The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday, dismissed the petition filed by Action Alliance (AA) party challenging the exclusion of the party and its candidate from the September 19 2020 governorship election in Edo state in a unanimous ruling delivered by the tribunal. It would be recalled that at the sitting of the tribunal on Monday, counsel to Governor Godwin Obaseki and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the petitioner failed to file for issuance of pre-hearing notice which is one of the conditions required by the Electoral Act 2010 and the tribunal consequently adjourned to Friday, December…
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Governor Yahaya Bello, a focused leader, has the best security architecture in Nigeria, qualified for National assignment, says Osun state CNPP Chairman. The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) Osun State chapter has commended His Excellency Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State for his landmark achievements and his untiring efforts in developing the Confluence State especially his approach to security issues which our biggest national challenge. The Chairman of the umbrella body of all political parties in Osun state who is also the elected Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Chairman in Osun State told journalists in Lokoja during his visit. He…
The Federal high court sitting in Kano has dismissed the suit filed by Aminu Wali led faction of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the constitution of the party leadership in the state. Subsequently, the court affirmed the caretaker leadership of the party under the tutelage of former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Delivery judgement on the party’s internal leadership tussle on Wednesday, Justice Lewis Alloaga submitted that the factional group lack the locus standi to challenge the party in court without exhausting all internal party mechanism. Justice Lewis also agreed with the party submission that the suit instituted by Wali led…
The Senate minority leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has described the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari as very provincial and narrow-minded. The senator representing Abia South said the president’s lack of experience in managing diversity in a multi-ethnic society was responsible for the marginalisation of the Southeast in his appointments and not hatred as being bandied. Abaribe spoke in Lagos last Thursday at a special colloquium in honour of the late country manager of Thomas Cook (Travelex) and chairman, Board of Trustees of Ngwa Social Club, Chief Godson U. Evulukwu. The theme of the colloquium was, ‘Human Development Concerns of an Altruistic…
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has reiterated his government’s readiness to support, promote and stand with youths in governance by ensuring a youth-friendly State Executive Council. The Governor disclosed that recent committees formed after the End SARS protests were all youth-based as well as the December 18th local government election flag bearers. Ikpeazu spoke in a message during the PDP National Youth Summit which was held at Agu-Awka Anambra State on Friday. Governor Ikpeazu was represented by the Abia State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Chief Emeka Ikwuagwu. Earlier in his speech, the PDP National Youth Leader, Rt.Hon.SKE Udeh-Okoye…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has insisted that he will never decamp to the All Progressives Congress (APC), no matter what. He, however, described two former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, John Bazia and Michael West, who recently decamped to APC in the state as political neophytes with slippery character. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Kelvin Ebiri, said the two men, who served as commissioners in his cabinet during his first tenure, became disgruntled because he did not retain them. Meanwhile, the governor has told President Muhammadu Buhari that his integrity would be at stake if…
All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged members of its states caretaker committees to forward recommendations that will strengthen the party ahead of its constitutional amendment. Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee gave the charge at a meeting with the dissolved state chairman of the party on Friday in Abuja, Buni was represented at the meeting by Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, secretary of the committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) at its Dec.8 meeting dissolved all the party`s organs from states to ward levels. The…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday arrived in Daura, Katsina State, to begin a one-week visit to his country home. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and some members of his entourage landed at Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport, Katsina at about 4.30 p.m. NAN reports that the Nigerian Air Force helicopter, NAF – 540, transported the president to Daura from Katsina Airport at 4.55 p.m. Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State, Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu, Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika and top government officials received the president in Katsina while members of…
Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, has pleaded with former President Goodluck Jonathan to discountenance the plot to lure him into 2023 election Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), described the plot as satanic, accusing those he called political jobbers and desperados of conscripting the scheme to rubbish the hard earned integrity and reputation of the former President. He said that Jonathan and political leaders in the Niger Delta must be wary of such conspiracy. According to Eze, the plot to lure Jonathan into…
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has warned the National Working Committee (NWC) of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against sowing seed of discord among PDP governors. The Governor said that by so doing, the Uche Secondus-led NWC is jeopardizing the party’s prospect to clinch the presidency in 2023. He said the present NWC of the PDP is not interested or working towards reclaiming power from the APC in 2023, lambasting them for only being interested in remaining in power. Wike said it was regrettable that the PDP, instead of capitalizing on the weaknesses of the All Progressives…
Prominent stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, have commended the Mai Mala Buni-led National Caretaker Committee of the party for its choice of Dr. Ben Nwoye to pilot the affairs of the party in the State. The National Executive Committee, NEC, of the APC had earlier in the week dissolved all the State Working Committees of the Party across the 36 States of the Federation. In its stead, caretaker committees are to be set up for each of the States. Reacting to the development, the Enugu APC stakeholders said the choice of Nwoye as the…
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has said that Dave Umahi, the Governor of Ebonyi State, has always been a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said that Umahi had been functioning as a member of the ruling party at heart even while he was in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Presidential aide said in a piece he titled, ‘Dave Umahi’s Heart of Lion’, where he hailed the Governor for being courageous enough to dump the opposition PDP. “Umahi had always loved and respected President Muhammadu Buhari, and never hid…
Kogi State Acting Chief Judge, Justice Henry Olusuyi has implored the 9-man tribunal panel saddled with the responsibility of handling cases from local government elections not to betray the trust bestowed on them. Justice Olusuyi made the appeal at the state High Court, Lokoja on Friday, shortly after the swearing-in of members of the local government election tribunal for Saturday, December 12 election to 21 councils in the state. He told the members of the tribunal to operate within the confines of the local government election law of 2004, stressing that the judiciary of Kogi deemed each of the members…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus says the party has commenced moves to hand over its structure to Nigerian youths to provide effective leadership for the country. Secondus stated this in Awka, Anambra State, during a national youths summit of the party for the five Southeastern States of Nigeria. Speaking to youths at the summit under the theme: Youth in governance, PDP the platform; Secondus said it has been proven that Nigerian youths are capable of leading the country and that the summit was meant to prepare them for leadership. Secondus listed some youths…
The leadership crisis in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress, APC, deepened on Friday as party chieftains loyal to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq condemned the swearing-in of Bashir Bolarinwa by the Buni led National Caretaker Committee of the party. At a press conference held at the party secretariat in Ilorin, the group also condemned attempts to drag the governor into the crisis. “We condemn in strong terms the deliberate dragging of the state’s party leader, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq.” The group said “The members who should know are intentionally misinforming the public to please their Abuja paymasters. It claimed that “The dissolved…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Enugu State, Engr. Obinna Okorie has asked the party’s national body not to appoint any of the state’s factional Chairmen into the caretaker committee. Obinna said the lingering internal crisis in the Enugu branch of the party, would have been laid to rest if the National body had acted against Ben Nwonye and Deacon Okay Ogbodo, the two warring party leaders. He cautioned that only fresh hands, new party handlers will give the APC a stronger disposition in the state. He explained that retaining either of the two warring leaders will…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his counterpart in Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo on his election for a second term in office. The president congratulated Akufo-Addo in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Thursday, December 10, 2020. In the statement, Buhari wishes Akufo-Addo a successful new tenure and also enjoined other contestants to consider the national interest and maintain peace while seeking to resolve their grievances against the election. The statement reads, “President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana on his re-election for a second term in office. “The President…
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended the conduct of the presidential election in Ghana saying it should serve as an eye-opener for Nigeria. Atiku said this in a tweet on Thursday, December 10, 2020, while congratulating, Ghana President, Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the country’s presidential election for the second time. Atiku said, “Congratulations to President @NAkufoAddo on his reelection. The smooth conduct of the Ghana elections should be an eye-opener to our nation. “We must undertake far-reaching electoral reforms that address the shortcomings of our previous experiences and strengthen our electoral process.” Akufo Addo was announced as the…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his refusal to appear before members of the House of Representatives. Fayose said the president showed the sign of a dictator by shunning the invitation extended to him by the lawmakers. Reacting to the issue on Twitter, Fayose tweeted, “I said it on December 1, that President Buhari won’t honour the House of Reps’ invitation on the worsening security situation in the country. Truly he didn’t. “With a democratically elected President who does not have regard for other arms of government, how else do you describe a…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has yet to decide on zoning for 2023 election, saying it would only take the decision after reviewing its performance at the 2019 general elections. The PDP National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus said this in Abuja on Thursday, while briefing newsmen on Thursday. Secondus said that the party has a methodology of doing things and that would be followed in taking decision for the 2023 elections. “After the general election, we set up a panel to study and appraise our performance and make necessary recommendations. “The Governor of Bauchi state, Alhaji Bala Mohammed…