Politics

Supporters of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State have destroyed the statue of former governor Nyesom Wike in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. Obio/Akpor is the local government area of the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. On Tuesday, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State directed the administrative heads of local governments to take charge of the councils and to await further directives following the expiration of the tenure of the elected council chairpersons and councillors on Monday. “Heads of local governments administration are hereby directed to immediately take charge of the councils and await further directives,” the governor…

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abia State Chapter under the aegis of Abia APC Stakeholders Forum (AASF) have rejected all other nominees for appointments into the various governing boards/councils of Tertiary institutions in Nigeria except two nominations. The Forum stated that outside the former minister of state for science and technology, Chief Henry Ikoh and Barrister Chijioke Ikpo, the other nominees belonged to either the Labour Party (LP) or the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). To this end, the group has written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, appealing for the withdrawal of the names. Signed by the former…

Two members of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) in the Abia State House of Assembly have decamped to the ruling Labour Party (LP) in the State. The decampees, Hon. Iheanacho Nwogu, representing Osisioma North State Constituency and Hon. Fine Ahuama, representing Osisioma South State Constituency, said leaving their former party will enable them join the Governor in deepening democracy at the grassroots for the benefit of their constituents. Honourables Nwogu and Ahuama spoke on Tuesday evening, when they visited Governor Otti at the Presidential Lodge inside the Government House, Umuahia. They were led on the visit by the House Majority…

In a significant development, former Vice-President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Monday, hosted Labour Party (LP) national leader Peter Obi in his Abuja residence. This comes barely 15 months after the last general elections that saw Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged as President. “It was my honour and privilege to host Peter Obi today. -AA,” former vice president, Atiku Abubakar wrote on his verified Facebook page. The former Anambra governor is widely speculated as a top candidate for 2027 following his heroics at the 2023 elections. Both leaders, The Whisperer gathered,…

Prominent legal luminary, Etigwe Uwa SAN FCIArb, has reacted to the recent gale of defections across political parties in Abia state ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a chat with The Whisperer on Thursday afternoon, Uwa said: “All those involved in the recent and ongoing avalanche of defections and those canvassing for disgruntled politicians to jump ship into their own political parties had better have some strong ideological or principle- based reason for doing so else they are all no more than deplorable political prostitutes! “The active defectors and the defection canvassers must be aware that we would ask…