A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Southwest, Chief Bode George, on Wednesday, called on angry members of the party to sheathe their swords for the benefit of the party. George, who urged the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to reach out to aggrieved persons, also pleaded with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to continue to show interest in the party’s affairs. The PDP chieftain also urged the party’s National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, to honour his promise and resign. He said Ayu had earlier vowed to resign if the party’s presidential candidate emerged from the…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo has dismissed the preliminary objection raised by the State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola in the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Recall the Osun PDP had filed a suit challenging the legality of the State government appointing caretaker committee members instead of organising a local government election. The Osun PDP held that conducting a local government election would afford other political parties the opportunity to participate in the political process. Led by Adebayo Alade, its lead counsel in suit number Hos/M.39/2021 instituted by the PDP against the governor and 74 others…
The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has once again reiterated his stance that the next president of Nigeria must come from the South. Akeredolu stated this on Wednesday night when he made an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to him, he would be “alright” if either Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress, APC) or Peter Obi (Labour Party, LP) wins the 2023 presidential election. When questioned about supporting the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the APC, Akeredolu insisted there were bigger issues to focus on. “Religion is not the issue now. We have other issues that should be at…
A former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman, Abubakar Baraje, has claimed that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is a crucial member of the party. Baraje declared Wike a leader in the PDP. He spoke against the backdrop of Wike’s face-off with PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, over the choice of the party’s running mate. Wike has been aggrieved with Atiku and PDP leaders over the choice of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State as the party’s presidential running mate. The governor had met with some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, believed to be “men” of the…
The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman in the state, Gboyega Famodun, have been accused of delivering victory to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the last gubernatorial election. Rasaq Salinsile, the factional Chairman of the party in the state, who levelled the allegation during a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday also added that the governor and his party chairman clearly deviated from the best practices in politicking, party administration, governance, and democracy. Recall that prior to the gubernatorial election in Osun, both the IleriOluwa group of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and The Osun…
Hajiya Yar-Sokoto Jega, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women leader for Kebbi Central, Kebbi State, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Jega said this when she spoke at a ceremony in Birnin Kebbi on Wednesday, According to her, she left the party because of injustice and a lack of purposeful leadership. Jega stated that she decided to join the APC because of the numerous achievements of Gov. Atiku Bagudu, adding that she joined the party with over 800 supporters. “I have been in PDP for many years, they have nothing to show to people and we have been…
The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Tuesday met with the Consul-General of the United States in Nigeria, William B. Stevens. The former Anambra State governor disclosed this in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Wednesday. According to him, they had constructive discussions and exchanged ideas during the meeting. Peter Obi said he shared his vision of a new, secure and united Nigeria which would be birthed by the actualization of his presidential ambition with the US Consul-General. He wrote, “It was my pleasure to meet with William B. Stevens, the new Consul-General of the United States…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State has dismissed claims that the State Governor, Nyesom Wike, banned its members from campaigning for the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the State. PDP State Publicity Secretary, Tambari Gbara, stressed that Wike never banned party chieftains from campaigning for Atiku in Rivers State. Gbara was reacting to claims by a former Rivers Southeast Senator, Ledogo Maeba, that Wike warned some chieftains of the party against campaigning for Atiku in the State. Maeba said Wike had issued the warning after he and some chieftains of the party visited Atiku and apologized on behalf of…
The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has disowned a post on Facebook which claimed that he advised the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to give his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, a chance. In a Twitter post on Tuesday, Akufo-Addo labelled the information as false and mischievous. The Ghana president made it clear he would never interfere in Nigeria’s politics. “My attention has been drawn to a disturbing post making the rounds on social media, where it is alleged I have written to the 2023 presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to…
Comrade Jonathan Asake and Bashir Idris Aliyu have emerged the gubernatorial candidate and running mate, respectively, of the Labour Party (LP) in Kaduna State for the 2023 general elections. In a substitution primary election that took place in Kaduna on Tuesday, the other governorship aspirant, Shunom Adiga, stepped down for Delegates from the 23 local government areas of the State unanimously endorsed Asake. While accepting to fly the party’s flag in the governorship election, Asake noted that the stepping down of the contestant was “an indication of their desire to form a government of unity, a government of stepping down…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said he will still perform even if he leaves the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to him, leadership is an individual thing and not tied to any political party. Wike noted that if given the chance, he would successfully tackle banditry in Nigeria. The governor stated this while speaking on Tuesday at the inauguration of the dualised Ogbunuabali-Eastern bypass road in Rivers. “Leadership is not about party, leadership is about the individual. Party is only a vehicle to actualise your ambition, to be able to tell your people ‘I have this capacity;…
The lawmaker representing the Enugu East Senatorial District at the red chamber, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani had condemned attacks on the All Progressive Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. In a series of tweets on his verified Twitter handle, the former Enugu State governor described Tinubu as “the hardest working Politico of this generation”. The lawmaker, however, said he would cast his vote for his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar. He took up the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Ministry of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, saying they…
Amid the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, crisis, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has continued to associate with some top guns of the All Progressives Congress, APC. InfoStride News observed that Wike has been meeting with APC’s chieftains, majorly from the Southwest, since the fallout that followed the PDP presidential primaries. Recall that the PDP leadership crisis took a new turn after the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, ignored Wike, who came second and settled for Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Atiku was said to have ignored the recommendations of a committee he set up to pick his…
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a USD 280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration’s push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China. Flanked by scores of lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, Biden feted the legislation, a core part of his economic agenda that will incentivise investments in the American semiconductor industry in an effort to ease U.S. reliance on overseas supply chains for critical, cutting-edge goods. The future of the chip industry is going to be made in America, Biden said in a sweltering Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday, referring to the…
The Peter Obi Support Network (POSN) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its “failure to comply with the constitutional provisions that require the Commission to continue voter registration until at least 90 days” before elections. In Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS/1342/2022 filed by Ikechukwu Ezechukwu, SAN & Co., the Plaintiffs argue that INEC’s abrupt termination of the voter registration exercise would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters during the 2023 presidential election. The suit before the Federal High Court Abuja seeks an order compelling INEC to reverse its earlier directive halting the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the country…
The factional governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Ebonyi State, Mr. Splendour Oko Eze, who hails from Afikpo North Local Government Area has denied collecting a bribe from the state government. Oko-Eze who spoke to journalists in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, reacted to the allegations making the rounds in the state that he collected N20 million naira from the state government and APC gubernatorial candidate, Francis Nwifuru. InfoStride News reports that loyalists to Mr. Oko-Eze’s rival, Edward Nkwagu had accused him of picking the LP ticket in error and collecting money from the Ebonyi State government with plans to…
Yoruba Muslim Youths Organisation (YMYO) has criticized the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) position on the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket. Bola Tinubu, flagbearer of the ruling party, will run with Senator Kashim Shettima; both are Muslims. The same faith ticket is facing staunch opposition from the Christian leadership and a section of Nigerians. In a statement on Tuesday, YMYO coordinator, Muritala Abdulsalam told CAN to stop inciting citizens against the APC. Abdulsalam advised the body to allow Nigerians to vote for candidates based on merit and not religious sentiment. He stressed that the constitution does not stipulate that…
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; and the Commissioner of Police in the state, Adebowale Williams; not to treat the case of threat to the life of Senator Teslim Kolawole Folarin with levity. The party made this known while reacting to a video that went viral where the chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Park Management System (PMS) in the state, Mukaila Lamidi allegedly threatened to kill the senator. InfoStride News recalls that Folarin, who currently represents the Oyo Central District, is the gubernatorial candidate…
The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that it ended a Trump-era policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in US immigration court, hours after a judge lifted an order in effect since December that it be reinstated. The timing had been in doubt since the Supreme Court ruled on June 30 that the Biden administration could end the Remain in Mexico policy. Homeland Security officials had been largely silent, saying they had to wait for the court to certify the ruling and for a Trump-appointed judge, Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, Texas, to then lift his injunction. The…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has vowed that the people of the State would not cast their votes for politicians who have no regards for the State. The former presidential aspirant stated this on Monday during the inauguration of the Orochiri-Worukwo (Waterlines junction) Flyover. According to Wike, the people of Rivers State were ready to resist haters of the State via their votes in 2023, stressing that they must benefit from any candidate that will have their votes. He said, “If you say Rivers State does not matter, Rivers State will tell you that you don’t also matter at…