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…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
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…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved February 2022 for the conduct of the national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu, made the announcement in Abuja on Monday. Bagudu told State House correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa today. The Kebbi State governor was accompanied to the villa by the Chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as well as Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State. He told State House correspondents that the meeting was to brief the…
The Israeli parliament has voted in favour of a bill that would limit the service of a Prime Minister to a maximum of eight years. Lawmakers voted 66-48 in favour of the bill, reports Xinhua news agency. The vote was the first in three full rounds of votes that the bill needs to pass before becoming a law. On Sunday night, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s cabinet decided to back the proposed legislation in a vote by telephone after a ministerial committee gave a green light to the bill last week. The bill is widely seen as a reaction to former…
A pro-Tinubu group, known as Edo Volunteers for Tinubu 2023, yesterday, canvassed support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the preferred presidential hopeful in the forthcoming general elections. Members of the group made their position known during the inauguration of its 10-man steering committee in Benin City. They expressed confidence in Tinubu’s capacity to redeem the country from challenges bedevilling it. The group’s Chairman and former House of Representatives member, Rasaq Bello-Osagie, described Tinubu as “a man with a vision.” “Tinubu is a committed, dedicated and detribalised politician desirous of genuine change,” Bello-Osagie said.…
The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has come under renewed pressure to conduct the national convention. Concerned party members, led by Aliyu Audu, argued that the convocation of a national convention would calm frayed nerves among party chieftains across the country. The APC Rebirth Group said the call was in the spirit of Buni’s 54th birthday celebrations. In a statement, the group said: “We believe that it is high time Governor Buni conducted the convention and allow a new leadership to take over or allow those who are willing to do so…
The ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC) has fixed February 2022 for the conduct of its national convention where national officers of the party would be elected. Initially, the party had wanted to conduct the convention in December 2021,but had to change the date due to some reasons. Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubakar, said it was Governors from the ruling party that agreed with the new date for the national convention ,which was agreed by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to him ,” we looked at the possibility of conducting the National Convention by the end of December…
To take her rightful place in the community of developed countries in the world, Nigeria must quickly restructure in line with increasing calls by her citizens across the world, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have said. The governors stated this at a two-day event organized for National Working Committee, NWC members-elect in Abuja on Tuesday. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Sokoto state governor and chairman, PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has in the past six years, failed to take the country to the heights expected by Nigerians,…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday said his country will not seek dominance over Southeast Asia or bully its smaller neighbours, amid ongoing friction over the South China Sea. Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping. Two diplomats said ASEAN member Myanmar was not represented at Monday’s meeting after its military-installed government refused to allow an ASEAN envoy to meet with ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested politicians. Military ruler Gen.…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has lashed out at Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for allegedly neglecting judicial workers in the state. While urging the governor to attend to the agitations of the judicial workers, the PDP raised the alarm that they are set to embark on another industrial action over the situation. According to the party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei in a statement, despite the contributions of the judicial workers, the state government has continued to neglect their welfare. The party also lamented that the government had subjected them to untold hardship with poor conditions of service. “Dressing…
Leaders of defectors from various political parties including the All Progressives Congress, APC, who decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have apologised to Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State for erroneously joining forces with enemies of the state to castigate and mock him. The leaders included erstwhile Caretaker Chairman of Gwer West Local Government Council, Hon. Hyacinth Kwegi; a House of Assembly Candidate in the 2019 general elections on the platform of the APC, Hon Ukeyima Mkem; former DGSA, Mr Titus Utuur; all tendered apologies Sunday, November 21st, 2021 at the mega decamping rally held at Naka, headquarters of…
Alhaji Surajo Maikatako, the chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) faction led by Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa in Zamfara State, has revealed that the faction’s problem with Governor Bello Matawalle’s group is its refusal to believe that nobody can run away from reality. Speaking exclusively with thye media in Gusau, the state capital, on Sunday, Maikatako said Matawalle should have been told that some people brought APC to Zamfara State and nurtured its present level. “Governor Matawalle defected to APC because the party has gained enormous relevance in the state and he could not complete his eight years with…
Senator Jibril Walid, a second republic Senator and Chairman, Board of Trustees (BOT), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed confidence that the determination of the party to find solutions to the ongoing insecurity in the country will make many Nigerians abandon the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fielding questions at the weekend from newsmen at a wedding reception of the son of the National President of Textiles Workers Union, Comrade John Adaji, the BOT chairman noted that Nigerians need a government that is committed to the industrialisation of the country. He assured that the APC would have no option other than…