The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has said his party will win in Anambra State, in the 2023 election. Despite the dominance of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, which also has a presidential candidate, and the Labour Party, LP, whose candidate, Mr Peter Obi is from the state, Okowa said PDP will take the state. Okowa who is a running mate to Atiku Abubakar was represented in Onitsha for the 20th Ofala festival of the traditional ruler of the ancient Kingdom, Obi Alfred Nnaemeka Achebe, by the…
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said they will hold the All Progressives Congress (APC) led Federal Government accountable for their failures. Atiku in a statement to his supporters, Sunday described the 2023 general election as a referendum on the performance of the APC. He said the APC and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, want to run away from their failure, but the PDP won’t let them. The statement read in part, “In Benin yesterday, I made my plans clear about the work that lies ahead of us to unite,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) congratulated Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on his conferment of the Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery at the Nigeria Excellence in Public Service Award. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, Saturday commended the Rivers State Governor for executing the party’s program, projects and policies. Ologunagba said Wike’s award is in recognition of his exceptional accomplishments on infrastructure in line with the manifesto of the PDP. PDP publicity scribe also said the National Award on the outstanding PDP Governor is an admission by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government…
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday created history, becoming the first leader of the ruling Communist Party after party founder Mao Zedong to get re-elected for an unprecedented third term in power with the prospect of ruling China for life. Xi, 69, who was elected Sunday morning as General Secretary of the Communist Party for 3rd five-year tenure by the new seven-member Standing Committee packed with his supporters appeared before the local and foreign media here to herald the new era, widely termed ‘Xi era’. Xi’s election for the third term in power formally ends the over three decades rule…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, youths in Lagos State took to the streets on Saturday in show of solidarity and support for the candidacies of Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate, and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, gubernatorial candidate, both of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Meanwhile, President Buhari, yesterday, inaugurated the Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, of the APC. The event also witnessed the unveiling of the action plan for the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, in which Tinubu promised to tackle the challenges facing the nation. He pledged to enthrone a transformational leadership and to replicate…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar should not aspire to be president. Shettima said Atiku who can’t unite the PDP should not aspire to be president of Nigeria. He spoke during the unveiling of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s manifesto, on Friday, in Abuja. Shettima charged Atiku to reconcile aggrieved PDP members first before running for the presidency. He said: “Atiku Abubakar, who could not put his own political house in order, cannot aspire to lead Nigeria. “Unfortunately, the leading opposition party set out…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as destroyers, adding that they don’t deserve to be supported. Atiku, who stated this while addressing party supporters in Benin, Edo State, Saturday during his party’s presidential rally, urged the people to continue to be loyal to the PDP. He said the APC has destroyed the educational system, economy, infrastructure and failed to address the security challenges facing the country. The former Vice President also reiterated his commitment to tackle insecurity, improve economy,…
The Zamfara State guber candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Ahmad Hashim has condemned outrightly the attack by political thugs on Zamfara State NUJ secretariat. Hashim lamented that the attack and threats to lives of working journalists in the State is condemnable, saying that the State is gradually moving back to the inglorious dark age. In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST at the party’s secretariat in Gusau, the State capital, Hashim noted that indications have proved that the State government has hands in the dastard acts. “If working journalists are in chain, it means that the whole…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday tore into Imran Khan, describing the ex-premier as a certified thief, a day after his disqualification in the concealment of assets in the Toshakhana case. Khan, 70, was disqualified on Friday by the Election Commission of Pakistan for failing to inform it about the money he received after selling the state gifts, also known as the Toshakhana case. Addressing a news conference in Lahore, Prime Minister Sharif said Khan had been proven as a certified liar and a thief. He, however, cautioned that this was not a moment of happiness, but one of…
The Labour Party on Friday claimed that Nigeria’s Under 17 team, popularly known as Flamingos are supporters of its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. Recall that the under-17 girls qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s U-17 women’s World Cup, after beating the USA on penalties in Friday’s quarter-finals. In a viral video, the girls were heard chanting Obi while celebrating their victory against the USA. The Labour Party took to its official Twitter handle to claim that the Flamingos are supporters of Peter Obi. Sharing a video of the girls, LP wrote, “Nigeria under 17 girls are all OBIdients”.…
The Director General of the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong has said despite the fact that the ruling party was confident of victory because of its records of achievements and the growing acceptance it continues to enjoy across the country, it would not take anything to chance. Lalong made this known on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of PCC and the unveiling of the manifesto of the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. He stressed that Tinubu in conjunction with the party has developed…
Ahead of the inauguration of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the sixth executive governor of Osun State, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been warned that as a political party, it would not shy way from sanctioning erring members who derail from the party’s core values. It called on members to always maintain the highest level of discipline at all times. This warning was handed down to party members by Adekunle Akindele, the Osun PDP caretaker transition chairman during the inauguration of the committee for the inauguration of the Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo on Friday.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja, pledged to be at the forefront of electing the former Lagos State governor as his successor, adding that it would go a long way in consolidating the achievements of his administration. He said Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the party speaks volumes because he has the capacity, visionary leadership and a track record to do more. The President said despite the unfavourable circumstances of global economic downturns, the COVID-19 pandemic, and very low international oil prices resulting in low revenue, the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government has ”managed to make Nigeria…
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson — ousted by ethics scandals just three months ago — has jockeyed to make a comeback as one of several contenders seeking to replace Liz Truss, whose rapid downfall threw the country’s leadership into disarray at a time of severe economic challenges. The governing Conservative Party has ordered a lightning-fast race that aims to finalise nominations on Monday and install a new prime minister, its third this year, within a week. Johnson has not publicly declared he is running, but a political ally who spoke with him told Sky News he is up for…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the unveiling of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) in the State House, Abuja. Guests, including APC Governors, are having a herculean task gaining access to the venue of the programme as party fateful besiege the tight entrance to the Banquet Hall location manned by men of the Department of State Service in the Presidential Villa. APC Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, in his welcome address said with the formal inauguration of the PCC, the party was set to crush all opposition on the way to its victory during the election next…
The camp of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as a scam. Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Daniel Bwala, anchored his remark on the fact that Obi visited residents of Benue State who were displaced by flood while wearing LP’s insignia. The LP presidential candidate had suspended his 2023 presidential campaign when he visited Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, following the flood that affected the state. Obi also called on presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the ruling All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar and…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State has been challenged by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (APC) to show its dossier of achievements to the people of the state in the last eight years of their administration. The PDP, Campaign Council Chairman, Alh. Isah Ahmed Duniya Bahutu, threw the challenge while addressing the party’s stakeholders from Kafin Hausa Local Government Area on Friday in Dutse. The party leader specifically challenged the APC standard flagbearer in the 2023 general election and the incumbent deputy governor, Umar Danmodi, to tell his people the dividends of democracy, instead of endless promises.…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has vowed to continue fighting corruption like President Muhammadu Buhari did if elected president. Tinubu pledged to continue Buhari’s civil service reforms to reduce corruption. He made the pledge while unveiling his campaign policy document in Abuja. Tinubu said his administration would ensure the reduction of waste in the civil services if he succeeds Buhari in 2023. “We will continue the work of the current administration in reforming the civil service to fight corruption, reduce bureaucracy, streamline agencies and decrease inefficiency and waste,” the document reads in part. Tinubu has been…
A clergyman and a social justice peace advocate, Revd Dr. Gideon Para-Mallam, has distanced himself from membership of any campaign team of any political party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. In a statement he issued to the media in Kaduna on Friday, the clergyman stated, “My attention has been drawn to a list in circulation which indicates that I (or my wife – Prof Para-Mallam) have been nominated to serve in the APC’s Presidential Campaign Council. Neither of us is aware of this nomination and our consent was not sought” He added, “I am non-partisan. I am also not a…
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Supreme Court of Nigeria will this Friday morning decide on who will fly the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the next year gubernatorial election. Two chieftains of the party, David Edevbie and Oborevwori Sheriff Francis Orohwedor, currently the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, are locked in fierce legal battle that will be resolved by the Apex Court. A notice for judgment delivery just sighted by InfoStride News correspondent showed that Justice Amina Adamu Augie-led panel of Justices of the Court would make the final decision public this morning. Our correspondent…