Former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the meeting held in London between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi and PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Although Governor Wike said the meeting discussed the future of Nigeria and the best way to put the country in better perspective. But Senator Shehu Sani faulted the leaders for holding a meeting in faraway London to discuss the future of Nigeria. He wrote on Facebook, “Nigerian political elites should stop meeting in London to decide the future…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Mr Adewole Adebayo, the presidential flag-bearer of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has ruled out the option of alliance or merging with any political party. Adebayo made the statement while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Friday. He said that the party had no plan whatsoever to merge or forge an alliance with any other political party, although the SDP appears to have limited scope and influence in the current political landscape. According to him, the SDP are underdogs but will never merge with another political party ahead of next year’s election. “We’re underdogs,…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has explained why he met with Peoples Democratic Party presidential (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential (LP) candidate and former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, in London. Wike said he and his team met with the Nigerian leaders in London on Thursday to discuss how to make Nigeria better than what it is currently, adding that they are consulting widely with those who mean well for the country. He spoke when he interacted with journalists at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa…
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Osita Okechukwu has warned Governor Nyesom Wike against supporting Atiku Abubakar. The former vice president defeated the Rivers helmsman at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in May. In a statement on Friday, Okechukwu said Wike might lose out on Nigeria’s political permutation if he backs Atiku, who “betrayed” the South. Noting that Wike is “enjoying the moment,” the Voice of Nigeria (VON) Director-General advised him to spend his time abroad “with less distraction.” Okechukwu described his meeting with the leading presidential candidates – Bola Tinubu of APC, Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP), and…
French teachers are to receive a considerable increase in basic pay and added compensation for putting in extra hours voluntarily, President Emmanuel Macron said at the start of the academic year. New teachers will now be paid at least 2,000 euros ($1,990) a month, dpa news agency quoted the President as saying on Thursday. Average pay in the profession is to rise by 10 per cent and teachers offering extra lessons are to receive an additional allowance effectively increasing pay by 20 per cent, he added. Macron however, did not mention when the pay rises would go into effect. Teaching…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has stated that Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike is not against the party. The former vice president insists Wike, other governors, and stalwarts are all working for the platform to win the 2023 election. The Wazirin Adamawa advised stakeholders and his supporters to desist from assumptions that may jeopardise PDP’s unity. In a statement by spokesperson Paul Ibe, Atiku debunked speculations that Wike and governors in his camp were planning to work with the opposition. The flagbearer cautioned against comments that “potentially reduce the optics of PDP’s image as a united political party.”…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied alleged plans to remove its Adamawa State chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Bilal, from office. Raymond Chidama, the state APC secretary, stated this when he spoke with newsmen in Yola on Thursday, NAN reports. Chidama described the allegation as baseless and unfounded, saying that ‘it was the handiwork of opposition parties.’ According to him, contrary to the rumours, there was unity among all stakeholders in the state toward winning the 2023 General Election. Recall that Bilal had, in 2021, won the majority votes in the party’s state congress to return as the chairman. Bilal polled…
The Peter Obi media office has mocked Reno Omokri for his repeated denigration of the former Anambra governor. The camp of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate said Omokri was in the habit of mentioning Obi instead of campaigning for his principal. Omokri is a staunch supporter of former vice president Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former presidential aide claimed that the biggest beneficiary of Obi’s candidature is Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “Peter won’t affect APC’s votes. The votes he will likely get are votes that would have naturally gone to PDP”,…
Popular rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has alleged that President Olusegun Obasanjo is working with the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi in London. Adeyanju claimed that Obasanjo was trying to get some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to work with Obi. He made the claim while reacting to the meeting between Obasanjo, Obi, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Others are Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Abia State. The Nigerian leaders were on Thursday seen in photographs as they met for yet-to-be identified reasons in…
Governor Mai Mala Buni on Thursday received Yobe State Deputy Governorship candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, Hon.Yahaya Gamajeji and PDP ex-officio in the state, Alh. Sa’idu Sadauki Gashua into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mamman Mohammed, Governor Buni’ Media Aide disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday which indicated that the defectors were received by the state governor. The statement added that the new entrants expressed satisfaction with the leadership style of Governor Buni and the developmental efforts in the state. According to the statement, they both pledged to work for the APC-led administration and…
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has reacted to reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo; presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State; Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and others met in London. The Nigerian leaders were on Thursday seen in photographs as they met for yet-to-be identified reasons in the United Kingdom. There are speculations that the reason for the foreign meeting could not be unconnected with the 2023 presidential election. Reacting, Sowore described Obasanjo, Wike, Obi and others at the meeting…
The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Rivers State, Magnus Abe has said the forthcoming general election will be a watershed event in the political history of Nigeria. Abe made the comments at the official commissioning of the SDP constituency office in Obio/Akpor local government area of the state. He said there will be a political tsunami in Rivers State in the election which will “break known bounds and barriers”. Abe while addressing the gathering said, “To all of us that are here, I will deliver one important message. I have said severally that the 2023 elections will…
The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Thursday reacted to the ruling of the federal High court sitting in Abakaliki, wherein the local government election that produced the 13 chairmen of LGA’S was voided. InfoStride News gathered that the governor had slated 1st September 2022 for the inauguration of the sacked chairmen. Umahi in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Abakaliki, by his Special Assistant on Strategy, Chooks Oko, said the court was curious to rule on the prayers that were not asked by the plaintiff. The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Executive…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and other presidential aspirants would hold a strategic meeting in Abuja ahead of the 2023 elections. This is coming barely three months after they went head-to-head at the presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress that eventually produced Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the candidate of the party. This was disclosed in a statement issued Thursday by the media team of one of the presidential aspirants. Felix said the strategic meeting was to brainstorm on adopting winning campaign strategies that would carry every Nigerian along and address the challenges facing…
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has granted its National Working Committee (NWC) under the leadership of Ralph Nwosu one year tenure extension ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party’s National Legal Adviser, Peter Iyiola Oyewole while briefing the members of the NEC at the meeting held at the national secretariat of the party on Thursday in Abuja drew the attention of the NEC to the fact that the tenure of all the NWC had ended on 21st of August 2022. The move, according to the NEC, was to ensure that the national leadership…
The leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra State has warned its members against campaigning for candidates of other political parties. The Anambra State chairman of APGA, Sir Nobert Obi, who handed the warning in a press release circulated among members of the State Working Committee and all the Local government area and Ward chairmen said it amounted to anti-party to do so. InfoStride News learnt that the warning may have come as a result of the wide acceptance the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi is gaining across political party in the State.…
Senator Sabo Muhammad Nakudu has won the All Progressives Congress APC Jigawa South West senatorial ticket in the party’s primary by-election. Senator Sabo Nakudu representing Jigawa Southwest was re-elected as the APC candidate after the death of Tijjani Ibrahim Gaya. InfoStride News reported that the APC, Jigawa’s central candidate for the 2023 general election, Tijjani Ibrahim Kiyawa died after a brief illness. Chairman primary election committee, Shehu Umar announced the result after compiling scores of the by-election conducted at the Aminu Kano Triangle in Dutse, Jigawa State capital. Senator Sabo Muhammad Nakudu had emerged the winner of the Jigawa South…
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Abia, Alex Otti has unveiled Ikechukwu Emetu as running mate. Otti made the presentation in Umuahia, the capital, where he also inaugurated his campaign council. A former House of Representatives member, Nnanna Ngwu will serve as the Chairman. Otti explained that he got attracted to Emetu because of his antecedent as a philanthropist. The business mogul said 38-year-old engineer Emetu satisfied his desire for a young citizen as his deputy. The LP flagbearer recalled that he promised Abia youths a sense of belonging in the political space. Otti said Emetu is known in…
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Labour Party (LP) flag bearer for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike are meeting in London. According to The Nation, other Governors at the meeting include Samuel Ortom of Benue; Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. Details of the meeting can not be ascertained as at press time, but observers believe it may not be unconnected with the 2023 general elections. InfoStride News recalls that Wike has been in a war of words with the camp of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku…
As the current crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) persist, the party’s 2023 Presidential candidate, former President, Atiku Abubakar has called on all his supporters to desist forthwith from making statements that are capable of compromising the ongoing reconciliation. In recent times, the former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, former governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike have engaged in bickering over the crisis rocking the PDP. Atiku in a statement from his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Thursday cautioned that divisive statements can further divide the party. The former Vice President said such comments…