Politics

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Abdullahi Adamu has accused the party’s presidential candidate Bola Tinubu of appointing members of the Presidential Campaign Council without the approval of APC National Working Committee. Tinubu had on Friday unveiled a 422-man committee comprising political heavyweights and other notable members of the party to pilot the various sub-committees of the campaign council. However, days after releasing the list, Tinubu’s campaign council postponed its inauguration to accommodate other interests and stakeholders within the party. See the full letter below:   His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (Jagaban Borgu) Presidential Candidate of the…

The results of a survey conducted for Bloomberg News have shown that 72 per cent of its respondents will vote for former Anambra state governor Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the 2023 general elections in February. On Wednesday, the survey from San Francisco-based Premise Data Corp placed Mr Obi in the lead. “Of the 92 per cent of participants who said they’ve decided how to vote, 72 per cent named Obi as their first choice. Of those who are still unsure, 45 per cent said the 61-year-old is their preferred candidate,” Bloomberg reported. Former…

The leadership of Labour Party on Wednesday, disclosed that it would formally unveil the names of leaders and members that would form its Presidential Campaign Council in a few days. This was contained in a statement released in Abuja, by the national chairman of the party, Julius Abure. Abure disclosed that the announcement of the PCC composition would also herald the official kick off of the party electioneering campaign in full compliance with the electoral guidelines. The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, had also confirmed that the party had no immediate plan to launch its campaign.…

An Abuja Federal High Court, has fixed October 5, for ruling on the motion for amendment in a suit seeking to disqualify Prof. Greg Ibe as the governoship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State. The Court sitting in Abuja adjourned the matter involving Etigwe Uwa (SAN) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over the outcome of the May 29 gubernatorial primaries. THE WHISPERER reports that the case presided over by Justice Maha J in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1252/2022 came for hearing on Tuesday September 27. Recall THE WHISPERER reported that one of the contestants for…

A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, and ex-Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, may be on their way out of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Lawal disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Punch on Tuesday. Lawal and Dogara have been critical of the decision of the APC to settle for a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in the 2023 elections and recently vowed to mobilise Northern Christians to reject the Tinubu/Shettima joint ticket. In a telephone interview with newspaper, the ex-SGF said the agitation against the Muslim-Muslim ticket was nothing personal but a representation…