APC Caretaker Committee chairman in Kwara, Bashir Bolarinwa, has rejected the membership registration and validation exercise in the state, describing it as a sham. Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Alhaji Tajudeen Aro, however, dismissed the view in a reaction in Ilorin on Monday. Bolarinwa condemned the exercise at his hometown, Agbeku, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state where he alleged its manipulation by the Sen. John Damboyi-led committee registration committee. He told newsmen that 12 days after the commencement of the exercise, registration officials showed up at his unit for the first time on Sunday.…
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A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and ex-National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, Chukwuemeka Eze has appealed to former Representative of Rivers South/East Senatorial district, Senator Magnus Abe and a chieftain of the party, Mr. Igo Aguma to save whatever integrity left in them by leaving the APC party. Eze asked the duo to formally join their alleged cohorts in the Peoples Democratic Party and allow the APC in Rivers to reposition and conduct the party the way it should be structured. He said the continued stay of Abe and Aguma in the APC has…
The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) has carpeted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over what it described as disobedience of court order. SPN condemns the continued, reckless and unjust violation of the Court of Appeal’s judgement delivered on Monday 10 August, 2020 that ordered the re-registration of the Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN) and 21 other political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). TheInfoStride recalls that the Appeal Court judgement had stated that the deregistration of the political parties was illegal and unlawful and ordered their re-registration. By the judgement, the previous judgement of the Federal High…
The chairman of Accord Party (AP) in Oredo Local Government Area of the State, Mr. Oviasu Ehigiator and other executives have defected to the Action Alliance (AA) over allegation of financial impropriety of the leadership of the AP. He accused the state leadership of his former party of floating a non-existent Bank loan for its members, which turned out to be a scam before the last Governorship election. He said “As I speak with you, I have the Chairmen of 11 of AP and over a thousand supporters on my side. “After some turbulent moments, we took a resolution to…
The group says the appeal is based on the national acceptance of Obi. A socio-political organisation, Movement for the Election of Nigerian President of Igbo Extraction, wants Mr Peter Obi to contest the 2023 presidential poll. Obi was the Vice-Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 election. The group made the call in a statement issued by its National Convener, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, on Saturday in Enugu. According to him, the appeal is based on the national acceptance of Obi due to his prudent management of public funds and selfless service to various sectors of the economy,…
The South-East Governors Forum has waded into the impasse between the Imo government and the state’s former governor, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that a squabble ensued between both sides’ supporters on Feb. 21 when Okorocha allegedly broke into the Royal Spring Palm Apartment, Owerri, sealed by the Imo government on Feb. 19. The situation was brought under control by the Imo Police Command, which later arrested the senator. Here are the names of victims of Military plane that crashed in Abuja Chairman of the forum, Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi, in a statement signed…
The Commissioner, Federal Character Commission, FCC, representing Enugu State, Hon. Mrs. Ginika Tor has asked her party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to send more registration materials to her Amoli ward in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. She made the request on Sunday after she revalidated her membership of the party in the presence of party officials, including the chairman of the APC in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, the Deputy Chairman of the Membership Registration and Revalidation Panel for Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Michael Ugwa, a former military governor of Gombe State, Group Capt. Joe Orji, (rtd.),…
A group under the auspices of Abia Youth Mandate Initiative (AYMI), an affiliate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has called on “lovers of democracy and well meaning citizens of Abia State to rally round Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to complete the life transformation programmes of his administration.” At a press conference held in Umuahia, Sunday, the coordinator of the group, Kalu Ndukwe, stated that after extensive consultations with stakeholders, the group had to make their support for him public so as to let all Abians know they were solidly queueing behind the Governor. Ndukwe noted that the mission of the…
Osun State’s former Governor and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has disclosed that no body could displaced him from the All Progressives Congress in the state, adding that his pedigree would be difficult for anyone to achieve. This is as he also warned the leadership of the party not to allow just anyone who registered in the ongoing to ascend mantle of leadership in the party. A statement issued by the Minister’s spokesperson, Sola Fasure stated that the Minister while addressing party members after revalidating his membership in Ilesa at the weekend, said since his emergence as the governorship…
There is tension in the Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the endorsement of the state Chairman, Chief Bisi Kolawole, as the governorship candidate by former Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose ahead of the 2022 governorship poll. TheInfoStride gathered on Sunday that Fayose communicated Kolawole’s endorsement to members of his political platform, Osoko People’s Assembly (OPA) at a meeting held at his Afao Ekiti country home and the development is causing ripples in the party. The anointing of Kolawole was an indication that Fayose has abandoned former Governor Segun Oni, who recently made an open declaration; 2018…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) former National Legal Adviser, Victor Kwon is dead. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday. The party described the death as a huge blow to the nation, particularly in the struggle for the entrenchment of justice and rule of law. The spokesman said Kwon was a patriotic Nigerian and an energetic democrat, who gave his best towards unity, stability and fight for good governance. He recalled that as Legal Adviser, Kwon displayed an extra-ordinary commitment and brilliance in the practice and led the party in solving many knotty…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode, has recounted his ordeals in the hands of the party and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Fani-Kayode, in a lengthy article he wrote at the weekend, in response to the reactions by many Nigerians to his rumoured plan to defect to the APC, said that most political leaders in the country have not been able to face hardship or deprivation and violation of rights he has experienced under PDP and APC governments. He said this experiences have become the norm to people like him and they are used to…
Zamfara State Governor, Hon. Bello Mohammed Matawalle has said he has not made any arrangement with anyone to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was contained in a press statement signed and made available to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital by the Director-General, media and public enlightenment Affairs, Government House, Hon. Yusuf Idris Gusau. According to the statement, Matawalle described the people disseminating “the unfounded and baseless information as power drunk politicians looking for cheap publicity,” saying that such rumors should be thrown into another waste paper basket as it could not hold any water. “I have…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister, has said that he never at any point told anyone he was going to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, forever. The PDP chieftain also said that he did not tell anyone that he was decamping to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a lengthy response he wrote at the weekend on his rumoured plan to dump the PDP, the politician said that those criticising without hearing from him “need mental health checks and medical attention!” Fani-Kayode said he was amazed that some people were saying that he will not be welcome…
An APC chieftain in Abia, Chief Ikechi Emenike, says the party is targeting to register one million members in the state in the party’s on-going registration and revalidation exercise. He said at Umuahia at a meeting/sensitisation of party chieftains from the 184 wards and 17 local government areas of the state that party leaders should aim at the target by mobilising people to register as APC members. The APC chieftain said it would be difficult to claim that APC was strong in Abia if it could not register up to one million members. “If you love APC, this is the…
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister has finally responded to the reactions trailing his rumoured plan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fani-Kayode gave his response in a lengthy article he made available to newsmen at the weekend. He insisted that before the next general elections, there will be many realignments and new alliances, adding that major parties will see many shifts and that many individuals will change sides. Below is the full text of the PDP chieftain’s response: Trap, spy claims Over the last week, millions of Nigerians have expressed concern about…
There is uproar in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, following the registration of Senator Iyiola Omisore as a member of the party. Omisore contested against Governor Gboyega Oyetola during the 2018 governorship election, under the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in Osun State. Omisore has, however, been reported to be fraternising with Oyetola, after the second ballot that upheld him as the elected governor of the state. TheInfoStride gathered that Governor Oyetola’s relationship with Omisore did not go down well with some leaders of the party in Osun State. A member of the APC who craved…
The former President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria and the Archbishop of Abuja, John Onayekan has asked the current administration to quit the stage if it can no longer protect and secure the lives of citizens. The cleric made the call while condemning the latest trend of dialoguing with the bandits in the country. He told the government to stop pretending to be in charge when it was obvious that non-state actors have taken over the country. Onayekan stated this during an interview with newsmen after the ordination of the Auxillary Bishop of Minna Diocese “If the government…
Minister of Labour and Employment and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, on Saturday debunked the rumour that a notable governorship aspirant on the platform of the party for the November 6 election in Anambra State, has highjacked the exercise in the state. He insisted that the party had put in place, measures to ensure hitch free registration and revalidation in Anambra. Addressing reporters at Alor, his home town after revalidating his name in his polling booth, Ngige said anybody trying to do anything funny during the exercise would merely be wasting his time…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, on Saturday expressed outrage over the on-going military operation at Orlu in Imo State. TheInfoStride reports that for the past few days, troops of the Nigerian Army were said to have stormed Orlu, combing bushes and forests in search of the members of the Eastern Security Network, an arm of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. They were alleged to have bombed some places in the process. He said the government discovered that there were deliberate attempts by IPOB to attack Orlu people and the government in the guise that they were looking for…