Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have risen in defence of Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, following the attack on him by governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, over his claims that the federal government resorted to printing of currency to meet its obligation in the month of March, this year. Obaseki had while lamenting difficulty ocassioned by the economic squeeze in the land, stated that things got so bad that government had to print the sum of N60 billion to share among the federating states; a claim dismissed as false by Finance,…
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The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has again failed to cast his vote at the local Government election in his home, Obio/Akpor Ward 9, Unit 7. This is the second time Wike failed to participate in local council election. In the 2018 Local government elections, which brought the outgoing chairman and his ward counsellor into power, he reportedly shunned the exercise. Journalists had arrived the governor’s home Rumupirikom Polling Unit in Obio Akpor Local Government Area as early as 8am to witness him cast his vote, and perhaps respond to the widespread voter apathy that characterised the election. Sadly, Wike failed to turn up during the voting…
No fewer than 1000 supporters of former Governor, Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabiru Marafa from Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State have dumped the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and embraced the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The decampees were yesterday evening received earlier by the PDP State Chairman, Alhaji Tukur Umar Danfulani Maikatako who later presented them to Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle at his residence in Gusau, the state capital. The leader of the decampees, Comrade Abdullahi Danda Bungudu said they were at the Governor’s residence to register their support as they had declared their defection earlier at…
The Local Government Council Elections in Rivers State was faced with widespread low turnout of voters. This was as many irregularities further worsened the well publicised council polls in the state. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, had distributed sensitive and non-sensitive material for the elections on Friday to allow for earlier commencement of the process, Saturday. But, regrettably material for the polls arrived most polling units late, while in few places material for the elections did not show up at all. At voting time, some polling stations had few voters, who are believed to be from particular political…
Former Governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu said ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan’s second term bid in 2015 was opposed by northern governors because they felt threatened by his perceived victory in the north. Aliyu said the governors believed their region would be in a disadvantaged position if Jonathan won the 2015 presidential election. He also said the ex-president had an agreement with the north to complete the administration of the late President Umaru Yar’adua and then run for only one term. He added that Jonathan’s insistence on going for another term in 2015 was against the agreement he had with…
Former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang has reacted to the claim by the ex-governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu on why the north didn’t support the second term bid of the former President, Goodluck Jonathan. Aliyu had on Friday, April 16, 2020, revealed that northern governors opposed Jonathan’s reelection because they felt their region would be in a disadvantaged position if Jonathan won the 2015 presidential election. He also said Jonathan had an agreement with the northern governors that he won’t seek a second term, adding that north governors opposed him when he reneged on the agreement. The ex-governor…
The party praised Fayose for displaying high level of maturity by yielding to calls and appeals from party stakeholders. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West (PDP) has commended former Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti over his decision to unite aggrieved members in the zone. The party also commended Fayose for prevailing on Dr Eddy Olafeso and others, who contested in its just- concluded South-West congress, held in Osogbo, from challenging the outcome of the congress in court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP Publicity Secretary in the South-West, Chief Sanya Atofarati, gave the…
A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), ‘APC Patriots’, has warned the leadership of the party to avoid the bait of imposing a candidate on its members in the forthcoming governorship election. The Anambra State chapter of the group issued the warning in a press conference they addressed in Awka at the weekend, saying that doing so may cause implosion in the party. Addressing journalists on behalf of the group, a chieftain of the party and a member of the steering committee of the group in Anambra, Hon Chidi Ogbaji said: “The only way we can make headway in…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the result of April 10, Isoko North Constituency by-election in Delta, describing it as a charade and not true reflection of the process. Mr Sylvester Imonina, the state APC Publicity Secretary, said this a statement on Friday in Asaba. Imonina said that the party came to the conclusion following a thorough review of the election process which saw the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerging as the winner. He said that the PDP used agents of political retrogressions to win the election. Imonina urged the anti-graft commissions, ICPC and EFCC, to…
Aggrieved members of All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Magnus Abe have lambasted the Minister of Transportation and leader of the party in Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi, for writing to the State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), that the APC will not participate in today’s election. The Abe faction had conducted primaries for the Local Councils elections and the chairmanship and councillorship candidates emerged, hoping to be elected at the polls before the Supreme Court disqualified their faction and authenticated the Isaac Ogbobula camp which is loyal to Amaechi. The aggrieved APC members, while speaking yesterday in Port Harcourt, described the action of the minister as unfortunate, stressing…
Former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, has given reasons why Northern Governors opposed former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid in 2015. He said it was because they felt the North would be disadvantaged if Jonathan returned to power. Speaking in Minna on Friday, Aliyu claimed there had been an agreement that Jonathan would complete the remaining tenure of former President Musa Yar’adua’s tenure and contest the 2011 election as a sole candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said Jonathan’s insistence on vying for a second term in 2015 was against the agreement the then northern Governors had…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra says the party is working hard to win the governorship election in November. Ekene Enefe, a chieftain, spoke on Friday at a grassroots mobilisation campaign in Ogbunike Ward 1 and Ward 2 in Oyi Local Government Area. He hailed APC members for their turnout in the ongoing membership registration/validation exercise. Enefe, according to NAN, described their zeal as a confirmation that they desire change. The local party stalwart said Oyi and Ogbunike communities were disappointed with the APGA government. He advised the national and state leadership to ensure that the winner of the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the recent statement by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki over the printing of N60 billion by the federal government, which was shared for states is a wake-up call for President Muhammadu Buhari and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Governor Godwin Obaseki had in a statement on Thursday, advised the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed to rally Nigerians to stem the obvious fiscal slide facing the Country and take urgent steps to end the current monetary rascality to prevent the prevailing economic challenge from degenerating further.…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State on Friday advised Amb. Taofeek Arapaja, the newly elected South-West National Vice-chairman of the party, to urgently embark on reconciliation of all interest groups in the zone. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Arapaja, a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, emerged the South-West National Vice-chairman on Monday at the party’s Zonal Delegates’ Congress held in Osogbo, Osun. Speaking on the first task ahead of Arapaja and newly constituted zonal executives, the Lagos State Publicity Secretary of PDP, Taofik Gani, told NAN that there was the need for more bond…
Following the arrest of former governor of Imo state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to answer questions over N7.9 billion allegedly traced in many banks to him, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday described Okorocha’s continued detention as ‘politically motivated’ calling for “Igbo leaders of thought and opinion molders to get themselves organised in the political interests of Ndigbo”. Recall Okorocha, who is currently representing Imo west at the senate, was grilled at the EFCC office in Abuja on Tuesday, 12 April, over issues bothering on alleged corruption. The former governor, who was in charge of Imo…
Members of the Peoples Democratic in the United Kingdom has urged Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and former Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, to manage their disagreement and ensure that it does not affect the fortune of the party. A statement signed by the Chairman, PDP South-West Zone in the United Kingdom, Prince ‘Soji Adewusi and made available to journalists in Osogbo commended Dr Eddy Olafeso-led immediate past leadership of the party in South West region. Adewusi also assured the new leadership of Ambassador Taofiq Arapaja in the zone of maximum support for the party to regain its lost…
With the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State boycotting the local government elections holding in Rivers State tomorrow, April 17, 2020, it is likely that what played out in June 2018 council polls where the chairmanship and councillorship candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) emerged winners with ease, could repeat itself. The APC had in 2018 refused to participate in the elections following a court case it instituted against Governor Nyesom Wike over the dissolution of local government councils three years after he (Wike) assumed office. Political observers traced Wike’s action to have been spurred by the deeds of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that aspirants for the off-cycle Anambra State governorship election will pay a total of N22.5 million to participate. In a statement released on Thursday, April 15, 2021, the party said the nomination form will cost aspirants N20 million, while the expression of interest form will cost N2.5 million. The cost remains the same as what was paid by aspirants during the nationwide 2019 governorship elections, despite a campaign by pressure groups for a reduction so as to encourage a more inclusive political participation. As a compromise, the party said female aspirants and physically-challenged…
Chairman of Lagos State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Engr. Adedeji Doherty, has called on Nigerians to prevail over President Muhammadu Buhari, National Assembly, and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to fix necessary loopholes in the electoral system before 2023. Making the call during a Town Hall meeting held in Lagos on Saturday, Doherty said the existing electoral system could not guarantee free, fair, and credible elections. According to him, “The current electoral system has been our undoing since 1999 and it is also one of the factors emboldening individuals to plant their stooges in elected positions.” Doherty said a…
Minority Leader of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Danladi Jatau, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Jatau, representing Kokona West constituency, registered with the APC at his polling unit in Uke-Bassa, Kokona Government Area of the State. While calling on his constituents to embrace the ongoing APC membership registration and revalidation exercise, the lawmaker said he joined APC to support the State Governor in developing the state. “I also joined the APC to contribute my quota to the development of the state and to Nigeria at large. “I want to call…