Politics

The Chairman of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni has disbanded the convention subcommittees for the March 26 national convention put in place by Niger state Governor, Abubakar Bello. Buni in a statement issued Thursday reassured members and stakeholders of the party, as well as Nigerians in general, that the governing party was crisis-free. Buni and the National Secretary of CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, had regained control of the party Wednesday as Chairman and Secretary of the Central Planning Committee of the convention respectively following…

One of the main focus of Kalu Ijomah Ukeh in his unrelenting push for a better, more prosperous and productive Abia State with a conviction that true freedom can only come when we try to do things differently as you cannot continue to do the same thing over and over and a expect different result as an outcome. For Abia State to have a different result, we must insist on different methods, we must insist on the paradigm shift from the known to new normal where results will be the bedrock of our collective efforts and better living a product…

PDP fixes N35m for presidential nomination form. The sale of forms for aspirants into elective positions is expected to commence on Thursday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the timetable and guidelines for its preparation for the 2023 general election. Debo Ologunagba, PDP national publicity secretary, announced the development on Wednesday after the joint meeting of the board of trustees (BOT) and the national executive committee (NEC) of the party. The sale of forms for aspirants into elective positions is expected to commence on Thursday. The PDP spokesman said aspirants interested in contesting the presidential election will get the…

A group, Movement for Progressives Development (MPD), has warned members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, not to allow serving members of the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to be elected as substantive members of the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to the group, electing them into the NWC of the APC may lead to serious crisis, anarchy and dissatisfaction. The group stated this in a statement signed by its Director General, Comrade Muhammad Ibn Aliyu, Wednesday morning in Abuja, saying that members of the current CECPC should be prevented from purchasing form for…

A socio-political group, Grassroot Progressives Support Initiative, GPSI, has called for the immediate arrest and investigation of Chief Ikechi Emenike, and the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha for forgery and perjury. The group asked Emenike to stop playing God over the leadership of the Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. In a statement signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the group, Ubani Godwin and Nze Onubogu respectively, GPSI alerted security operatives to investigate the activities of Emenike and Onyejeocha over their roles in forging the statutory delegates' list of the…

Former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, is confident that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will crumble if he leaves the party. Although Kwankwaso says he is not happy with the main opposition party at the present, he affirmed that he has yet to defect from the party. He made the remarks during an interview on a Channels Television programme, Political Paradigm where he spoke about his political ambitions. “There is no question about it,” said the former governor in response to what the PDP’s fate would be if he leaves. “Where are the leaders? Who are the leaders? They…

Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday said his Yobe State counterpart Mai Mala Buni remains the the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress’ Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee. Buni’s position had come under scrutiny last week after Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger State assumed the Chairmanship position. Bello took over after Buni had left the country for medical treatment. The Niger State Governor’s chairmanship is said to backed by the President, according to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, amid reports that Buni was planning on delaying the APC’s planned convention this month. However, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today…

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has told his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki that they are not in the same class. Obaseki, while reacting to a scathing attack launched against his Deputy, Phillip Shaibu by Governor Wike, had slammed the Rivers Governor, describing him as a bully. Obaseki had complained that members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP who defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC in Edo were not happy and do not feel accepted into the new party. Obaseki, in a statement on Monday also noted that Nigeria needed strong democratic institutions and not strong men, adding…