Towards 2023 general elections, the build-up to governorship race in Cross River state is generating diverse interests among party faithful and stakeholders across party lines. This is in view of the re-alignment of interests and high profile cross-carpeting of politicians between the major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The issue of zoning, which has been on the front burner, is still generating interest. The APC seems to have resolved the controversy about its zoning agreement going by the declaration of the state governor, Senator Ben Ayade while receiving some founding members of PDP…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Saliu Mustapha, an aspirant to the office of the national chairman of All Progressive Congress (APC) has promised to run an all-inclusive government if given the opportunity to lead the party. In a letter to members of the party, he personally signed, Mustapha said he is aware of various challenges facing the party as one of its founding fathers and has developed strategy to continue making it a winning party. He said, “I have the privilege of being one of the senior figures in the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) who pulled through the merger with the Action Congress…
In 2022, political parties and politicians will be in full campaign mood, as 2023 gets closer. While the 2023 general elections are still in limbo due to the rejected electoral bill, several other factors will determine the polity in 2022. The 2022 campaign will take place amidst the general insecurity across the country. The 2021 Anambra election has shown that security plays a major role in elections. The election saw a record low turnout, as voters stayed away from the poll due to the threat by the IPOB. As it stands, bandits are on the rampage in the Northwest and…
Uche Nwosu, a chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) from Abia State, has berated the recent declaration by the Senate Minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe to vie for the position of Governor of Abia State come 2023. Senator Abaribe had declared intentions to contest in the state’s governorship election in 2023. The Abia South Senator disclosed this while answering questions from journalists at an event in Obingwa and Aba North Local Government Areas. Abaribe had disclosed that he already informed the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu of his ambition to succeed him come 2023. However, while making his position known in…
President Xi Jinping on Friday flagged unification of Taiwan with the mainland as an aspiration in his New Year address, as he highlighted the ruling Communist Party’s achievements, including its recent key meeting that paved the way for his unprecedented third term in power. The complete reunification of our motherland is an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, Xi Jinping said in his New Year-eve television address to the nation. His Taiwan reference is considered significant as China has increasingly come under pressure from the US, the European Union and other western countries, who have…
The National Reconciliation Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says aggrieved members of the party are cooperating with the committee towards an amicable reconciliation ahead of the Party’s National Convention. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Nov. 23, President Muhammadu Buhari gave the go ahead for the party to hold its national convention in February 2022 to elect national executive officers. The Chairman of the committee, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Keffi Nasarawa State. He said the committee had started reaching out to the hotspots,…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda has alleged that the Chairman Caretaker Committee of the party, Mai Mala Buni is planning an out-of-court settlement of the crisis in the party A crisis broke out in the Kano APC shortly after the state congress in the state. The party had split into two factions, led by the incumbent Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje and Senator Ibrahim Shekarau respectively. The crisis escalated by producing two factional Chairmen, with Ganduje’s faction electing Abdullahi Abbas, while Ahmadu Haruna Danzago emerged from the Shekarau side. Addressing newsmen in Kano…
Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Engineer Akeem Olatunji, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is yet to recover from its defeat during the 2019 governorship election. Olatunji made this disclosure on Friday in Ibadan, the state capital. InfoStride News recalls that PDP’s candidate, Engineer Seyi Makinde, had in 2019 defeated APC’s candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, and candidates of other political parties to win the gubernatorial election. The PDP has however said that the APC is yet to recover from the loss it suffered during the election. It made this declaration…
A Kaduna State governorship candidate in 2019, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Isa Kudan Ashiru believes he won the election but was rigged out. He promised that in the 2023 contest, he would leave no stone unturned and follow due process to succeed. He assured that he is in politics to serve humanity and provide the dividends of democracy to his constituents. Speaking at an interactive session with newsmen in Kaduna, he stated that his aspiration to govern Kaduna State on the PDP platform was still intact. According to him, “I intend to pursue it…
The United Nations welcomes the dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US leader Joe Biden on security and strategic issues, UN associate spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino told Sputnik. On Thursday, the two presidents held a telephone call to discuss escalating tensions over Ukraine and the upcoming talks on the issue. “We always welcome dialogue between the Member States,” Soto Nino said when asked about the phone call. Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have increased in the past several weeks amid an alleged Russian troop buildup at the Ukrainian border and claims of preparations for an invasion. Moscow has repeatedly…
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has sacked Latimore Oghenesivbe, his Executive Assistant on Communications after the latter accused him of unfair treatment in a Facebook post. Oghenesivbe had in the post titled ‘Tribal Bigot’ alleged that the governor had been subjecting him to unfair treatment since he’s been working with him. He added that he had been denied certain benefits that accrued to others in the media department of the state government. He disclosed that out of the recent N25m released by the governor to his media team, he received only N50,000 with two 25kg bags of rice. Oghenesivbe…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Committee of Chairmen in Diaspora (Europe) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and allow the Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee conduct the party’s national convention and the presidential primary. The group said the committee has followed international best practices that must be adopted in charting the way forward for APC ahead of the 2023 general elections. The APC committee chairmen in Europe disclosed this in a statement today in Sweden co-signed by its President, Dr. Maxwell Okolo and its Secretary, Margrette Mark. The statement read in part, “The All Progressives…
The crisis in the Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may have deepened. InfoStride News reports that the minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige was recently sacked as leader of the party by a state executive loyal to Senator Andy Uba. The state executive named Uba the new leader of the party. This happened in a stakeholders’ meeting held in Abuja, a meeting which was held simultaneously with another, being chaired by Dr Ngige. On Thursday, Uba and some members of the Anambra APC touched down in a private jet at the Anambra International Cargo…
Stakeholders of the Anambra chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) have raised the alarm over delay by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the state’s governorship election result. The party said it suspects that there are things the commission is afraid of, as a court has also made an order for it to release the CTC to the parties. The Acting State Chairman of the party, Sir Basil Ejidike, disclosed this on Thursday, during a Stakeholders’ meeting of the party. The meeting was attended by party bigwigs in the party in Anambra…
Pakistan’s cabinet on Thursday approved a supplementary budget which plans to end exemptions on sales tax and levy new duties as part of fiscal tightening measures aimed at winning funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF approval is also a pivotal endorsement for Pakistan’s economy which is struggling with external and current account deficits, a depreciating currency, struggling foreign reserves and rising inflation. The IMF agreed last month to revive a stalled $6 billion funding programme but demanded further budgetary tightening from Pakistan before the next tranche could be approved. The IMF board meets on Jan. 12 to…
The South East Democratic Civil Society Coalition (SEDSOC), yesterday, rejected the purported endorsement of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, for the presidency in 2023. Former President of the Senate, Adolphus Wabara and Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, both of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State, are among those said to be canvassing for Anyim to contest the presidency. But in a statement issued by National Convener of SEDSOC, Chief Willy Ezugwu, the coalition, which described Anyim’s endorsement as “hasty and self-serving,” demanded immediate withdrawal of the endorsement. “The South East has…
Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged Governor Hope Uzodinma to start preparing his hand over note ahead of the 2023 general elections for what it described as his “failure to provide good governance and curb insecurity” in the state. Chairman of the party, Comrade John Iwuala, gave the advice, yesterday, while speaking at the funeral of Chairman of the Isiala Mbano Council of the party, Augustine Amucha. Iwuala, who also urged Imo citizens to work together and vote out Uzodimma in next election, said: “APGA is the only alternative political platform for any reasonable…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a close ally of President Muhammadu Buhari, Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda, has accused the president’s relatives of causing him to abandon his true supporters to wallow in destitution and suffering in the last seven years. He said, “I need to reiterate that those that supported his Excellency the President Muhammadu Buhari have been displeased with him, they have been supporting him since 2002 with their lives and wealth. That was how they went around the country but have not benefitted anything from the government till today.” Kwamanda, who was one of the…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Jigawa State has expressed confidence in winning the coming 2023 general election. The party chairman, Hon. Aminu Sani stated this at an event organized by the Jigawa North-west Senator, Dalladi Abdullahi Sankara. He said the commitments of APC’s administration and lawmakers in uplifting the living standard of the common man was a clear testimony of the party’s victory in the 2023 general election. The chairman noted that their contributions on education, water supply, empowerment, agricultural and other infrastructural projects were adding value to the APC popularity and acceptability among Jigawa State people. “Their contributions…
Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to discuss the Russian troop buildup near Ukraine during their second call in recent weeks amid little progress toward ending the smoldering crisis. Ahead of Thursday’s call, the White House indicated that Biden would make clear to Putin that a diplomatic path remains open even as the Russians have moved an estimated 100,000 troops toward Ukraine and Putin has stepped up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. But Biden will reiterate to Putin that for there to be real progress in talks they must be conducted in a context of…