Politics

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its congresses from ward to national level, indefinitely. This was contained in a letter dated July 6, 2021, addressed to Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni and Senator John James Akpanudoedehe. “We refer to our letter reference number APC/NHDQ/INEC/19/021/20, dated 10, June, 2021, on the above subject and wish to inform the Commission that the party has rescheduled its congresses and national convention to a later date which will be communicated to…

A member of the All Progressive Congress Party, APC and Vice Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Samuel Kayode, popularly known as Ekpo Kinkin, has been shot dead at Agboju area of Lagos. The deceased had attended the flag off of the party’s local government campaign at Oriade Local Development Area, Thursday evening. Present at the meeting were top officials of the party among whom was Chairman of the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area, Mr Valentine Buraimo. Eye witnesses said while the meeting was on, a gunshot was heard from the crowd outside. When those inside the hall…

The member representing Ikeduru State Constituency in Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Uche Ogbuagu alongside five other members were suspended by the leadership of the Imo State House of Assembly. THE WHISPERER gathered that the house after emergency sitting resolved to suspend the members. At the time of filing this report, THE WHISPERER could not verify the reasons behind the sudden suspension. The ither members suspended are; Hon.Uche Ogbuagu, Hon. Philip Ejiogu, Hon. Kennedy Ibeh, Hon Dominic Ezerioha, Hon Crown Onyemaechi.

Jonathan dumps PDP, defects to the ruling APC Another member of the House of Representatives, Jonathan Gaza, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is coming barely 24 hours after the PDP lost four members of the Green Chamber to the ruling party. The four lawmakers, all from Zamfara blamed the crisis in the PDP for their defection to the APC. The House of Representatives members are Bello Hassan Shinkafi, Ahmed Bakura, Ahmed Shehu, and Suleiman Gumi. In a letter signed by Suleiman Gumi, the legislators cited the crisis in the Zamafara State…

As defection and resignation festival in Cross River State continues, another Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Environment, Mr. Obeten Ewa Mkang (JP) has followed the tread of others to resign. Mr. Obeten took the bow in a three paragraphs letter addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). His resignation followed the pattern of not less than five Commissioners and a host of other Aides who in bid to prove their loyalty to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) resigned. His three paragraphs resignation letter reads: “I most respectfully, write to notify you of my decision to resign…

Rimamnde Shawulu, PDP-Taraba, has urged the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, to resign following mass defection from the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Mr Shawulu said this in a letter addressed to the chairman and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. He decried the rate at which the party was losing members to the ruling APC in recent times. Mr Shawulu also urged members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to resign. “Today, unexpectedly, four members of the House of Representatives from Zamfara defected from the PDP to…

HON. CHIJIOKE CHUKWU: A CASE OF A BUTTERFLY FEELING LIKE A BIRD. Chijioke Chukwu is a beginner as this is his first political outing, so I can not join issues with him. My position on the Umunneato Ngwa people producing the next Governor of Abia State is based on equity and fairness and it remains our stand. 2. In my interview I was very clear, I said…“If PDP gives their Governorship ticket to Abia North, who will do the voting?” I did not refer to Old Bende people as a whole as we have three other Local Governments of Old…

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has reechoed calls for power to shift to the southern part of the country, backing the Southern Governors’ Forum’s resolution on the zoning of the presidential seat in 2023. The southern governors had during a meeting in Lagos on Monday agreed that the region should produce Nigeria’s next president based on the principles of equity, and fairness, an assertion Zulum also corroborated. “I have said it times without number that I, Professor Babagana Zulum, I am of the view that the presidency should go to the south in the year 2023 because the unity…

Thee agitations by different senatorial zones and some clannish organizations as to who succeeds Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as the next Governor of Abia state took a different turn Tuesday morning as the Abia Assembly minority leader and member representing Bende North state constituency Hon. Chijioke Chukwu responded to an interview granted by his colleague, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, who represents Isiala Ngwa Nouth state constituency. Recall that Hon. Onwusibe had in an interview granted to AFNews posed a rather rhetoric, controversial and derogatory question when he said “if ticket is given to an Abia North Man, who will do the voting.”…

Following the intrigues over the zoning of the Abia governorship position in 2023; a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Coordinator of PDP-Coalition, Chief Dr. Emeka Charles Kalu, has said Abia North Senatorial District is capable of delivering votes to help any of the political parties win 2023 governorship election. Kalu bared his mind against the backdrop of comments made by the member representing Isialangwa North State Constituency, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, who questioned the numerical strength of Abia North Senatorial District to win elections. Kalu, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said no section of the…