A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pro-Chancellor and Governing Board of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Ikechi Emenike, has reacted to claims that he failed to deliver President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC during the last 2019 general elections held in Abia State. InfoStride News recalls that an APC chieftain from Abia, Kelvin Ugorji and other notable leaders of the party had slammed Emenike for failing to secure a win for the All Progressives Congress at his polling unit in the last presidential poll. They reiterated that Emenike remains suspended and must steer clear of party activities until…
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Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, the presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Trust in the 2019 election, on Wednesday, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. He made his position known in a statement titled, ‘Prominent politician, Olawepo-Hashim, pitches tent with APC,’ in Abuja. The statement quoted Olawepo-Hashim as saying that he opted for the APC to actualise his vision because the party is populated by people with whom they founded the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, together. According to him, he is now convinced about the passion of President Muhammadu Buhari to fight corruption in Nigeria even though critics have questioned the…
President Joe Biden called on Andrew Cuomo to resign after the release of a state report finding that the New York governor sexually harassed multiple women, created a “climate of fear” in his office and violated federal and state laws. Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the nation’s two most senior Democrats, on Tuesday both joined a chorus of politicians from both sides of the aisle demanding Cuomo step down. Cuomo, also a Democrat, responded defiantly earlier in the day, insisting he’d done nothing wrong and calling the probe by New York Attorney General Letitia James biased. The president said…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has noted that the administration led by All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Adegboyega Oyetola is fast turning out to be a big disaster and an obscene embarrassment to the state. The party also stated that in their opinion, it was time for the governor to throw in the towel and tender his resignation for his lack of proactive acumen and capacity to manage the state instead of compounding the woes foisted on it in recent years. In a press release signed by Ayodeji Areola, the state Publicity Secretary of the party,…
The State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, led by Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu, has returned after the judgment of the Court of Appeal on Monday, reinstating it. The Nwobu-led committee had been dissolved by the national leadership of the party, following a court judgment in a suit instituted by Mr Samuel Anyakorah, which challenged the leadership. But the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, in a judgement last weekend, reinstated the Nwobu-led executive, thereby validating the candidature of Mr Valentine Ozigbo, who emerged from a primary election conducted by the party, against Senator Ugochukwu Uba, who…
The leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Wednesday, warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Primate Ayodele revealed that the APC will lose the presidential election if the economic and security challenges faced by the country at the moment was not addressed immediately. In a statement by his Media Office, the clergy man said Nigerians were tired with APC and that the “only way the party can redeem its image is by working on the many issues faced by the country or else, the presidential seat will be lost gallantly in…
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has officially received the membership card of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Maradun. A leader of the APC National Registration Committee in the state, Ibrahim Masari, presented the membership card to the governor after answering questions on his personal data contained in the form. According to him, with the official registration of the governor in the APC, he has become a full-fledged member of the party. Also commenting on Matawalle’s registration, Secretary of the State Caretaker Committee, Professor Abdulahi Shinkafi, said that the committee has prepared fully to ensure successful distribution of…
Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin refused to resign Wednesday after a key ally pulled support for him, but said he will seek a vote of confidence in Parliament next month to prove his legitimacy to govern. Shortly after a meeting with King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah at the palace, Muhyiddin said in a national broadcast that he had been informed by the monarch that eight lawmakers from a key party in his ruling alliance had withdrawn support for him. The party, the United Malays National Organization, is the largest in the alliance with 38 lawmakers, but it is…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has claimed the rejection of electronic transmission of election results by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led National Assembly, was tantamount to a coup against Nigerians. Wike made this comment during the official presentation of the nomination letter of ‘2020 Governor of the Year Award’ which was given to him by the management of the Leadership Media Group at the Government House, Port Harcourt. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari’s failure to convince APC lawmakers to support the inclusion of electronic transmission of election results in the Electoral Act was proof of a plot…
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Governors Forum, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has warned detractors to leave the party alone, while calling for calm within the party’s fold. In a statement on Tuesday through his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, Tambuwal was reacting to the resignation of the seven national officials of the PDP. Tambuwal who is the Governor of Sokoto state assured party stalwarts and followers that the PDP Governors Forum has never been detached from the myriads of challenges the party faces. He also maintained that all the governors under the party have been doing their…
The expanded caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Tuesday, passed a vote of confidence in Governor Samuel Ortom and reaffirmed support for him as the leader of the party in the State. State Chairman of the PDP, Sir John Ngbede moved a motion for the vote of confidence in the Governor and was chorused by all other caucus members in the affirmative. Sir Ngbede stated at the New Banquet Hall of the Benue Peoples House Makurdi that the PDP has total confidence in the ability of the Governor to lead the party to victory in the 2023 general…
The All Progressives Congress, Akwa Ibom State chapter, has suspended 17 local government caretaker chairmen of the party and two other members over alleged anti-party activities. The State Caretaker Chairman of the party, Dr Ita Udosen announced this on Tuesday in a press briefing in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Dr Udosen condemned the actions of the 17 LG Caretaker Chairmen who took part in a press engagement where a vote of no confidence was passed against the State Working Committee on the 31st of July 2021. Dr. Udosen said, “The State Working Committee deliberated extensively on the case…
US Vice President, Kamala Harris will visit Southeast Asia later this month aiming to bolster US engagement in the region in an effort to counter China’s growing influence globally. In an early preview of the goals for her trip to Singapore and Vietnam, Harris deputy national security adviser Phil Gordon said the vice president will emphasize the Biden administration’s commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region, with a focus on reinforcing regional security in the area. The vice president, Kamala Harris will meet with government officials, leaders, people in the private sector and civil society, and she’ll focus on…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, has called for greater dedication to the unity of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from party members and stakeholders in the State, reiterating his commitment to the party’s growth and sustained influence in the state and even beyond. In a statement made available by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, at the end of the week’s State Executive Council meeting, Mr. Oyetola said only commitment to the party will ensure its growth both in number and influence. Oyetola also commended party members across the 332 wards of the State for the…
Stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State have declared that they are prepared for elective congress for delegates to freely pick their leaders devoid of any form of hindrance. This was their resolution from separate meetings held in the three Senatorial Zones of Niger East, Niger North and Niger South on Tuesday in Bida, Minna as well as Kontagora areas of the state. They resolved that all politics is local, therefore, every leader should fall back to his locality. Also, the PDP Stakeholders thanked the National Working Committee for approving and fixing the 7th of August 2021…
Some members of the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, including the Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy Legal Adviser, Deputy National Auditor, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Deputy Women Leader, and Deputy Organising Secretary, have resigned from their various positions. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), reportedly confirmed this to the Nation on Tuesday. The resigning NWC members, numbering about seven, however, promised to remain loyal to the main opposition political party. They, according to the report, will no longer continue to work with the current NWC led by Prince Uche Secondus.
The Engr. Mohammed Jibrin Iman-led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Niger State has described last Saturday’s congresses to elect party leaders as illegal. Iman, who stated this in Minna, the state capital, said since due process was not followed in its conduct, they are null and void and can be challenged in the court of law. He explained that his faction is the authentic executive of the party since their suspension and removal did not conform to the party’s constitution. Against this backdrop, the embattled chairman cautioned that whoever was elected to any elective office of the…
Washington has urged 24 Russian diplomats to leave the US by September 3 due to visa expiration, the Russian ambassador to the US informed on Sunday. Almost all the diplomats will leave the US without replacements as Washington has abruptly tightened visa issuing procedures, Xinhua reported citing Russian Ambassador Anatoly Antonov. “We have received a list of twenty-four diplomats who are expected to leave the country before September 3, 2021, last December the US State Department unilaterally established a three-year limit on the assignment period for Russian personnel in the United States that, as far as we know, is not…
Former Governor of Jigawa State and a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain Dr. Sule Lamido says he is confident his party will form Government after the 2023 General Election. He, however, said the party may be worse than the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sule Lamido, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, said the APC had proven to Nigerians to be a failed party because of its inability to fulfill all campaign promises. He expressed confidence that PDP would bounce back to power in 2023. He said the ruling APC will collapse before the 2023 election, because the main…
The Chairman of the Osun State National Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward Congress, Gbenga Elegbeleye has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the congresses held over the weekend, describing it as a huge success. Elegbeleye also reiterated that the exercise was carried out in line with the principles and guidelines of the party as enshrined in its Constitution and in accordance with the directive of the national leadership of the APC. While addressing a press conference in Osogbo, Monday, at the state party secretariat, the Committee Chairman disclosed that only candidates who collected nomination forms, passed through…