Politics

Jul
17
2022
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Osun 2022: Peter Obi’s Labour Party Fails To Impress, Scores Less Than 3,000 Votes

Osun 2022: Peter Obi’s Labour Party Fails To Impress, Scores Less Than 3,000 Votes

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The Labour Party has polled only 2, 729 votes at the just concluded Osun governorship election. Its candidate was Yusuf Lasun, a former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives The party’s leaders and its presidential candidate Peter Obi had visited the state before the election to mobilize supporters at a mega rally But the numbers did not translate to votes for the party with over 400, 000 vote gap between the winning candidate and the Labour Party candidate Other political parties which floored the Labour Party include the APC, Accord, African Action Congress and the Action Democratic Congress. THE…
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Jul
16
2022
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2023: Ngwa group commends Mascot Uzor Kalu for picking a credible Ukwa son as his running mate, says APP’s ticket stands for equity

2023: Ngwa group commends Mascot Uzor Kalu for picking a credible Ukwa son as his running mate, says APP’s ticket stands for equity

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Ngwa United Alliance (NUA) has expressed gratitude to the 2023 Abia State Governorship candidate Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu and Action People’s Party (APP) for supporting a party’s stalwart, Prof Osondu Akoma to emerge as Deputy Governorship Candidate for the 2023 general election. Akoma, a dedicated, committed, well respected academician and technocrat from Ukwa bloc of Abia South senatorial district will be running on the same ticket with Former Chief of Staff to Abia state government, Mascot Kalu who is the governorship candidate. Speaking to newsmen in Umuahia on Saturday, a leading member of NUA, Chief Apollos Jacob described Akoma as…
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Jul
16
2022
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2023: APP Governoship Candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu Picks Ukwa Born University Don, Prof. Osondu Akoma As Running Mate

2023: APP Governoship Candidate, Mascot Uzor Kalu Picks Ukwa Born University Don, Prof. Osondu Akoma As Running Mate

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Action People's Party, APP has announced Prof. Osondu Akoma, as the deputy governorship candidate and running mate to the governorship candidate of the party, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu. A chieftain of the party who preferred not to be named told THE WHISPERER that Osondu Akoma is a dedicated, committed, well respected academician and technocrat. "Prof. Osondu Akoma's emergence as the running mate to our Governorship Candidate, Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu shows that this is already a confirmed winning combination for the 2023 Governorship election. “We are now fully ready for the electoral battle in 2023. Mascot is a force in…
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Jul
16
2022
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2023 Abia Guber: Women group drums support for Enyinnaya Nwafor, vows to mobilise statewide support

2023 Abia Guber: Women group drums support for Enyinnaya Nwafor, vows to mobilise statewide support

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Ahead of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Abia State, members of the Abia North Unique Ladies (ANUL) Ohafia Chapter, have said that the governoship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, Engr. Enyinnaya Nwafor is one of the few Nigerian political candidates who will not turn electoral victory into an opportunity for wealth accumulation and, therefore, women will give him resolute backing. The group made this known during the party's consultation visit to Ohafia Local Government Area. Speaking on behalf of the group, Mrs. Grace Kalu, said the women were proud of the achievements of the YPP candidate who has…
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Jul
16
2022
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Osun Guber: Vote Oyetola because he’s a Muslim – Ganduje

Osun Guber: Vote Oyetola because he’s a Muslim – Ganduje

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The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has charged all Muslim faithful in Osun State to vote for the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to continue his tenure as governor for the second term because he is a Muslim like them. This is as he stated that Oyetola was the only Muslim governor in the South-West, noting that he was their ‘brother’. This was made known in an audio clip published by BBC Hausa on Friday night. Ganduje reportedly visited a mosque in Osogbo on Friday during the Jumaat prayers, where he was said to have met with the Hausa community in…
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Jul
15
2022
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Serving Senator Dumps PDP In Akwa Ibom

Serving Senator Dumps PDP In Akwa Ibom

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THE Senator representing Uyo Senatorial district, in Akwa Ibom State, Senator Bassey Akpan has dumped the People’s Democratic Party PDP. Akpan contested for the 2023 governorship ticket of the party on the platform of the PDP but was defeated by governor Udom Emmanuel’s preferred successor Pastor Umo Eno. The Senator’s defection is contained in a letter dated July 15, 2022, titled: “Resignation of my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and made available to newsmen on Friday in Uyo. Akpan in the letter addressed to PDP Ward Chairman of Ibiono Ibom Eastern ward 1 , Ibiono Ibom local government…
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Jul
15
2022
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EXCLUSIVE: Abia APGA In Disarray Over Choice Of Obinna Ichita As Greg Ibe’s Running Mate

EXCLUSIVE: Abia APGA In Disarray Over Choice Of Obinna Ichita As Greg Ibe’s Running Mate

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Crisis is brewing in the Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), following the nomination of Hon. Obinna Ichita, the member representing Aba South State Constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, as the party’s deputy governoship candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election. Ibe, had announced Ichita as his running mate through a statement released in Umuahia on Friday. Ibe said his choice was informed by Ichita's antecedent as leader of the party in the House of Assembly, equalizing senatorial zone of origin, public acceptability and grassroots support. He, however, said others recommended for the deputy…
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Jul
15
2022
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Abia Guber: Greg Ibe picks Obinna Ichita as running mate

Abia Guber: Greg Ibe picks Obinna Ichita as running mate

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The Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia State Prof Gregory Ibe has announced the selection of a serving member of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Obinna Ichita as his running mate for the 2023 gubernatorial election. Conveying the information through a press statement released in Umuahia on Friday, Prof Ibe stated that the choice of his deputy is “the outcome of an extensive, rigorous and painstaking screening exercise conducted by the party among many aspirants initially, which finally culminated in the nomination of three eminently qualified Abians, from whom Hon Ichita emerged”. According to the…
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Jul
15
2022
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2023: I’m Obi-centric Now, Actor Kenneth Okonkwo Declares 

2023: I’m Obi-centric Now, Actor Kenneth Okonkwo Declares 

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Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has said that his political focus is now on the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. He said this in an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, days after resigning his membership of the All Progressives Congress, following the selection of Kashim Shettima as Bola Tinubu’s running mate. The veteran actor, who is also a lawyer faulted the Muslim-Muslim ticket and thus shared his resignation letter on his Instagram page on Monday. Speaking on Thursday, Okonkwo said, “I’m not contemplating any party yet but I must tell you, a friend of mine, a northern…
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