Politics

Barring any last-minute change, a gubernatorial aspirant in Abia State, Chief Chikwe Udensi, may dump the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for the Young Progressive Party, YPP, ahead of the 2023 governorship election. This emerged after Udensi met with the leadership of YPP in Abuja, according to an online blog, globaltimesnigeria.com. According to the blog, Udensi’s meeting was aimed at finalizing his move to the party, which he would use to push his 2023 governorship ambition. Udensi's intended move was disclosed to the platform by a top party source who refused to be named. The source said Udensi’s defection would…

Indications have emerged that the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leaders have allegedly decided to consider the choice of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as a consensus presidential candidate of the party. This decision, which leaked to supporters of other aspirants less than 25days to the party’s presidential primary election, has resulted in threat of mass defection by supporters of aggrieved aspirants. Recall that last month, Abubakar formally declared to run for the office of the Nigerian president in 2023 under the platform of the opposition PDP. Making his intention known at an event held at the International Conference Centre (ICC)…

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has finally declared his ambition to become Nigeria’s President in 2023. Amaechi made the declaration at an ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) event in Rivers State. The former Rivers Governor said he would seek the party’s ticket to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. “I stand before you today to declare my intention and submit my application to serve as your next President”, he announced.

The wife of the Ondo State governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has declared her intention to run for the Imo East senatorial seat in the 2023 elections. Mrs Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who made the disclosure on Friday while addressing journalists in Owerri, Imo State capital, said her decision to run for Senate stemmed from a desire to correct the perceived neglect of the area by successive administrations. According to her, the level of neglect had ensured that the area remained remote despite the rapid urbanisation of other parts of the state. She also lamented the lack of standard medical facilities in the area…

A frontline governorship aspirant in Abia State, Mr Etigwe Uwa, has picked the expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA,  for the 2023 governorship election. Mr Uwa, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja on Friday with some political associates to purchase the form. Etigwe Uwa SAN, FCIArb is the managing partner at StreamSowers & Kohn, a leading law firm in Nigeria. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990 and was conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate…

Ikpeazu Sacks Chinenye Nwogu as head of Abia Social Investment Programme The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has relieved Mr . Chinenye Nwogu of his appointment as Special Adviser (Social Investment), Abia State. This government directive takes immediate effect. BARR. CHRIS EZEM Secretary to Abia State Government

A frontline house of representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, Ibe Okwara Osonwa has tasked leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State to stay united in a bid to realize its bid to win the 2023 general elections in the state. Osonwa in a statement signed by him on Friday, noted that the only option available to the APC family on how to wrestle power from the People's Democratic Party, PDP, was to put its house in order before the coming general elections. He therefore urged the leadership of PDP to provide enabling playing ground for…

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abiriba Chapter, at a meeting held on Thursday expressed appreciation to Chief Fred Idika for all he was able to achieve in his time as Transitjon Council Chairman of Ohafia LGA. Speaking during the presentation of Idika as a Federal House of Representatives Aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia constituency, the Leader of the party in Abiriba, Chief Mba Ukariwo, described Chief Idika as one of the best TC Chairmen that served Ohafia Local Government in the current dispensation. “We are proud of the tireless work you did to secure the local government during the COVID era,…