Hon. Sam Onuigbo, a two-term member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia federal constituency of Abia State, in the House of Representatives and a chieftain of All Progressive Congress, APC, has harped on the need for Igbo’s to rejig their political strategies. The lawmaker said rather than continue sobbing about marginalization, the Igbo nation must play smart politics. At an interactive session with newsmen on Sunday, Onuigbo said a Nigerian president of South-East origin is possible if Ndigbo collaborates with other geo-political zones. The federal lawmaker insisted that Ndigbo must lay the ghost of marginalization to rest by re-strategizing and playing smart politics which…
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President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with former Governor of Osun State, Chief Bisi Akande, on his 82nd birthday. Lawan in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Ola Awoniyi on Sunday said Chief Akande made indelible contributions to governance and political development in Nigeria. He said, “His achievements as the first governor of Osun in this democratic dispensation and as the leader of the APC in its formative stage shall always remain remarkable and have cemented his position among leaders of consequence in Nigeria. “Chief Akande’s integrity, consistency, focus, level-headedness, firmness as a leader…
President Muhammadu Buhari has showered praises on Bisi Akande, the pioneer Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as he turns 82 years old. Buhari, in a copy of the birthday best wishes made available to DAILY POST by his Spokesman, Garba Shehu, described the former Osun State Governor as “one of the biggest and strongest pillars of democracy in the country.” Buhari also noted in the message, that Akande “is committed to service of the country and welfare of all citizens.” The President specifically pointed out that the APC, which Akande helped establish in 2014 has benefited from his…
Abuja-A youth group has given the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, a 14-day ultimatum to accept its call on him to contest the 2023 presidential election, threatening that it would mobilize Nigerians to occupy the streets if he delays to accept its request. Members of the group under the aegis of GYB2PYB, marched to the Kogi State Liaison Office in Abuja,Friday,where they presented letter of their request to the governor. Speaking on their behalf, National Coordinator of the group,Amb. Oladele John Nihi,said their call was necessitated by what he referred to as the “exemplary leadership of the governor in Kogi…
Low turnout of voters amid alleged hijack of election materials, yesterday, characterised conduct of local council election in Kano State. Signs that the election would witness poor outing emerged with late arrival of electoral officers and materials at various polling units, despite the presence of a few eligible voters. The Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) had scheduled accreditation and casting of ballots to commence and terminate within 8am to 3pm, when sorting and counting would commence. But contrary to those projections, election did not start as at 10am across places visited, due to late arrival of electoral officers, just…
Mazi Sam Ohaubunwa, a former member of Presidential Advisory Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment & Empowerment Programme,(SURE-P) and current President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, has expressed deep concern over deteriorating conditions of things in the country. Ohuabunwa lamented that the country is being run in an opaque manner and needs to be redirected for the good of all. The Abia born Pharmacist, who is the convener, The New Nigeria Group, in a statement on Sunday, posited that the government as presently constituted is so lopsided and Nigeria cannot work like that. Ohuabunwa who used the opportunity to announce that he…
The Mike Ibeh-led faction of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has asked a High Court sitting in Bwari Abuja to restrain Professor George Obiozor who was elected at Owerri by the Nnia Nwodo-led ohanaeze from parading himself as the President General or be sent to jail. Recall that two different elections which held consecutively on Saturday and Sunday produced Chidi Ibeh and George Obiozor as the President Generals of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. However, in a Motion On Notice No FCT/HC/BIU/M/14/21 brought against Professor Obiozor and the incorporated trustees of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and made available to DAILY POST on Saturday,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, for saying only God can resolve the insecurity challenges in the country. PDP’s spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan said Adesina’s comment has exposed Buhari’s government as completely helpless and incompetent. Adesina had said Nigerians should handover the insecurity issues in the country to God. Reacting, PDP said Adesina’s remark was an admission of Buhari’s failure. A statement by Ologbondiyan said: Buhari administration is “completely helpless and has come to its wits end in governance; a development, which validates the position of majority of Nigerians…
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Chief Olusola Ebiseni has appealed to party leaders and stakeholders in the state to pursue peace and unity among themselves. Ebiseni in a statement in Akure said this is “the only route to the realisation of their individual and collective aspirations. According to him, the party should remain indivisible. He however denied collecting money from Eyitayo Jegede during the 2019 National Assembly primary in which he was an aspirant. Recall that a Senator representing Ondo South in the state, Nicholas Tofowomo had in an interview recently…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) and the Ambassador Aminu Wali faction of the party to Kano High Court for contempt. PDP is charging KANSIEC for attempted impersonation and the use of its logo on the ballot for the Saturday, January 16, 2021 council poll. Similarly, the Kwankwasiyya faction is dragging the Wali faction for violating Justice Taiwo Taiwo’s judgment and parading himself as the PDP leadership. Addressing journalists yesterday in Kano, Chairman of PDP in the state, Alh. Shehu Sagagi, explained that the judgment delivered by the vocation judge of the Federal…
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said only God can ensure victory over insecurity. Adesina said most Nigerians have failed to understand that only God can ensure victory in the area of insecurity. He pointed out that Nigerians who refuse to pray for God’s intervention in the area of insecurity are guilty of indirectly prolonging the war against insurgency. The presidential spokesman stated this in an article entitled, ‘The Decent for the Indecent, the Just for the Unjust’. Adesina, however, lamented that rather than pray for troops battling insurgency, Nigerians are wailing. He wrote,…
Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ashwaju Bola Tinubu, have been asked to drop their ambitions to vie for the presidency of Nigeria in 2023. A body, Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition, PANPIEC, gave the warning in a statement by its Director of Planning and Strategy, Chief Pat Anyanwu, on Saturday, after a meeting between the Coalition and a northern group, Arewa Power Shift Movement, in Port Harcourt Rivers State. The Coalition noted that power shifting to Igbo land in 2023 will end the wounds of the civil…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has predicted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the election in all the 44 local governments of the state as well as the 484 wards judging by the massive turn out he saw at his ward number 008 Ganduje Cikin Gari on Saturday. He stated this after casting his ballot in the ongoing local government election on Saturday at Ganduje town of Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area. “It is highly impressive how people turned out to vote and it is peaceful. This shows that the election was accepted by all the people…
The next cycle of general elections may be a little over two years away but for players in the field of politics, 2023 is as close as the next couple of weeks or months. With eyes on the ball, plotting, scheming and strategising on where and how to position themselves to score self-serving goals; they plan ahead of time, aware that a minute lost may be herculean to regain. Senator Rochas Okorocha, lawmaker representing Imo West on the platform of the All Progressives Congress is an A-lister politician; a man not afraid to let the cat out of the bag…
Governor Zulum says he believes power should shift to other part of the country, but interested party must be ready to negotiate for it. Amid the agitation for Igbo presidency in 2023, Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has advised South-Eastern politicians to negotiate for power rather than expect others to leave it for them. Zulum said this while speaking in Lagos on Friday, January 15, 2021, at the 17th Chief Gani Fawehinmi annual lecture, themed ‘The constitutional history of Nigeria’s dysfunction: Any pathway to indivisibility and common progress?’ The event was organised by the Nigerian Bar Association, Ikeja Branch,…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that terrorists no longer control any part of Nigeria’s territory. The party advised Nigerians to stop politicising security issues. John Akpan Udo-Edehe, Secretary, APC Caretaker Committee, made the call in a statement on Friday. The scribe noted that apart from attacks on soft targets, Boko Haram and its affiliates had been degraded. Udo-Edehe said efforts of security services, particularly the Armed Forces, to keep the country safe, should be appreciated. “We should rather support their efforts to further degrade the capacity of terrorists and other criminal elements. “We invite Nigerians to rededicate themselves…
President Donald Trump will leave Washington DC on Wednesday morning before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in, according to Washington Post. The newspaper quoted a senior administration official to have revealed the outgoing President’s plan. Trump had previously announced he would not be at the inauguration of his successor at the U.S. Capitol. Trump not being at Biden’s swearing-in shatters a long lasting tradition in the US. Biden had described the Trump administration as a “dismal failure” while seeking to keep a focus on combating the coronavirus. Biden, who won the November 3 presidential election with over 300 electoral votes…
The developing truth is that the election management manual of the Peoples Democratic Party of (South-West) Nigeria is broken, and, however, must be entirely reproduced with a reviewed philosophy, attitude and grit! As time goes on, we’ve deliberated more on why it seems the party cannot again, earn the trust of the electorate, notwithstanding the embarrassingly poor performance of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Observing from the 2019 elections, to the stand-alone elections, there have been pointers to the fact that the PDP cannot come out victorious on Election Day what excessive gyrations on social media ignorantly make them believe.…
The second Republic lawmaker, Dr Muhammad Junaid, says the administration under President Muhammadu Buhari has failed woefully. According to him, “As regards the statement made by the President concerning security in the country generally and northeast, I think President Muhammadu Buhari is been economical with the truth. “First, I believe within this week, there are three or four attacks. And any leader who can give himself pass mark not to talk of half when the situation on ground is the reverse is not sincere or honest with people of this country. “Nobody likes conflicts, lack of security but it is…
The presidency says every citizen has the right to reside in any part of the country. Following the ultimatum issued to the Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah by a Muslim group in Sokoto State, the presidency has urged the group to leave the cleric to practise his faith and politics. The “Muslim Solidarity Forum” had earlier accused Kukah of making “malicious comments” against Islam. The group also asked the cleric to apologise for the allegation or leave Sokoto State. But in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to then President on Media…