The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said former Nigeria president, Goodluck Jonathan, would be free to contest for the presidency in 2023 on its platform. However, the party has insisted that the presidential ticket has not been zoned to any region of the country yet. The National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, stated this during a media parley on Thursday in Abuja. Secondus revealed a committee has been set up to review the party’s performance in the 2019 general elections. On whether former Jonathan would be brought to run on the platform of the party, Secondus said once…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, yesterday, declared that he will not allow godfather syndrome to thrive again in the state, assuring that only competent persons with character and proven integrity will be elected chairmen and councilors in the forthcoming council poll. Obaseki stated this while declaring open a one-day workshop on “Igniting the Economic Development and Viability of Local Government Areas in Edo,” in Benin City, stressing that the country’s electoral process could affect governance. “The electoral process affects governance and the way I was elected will definitely affect the way we are going to govern Edo. I realised that…
Presidential candidate of Peoples Trust (PT) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said that rotation of the presidency in 2023 would be counter-productive to the polity. To him, Nigeria needs a good president from any region, who is prepared and capable of promoting the nation’s socio-economic development. Addressing the media in Lagos, yesterday, Olawepo-Hashim said rotation would not foster national unity and development, adding that those who want power must construct a national platform and build a national consensus behind their programme. According to the businessman, Nigeria needs a president that will unite the country, secure it…
Imo State has once again found itself in a unique political situation after last weekend’s Imo North Senatorial District bye-election. First, the necessity for the bye-election, which was conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was occasioned by the death of the erstwhile occupant of the seat, Benjamin Uwajumogu, last December, after the former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly from Ihitteuboma Local Government Area of the state, slumped and died in Abuja. Political parties in the exercise included the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), among 15…
As the leadership of the All Progressives Congress moves to reorganise the party, some members of the APC have filed a fresh suit in court to stop the planned membership revalidation/registration in Rivers State. This comes despite warnings by the National Executive Committee of the APC to members to withdraw all litigations against the party. The applicants; Sunday Hawkings, Julius Nbugere, Lucky Nweke, Florence Deigh and Anthony Nwauche, said there should be no registration of new members into the APC until the matters in court have been disposed of. Presiding Judge, Justice L. Ngbor Abina therefore ordered the applicants to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday declared Mr Ibrahim Tudu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the Bakura State constituency supplementary election in Zamfara State. Prof. Yahaya Tanko , INEC Returning Officer for the election who made the announcement said Tudu polled 23,874 votes to win the election, NAN reports. Recall that the APC had on Tuesday announced that it was boycotting the election. APC in a statement by its state Publicity Secretary, Mr Ibrahim Birnin-Magaji said that the party was pulling out because it had lost confidence on INEC and security agencies in the…
The attorney general says the right of the president to engage the national assembly is at the behest of the president. Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, says the national assembly has no constitutional powers to summon President Muhammadu Buhari. The president was scheduled to address a joint session of the federal legislature on the insecurity challenge bedeviling the country, on Thursday, December 10, 2020, after lawmakers reached that resolution during plenary on December 1. An overwhelming majority of lawmakers had also asked the president to fire his security chiefs in the wake of the beheading of over 43…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday, that Nigeria’s democracy was in desperate need of a viable and coherent opposition political party. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary said this in a statement, stressing that the PDP had failed as an opposition party. According to him, the PDP as an opposition party lacked the capacity to provide rigorous and intelligent interrogation of the policies and programmes of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC administration. Nabena was reacting to the PDP’s call on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister APC and declare vacant seats of its lawmakers.…
A non-partisan group, Nigeria Equity Group (NEG) has called on political parties to ensure that a Christian is considered for the position of the president to further ensure balance and equity. The group on Tuesday in a press release signed by its convener, Dr Emeka Nwosu and Secretary, Alh. Muhammed Mubarak said geopolitical consideration should be a factor also. NEG stated in the statement that following 8 years of President Muhammadu Buhari, it will be fair to have a Christian for another 8 years. The group vowed to mobilize Nigerians to ensure the emergence of any candidate that fits the…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has been sworn in for a second term. Yakubu was sworn-in at the Council Chambers of the State House, on Wednesday. Speaking at the event, Yakubu said elections in Nigeria were getting better. “We have demonstrated in recent elections that elections are getting better and better and elections will continue to get better and better,” he said. On his confirmation by the senate, the INEC boss described it as a “privilege.” He promised to carry out his duties in line with the “oath of office” he swore. “It…