Politics

A two-time governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Chief Eyitayo Jegede SAN has withdrawn from the April 25 primary and the November 16 governorship election in the state. Jegede from Ondo Central senatorial district was the candidate of the PDP in 2016 and 2020 and lost to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) fueling the speculation that he might contest for the third time. Although Jegede said the constitution of the PDP is silent on zoning, he however told his supporters to remain and work for the progress of the party for future elections. This…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday presented the flag of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the governorship candidate of the party in the forthcoming Edo gubernatorial election, Monday Okpebholo. The flag was handed over to Okpebholo and the deputy governorship candidate of the APC, Dennis Idahosa at the Banquet Hall of the State House, Abuja. The national chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, other members of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), and Edo APC stakeholders witnessed the event. The flag presentation comes moments after APC selected Idahosa as the running mate for the party’s governorship candidate in Edo State.…

The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Monday, March 18, in Abuja unveil the representative of Ovia constituency of Edo State in the House of Representatives, Dennis Idahosa, as the running mate to APC’s governorship candidate in Edo for the September 21 election, Senator Monday Okpebholo. A senior aide to Idahosa in a phone chat confirmed that his boss, a gubernatorial aspirant of the APC in the February 22, 2024 direct primary election, had consented to become the party’s deputy gubernatorial candidate. He also disclosed that Idahosa would withdraw his lawsuit concerning the contentious shadow poll,…

The Senate on Tuesday suspended Senator Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central) for three months after alleging the 2024 budget was padded with N3 trillion. The Bauchi Central Senator also claimed that the 2024 budget passed is N25tn while the one being implemented by the Presidency is N28.7tn. Also, Senator Sumaila Kawu (NNPP – Kano South) was warned to desist from spreading false information capable of destabilising the Senate. The “suspension” and “warning” followed the adoption of a motion on urgent national importance. However, before Ningi’s suspension, some Nigerian Senators had been suspended on the floor of the Senate floor for different…

Young Progressives Party (YPP) House of Assembly candidate for Ohafia South State Constituency in Abia State, Hon. Arua Goodluck Egwu has dumped the party for the Labour Party. In a resignation letter addressed to his ward chairman, in Ebem Ohafia Ward in Ohafia LGA of the state, Hon. Arua said he took the personal decision after wide consultations. He said, “I wish to formally resign my membership of the Young Progressive Party, with effect from the date of this letter. “This is for personal reasons, after wide consultations with friends and members of my family. Sponsored “I want to thank…

The ranks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State depleted further with the defection of Jery Uzosike, the immediate past lawmaker representing Umuahia South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly. Uzosike, a lawyer by profession, announced his exit from the party hours after meeting Governor Alex Otti on Sunday. In his letter of resignation addressed to the state chairman of the party through his Ohiaocha ward chairman dated March 11, 2024, Uzosike said his decision was “due to his conscience”, and the “desire” of his followers. This is coming weeks after the immediate past deputy…

Following the adoption of red berets as an insignia by the supporters of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, some residents of the state have been raising eyebrows. Supporters of the governor, under the umbrella of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), have been wearing red berets as their symbol. While inaugurating the group, Aiyedatiwa was seen putting on the beret, which has been described as a symbol of cultism. With the development causing uproar within the social media space of the state, some people stated that such a move will further embolden cultists in their activities across the state. They also…

Political tension mount to its crescendos as aspirants in both the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP) were engaged in high-wired intrigues, manoeuvring that produced candidates laying claims to the parties’ tickets ahead of the September 21 governorship election for the soul of the state. At the end of the power plays among political gladiators at their various parties’ primaries, Senator Monday Okpebholo, (APC), former chairman, Sterling Bank Plc, Dr Asuen Ighodalo, (PDP) and former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Barrister Olumide Akpata, all emerged standard flagbearers of their…

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has refuted claims that he has the ambition of becoming the next Governor of Ekiti State. Alake, in a statement on Monday released by his spokesman, Segun Tomori, stated that he has no interest in running for governor now or in the near future. The former Lagos Commissioner stated that he is very committed to his current national assignment as a minister, adding that he has nothing to do with a fake campaign poster circulating on social media. According to the minister, the poster in circulation does not have his approval as…