Politics

A frontline House of Representatives aspirant, Chief Dr. Sam Anya, was on Wednesday screened for the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dr Anya who appeared before the committee, which sat at the PDP Secretariat in Umuahia, told journalists that he was confident of victory at the primaries because he was the most qualified to represent the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency. He declared that his level of experience, charisma, exposure, contacts, among others, placed him far above other persons in the race for the party’s ticket. “I believe that I am the most qualified of…

Frontline Peoples Democratic Party House Representatives aspirants appeared today for the party’s screening exercise. The exercise took palce at the Regent Hotel Joel Ogunaike Street Ikeja GRA. Chairman of the screening exercise, Rt Hon Shehu Matazu had assured all the aspirants that none of them will be disqualified unless they present fake credentials. Present at the screening exercise include: Hon. Francis Barthlomew Chima aka OmoBarca aspirant Federal House of Representative Ajeromi Ifelodun Constituency, Hon. Bankole Wellington aka Banky-W aspirant Federal House of Representative Eti Osa Constituency, Hon. Pascal Izuchukwu Nwankwo aka Akunwata aspirant Federal House of Representative Amuwo Odofin Constituency…

Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has slammed the South-West and South-South 2023 presidential aspirants. Kalu, in a statement on Tuesday, said it is unjust and embarrassing that the aspirants from both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have no single respect and concern for the South East. National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (Southwest); former Senate President Bukola Saraki (North); Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State (North); Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (Southwest) and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State (South-South) are among the 2023 presidential aspirants. According to Kalu, having…

A Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) governorship aspirant in Abia State, Chief Kalu Idika Okwara, has cautioned the party against imposing an unpopular candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial contest. Idika Okwara said this is because imposition of candidates may not augur well for the PDP in the general elections. He stated this on Monday while addressing PDP Social Media Influencers at the party's National Secretariat in Abuja. The governorship hopeful called on the National Working Committee, NWC, to watch developments in Abia State with interest. According to him, "The governor as the leader of the party in Abia State should have allowed…

Governor David Umahi has endorsed the Speaker of Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Francis Nwifuru to succeed him in 2023. Governor Umahi stated this during the internment of the Father to the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Barrister Chioma Nweze in Okposi on Saturday. He expressed hope that the Speaker would consolidate on the Divine Mandate leadership in the State. Governor Umahi appealed to the people of Ebonyi South and all Ebonyians to support the Candidature of the Speaker for the sake of equity, justice, and fairness. "To Okposi people and people of Ebonyi State, I present to…

Eminent businessman, Mr. Tonye Cole has been adopted by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State to be the party’s standard-bearer in the 2023 governorship election in the state. Vanguard reports that the party leadership and stalwarts, according to a source took this decision in a well-attended meeting, late Friday night in Abuja. It was gathered that the Minister of Transportation, who is also a frontline presidential aspirant of the party, Chibuike Amaechi, was in attendance. A well-respected member of the party, who was privy to the development, told Vanguard that the meeting was held in…

"I have spent the majority of my Easter Holiday inspecting and commissioning the road projects, school renovations and distribution of educational materials I attracted to my constituency, Abia North Senatorial District. "One disturbing thing I have observed is the overheating of the polity by some political leaders of our dear state over the issue of zoning of the governorship seat. I am appealing to them not to set the state on fire. "Instead of overheating the polity, what we should be doing now is to talk about what we have achieved since we were elected and the things we intend…

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed not to step down for any consensus candidate of the party ahead of its presidential primary. The Governor said only death will make him quit his ambition to become the President of Nigeria. “The only thing that will make me to quit is death; if I’m alive, we will finish it on 28/29 of May (date for PDP presidential primaries).” He made the assertion in an interview with BBC pidgin in Port Harcourt on Friday. Wike, who spoke in pidgin English, said “I have been a local government chairman which is the grassroot,…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has told his supporters calling on him to run for the 2023 presidency to “watch out”. Some of his supporters stormed his Abuja office, on Friday, asking him to declare for the 2023 presidency. They wielded placards and banners with inscriptions such as ‘Goodluck Jonathan must run for president 2023′, “Jonathan is our candidate’, among others. The ex-president had gone into a closed door meeting with leaders of the group. Addressing the supporters after the meeting, Jonathan said the youths should keep getting involved in the political process for a better Nigeria. The ex-president said, “You…