The House of Representatives Wednesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to create more federal constituencies before the 2023 general elections, as it lashed out at the commission for violating the 1999 constitution, mandating it, to do so. The House gave the charge, as it adopted a motion of urgent national importance, sponsored by Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, entitled: “Review of the Division of states of the Federation into Federal OF Constituencies”. He noted that “section 71(b) of the 1999 constitution as amended empowers the independent national electoral commission (INEC) to divide the…
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APC says there must be reforms that reflect the current trends and aspirations of the owners of the party. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commenced the process of reviewing its constitution ahead of 2023 general elections. Senator John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee said this while inaugurating the party’s eight-man Constitutional Review Committee in Abuja on Tuesday. “At the formation stages, parties will often adopt the minimum requirements needed to secure registration. “But as a pro-peoples party, the APC leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni believes that in rebuilding the party, there must be…
NASS supports INEC’s quest for the creation of additional polling units across the country. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the National Assembly will support the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide better voting environment for Nigerians through creation of more polling units. Lawan stated this at a stakeholders forum organised by the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was tagged “A Presentation on the state of voter access to Polling Units in Nigeria”. He assured INEC of National…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded a public apology from Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe over his negative utterances against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi. Mr Yekini Nabena, APC Acting Deputy National Publicity Secretary made the demand in a statement on Monday in Abuja, while reacting to the development. Abaribe is the Minority Leader of the Senate and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator representing Abia-South Senatorial District. Nabena said a legal action would be taken against the senator if he failed to publicly apologise to the governor, saying that his utterances against the governor were ”false, irresponsible and malicious.” The News…
INEC says the existing number of polling units are inadequate to serve Nigerians. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has solicited the National Assembly’s support to convert existing voting points in the country to polling units. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the appeal on Tuesday during a presentation on the state of voter access to Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria, to the National Assembly Joint Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters, in Abuja. He said that some of the voting points when converted to polling units would be relocated to underserved areas. Yakubu also urged the lawmakers and stakeholders…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has dismissed its 2019 gubernatorial candidate, Mallam Aminu Ringim from the party. In a statement sent to the media by Jigawa State Organising Secretary of PDP, Babangida Muhammad Roni on Wednesday, he explained that the embattled gubernatorial candidate refused to make himself available before the disciplinary Committee of the party to answer allegations against him by his ward executive of the party. The statement read: “Jigawa State Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has dismissed its State gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 election, Mallam Aminu Ibrahim Ringing from the party. “The…
A lawyer, Barr. Roy U. Nwaeze who is an elder brother to the governor of Ebonyi State on Tuesday has accused Fred Udeogu, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state of allegedly misleading a bailiff of the Federal High court, Victor Jonathan to lie against serving his client court processes. Nwaeze, who is a counsel to the factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, made this known to newsmen while reacting to an allegation that he (Roy) attacked the said bailiffs while trying to serve his client (Nwaebonyi) court processes at the Osborne…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki has asked the Federal Government to listen to other stakeholders in the area of solutions for insecurity in the country. Saraki said the security challenges facing the country was too huge to be left to the government and the ruling party alone. He made the call on Tuesday while addressing journalists after a closed-door meeting with Former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the Pent House OOPL, Abeokuta, Ogun State. Saraki, who led a delegation of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reconciliation committee to Obasanjo, noted that the issue of security should involve everybody, irrespective of tribe,…
The Delta State Police Commissioner of Police, CP Ari Muhammed Ali has said the Command is committed to the security of the citizens of the state with the deployment of officers to all the polling units as well as some speculated hot spots to maintain peace and calm all through the electioneering process in the forthcoming local government elections. CP Ali gave the assurance in a statement signed by the Acting Police Public Relations, DSP Odafe Bright and made available to newsmen. The Police Commissioner who said he is resolute to ensure the sanctity of the electoral process informed that…
Senate Committee Chairman on Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Senator Kabiru Gaya has tasked the Commission on making polling units available for the electorate. He said it was within the powers of the electoral umpire to make polling units available and accessible, noting that when there is a lack of polling units, the electorates are inadvertently denied their voting rights. Speaking at a one-day joint Senate and House Committee on INEC and Electoral Matters on Tuesday, the lawmaker stressed that the availability of polling units is the first level of “citizens’ active and physical democratic rights.” Citing section 42 of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged security agencies to reveal the enemies of Nigeria. APC commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of abducted schoolgirls in Zamfara. The party said the Buhari administration will stop at nothing to ensure the security and well-being of the people. John Akpan Udoedehe, APC National Secretary, in a statement, hailed stakeholders for their roles. He restated the President’s directive to subnational entities to provide adequate security in all schools within their areas of responsibility. “From Dapchi to Jangebe, the President Buhari government has time and again displayed its proactiveness and capacity to address…
The Oyo State chapter of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) has collapsed its structure in all the 33 local government areas of the state. Our correspondent reports that the structure of the party was collapsed on Tuesday, ahead of the 2023 general elections. The party during a meeting attended by its stalwarts announced its migration to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after the structure of the ZLP was collapsed. The gathering includes members of ZLP, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Mega Party of Nigeria and other loyalists of a former Governor of the State, Senator Rasidi Ladoja. Some of the…
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Zangon Kataf local government area, has urged the Kaduna State Independent Elections Commission to ensure strict adherence to the relevant laws of the state and country in all processes and conduct of elections in the state. The party also assured of its participation in the forthcoming local government elections if its demands are met. A communique issued at the end of the stakeholders meeting of the party by Dr John M. Ayuba and Yusuf Kantiok, Chairman and Secretary of the Stakeholders said after observing many violations of the law by the “Overseer” of the State…
More aspirants are declaring their interest for the governorship seat of Anambra State on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The chairman of the party in the state, Mr Norbert Obi said the rush to contest for the governorship election of the state on the platform of the party is because of the sterling performance of the governor of the state, Chief Willie Obiano, who is also from the party. “Our governor, Chief Willie Obiano is doing well in all areas, and I am not surprised that more people are coming to the party to contest the…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has appointed a new Chief Press Secretary, CPS, Mr. Olabode Richard Olatunde and retained his Chief of Staff, Chief Olugbenga Ale. This was contained in a statement issued in Akure and signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Research & Documentation, Kunle Adebayo. The statement reads “As a key move to hit the ground running in service of the people in his second tenure, the Governor of Ondo State Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN has approved the appointment of Chief Olugbenga Ale as his Chief of Staff while Mr. Olabode Richard is…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, South-East zone on Monday urged Sen, Smart Adeyemi to immediately apologize to the governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu over his unguided verbal attack. The Zonal Publicity Secretary, Augustine Elochukwu who made this known in a statement issued to pressmen after a zonal working committee meeting, disclosed that there was no iota of truth in the allegations Senator Adeyemi levelled against Gov Ikpeazu Recall Sen, Adeyemi last week said that Abia state people are governed by a drunkard. “Mr President, in some states of Nigeria today, where you have ‘highly intelligent’ people, ‘highly educated’ people,…
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun State, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, has faulted a claim by the Ogun State Government that Yewa residents relocating to Benin Republic as a result of herdsmen crisis are not Nigerians, but Hohoris and Eguns. In an attempt to say no indigene of Yewa North had become a refugee in Benin Republic, the Chairman of Ogun State Peace Keeping Committee on Farmers/Herders Conflict, Hon. Kayode Oladele had stated that the Hohoris and Eguns “are not actually the original indigenes of Yewa, they are the people from the other side of the…
Bauchi State Chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has moved into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Yusuf Musa-Gumli, State Chairman, led party officials to the state office of the APC in Bauchi on Monday. The politician said the entire party structure across 20 local government areas had collapsed into the APC. Yusuf Musa-Gumli disclosed that party members had obtained APC membership cards. He pledged the total loyalty of the defectors to the APC while calling for equity, justice and fairness. “We expect our new party to treat us with a sense of brotherhood and party…
An All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Chukwuemeka Eze, has said that those contemplating peace moves with Magnus Abe and Igo Aguma are enemies of the Minister of Transport, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. He has asked such persons to reconsider their decisions of intervening. Former Senator Abe and Igo Aguma have been at loggerheads with Rotimi Amaechi over the control of the soul of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers State. In a statement made available to the media on Monday, Eze said he called for a rethink because such moves would not produce positive results as the former lawmaker is allegedly…
Following the verdict of the Federal High Court in Abuja which sacked the lawmaker representing Ibaji Constituency in the Kogi State House of Assembly, Atule Egbunu, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on Monday, officially presented the Certificate of Return to Hon. Daniel Enefola Ojata of the Peoples Democratic Party. The presentation of the certificate of return was done by the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof James Apam at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja. TheInfoStride recalls that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, 29th January, 2021 ordered the removal of Mr Egbunu, an All Progressives Congress…