Politics

The gale of defections in Abia State caused by alleged poor handling of the internal politics of the major political parties by their leaders continued unabated as more political leaders are set to dump their parties for the Action People's Party (APP). Some of them said they decided to join the APP because of the love they have for its governoship candidate in the 2023 gubernatorial election in Abia State, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu. Recently, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Dr. Tom Otuka dumped the party for the Action People's Party (APP). Otuka was…

No fewer than 58 Senators will likely not return in 2023. Many of the Senators who won’t be returning are either members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Checks by The Nation shows that many of the Senators lost out during the primary and a few others, after losing, defected to different parties to secure their tickets. Only candidates, who emerged from various party primaries, have been duly recognised by INEC. Senators who won’t make it back to the Senate Chambers are as follows: Ahmad Lawan; Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun Central); Ajayi Boroffice (Ondo…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed the chances of the Labour Party in the 2023 election. In an interview on Arise TV on Friday, Atiku stated that the presence of this erstwhile running mate, Peter Obi, cannot boost the chances of the party, because it has no structure. He said, “I really don’t expect the Labour Party to take as much votes from the PDP as people are suggesting. We could have seen it in the last election in Osun State. What was the performance of the Labour Party? "This is a party that…

Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate for Ajeromi Ifelodun federal constituency, Hon. Francis Bathlomew Chima aka OmoBarca, has finally received his Certificate of Return. An elated OmoBarca expressed his gratitude to God and the adhoc delegates of Ajeromi Ifelodun for believing in him to serve them at the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja. The renowned philantropist and politician disclosed this in a press statement released by his campaign office and made available to the media. He also offered an olive branch to his fellow contestants in the primaries, appealing to them to sheathe their swords and…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Dr. Tom Otuka has dumped the party for the Action People's Party (APP). THE WHISPERER gathered that Otuka would be formally received into the party on Saturday, 23rd July at Ndoki Resort Ohanso- Ndoki by the governoship candidate of the party in Abia State, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu. Dr. Tom Otuka was the deputy governoship candidate to Ikechi Emenike - a factional governoship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 gubernatorial election in Abia State. THE WHISPERER reports that Otuka is a Russia-trained medical doctor and…

A former lawmaker representing Rivers South-East senatorial district, Magnus Abe has dumped the All Progressives Congress to pursue his governorship ambition. This is coming days after Abe threatened that he would not support the governorship candidate of the APC in Rivers State. Abe further stated that he would be contesting against the ruling party in the 2023 governorship race. The former lawmaker in a letter addressed to the National Chairman of APC, Abdullahi Adamu, sighted by our correspondent, tendered his resignation from the party. Abe promised to reveal his next political platform in the coming days. The letter reads, “I…

Chief Iroha Awa, deputy director general of Good Governance Initiative, yesterday, said Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State would support the governoship ambition of Engr. Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Progressives Party (YPP). Awa, who spoke to Journalists in Umuahia, said Nwafor, has contributed and invested in youth and women development, noting that “he is eminently qualified to lead the state.” Awa lambasted the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to zone its governoship ticket to Abia North senatorial district, noting that the people of the zone won't support the governoship candidate of the PDP. "We cannot support…

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mike Igini, says politicians who pick two nomination forms risk two years of imprisonment. Igini, who is the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom State, stated this on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. He said that it is an offence under the Electoral Act 2022 for politicians to obtain multiple nomination forms. According to Section 115 (D) of the Act, a person who signs a nomination paper or result form as a candidate in more than one constituency at the same election commits an offence and…