Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would continue to register political parties as long as they meet the stipulated requirements. Head of Department of Election and Party Monitoring, Aminu Idris, stated this, yesterday, at a roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), with support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The electoral body had on February 6 last year de-registered 74 political parties for failing to win any political office in the last general election. Some of the parties have, however, approached the court to challenge their de-registration…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has condemned the rising wave of violence in the state and series of attacks on its members. All Progressives Congress (APC) Logo. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of APC stakeholders’ meeting at the party secretariat in Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders’ meeting was presided over by the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr Bashir Bolarinwa. The eight-point communiqué was jointly signed by Chief Theophilus Oyebiyi, Caretaker Vice Chairman, Kwara North, and Mr Oladimeji Mustapha, Caretaker Legal Adviser. The meeting had in attendance…
The legislative arm of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State on Tuesday impeached the council Chairman, Mr Oladotun Olakanle, over allegations of gross financial misappropriation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motion for Olakanle’s impeachment was moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Kayode Opayemi, and seconded by the Chief Whip, Mr Adebayo Daudu. NAN correspondent who witnessed the proceedings at the LCDA Council Chamber reports that four out of the six members present voted in favour of the impeachment while two voted against. The members at the plenary were: House Leader, Mr Adeseyi Lawal,…
Chimaobi Ebisike, the winner and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded rerun election held in Aba North and Aba South federal constituency of Abia State, has been presented with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The event was held at the Abuja headquarters of the electoral commission. Hon Ebisike flanked by party members, supporters and associates, thanked the management of the nation’s electoral umpire for the hitch-free polls conducted across the INEC units in Aba North and Aba South Local Government areas of the state. The new Representative of Aba…
The Director-General, Buhari/Osinbajo campaign council in Ekiti State in the 2019 presidential election, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu, has advised those nursing ambitions ahead of the 2022 governorship poll on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be civil in their approaches. Osinkolu advised the aspirants angling for the governorship ticket to refrain from actions that could divide the party, weaken its support base and create distraction to Governor Kayode Fayemi. Osinkolu who spoke in a statement in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday warned those nursing the ambitions to be wary of their actions and think more about the stability of…
Lawan says some officials have made it their business to stop Buhari from signing some bills from the National Assembly. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan has accused government officials of giving President Muhammadu Buhari bad advice on which bills to sign or reject. The lawmaker made his sensational claim on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 during a public hearing on three health bills organised by the Senate Committee on Heath. The 62-year-old expressed displeasure that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmibe Mamora, and other ministry officials failed to show up for the…
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed optimism that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be part of those to enthrone a youthful president in 2023. Bello expressed hope that Tinubu would see reason and allow the youths to lead Nigeria. He spoke while responding to a question on who would make a better president between him and Tinubu. Featuring on BBC Nigeria, the Governor described Tinubu as a revered, well-respected leader, smart mentor and a wonderful kingmaker. Bello said he believed in the judgment of Tinubu, whom he knows “would love to have…
The Presidency has told Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will govern the country from wherever he is, insisting that it unnecessary for him to transmit power to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo Buhari departed Nigeria for London, the United Kingdom on Tuesday for what the Presidency described as a routine medical checkup. He will spend a minimum of two weeks in the United Kingdom and many Nigerians were concerned about him not transmitting power to Osinbajo. But appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tuesday’s edition, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, explained that…
On Monday, 29th March, the city of Kano, North-West Nigeria, was agog with the 12th Bola Ahmed Tinubu Colloquium, an annual ritual to celebrate the birthday of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Colloquium, initiated 12 years ago by a group of loyalists of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, was a colourful gathering of notable dignitaries who attended both in person and virtually, including President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi…
Senator Magnus Abe has disagreed with an alleged comment by the Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi that the 2023 governorship position of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has been zoned to Riverine areas. Abe, who addressed his supporters in Port Harcourt, said he was happy when the leader of APC in the state in one of his functions said there will be no imposition of candidates but was worried when he allegedly turned around in a function Ogu Bolo area that he has asked Riverine People to nominate governor ahead of 2023 general elections. He urged his supporters…
Ofuma Women Organisation (OWO) has condemned the tagging of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as ‘Hausa-Fulani Party’ in the South East, describing the tag as negative ethnic profiling. Disclosing this to newsmen during the sensitisation of the Contact and Mobilisation support team of the group in Awka, Anambra State, yesterday, the founder and President of OWO, Mrs. Uzoamaka Okpalaezeukwu, pointed out that all parties in Nigeria were the same. According to her, all the parties have membership spread across the different ethnic divides, adding that the negative tag of APC as a tribal party is the handiwork of the opposition.…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and former Governorship Candidate in Abia State, Alex Otti, has reacted to the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), flagbearer, Hon Chimaobi Ebisike in the Aba North and Aba South federal constituency bye-election. TheInfoStride reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election, Chimobi Iheanyichukwu Ebisike, won the election. However, APC Chieftain, Alex Otti in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ferdinand Ekeoma, congratulated the PDP candidate, Chimobi Ebisike on his victory at the polls. Otti urged Ebisike to see his…
The National Vice Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) South-South, Prince Favour Reuben has said the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have disappointed Nigerians. Speaking with the media shortly after inaugurating the state chapter of the Labour Party in Calabar, Cross River State, Reuben regretted the current insecurity and other issues that make life difficult for Nigerians. “People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressive Congress (APC) have disappointed the people and the country, so there must be an alternative way the people can rely on and it behoves on the Labour Party to push it…
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and 1993 Social Democratic Party’s presidential aspirant, Chief Reuben Famuyibo, has declared his intention to run for the 2022 governorship seat in Ekiti State. The business mogul said for the sake of equity, it would be expedient to allow an Ado Ekiti indegene to clinch the number one political position, saying every legitimate political arsenal will be deployed to actualise the dream. Famuyibo spoke in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, while consulting with elders and political heavyweights in the capital city on the need to key into the dream of having a native of the…
Popular activist, Comrade Deji Adeyanju has sought to know if Ogun State has a governor. Adeyanju’s reason for such a rhetorical question on his Facebook page could not be understood as he provided no further explanation. TheInfoStride reports that Prince Dapo Abiodun is the incumbent Governor of Ogun State, with Mrs Naimot Salako-Oyedele as the Deputy. The ‘poser’ by Adeyanju has generated over 300 mixed-reactions from his followers on the social media page. While some came out to defend the presence of a governor in Ogun, others gave remarks suggesting that the presence of Abiodun is not well felt in…
Destiny Akaraka Nwagwu, the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, in the just concluded bye election in Aba North and Aba South federal constituency, has reacted to the outcome of the polls. Nwagwu congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, flagbearer, Hon Chimaobi Ebisike on his victory at the poll. TheInfoStride reports that Ebisike polled 10,322 votes to defeat his challengers from the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mascot Uzor Kalu who scored 3674 votes, and All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Akaraka Destiny Nwagwu, who polled 1554 votes. Ebisike will now fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ossy…
Dino Melaye, former Kogi West Senator, has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned medical trip to the United Kingdom, UK. Melaye said Buhari should hand over to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo before embarking on his trip. In a tweet, the former lawmaker said the President should hand over to Osinbajo by writing to the National Assembly. Melaye tweeted: “The president should transfer power to the Vice President through a letter to the National Assembly before leaving the country in-line with constitutional provision. SDM” Also, former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani urged the president to have a good rest. In…
The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Monday evening, affirmed the victory of Godwin Obaseki in the September 19 governorship poll in the state. It dismissed all petitions filed against him and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Five political parties had filed petitions against the declaration of Godwin Obaseki as winner of the election. But the Justice Yunusa Musa-led three-man tribunal, while delivering judgment on the petitions in Benin, unanimously dismissed all the petitions filed by the aggrieved parties for lack in merit. The tribunal held that the petitioners could not substantiate their respective claims and awarded the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said all its aspirants for the Anambra State governorship election are billionaires. The party, however, declared that money would not be the deciding factor in who emerges the candidate. Ali Odefa, PDP National Vice Chairman (South East) spoke on Monday in Abakaliki at the party’s stakeholders meeting. The official advised the aspirants to approach the grassroots for support. “I told them that they are rich and are all billionaires but money is not the issue presently. “I told them to keep money aside as the party is more interested in reclaiming power”, NAN quoted him…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Niger State has suspended former Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, for alleged anti-party activities that led to cracks in the party since 2014. In a communique issued at the end of an emergency stakeholders’ meeting in Minna on Monday, Aliyu was suspended over six weighty allegations which the party in Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State finds very disturbing and inimical to the party progress. The party in a statement entitled ‘notice of suspension of Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu from the PDP, Chanchaga LGA’, also accused the former governor of working against former President…