Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has enjoined members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across the country to steer clear of issues that could divide the party and instead focus on its unity. The governor made these declarations during a retreat organised by the party for elected officials in Bauchi on Saturday. Makinde, while speaking at the retreat, insisted that the process of healing the party must begin immediately. In his address to the gathering, the governor urged party members to embrace peace and put aside issues capable of causing division in the party as a result of the…
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the present administration under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to engage in genuine dialogue with organised labour and other stakeholders over petroleum subsidy removal to reach a fair and reasonable solution. The party gave the advice in a communique at a retreat for the elected officials on its platform, held on Saturday in Bauchi. The PDP in the communique, signed by its acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, made available to newsmen in Abuja, expressed concerns over what it described as the quick removal of the subsidy and the lack of adequate consultation. The…
Bauchi State governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Saturday, called for unity among members of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He asserted that its strength lies in the ability of the members to remain united in the face of adversities. Governor Mohammed made the assertion at a one-day PDP retreat for elected officials in Bauchi, adding that the party remained resilient in the face of challenges. According to the Governor, the party’s conflicts with its governors and among members only serve to not only divide it and members but also undermine their shared objectives. “Despite the challenges we…
Opposition Senators-elect and House of Representatives members-elect are expected to meet at separate times with Tinubu at the State House in Abuja between 3 pm and 5 pm on Monday, June 5, 2023. The President’s notice of invitation, dated June 3, 2023, was signed by the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijani Umar, on behalf of the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. According to the notice, opposition senators-elect are billed to meet with Tinubu by 3 pm, while opposition House of Representatives members-elect will gather at the same venue to engage the President by 5 pm. The invitation…
A faction of the Labour Party, led by Lamidi Apapa, has asked the party’s presidential candidate in the last general elections, Peter Obi, to withdraw his case against President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election. The faction gave the advice on Friday, June 2, 2023, following the incident which happened at the tribunal on Thursday where the court chided Obi and the Labour Party for lack of preparation in their petitions and thereby stepped down the hearing. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Abayomi Arabambi, said the development vindicated their…
A Catholic Priest in Edo State, Rev. Fr. Andrew Obinyan has charged Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia to rely on God for guidance in his desire to bring good governance and development to Benue State. Obinyan, who gave the charge on Saturday in Benin while speaking with newsmen, said that is the only way Alia can succeed as governor of Benue. He said, “I know you will sacrifice for Benue State to grow and prosper, but all that will definitely take some time. “You should begin your administration with this plea: ‘God, I don’t know what to do.…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu’s government as temporary. Atiku made the remark while stressing that he would reclaim his alleged stolen mandate in court. He spoke during a PDP stakeholders’ meeting for elected officials of the party in Bauchi State on Saturday. PDP urged members of the National Assembly of the PDP not to be “rubber stamp members of the National Assembly.” According to Atiku: “You are there to serve as a formidable opposition to this temporary administration. “Based on the results announced by the INEC and pending…
The member-elect in the House of Representatives for Ogbaru Federal Constituency and leader of the Labour Party, LP, caucus of the 10th National Assembly, Victor Afam Ogene has expressed the readiness of his party to work with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, if it would take charge of visible opposition in the country. However, Ogene warned the PDP that the Labour Party would lead the charge on behalf of the Nigerian people to create a new nation if it stays on the “audio side” and remains an opposition party in name. He made the assertion during the one-day retreat for…
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for joint action by all parties for Sri Lanka to emerge from the unprecedented economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, who made the remarks while addressing a legal conference held at the Central Resort of Nuwara Eliya on Friday, said that none of the political parties in Parliament currently possess a 50 per cent voter base. The economic challenges faced by the country ten months ago as an “unprecedented situation in history,” Wickremesinghe, also the debt-ridden island nation’s finance minister said. It has been 10-11 months since our country faced a state of failure. However, we have managed…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has suggested how to resolve the lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level. The Governor, who leveraged the Plateau experience that culminated in the party’s overwhelming victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state, insisted that leaders must walk their talk and be level-headed in dealing with other party faithful. Mutfwang made the suggestion while responding to a question on how he resolved the crisis in the Plateau State chapter of the party during a retreat for elected officials, held at the New Banquet Hall, Government House,…
Pastor Reuben Wilson, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa, has said the emergency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s President is the handiwork of God. Wilson, who is also the South-South Coordinator of The Asiwaju Group (TAG), made this known in a statement he issued on Saturday in Yenagoa. According to him, the emergency of Tinubu as the APC flag bearer when most people never gave him any chance of winning the election is an indication that God is at work. He noted that with the expertise and experience of the president, as well as the…
The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has denied he is planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC), after meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday. Wike met Tinubu along with his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde and a former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori. However, the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisted he only visited Tinubu to offer him support four days after he was sworn-in as the president of Nigeria. When asked by State House correspondents if switching to the APC was on the agenda of the meeting he had, Wike…
The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) has said that the fuel subsidy regime is not a sustainable system for the nation’s economy. At a briefing in Abuja on Friday, members of the forum also expressed their support for the decision taken by President Bola Tinubu on the issue. Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo, who spoke to State House correspondents after a meeting with the president, said the decision to remove fuel subsidy was an inherited legacy by the administration. He said that what Nigerians should be talking about now is sustainable alternatives that would benefit every citizen, adding that subsidy removal…
Former presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tein Jack-Rich has congratulated Sen. George Akume and Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, over their appointments as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Chief of Staff (COS) to the President respectively. Akume and Gbajabiamila’s appointments were announced on Friday by President Bola Tinubu’s Director, Information, Mr Abiodun Oladunjoye. Jack-Rich, who described the SGF and COS’ appointments as well deserved, said the duo were no doubt round pegs in round holes. He expressed optimism that the former Benue governor’ and ex-speaker’s antecedents as seasoned administrators, legislators and leaders, would come to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship election in Ebonyi, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, said on Friday that at least 60 witnesses would be called to prove their case against Gov Francis Nwifuru’s victory. Counsel for the petitioners, Gordy Uche, told the three-member panel of the Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, headed by Justice A. L. Ogunmoye, during the pre-hearing session in Abuja. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the governorship poll conducted in the state. Nwifuru garnered a total of…
A Makurdi High Court has upheld the sack of Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The court presided over by Justice Maurice Ikpambese, the Chief Judge of Benue State, held that Ayu had lost his membership of the party in his Igyorov Council Ward of Gboko Local Government Area, LGA, of the state. According to Justice Ikpambese, Ayu could no longer remain in office as the National Chairman of the PDP. Infostride News recalls that the Benue PDP Ward Executive Committee suspended Ayu for failing to pay his membership dues and alleged anti-party activities.…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organization in the South-East has rejected the zoning formula earlier announced by the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly. Infostride News recalls that the National Working Committee of the ruling party had agreed to have the former Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Godswill Akpabio for the position of Senate President, while Hon. Tajudeen Abass from Kaduna State was anointed as the next Speaker of the House of representatives. The party also anointed Hon. Ben Kalu of Abia State for the position of Deputy Speaker of the House of…
Former presidential spokesman, Reno Omokri has said the appointment of the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Judge Akume by President Tinubu was commendable. Infostride News earlier reported that the president officially announced the appointment of Femi as his Chief of Staff and Akume as Secretary to the Government of the Federation. Reacting, Omokri, lauded the president for balancing the appointment citing Femi as a Muslim and Akume, a Christian. In a post on his official Facebook page, he said the development shows that Tinubu would keep to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Abuja announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff, and Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, as Deputy Chief of Staff. In a meeting with Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the President also named former Governor of Benue State and immediate past Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). Abiodun Oladunjoye Director, Information. June 02, 2023
The White House is ready to have talks with Russia without preconditions about a future nuclear arms control framework even as it is enacting countermeasures in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend the last nuclear arms control treaty between the two countries. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan will make clear the Biden administration’s desire for talks on building a new framework during an address to the Arms Control Association on Friday, according to two senior administration officials who previewed the address on the condition of anonymity. Putin announced in February he was suspending Russia’s cooperation…