Politics

The National Coordinator of People’s Democratic Party Coalition(PDPCO), Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu has officially issued original Certificate of Appointment to the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Hon. Hamza Talba at PDP National Secretariat. In his remarks, Dr Kalu said he was confident that Hon. Hamza, a former House of Representatives aspirant from Kano state would perform creditably considering his experience from his heydays in the university as a student activist and the fact that he ventured into politics at a very young age. The Abia State born politician further stated that Hon. Hamza’s experience would add value towards achieving…

The National Coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party Coalition PDPCO and former gubernatorial aspirant in Abia State, Chief Dr. Emeka Kalu has called on PDP governors and other leaders of the party to show leadership and rally round the governorship candidate of the party in Ondo state, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, SAN to emerge victorious in the upcoming governorship election. Kalu, who is also the Director General of Atikulated Agenda Campaign Group Worldwide, said there may be saboteurs within the ranks of the party but a joint effort from all stakeholders would ensure overwhelming victory for the party and further spread the…

The Member representing Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo has said that there is no winner and no vanquished in the recently held PDP Northern Senatorial District By - Election Primaries. The member who is also Chairman House Committee on Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring said this after casting his vote at the primary election which was held at the Ogoja Local Government Council headquarters in Ogoja. Rt. Hon. Legor Idagbo clarified that the Peoples Democratic Party is a family and thus does not see the primaries making one person a winner and the…

Popular activist and Philanthropist, Chief Patrick Osagie Eholor has urged Edo youths to shun violence before, during and after the upcoming governorship election in the interest of peace and development of Edo State. Eholor, who is also the President of One Love Foundation, made the call on Wednesday in a chat with the media at country home in Benin City. He said candidates of political parties participating in the governorship election should make their campaigns issue-based and interactive in a civilized manner. He called on security agencies and the electoral umpire to be professional in discharging their duties. He said,…

Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), says the All Progressives Congress (APC) must create an enabling environment for aspirants to contest for the presidency in 2023. Lawal was sacked as SGF in October 2017 after he was indicted in a N544m grass-cutting scandal. Speaking on the issue of zoning of the 2023 presidency in an interview with The Punch, Lawal said Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the APC, was instrumental to President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015 and should be given a chance in 2023. “First of all, I want to declare that I…