Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday expressed fear that the 2023 general elections may not hold. Secondus said the 2023 general elections may not hold due the current spate of insecurity in Nigeria. He spoke at the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC, emergency meeting in Abuja. The PDP National Chairman lamented that the Federal Government has failed to resolve the country’s insecurity challenges. He said: “Our country today is grounded by insecurity and there has been no matching response from the government despite the demands of the 1999 operating constitution in section 14…
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The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki as the Chairman of the E-registration committee. Adamawa Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri was appointed as the Deputy Chairman. National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the announcement to reporters after a NEC emergency meeting on Thursday. He listed the statutory members of the committee as the national Organising Secretary, National Treasurer, National Financial Secretary, Deputy National Secretary and the National Publicity Secretary. However, nominations will be taken from the board of trustees, the national assembly, forum of state chairmen, the youth and women demography.…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency on security. PDP National Executive Council, NEC, made the call while lamenting the state of insecurity in Nigeria. The party lamented that the spate of insecurity was due to Buhari’s misrule. PDP NEC, in a series of tweets on the party’s verified Twitter, handle also urged the president to convoke a national conference on security. The tweets read: “NEC lamented the heightened insecurity pervading all parts of our nation due primarily to the misrule of President @MBuhari and @OfficialAPCNg as well as…
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has blamed President Muhammadu Buhari and his government for the insecurity in Nigeria. He said APC leaders such as Governors “were also lamenting the seizure of communities by insurgents while senators of the party were crying out that the country is on fire and that Buhari has failed”. Frank urged the United States, the United Kingdom, United Nations, and European Union to assist Nigeria overcome its challenges. In a statement on Thursday, Frank lamented that insecurity had reached an alarming proportion which required immediate assistance from friendly…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the National Assembly to make laws that would strengthen Local Governments, make them autonomous and empowered to generate their own revenues. He said that if he were a member of the national assembly, he would mobilise others to amend sections of the Constitution to totally prohibit the appointment of Local Government Chairmen and allow the people at the grassroots to decide who led them, through election. Jonathan stated this on Thursday, when the national and state executives of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) paid him a courtesy visit in his country…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, has alerted the members of the public over what it called a fake group operating under the aegis of Ohanaeze South-East zone. This is coming amidst a meeting purportedly held in Enugu by a group priding itself as Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths, South-East zone. In a statement on Thursday by the President-General of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike and the Secretary-General Comrade Obinna Achionye, they cautioned politicians to be wary of people using the name of the organization to defraud them. He said the group being led by one Mazi Okpalaezeukwu does not exist and should…
A lawmaker representing Jos South/Jos East Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Dachung Bagos has said the National Assembly would consider impeaching President Muhammadu Buhari if the Executive does not act on its security resolutions. The lawmaker stated this on Thursday while appearing on Channels Television’s Programme, Sunrise Daily. Recall that the House of Representatives on Wednesday inaugurated a 40-man committee to find a solution to the country’s security challenges. The Committee is set to hold a four-day security summit in May. Bagos during the TV programme said impeachment processes will be initiated if the summit’s resolutions are not…
Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to seek foreign help to solve insecurity issues in Nigeria. The former Governor gave the advice on Thursday, noting that the nation is fast becoming a failed state. He urged Nigerians to come together irrespective of party affiliations to tackle insecurity, poverty and unemployment ravaging the nation. Obi on his Twitter page wrote, “We cannot allow the downward spiral to continue. The government should also urgently seek foreign help. “All Nigerians, irrespective of party and other affiliations, should immediately join hands to tackle…
The Osun State Commissioner for Federal Matters, Idiat Babalola, has resigned from the Osun Government. A source in the office of the Deputy Governor who confirmed the information to the media revealed that the reason for the resignation cannot be ascertained yet, but that it is true that she has tendered her resignation letter. TheInfoStride recalls that Babalola was a former Special Adviser on Federal Matters to former Governor, Rauf Aregbesola. Also, in 2017, Babalola was violently attacked by a mob of angry sympathizers at the funeral of Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke, a one time governor of Osun State under the…
The lawmaker’s snide contribution to a motion on insecurity has been deemed divisive. Senator Remi Tinubu (Lagos Central – APC) has been the target of some online anger after she appeared to politicise Nigeria’s ongoing struggles with insecurity. Nigeria’s troubles with crime was the major focus of Senate plenary on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 after Senator Sani Musa (Niger East – APC) raised a motion on the activities of bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in Shiroro and Rafi Local Government Areas of Niger State. The state governor had recently raised alarm that terrorists have taken over Kaure in Shiroro, just…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has declared that the maladministration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not extend beyond 2023. He noted that Nigerians were already tired of the party and would kick it out of power at the polls. Makinde spoke on Wednesday at the inauguration of the South-West PDP Zonal Executives, held at the Government House in Agodi, Ibadan. He said there was an urgent need to address the challenges of insecurity and economic recession. Makinde told the PDP to show the entire masses that it was prepared take power back at the centre. “I was…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday announced the date for the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu made the announcement at a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021, organized by the Senate Committee on INEC. Mahmood Yakubu said the general elections are one year, nine months, two weeks and six days or 660 days from the date of the announcement, hence the need for preparation. He said the elections have been scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 18, stating that the complete timetable would be out before…
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has claimed that due to the numerous challenges bedevilling the nation and the inability of the current government to curb the issues, Nigerians would seek an alternative party in the 2023 general elections. Governor Wike stated this on Wednesday via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle. According to Wike, the Nigerian Electoral Act needs to be amended to ensure a truly democratic election in the forthcoming polls. He, however, alleged that the All Progressives Congress, APC is deliberately delaying the amendment in order to manipulate the elections. The tweet reads: “Amending the Electoral…
About 515 aspirants have purchased forms on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to contest the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the forthcoming local government election in Kaduna State. The Secretary of the party, Alhaji Ibrahim Wusono, while explaining the preparation of the party in the coming local government election in the state, said 63 and 452 persons have shown interest in the positions of the chairmen and councillors respectively in the state. He explained, “Not fewer than 63 forms were sold to party members vying for the position of chairmanship across the 23 Local Government Areas, while…
The Kaduna State House Assembly has declared the seat of former Speaker, Aminu Abdullahi-Shagali, vacant. Abdullahi-Shagali who represents Sabon Gari constituency was removed as Speaker in August 2020 and directed to issue an apology to the House. The assembly at its sitting on Tuesday, noted that he has not apologised to the assembly nor participated in its activities for over 120 days as prescribed by law. The lawmakers unanimously adopted the motion moved by Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed, member representing Zaria Kewaye, and declared the lawmaker’s seat vacant. The sitting, presided by the Deputy Speaker, Mr Isaac Auta-Zankai, also suspended four…
The Archbishop of Enugu Eccleciastical Province, Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, on Wednesday, asked the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to leave the Government. Archbishop Chukwuma, at a press briefing to mark his 31st Episcopal ordination, said Buhari Government should step aside if it cannot pull the country out of the present security quagmire. He said Nigerians had lost total confidence in Buhari’s administration and for that he should consider stepping aside to avoid pushing the country into a coup situation. Lamenting the endless security challenges and killings across the country, he declared: “we are calling on the Government…
Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would not extend his tenure in 2023. Tinubu said Buhari would not spend “one hour beyond his tenure” in office. He disclosed this while addressing journalists yesterday in Abuja. According to Tinubu, Buhari would respect the country’s Constitution at the end of his tenure in 2023. He said: “We cannot interject politics and assumptions into everything. We have a nation to build; we have a baton to pass. “You can depend on Buhari that he will not spend one hour beyond his tenure. He…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has blamed the security situation in the State on the governor’s draconian style of leadership. The rival party made this claim during its capacity building session held on Tuesday at the party’s Secretariat, Okigwe road Owerri. The state chairman of the party, Engr. Charles Ugwuh, who spoke through his deputy, Sir Martin Ejiogu said that the ruling party lacked acceptability in the State going by what is going on. He accused the Governor of being too enmeshed in fighting for supremacy at the expense of Imo people. “The rising insecurity in the…
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said no President will intentionally expose his citizens to banditry and danger. Tinubu stated this while fielding questions from journalists after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The APC national leader, who was accompanied by APC’s pioneer interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, also debunked speculations that his relationship with Buhari is not good. When asked what the President should do about the insecurity in parts of the country, Tinubu said, “Effective security and effective information. “There is no president who will want…
In its bid to harness the creative capacity of young Nigerians, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has offered entertainment stars, Innocent Idibia popularly known as TuBaba, DJ Switch, Omotola Jelade-Ekeinde, and soccer star, Ahmed Musa free tickets to run for any elective office of their choice in the 2023 general elections. National chairman of the party, Ralph Okey Nwosu made the pledge while receiving a certificate of endorsement of the party as “the one-party for Nigerian youths and women,” in the next election cycle. Advancing reason for the choice of the celebrities to run on the platform of the party,…