The leadership of the Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) is still sharply divided. The tussle is between Bashir Bolarinwa, chairman and his deputy, Samari Abdullahi. There was confusion after the APC national leadership acknowledged Abdullahi as the acting chairman of the state caretaker committee. The camp of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is against Bolarinwa, while Abdullahi has the backing of Ministers Lai Mohammed and Gbemisola Saraki. The internal crisis started months after the new government in Kwara was sworn in. Since then, different interventions by the headquarters in Abuja is yet to re-unite warring factions. On Thursday, Bolarinwa…
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Ambrose Nwogwugwu, the Imo State Peoples Democratic Party’s Director General of New Media has dumped his darling party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The PDP spokesman, who garnered much popularity due to his incessant attacks on the Hope Uzodinma-led government, said that he took the bold step after being unceremoniously relieved of his duty by his former party, PDP. According to him, the treatment offered to him by the PDP after putting up a strong fight for them was not commensurate enough. “Much as it is shocking to many that I, the number one antagonist of this government,…
About 400 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have dumped the party for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ubakala, Umuahia South Local Government Area of the state. The defectors were led by the APC Vice Chairmanship candidate in the December 18th 2020 LG poll held across the state, including executive members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking on behalf of the PDP decampees during the declaration ceremony in Umuahia South LGA, on Thursday, Comrade Ifeanyi Duke, expressed joy they joined the ruling PDP in the state. He explained that they were motivated to join PDP because…
A pro youths group, the North Central Coalition For Leadership (NCCL), has promised to purchase the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for Governor Yahaya Bello if he decides to contest for the 2023 presidential election. National Coordinator of the group, Williams Charles, made this known while speaking to journalists on Thursday. “We members of NCCL (and) our resolve, since our formation, is primarily to ensure that Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, a youth from North Central seek for the office of the president and emerges victorious. “Our reason for embarking on this project is…
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Michika Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa State, John Fave, four officials of the LGA, as well as eight ward chairmen of the party, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former APC leaders while alleging injustice in the APC, declared their decision to defect during a press briefing at the state capital, Yola. Michika, a large LGA with 12 wards, lies next to Madagali, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s home LGA and has always been a PDP stronghold. “We the undersigned leaders of All Progressives Congress from Michika LGA wish to…
The seven Ogun State House of Assembly members elected under the platform of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), TheInfoStride reports. The lawmakers announced their defection during plenary on Thursday, according to letters read by the Speaker, Hon. Olakunle Oluomo. Oluomo, while reading their letters of defection, noted that the seven legislators claimed to have taken the decision after due consultation with their leaders and constituents. The defecting lawmakers are Modupe Mujota of Abeokuta North State Constituency, Musefiu Lamidi from Ado-Odo/Ota II and Amosun Yusuf from Ewekoro State constituency. Others are Honourables…
Ahead of the commencement of the registration exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has warned stakeholders against shutting out any “existing or intending” member from registering, and the manipulation or hijack of the process by political interests, saying such actions will only draw the party backwards. The Governor also warned that those found perpetrating the aforementioned shall be made to face the party’s disciplinary procedures. He charged stakeholders of the party to mobilise members at all levels and ensure that new persons are attracted into the party. Lalong stated this during a…
Dr. Dotun Jegede, PhD has charged Ogun State Government, Federal Government, University Of Ibadan and Akarigbo Of Remoland To Immortalise Late Sir (Dr) Olatunde Ayedun Agbato. Recall that the well respected Veteran Veterinary Doctor, Sir (Dr.) Olatunde Ayedun Agbato was finally laid to rest on Friday, 21st January 2021. Dotun Jegede, PhD written statement reads in part: “Papa Agbato returned to glory about 5 months after celebrating his 70th birthday -a major symbol of completion of earthly mission. “A frontliner, forefather and noble leader in the livestock, poultry industry. His emergence in the industry, revolutionised, professionalised, and institutionalised the practice,…
President Muhammad Buhari on Tuesday told the new Service Chiefs that the country was in the state of emergency. President Buhari also said it has not been easy to fulfill the promises he made to Nigerians 2015 which were to secure the country, revive the economy, and fight corruption. Admonishing the new Service Chiefs to be patriotic in discharging their duties, he also told them to serve the country well. The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina said, “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country well, as…
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, visited former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso on Wednesday. Other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders were on the delegation. They included former Chairman, Kawu Baraje; Deputy Chairman (North), Senator Suleiman Nazif, Senators Rafiu Ibrahim, Mohammed Hassan, and Philip Aruwa Gyunka. The team was at Kwankwaso’s residence to commiserate with the former lawmaker over the demise of his father. They expressed their sympathy and prayed for the repose of the departed soul. Kwankwaso, on behalf of his family, thanked the chieftains for their solidarity.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss the security situation in the state. He declared that his administration remained resolute about fighting bandits, hoodlums, armed robbers and kidnappers. Makinde insisted that the real enemies of Oyo were the criminal elements. The governor spoke to State House Correspondents after his meeting with Buhari. He said: “The issue that I discussed with Mr. President is the fact that Oyo State landmass is quite big. Oyo State is close to 29,000 square kilometres. And the state right now only has two Mobile Police Squadrons. “I requested…
A chieftain of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Barr. Olusegun Bamgbose, has described the dismissal of the country’s security heads as the best decision taken by President Muhammadu Buhari in his five years in office. The new service chiefs, as TheInfoStride had earlier reported, are: Major-General Leo Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff; Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Oladayo Amao as Chief of Air Staff; Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff; and General Ibrahim Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari, Tuesday, said that his principal…
The Appeal Court sitting in Ado Ekiti Wednesday, dismissed the suit filed by the caucus loyal to the Senator representing Ekiti South senatorial district, Biodun Olujimi over the congress that produced the present Ward Executive Committee members of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in the state. Delivering judgment in the Appeal Number CA/EK/57/2020, the Appeal Court upheld the decision of the trial Court and resolved all issues against the Appellant, Oladimeji Samson Olalekan. Olujimi, had through Oladimeji Samson Olalekan and others, filed a motion ex-parte, seeking an order of the court, restraining the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) from announcing,…
Ahead of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra State, a leading governorship aspirant under the platform of the ruling All Progress Congress, APC, Chief Ben Etiaba has predicted that APGA has come to a dead-end in the State, saying that the state needs a new direction of leadership. Etiaba, a Chartered Account, said that the late Premier of Eastern Region, Dr Michael Okpara is his hero, saying that he is going to Anambra to replicate the monumental development projects Okpara brought to the Eastern region that opened up the place. According to him, Okpara succeeded because he was…
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has called for an all-inclusive governance to curb the myriad of agitations rocking the country. Okowa made the call on Wednesday when he received the Executive Chairman and Commissioners of Federal Character Commission who visited him at the Government House, Asaba. He said that only fairness and equity could guarantee the loyalty of the people in terms of political appointments, projects and the civil service. He stated that the rest of the country must understand that there was a special plight on the part of those residing in the creeks and riverside communities in…
Would the membership revalidation exercise, which began yesterday at various units, wards, local government and state levels of the All Progressives Congress (APC) usher in a new beginning for party faithful or create impetus for the emergence of new owners? The unique selling proposal of the membership registration, which endeared it to the National Executive Committee (NEC) members, revolved around democratising the running of the party and sorting out some encumbrances that dogged its formation. Although some foundation members of the amalgam, including Tom Ikimi and Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, among others were displaced from the party in the buildup to…
Boasts Of Reclaiming The State If there is anything the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wants to prove to Nigerians, it is that the party still remains the preferred choice of the people of the Southeast zone. The party intends to win the Anambra governorship election in November to clear all doubts. However, a look at developments in the recent past indicates a serious question mark on the PDP’s claim of zonal dominance. The party had sprinted ahead by winning elections in the five states at the 1999 general elections. That victory gave it unassailable edge over others in the zone.…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has disclosed that the letter purportedly issued to Alhaji Ibrahim Samari replacing Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa as state chairman of the party was given in error. Oyedepo made this known in Ilorin on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said APC leaders from both feuding factions in the state had met in Abuja with the Chairman of the North Central Governors’ Forum and governor of Niger, Sani Bello, who was appointed by the National Secretariat of the party to resolve the crisis.…
A South-West women’s group, Yoruba Women in Government, YWIG, on Tuesday, slammed the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, for working to create enmity among the peoples of the country and creating a bad image for the people of the South-East. The group, in a statement in Akure, by its Chairperson, Chief Fumilayo Adesanwo, harped on the need for unity and mutual understanding among the peoples of the country and within the South-West. YWIG said: “We feel very sorry for the people who listen to the sermons of Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. “Nnamdi Kanu’s statements portray him…
The committee says the Act will guarantee credibility to Nigeria’s electoral process. The Joint Technical Committee on repeal of Electoral Act 2010, on Tuesday, submitted its report to the National Assembly Joint Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Electoral Matters. Chairman of the joint technical committee, Mr Festus Okoye, made the presentation to the committee at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Okoye is also INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee. Presenting the report, Okoye said that the report was a product of some level of consensus. “We are not perfect; but we believe with…