The All Progressive Congress is set to hold its national convention on a yet-to-be determined date in February 2022. But the planned convention may be coming amid raging crisis in some of the state chapters of the party. Congresses held in some states ended in crisis as parallel congresses were observed in several states. In Zamfara State, Mala Mai Buni, the Governor of Yobe State and Caretaker Chairman of the APC has been accused of fueling the crisis in the state. In this report, InfoStride News looks at the challenges ahead of the ruling party ahead of the February date.…
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Former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has accused the National Assembly of spending N1 billion annually on constitution review without making any headway. The Ijaw leader, who noted that the South, North and the entire country are calling for restructuring, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to as matter of urgency convoke a Representative Assembly or Town Hall meeting. He advised that the meeting will consider either Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State’s All Progressives Congress, APC, Committee Report on restructuring or that of 2014 National Conference report. Clark, the leader of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders…
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has said the North Central geo-political zone has worked hard for the unity of the country, stressing that it is time for the region to produce the next president. Saraki stated this on Tuesday at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi while interfacing with the State Working Committee of the PDP and select stakeholders across the state as he began consultations for his presidential ambition in the 2023 polls. The former lawmaker also lauded Governor Samuel Ortom for his efforts in ensuring PDP remains strong in the region and the entire country. He said, “We…
For several years, the human rights community had called for the prosecution of the operatives of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) over incessant arrests, detention, torture and extrajudicial killing of citizens. As such calls were ignored by the authorities the SARS intensified the brutalization of citizens particularly young people. The video of the reckless killing of an unarmed young man in Delta State sometime in the first week of October 2020 by trigger happy SARS officials went viral and led to spontaneous street protests in many states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory. In its initial reaction…
The appeal committee constituted by the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the national headquarters of the party to look into complaints from aggrieved members of the party in Zamfara State has lamented the committee has not received any complaint from anybody. Addressing newsmen at the state secretariat of the party, the secretary of the committee, Barrister Usman Mohammed Eleju said they have been in the state since last week, saying that nobody has come forward with any complaints. “Even though we made adequate public enlightenment we have not received anybody with a complaint” Fielding questions from newsmen over whether the…
Sweden’s Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson became the largest Nordic nation’s first female prime minister after winning a narrow vote in parliament. A last-minute deal with the ex-communist Left Party ensured that a majority of lawmakers accepted the Social Democrat leader in a parliamentary vote, 100 years after women in the country known for its egalitarian foundations were first able to exercise full voting rights. Andersson, who has been finance minister since 2014, still faces a fragmented legislature after the Nordic nation’s politics have been upended by the emergence of the far-right Sweden Democrats in the last decade. Her government only…
JPMorgan Chase and Co’s Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon joked on Tuesday that his bank would last longer than China’s Communist Party. While reiterating his bank’s commitment to doing business in China, Dimon said: “I made a joke the other day that the Communist Party is celebrating its 100th year – so is JPMorgan. I’d make a bet that we last longer.” Dimon added: “I can’t say that in China. They are probably listening anyway.” He was speaking as part of a Boston College series of CEO interviews. JPMorgan has been operating in China since 1921, the same year the…
A former governorship candidate under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, has advised the party to reconcile all factions before its national convention. Nwosu, who is a chieftain of APC maintained that holding the February 2022 convention without resolving the crisis in some state chapters of the party amounted to setting the cart before the horse. He expressed concern that the party would lose several members in the event that it conducted the national convention as between 12 and 13 states were factionalised. His words: “The best thing the leadership of the party…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held a closed door meeting on Sunday night in Abuja. Meeting under the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) were the host governor and chairman of the group, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, his counterparts from Kwara, Imo, Borno, Ebonyi, Lagos and Zamfara. Others were governors of Niger, Ogun, Cross River, Kogi, Nasarawa, Katsina, Plateau, Ekiti, Jigawa and Kano States. As at 10:00 p.m., their counterparts from Osun, Yobe, Gombe and Kaduna States were still being expected. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was expected…
The Buhari Media Organisation says the fresh N656 billion bailout to 36 states confirms President Muhammadu Buhari is a caring leader. A statement on Wednesday by the Chairman, Niyi Akinsiju, and Secretary, Cassidy Madueke, said the latest facility is the fourth in six years. Each state will get N18.2 billion to help them meet financial obligations and budget support due for repayment. The funds will be disbursed in six tranches over six months, with a 30-year tenor, and a 2-year moratorium at an interest rate of 9 percent. BMO noted that the presidential gesture was unprecedented and commendable. “Not even…
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu West Senatorial Zone, on Tuesday, declared that the party has no chairman in Enugu State. This came amidst claims by Barr. Ugo Agballa that he was elected chairman during one of the congresses conducted in the State earlier in October. Another congress also produced Comrade Adolphus Ude as chairman of the party in the Coal City State. But at a stakeholders meeting held in Oji-River Local Government Area, the stakeholders said Agballah, a non-member of the party could not in any way be said to be the party’s chairman. They recalled…
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said he has no plans to join another political party, while also reassuring that his party affiliation will not alter development plans for the state. Obaseki, who spoke during a banquet in Benin City, as part of activities for this year’s Alaghodaro Summit, said his government is committed to ensuring a progressive and prosperous Edo State where all citizens will live life to the fullest. The governor said, “No matter the persuasion to join any political party, I will not. I will continue to provide leadership for all Edo people. We don’t need…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country adheres to the “two-state solution” regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The current conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians must be resolved in accordance with previously adopted resolutions at the UN Security Council, Xinhua news agency quoted Putin as saying during a meeting with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Sochi. The problem must be solved on an equitable basis that takes into account the interests of all people living in the region, Putin stressed. “We, of course, will work in this direction, no matter how difficult it is,” he said.
“Having contested and won all seven elections in addition to being a minister for the country, I strongly believe that Allah (SWT) has been extremely kind to me. I believe not many Nigerians are so lucky and blessed. It is in this light and having reached an advanced age, I wish to formally inform you that I have decided not to contest any election again. For the avoidance of doubt, I will not contest any election at all levels.” The above statement by Senator Danjuma Goje on December 8, 2019 set the stage for ongoing political debates in Gombe State.…
The political space of Ondo State is experiencing tremor since return of former governor, Dr. Olusegun Rahman Mimiko, to the major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Two weeks after Mimiko rejoined PDP, the major opposition party has jerked back to life from years of inactivity, giving the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) some prodding. Just on Sunday, Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo, raised the alarm that some persons were set to blackmail APC government, governor and his family. Indeed, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu had expressed desire to up the game for APC, admitting that, “No politician…
Across the 36 states of the Federation, there are ten states but one to watch when the 2023 general elections hold. Next year, Ekiti State in the Southwest would be going to the polls to elect Governor Kayode Fayemi’s successor. Apart from Ekiti, however, other states where governors are in their final term would be having brand new state chief executives come 2023. The states include Akwa Ibom, Cross River; Ebonyi, Enugu, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina; Rivers and Taraba. The interesting thing about these states is that the political rivalry and electoral competition between the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) and…
Former South Korean President, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his former press aide said. Chun had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer which was in remission, and his health had deteriorated recently, his former press secretary Min Chung-ki told reporters. He passed away at his Seoul home early in the morning and his body will be moved to a hospital for a funeral later in the day. A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju army massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators, a…
A Yoruba group has warned the Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against propagating an agenda to undermine the operations of the Southwest Security Network, also known as Amotekun. The group, Yoruba Youth Indigenous Movement, YYIM, which alleged of a move to scuttle the operations of Amotekun in the South-west said the plot would be met with resistance. According to the group, the PDP was using a former governor to achieve its aim for political gains. The coordinator of the group, Lawal Adekola, in a statement, alleged that the PDP through the former governor had negotiated with…
As Ekiti State holds its local government elections on December 4, 2021, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), Justice Jide Aladejana, has revealed that six political parties would participate in the council elections. Aladejana gave their names as Action Alliance (AA), African Democratic Congress (ADC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), All Progressives Congress(APC), Peoples Redemption Movement(PRM), and Young Progressives Party (YPP). This indication came, as the Police Commissioner, Ekiti Command, Mr. Tunde Mobayo, warned trouble makers to steer clear of the elections, for the state to enjoy free, fair and credible polls that can meet the people’s…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State, Mr. James Iniama has urged the people of the state to ensure that they do not choose political leaders on sentiments rather based on contents and competence. He asked that all the aspirants be subjected to critical examination to ascertain what they can offer to the state. Ahead of the 2023 general election in the state, many governorship aspirants have emerged hoping to clinch the ticket for the primary election of PDP, which is the ruling party in the state The aspirants it was gathered have started building camps…