The South African chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed hope that a Nigerian from the diaspora would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Bola Babarinde, Chairman of APC in South Africa, disclosed this after Philip Idaewor, Chairman of Forum of APC Diaspora, declared his intention to run for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria. NAN, reports that Idaewor, a medical doctor and Chairman of APC in the UK, made his intention known via a zoom conference of his campaign group and media on Sunday. Babarinde, while speaking with NAN on Tuesday in Lagos, said…
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A member of the Kaduna State House of Assembly from Chikun Local Government Area, Ayuba Ishaku Chasazah, has hailed Governor Nasir El-Rufai for allowing the will of the electorate to prevail in the just conducted local government elections in the state. He thanked El-Rufai for providing enough security personnel to ensure the peaceful conduct of the election in the rural areas. Chawazah expressed his feelings in Kujama after the PDP candidate in Chikun, Engineer Salasi Nuhu Musa, was declared the winner by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM). According to him, “This is truly what the Governor, Malam Nasir…
A member of the House of Representatives from Benue State, Samuel Godday, has defected from the Labour Party (LP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was contained in a letter read by Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday. In the letter, Godday cited a fraction in the Labour Party for his defection. The ruling party continues to enjoy defection from all the minority parties in the House including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Last week, a member from Rivers State, Chisom Dike, defected from PDP to the APC.
Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that he wants power to remain in the north after 2023 to teach southerners the power of unity. Omokri said this while reacting to Northern Governors’ rejection of power shift to the south. Recall that the Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) had said that the south’s insistence on producing the next president of Nigeria contradicts the provisions of the constitution. They stated their position following a meeting in Kaduna State on Monday. In a communique signed by Simon Lalong, the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Forum, the…
A senior White House official has said that she cannot “predict” when President Joe Biden would make a call to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan though there has been high-level engagements between the two countries. Prime Minister Khan during recent interviews to the American media has complained that a “busy” President Biden has not bothered to speak to him though Washington was seeking Pakistan’s support in stabilising Afghanistan. Replying to a question during the daily briefing on Monday on whether there could be a call from Biden to Khan at some point soon, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said,…
A socio-political group, Ndigbo United Forum (NUF) has warned against denying the southeast region the chance to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in 2023. The group also asked major political parties in Nigeria to zone their presidential tickets to the southeast in the interest of justice and equity. In a statement made available to the media on Monday, by its Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Chinedu Mba, the NUF frowned at a purported move by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to retain the position of her National chairmanship to southern Nigeria, and also, return its presidential ticket to Northern Nigeria.…
The Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, disclosed that the Northern Governors’ Forum was merely exercising its rights to freedom of expression over its stance on 2023 presidency. Akeredolu, emphasised that the resolution reached by the northern governors who unanimously condemned the statement by the Southern Governors Forum that the Presidency must go to the South should be termed as a means of expressing themselves. Reacting to the resolutions of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Akeredolu said “They have expressed and indeed exercised their rights under Freedom of Expression. No one can…
The Northern Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the South’s insistence on producing the next president of Nigeria, contradicts the provisions of the constitution. They stated their position after a meeting in Kaduna on Monday. In a communique signed by the Governor of Plateau State and Chairman of the Forum, Simon Lalong, the governors said the position of their colleagues in the south is “condemnable”. Southern governors have consistently insisted that power must shift to their region. However, Lalong said in the communique: “The Forum observed that some Northern State Governors had earlier expressed views for a power-shift to three…
Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has described free and fair elections as the catalyst for national unity and an antidote against voters apathy. Governor Ayade, who spoke at the Conference Hall of the Governor’s Office, Calabar, while playing host to the new Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Cyril Omoregbe, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be wary of desperate lobbyists and politicians and not allow itself to be compromised. “We must go through the 2023 elections in peace under your superintendence. You must, therefore, have the moral conscience to do that which is fair as politicians…
Germans went to the polls on Sunday in a national election too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong challenge to retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. In office so long she was dubbed Germany’s “eternal chancellor”, Merkel has been in power since 2005 but plans to step down after the election, making the vote an era-changing event to set the future course of Europe’s largest economy. A fractured electorate means that after the election, leading parties will sound each other out before embarking on more formal coalition negotiations that could take months, leaving Merkel, 67,…
A former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Sunday said the plan of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is to remain in power in both Federal and State levels till 50 years. He disclosed this on Sunday while addressing newsmen in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Sheriff, a 3-time Senator who is also a contender for the APC national chairmanship, called on stakeholders of the party to unite in an effort to remain in power after President Muhammadu Buhari’s exit in 2023. He said, “Today, as a party, we are only six years in power, our…
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lamented what it called the unquenchable appetite of Governor Dapo Abiodun for borrowing, saying no reasonable government borrows money to pay salaries and take care of other recurrent expenditures. The PDP said it was worried by the “increasingly disturbing socio-economic realities currently staring the people in the face under the watch of Prince Dapo Abiodun.” The opposition party said it was unfortunate that “since its emergence, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) government has steadily conducted the business of governance in a most insensitive manner.” It was said that…
Candidate of the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Chikun Local Government, Engineer Salasi Nuhu Musa, has been declared the winner of Saturday, September 25 council election. Declaring the result in the early hours of Monday, the Returning Officer, Dr. Sanusi Gambo, said the PDP candidate, Musa, defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC), chairmanship candidate, Honourable Suleiman Liman by 19,402 to 14,829 votes to emerge winner. He added that from the breakdown of the results, PDP won eight councillors out of the 12 wards in the local government area, leaving APC with four. According to him, “Having secured…
Members of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held parallel congresses across the five geo-political zones in the state. There are five geo-political zones in the state – Ibadan, Ibarapa, Ogbomoso, Oke Ogun and Oyo. InfoStride News recalls that the ward congresses of the party were held across the state on Saturday. Our correspondent however gathered that parallel congresses were held across the state by two camps of the party in the state. The two camps include those loyal to Governor Seyi Makinde and some aggrieved members of the party. InfoStride News recalls that some aggrieved…
Taliban government in Afghanistan appealed on Sunday for international flights to be resumed, promising full cooperation with airlines and saying that problems at Kabul airport had been resolved. The statement from the foreign affairs ministry comes as the new administration has stepped up efforts to open up the country and gain international acceptance following the collapse of the Western-backed government last month. A limited number of aid and passenger flights have been operating from the airport. But normal commercial services are yet to resume since they were closed in the wake of the chaotic evacuation of tens of thousands of…
Facts have emerged on why the meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Convention Committee on Zoning, held in Enugu, last Thursday, ended in a stalemate. It would be recalled that the Chairman of the Committee and Governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, after the closed-door meeting, told newsmen that they adjourned to conclude this week, adding that “we had a fruitful meeting”. Speaking further on what transpired at the meeting, a member of the committee, who does not want his name to be mentioned, disclosed that the adjournment of the meeting was because there was a…
Ibrahim Gajere of Peoples Democratic, Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the Kajuru Local Government chairmanship election. The Returning Officer, Dr Ibrahim DanMaraya, announced the results of the election on Sunday, NAN reports. DanMaraya said Gajere polled 14,432 votes to defeat the immediate past LG Chairman and All Progressives (APC) candidate, Cafra Caino, who scored 9,095 votes. Additionally, the PDP won nine councillorship seats, while the ruling APC took one. The Kaduna State lndependent National Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) moved the conduct from September 4 to September 25 over security concerns. Three weeks ago, PDP candidate for Kaura LG election,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in its strongest defence of e-transmission of election results, says it has developed adequate structures and processes that can ensure the successful transmission of election results electronically. The commission disclosed this in its “Position Paper No.1/2021 Electronic Transmission of Election” released on Saturday, in Abuja. The commission stated that the available national infrastructures, including mobile network coverage, were adequate to provide for electronic transmission of election results. In the paper, INEC expressed its belief that electronic transmission of results would improve the quality of election results management, while its engagement with stakeholders had shown…
The ward congress exercise of the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Saturday across the 193 wards of the state recorded a high turnout of party members. The exercise, which was conducted on consensus arrangement, was also peaceful across the 193 electoral wards in the state. Executives of the party at the ward level were elected during the exercise, InfoStride News reports. Speaking with newsmen on phone, the state chairman of the party, Engr. Kola Shittu, described the exercise as peaceful and heartwarming. He said disagreements were resolved before the exercise, hence the rancour free and resounding success…
Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday stated that the international recognition of the Taliban is currently not on the table. Speaking at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov said, “The question of international recognition of the Taliban at the present juncture is not on the table,” Anadolu Agency reported. The publication further reported that the Russian Foreign Minister said they are in contact with the Taliban and that it is extremely important that the Taliban fulfil their promises. However, last week, Lavrov also stated that no country is in hurry to officially recognise the caretaker government…