Politics

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.…

Youths of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, aligned their voices with the calls for the removal of the party’s national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. Marching peacefully across major streets of Abuja, the youths under the aegis of Save PDP Group, arrived the Wadata Plaza, national secretariat of the party, demanding the immediate sack of Secondus citing the recent defections of some governors from the party’s fold to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Secondus’ leadership style, among others. Bearing various placards with inscriptions, “Uche Secondus Must Go”, “We have lost confidence in your chairmanship”, “We cannot afford to lose…

The headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was practically a battlefield in the early hours of Monday, as policemen, loaded in over five Hillux Patrol Vans took over the party secretariat. The police team numbering over 30 had strategically positioned themselves within the secretariat along Blantyre street, without harassing passersby and the motorists using the street. Our correspondent who monitored the situation can report that the gun-wielding, battle ready policemen did not allow any vehicle park within secretariat vicinity, including those from the staff, the visitors and the journalists that arrived there early. Although the presence of the police…

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) arose from their meeting on Monday morning, where issues affecting the party were discussed. Top on the list of their discussion was the recent Supreme Court judgment on the Ondo Governorship Poll, which received commendation from the APC governors. The APC governors passed a vote of confidence on the Caretaker Ex­traordinary Convention Plan­ning Committee led by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state, saying the Committee has discharged its duties effectively so far. The meeting, which took place at the Kebbi Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, FCT was chaired by the…