIT on Sunday. This is coming after Babangida spoke on the kind of character a politician is expected to exhibit in his desire to take over in 2023. Babangida who was asked how he would like to address the leadership issue in the country during the interview said,“We are running and we will be running a democracy, but we…

A federal lawmaker representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Adedayo Omolafe, popularly known as “Expensive”, has passed away. It was gathered that Omolafe, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, died in around 2am on Monday at his residence in Abuja. The Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Mr Kennedy Peretei, confirmed this to The Punch. He said, “Yes it is true, he died in Abuja this morning. We will soon issue a statement on it.” Omolafe was elected in 2019 under the platform of the PDP to represent the people of Akure north and…

The Peoples Democratic Party has filed a suit against Governor of Yobe State, Mala Mai Buni, and his deputy, demanding their sack from office over Buni’s appointment as Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, which it said was a breach of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The party is demanding the swearing in of PDP candidates in the last election.

National Chairman of Zenith Labour Party and former member of Board of Trustees of People's Democratic Party(PDP)  Chief Dan Iwuanyanwu , has lambasted  PDP Governors for abandoning democratic ethos in the party simply because they are the financiers of the party He said that people like Chief Whip of the Senate and former Governor of Abia state,  Senator Orji Uzor Kalu who financed the party in its budding stage allowed democracy to thrive despite having the opportunity to control the party. In an interview aired  on Wednesday morning  on AIT Kakaaki  Morning Show , Iwuanyanwu while responding to questions on…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended a chapter chairman for openly criticising Nigeria's president, Muhammadu Buhari. Chairman of the APC in Yola South, Suleiman Adamu, was on Tuesday suspended after a viral audio, in which he allegedly criticised President Buhari and pledged allegiance to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, surfaced. A press release issued by the Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mohammed Abdullahi, states that the APC was disturbed by the audio. In the audio, Adamu allegedly wished that Buhari was killed by coronavirus. Adamu allegedly spoke at a reconciliation meeting chaired by former Adamawa state…

Former Governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, has concluded plans to defect from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. According to sources close to the Senator, arrangements have been concluded for Goje’s defection. Goje born October 10, 1952, was a former Governor of Gombe State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2003. Before the 2015 general election, Goje defected to the ruling APC with former governors Adamu Aliero (Kebbi); Olagunsoye Oyinlola (Osun); former acting National Chairman of PDP, Abubakar Baraje and former Speaker of the House of Representatives and present Governor of…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that he will not resign his position. Prince Secondus said in a short statement from his media office that nothing so far warrants his resignation from the party position and those tiny minority calling for his resignation should come clean and tell party members across the country his offense why he should resign. He said he will remain focussed and committed to the ideals of the party which he swore to protect and defend upon his election to lead this great party 44 months ago. Signed.…