Politics

A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Sir Chikwe Udensi has donated a command and control unit as well as a monitoring system to support the election of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi as the country's next president in 2023, ABN TV reports. He also donated two buses to support the presidential campaign of Peter Obi. Sir Udensi, an Interpol Systems Consultant announced the donations on Tuesday when he played host for the second time to Peter Obi at his Abuja office. The system allows for the monitoring of over 176,000 polling…

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, says Peter Obi running for the presidency as the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) is a “good omen” for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ganduje spoke on Monday during an interview with Channels Television. In 2019, the former Anambra governor was the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, was the presidential candidate. In May, Obi dumped the PDP and clinched the presidential ticket of the LP. Over the past weeks, political analysts have speculated that the participation of Obi in the 2023 presidential election may affect the…

Former Gombe Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo has declared support for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, describing the ambition as a North East project. Dankwambo and Gombe PDP candidate Jibrin Dan Barde have been associated with the Integrity Group spearheaded by Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike. The camp campaigned for the emergence of Wike as flag bearer and has demanded is resignation of the PDP's National chairman Dr Iyorcha Ayu as a condition to back Atiku. At the opening of Atiku Presidential campaign office in Gombe, the duo was conspicuously absent, saying they were not invited However, at the campaign,…

Chief Ibe Okwara Osonwa, the Labour Party candidate for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, has vowed to promote legislation aimed at making a conducive environment for small businesses if elected. Osonwa in a post on his Facebook page noted that small businesses are the bedrock of every economy, saying that through zonal interventions projects, he would provide capital for small businesses and establish a business improvement centre in the Federal Constituency. He said: "One of my key agendas is to promote small businesses. "Small businesses are the bedrock of every economy. They bring jobs and provide…

The President of Mben Political Assembly (MPA), Chief Eme Uche Onuh has commended the Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu for providing quality and result oriented representation of his constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly. Onuh also described Uchendu, who is the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency House Representatives seat in the 2023 general election, as an astute politician who is committed to good governance at all level. Onuh in a chat with newsmen on Sunday morning pointed out the need for other lawmakers and public…