Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed satisfaction with the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State. In a statement yesterday, the party’s spokesman, Mr. Taofik Gani, said the party declare full support for Makinde’s leadership style in the South West. The decision is coming the heels of the suspension of Lagos PDP chairman, Mr. Adedeji Doherty, by some members of the party allegedly led by Gani last week on charges of anti-party activities. But Doherty told The Guardian that his suspension was a joke taken too far by some desperate members of the party’s executive…
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There are fears that APC leaders in the North might renege on the alleged zoning agreement made in 2014. In the midst of the controversies over the zoning arrangement of the ruling All Progressives Congress for the 2023 presidential election, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that the founding fathers of party will speak on the issue next year. While some founding members left the party during the build up to the 2019 general election, Ngige said nine among the founding fathers are still in the ruling party. According to Punch, the minister said those still…
A former governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has said that an Igbo presidency will strengthen Nigeria. Ahead of the next general election in 2023, certain groups and individuals have been asking that the South-East produce the next president. Disagreeing with the calls for restructuring, Yuguda, speaking with The Sun, stressed that the Southeast be allowed to take a shot at the presidency. “The east should be given a shot for the presidency, but should not be seen as a right, but comfort in the minds of our brothers and sisters. That as a region, they have had it too.…
The leader of the youths says the current political permutation among elites in the country is not in their favour. Ahead of 2023 general elections, some Nigerian youth are regrouping under the banner of the Young Progressive Party (YPP), in a bid to seek alternative solution to their problems, including taking political power from the elites. The YPP is a social-democratic political party in Nigeria, created to challenge the two major parties, the ruling the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Leicester deal blow to Spurs’ title hopes as Man Utd brace for Leeds test Mr…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) On Saturday won all the chairmanship and council seats in Gombe local government polls conducted in the state. NAN reports that the result was confirmed by the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC). The Executive Chairman of GOSIEC and chief presiding officer at the polls, Mr Saidu Awak, said the results of the election, as returned and declared by returning officers, were in accordance with section 26, sub-section 1 and 2 of the GOSIEC law 2013, as amended. Awak stated that the APC won all the 11 chairmanship and 114 council seats in the state…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the 17 local government areas of Abia State in the Local government chairmanship election conducted on Friday, December 18, in the state Announcing the results on Friday at the Abia State Independent Electoral Commission headquarters Umuahia, the ABSIEC chairman, Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, said in Umunneochi, Ifeanyi Madu of the PDP polled 6,971 votes to beat the APC candidate who garnered 188 votes Umuahia South, Benson Humphrey of the PDP polled 11,480 votes to defeat the APC candidate who garnered 58 votes only. In Umuahia North Ugochukwu Njikonye of PDP polled 29,931…
Abia State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, has congratulated the Chairman-elect of Ohafia LGA, Dr Okoroafor Ukiwe, on his victory at the recently concluded Abia State Local Government polls and urged him not take the vote of the people for granted. Chief Okiyi who was speaking with newsmen in Umuahia after the announcement of the result of the election by the Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral commission (ABSIEC), Prof Mkpa Agu Mkpa, described the election as fair and credible and expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the polls and thanked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and his wife, Mrs…
The state caretaker chairman of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Edo State, Col David Imuse Rtd. has called on Gov Godwin Obaseki to immediately resign from office over security challenges in the state. In a statement, Col Imuse alleged that Obaseki had run out of ideas on how to govern the state. According to him, the call has become necessary because the Governor is failing in his duty of protecting the lives of Edo people, he has shown gross disregard for the rule of law and his personal interest is clashing with his official interest. ‘He has failed in duty…
The Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Hon. Paul Omotoso, has said the party members will force Governor Kayode Fayemi to contest 2023 presidency if he refuses to willingly join the race. Omotoso spoke in Ayede Ekiti, Oye Local government on Saturday during a Christmas programme organised by a chieftain of the party, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu for 1,000 APC members in Ekiti North Senatorial District. Omotoso, represented by the APC Caretaker Publicity Secretary, Hon Ade Ajayi, said: “We can say boldly that APC will win the Ekiti governorship election in 2022, because Governor Fayemi has…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has chided the Governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, for mocking the immediate-past Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, by what it called his politically motivated trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In a statement on Saturday, by the state’s Publicity Secretary of the party, Raphael Adeyanju, the Ekiti State PDP advised the Oyo State governor to display maturity expected from somebody occupying his exalted office and rise above childishness and pettiness. The party said: “It is rather unfortunate that someone like Governor Makinde, who was never a stable…