The planned All Progressives Congress (APC) convention slated for February faces fresh uncertainty amidst power play by the governors. On Sunday, the APC Governors under the umbrella of the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) met and announced that the February date remains sacrosanct. However, no specific date has been mentioned. Hours after the meeting, Salihu Lukman, the Director-General of the PGF resigned. The Ex-DG has been very vocal about the need to have a convention by February. In an open letter on the 3rd of January, he warned that the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) goodwill is…
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The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared that former governor of the State, Rochas Okorocha is not its member. The State chapter of the party made the remark while denying claims of endorsing Okorocha’s presidential ambition. Cajetan Duke, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, said the Imo West Senator failed to revalidate his membership during APC’s last registration and revalidation exercise. In a statement issued yesterday, Duke said: “For the avoidance of doubt, the leadership of Imo APC declares that Okorocha, representing Imo West at the Senate is as at today, no longer a…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have said that Nigeria is now the poverty capital of the world following the alleged maladministration of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government. The PDP Governors’ Forum, in a communique issued at the end of its meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday, accused the APC-led administration of crashing the Nigerian economy. According to the communique, the opposition party handed over a very good economy to the APC government in 2015 but almost everything changed to worst in the last seven years. The said, “The Nigerian…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum has called on the National Assembly to quickly conclude deliberations on the Electoral Act Amendment Bill and override President Muhammadu Buhari’s veto as fast as possible if need be. The PDP Governors made the request at its regular meeting held in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Monday, being the first in 2022, where they also advised the lawmakers to delete the areas of complaints in the bill. The forum further wondered why the security operatives and the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government have failed to solve the security issues in parts…
Dubbing Imran Khan as an “international beggar”, Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul-Haq on Sunday stated that Pakistan Prime Minister’s departure is ‘the only solution’ to all the problems of the country marred with financial woes. Speaking at a gathering ahead of local body polls in Lahore, Haq called for a fresh election in the country. Slamming Khan’s government for increasing petroleum prices, JI chief said, “Imran Khan and Pakistan cannot function together.” “There is no space left for pluses or minuses from politics in this country, as Imran Khan’s departure is the only solution to all the problems,” Haq was quoted…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said there is no reason for the All Progressives Congress, APC, to remain in power in 2023. The Party’s Chairman in Jigawa State, Hon. Babandi Ibrahim Gumel stated this on Thursday when he received a delegation of Atiku 2023 campaign team at the Party’s headquarters in Dutse. He said looking at the current situation the country is going through, there is no reason for the APC to continue to remain in power. “What is happening in Jigawa State and Nigeria in general is a clear testimony that the APC has failed Nigerians. “Therefore, there…
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, immediately. According to Jega, the passage of the bill would improve the integrity of elections in Nigeria. The former INEC Chairman asked the Buhari administration to do everything within its power to ensure that Nigeria goes into the next elections with a new bill. “This country will be better off if we go into the next election with a new electoral law which will enhance the integrity of the preparations…
Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will be meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Monday (today) to strategize for the 2023 general elections. A statement issued on Sunday by the Director-General of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Cyril Maduabum said the meeting is aimed at consolidating on how to rescue and rebuild Nigeria through the 2023 poll. According to the Director-General, the meeting will also review the current state of the nation and readiness of the opposition party to provide the necessary leadership to rescue and rebuild the country. He stated that all…
Yoruba Ronu Group (YRG) has described All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Bola Tinubu, as God’s gift to Nigeria and mankind. The socio-political organization declared that Tinubu remains the best presidential aspirant for 2023. “Tinubu is a product of God’s magnanimity to mankind in this generation”, Diran Iyantan, YRG President, said on Sunday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. At a meeting of the group, he said their intention was to endorse a hopeful that would perform well in office. He noted that Tinubu remained an administrator of immense proportion, who, as Lagos Governor, held sway and achieved “eight unforgettable years”.…
China’s population grew to 1.4126 billion by the end of last year, increasing by less than half-a-million as the birth rate fell for the fifth consecutive year, stoking fears of a looming demographic crisis and a consequent economic slowdown in the world’s most populous nation. At the end of 2021, China’s population on the mainland grew to 1.4126 billion from 1.4120 billion in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. China’s population increased by 480,000 in a year-on-year comparison from 2020, as per the NBS data. The number of new births in 2021 stood at 10.62 million, down from…
A presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has expressed the belief that he would win the 2023 election. Tinubu said with the “strong support” of the masses, he would emerge the winner of the election in 2023. The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader disclosed this when he visited the residence of ex-Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja yesterday. He said reactions from relevant stakeholders have spurred him to continue in his push for the presidency. Tinubu, however, admitted that there would be challenges, but he would overcome them. According to Tinubu: “Life is a challenge and you must be ready to confront…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said that the Senator Abdullahi Adamu Reconciliation Committee is positioning the party for 2023 electoral victory. Okechukwu, who is also the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), told newsmen on Sunday in Abuja that the decision to set up the reconciliation committee was one of the achievements of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), led by Governor Mai Mala Buni. He said the committee has been going about its responsibilities with uncommon insight, purpose and empathy. The party chieftain noted that though the committee encountered…
Orji Uzor Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip, on Sunday distanced himself from reports alleging that he attacked Bola Tinubu, a 2023 presidential aspirant. Kalu said his recent interview where he was reported to have said he would match Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, grit for grit was misconstrued. In a statement he issued in Abuja, the former Abia State Governor, said his comment was twisted to score cheap political goals, NAN reports. According to Kalu, he is not quarrelling with Tinubu or against his presidential ambition. Kalu said: “We can never attack Tinubu. “I told Nigerians…
A group in the Ekiti State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the auspices of Ekiti Political Intervention Coalition (EPIC), has called on the National Working Committee to suspend former Governor Ayodele Fayose for allegedly stage-managing the rigging of last Saturday’s ad hoc delegate congress in the state. The group stated that the congress was roundly rejected by stakeholders because it was allegedly conducted by those it described as impostors. The group posited that the congress, which was expected to have been conducted by a National Committee chaired by the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel, was supervised by…
The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold War territory, posing significant challenges for the main players to avoid an outright and potentially disastrous confrontation. Unlike previous disagreements that have arisen since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the current Ukraine crisis and seemingly insurmountable differences between Washington and Moscow carry real risks of debilitating economic warfare and military conflict that are exacerbated by the dangers of miscalculation and overreaction. For the U.S. and its NATO and other European allies, nothing…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, Hon. Francis Obule JP, has urged Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State to work closely with former Governor James Onanefe Ibori, who introduced rotation, to select the best candidate among the aspirants that showed interest in the 2023 governorship race in the state. He said this will let the various senatorial districts and ethnic groups have a sense of belonging in the development of the state. Hon. Obule made the call during a chat with newsmen in Warri after a brief meeting with some political stakeholders in the…
A pressure group within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), APC Rebirth Group, has accused the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) led by the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, of plotting to postpone the national convention of the party beyond February 2022. The group in a statement issued Sunday by its Spokesperson, Mr. Aliyu Audu said it had been reliably informed that the Committee was behind various news reports planted in the media that the convention had been fixed for February 25th 2022. The group noted that the real plot was to use the planted February 25th date…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Zadok Akintoye, has advised the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to reconsider his presidential aspirations. Akintoye, a former Publicity Secretary of the PDP in Ondo State asked Tinubu to push his political son, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo forward for the ticket ahead of the 2023 general election. Akintoye who stated this in a post on his social media handle, said there will be nothing to pin against Osinbajo, unlike Tinubu who many Nigerians don’t trust. He said, “What should matter is if his ambition aligns with…
Confusion reigned in Ekiti on Saturday as the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) held the ward electoral congress to elect three-men ad hoc delegates across the 177 wards in the State. The confusion began when political thugs suspected to be loyal to former Governor Ayodele Fayose allegedly invaded the hotel where the panel members sent from Abuja were lodged and hijacked materials for the exercise in Ado-Ekiti. Operatives of the Nigeria Police, Military and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps who were drafted to the venue to provide security were overwhelmed by the heavily armed thugs. Earlier in the day, supporters of…
The UK Opposition is leading the charge to pile pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday as a picture of a boozy culture at the heart of Downing Street emerges, with new reports of so-called wine-time Fridays by staff during the COVID-19 lockdown. Opposition Labour Party Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, used a major speech to say the so-called partygate scandal shows that Johnson is guilty of “deceit and deception” and unable to lead the country. Starmer’s latest salvo comes as a poll for the The Times’ found that seven out of 10 British voters think Johnson has not…