Politics

Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has joined the 2023 presidential race. While Amaechi has yet to make a formal declaration of his presidential bid, Thisday at the weekend sighted a colourful brochure prepared to sell his candidacy to Nigerians. Ameachi, a former governor of oil-rich Rivers State in southern Nigeria, has been rumoured to be nursing ambition to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari, in whose government he has been serving for almost seven years as transport minister. In line with the power zoning arrangement, agreed among political leaders since 1999, which rotates power between North and South, the presidential ticket…

Nigerian singer and music producer, Olubankole ‘Banky W’ Wellington has joined the Peoples Democratic Party to contest for House of Representatives seat in the 2023 general election. Banky W had in 2019 contested for the same position under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) and lost. Disclosing the reason he joined the PDP, Banky W said he was no longer content to stand by the sidelines but “must get into the system to fix it”. “I would like to announce that I will once again be answering the call to serve by attempting to secure a ticket to represent Eti-Osa Federal…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State, Hon. Gabriel Ngwobia Ukoha has appealed to the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency to elect Ibe Okwara Osonwa as the member representing the federal constituency in 2023. According to Ukoha, "it is time for the constituency to have a credible representative with the right contacts, charisma and capacity to represent the people of Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency." He stated this when he met with some selected leaders of the party at Ututu, Arochukwu local government area on Friday afternoon. He said, "It is time for the constituency to have credible…

A governorship aspirant and Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu has assured to secure Abia State if given the mandate and enjoined the PDP and Abia electorate to help actualize his lofty dreams. Addressing a mammoth crowd of supporters at the Abia Hotels, Umuahia, Sir Oko Chukwu revealed his plans to achieve the collective dream of Abians through the SECURE Abia Agenda's comprehensive plan of action of Security, Economy, Care, Urban renewal, Roads and Education. According to Oko Chukwu, like other states in Nigeria, Abia is a work in progress, and, "As long as we look inwards…

In all fairness, when electorates give their mandates to a particular elected officeholder, it means trusting the government with projects that determine the fate of the entire citizens which includes; good roads, a reliable transport system, affordable healthcare, employment, security etc. Failure to deliver on these dividends of democracy amounts to a breach of the social contract between the state and the citizens which is at the heart of democracy. Citizens in anticipation of good governance hand over their interests and aspirations to policymakers in expectation of good dividends from the state to ensure that nobody is left behind. Mr…

Ohafia born singer and music producer, Martins Okechukwu Justice popularly known as J Martins, has joined the House of Representatives race in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency ahead of the 2023 general elections. He made his intention known through a post on his official facebook page sighted by THE WHISPERER on Friday morning. Okechukwu Justice who hails from Akanu Ohafia, Ohafia local government area, said, "It's about Time to take the necessary action and correct the mistakes of our fathers "Enough Is Enough" "I will be running for the Federal House Of Representative Arochukwu/Ohafia Constituency come 2023. "Join me in this struggle…

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu may be weighing options on his choice of Prof Uchenna Eleazar Ikonne as his preferred candidate for the governorship ticket of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, THE WHISPERER has learnt. The Governor, who is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for a function, has come under intense pressure from prominent members of the People's Democratic Party in Abia State including his associates over Ikonne’s choice. The governorship primary of the PDP is expected to hold in the second quarter of the year. Those mounting pressure on the Governor are some of his inner caucus strategists and leaders of…

Mr Frank Nweke Jnr, a former Minister of Information, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State. Nweke was unveiled officially on Thursday at the party secretariat in Enugu. Nweke was the Minister of Information and Communication during the second tenure of President Olusegun Obasanjo, from 2003 to 2007. Addressing the audience, Nweke said that he had finished his registration at his Ward, Local Government Council and now a bonafide member of the great party. He said that he joined APGA because of its antecedent, sincerity and truthfulness of its members…

The running mate to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2019 election, Peter Obi, has picked the party’s nomination and expression of interest forms to contest for the 2023 Presidency. Obi is now set to rival his former boss, ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who had earlier obtained form to vie for the same position. The form was purchased by the Like Minds (LM) lead by Ekene Nwakuche their leader. Speaking shortly after purchasing the forms, Nwakuche said they are a group of young Nigerian professionals that feel the country is not going in the right direction and…