Politics

The Supreme Court in a split decision of four to three affirmed the election of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu as Governor of Ondo State. The majority decision delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, upheld Akeredolu’s election on the grounds that the appeal by Olutayo Jegede and the People’s Democratic Party lacked merit since the appellants failed to include Yobe State Governor and chairman caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Mai Mala Buni, a party in the suit. The majority decision agreed with the decision of the tribunal that failure of the appellants to include Buni was fatal to their case. However,…

How Tinubu made many Igbos billionaire Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed how Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the party made a lot of Igbo people billionaires in Lagos State. Igbokwe said that Tinubu persuaded his Igbo friends to invest in Lekki Corridor, some years ago. The aide to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, said Tinubu’s persuasion led to a lot of Igbo people investing in Lekki properties. According to Igbokwe, Igbo people who followed Tinubu’s persuasion are now billionaires. He stated this in a Facebook post titled: “How Asiwaju BAT created many…

Former governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim on Tuesday decamped to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Ohakim was the gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party in 2019 governorship election in Imo State. He was received by Imo APC leaders at a ceremony organised to welcome him to the party. Ohakim was elected Governor of Imo State on 28th April, 2007 and was sworn in on  29th May, 2007 as the 13th Governor of Imo State and the 4th to be democratically elected under the platform of Progressives Peoples Alliance (PPA). Details later.

The PDP Governors’ Forum has urged the National Assembly to entrench electronic transmission of results of elections into the nation’s electoral law. The call was contained in a 10-point communique issued at the end of the Governors’ Forum meeting, on Monday in Bauchi. The communique read by the Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, said the call was part of resolutions adopted at the meeting. “On the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, the Governors identified with the need for a free, fair and credible elections in the country and called on the National Assembly to entrench Electronic…

By Ndidi Akabueze Ahead of the July 31 commencement of ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country, Leader of Abia APC caucus and Senate Chief Whip, Dr Orji Kalu has through his letter addressed to Abia state chapter of the APC and subsequent press release demonstrated true democratic virtues by expressing equal (unbiased) support for all aspirants for various positions in the party hierarchy. Kalu, who has sustained his cult-like followership in the political space since his first political outing as a member of House of Representatives in 1992, has come out…

Opposition forces within the All Progressives Congress are reportedly considering the consensus method in choosing its presidential flag bearer in the forthcoming 2023 general elections in order to drown the presidential ambition of a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the party, Bola Tinubu. Top sources in the party said the plot became imperative because of Tinubu's seeming supremacy among other presidential aspirants which put him in a commanding position to emerge as the party's candidate. Sources, however, revealed that the main obstacle to him is his health which is outside the control of men. According to Vanguard,…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would not impose any stalwart as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari had a “self succession plan.” But reacting on Wednesday, the APC said Buhari has no third term agenda, adding that after the congresses and national convention, the party would field a consensus presidential candidate for the poll. The statement however, caused stir within the APC as some party leaders were jittery that the top echelon of the party would impose a presidential candidate ahead of the…

The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has claimed that the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, did not run alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, as it would have been a Muslim-Muslim ticket. Okechukwu, who is also a founding member of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the political parties that merged to form the APC, also dismissed speculations of a succession pact between Buhari and Tinubu. Speaking with journalists Thursday in Abuja, the VON DG hailed APC’s leadership for proposing the presentation of a consensus candidate for the 2023 presidential election.…

Chief Whip of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has appealed to members of the APC in Abia state to imbibe the spirit of love, tolerance and sacrifice and work for the party unity ahead of 2023 Kalu issued the statement on Thursday while addressing critical party affairs in his capacity as the Party Leader and Chairman of the APC Caucus, Abia state. He commended the members for the critical role they have continued to play in deepening APC in the state. According to him, “the efforts of the members and party leadership is the reason the party is…

Ala-Abia Developmental Initiative (ADI), has threatened to sue Dr. Ukpai Iro Ukpai if he fails to declare for Abia 2023 governorship. This is coming amidst speculations that the seasoned technocrat has 2023 governorship ambition. The group stated this in a statement through its National Coordinator, Comrade Amanze Nwankwo, while describing Ukpai as a seasoned administrator with the requisite capacity and knowledge and integrity to reposition and develop Abia state. He said if Ukpai fails to contest, a suit would be instituted to compel him to vie for the governorship position. Nwankwo described Ukpai as a man of integrity, a gifted…