Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Senator Uche Ekwunife as the Chairperson of the Valentine Ozigbo Governorship Campaign Council. The lawmaker represents Anambra Central at the National Assembly. Her appointment was announced Sunday evening during a briefing at the residence of Uche Secondus, PDP National Chairman. Governor Aminu Tambuwal, PDP Governors Forum Chairman, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, and Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom joined via phone conference. At the last meeting of the forum held in July in Bauchi, a panel of five governors was set up to reconcile all former aspirants and aggrieved members with Ozigbo.…

A group identified as — Osinbajo Grassroots Organisation — has set aside August 8 to celebrate Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The support group said Osinbajo is the “pathway to the Nigeria’s future from 2023.” The group noted the theme for this year’s Osinbajo Day is titled: “Osinbajo, The Future Beckons”. According to the group, the leadership qualities of the Vice-President shows that he can succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 and consolidate on what it described as the good initiatives of the current administration. The group said it is using the second edition of the Osinbajo Day to “instructively alert” the…

Kenneth Udeh, Abuja Following his achievements at the National Assembly, Chief Whip of the 9th Senate and Former Governor of Abia State,Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been conferred with the Youth "Leadership Award". This was announced at the 2021 edition of the "Youth Summit and Award ceremony", organised by the Nigerian Diaspora Youth Ambassadors" (NDYA) held at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on Thursday. The latest award to the Abia North Senator comes few months after he was bestowed with the prestigious "constituency development" award by the Senate Press Corps at the National Assembly also recall that Kalu was also accorded "Most…

Rochas Okorocha, a former governor of Imo state, says the country needs a leader that will treat citizens like family. Okorocha spoke on Thursday at a public lecture in Abuja, organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) press corps. The senator representing Imo west said those elected into public office should give every citizen they come across a sense of belonging. “Any leader that emerges in the country must treat everyone as a family [member] and not segregate [against them],” Okorocha said. “If only governors are like what governor Ganduje is doing — appointing other people not from their zone…

As mass resignation rocks the National Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, the media office of the National Chairman of the opposition party, Uche Secondus, has raised the alarm that a “strong party chieftain” is bent on hijacking the party structure. Secondus’ Special Adviser on Media, Ike Abonyi, made this known in a statement on Wednesday titled, ‘Who is after Secondus and why is somebody in love of caretaker?’ The allegation against a faceless “strong chieftain” of the PDP is coming amid the fresh crisis that hit the party as seven members of its NEC resigned from their offices…

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is well and healthy. Sanwo-Olu spoke on the sidelines after inaugurating 102 compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins acquired by the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA). The Governor, who visited Tinubu in London, said: “My going to see our leader was really around the rumours flying around about him. “He is well and healthy. We discussed happening in our party and country at large. All is well with him as I saw myself and there is nothing to worry about.”

Senator Joy Emordi, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Emordi joined the ruling party in Abuja on Wednesday. She was received by Governor Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. According to a statement issued by Mamman Mohammed, Emordi said she was convinced that the future of a prosperous and united Nigeria lie in the APC. She described the APC leadership as sincerely and genuinely committed to a united Nigeria that has plans for future generation. She reportedly said, “l assure the party…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visited his predecessor Bola Tinubu in London on Tuesday. Tinubu, a leading political figure in Nigeria, is the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader. There were speculations that he passed away abroad after he was “hurriedly flown out”. In recent years, Tinubu has traveled out of the country for medical purposes. The Jagaban of Borgu is believed to be interested in succeeding President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023.

Seven members of the National Officer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have resigned from office over what they described as poor leadership. Those who resigned include seven deputy national officers made up of Diran Odeyemi, deputy national publicity secretary; Ahmed Bello, deputy national legal adviser; Umoru Hadizat, deputy national women leader; Divine Amina Arong, deputy national auditor; Hassan Yakubu, deputy national organizing secretary; and Irona Alphonsus, deputy national financial secretary resigned their positions. Though those who resigned are deputising some members of PDP National Working Committee (NWC), but by the conditionon of the party, they are just National Officers…

There was palpable tension at the Wadata House, National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party following the resignation of seven members of the party’s National Working Committee. Although details of those who resigned and the reason for their action was still sketchy as of the time of writing this report, it was gathered that the officials complained about what they referred to as “an unpleasant working environment”. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (retd), confirmed the resignations. He, however, said those who resigned were deputies not the substantial heads of the departments. He declined to give further details.…