The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Northern Elders have endorsed Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and former Senate President, Bukola Saraki as the northern consensus candidates of the opposition party. The decision was reached after a meeting held between the elders with General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida at his Country home in Minna. Addressing journalists shortly after, Professor Ango Abdullahi explained that about four aspirants from the north presented themselves for the consensus. They include Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Governor Bala Mohammed, Bukola Saraki, as well as Mohammed Hayatu-Deen. However, he stated, “the purpose of this exercise, it is hereby resolved that…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared his readiness to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. He spoke on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo capital, during a courtesy call at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Lekan Balogun Ali-Iwo Okunmade II. Osinbajo, who is seeking the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), intimated the monarch of his intention to lead Nigeria. The VP said in seven years, he has been involved in governance because the President considered it the right thing to do. “In his generosity, and openness, he gave me every opportunity to serve, including sensitive international assignments.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ordered political parties to submit copies of their membership register to the Commission, 30 days before their primary elections. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu said the directive was in compliance with the new Electoral Act 2022. Yakubu spoke at the second regular quarterly meeting of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Thursday, NAN reports. The INEC boss explained that the new Electoral Act made it mandatory for political parties to submit their registered members to the Commission 30 days before their primaries. “Let me also seize this opportunity to remind political parties that…
The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity and a presidential aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, Dr Chris Ngige, has said he budgeted N50m to procure the nomination and declaration of interest forms of the APC to contest the presidential election. Ngige said now that the APC had hiked the price tag to N100m, his fans would support him financially. The minister, who appeared on Channels Tv said he had no option but to comply with the position of the ruling party. “Presidential aspirants in the Peoples Democratic Party and other political parties may pay less for forms to contest…
China ruling Communist Party has set the ball rolling for a rare third term for President Xi Jinping as he was unanimously elected as a delegate for the once-in-five-year party Congress to be held in the next few months which was widely expected to put a seal of approval for his continuation. Xi, 68, was elected delegate to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the party’s Guangxi regional Congress by a unanimous vote on Friday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Xi was nominated by the CPC Central Committee as a candidate for delegate to…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed not to step down for any consensus candidate of the party ahead of its presidential primary. The Governor said only death will make him quit his ambition to become the President of Nigeria. “The only thing that will make me to quit is death; if I’m alive, we will finish it on 28/29 of May (date for PDP presidential primaries).” He made the assertion in an interview with BBC pidgin in Port Harcourt on Friday. Wike, who spoke in pidgin English, said “I have been a local government chairman which is the grassroot,…
Ahead of the 2023 elections, the campaign posters of former President Goodluck Jonathan have flooded the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. This, some observers believed, is part of the effort by the former president to subtly kick&start his campaign as he plans to take over from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. However, InfoStride News could not be ascertain from the former President his plan for 2023. The posters, with a big picture of the former President, carried an inscription, “Goodluck Jonathan You Must Run”. InfoStride News checks revealed that the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary…
Barely two days after the Osun State Government directed that political appointees interested in contesting in the 2023 general elections should resign their appointments, two cabinet members have resigned. Findings by the media revealed that Giwa Latifat, Commissioner for Human Resources and Capacity Building and Tadese Raheem, Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy have both tendered their resignations. Reason for their resignation was to enable them to concentrate in their quest to aspire for the Senatorial seat. It was also gathered that the Chairman of Osun Primary Health Care Development Board, Leke Ogunsola and Rotimi Makinde, board member, Industrial Training…
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has downplayed the chances of Bola Tinubu, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, and Rotimi Amaechi emerging as the Presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC. National President of AYCF, Yerima Shettima, said Osinbajo, Tinubu, and Amaechi are liabilities that should not be taken seriously. Speaking with the media, Shettima said the APC chieftains are unpopular candidates, contrary to some Nigerians’ beliefs. Shettima said Nigerians were yearning for a new breed of politicians, and not the likes of Osinbajo, Tinubu, and Amaechi. According to Shettima: “Tinubu, Osinbajo, and Amaechi are the most unpopular candidates as…
British lawmakers looked likely Thursday to order an investigation into Prime Minister Boris Johnson for allegedly lying about whether he broke coronavirus restrictions by attending illegal gatherings during the pandemic. The opposition Labour Party has called a House of Commons vote that, if passed, would trigger a watchdog committee probe of Johnson for allegedly misleading Parliament. Ministers found to have knowingly misled Parliament are generally expected to resign. Johnson’s Conservatives have a substantial majority in Parliament, but many are uneasy with the prime minister’s behavior and could support the opposition move. The government initially said it would order Conservative lawmakers…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has insisted the general election in 2023 will hold as planned, despite the insecurity in the country. Chairman of the electoral body, Mahmood Yakubu, stated this at a public presentation in Abuja on Thursday. Yakubu also noted that next year’s polls will be governed by the new electoral act. “Clearly, these are challenging times but we are determined that election must hold in 2023. “However, this is a shared responsibility. INEC plays a critical role but the commission alone cannot deliver the elections we all desire. “I, therefore, appeal to all Nigerians to join…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Iyorchia Ayu says the hike in the price of 2023 expression of interest and nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) shows insensitivity to the plight of Nigerian youths. On Wednesday, the APC pegged the cost of its nomination forms for the president at N100 million, that of the governorship at N50 million. Ayu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Communication & Strategy, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Thursday said the pegging of the price at such rates, cast APC in the image of hypocrites. The PDP National Chairman described…
Ahead of the primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party, the member representing Orlu/Oru East/ Orsu federal constituency of Imo State at the House of Representatives, Hon. Jerry Alagboso, has called on the state party chairman, Engr. Charles Ugwu, to ensure that all aspirants are given a level-playing ground at the elections. While urging the party to remain neutral in coordinating the primaries, the reps member said, “My only advice for the party is for the leadership to provide a level playing ground for all aspirants bearing in mind those who will win the general election.” Alagboso stated this at…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State chapter has berated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for attributing the renewed gruesome attacks on notable leaders of the party and destruction of critical public infrastructure in the state to lack of leadership capacity of the APC- led government of Governor Hope Uzodimma. APC said it’s dishonest, wicked and utterly mischievous for the PDP to attribute the incidents of insecurity in parts of Orlu senatorial zone of the state as a deliberate attempt to mislead the people, malign the person of the governor and undermine the credibility of his administration. Recall that the…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday that his long-delayed visit to India will deepen the strategic trade, defence and people-to-people ties between the two countries. Ahead of Johnson’s two-day visit, Downing Street has stressed that the UK would not look to “lecture” India over its neutral stance in the United Nations or its decision to hike Russian oil imports. The UK has been trying to persuade India to reduce its reliance on Moscow since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24. Addressing the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Johnson said the trip to…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka has said that the ruling party advised itself on the price tags on its nomination forms. InfoStride News reported yesterday that the APC fixed the presidential nomination form for N100m. The APC announced on Wednesday that the party’s forms for Presidential ticket will be sold at N100 million, governorship N50 million; Senate, N20 million; House of Representatives, N10 million and State Houses of Assembly, N2 million. Many Nigerians expressed shock with this development, wondering if the party was operating from a different country and if it was not aware of…
A group, National Coalition for Good Governance (NCGG) has called on the Minister for Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to come clean on the allegation that the Republic of China may have been bankrolling his presidential ambition. Amaechi, the Director-General of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign organizations in 2019, had last week, declared his 2023’s interest under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). There were allegations that China was rooting for the Minister to be crowned Nigeria’s next president to allow him to continue defending Chinese interest in Nigeria. National President of NCGG, Prince Gbenga Oloyede, at a press briefing in Abuja on…
Benue State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has assured its members and all persons aspiring to elections on its platform of fair and equitable opportunities in a transparent process which will be concluded on a level field of play. In a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of PDP in Benue, Mr. Bemgba Iortyom, Wednesday evening, the party wondered how its internal processes initiated to achieve harmonious nomination of a candidate for the governorship election in 2023 could elicit many misrepresentations and expressions of dissatisfaction from some quarters. “Those have been from a few aspirants who all along…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Imo State has called on President Mohammed Buhari to note and order an immediate investigation of Governor Hope Uzodinma’s latest outbursts and threats against innocent citizens of Imo State and do the needful. The opposition party said it strongly views as shocking, desperate and condemnable, the statement credited to Governor Uzodinma in his Easter message, where he wondered why bandits, killers, arsonists, terrorists and militants have not been attacking and wiping out opposition figures in Imo. PDP made the call on Wednesday in a release made available to newsmen in Owerri, Imo State. Recall that…
Pakistan ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Monday insisted that the powerful “establishment” gave him “three options,” contradicting the military’s stance that the options were not put forth by it during the recent political turmoil in the coup-prone country. The 69-year-old cricketer-turned politician made these remarks during an informal conversation with journalists in Islamabad. “The establishment gave me three options, so I agreed with the election proposal. How could I accept the resignation and no-confidence suggestion,” the former premier said while replying to a question on the military’s clarification about the ‘three options’ given to him. Khan was ousted after…