Politics

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…

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Muhammad Matawale and the former Governor of the state, Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari have reported to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdulahi Adamu and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) that they have reconciled their political differences. Before Monday, the Zamfara State chapter of the APC has been embroiled in a protracted political crisis forcing the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari, the Sen. Abdulahi Adamu-led NWC and the Progressive Governors Forum. MEETING EXCERPTS APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdulahi Adamu: “They have agreed to work together for the success…