The All Progressives Congress, APC, leaders under the aegis of the North Central APC Forum have again urged President-elect Bola Tinubu to pick the Director-General of his presidential campaign council, Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State, as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The group said appointing Governor Lalong as the SGF will also ensure “equity and fairness” in the incoming administration’s appointment. The Forum equally said Lalong had done a lot for the APC and the North as the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Plateau State, and the emergence of Tinubu as the president. Chairman…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC on Monday denied the expulsion of the Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege from the party. InfoStride News had reported that an expulsion letter dated March 31st and signed by the Chairman, Ulebor Isaac on behalf of the State Executive Committee of the Delta APC said Omo-Agege was expelled for alleged anti-party activities and other unnamed offences. The statement reads in part, “In accordance [with the] provision of Article 21.2 (1)(II)(VII) 21.3 and 21.5(g) of the constitution 2022 (as amended), we unanimously resolved and adopted the expulsion of Senator Ovie Omo Agege as a member of…
The National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Abakaliki has granted an ex-parte order to candidates of the Labour Party, LP, Linus Okorie and Eze Emmanuel, to serve Governor David Umahi and Emmanuel Uguru a notice of petition and processes. Okorie is a senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for the Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone while Eze Emmanuel is a candidate of the Labour Party for Abakaliki/Izzi Federal House of Representatives. Okorie, a former House of Representatives member, is challenging the victory of Governor Umahi as the Ebonyi South Senator-elect while Eze Emmanuel is challenging the victory…
The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Charles-Solo Ako has accused the party’s chairman in Enugu State of working against President-elect, Bola Tinubu during the presidential polls. InfoStride News reports that Ako and Agballah have been engaging in a war of words, with both accusing each other of embezzlement. In his latest claims, Ako has now said Agballah sabotaged the Tinubu presidency project, as well as other candidates of the APC in the 2023 elections. This is contained in a statement he made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday. “Agballah never erected a single billboard…
Lawmakers from different political parties in the minority caucus on Tuesday met to pull an upset against the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers converged at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja and deliberated on ways to pull their numbers together to decide the next Speaker of the House. Elected lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, All Progressives Grand Alliance, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressives Party and African Democratic Congress were in attendance at the event. Speaking on the collaboration, Dachung Bagos, a member of the PDP from Plateau State, said the minority parties are now…
Elder statesman, Robert Clark, has insisted that the Labour Party (LP) and its Presidential candidate for the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, have an uphill task before the election tribunal. Clark stated this while speaking during an interview with Arise TV on Tuesday. He said it would be hard for the LP to prove that there were election malpractices in Lagos State during the Presidential election. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election, beating close rivals, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, and Labour Party’s Obi. Atiku and Obi have since headed…
A group, Audu/Faleke Political Structure has told the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the list of delegates submitted to it ahead of the April 10 governorship primary election in Kogi State was doctored. The APC Kogi stakeholders during a meeting with the NWC members on Tuesday in Abuja, alleged that the list of delegates submitted to the NWC for the 2023 Kogi governorship primary did not emanate from any Delegate Congress as none was held anywhere in the state. The group also wondered why the leadership of the party would adopt a direct primary…
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday denied endorsing his campaign spokesman, Dino Melaye, for the governorship election in Kogi State. Atiku said reports of him endorsing Melaye ahead of the state’s governorship election, scheduled for November 11, was false, adding that he has no anointed candidate. Speaking through his Media Aide, Paul Ibe, Atiku said PDP must follow the due process in selecting its candidate for the governorship election in the state. A statement by Ibe said the former Vice President urged all aspirants to submit themselves for selection during the party’s primary…
Stoltenberg said that Turkey, the last country to have ratified Finland’s membership, will hand its official texts to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Finnish voters have given a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election, depriving left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin of another term as the country prepares to make its historic entry into Nato in the coming days. Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday Finland will become the 31st member of the world’s biggest military alliance on Tuesday, and that he hopes its neighbour Sweden can join in coming months. “This is a historic week,” Stoltenberg…
The Senator representing Borno south senatorial district, Ali Ndume has alleged that leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly are being “bought”. Ndume stated this during an interview with Channels Television on Sunday. According to him, kleptocrats and plutocrats are taking over the leadership of Nigeria. There has been intense politicking by many lawmakers-elect for leadership positions, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly in June. “The position in the leadership of this country is becoming those that belong to kleptocrats and plutocrats. “Democracy is no longer there. They are buying it already,” Ndume claimed.
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, says his administration in the second term will focus on providing basic amenities capable of having direct impact on the people and improve their standard of living. Abiodun dropped this hint at a meeting with the newly elected members of the 10th House of Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held at the Presidential lodge, Abeokuta. According to the governor, his attention would be directed towards the provision of electricity, potable water, housing and construction of more roads. “We are now going to focus on public utilities. Water supply is going…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop treating with levity, security issues affecting the state. The Party also noted that it was worried over the insecurity in Osun, particularly before, during and after the general elections across the country. The party in a statement by its acting chairman, Tajudeen Lawal on Monday, also recalled that no fewer than 30 members of the opposition APC members were allegedly killed by thugs, reportedly sponsored by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While insisting that Governor Adeleke is not getting it right in securing the…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State have staged a protest at the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The protesters blocked all sections of the Port Harcourt-Aba express road leading to the INEC office. PDP members in the state are demanding the Certified True Copy of the results that declared the winner of the election on March 18. They also demand that INEC does not allow just one political party to inspect electoral material, but that inspection should be done jointly. One of the leaders of the protest, Edison…
Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in a parliamentary election in an extremely tight three-way race in which right-wing populists took second place. Finland’s main conservative party claimed victory in a parliamentary election Sunday in an extremely tight three-way race in which right-wing populists took second place, leaving Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party in third, dashing her hopes for reelection. The center-right National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory Sunday evening with all of the votes counted, coming out on top at 20.8%. They were followed by right-wing populist party The Finns with 20.1%, while the Social Democrats garnered…
The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the March 18, 2023 election in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, has been reportedly attacked by members of the Peoples Democratic Party at the state head office of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Tonye-Cole was said to have been attacked alongside the state Chairman of APC, Emeka Beke and some party members, who accompanied them to INEC head office on Aba road, GRA junction, Port Harcourt. Reports claimed protesters blocked the APC guber candidate and the APC state Chairman when they arrived at the INEC state office, stopping them from gaining access…
Despite a cautious reminder to the Kano State Governor-elect Abba Kabir Yusuf against issuing orders, he has issued a Public Debt Suspension advisory to both domestic and international lenders. He asked them not to entertain any requests for loans without his consent. Yusuf had issued a similar advisory on illegal building construction on public places. However, the advisory was quickly countered by the Umar Ganduje government, reminding him that they were still in charge and that he should wait until May 29. But in the second advisory contained in a statement signed by the Governor-elect’s chief press secretary Sanusi Bature…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River has charged all those elected at the just-concluded general elections to work together to move the state forward, irrespective of party affiliations. APC chairman in the state, Mr Alphonsus Eba, gave the charge on Monday in Calabar when he spoke with NAN. Congratulating those who won their elections, Eba charged that with campaigns and elections over, it was time for governance and collective efforts. “For all those who have received their Certificates of Return across party lines, I say congratulations; campaigns are over; it is time for governance. “Everyone must join hands…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ayodele Fayose, has suggested what the party’s National Working Committee would have done if its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar won the 2023 election. Fayose said PDP’s NWC would have been “more than heinous politically” if Atiku had won the 2023 presidential election. In a series of tweets, the former governor of Ekiti State wondered if Nigerians should be grateful that Atiku lost the election. Fayose lamented that the opposition party should be in a sober mood and not fight perceived enemies within the party. He wrote: “Imagine what they would have done…
Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, has said that irrespective of all the utterances made by a one-time governor of the state, Mr Donald Duke, during the electioneering campaigns, they will forgive and accommodate him. Eba also said that they would also welcome and accommodate the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, Ogar Osim, who has reached out to APC, congratulating the eventual gubernatorial winner, Prince Bassey Otu, as well as the PDP, Senator Sandy Onor, who is now addressing APC as brothers. He told journalists at APC Secretariat in Calabar…
The National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Prof. Rufai Alkali, has resigned from the position. Alkali confirmed this in a letter addressed to the National Secretary of the party. According to him, his decision to step down was to give room for a fresh hand to take over. “I am convinced this change must start from me. “This is precisely why I have decided, with all sense of responsibility, to step aside from the office of the National Chairman of our party to give room for fresh hands to take over to build upon and improve on…