Ahead of the inauguration of the President-elect and governors on May 29, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged Nigerians to start building support and provide an enabling environment for the incoming government to thrive. Gambari made the call in Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State capital, while briefing newsmen following a visit to Gov. Atiku Bagudu and Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar. “I am here on a private visit to see the governor and His Royal Highness, the Emir of Gwandu. Because we are coming to the end of this administration. ”I am…
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The Bauchi North district senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in the 25th February, 2023 elections, Mr Ibrahim Mohammed Baba, on Saturday, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Baba, a former member of the House of Representatives representing Katagum Federal Constituency between 2015 and 2019, announced his resignation from SDP and defection to APC, under which platform he was elected to the National Assembly. Popularly called IMBA, Baba was received into APC by the Nasarawa Nakin Kasuwa ward chairman in Katagum Local Government Area of the state, Malam Adamu Abubakar. Speaking to journalists shortly after declaring for…
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) on Sunday, called on warring factions in the ongoing Labour Party (LP) leadership crisis to “find common ground and sustain its new position as a third force in the current national politics.” In a statement signed by its Secretary-General, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the umbrella body of all registered political parties and political associations in Nigeria noted that “there is nothing unusual about a political party having a leadership tussle or any form of disagreement, but its ability to close ranks and make compromises in the interest of the party is paramount.” Consequently, the CNPP…
Former special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on prosecution, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla has called on the national ruling party, All Progressives Congress, APC, to muster courage and discipline a former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari over his divisive statement. In a statement, the former presidential aide said Yari’s utterances had become incendiary, disrespectful and capable of splitting the party into factions. He quoted the ex-governor as threatening that the APC would cease to exist if the North does not get the Senate Presidency. According to Obono-Obla, Yari had now become a pain in the neck of the ruling party…
Adamu Garba, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has revealed that over 120 heads of state have expressed interest in attending the inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29, 2023. Garba disclosed this during an interview with Arise TV on Monday, May 15, where he also dismissed attempts by some individuals to halt Tinubu’s inauguration, describing them as jokers. According to Garba, despite the stiff opposition, the inauguration will go ahead as planned. “Already, 120 heads of state indicated an interest in attending the inauguration of the incoming President-Elect and…
Adamu Garba, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has expressed his doubts that the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzo Kalu, will become the President of the 10th Senate due to the party’s poor performance in the South-East region. Speaking on Arise Television’s morning show on Monday, May 15, 2023, Garba confidently predicted that the Chief Whip of the Senate would withdraw from the Senate Presidency race. While the APC National Working Committee had zoned the Senate Presidency to the South-South region, with Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State and Barau Jubrin of Kano State chosen…
The committee on the awards, in a statement in Lokoja on Monday, said Bello was singled out for the award in recognition of his achievements in the growth and development of Kogi. “This recognition has been corroborated by respected national and international organisations, including his unrelenting commitment to human capital development, empowerment, and infrastructure growth in the education and health sectors of the state’s economy. ADVERTISEMENT “The commissioning of impactful and first-of-their-kind projects in the state by President Muhammadu Buhari was an eye opener to the extent of development in Kogi in seven years,” it stated. It noted that on…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday expressed support for the ambitions of Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Barau Jibrin as President and Deputy President of the 10th Senate, respectively. Sanwo-Olu expressed his support at a consultative visit to Lagos House, Marina, when he received members of the Stability Group, consisting 69 senators-elect, who already endorsed Akpabio and Jibrin. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination process to pave the way for the election of Senate leadership was in order. He noted that Akpabio’s team possessed the political credentials and leadership qualities to bring about uncommon transformation in…
This may explain why the PDP National Chapel declared a seven-day fasting and prayer for its candidate in the just-concluded election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to triumph over the winner of the February 25 poll, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in court. The prayers are scheduled to begin from Thursday, May 18 to Wednesday, May 24, with an ‘overcomer’s open-air thanksgiving service’ also taking place the day after to wrap up the spiritual endeavour. The events are to hold at the party’s national chapel, PDP National Secretariat, Wadata Plaza, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja, and time is slated at 12 pm daily, The Punch…
After nearly six months in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on four foreign visits over the next 40-days, starting with the G7 summit in Hiroshima on Friday and concluding with his first state visit to the US from June 21 to 24, the highlight of which will be his participating in the International Yoga Day event at the UN in New York and a diaspora event in Chicago. The PM’s previous visit abroad was to the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia. Apart from the G7 in Japan and the US state visits, the PM will attend the Pacific…
Labour Party’s House of Representatives member-elect for the Aba South/Aba North federal constituency of Abia, Emeka Nnamani, said the South-East will take a decision on the Speakership issue. Addressing reporters in Abuja on Sunday, the politician said that despite being elected on different platforms, incoming lawmakers from the region will provide block votes. Nnamani said people think the 10th National Assembly is going to be “chaotic and dramatic,” but that will not happen. “The legislature is not going to be a rubber stamp; it will not lose its independence. The 10th Assembly is going to be quite interesting and intriguing,”…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Niger State has called on Governor Abubakar Sani Bello to direct the chairman of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission, NSIEC, Aminu Baba, to issue certificates of return to its eight elected councillors who won the November 10 council election in Katcha Local Government Area. A letter of protest, signed on behalf of the party by Barrister Mohammed Tsado Mohammed in Minna and forwarded to the governor, claimed the local government election was contested by candidates of both the All Progressives Congress, APC, and SDP. According to the letter: “Seven months after the conduct…
Katsina State’s senators-elect on Sunday threw their weight behind the All Progressives Congress’ endorsement of Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau as Senate President and Deputy Senate President, respectively, of the 10th National Assembly. The lawmakers-elect took the decision on Sunday, May 14, 2023, at the Katsina Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The meeting was held at the instance of the Katsina State governor, Aminu Masari, who also backed the party’s decision amid confusion and rejection that trailed the endorsement of the two ranking senators. Governor Masari described Akpabio and Barau as committed members of the party and development-personified public officers who…
A South East youth-based group, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL) has rejected the micro-zoning of the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives to the South East. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently announced that the position had been micro-zoned to the zone and that Hon Benjamin Kalu, an Abia member-elect, has been pencilled down for the position. But reacting to the development, COSEYL, in a press release signed by its President-General and Publicity Secretary, Hon. Goodluck Ibem and Comrade Okey Nwaoru, respectively, said it was insulting to zone such a position to the South…
The Labour Party presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi, has told anyone who cares to listen that he’s not on transit as far as his presidential ambition is concerned. Obi confidently affirmed that he would emerge as Nigeria’s president either today or in the near future. He made this known while speaking at an unveiling of the book: “Peter Obi: many voices, one perspective,” which took in Awka, Anambra State capital on Friday, May 12, 2023. The former governor also disclosed that he’s in no hurry to achieve his presidency dream, but restated his commitment to always…
A Yoruba nationalist and vigilante organisation, the Reformed Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has asked security agencies to immediately provide additional security support for the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the May 29 swearing-in ceremony. According to the group’s National President, Dare Adesope, it has become necessary to beef up security around Tinubu following ceaseless protestations and threats by some politicians who are still opposing his victory and the upcoming inauguration. He made the call in a statement on Friday, May 12, 2023. While specifically referring to the Department of State Services (DSS) and Defence House, Adesope urged all security…
Alhaji Abdul’aziz Yari, Zamfara West Senator-elect, has advised that religious, tribal and ethnic sentiments should be eschewed in the choice of the President of the Senate of the in-coming 10th National Assembly. He gave the advice in his congratulatory message to the 109 Senators-elect from the 36 states of the federation on Saturday in Abuja while speaking on the type of Senate President the incoming Assembly deserves. Yari, who also tasked the Senators-elect on unifying the country, said the incoming Assembly needed a Senate President that was compassionate, honest, fair-minded and result driven. “I congratulate you all on your well-deserved…
The secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Farouk Ahmed has lamented that the incoming government of Dauda Lawal Dare will inherit huge liabilities ranging from unpaid worker’s salaries to pensions, bank loans and many more. He said from the look of things, the outgoing government will hand over an empty treasury to the incoming administration, pointing out that the fact the outgoing government is still owing workers two months’ salaries indicated that there is no money in the treasury. Speaking with the media in Gusau on Saturday, Ahmed stressed that some people still want Zamfara to…
As the race for the Speakership of the House of Representatives intensifies, a group, Progressives Foundational Movement (PFM) has called on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC to resist pressure that may force them to reverse the zoning template of the 10th Assembly. The leadership of the party had last Monday officially confirmed the endorsement of a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwill Akpabio, (from Akwa Ibom State in South-south) for Senate President, and Tajudeen Abbas (from Kaduna State in North-west) for Speaker of the House of Representatives. But in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State said it is not unaware that some stakeholders of the party in the state worked against the emergence of its presidential candidate in the last election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The chairman of the party in the state, Mr Basil Ejidike, stated this, during a stakeholders meeting of the party yesterday in Awka, the state capital. He said henceforth, there will be reward for party members who worked hard, and also punishment for those who sabotage it. He said a committee would be set up to appropriately sanction those who sabotaged the party.…