The Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates have re-anointed the immediate past National Vice Chairman in the South West, Eddy Olafeso in the same capacity in the forthcoming Zonal Congress of the party in the zone. Recall that another hopeful of the position of the party’s South West Chairman, Amb. Taofeeq Arapaja, who was a former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja had visited a section of the PDP leaders in Osogbo recently, for support and adoption as the right candidate. While Amb. Arapaja, is one of the loyalists of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Dr Olafeso…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), announced the extension in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, NAN reports. He said the CECPC under the leadership of Gov. Mai Mala Buni had done everything possible to keep to the earlier timeline for the exercise but could not. Akpanudoedehe said it became important to extend the duration of the exercise by three weeks to enable more Nigerians who were interested in joining the APC to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the National Identification Number (NIN) is not mandatory for voter registration. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the clarification to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, NAN reports. Yakubu said that NIN was only a means of identification for registration as listed in the Electoral Act. “I want to make this important clarification. NIN is not going to be made mandatory for voter registration. “This is for a simple reason that we are operating on basis of the law establishing INEC. “Section 10 of the Electoral Act lists identifications to be presented…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole on Wednesday officially registered as a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State. Bankole who recently defected to the APC, validated his membership at his ward 10, Iporo – Sodeke unit in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of the state. The former Speaker who was the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) in the 2019 election joined the ruling party at a meeting with National Caretaker Chairman of APC, Mai Mala Buni in Abuja. Buni last week Monday presented Bankole alongside another decampee and former Governor…
INEC promises to ensure a safe and stress-free experience for Nigerians. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will recommence the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise on June 28, 2021. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced the new date at a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, April 1. The nationwide exercise will be carried out for over a year until September 2022, just months before the 2023 general elections. Yakubu encouraged Nigerians that have turned 18 years old as of June 28 to turn out for the exercise and register to vote. Other categories of…
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Onwa Innocent Nwachukwu, has said the recent victory of the party in the just-concluded Aba North and Aba South federal constituency election was a clear manifestation of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s developmental strides in Aba and the state at large. Nwachukwu claimed that the PDP administration in Abia has performed well in all facets of governance, especially in the area of infrastructures, health, trade and investment and education. The PDP stalwart, in a press statement made available to journalists in Umuahia, said the ruling party has addressed most teething yearnings of the Abia…
A former governorship aspirant and Nigerian film producer, Tonye Princewill has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in his ancestral home, Buguma, in Rivers State. The Prince of Kalabari Kingdom who participated in the exercise on Wednesday urged members of the party who were yet to revalidate their membership to endeavour to do so. While addressing party members shortly after the exercise, the Prince who was received by a large crowd at the venue, expressed optimism that the party would bounce back in the state. “Our dear party, in the state has been through trying times in…
A former Deputy Governor in the old Benue State, Alhaji Sule Iyaji, has said that the brand of politics in Kogi State is wrapped in a huge security risk he has never seen in 43 years of his political career. The politician stated this while contributing to the discourse to chart a new way of addressing the need for peace, security and unity in Igala-Bassa land in Kogi East Senatorial district. The event was organised by Igala-Bassa Relief Development initiative which held at Grand Ibro Hotel, Abuja till late Tuesday. He pointed out that political participation can thrive in an…
Political parties in Oyo State are sharply divided over the proposed local council elections fixed for May 15, this year by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). While some parties see it as an opportunity to display their presence and strength at the grassroots, others described it as another “political fraud and illegality” by the state government because of a pending court matter to be determined by the Supreme Court on May 7, 2021. Local government administration in Oyo State has been bedeviled by crises of legitimacy over the government’s decision to dissolve the democratically elected council chairmen and…
The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Thursday, April 1, began a 15-day working vacation as first instalment of his 2021 Annual Leave. The announcement was contained in a statement signed and made available to newsmen by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. In a letter transmitted to the State House of Assembly and addressed to the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun, Governor Akeredolu said the leave will commence from Thursday, 1st to Friday through to April 23rd 2021, both days inclusive. According to the statement, the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, would take charge of…
Former Senator, Magnus Abe, has said the comment by Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, on zoning of the Rivers governorship ticket was his personal opinion. Abe’s spokesperson, Parry Benson, issued his reaction in a statement Wednesday night. Abe told a gathering of All Progressives Congress (APC) faithful in Port Harcourt that Amaechi’s declaration was a Greek gift to the riverine people. The ex-Rivers South-East representative described it as “a poisoned chalice bound to fail”. The chieftain said zoning remains a process and that the Minister’s view was not the position of the majority of APC members. “If you just stand…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended the sale of Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the Anambra State governorship election. National Organising Secretary, retired Col. Austin Akobundu, made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The forms were sold at N21million – N1million for expression of interest and N20million for nomination form. The closing date for the sale was moved from Wednesday, March 31 to Wednesday, April 7. The date for the submission has also been extended to Saturday, April 10. More than ten aspirants, including three females, have obtained forms ahead of the primary election. They are…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Anambra State, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu has said all governorship aspirants of the party must pay N5 million administrative fee before they can qualify to purchase the expression of interest and nomination forms. Nwobu said any aspirant who is yet to pay should not be considered as an aspirant of the party for the forthcoming governorship election. He stated this during an interactive meeting for national, state, local government and ward leaders of the party in Awka. “The party in the state has announced a N5 million administrative fee on all those running for…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it would continue to register political parties as long as they meet the stipulated requirements. Head of Department of Election and Party Monitoring, Aminu Idris, stated this, yesterday, at a roundtable on modalities for measuring political parties’ performance in Nigeria organised by Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), with support from Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The electoral body had on February 6 last year de-registered 74 political parties for failing to win any political office in the last general election. Some of the parties have, however, approached the court to challenge their de-registration…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has condemned the rising wave of violence in the state and series of attacks on its members. All Progressives Congress (APC) Logo. This is contained in a communiqué issued on Wednesday at the end of APC stakeholders’ meeting at the party secretariat in Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders’ meeting was presided over by the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr Bashir Bolarinwa. The eight-point communiqué was jointly signed by Chief Theophilus Oyebiyi, Caretaker Vice Chairman, Kwara North, and Mr Oladimeji Mustapha, Caretaker Legal Adviser. The meeting had in attendance…
The legislative arm of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos State on Tuesday impeached the council Chairman, Mr Oladotun Olakanle, over allegations of gross financial misappropriation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motion for Olakanle’s impeachment was moved by the Majority Leader, Mr Kayode Opayemi, and seconded by the Chief Whip, Mr Adebayo Daudu. NAN correspondent who witnessed the proceedings at the LCDA Council Chamber reports that four out of the six members present voted in favour of the impeachment while two voted against. The members at the plenary were: House Leader, Mr Adeseyi Lawal,…
Chimaobi Ebisike, the winner and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded rerun election held in Aba North and Aba South federal constituency of Abia State, has been presented with Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The event was held at the Abuja headquarters of the electoral commission. Hon Ebisike flanked by party members, supporters and associates, thanked the management of the nation’s electoral umpire for the hitch-free polls conducted across the INEC units in Aba North and Aba South Local Government areas of the state. The new Representative of Aba…
The Director-General, Buhari/Osinbajo campaign council in Ekiti State in the 2019 presidential election, Dr Olusegun Osinkolu, has advised those nursing ambitions ahead of the 2022 governorship poll on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be civil in their approaches. Osinkolu advised the aspirants angling for the governorship ticket to refrain from actions that could divide the party, weaken its support base and create distraction to Governor Kayode Fayemi. Osinkolu who spoke in a statement in Ado Ekiti, on Wednesday warned those nursing the ambitions to be wary of their actions and think more about the stability of…
Lawan says some officials have made it their business to stop Buhari from signing some bills from the National Assembly. The Senate President Ahmad Lawan has accused government officials of giving President Muhammadu Buhari bad advice on which bills to sign or reject. The lawmaker made his sensational claim on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 during a public hearing on three health bills organised by the Senate Committee on Heath. The 62-year-old expressed displeasure that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmibe Mamora, and other ministry officials failed to show up for the…
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has expressed optimism that Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would be part of those to enthrone a youthful president in 2023. Bello expressed hope that Tinubu would see reason and allow the youths to lead Nigeria. He spoke while responding to a question on who would make a better president between him and Tinubu. Featuring on BBC Nigeria, the Governor described Tinubu as a revered, well-respected leader, smart mentor and a wonderful kingmaker. Bello said he believed in the judgment of Tinubu, whom he knows “would love to have…