Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has revealed that many lawmakers from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC have concluded plans to rejoin the People’s Democratic Party, PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections. He said that the aim was to rescue the country from strangulation by the ruling party. Elumelu’s revelation made available to National Assembly correspondents was contained in his remarks at the emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the PDP on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the APC government has destroyed the gains recorded by the main opposition party in its…
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) suit seeking to disqualify Senator Adetokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from continuing to represent Lagos East Senatorial District. A three-man panel of the court affirmed the March 1, 2021 decision of Justice Chukwuka Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, dismissing Babatunde Gbadamosi and the PDP’s suit for lacking merit. Gbadamosi and the PDP had challenged Abiru’s eligibility to contest the election. They sought disqualification of Abiru on the ground of double voter registration, residency, indigeneship and violation of Section 31 of the…
After initial lull within the Anambra State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), stakeholders have started identifying with the 12 governorship aspirants of the party. The hide and seek within the platform was occasioned by concerns that the national leadership of the party was zeroing on a preferred candidate. But, the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) headed by Governor Mai Mala Buni recently came out to declare that there was no such backroom endorsement of any of the aspirants. In a statement, CECPC Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedeghe, said APC plans to organise a transparent governorship primary, stressing that…
Moghalu says Nigerian leaders are holding the country back by refusing to think. A former presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu, believes Nigeria’s lack of progress is due to the incapacity of its leaders to think and innovate. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in a tweet posted early on Friday, April 30, 2021 said the country is run by mentally and intellectually lazy people. He said they refuse to think and are afraid of anyone who does, implying that they’re holding Nigeria back as a result. “But check everywhere in the world making progress. Ideas rule.…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended Nigerian workers for their resilience and patriotism in the quest to move the nation forward in spite of the odds. The party saluted the workers in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan on Saturday in Abuja, to mark the 2021 Workers’ Day. It charged workers to remain focused and undeterred despite what it described as a challenging environment. “The party uses this opportunity to commend our health workers as well as others in the critical sectors of our national life for their sacrifices, particularly in tackling the COVID-19…
Former Governor of Ekiti, Segun Oni, has said his ambition to contest next year’s governorship election in the state is geared towards rescuing Ekiti from total collapse and expand its frontiers for the benefit of the poor masses. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain made this known in Ado Ekiti on Saturday while unveiling members of his campaign team for the governorship project in 2022. Oni who addressed his supporters at his campaign office in the Adebayo area of the state capital assured that his mission was to unite the party and wipe out divisive tendencies among the contending forces.…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths in Plateau State have urged the party to zone the presidency to the North-Central region. President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure ends May 29, 2023. Shendam Solomon, former APC youth leader, told newsmen in Jos on Saturday that their call would guarantee justice, equity and fairness. Solomon stated that 2023 affords the party leadership the chance to correct the snub of the region. He added that the North-Central has been “shut out” of the presidential seat since independence in 1960. “The injustice against the North Central is unfair and 2023 offers the party leaders the opportunity…
The Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari has dismissed insinuations that the North is not in support of Nigeria’s restructuring. According to ThisDay, Masari noted that the way the country would be restructured should promote equitable allocation of both human and natural resources. “Who said the North is not interested in restructuring? I think the North believes that there should be devolution. In devolving, you know many things are going to come with it. “What I am telling you is more than my own personal opinion, because even from the Northern Governors’ Forum, there is unanimity on the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has dismissed claim of planned defection of some members of the House of Representatives to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Doguwa, who is the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, maintained no member of the ruling APC was nursing such vain ambition. The lawmaker, in a statement personally signed by him and made available to journalists, faulted the minority leader, Hon Ndidu Elumelu’s claim on the matter. He argued that “It is a fact that there was an executive session of the House, which was indeed convened…
Youths drawn from all the Sixteen local governments area of Kwara state who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress have demanded that the party at the National level, zone the 2023 Presidential seat to the North Central in order to guarantee equality, justice, and fairness. Spokesman of the group, Ajibola Abdulkareem, and prominent APC youth leader who hails from Offa said that the North Central geopolitical zone has been shut out of the Presidential seat since the nation got independence in 1960. Speaking in Ilorin after an emergency meeting of APC Youth Ambassadors on Thursday, Mr Ajibola said…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has named Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State as the Chairman of the party’s e-registration committee. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after the party’s NEC emergency meeting held on Thursday at its national secretariat in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that the NEC, at the meeting, received reports on the e-registration of members as the NWC announced the membership of the committee set up to conduct the exercise. He said that while Obaseki would chair the committee, his Adamawa State counterpart, Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri, was…
Ahead of the convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Enugu State chapter of the party has zoned the State Working Committee, SWC, and other positions. The media reliably gathered that the decision was taken during a State Executive Committee meeting held at the party’s Secretariat in Enugu. The party zoned the chairmanship position to Enugu West, while Enugu East will produce the Deputy Chairman. The position of the Secretary was retained at Enugu North. TheInfoStride reports that the party earlier zoned the governorship position to Enugu East. More Details Shortly…
The current face-off between the leadership of the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the aggrieved members have begun to negatively affect the party. The unabated cold war, as gathered by TheInfoStride has continued to escalate as some top elected members of the party have begun to stay away from the governor’s organized activities. The members who have been having a series of closed-door meetings with members of the opposition said the alleged inability of the governor to reciprocate efforts of those who worked to ensure his victory in the last poll, is discouraging the party…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been factionalised following alleged irregularities observed by a waring group known as the True Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The chairman of the faction, Hon. Bilyaminu Aliyu Badarawa said the fractionalization was informed by the irregularities in the party. He said it became imperative to form the new True PDP in Zamfara because of the deterioration of the party under the factional chairman, Alhaji Tukur Danfulani and the way he handled the party Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, the chairman of the emerging faction, Alhaji Bilyaminu Aliyu Badarawa…
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over a security meeting, with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Security chiefs in attendance at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting is being held at the First Lady Conference Hall. Others in attendance at the meeting include Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, and the Minister of Defence, retired Maj-Gen. Bashir Magashi as well as National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (Rtd). Others are Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, Chief of Army Staff; Lieut.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Naval…
Senator representing Plateau North, Senator Istifanus Gyang has called on President Muhammad Buhari to rise up to his responsibility as the Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces and bring the challenge of insecurity under control. Failure to take the bold step now, Senator Gyang said, would allow those who want to overrun the country to succeed in their mission. The lawmaker made this call Thursday evening in the National Assembly, while receiving the management staff of Federal College of Veterinary and Medical Laboratory Technology, Vom, Jos, who came to honour him for his community development strides. Gyang said the legislators at…
Reactions have continued to trail a statement credited to Governor Dapo Abiodun that he would rule Ogun State for a period of eight years. TheInfoStride reports Abiodun as saying on Wednesday that he might turn a pastor after serving “eight years” as governor. But the statement has been met with series of reactions from Ogun people and others from far and wide, especially on the social media. While some wished the governor well, others expressed worries that the governor was “running after 2023 election” despite the rising insecurity in the state. The Leragun of Igbehin Abeokuta, Chief Toyin Amuzu, could…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has said that Nigeria’s current security challenge has a political undertone. Akpabio disclosed this in Abuja at the APC National Secretariat when he spoke with journalists on Thursday. “I think most of the problems are politically motivated. “So, we must use our binoculars to be able to look and identify the sponsors of the insecurity we’re witnessing in the country. “What’s happening now is not Nigeria; this is un-Nigeria. “We must do everything possible, even through advice, to make sure that Nigeria remains united,” Akpabio said, adding that it wasn’t time for…
There was confusion in Osun state chapter of Social Democratic Party, SDP, on Thursday as Elder Femi Awe who imposed himself as the Acting Chairman of the party was whisked away by the police during a program organized for the party. The prayer session was held at Ajegunle area opposite Dugbe Police Station, Osogbo. The programme commenced around 11:30 am as Christian and Muslim clerics led prayers for Nigeria, Osun State and the party. Elder Awe has been expelled from the party since 2018, TheInfoStride learnt. It was gathered that after a traditionalist offered prayers, Elder Awe was approached by…
Mr Abdullahi Candido, Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has denied sponsoring a protest against the leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s chairmanship primary election. Candido said this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Mr Dayo Lawal on Thursday in Abuja. He described the rumour about the protest “as a mere figment of imagination of the peddlers”. Candido, who expressed surprise over the rumour, said that he got to know about it through barrage of calls and text messages by concerned AMAC residents and friends. “As a Chief Security Officer of…