The Ebonyi Lawmakers of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the National Assembly say no member of the caucus is cross carpeting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman of the Lawmakers of Peoples Democratic Party, Ebonyi Caucus, Sen. Sam Egwu. (PDP) The Chairman of the Caucus, Sen. Sam Egwu, in company of three other senators and Five House of Representatives members from Ebonyi said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The PDP Lawmakers in NASS were reacting to recent cross carpeting of the Ebonyi Gov. Dave Umahi from the PDP to the APC. Egwu, who spoke…
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Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has challenged Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State to a debate over the reasons he (Umahi) gave for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Wike, during his appearance on Channel Television’s Politics Today, threw the challenge, adding he never stopped Governor Umahi from running for the 2023 presidency. The Rivers Governor expressed disappointment over Governor Umahi’s actions in the build-up to his dumping the PDP and his claims that injustice reigns in the main opposition party and that there are more opportunities for consultations in the APC, among…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has responded to Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi’s earlier warning to him. There have been exchanges of verbal blows between Wike and Umahi ever since the Ebonyi Governor announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Umahi had during an interview on Wednesday warned Wike to focus on the party and stop demonstrating dictatorship traits by attacking him. Umahi warned that it would be dangerous if they take on themselves, saying, “Wike has called the PDP committee all kinds of unprintable names, and I…
Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has criticised his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a dictator. Umahi in an interview with Arise TV, revealed that Wike is single-handedly controlling the affairs of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, autocratically which has made governors on the platform unhappy with him. “Wike must know he is a dictator; he must know that one person cannot be called a crowd. “Wike must know that a lot of governors in the PDP are very sad with him,” Umahi added. According to Umahi, Wike single-handedly made Secondus the PDP Chairman and tried to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Nigerian leader described it “as a bold move driven purely by principle rather than opportunistic motives”. Buhari noted that he knows people will call him names, but that is the price men of principles have to pay for acting according to their conscience and conviction. His reaction was contained in a statement Wednesday night by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. Buhari said: “I am proud of Governor David Umahi for taking this bold decision in accordance with his conscience and principles…
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri, has reacted to the Supreme Court judgement which affirmed him as the duly elected governor of the State. The apex court, in a unanimous judgement delivered by a seven-man panel led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, dismissed the six appeals filed against Diri and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. In his judgement, Justice Ngwuta predicated the dismissal on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja, Diri said they don’t need further distractions from politicians. According to him, the Supreme Court ruling has ended attempts by the…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants. The appeals dismissed were filed by the Alliance for Democracy, Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Labour Movement (LM) and Accord Party (AD). Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second in the last year’s governorship…
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa has advised Nigerian youths to join politics, saying now is the best time for them to be involved in the administration of their country. The NIDCOM boss said this on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at the 14th ǼLEX Annual Lecture (Virtual Edition) tagged ‘Illiteracy, Migration and Insecurity: Nigeria’s Population Time Bomb’. She said the youths’ participation in politics is the solution to the campaign against police brutality and bad governance. She said, “For the youths, please join politics, be on the table. Now is the time for the youths. Get involved now,…
Chief Egwu Chima, a former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation in Ebonyi says Gov Dave Umahi’s defection from the PDP to APC would not add tonic to his new party. Chima stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abakaliki. The former commissioner declared that the defection by the governor to APC would hurt the integrity of the party rather than reinvigorate and enhance its fortunes. Governor Umahi announced his defection to APC at a news conference on Tuesday in Abakaliki, ending months of speculations. He said his defection was to protest…
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) on Tuesday visited Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to commiserate with him and the people of Lagos State over the EndSARS protest mayhem. Speaking with journalists during the visit at the Lagos House, Marina, the Chairman of the forum, Sen. Atiku Bagudu, commended Sanwo-Olu for demonstrating leadership during the EndSARS protest. “He has remained committed till date. The panel (Judicial Panel of Enquiry) he set up is making progress and they are independent. The truth is coming out gradually; it is evolving. “So we encourage him. We appreciate the people of Lagos and we are glad that…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dissolved the ward, local government and state executive committees of the Ebonyi state chapter of the party forthwith. The NWC in a statement issued by the party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Tuesday also dissolved the South-East Zonal Caretaker Committee of the party. Ologbondiyan said that the NWC made the decision arising from a crucial meeting on Tuesday. He said that the decisions were pursuant to the powers conferred on the NWC by the PDP Constitution.
Governor Bello Muhammed Matawallen has received 69 former Councillors and 14 Local Government Council secretaries who dumped former Governor Abdulaziz Yari and the APC for the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state. The party men who served as elected Councillors between 2012, 2015 to 2019 respectively defected from the All progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP under the auspices of the state chapter of the Ex-councillors Forum. The leader of the Ex-councillors, Alh Tukur Muhammed Magami said the decision to leave Yari followed their strong belief in the leadership style of Governor Bello Muhammed Matawallen, especially…
The immediate past National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, (South West), Eddy Olafeso, has lashed out at the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, over the crisis rocking the party within the south west zone. Olafeso on Tuesday stated that the failure to invite some leaders of the party to PDP meeting in Ibadan, which was at the behest of Makinde was responsible for the attendance of the Lagos meeting called by former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The Ondo chapter of the PDP is backing the Ibadan meeting while Olafeso and other PDP chieftains in…
US President-elect, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, appointed nine close campaign aides into key White House positions. This follows his decision to name Ron Klain as his Chief of Staff. The new appointees include his 2020 campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, being named Deputy Chief of Staff. A veteran of seven presidential campaigns, O’Malley Dillon served as deputy campaign manager for Barack Obama’s successful 2012 re-election effort. Campaign co-chair Cedric Richmond, a House Democrat from Louisiana, has been named senior advisor to Biden. The 47-year-old will leave his seat in Congress to take his new role when Biden is inaugurated on…
The quest by Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, to be the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress in 2023 led to his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has claimed. Wike said committed members of the PDP were not surprised that Governor Umahi formally defected to the APC, which he has for a while been fraternising with. Governor Wike said ordinarily, he would not have been perturbed by Umahi’s decision to defect to the APC, but, he felt offended by his attempt to justify his decision on the purported injustice meted out to…
Popular human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has reacted to the defection of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Adeyanju disclosed that Umahi defected to APC to pursue his presidential ambition but President Muhammadu Buhari will hand over to a Northerner. The convener of Concerned Nigerians described Umahi’s move as a joke. He, however, noted that Umahi would only get a Senatorial ticket. According to Adeyanju: “Ebonyi Gov going to APC to contest for President is not only a joke but madness taken too far. “They won’t give him…
Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Minister of Science and Technology, has said that leaders of the party in the South-East are doing their best to rebuild the party in the zone. He said this after a closed-door meeting of the party’s leaders from the zone which lasted for over two hours and held in Abuja on Monday night. According to Onu, the leaders met to review the situation of the party in the South-East. “Leaders of APC in the South-East met in the residence of our governor, governor of Imo. “We have representation…
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has confirmed what everyone already knows–he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing a press conference in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on Tuesday, November 17, Umahi confirmed that he has joined the governing APC to protest the injustice in the PDP; and not because he wanted the PDP to hand him its presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 elections. “Let me clear the air and state that I never sought for the ticket of PDP presidency and I will not,” Umahi said. “Whoever that said that…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says several leaders and members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) are on the verge of joining the platform. Yekini Nabena, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the PDP is running from pillar to post to stop “the current gale of defections”. Nabena mocked the opposition for “hallucinating on a political ‘third force’ ahead of the 2023 general elections”. The spokesman quoted PDP’s Kola Ologbodiyan as saying some people planning a new bloc “are coming to break the party by taking members of the PDP to create a…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has confirmed that she rejected the chance to be President Muhammadu Buhari’s running mate during the 2011 general elections. Buhari contested the presidency in 2003, 2007 and 2011 without winning. However, he defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015, to assume the highest office in the land for the second term. The senior pastor of the Citadel Global Community Church, Tunde Bakare, earlier this week revealed that current vice-president, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Oby Ezekwesili, Jimi Agbaje, current Minister of Trade and Industry, Niyi Adebayo, were among those approached to run with Buhari. Ezekwesili…