Politics

27 groups under the aegis of Coalition of Northern Youth Leaders (CNYL) on Tuesday, has threatened the All Progressive Congress (APC) to adopt the youth consensus nominee for the vice presidential candidacy or risk political backlash CNYL said that their demands for youth inclusion in governance this time around will be none negotiable. Addressing journalist in Abuja at the end of their stakeholders meeting hosted by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) The CNYL President, Mallam Suleiman Musa and Secretary General, Yahaya Abubakar threatens to mobilize all the 27 affiliate members of the group against the APC if their…

The festering post-primary crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not abated. The camp of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike is seeking the immediate resignation of National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu as a condition for peace. It follows overtures to the aggrieved governor by presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. However, the presidential candidate insisted that the chairman should remain in office to lead his campaign for next year’s election after which he will quit. To resolve the crisis, party bigwigs are lobbying Wike to embrace reconciliation and support Atiku. To avert losing the swing states, former Senate President Bukola Saraki is…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kaduna State for the 2023 elections, Senator Uba Sani has announced the choice of Hajia Hadiza Balarabe as his running mate. Senator Sani made the announcement in a statement released on Monday evening and made available to newsmen. THE WHISPERER reports Dr. Balarabe is the incumbent Deputy Governor of the state and was picked for the same position four years ago by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Explaining the reason for his choice which is a Muslim-Muslim ticket, the APC candidate said he reached the decision after wide consultations with critical stakeholders in Kaduna…

Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has he cannot be running mate to Peter Obi because he was more qualified than the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate. Speaking Saturday in Gombe, Kwankwaso said that during discussions on merger with the LP, representatives from his side “thought that there should be a criteria in terms of age, qualification, offices held, performance and so on.” The former Kano governor said his political profile and wealth of experience having served in various capacities had helped in bringing NNPP to limelight within a short time. “I served for 17…

The Abia State Chairman of OUK Movement, Hon. Ojisi Iro Ogbaja, has urged all members of the group to work in unity ahead of the 2023 general elections. Ogbaja made the call on Saturday in Umuahia while meeting with members of the state enlarged Executive Committee, comprising the State EXCO members and 17 local government area chairmen, urging them to show greater commitment to ensure victory in the forthcoming election. Ogbaja commended the founder of the group and Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for his commitment, doggedness, pragmatism and exemplary leadership through his qualitative representation of…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears far from over ahead of the constitution of the campaign organisation of its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The festering crisis which assumed a new dimension last month following the announcement of Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, as the running mate to Atiku, started a few weeks after Iyorchia Ayu was elected National Chairman of the PDP. According to The Sun, sources said that the widening gulf has now pitted six PDP governors, predominantly from the South, against Atiku’s presidential bid. The source listed some of the governors as Nyesom Wike…