Politics

The Labour Party (LP) in Ogun State has demanded an immediate dissolution of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council, alleging that the council is being dominated by party leaders from the Southern part of Nigeria. The party also passed a vote of no confidence on the National Chairman of the LP, Julius Abure. At a press conference in Abeokuta, the State Secretary of the LP, Mr Feyisola Michael, said there is what he termed ‘southernisation’ of the PCC against the northern interest, Daily Post reports. According to Michael, since the LP presidential candidate, Obi and the National Chairman hail from the…

Thousands of APC supporters and leaders on Thursday stormed the Abakaliki Township Stadium to welcome Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate for the 2023 general election. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is currently campaigning in Ebonyi ahead of the 2023 presidential election. See photos below:  

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and the Anambra State governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, on Thursday, meet in Akwa. The duo met at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Awka during the Thanksgiving mass for Most Rev. Paulinus C. Ezeokafor in celebration of his 70th birthday. This meeting comes a few days after Soludo bashed Obi and dismissed his chances at the poll. [The Punch] See photos below:

Group of 5 governors of the People’s Democratic Party led by Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday evening arrived Umuahia to flag off the Abia PDP governorship campaign slated for today ahead of the 2023 general elections. Governors who arrived along with Wike include: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The governors were spotted in the popular isi-agu attire ahead of the campaign kick-off this afternoon. See photos below:

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has kicked against the deployment of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS and the INEC Results Viewing Portal, IReV, claiming that Nigeria is not yet ready for such technology. Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the APC, made this claim on Wednesday while speaking to a delegation from the Commonwealth Election Observation Mission. According to Daily Post, Adamu alleged that the country does not have the telecommunication infrastructure required to use the system. He said, “Our concern is how ready are we to deploy some of these technologies as regards transmission. “To transmit results,…

Group of 5 governors of the People’s Democratic Party led by Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday evening arrived Umuahia to flag off the Abia PDP governorship campaign tomorrow ahead of the 2023 general elections. Governors who arrived along with Wike include: Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. The governors were received by their host, Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu. The governors are in the State ahead of the PDP official flag-off of campaign tomorrow Thursday November 24, 2022. See photos below:

All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday arrived Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, to a rousing reception. The APC candidate was received by Governor David Umahi, members of the State Executive Council (Exco), state and national legislators from the state, traditional rulers, stakeholders of the party, and a huge crowd of party faithful and supporters. According to The Nation, he immediately inaugurated the new Government House and the dualised road built by the Umahi administration. Asiwaju Tinubu hailed Umahi for his achievements, despite the lean resources of the state. The former Lagos State governor said the…