Politics

Seasoned technocrat and financial expert of international repute, Ibe Okwara Osonwa on Wednesday, submitted the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress to the party leadership in Abuja. Osonwa arrived at the venue around 2:15p.m amid pomp and pageantry. Osonwa who submitted the forms to party officials at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, was accompanied by political associates and supporters. Osonwa, after submitting the nomination form, said that with the support from the masses, he was confident of victory. He added that he is committed to the delivery of…

Appeal panel of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has cleared a frontline governorship aspirant, Etigwe Uwa (SAN), who was earlier disqualified by the party's governoship screening panel. Uwa was erroneously disqualified by the party's screening panel. Extract of decision of the National Assembly screening appeal panel obtained by THE WHISPERER and signed by Mrs Nwabueze Ugomma cleared Etigwe Uwa to contest the primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Abia governoship election in the 2023 general election. In a chat with THE WHISPERER, Uwa said, “I have a plan for Abia, and the first thing I’d…

Appeal panel of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has cleared a frontline House of Representatives aspirant for Aba North/Aba South Federal Constituency, Hon. Emeka Nnamani, who was earlier disqualified by the party's National Assembly screening panel. Nnamani was erroneously disqualified by the party's screening panel. Extract of decision of the National Assembly screening appeal panel obtained by THE WHISPERER and signed by Mrs Nwabueze Ugomma cleared Emeka Sunny Nnamani to contest the primary election of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Aba Federal Constituency seat in the 2023 general election. The appeal committee however did not clear Chriscato…

Senator Prince Bassey Otu, who represented Cross River southern senatorial district in the 7th senate has emerged consensus candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, THE WHISPERER has learnt. The agreement which was reached on Monday night at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja had in attendance the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, Cross River state APC Chairman, Barr Alphonsus Eba, members of the state Exco, as well as all governorship aspirants. Highly reliable source told our reporter that the choice of Sen. Otu as the APC governorship candidate for the 2023 election in the state was unanimous.…

Mass exodus has continued to hit the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano as senator representing Kano Central Ibrahim Shekarau, a member representing Rano/Bunkure/Kibiya Federal Constituency, Alhassan Rurum and former member of the House of Representatives Kawu Sumaila concluded arrangements to defect to the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Insiders told DAILY NIGERIAN that the former governor had summoned a meeting of his top political associates, dubbed ‘Shura Council’, where his defection will be made public and ratified on Tuesday. DAILY NIGERIAN gathered that Messrs Rurum and Sumaila, who are formidable politicians in Kano South Senatorial District, had met…