Politics

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has the capacity to win the 2023 presidential election for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Wike made the declaration during a consultative meeting with stakeholders of the Benue chapter of the PDP at the Government House in Makurdi on Sunday. The governor, who intimated the stakeholders about his intention to run for the presidency, solicited for Benue PDP votes in the coming national delegates convention of the party, even as he stressed on zoning. “To remove APC from power, I’m the person who can tell them enough is enough. We must take…

A House of Representatives aspirant for Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency, Ibe Okwara Osonwa has said his passion for improving the plight of his people is the reason he is running to represent them in the National Assembly. Osonwa, a renowned Economist of international repute, stated this on Saturday in chat with journalists in Abuja. He said; "The best way to tackle some of the displeasure we feel as a people is to transform these feelings into actions that matter enough, most especially when the capacity and the passion to serve are not in doubt. Consequently, this need to get involved. “My…

A Group, OUK Movement Abia State, says it has concluded plans to purchase Nomination and Intent Form for the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ahead of the 2023 Presidential Election. The Director General of OUK Movement Abia State, Engr. Agu Ndukwe Orji made the disclosure in a statement signed by him on Friday. The Director General said the Group’s clamour for Orji Uzor Kalu is to enable him replicate the outstanding feat he has achieved as the Senator representing Abia North senatorial district. The Group’s Director General noted that "they have mobilized funds to purchase the…

There was jubilation in Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency of Abia State as Popular Philanthropist, Chief Dr. Sam Anya, picked the Peoples Democratic Party nomination form to represent them in the Green Chamber. Anya confirmed that he had obtained the PDP expression of interest form to THE WHISPERER on telephone. Anya hails from Elu Ohafia, Ohafia local government area. "With the 2023 general elections, the coast seems clear for him to win the party's ticket without obstacles," a PDP chieftain who refused to be named told THE WHISPERER. See photos below:

In Deft Political Move, Buhari’s Men Set to Dominate Incoming APC NWC In a demonstration of deft skill and intriguing art of political manoeuvring, President Muhammadu Buhari’s men appear to have stamped their authority on the incoming National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Buhari has, apparently, appropriated some of the key offices ahead of the party’s national convention coming up tomorrow, Saturday, March 26, in Abuja. In a similar vein, THISDAY gathered that the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) elements in APC had adopted Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi as their nominee for the office of National Vice…

The vice-presidential candidate on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has declared interest to contest for the president of Nigeria in 2033. Obi made the declaration before the traditional rulers in the state at the Anambra State Government conference hall Agu- Awka, Anambra State. He said that he decided to declare his intention first before the monarchs in order to seek their blessings, adding that he needed their prayers and support for the project to be successful. “I am talking to the traditional rulers because if somebody begins any journey…