A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Nigeria, Kingsley Moghalu, has revealed why he refused to join the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 despite being given the opportunity. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television Programme, The Chat, Moghalu explained that neither of the parties can help to actualise his vision for Nigeria. He noted that he doesn’t believe that the Nigerian political leadership class is sincere or capable of changing this country for the better. “In 2019, I had the opportunity to join the PDP or the APC but I advised myself…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
A former Governor of Plateau State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fidelis Tapgun, has expressed concern after the party ignored the central senatorial district of the state in zoning its 2023 governorship ticket. He lamented that mistakes over the years had prolonged the crisis that had rocked the party, insisting that failure to zone the governorship to the central zone would rob the party of victory in the 2023 general elections. Speaking to newsmen in Jos on Sunday, he enjoined the former Commissioner for Works, Chris Hassan, to reconcile all aggrieved factions and work hard to ensure…
Mr Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said he has no intention of withdrawing the case challenging his removal from court. Recall that a Rivers State High Court had restrained Secondus from exercising the functions of the National Chairman of the PDP. The judge, Justice O. Gbasam who gave the order, also approved the suspension of Secondus as a member of the party pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice for interlocutory injunction. Secondus had also vowed to defend himself in court if summoned. However, a statement by Secondus’s Media Adviser,…
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has sought a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi, flagging in his letter issues which the government “must deliver upon” and saying it is the poll-bound state’s “last chance for resurrection and redemption”. In the letter to the Congress president on October 15, a day after he had meetings with senior party leaders in Delhi, Sidhu pitched for a “Punjab Model with a 13-Point Agenda to be part of the Congress manifesto for the 2022 Assembly Elections”. Days after resigning as Punjab Congress chief, Sidhu had on October 15 said his concerns have been…
The Peoples Democratic Party, an opposition party in Nigeria has derided the All Progressives Congress’s nationwide congress on Saturday, saying 20 states out of 36 states including the Federal Capital Territory were imploded in crisis after the crisis. PDP said, it’s no wonder that APC has plunged the nation into disaster, stating that the party lacked capacity to manage its own affairs not to talk of managing the nation. Reacting to plethora of crisis as a result of parallel congresses across the states, PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Sunday, which was obtained by the media,…
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has commended the process that led to the emergence of the newly elected State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as peaceful, adding that it was a reflection of the desire of members of the APC to move the party forward in the state. Fayemi spoke in Ado- Ekiti Saturday, at the end of the State Congress that produced Barr Paul Omotosho as state chairman and Hon Sola Elesin as Vice Chairman. The Governor thanked officials of the National Congress Committee led by Alhaji Yusuf Galambi and the Local Working Committee…
The Chairman of the state Congress committee, for Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Gbenga Elegbeleye said his committee does not recognise any other congress organised aside the one he conducted. Elegbeleye had announced Prince Gbenga Famodun as the chairman of Osun chapter of APC. Recall that the a caucus group in the party, Osun Progressives (TOP) – contain the people who are loyal to former governor Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of Interior, held a parallel congress on Saturday and announced former caretaker secretary of APC, Rasak Salinsile as their chairman. Elegbeleye, however, described the congress as a party ceremony…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi on his emergence as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State. Gbajabiamila said he was not surprised at the emergence of Pastor Ojelabi, a former member of the House of Representatives and former state commissioner, whom he described as a good ambassador of the House of Representatives. This was contained in a statement signed by Lanre Lasisi, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives, on Sunday. He said the new Lagos APC Chairman has…
China allegedly carried out its first-ever test of a “nuclear capable hypersonic missile” taking by surprise US intelligence, according to a report in a UK-based newspaper. Citing the UK daily, NHK World reported that China carried out a test on a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August. According to the newspaper, the missile flew through low-orbit space before cruising toward its target. It missed the target but the test is said to show “astounding progress” by China on hypersonic missile technology that “caught US intelligence by surprise”, reported NHK World. The US and Russia have also been working on hypersonic missiles.…
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has charged the new state executive council of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State to begin work immediately towards recapturing political power in the State in 2023. Speaking after the inauguration of the new executive council of the party in Ilorin on Saturday, he said “the struggle for Kwara begins now, let commitment be your watchword. “Let campaign begin with your election today at wards, local governments and state levels as you begin your tenure in office.” “The task ahead is a serious one,” he stated. Saraki commended the peaceful conduct of…
Three chairmen have emerged from the three factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Akwa Ibom State at the just concluded congress of the party held on Saturday, October, 16, 2021. InfoStride News had on Saturday reported a parallel congress held at different locations by different factions in the party. The three factions in the state included those of the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, those of the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang and those of National Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe. Mr Steve Ntukekpo…
Muhammadu Gadaka has emerged as the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Yobe State He emerged through consensus. Gadaka alongside 35 other executive members of the party were endorsed to lead the ruling party in the next four years after more than 890 delegates from the 178 electoral wards endorsed them. Senator Osita Izunaso, Chairman Yobe State APC Congress said the adoption of the consensus method was in line with the party’s constitution. “Whenever there is a consensus, you do not work with ballot papers again, you can only use the yes and no votes”, he said.…
Austin Agada has emerged chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State. He emerged winner on Saturday during the elective congress of the party held in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. Agada, a native of Owukpa, in Ogbadibo LGA, polled 1,000 votes to clinch the position ahead of his rival, Barr. Omale Omale, from Apa, who garnered 27 votes. There were five invalid votes. Reacting to his victory, Agada urged those who contested for the seat to join hands with him to move the party forward. He thanked the leadership of the party for the trust and confidence…
The Japanese government on Friday announced to donate more AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan as a part of Tokyo’s free vaccine aid initiative for the Southeast Asian countries. During a press briefing, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Motegi Toshimitsu also stated that Japan has given out 25 million doses to other countries and is planning to hand out an additional 4.9 million jabs to Southeast Asian countries, including 2 million doses each to Indonesia and the Philippines, 500,000 doses to Vietnam, and 400,000 doses to Thailand, Taiwan News reported. The foreign minister also said that another batch of AstraZeneca…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State on Saturday elected Mr. Tochukwu Okorie as its new state chairman. Okorie emerged as the newly-elected Chairman by scoring a total of 1,240 votes to defeat his closets rival, Barr. Silas Onu, who scored a total of 260 votes. Announcing the result, the Chairman, Ebonyi PDP State Congress Committee, Senator Ben Collins Ndu, said that a total of 1510 delegates were accredited adding that the election was a free and fair contest. Ndu said that in PDP, there is no winner or loser in a contest and urged those who emerged victorious…
Sunday Fagbemi has emerged new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State. Fagbemi is a strong ally of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. He will take over from Abdullahi Samari, who has now become Vice-Chairman in the new executive committee of the party. The Chairman of the committe for the state congress of APC in Kwara State, Professor Emmanuel Dan-Daura, announced the outcome of the exercise held on Saturday at the party’s secretariat along Commissioners way in Ilorin. Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were on ground to witness the exercise which was attended by top members…
A former chairman of the Taraba State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop Timothy Yahaya, has again called on election umpires to create a level playground for aspirants that will be jostling for various elective positions in 2023. Yahaya, who made the call at a two-day leadership governance conference organised by Center for Leadership and Conflict Resolution Initiative, which took place at the CAN secretariat located in Jalingo, the state capital, also urged Christian leaders, as well as politicians, to always exhibit good qualities for their members and followers to emulate. Citing results of previous elections, which…
In spite of the series of violence that characterised the State congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun, the two major factions in the party have succeeded in electing parallel officials. InfoStride News reported earlier that there were heavy gunshots at the Ake Palace Pavilion, where loyalists of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun had converged for their congress. Hoodlums allegedly led by a transport union leader had stormed the Ake palace square, shooting heavily to scare away the Amosun supporters. The political thugs, suspected to be from the other camp, were said to have smashed vehicle windscreens, while injuring…
India, which is experiencing robust economic recovery which remains uneven across sectors, has decided to remain accommodative in its monetary policy, the Reserve Bank of India Governor told the international community on Thursday. India is witnessing a very robust economic recovery, but there is still unevenness across sectors, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said in his address to the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Video of the excerpts of his speech were posted and released by the IMF. We have therefore decided to remain accommodative in our monetary policy, while being closely watchful of the…
No fewer than four chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo State, have indicated interests to succeed the outgoing Chairman of the party in the state, Chief Akintola Oke. Our correspondent reports that the outgoing Chairman of the party, Oke is a native of Ogbomoso. Four chieftains of the party have indicated interest to succeed Oke in the APC state congress slated to hold today (Saturday). The four chieftains include Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi, Engineer Bolade, Ajiboye Omodewu and Rasak Arikewu. Gbadamosi is from Kajola local government area. Bolade, who is from Iseyin is a former Chairman of the…