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Mascot, Nwanji, others launched APP without informing me, says Orji Kalu

Mascot, Nwanji, others launched APP without informing me, says Orji Kalu

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has reacted to the defection of his younger brother, Chief Mascot Uzor Kalu, from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to Action Peoples Party, APP. Kalu who reacted through a post on his verified facebook page, said, "I have received several calls from friends, associates, political stakeholders and leaders of thoughts seeking my opinion on the defection of my brother, Mascot, from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to Action Peoples Party, APP. "Sincerely, the National Chairman, two Deputy National Chairmen of our great party including the Senate President persuaded him to…
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CRISIS: Police Take Over Abia PDP Secretariat

CRISIS: Police Take Over Abia PDP Secretariat

Heavily armed police personnel, Thursday morning, took over the state secretariat of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia located at Finbars Road Umuahia. The stern-looking security agents prevented staff and visitors from accessing the premises. One of them, on inquiries, said it was “an order from above”. When contacted by Vanguard, the Publicity Secretary of PDP, Hon. Fabian Nwankwo, said there was no cause for alarm. He said the party was observing one day of rest and asked party officials as well as workers to stay at home and rest. According to him the party officials and staff…
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2023 Kaduna Guber: El-Rufai Anoints Uba Sani As Successor

2023 Kaduna Guber: El-Rufai Anoints Uba Sani As Successor

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has endorsed Senator Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election in the state. Daily Trust reliably gathered that the decision was reached after extensive discussion with some of the aspirants, where the governor made his choice known to them. “We met for about three hours. Everyone consented to allow Mallam’s decision to prevail. He has chosen Uba as the flag bearer. “We need to accept this as the will of Allah SWT and avoid unnecessary back talk. Let’s see how to manage…
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BREAKING: 2023 Abia Guber: Alex Otti picks APC gubernatorial nomination form

BREAKING: 2023 Abia Guber: Alex Otti picks APC gubernatorial nomination form

A former Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, has picked the gubernatorial nomination form of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Abia State. Mr Otti was the governoship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the 2019 governoship election in Abia State. He also contested the 2015 gubernatorial election in Abia State under the All Progressives Grand Alliance where he finished second behind incumbent Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Ferdinand Ekeoma, his aide on media and publicity, wrote on facebook, "Earlier this evening, the man God is going to use to place Abia on the pedestal of unprecedented socioeconomic…
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2023 PDP Presidential Ticket: Atiku Planning To Retain Peter Obi As Running Mate — Sources

2023 PDP Presidential Ticket: Atiku Planning To Retain Peter Obi As Running Mate — Sources

Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, is planning to retain Peter Obi as his running mate if he clinches the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), sources have said. The duo clinched the PDP presidential ticket in the 2019 general elections although they lost to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) which fielded President Muhammadu Buhari as its flag bearer. According to Daily Independent, moves by Atiku to select Peter Obi as his running mate are however facing stiff resistance from PDP Southern governors who want him to pick one of them as his running mate. It was…
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2023 Elections: PDP Finally Clears Ozigbo To Contest Senate Seat After Initial Disqualification

2023 Elections: PDP Finally Clears Ozigbo To Contest Senate Seat After Initial Disqualification

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Anambra governorship election, Valentine Ozigbo, has been cleared to contest the Senate seat in the 2023 elections. Recall that Ozigbo was earlier disqualified by the party’s screening committee from the party’s primaries ahead of the 2023 senatorial election. The five-man screening committee said in its report that Ozigbo was screened out because of his case at the Supreme Court over the November 6 governorship election. However, in a new report signed by its Chairman, Udeh Okoye, the committee said Ozigbo is now cleared to contest the Anambra South Senatorial…
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EXCLUSIVE: APC set to disqualify lawmakers with 4th term ambition

EXCLUSIVE: APC set to disqualify lawmakers with 4th term ambition

Barring any last minute change, the top echelon of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will disqualify third term National Assembly members seeking for a return ticket, from contesting in the party’s primaries for the 2023 general elections. There are reports that the APC’s new guidelines for nomination of candidates for the 2023 general elections provide that all lawmakers seeking for a fourth term ticket must contest for other positions or would be disqualified. A party source told The Whisperer on Tuesday that the "There won't be a return ticket for all National Assembly members seeking for a 4th term…
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BREAKING: 2023: Massive Protest Rocks Abia PDP Secretariat Over Candidates ‘Imposition’ (Photos)

BREAKING: 2023: Massive Protest Rocks Abia PDP Secretariat Over Candidates ‘Imposition’ (Photos)

Some members of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State on Tuesday stormed the secretariat of the party in Umuahia to protest against what they called alleged moves by the State Chairman of the party, Allwell Asiforo to impose adhoc delegates on them ahead of the party's primaries for the 2023 general elections. The protesters carried placards with various inscriptions, such as, “Asiforo working for the opposition; Abia PDP a shadow of itself under Asiforo; Asiforo wants to kill PDP; we hate imposition; imposition will not do us any good,” among others. A member of the PDP who refused…
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2023 Abia Guber: Why Abians Should Trust Etigwe Uwa For Good Governance – Group

2023 Abia Guber: Why Abians Should Trust Etigwe Uwa For Good Governance – Group

A group under the aegis of Etigwe Youth Ambassadors, EYA, has given reasons why Mr. Etigwe Uwa (SAN), a frontline governorship aspirant in the 2023 governoship election in Abia State should be elected as the next governor in the state. The group disclosed that if elected, Mr Uwa would “restore” good governance for Abia to flourish. The Deputy Director General of the group, Hon. Ebere Ibekwe stated this on Monday in Umuahia during the inauguration of the Umuahia North Local Government Area ward coordinators of the group. He encouraged eligible voters in the state to participate in the ongoing Permanent…
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2023 Presidency: Senators Divided Over Moves To Pick Lawan As Consensus Candidate

2023 Presidency: Senators Divided Over Moves To Pick Lawan As Consensus Candidate

A sharp crack has been created in the Senate caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the quest to endorse the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the parliament. Lawan, who has been at the National Assembly since 1999, is set to formally declare for the presidency this week, multiple sources around him confirmed this Daily Trust. But the Senate president told journalists that only God will determine his next step when asked about plans by some powerful forces in the North to support him for the presidency. First elected into the House of Representatives…
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