The Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chairmanship candidate, Hon. Isaiah Isiovwa, today cast their votes shortly after accreditation at Unit 9, Ward 6 in Osubi community in Uvwie Local Government Area. In a chat with newsmen, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oborevwori said the election process in the area was peaceful. He added that Hon. Isaiah Isiovwa is an acceptable candidate in Osubi community. According to Oborevwori,”Everybody accepts the candidature of Hon. Isaiah Isiovwa. We see him as a good candidate.” The Speaker expressed confidence that victory is…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied reports that its Executive Chairman, Mr. Abdulrasheed Bawa advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC not to sell nomination forms to any aspirant who has a file with the agency, against the 2023 general election. The Commission in a statement by its Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Saturday stated that the report was false and urged Nigerians to disregard it. Uwujaren maintained that Bawa has neither met with INEC officials nor made any pronouncement relating to elections since he was appointed. The agency pointed out that in Bawa’s two…
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has said President Muhammadu Buhari and state governors are working towards resolving Nigeria’s security problem. Jonathan said he believes that Buhari and state governors are not sleeping over the burning issue. He spoke during a condolence visit to Ifeanyi Okowa, the Governor of Delta State, over the death of his father. The former president commended Buhari and urged Nigerians to support the effort of ensuring that the country is safe. Jonathan expressed hope that the Buhari-led federal government and governors would be able to resolve Nigeria’s insecurity challenge. He said: “I believe that the president himself…
The Ogun State House of Assembly has admitted there was no voting before the removal of Honourable Dare Kadiri as the Deputy Speaker of the House. This was disclosed Friday by the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Culture, Yusuf Adejojo, who also doubles as the Spokesperson of the Ogun Assembly. Kadiri was impeached on Thursday over what the house termed gross misconduct. But Kadiri said his impeachment was illegal and unconditional, saying it did not follow due process. While featuring on Channels TV alongside Adejojo on Friday, the impeached Deputy Speaker claimed that there was no voting before he…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said there are no more obstacles against the party in Rivers State. Ogbonna Nwuke, the State Publicity Secretary, reacted to Friday’s Supreme Court judgement on Friday. He noted that the court ended all arguments relating to the authentic Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee. The spokesman called Igo Aguma “a meddlesome tombo fly,” who had no right to challenge the right of the party to choose leaders of its committee. “Based on the ruling, Isaac Ogbobula is the authentic Chairman; it is now clear that the obstacles placed on the way of the APC…
Former Nigeria president, Goodluck Jonathan, has addressed speculation that he will run again for the position during the 2023 general elections. According to him, it is all a speculation. Jonathan stated this when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa at the Government House in Asaba, over the recent death of Sir Okorie Okowa. He pledged to continue to serve God, humanity, Africa to the best of his ability. Jonathan said, “On the rumour of my interest in the 2023 presidential election, it was mere speculation. “I will continue to serve God, humanity, Africa, and the world to…
Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Public Affairs, has hinted at how Nigerians would decide the country’s next President in 2023. Okupe said Nigerians would no longer vote for a presidential candidate based on religious affiliation or region. He pointed out that the next Nigerian President would have to earn his ticket and votes. In a tweet, Okupe charged presidential hopefuls to start the process of getting votes now. “2023 on my mind. The next Nigerian President will have to earn his ticket and his votes. The era of taking money or I am…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has explained why it shied away from creating new Senatorial Districts and constituencies. INEC in a statement blamed the lack of population census for not reviewing the existing constituencies. The Commission in a statement by Festus Okoye, Chairman Information and Voters Education Committee disclosed this on Friday. TheInfoStride had reported that the House of Representatives tasked INEC to review the electoral act. The Commission said it would be hard to review the constituencies without a population census since Nigeria had its last census in 2006. “The Constitution also provides that the Commission may embark…
Some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have protested the alleged imposition of candidates ahead of the local government election in the state. The protesting members stormed Oyo State Secretariat in Agodi Ibadan to kick against the imposition of candidates on them. Some of the members from Oyo East Local Government took the protest to the Oyo State Governor’s Office, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan on Friday. The protesters are kicking against the alleged imposition of candidates for the planned local government election slated for May. They carried placards, chanting solidarity songs to express their displeasures. The protesters…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Mr. Sunday Bisi has enjoined residents of Osun State to set aside all differences and rise in unison to rescue the state from the brinks of insolvency. Mr. Bisi made the call while reacting to the judgement of the appeal court sitting in Akure which affirmed him as chairman of the party in Osun State. The Osun PDP chairman called on leaders and members of the party in particular to see the Appeal Court’s judgement as a challenge to all in the party to live up to the expectation of…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Igo Aguma, who was declared the Interim Chairman of the APC by a Rivers State High Court has resigned his membership of the party. Aguma in a statement obtained by the media said he cannot continue to remain in APC in good conscience. He stated that his decision to leave the party is premised on his political future. “I have received the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed my Appeal challenging the Court of Appeal’s decision which upturned the High Court judgement that declared me as Acting Chairman of APC in Rivers State. “It…
After 6 years of internal crisis, the Supreme Court has cleared all the hurdles hampering the progress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State. The apex Court after years of painstaking litigation between two factions of the APC led by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and Senator Magnus Abe respectively resolved that the party and her decisions are supreme. Consequently, the Court in a judgement read by Amina Adamu Augie, JSC, upheld the ruling of the Appeal Court and declared Isaac Abbot-Ogbogbula, Chairman of the APC in Rivers State following his appointment by the National leadership of…
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Shehu Sani, has cautioned governors seeking to run for presidency in 2023 after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure. Sani in a post on Friday warned interested governors to seek opinions of family members and predecessors before going into the race. His tweet read: “If you are a Governor in your second tenure, and some people are pushing you to contest for the presidency of this complicated country, seek the candid advice of your family who would bear the burden and consult your predecessors who were pushed by the same people.“ Recently, banners and campaign posters of Governor Yahaya…
About 700 women from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Ndume Ibeku, Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Thursday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The defected women were led into the ruling PDP in the state by former Umuahia East constituency APC Woman Leader, Lady Charity Ekeleme. Speaking on behalf of the decampees at Ohokobe Mbaocha Square, venue of the declaration ceremony, Lady Ekeleme said that APC has derailed in the service of humanity and the nation. Ekeleme said that the progressive party has failed to address teething challenges…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for alleged money laundering. PDP alleged that Bello was using some government officials and private businesses to launder money. The opposition party was reacting to the Anti-Corruption Network’s allegation that Bello laundered over N3.7billion through some private individuals. In a series of tweets, the former ruling party said: “@OfficialPDPNig charges the @officialEFCC to immediately commence investigation on Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, over revelations of billions of naira money laundering by an anti-graft body, the Anti-Corruption Network.…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday lambasted ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike pointedly told the former Kwara Governor that he joined others to put Nigeria in a mess. He referred to the support ex-PDP governors, and stalwarts gave Buhari ahead of the 2015 general elections. The governor spoke at the commissioning of the Government House Clinic in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Saraki, PDP Reconciliatory Committee Chairman, was among dignitaries that attended the event. “I thank you for coming. I will invite you to speak to your people, even…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has hailed members of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) and loyalists of former Governor, Rasheed Ladoja for joining the platform. APC Caretaker Chairman, Akin Oke, commended the new members in a statement on Thursday. The party assured politicians from Ladoja’s camp and the ZLP that they would not regret their decision. Oke blamed Governor Seyi Makinde for the “final collapse” of the coalition arrangement “upon which he got to power in 2019”. “All the major coalition partners have deserted Makinde for his failure to honour agreements and inability to perform in office as…
A Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and member of the Buhari Presidential Campaign Committee, Adamu Danzago has said the party will retain powers at all levels come 2023, going by how new members troop into the party. He said the trail of events in the party and with the revelations of serious internal wrangling in the opposition PDP, the ruling APC may remain the darling party come 2023. He urged all party supporters to utilize the three weeks extension of the APC revalidation exercise to register as members of the ruling party The APC registration and update of…
Security agencies have waded into the Chairmanship tussle between the Sunday Bisi and Olasoji Adagunodo factions of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State to prevent the resurgence of crisis. This was made known in a statement made available to the media and signed by Abayomi Ojosegun, the Acting Director of Media, Peoples Democratic Party, Osun State Chapter. The statement revealed that a resolution was arrived at after a security meeting between the Adagunodo faction of the party, members of the state working committee, the Commissioner of Police and the Director, Department of State Services on the proposed meeting and…
The Governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum, has claimed that his Bauchi counterpart, Bala Mohammed, will join the All Progressives Congress soon (APC). He stated this when he led the North-East Governors to perform the groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction of the Government House in Bauchi on Thursday. Zulum who is the Chairman of the North-East Governors’ Forum said, “The only quarrel that I am having with my colleague, the Governor of Bauchi State is his refusal to come into the APC. “But inshallah, very soon, he will join us. He’ll join the Progressives. I am here to support him.” The…