Haruna Kigbu, a former House of Representatives member, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Kigbu represented the Lafia/Obi federal constituency. NAN reports that the former lawmaker decamped with thousands of his supporters at a ceremony in Lafia on Saturday. John Mamman, Zamfara APC Caretaker Chairman, described the development as “homecoming”. Mamman recalled how Kigbu began his political career and won an election under the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), an APC founding party. He assured that the politician and his loyalists would be accorded equal rights and privileges. Kigbu…
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Senator Kabiru Garba who was leading a faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has explained to his loyalists the reason behind his reconciliation with former Governor Abdul Aziz Yari. Marafa assured that he was very much ready for genuine reconciliation to pave way for the progress and development of APC and the state in general. This was contained in a press statement signed and made available to newsmen in Gusau, Zamfara State capital by the senator, saying that the meeting was held in Kaduna with some members of his faction. According to the statement, Senator Marafa…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu, says he can not oppose the criticism of the party by ex-Osun Governor, Bisi Akande. The former interim APC national chairman had described the ongoing registration and revalidation exercise as wasteful. Akande also condemned the constitution of a party Caretaker and Convention Planning Committee. On Saturday, Tinubu said he could not fault his ally’s position. The former Lagos Governor spoke to reporters at his Ikoyi residence after revalidating his membership of the APC. “I will not fault Baba Akande’s position, I will not but endorse it”, the politician said. Tinubu said…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP from Isiala Ngwa North and Isiala Ngwa South federal constituency in Abia State have staged a solidarity match to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu over his administration developmental strides at the Government House in Umuahia. Receiving the PDP Stakeholders and members at the Government House, on Friday, Governor Ikpeazu pledged greater commitment to do more for Abia people in the days ahead. According to the Governor, his second tenure as Governor in the State will witness more giant strides in infrastructural development. Governor Ikpeazu urged them to remain steadfast in the PDP as it remains…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured that it plans create new Polling Units in the country ahead of 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu said this at a stakeholders meeting with political parties’ leaders in Abuja, saying that expanding voters access to polling units in Nigeria was crucial to voters turnout in elections. Yakubu said experience had shown that enhancing voters access to polling units usually increase turnout in elections. He said that many countries expanded access to polling units with every fresh registration of voters while others do so routinely or before every general election.…
Ahead of the APC membership registration and revalidation whichstarts on Tuesday, February 9, political gladiators in the nation’s ruling party are squaring up to again test their relevance. From Kwara to Lagos, Zamfara to Enugu or Rivers, political actors are reportedly scheming to outdo their rivals and take control of the party register when at the conclusion of the exercise. While the party recently reconciled some of its members across the states, the situation in Zamfara remains dicey. Just last week, former Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Sen. Kabir Marafa embraced reconciliation, but reports indicate that some of their supporters are…
Fayose says the fall in the capital flow is another evidence that President Muhammadu Buhari has killed Nigeria. Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose says Nigeria may not recover from economic and security woes 50 years after the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Fayose said this on Friday, February 5, 2021, while reacting to the news about the fall in the foreign capital flow of Nigeria. In its capital importation report for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics had earlier said that he total value of capital importation into the country fell by 59.65…
The Presidency has said the ex-service chiefs were nominated for ambassadorial positions by Buhari as a reward for hard work and patriotic service to the nation. The Presidency’s reaction follows the backlash from various quarters against Buhari’s decision to nominate the former service chiefs a few days after their resignation. There are claims that the former service chiefs were nominated to help them evade being tried by the International Criminal Court, ICC. But the Presidency, in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, dismissed the attacks and speculations. The statement…
Political thugs said to be loyal to a governorship aspirant in Anambra State on Saturday invaded St Andrew’s DCC compound, Nnewi, destroying facilities put together for a proposed sports event. The sports event organized by Mr Valentine Ozigbo, a governorship aspirant of the People Democratic Party, PDP was billed to begin at 7am, when at about 6:20am, thugs numbering over 20 invaded the venue destroying some of the facilities to be used for the event. The facilities destroyed include; the podium, chairs, tables and many others. However, it was not clear as at the time of filing this report, which…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has approved the appointments of board members for seven government parastatals in the state. They are, the Kwara Road Maintenance Agency; Kwara Signage Agency; Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Programme, (RUWSSA); and Rural Electrification. Others include College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, (CAILS); Kwara Environmental Agency, (KWEPA); and Arts and Culture. A statement by the governor’s spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Ilorin, said ” The governor approved the appointments based on recommendations from various stakeholders in the state.” He added that many other board appointments are in the works.
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ebonyi State, Mr. Friday Nworie has dragged the Mai Mana Buni-led APC National Working Committee to court. Nworie, through his lawyer, Barr. Okoro Nkemakolam, is praying a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to nullify the dissolution of the Ebonyi State Executive Committee of the Party, in which he served as the secretary. Joined in the suit are the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the Inspector General of Police, Stanley Okoro and nine others. He sought a declaration “that the conducts of the 1st Defendant through its Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to commit the Ebonyi State Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garaba to prison over his alleged refusal to obey a court order. TheInfoStride reports that a committal proceeding was instituted against the police chief, Aliyu Garba, by the caretaker committee chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi State, Hon. Fred Udeogu. The court had in its ruling ordered the CP not to recognize Barr Chief Onyekachi Nwebonyi, Engineer Francis Ori and Emeka Ogbo, as officers of the PDP pending the determination of the suit. The…
Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will register as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. The APC Registration and Revalidation Exercise kicks off on Tuesday, February 9. TheInfoStride reports that Osinbajo is expected to participate in the exercise at his ward in Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun. The Chairman of the APC Registration and Revalidation exercise in the State, Ademorin Kuye disclosed that the committee would be fair to all parties during the period of the exercise. During a visit to Governor Dapo Abiodun in his office in Abeokuta on Monday, Kuye commended him for making…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, has said he was greatly committed to do more work for people of the state in the days ahead. The governor gave the assurance on Friday while addressing stakeholders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who visited him from Isiala Ngwa North and South Local Government Areas. The governor assured that his last tenure will focus on providing more infrastructural developments in the state. Governor Ikpeazu urged the members to remain steadfast in PDP, adding that the party remains the people’s choice in the South East. The Governor also assured them that…
The president has asked the youth wing of the APC to take control of the party. President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted his army of young online warriors, who daily defend some of the unpopular and controversial policies of his administration on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. On February 4, 2021, the president received representatives of the youth wing of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House, Abuja. “I have followed with keen interest the efforts of many of you in your bid to grow our party, the APC, into a strong and long lasting platform…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied wooing former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 presidential race on its platform. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs on Thursday in Abuja. “It is diversionary to start discussing 2023 election now; we have a sitting president, who is less than two years in his second term in office. He said that the visit of some APC Governors to Jonathan was solely to congratulate him on his birthday and…
Bakare says he’ll wonder what Osinbajo is still doing in the presidency if he’s truly not allowed to perform his role. Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church says he does not believe the claim that Professor Yemi Osinbajo is not allowed to perform his constitutional role as the Vice President of Nigeria. Bakare said he would like to hear from the Vice President directly that he is being prevented from playing his role, saying he does not like rumour and gossip. The cleric said this on in an Instagram Live Chat with popular journalist,…
INEC says it’s national problem that calls for national consensus. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to meet with stakeholders in a few weeks time to address the inadequacies of Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria. INEC disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoye said that the decision was reached at the end of its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The stakeholders, according to him include political parties, civil society organisations, religious leaders, traditional institutions, labour unions, socio-cultural organizations, various arms…
The party says the essence of the exercise is to have an updated database of members. Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger says the APC membership registration/ revalidation exercise will further strengthen the party at various levels and urged members to adhere to the guidelines. Bello, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso, said this at APC stakeholders’ meeting in Niger aimed at sensitising members on the guidelines for the exercise on Tuesday in Minna. He urged the state Registration, Revalidation and Update Committee to synergise to be able to address issues that might arise from the process. Sen. Domingo Obende,…
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has denied report of his 2023 governorship campaign posters in Kebbi State. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu-Gwandu in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, said report indicating that the minister’s 2023 campaign posters had flooded streets across the State was false. “Our attention has been drawn to the fictitious, mischievous report claiming that the posters of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice vying for the 2023 governorship poll have flooded everywhere in the state. “We have gone round the city with journalists; they have…