Politics

A socio- political group, Benue Rebirth 2023, has claimed that Rivers State governor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, plans to install the next governor of Benue State in 2023. In a statement on Monday, the Coordinator of the group, Adue Iortyom, alleged that Mr Wike had reconciled with Governor Samuel Ortom in a bid to actualise his ambition. According to Ioryom, Mr Wike’s move is not in the best interest of Benue people. The statement said: “Our attention has been drawn to a grand plan by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and his new found friend, Governor Samuel Ortom to further lower…

Buba Galadima, a former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, has denied his affiliation with any of Nigeria’s two dominant political parties. Mr Galadima, at a webinar tagged “Intra-Party Democracy in Nigeria: Challenges and Solution,” said he has ceased being a member of either the All Progressives Congress (APC) or the country’s main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At the webinar organised by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), he presented himself as the National Chairman of the breakaway of the APC called Reformed All Progressives Congress (rAPC) adding that ”the rAPC is coming back to take Nigeria’s political…

Former Cross River State Governor, Mr Donald Duke Clears Air on his Return to PDP, Says He Re-United with the Party Over a Year Ago Now Read full statement: MY STATEMENT OF RETURN TO PDP Dear Friends, a lot is being said about my return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Truth is, I reunited with the party almost a year ago now, but in spirit never left the ideals for which the party was founded upon. It is rather unfortunate that Governor Ben Ayade who constantly egged me to rejoin the party has himself had cause to leave. A…

Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the disengagement of 19 political office holders. According to the government, this is the first phase of political appointees to depart the public service during the current rightsizing exercise. Daily Trust reports that El-Rufai had received knocks for disengaging thousands of civil servants in his rightsizing policy. The government had defended its policy by saying it will not continue to pay over 80 percent of its Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to civil servants and assured that the political appointees will also be affected in the exercise. However the state government yesterday…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will suffer if he leaves for another party. Wike made the assertion on Monday while briefing newsmen in Government House, Port Harcourt the state’s capital. THE WHISPERER reports that the governor’s claim is coming barely one week after his Cross River counterpart, Ben Ayade dumped the part for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The governor also claimed that he would win election in any party he joins, stressing that PDP in Rivers State lack political detractor. Governor Wike, who described himself as asset…

Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke Returns To PDP Donald Duke, a former governor of Cross River State, has dumped the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Duke returned to the PDP on Monday following the defection of Governor Ben Ayade to the All Progressive Congress (APC). A source close to the former governor confirmed his defection to THE WHISPERER. The former governor, who is a founding member of the PDP, was the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2019 general election. He was the state governor…

More details are emerging from the defection of Governor Ben Ayade from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) last week thursday. Details emerging now show that Mr. Ayade may have also been ambushed in the same manner his defection shocked some of his aides and political allies, THE WHISPERER has learnt. According to Cross River Watch, Mr. Ayade had met with Governor Hope Uzodinma and some other APC bigwigs Wednesday night and is said to have placed on the table the need to consult with his followers on the best way to move. “He requested…

May 21, 2021 Press Statement PDP Dissolves, Replaces Cross River State Caretaker Committee The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC), has approved the dissolution of the State Caretaker Committee for the Cross River state chapter of the party The decision is in pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC by the PDP Constitution. Consequently, the NWC has constituted a new State Caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of the chapter of the party at the state level The members of the new State Caretaker Committee for Cross…