The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, dismissed reports that he has made all necessary arrangements to decamp from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ortom, in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Terver Akase, also said that he was contacted by some notable persons to defect from PDP, but he declined the invitation. He said, “We have read some mischievous statements by members of the opposition in Benue State insinuating that Governor Samuel Ortom plans to rejoin All Progressives Congress, APC. “Those involved in the impish…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday. Umahi was at the Presidential Villa with some All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwarts after announcing his exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). APC Caretaker Chairman and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni formally presented him to Buhari. In attendance were former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, Govenors Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Badaru Abubakar (Jigawa), among others. Hours earlier, the governor told his supporters not to castigate federal legislators and others who did not defect with him. National Assembly members of Ebonyi origin had distanced themselves from his desertion.…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Peter Obi as his running mate in the 2019 got his Ebonyi counterpart, Dave Umahi upset with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike said with Umahi’s defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), he should be mindful of the political future of the South-East. The governor, in a Live broadcast on Thursday, said Umahi has shown that he is an ungrateful man. He recalled that after the 2018 PDP convention that produced Atiku, the former Vice President consulted widely and selected Obi, a former Anmabra Governor. Wike said: “Umahi…
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will win the presidency in 2023. According to him, the ruling party has impressed Nigerians with their development strides since they came into power. “APC has come to stay. We are developing the country, the people are happy with our programmes, we are touching lives and we are securing the nation,” Bello said on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Why won’t they (Nigerians) give us a chance once again to produce the president of this country? “APC by the grace of God…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will in the days ahead, set up a committee to review its manifesto to align with current realities. This was part of the resolution reached at the end of the party’s caucus meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja. The party, Vanguard gathered, is also looking at registration of new members nationwide as well as reaching out to those who left the party for one reason or the other in a bid to swell up to its ranks. Similarly, the Bala Mohammed Committee set up…
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…
President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, for his dedication to the Nigerian cause. Buhari, 77, congratulated Jonathan on his 63rd birthday, according to a statement signed by presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Buhari said Jonathan’s life of service has brought honour and goodwill to Nigeria. The president also hailed Jonathan’s ‘peculiar and remarkable climb’ on Nigeria’s political ladder, noting that his dedication has kept him working most recently as ECOWAS envoy to bring peace to the Republic of Mali. “As the former Nigerian President turns 63, President Buhari prays that the Almighty God…
Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has congratulated former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as he clocks 63 on Friday, November 20, 2020. Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State congratulates ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan as he clocks 63 on Friday, November 20, 2020. In a statement on Thursday, November 19, 2020, by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor commended the former president for his unique statesmanship and graceful disposition to issues. He said that Jonathan’s bourgeoning role in entrenching democracy across Africa through his observer-mission activities was impactful and laudable. He recalled the former president’s role in…
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…
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…