Politics

The President of Mben Political Assembly (MPA), Chief Eme Uche Onuh, on Wednesday called on politicians as well as their supporters to play by the rules ahead of the 2023 general elections. Uche, made the call in Ohafia when the deputy governoship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP), Dr. Desmond Chima Anyaso during a visit with his team to Ohafia. According to him, politicians should play politics devoid of bitterness and sentiments, pointing out that politics should not be a do-or-die affair. He decried the desperation, utterances and inordinate ambitions of some politicians, saying they are capable of checkmating…

Mr Tein Jack-Rich, one of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential aspirants in the last National Convention of the party, says only an economic liberalisation strategy will help Nigeria overcome its current challenges. Jack-Rich said to achieve this, policy makers must award deep tax cuts, promote sectoral economic stimulus through soft credit lines to help indegenous companies produced the country's needs. ''As an entrepreneur and industrialist of the 5th era of industrial revolution, where digital transformation and technology boom have taken artificial intelligence to record high economic levels, one key engine we need in 2023 is economic liberalisation. ''It is a…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday mocked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Tinubu, who addressed a mammoth crowd of APC supporters at a campaign rally in Osogbo, described the PDP and Labour Party as mushroom parties that would labour till death. Governor Gboyega Oyetola will represent the APC while the duo of Ademola Adeleke and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, will carry the PDP and LP flags in the governorship election slated for Saturday. Other APC leaders at the mega…

Member representing Bende Federal Constituency Abia state, Rep Benjamin Kalu has said he will not be distracted by allegations he described as frivolous but committed to delivering democratic dividends to his constituency. This is in response to allegation of interference with his family without facts or evidence levelled against him by one Robinson Uwak a former member of the House of Representatives who represented Oron, Mbo, Okobo,Ure-Offong/Oruko and Udung-uko federal constituency of Akwa Ibom State at the 7th Assembly. Featuring in his weekly radio programme, Ben Kalu Mandate on Flo 94.9 Fm Umuahia streamed live by ABN TV and Radio,…

The decision for a Muslim-Muslim ticket by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress for the 2023 elections, has continued to generate reactions. THE WHISPERER reports that Tinubu, had on Sunday, in Daura, Katsina State, announced former Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. Shettima, who is currently representing Borno Central in the National Assembly, is a Muslim just like Tinubu. Reacting to the development, a chieftain of the APC in Delta State, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Frank Ajobena (retd.), has announced his resignation from the party. AVM Ajobena was the first Military…

Daniel Effiong Asuquo, the lawmaker representing Akamkpa/Biase federal constituency at the House of Representatives, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Labour Party. His resignation from the party is contained in a letter addressed to the ward chairman of Akamkpa Urban Ward in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. Meanwhile, in his resignation letter which a copy was made available to THE WHISPERER, Asuquo said that the reason for his resignation from the opposition party is because of the “decision by a certain group of persons in the party to pursue a narrow and sectional interest as…

Actress, Funke Akindele-Bello, has confirmed that she is the running mate to Olajide Adediran, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State. In a video she posted on Tuesday, she revealed her reasons. She said, “I saw it as an opportunity to help liberate and improve the wellbeing of our people, particularly the deprived youth, women and the girl child. "My decision is not just to accept this huge responsibility but to also work tirelessly and complement Jandor’s burning desire to see our dear Lagos live up to its full potential.” Meanwhile, when she said her name…

Veteran Nollywood actor Kenneth Okonkwo has resigned his membership from the All Progressive Congress (APC). In a press statement released on the movie star’s official Instagram page on Monday, July 11, 2022, he cited the decision of the ruling party to field a Muslim-Muslim presidential candidate for the 2023 elections as a major reason for his resignation. “If Muslims could voluntarily vote for southern presidents it is then a fallacy to insinuate that they cannot accept a northern Christian vice president,” part of the statement read. “This will permanently destroy the political viability of Northern Christians in Nigeria if allowed…