Politics

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…

The Presidency Tuesday told the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to stop dreaming of winning the 2023 general elections, because the masses will still reckon with President Muhammadu Buhari and will never abandon him. The PDP has been accused of giving false hopes to Nigerians that because of the alleged poor performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, at the national level, that it (PDP) will take over power it lost to the APC come 2023. But the Senior Special Assistant to President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who spoke shortly after observing the Eid-el-Kabir prayers…

A Federal High Court in Awka has this morning 19th July 2021 ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to publish the name of Valentine Ozigbo as the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 6 Anambra State Governorship Election. It would be recalled that a Federal High Court in Abuja had on Thursday July 15th restrained Nigeria’s electoral umpire, INEC, from publishing the name of the PDP candidate, Mr. Valentine Ozigbo, in a suit which on Friday July 16th was withdrawn paving the way for a fresh order to INEC to publish the name of the…

Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance political party, APGA, and Chief Victor Oye, the party’s national chairman, have been reinstated by the Anambra High Court of Justice. Details Shortly…  

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer, Ogwu Onoja, SAN. Egwuatu, who ordered the defendants to maintain status quo pending the heating and determination of the motion on notice, also stopped the house from impeaching its other members who are still in the PDP. He directed the plaintiff to serve all the defendants in the suit…

Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has warned Mahdi Aliyu, his deputy, not to dare him. There has been a cold war between the duo since Matawalle defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). While all the senators, house of representatives members and state lawmakers jumped ship with Matawalle, Aliyu has remained with the PDP. To test his popularity, Aliyu organised a rally last week. The timing of the rally had sparked an outrage as Zamfara had recorded fresh killings around the period. But supporters of the deputy governor have argued that the APC…

Senator Ali Ndume representing Borno South Senatorial District has earlier today said the Electronic transmission of results is a ploy by the PDP to rig elections using “Yahoo boys” like Hushpuppi. Ndume’s comments are coming shortly after the national assembly voted against the adoption of electronic transmission of votes. Speaking to Roots TV, Ndume said; “This electronic voting they are talking about, i think its PDP’s idea to rig the election because they are the ones that have the Yahoo-Yahoo boys, they are the ones that have ‘puppy'. “These are the people otherwise i don’t see any reason for the…

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently making moves to dissolve the National Work­ing Committee (NWC) of the party headed by the national chairman, Prince Uche Sec­ondus, Daily Independent has gathered. However, Secondus, who does not want to take any chances, is said to be fighting back. The governors, led by Riv­ers State governor, Nyesom Wike, are also working at con­stituting a National Caretaker Committee that will pilot the affairs of the party until a na­tional convention is held. According to a credible source in the party, other governors with Wike in the move…