Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has officially endorsed the Labour Party presidential candidate for the February election, Peter Obi. Ortom, who spoke at a Town Hall meeting in Makurdi the State capital on Thursday, said the 2023 election should not be based on party, stating that all the political parties in the country had failed Nigerians. The governor who got a rousing ovation after declaring Obi as his candidate, said a new Nigeria that would give its citizens equity, fairness, and justice must emerge via the coming poll. He said, “we have come to a time where we must leave…
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Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has allowed individuals he (El-Rufai) described as “evil people” to use him (Buhari) to fight and defeat the political party that gave him the platform to serve Nigeria. He said that those people who are using the president as an instrument to defeat the APC are doing so because they failed in their bid to force their own candidate on the party during the June 2022 primaries. The Governor lamented that they were massively deploying resources and tools to defeat the APC in the forthcoming presidential election.…
The wave of Obidient movement is sweeping across the country, and the FCT appears to be at the centre, as many in the federal capital are sympathetic to Peter Obi of the Labour Party. Apart from the presidential election, the biggest election in the FCT is that of the senatorial seat, which Philip Aduda, the Minority Leader has been occupying since 2011. Mr Aduda was in the House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 before moving to the red chamber. Unlike in the past, the race is a four-horse race between Aduda, Angulu Dobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the federal government to do more to address racial inequality as the challenges and complexities of systemic racism are again drawing the public’s attention. The order, signed during Black History Month, requires that an initial review into long-standing disparities in government services and treatment that he ordered on his first day in office become an annual requirement for federal agencies. The reviews are aimed at increasing access to federal programs, services and activities for disadvantaged communities. The new order also directs federal agencies to have equity teams and name senior leaders who would be…
A civil society organisation, Fundacion Exito, has warned Nigerians against voting in politicians who would end contributing nothing to building the nation. According to the Executive Director of the organisation, Dominic Obuzuwa, this is the period the citizens must wake up and install nation builders into office to avoid something similar to the hardship that had faced the country for a couple of years. Obuzuwa noted that despite the numerous challenges faced by Nigeria, the country boasts of numerous resources that should not be underestimated. He highlighted the nations abundant natural resources, a growing population, talented youths, a rapidly expanding…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has promised that his administration will respect the rule of law if he is voted into power. Obi gave the assurance during a town hall meeting, organised by the Imo chapter of the party on Thursday in Owerri. He further reaffirmed his commitment to a new Nigeria that would work for and accommodate everyone, irrespective of tribe, religion or other inclinations. He assured Nigerians that electing him as president would help to unite the country and bring an end to poverty, suffering and insecurity. His emergence, he said, would open…
For the second time in one month, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed another appeal filed by Senator Yusuf Abubakar challenging the nomination of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Taraba state. The apex court threw out the fresh appeal based on its voluntary withdrawal by the appellant, Senator Yusuf Abubakar. At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel to the appellant, Mr Sarafa Yusuff informed the apex court that the case of his client has become spent and mere academic exercise in view of the February 1, 2023 judgment of the court on the same…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out any chance of him and his political allies negotiating with the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, before the general elections. Wike spoke at a media chat held in Port Harcourt on Thursday. A group of five governors known as the G5, led by Wike is against the presidential bid of Atiku. His allies include Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu. Wike claimed that the timeframe for resolving the grievance of the G5 is “over”…
A factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi has warned members of the party not to engage in any form of rigging during the 2023 general elections. Showunmi advised that all laws guiding the 2023 general elections must be strictly adhered to for a free and fair contest. He spoke Wednesday at a workshop organised for all PDP ward mobilisers and collation agents in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Showunmi told the PDP members that the new electoral act would not give room for over voting in the coming elections, adding that “any…
The long drawn legal battle on the All Progressives Congress, APC, gubernatorial ticket of Benue State was on Thursday laid to rest with dismissal of the suit by the Supreme Court. The appeal filed by Professor Terhemba Shija against the May 27, 2022 primary election that produced Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia was dismissed on the grounds of being statute barred. Justice John Inyang Okoro, who led a 5-man panel of Justices of the Apex Court in a brief ruling, dismissed the appeal following its withdrawal by the Appellant. Before the withdrawal, a hot argument had ensued between Prof Shija’s counsel,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to vote for the candidate of their choice in the forthcoming general elections. Buhari told the citizens to vote without fear. Addressing Nigerians in a nationwide broadcast, Buhari vowed to ensure security of electorates during the polls. He also urged Nigerians to eschew violence and acts that could disrupt the electoral process. According to Buhari: “I urge every citizen therefore, to go out to vote for their candidates of choice without fear, because security shall be provided and your vote shall count. “I however admonish you to eschew violence and avoid actions capable of…
Workers of Enugu State under the auspices of the Organised Labour, on Wednesday, poured out their hearts of gratitude to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his passionate and unprecedented interventions in improving their welfare. They said this was despite the fact that he assumed office in 2015 and experienced an avalanche of challenges such as the nation’s economic recession, lean resources, outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, security issues, among others. The workers expressed delight that Governor Ugwuanyi gave their welfare the priority it deserved by introducing the payment of the 13th month salary which he paid till the outbreak of COVID-19 as…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State have petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over alleged plans by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rig the forthcoming election by tampering with BVAS machines. The APC also alleged that a PDP senatorial candidate (name withheld) is holding nocturnal meetings with INEC’s officials at his Abuja residence. The allegations were made by Delta State APC Publicity Secretary, E.V. Onojeghuo during a press conference at the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Warri Correspondents Chapel. He said: “We write to humbly inform you of the grand connivance between INEC…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council in Oyo State said nobody can stop the party from holding its rally in the state. The council made this disclosure on Wednesday, barely 24 hours before its scheduled presidential and governorship mega rally. The APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other chieftains of the party are billed to campaign at a rally at Mapo Hall in Ibadan on Thursday, February 16. Chieftains of the party expected at the rally included state governors and ministers from the South West including the immediate past governor of Osun State, Alhaji Isiaka Oyetola. Others expected…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ogun State, Segun Showunmi, has said that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his fellow members of the G5 governors have no power to stop the victory of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on February 25. Showunmi said the G5 governors were being deceived by their supporters to think that they have control over the votes in their states. Wike as well as governors Samuel Ortom of Benue, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu had all opposed the candidature of Atiku, saying…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has condemned the police invitation of Femi Fani-Kayode, Director of Special Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, after his coup tweet. The ex-Minister of Aviation alleged Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, met some Generals over the general elections, alleging an attempt to overthrow the government. The APC recalled Fani-Kayode was invited and vigorously interrogated by the Department of State Services, DSS, over the same matter. The former presidential aide was admitted to administrative bail and ordered to report daily to the DSS as they continue their…
The camp of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s campaign Director of Media and Publicity, said Emefiele should be sacked because Nigerians don’t deserve his bumbler. Onanuga made the call while responding to a Twitter user who noted that naira redesign was not APC’s policy. @DeeOneAyekooto shared news of banks collecting enough new notes. He wrote: “This is NOT APC Policy. This is not Tinubu’s Manifesto.” Responding, Onanuga tweeted: “This was then under Major General Muhammadu Buhari. There…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Kebbi State, Alhaji Atiku Mai-Ahu; the deputy governorship candidate, Barrister Nafi’u Abubakar; and the entire executive members of the party in the state, local government and ward levels, have dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. According to a press statement signed by the Chief Secretary, Press Affairs, Government House, Comrade Abubakar Muazu Dakingaru, all the SDP senatorial candidates, the House of Representatives except one candidate, and candidates of the State House of Assembly have all defected. The statement also noted that Mai-Ahu presented their letters of…
The United States Government has said its government is not backing any individual, candidate or party, ahead of Nigeria’s general election. Molly Phee, U.S. Assistant Secretary of States for African Affairs, made this known on Wednesday, in Abuja. “Here in Nigeria, it is my impression that the fundamentals here are very strong and President Buhari has made it very clear that he would not seek a third term and that he views an important legacy of his time and tenure as President to be a peaceful transition of power. “In December, when the United States hosted the African Leaders Summit,…
Representatives of political parties in Kaduna State have committed themselves to peaceful conduct in the forthcoming elections, devoid of incitement and personal insults that may lead to violence. In a peace accord signed by the representatives of 11 political parties in the coming elections in Kaduna on Wednesday, the political parties pledged, “We commit to peaceful elections, devoid of incitement and personal insults to opposing parties that may lead to violence.” They also committed to accepting the outcome of the elections, as long as it is adjudged free, fair, transparent and credible and agreed to use constructive dialogues as a…