Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elders in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, including senior lawyers and academics, have insisted that the rotation and zoning formulae of the party must be respected as it is their turn to produce the next governor. They said this when they endorsed the aspiration of Senator Gershom Bassey for the 2023 governorship race in the state today. They took time to trace the history of zoning and democracy in the state and maintained that the palpable tension existing within the state political atmosphere was needless since history supports their insistence. Two Senior Advocates…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
The Ekiti Local Government Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Wale Awelewa, has been suspended indefinitely. He was reportedly suspended by his Epe-Opin ward in the local government area of the state on Saturday. Rising from the ward meeting held at Epe-Opin at the weekend, the party passed a vote of no confidence on Awelewa on allegations of misappropriation and diversion of funds belonging to the ward into his private pocket, attempt to frustrate ward meeting, deliberate attempt to disobey the party directive on zoning and rotation of elective positions and incompetence among others. No fewer…
Despite Kano Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje and the All Progressive Congress, APC, stakeholders’ anointing of the State Deputy Governor as the governor’s successor, the party would still go for primary elections. Speaking to newsmen on the sudden move by one of the contenders, Barrister Inuwa Waya to insist on obtaining the party’s form, the Secretary of the Party, Zakari Sarina said they have no option but to go for primary election. He said, “it is true that almost all the stakeholders present during a meeting at the Government House endorsed the Deputy Governor as the party flag-bearer; however, that does…
Group of Seven (G7) nations committed on Sunday to ban or phase out imports of Russian oil and the United States unveiled sanctions against Gazprombank executives and other businesses to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine. The move represents the latest attempt by the West to put pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country’s invasion of Ukraine and the deadly aftermath that ensued. President Joe Biden joined G7 leaders in a video conference call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to discuss the war, support for Ukraine, and additional measures against Moscow, including on energy. “We commit to…
A University of Calabar lecturer, Dr Joseph Odok has cautioned that the current grievances by stakeholders in the Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, could lead to a further division in the party. This he said could mar the chances of the party as they work towards the general election next year. InfoStride News reports that the party had set up a 7-man committee headed by former Senate leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba to prune the long list of 17 aspirants to four. This has brought about misgivings among the aspirants. Odok, in a statement Monday morning, appealed…
Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has pleaded with aspirants not to dump the ruling party after its primary election. He assured all aspirants vying for various positions on the party’s platform of a level playing field. The APC National Chairman made the plea in Keffi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Sunday, when stakeholders of the ruling party in the Western Senatorial Zone of the State organised a valedictory session in his honour. Adamu, was represented at the event by the Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Ibrahim Abdullahi. He urged…
Ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a fresh crisis is brewing in Ondo State between Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the nomination of candidates. InfoStride News gathered that the deputy governor, some cabinet members, and Akeredolu’s aides from Ilaje Local Government Area are currently working for aspirants other than those whom the party leadership and the governor had ‘anointed’ for specific positions. According to a party source, the governor and the leaders, including the APC State Chairman, Ade Adetimehin, agreed on candidates for the House of Assembly, House of Representatives, and…
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has said he wants to partner with God to become the President of Nigeria in the 2023 elections so as to rescue the country and not to be the vice president as erroneously assumed by a few persons. Emmanuel is one of the presidential aspirants under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and has been touring the country for consultations. In a prayer conference held at Banquet Hall, Government House, Uyo, on Sunday, the presidential hopeful stressed that Nigeria needs a visionary leader who is prepared to lead the country without self-aggrandizement,…
The United Nations raced Friday to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large, even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of the strategic port. The fight for the last Ukrainian stronghold in a city reduced to ruins by the Russian onslaught appeared increasingly desperate amid growing speculation that President Vladimir Putin wants to finish the battle for Mariupol so he can present a triumph to the Russian people in time for Monday’s Victory Day, the biggest patriotic holiday…
The leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has again reiterated its readiness to provide a level playing ground for all aspirants. The Party Chairman, Agbu Kefas who gave the assurance to all the aspirants jostling for positions on the platform of the party, also debunked the rumours making the rounds that the party has thrown its weight in support of some selected aspirants. Filing questions from newsmen at the weekend in Jalingo, he said the party has been democratic in its approach by throwing its doors open for all the aspirants to purchase nomination…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Yakubu Mahmood has debunked a report that he might purchase the N100 million presidential nomination and expression of interest form of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rotimi Yekanmi said Yakubu remains an umpire committed to free, fair and credible elections. InfoStride News reports that the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, had said that it would not be a shock should the Chairman of INEC buy the N100 million presidential nomination, following the decision of the Governor of the Central Bank of…
The northwest wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed its readiness to ensure formidable unity amongst its members in all the states of the zone. This was contained in a press statement signed by the zonal publicity secretary of the party, Musa Mailafiya Mada, the decision had been reached during a meeting of the North-West officials of the party which was presided by the National Vice Chairman in charge of the Zone Salihu Mohammed Lukman at the Zonal Secretariat of the party in Kaduna. The National Vice Chairman said taking into cognisance of Nigeria’s political history, the North-west…
A popular sociopolitical activist, Reno Omokri, has slammed a former minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, describing the former presidential candidate as a frustrated hypocrite. Recall that Ezekwesili’s running mate in the 2019 presidential election on the platform of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Gani Galadima, had said the former Education minister was never serious about her presidential run. He further accused Ezekwesili of only using the party’s platform to negotiate to be Nigeria’s finance minister. Ezekwesili quit the 2019 presidential race citing ideological differences with her estranged party, ACPN. She also said the party picked her as…
Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country’s zero-Covid policy. The move comes after many Shanghai residents have taken to social media to call for help and vent their anger over severe food shortages and lack of access to medical care over the past five weeks, reported CNN. At a meeting chaired by Xi on Thursday, the ruling Communist Party’s supreme Politburo Standing Committee vowed to “unswervingly adhere to the general policy of ‘dynamic zero-Covid,’ and resolutely fight against any words and acts that distort, doubt or deny our country’s epidemic prevention…
Weeks after the crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was resolved, the party is heading for another major crisis over alleged manipulation of the ad hoc delegate list the party had sent to Abuja for the national chairman’s approval. It would be recalled that the Edo State chapter of PDP recently held its ward congresses in the state. But some party members including the state secretary, Mr Hilary Otsu have accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of deliberately dropping the party’s authentic list for another list written from the government house. Speaking with the media on…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the sack, arrest, and prosecution of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele over the abuse of office and financial impropriety. Recall that Emefiele was alleged to have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Expression of interest and nomination forms recently. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba who addressed a Press Conference on Saturday in Abuja drew the attention of Nigerians to the provisions of the CBN Act 2007 and particularly referenced Section 9. Ologunagba argued that the CBN Governor and the Deputy Governors are expected…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the conduct of the Party’s North West Zonal Congress to elect Zonal Executive Officers and National Ex-Officio in the North West Zone. PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Saturday explained that the exercise is scheduled to hold on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Zonal Headquarters, Kaduna, Kaduna State. The opposition party’s NWC requests all leaders, critical stakeholders and its teeming members in the North-West to be guided accordingly for a smooth and hitch-free exercise. PDP assured that the North West Zonal…
Sokoto State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has called on the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to as a matter of urgency resign his position in the interest of the nation’s economy. Tambuwal, who made the call while addressing PDP delegates in Jalingo on Saturday, viewed the economy of the country as being in shambles. The decision of Emefiele to run for the presidency, he believed, would have an immediate effect on the economy, considering its volatility. He said, “It is high time that President Muhammadu Buhari called Emefiele…
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned that the invasion of Ukraine could be replicated in Taiwan by China if leading powers do not respond as one. Speaking through a translator at a meeting in London, Kishida said that the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine has raised concerns that China might take advantage of the West’s military commitments in Eastern Europe to launch a simultaneous move against Taipei, reported Trevor Filseth, writing in The National Interest. He said that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might presage similar events in Taiwan unless Japan and its Indo-Pacific allies respond to a crisis on the…
A political group, Orlu Political Action Committee, OPAC, has reacted angrily to the Supreme Court verdict that settled the legal fireworks between Imo and Rivers States over the 17 disputed oil wells. The dispute, InfoStride News reported, was resolved in favour of Rivers State. In a statement on Saturday, the group from Orlu, politically disowned Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma. It called on the sons and daughters of Orlu currently serving in Uzodinma’s government to resign. Uzodinma is the immediate past Senator that represented Orlu Senatorial District in the National Assembly. The political group said any political party dealing with…