Politics

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…

A massive crowd was witnessed on Friday at the venue of the unveiling of the candidates of Labour Party in Benue State. The crowd turned out in their numbers to support the candidates of the party including its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi. THE WHISPERER reports that Hon. Herman Hembe is the governoship candidate of the party in Benue State. Joseph Ojobo is the senatorial candidate for Zone C; Mark Gbillah, senatorial candidate for Zone B; Torngee Malu, senatorial candidate for Zone A. Benue State is the home state of the National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Senator…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday in Turkey refused to grant audience to a former Minister of Police Affairs, Adamu Waziri, who was sent to speak with him by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, those familiar with the matter have told Premium Times. Sources told Premium Times that Atiku deployed Mr Waziri to meet Mr Wike, who is on holiday in the Eastern European country, after the governor rebuffed several attempts by the candidate to arrange a meeting between them. The former vice president has been unable to see Mr Wike since he…

The crisis rocking the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, seemed to have deepened as more chieftains of the party are planning to dump the party. THE WHISPERER reliably gathered that some chieftains of the party have allegedly concluded plans to dump the party over what they described as "poor leadership by some leaders of the party in the state". Considering the trending political disaffection, realignments and defections, a party source told THE WHISPERER that a serving national assembly member and other chieftains of the party are concluding plans to dump the PDP in a matter of days. "Most…