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…
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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…
Gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in Ogun State, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has insisted he will not step down for any candidate in the forthcoming election. Oguntoyinbo made the assertion while fielding questions at the Correspondents’ chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) Oyo State council guest platform christened “Speak Out” on Thursday. Present at the event held in Ibadan were the Public Relations Officer of the party, Kehinde Olowu and State Chairman, Oloposi Okinni and the Chairman of the chapel, Raji Adebayo. Oguntoyinbo claimed he has what it takes to govern the state as the…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has put on hold his campaign rallies for his second-term ambition until further notice. This followed violent protests which rocked Ilorin the state capital on Wednesday as a result of residents’ frustration over the naira swap policy. Five suspects were arrested by police in connection with the disturbances which spread across the state capital. In a special broadcast to the people of the state at 5 pm in Ilorin, the capital of the state, on Wednesday, Governor Abdulrazaq, expressed sincere sympathy with the citizens on the continuous scarcity of the naira as a result…
The All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State said it has uncovered a sinister plot by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to use APC-branded vehicles to create mayhem and security breaches across the state. The party said relevant security agencies have been alerted of the alleged plot by Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP with the sole aim of tarnishing the glittering image and reputation of our great Party, the APC. This is contained in a statement signed by E.V. Onojeghuo, Delta State APC Publicity Secretary. “This information has become necessary and important, hence we thought…
The All Progressives Congress APC has provided insight into the Internal wrangling in the ruling party. Some chieftains of the party, such as the party’s presidential candidate and Governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai had recently, on different occasions, slammed the Buhari administration over its newly implemented monetary policies. El-Rufai and some governors from the north also dragged the administration to court to halt the policy, describing it as anti-people. Speaking on Arise Television on Tuesday, Prince Mustapha Audu, the Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC presidential campaign council, PCC, North Central, said the President is making the right…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that the Labour Party, LP, is actually working for the emergence Bola Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria. Appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show, on Monday, the APC spokesperson, APC Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, North Central, Prince Mustapha Audu, also named some of the States he thinks Bola Tinubu and Shettima would record a landslide victory. Audu was specifically responding to a spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s presidential campaign cannot, PCC, Dele Momodu, who on the same programme yesterday, said that Atiku Abubakar and Okowa would win all 19…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from suspending or expelling Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers from the party. Justice James Omotosho gave the directive on Tuesday after the counsel to the governor, Dr Joshua Musa, SAN, and lawyer to the PDP and others, Johnson Usman, SAN, agreed on March 6 to argue their case. Justice Omotosho had, on February 2, given a restraining order against the party and others listed in the face of Wike’s motion dated February 2. Others joined in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/139/2023 include its National Working…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has narrated how Peter Obi, now presidential candidate of the Labour Party, was forced out of the main opposition party by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra State was warming up to contest the PDP presidential primary election before the party’s leadership decided to throw it open for the Northern and Southern aspirants. There were initial deliberations of the party which tilted towards zoning the presidential ticket to the South but recent information from the PDP claims the plan was thwarted after Governor Wike refused to allow the…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP has said the future of Nigeria lies in the hands of the youths. NNPP gubernatorial candidate in Jigawa State, Malam Aminu Ibrahim Ringim stated this while addressing the party’s supporters at a rally in Babura local Government on Tuesday. He said for the whole eight years of the APC’s administration Nigerians have been going through unique adversity including, hunger, poverty, insecurity, and others. “APC administration has deliberately put Nigerians in a state of poverty and hunger to take that advantage and distribute money to the voters on Election Day” “Whenever they give you money…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, Mr Bulus Bature has said that northern Nigeria still has four years deficit to equal Southern Nigeria in the presidency. Speaking to the media in Kaduna on Wednesday, he explained, “For fairness to all sections in the country, the South supports the North in ensuring a Northerner emerges the President of the country in this coming election in order to equal the South on the years spent in the presidency.” He added, “It is only when this is done that one can say that Nigerians are carried along in…
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 elections, has pledged to manage Nigeria’s resources responsibly and boost revenue if elected. At an APC political gathering held by the party on Tuesday at the Dan Anyiam stadium in Owerri, Tinubu made the pledge to party members. He committed to making Imo a popular tourist destination, investing in youth education, and maintaining the integrity of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. “We’re here to promise you that we’ll free you from the chains of ignorance and destitution. You can trust us. Elect the APC. Imo will…
Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant, Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu has asked ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode to apologise to the former Vice President and the military. The Director of Special Projects and New Media of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council made a coup allegation last week. Fani-Kayode accused Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and military generals of a secret meeting ahead of the general elections. The All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain was grilled on Monday by the Department of State Services, DSS, and will return to the headquarters on Wednesday for further questioning. Speaking to reporters at the…
The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has waded into the issues surrounding the 2023 governorship election in Enugu State. Barr. Peter Mbah, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been at the centre of the storm, facing allegations of certificate forgery and syphoning of Enugu funds. A former governor of old Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo had last week cautioned that Enugu politics was fast assuming a dangerous dimension. He said during his active days in politics, together with late C.C. Onoh, he never played the politics of character assassination. Similarly, the…
The chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC, Senator Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, said despite the seeming split in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over the naira redesign policy, the chances of the party winning the elections remains bright. “Yes, we are not happy with the policy, because we are not even contacted, it was between President Muhammadu Buhari and the CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele, but, I’m assuring you that things will be alright and in the end, APC will win [the] Presidency, states, even Senate and other seats,” he boasted. Gaya made the declaration while responding to allegations of…
The ambition of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, suffered a setback on Monday after leaders of the party and members in the Southwest moved en masse to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The LP chieftains who were received into the APC by the National Chairman of SWAGA, Dayo Adeyeye, were led by the Southwest Chairman of the party, Banji Omotosho. While vowing to work for the victory of the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the polls, Omotosho said they decided to decamp to APC after realizing that LP is not…