The Abia State Independent Electoral Commission, ABSIEC, has suspended the local government election in all the wards in Umunneochi LGA of the state. The State Electoral Commission said it called off the exercise following the disruption of smooth distribution of electoral materials to polling units by people suspected to be thugs. ABSIEC, in a release signed by its Chairman, Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa, however, announced tomorrow (Saturday) 19th December, 2020. In the same vein, Chinenye Nwaogu, Special Adviser to the Governor and State Focal Person on Social Investment Programme, commended Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for his passion to deepen democracy and…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has pleaded with aggrieved members not to defect, promising that the leadership was in the process of reconciling all. Chairman of its Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Walid Jibrin, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, called for reconciliation. He said the party was doing everything possible to resolve all differences. His words: “In my capacity as chairman of PDP BoT, I am watching very keenly recent developments in our great party with a special call on all aggrieved members to remain with a view to looking for the way forward. “As a father to all,…
Veteran Fuji artiste, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as Kwam1, has given reason he can never run for any political office. KWAM 1 who is the first Mayegun of Yoruba Land, speaking at an event, titled “FUJI-Opera”, held at Alliance Francaise, Mike Adenuga Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, said his decision not to run for any political office was based on his hatred for “promise and fail” attitudes. According to him, he does not want to make hefty promises to gain votes only to fail the electorates due to unforeseen factors. Few months ago, KWAM 1 assaulted a broadcaster named Wole Sorunke…
There was a moment of disagreement and name-calling between members of the ruling APC in the Imo State House of Assembly and the opposition lawmakers when the latter was accused of fueling the recent End SARS protest which claimed several lives in the state. The member representing Aboh-mbaise state constituency, Eddy Obinna had made the allegations while presenting a motion on Thursday during plenary. He said the opposition parties including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) cashed in on the protest to water down the efforts of the state and federal government as the ruling party. “Recall that the EndSARS protest…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced the composition of its engagement committee on the proposed amendment to the Electoral Act as well as the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement, said the Committee, which has former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremmadu, as Chairman is to, among other things, collate inputs from critical stakeholders as well as engage relevant civil society groups and work closely with the National Assembly for more inclusive and accelerated processes in the desired amendment to the Electoral Act and the 1999 Constitution. The statement noted that such…
The lawmaker representing Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency of Benue State in the House of Representatives, Blessing Onuh, on Friday, officially decamped from the All Progressives Grand Alliance to the All Progressives Congress. Onuh, who is the daughter of former Senate President, David Mark, was formerly in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but decamped from the party to APGA after she lost the party’s primary for the House Seat to her uncle, Johnson Egli Ahubi. Although, she later defeated her uncle at the general election. Onuh’s decamping ceremony at Otukpo, Benue State on Friday was attended by the Speaker of the House,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to use the occasion of his 78 birthday, to seek forgiveness for the sins he committed against the people of the Southwest Nigeria, rather than going about celebrating in the midst of his own people, whose over 300 children are being held captive by terrorists. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southwest, which congratulated the President for reaching the age of 78 in a statement made available to TheInfoStride yesterday, said God must have kept him so that he could have enough time to ruminate over his past misdeeds and seek restitution. In…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has upheld the election of the new executive committee for the Kano State chapter. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement in Abuja, said that the decision followed the successful conduct of the Dec.12 state congress in all 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs)of the state. Ologbondiyan said the NWC was pleased that the congress was conducted in strict compliance with the guidelines and provisions of the party’s Constitution (2017 as amended). He added that the state congress was also monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission…
A Chairman aspirant in the forthcoming Council election in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr. Richard Ovweghrederohwo has joined hundreds of protesters to kick against alleged imposition of candidates by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in their area. The peaceful protesters barricaded the entrance to the Party’s Secretariat. The protesters who are mostly PDP members carried placards with inscriptions such as, “No primary election, No general election, Local government is for the youths and the youths should be allowed determine who will be their chairman, ‘’PDP is our party we need free and fair…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the re-run election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency, Niger for February 6, 2021. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Mr Festus Okoye, in a statement in Abuja, said the decision was taken at the commission’s meeting on Thursday. Okoye said that the Commission met and deliberated on a number of issues including the Court of Appeal judgement on Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency election. He recalled that the Commission conducted a by-election in Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency on March 14 and returned Kasimu Danjuma of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as duly elected.…