Few months after tension and restiveness in the Uche Secondus-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC), reprieve came its way yesterday. The party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) rose from an emergency meeting in Abuja, declaring full support for the NWC.It assured members that the working committee would be supported fully in all its operations, particularly the preparation for the planned December 2021 national convention during which PDP would elect its next national officers. Secretary to the Board of Trustees and former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, who presided over the meeting said it was convened because of heightened political…
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The House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on purchase of arms and ammunition on Friday insisted that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim must appear in person to clarify issues on purchase of arms by Nigerian Army. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Bede Eke (PDP-Imo) at a public hearing in Abuja. Ibrahim has sent a team of officers led by Maj.Gen. Charles Ofoche to represent him at the event. Rep. Ifeanyi Mouma (APGA-Anambra) while raising a point of order at the hearing said that a written invitation was sent to COAS by the…
Gani Adams, has said Nigeria’s system of government is just civil rule and not the democracy he and other activists fought for. Aare Adams said this in an exclusive interview with Vanguard, during which he also noted that 80 percent of the problem of the Yoruba is caused by Yoruba themselves. Asked if he has regrets about the trajectory his life took, Iba Adams said no, but that the challenge is the lack of unity among the Yoruba. Aare Gani Adams: “When we were in school, our friends from the South would say ‘we fought a civil war. You Yoruba…
A coalition of northern groups, comprising North Eastern Patriots, (CONEP),North Central Development Cycle (NCDC), Northern Youths in Politics (NYP), Public Awareness on Societal Change (PASCHI) and Arewa Supporters of Ndi-Igbo have thrown their weight behind Senator Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha to declare his interest in the 2021 Presidential election. Speaking on behalf of the groups in Bauchi on Thursday, Chairman of the Coalition, Alhaji Suleiman Usman pointed out that it is the turn of Southeast geopolitical region to produce the next president since other regions have had a someone from their region at the helm of affairs of the country.…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, on Friday, stated that no funds released for arms were mismanaged by former military chiefs. Retired Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno, the National Security Adviser, had raised the allegation of missing money. But the presidency boasted that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is not the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Buhari probed arms procurement after he assumed office in 2015. In January 2021, he finally removed ex-Chiefs of Defence, General Abayomi Olonisakin; Army – Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai; Navy – Vice Admiral Ibok Ekwe Ibas; and Air – Marshal Sadique Abubakar. They were replaced by General Leo Irabor…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, on Friday, upturned a Port Harcourt High Court judgement on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Cross River State chapter chairmanship tussle. The Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeal Calabar, Justice M S Owoade, who delivered the judgement in suit CA/C/386/2020, between Venatius Ikem and others versus PDP and Alphonsus Eba, held that the PDP rules and guidelines on election of its officials override whatever interferes with the election process. “Section 147 of the PDP Constitution has explicitly spelt out the qualification for anyone to contest for any position in…
Former House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, is on his way to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Ogun-born politician met with Yobe Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala Buni, on Friday. Also at the meeting was Jigawa Governor, Abubakar Badaru. The trio discussed a wide range of political issues, including the entry of the former Speaker and his supporters into the party. The APC is strengthening its grip in Ogun State. The ruling platform witnessed a split before the 2019 general elections. During the grand rally for President Muhammadu Buhari’s in the state, Bola Tinubu, APC National…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has taken a swipe at the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for accusing governors in the region of mismanagement of 13 percent derivation fund. He said it was disingenuous for Akpabio who as Governor of Akwa Ibom State to act like a demi-god, to accuse incumbent governors of financial recklessness just because they did not attend the inauguration of Niger Delta Development Commission ((NDDC) headquarters building in Port Harcourt on Thursday. The governor took a swipe at the minister during the inauguration of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Secretariat Building,…
Barely 24 hours after it demanded gender parity in party administration and control, women in the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have intensified lobby to get at least 108 members in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2023 general elections. There are, at present, 11 women in the 360-member House of Representatives, but the women representative in the party’s Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Stella Okotete, said the women are working towards having a platform that would produce at least three women federal representatives in each state in 2023. Consequently, the APC women wing has inaugurated a lobby…
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday, pledged support to federal government’s effort to stem the tide of growing security concern in the country. Sokoto state governor and chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal stated this at the end of a meeting of the governors held at the Sokoto Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja. The meeting which had in attendance almost all the PDP governors, followed quickly on the heels of a similar one held by the party’s Board of Trustees at the party’s secretariat in Abuja. Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting…
The Senator representing the Imo West Senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha on Thursday, said he will succeed president Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The former governor of Imo State, stated this when a group of youth under the umbrella of ‘Forward with Anayo Rochas Okorocha (FOWARO 2023)’ visited him in Abuja, the nations capital. Okorocha who stated that he had contested for the office three times but failed at the primary level, expressed optimism of winning the race in 2023. He said he aspired to become president of Nigeria long ago, stressing that the first time he picked the presidential ticket was…
Despite the court judgment ordering the swearing in of Hon. Daniel Ojata Enefola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the elected lawmaker representing Ibaji State Constituency, the Kogi State House of Assembly has failed to honour the court ruling. Recall that Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, 29th January, 2021 ordered the removal of Mr Atule Egbunu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and directed that he be replaced with the candidate of the party with the next highest votes in the December 5, 2020 by-election in the constituency. TheInfoStride findings revealed that Hon.…
The Women Aid Collective, WACOL, has urged for more inclusion of women in the decision making process. WACOL, a leading organization championing the rights of women and other vulnerable members of the society is unrelenting in its push against gender-based violence, even as it pursues economic justice and empowerment for women. Speaking in Enugu during a consultative meeting organized in collaboration with Action Aid, the founder and director of WACOL, Prof. Joy Ngozi Ezeilo said women deserved more than their present position in the scheme of things. Ezeilo, represented by the programme manager on CBOs engagement, Mrs. Anuli Ezennia said…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum on Thursday ruled out the defection of any of its members to the All Progressives Congress, APC. There has been defection rumour linking the PDP governors, with the APC leadership coming up at several points to claim that many PDP governors were on their way to the party. TheInfoStride reports that ever since Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State left the PDP, the ruling party had continued to boast that one or two more PDP governors from the South-East would soon join its fold. Other governors, Bala Muhammed of Bauchi have also been…
President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, revealed that certain gaps in the 1999 Constitution formed by the exclusion of traditional institutions in the governance and security architecture of Nigeria remains mostly responsible for the deteriorating security situation in the country. Lawan explained that the worsening activities of insurgents, criminals and bandits have placed the country in dire circumstances that need an urgent review of the 1999 Constitution along the lines of reorganizing the structure of governance to provide specific roles to traditional rulers in different communities across the country. The Senate President disclosed this in Abuja when…
Governor Hope Uzodinma Imo State has received the support of Former Members of Imo House of Assembly (FOMIHA) in his probe of the Rochas Okorocha administration and others. The Chairman, Ike Ibe, told reporters on Thursday in Owerri that all property illegally acquired should be retrieved. The former member representing Obowo constituency, said the assets recovery efforts deserved commendation. Ibe called for the prosecution of culprits, adding that it would serve as a deterrent to people who might want to tamper oublic resources. “In the fight against corruption, no stone should be left unturned and no cow should be sacred,”…
A chieftain of the All Progress Congress, APC, in Delta State, Chief Nelson Agbamuche, has alleged that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have threatened his life following the just concluded Local Government election in the state. The allegation was contained in a statement he personally signed and made available to the media on Thursday. According to the statement, the traditional chief alleged that some members of the PDP in the state, led by some of their leaders have vowed to unleash mayhem on him and his family members. He alleged that the national opposition party, during the…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday said “anything could happen” in reference to the zoning of its 2023 presidential ticket. The main opposition, however, said a final decision will be announced after the resolution of all pending issues. The Board of Trustees Secretary, Adolphus Wabara, briefed reporters on the resolutions of an emergency meeting held on Wednesday. The board members discussed the situation in the party nationwide as well as the political and economic tension in the country. Wabara disclosed that the meeting deliberated the stability of all organs and placed them on alert as the party prepares to…
Governor Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, accused Federal Government of shielding the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, from prosecution over alleged misappropriation of proceeds from sales of state assets while he (Amaechi) was governor. Governor Wike said this during the commissioning of the 6.1km Omuihuechi-Omuoko-Omokiri Link Road in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area. However, Amaechi reacted on Thursday by saying he would not respond to a subordinate, noting “He (Wike) was my staff. I can’t bring myself low.” The minister reacted on Arise TV’s interview, noting that he was concentrating on building the rail system across the country. Amaechi said: “I…
The House of Representatives says it is broke and cannot afford to carry out its constitutional mandate effectively. Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), the spokesman for the House, said this when he spoke with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. The lawmaker said the budget of the National Assembly should be reviewed upward to enable it to cope with the situation. “Yes the house is broke, I have said it before and I am saying it again and I am not afraid of saying it. “This is the fact until Nigerians believe that the appropriation that was made for the running of…