Politics

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…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, a former governor of Abia State, has on Monday withdrawn from the 2023 Presidential race and has declared his support from Senate President Ahmad Lawan. The Senator representing Abia North senatorial district said he would no longer contest for the office of the president as he thanked those who bought the N100million nomination and expression of interest forms for him. The lawmaker said his decision was based on the fact that no political party has zoned the presidency to the South-East, hence Lawan, a North-Easterner deserved his support. In a post on his verified Facebook page…

As the controversy over the conduct of the three-man delegate congress in Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is yet to be resolved, PDP stakeholder and former Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Dr Eme Okoro, has warned that the party might not field candidates for the 2023 elections. According to the elder statesman, Abia PDP might suffer similar fate as Rivers and Zamfara States in the 2019 elections if the controversy was not quickly resolved. He accused the state leadership of the party of unilaterally compiling the three-man delegate list without conducting any election. The former…

A member of the House of Representatives from Kano State, Abdulkadir Jobe, has resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Jobe, who represents Dawakin-Tofa/Rimin Gado/Tofa Federal Constituency, said he resigned due to an internal crisis at the Kano State chapter of the party. He, however, did not say if he would be joining another political party. But he was pictured with a former governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso’s, of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), following a visit on Friday at the latter’s residence in Abuja. Mr Jobe, in a letter of resignation sent to his ward chairperson, at Joben…

Five serving ministers in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari have obtained N100 million expression of interest and nomination forms and are jostling for position of their principal in 2023. They are Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuba, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu and Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige.   Ogbonnaya Onu During his declaration on Friday, Onu assured Nigerians that he would deploy his experience as a former governor and minister to address the gap in science and technology in…

Abia State, at the return of democracy in Nigeria in 1999, was divided into three Senatorial Districts namely; Abia North, comprising Arochukwu, Ohafia, Bende, Isuikwuato and Umunneochi local government areas, Abia Central, comprising Umuahia North and South, Ikwuano, Osisioma, Isiala Ngwa North and South LGAs and Abia South, comprising of Obingwa, Ugwunagbo, Ukwa East and Ukwa West respectively to ensure even distribution of democratic dividend across the 17 local government areas of the state. The likes of Senators Ike Nwachukwu, Uche Chukwumerije from Abia North, Bob Nwanunu, Chris Adighije, Nkechi Nwaogu (First Abia Female Senator and National Assembly member) from…

All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stepped in to resolve the local political squabbles between Abdulmunin Jibrin and key stakeholders in his constituency. Abdulmumin Jibrin had announced his decision to leave the APC for an undisclosed party on Saturday. Jibrin did not give any reason for his decision to quit the APC, sources say this was related to the decision not to give him the party’s ticket to return to the house of representatives. There had been a crisis of confidence between Jibrin and Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, for some time over local political issues. Jibrin…