Doyin Okupe, a former aide of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against choosing a Northern candidate for 2023 presidential election. Okupe in a Twitter thread on Thursday said if a Northern president emerges as President after Buhari’s tenure then it is possible for the north to rule Nigeria forever. His tweets read: “If PDP picks a Northern candidate for the 2023 elections and because the Nigerian electorates are still largely parochial, that candidate wins at the general elections, then the north will rule for another 8 years, making it 16 years at a stretch. “If…
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has zoned the 2023 governorship ticket in Enugu State to the Enugu East Senatorial zone. This was announced by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Party in the State, Dr. Ben Nwoye. He made the announcement during a meeting between the membership registration and revalidation Committee for Enugu State and stakeholders of the party. The Committee was at the meeting with its chairman, Senator Jonathan Zwingina. Also present was the Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu. Nwoye said in line with the existing zoning arrangement in the State, the APC as a…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has countered the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for lambasting President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over the decision of Twitter to cite the headquarters of its African operations in Ghana. APC in a statement by the National Secretary of its Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe on Thursday in Abuja said Twitter’s action was purely a business decision by a private organization. “Flowing from a statement by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), our response to Twitter’s decision to cite its African operations in Ghana is simple. The decision or rationale of private concerns,…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, alleged that “the unabating misrule of the Buhari Presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC)” pushed Twitter to take its African headquarters to Ghana instead of Nigeria, despite the fact that Nigeria has far more twitter traffic and more business prospects than Ghana. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said Twitter’s preference for Ghana over Nigeria was occasioned by inconsistent economic policies, obnoxious suppression of free speech, stifling of online freedom and open Internet by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration and the APC. “This is in addition to infrastructural decay,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied endorsing any zonal arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee made its position known while disowning a zoning list of national officers and political positions for the 2023 presidential election. The National Secretary Caretaker Committee of APC, John Akpanudoedehe, made the denial in a statement he issued yesterday. A list had gone viral on social media with the title “APC announces zoning arrangement ahead of 2023 election year”. In the list, the party was said to have zoned the nation’s presidency and senate presidency to the South, while…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians to commit themselves to the unity and peace of the country. The VP urged Muslims to rededicate themselves to the virtues of kindness, love, and generosity towards each other. He spoke to State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. “I would like to express special greetings to our Muslim brothers and sisters who have begun the Ramadan fast. “It is a time of rededication to higher values and consideration for others regardless of faith or ethnicity”, Osinbajo said. In his Ramadan message, ex-Lagos Governor, Bola Tinubu also stressed…
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari is in London for a routine medical check-up. Before the proceedings, a minute silence was observed in honour of a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mahmud Tukur, who passed away recently. Ministers who attended the meeting are Hajia Zainab Ahmed; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Information and Culture. Others are Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and Abubakar Malami, Attorney General of the Federation…
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, has on Wednesday in Abuja, dismissed as fake, a list in circulation purporting to be the resolution of the party on the zoning arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the CECPC dismissed the reports when he led members of the committee on a condolence visit to its Chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni who lost his maternal grandmother. He said; “People who are interested in running for one office or the other can speculate. As…
The former deputy governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi has said that he is in possession of only two official vehicles and not four. Speaking through his media aide, Allen Sowore, Agboola said he returned all vehicles in his possession on February 23rd, the day his tenure ended except the two vehicles, a Land Cruiser and a Hilux Jeep. Agboola said that he is entitled to those two vehicles just like other former deputy governors in the state. According to him “one of the vehicles being demanded was at a mechanic workshop in Okitipupa while the other was still…
Former governorship candidate in Rivers State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Princewill has said, politics is too important to be left in the hands of politicians in any society that desires advancement. Princewill called on genuine people who meant well for society to come on board and make the needed changes, asserting that core politicians are often selfish and cause mayhem. Princewill, who contested the governorship election under the platform of the Labour Party (LP) in 2015 made the call recently in Port Harcourt. The former governorship candidate said he was not happy that Rivers State is usually…
A group in the South-West Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has expressed appreciation to the Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee (NWC), delegates and other stakeholders, who attended the party’s zonal congress in Osogbo, Osun State. In a statement yesterday, Spokesman to Fayose, Mr. Lere Olayinka, said the group would meet with stakeholders next week Tuesday to have a holistic review of events before and during the congress, adding: “We will remain resolute and committed to the PDP and its ideals.” The group said the exercise should be seen as a…
Barely two years to the 2023 Presidential election, campaign posters announcing a supposed relaunch of the presidential aspiration of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, flooded some streets of Abuja on Tuesday. Saraki came third behind Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar (the eventual winner) in the 2018 presidential primary election of the PDP in Port Harcourt. That election featured heavyweight politicians including former Kano state governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso, ex-President of the Senate, David Mark, former Sokoto state governor, Atthiru Bafarawa amongst others. At the federal secretariat and Wadata Plaza, headquarters of PDP, Saraki is seen…
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra) has signified interest in the Nov. 6, Anambra governorship poll. Ubah, who represent Anambra South in the 9th Senate, said this in a letter addressed to President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and read at Wednesday’s plenary. He said his interest was hinged on revamping and consolidating the state’s credentials as the light of the nation. “In view of the above, I am humbly soliciting for your well wishes, prayers and support which will go a long way in making this noble vision a reality,” he said.
The National Reconciliation and Strategy Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the leadership of the party in Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo, Lagos, Osun and Ogun States for the successful conduct of the zonal congress in Osogbo, where officers of the party were elected in a free, fair and peaceful manner. A statement issued by the secretary of the committee, Hon. Linus Okorie, noted that the South West PDP leaders disappointed people in the opposition who have been fueling division in the party and thought that the zonal congress would end in chaos. The committee stated that the maturity,…
Former Senate President, Ken Nnamani and the immediate past president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo have cautioned the youths against joining politics as a carrier without first establishing themselves. Both leaders spoke in Enugu, weekend, during the gala night for 17 finalists of the 2021 Youth Entrepreneurship and Leadership Initiative (YELI). They emphasized the need for what they described as a “second address” for youths who want to engage into politics in Nigeria. They said this was the only way the youths would avoid walking into jail. The leaders stated that most people who veered into politics now…
The dream of the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to coast to victory in 2023, has no doubt began to take different dimension as some aggrieved members of the party are observed to have concluded plans to pitch tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC). TheInfoStride reports that this is being necessitated by the inability of the leadership of the party at both the state and the federal levels to resolve the difference which have continued to tear members of the party apart. Some notable members of the party, especially the aggrieved ones, were observed to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the newly elected zonal executives of the South West and North Central for their display of sportsmanship, in line with the ideologies of the party in the just-concluded zonal congresses of the party. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan and obtained by the media, noted that the rancour-free atmosphere in the keenly contested congress as well as the spirit of sportsmanship and maturity displayed by aspirants, leaders, stakeholders and members of the party in the exercise also gave credence to its free, fair and credible internal…
Ondo state government has asked the Police in the state to prevail on the former deputy governor of the state, Hon Agboola Ajayi to return government vehicles in his possession two months after leaving office. Vehicles said to still be in the former governor’s possession according to the governor include “Land Cruiser SUV, New Toyota Hilux, New Toyota Hilux and Toyota Hilux.” A letter addressed to the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Bolaji Salami and signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Special Duties & Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, said Ajayi “was still holding on…
The aspirants commended the party leadership and the screening committee for transparency. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee for Anambra governorship election on Monday screened 10 of the 16 aspirants seeking the party’s ticket. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 10 aspirants screened are Senator Uche Ekwunife, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, Mr Chris Azugbogu, Mr Winston Udeh, and Mr Valentine Ozigbo. Others are Mrs Chidi Onyemelukwe, Dr Ifedi Okwenna, Mr Tony Nwoye, Mr Walter Okeke, and Mr Godwin Ezeemo, while others are expected to be screened on Tuesday. Some of the screened aspirants, in separate interviews with…
Her appointment follows the retirement of the former state Accountant-General. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has approved the appointment of Mrs Esther Oni, as the state new Accountant-General. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Richard Olatunde, on Monday in Akure. Akeredolu congratulated the new Accountant-General, while urging her to discharge her duty with utmost responsibility deserving of her new office. Oni is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) with over 30 years progressive post-qualification experience, in both the private and public sectors. She also had a valuable stint…