Politics

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…

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…

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…