A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to forthwith recognise the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee as the only valid authority to represent the Labour Party, pending when the party convenes a national convention. The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Peter Lifu in a … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has refuted claims that local government chairmen are forcing civil servants to register or revalidate their membership with the party as a condition for receiving their salaries. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday during the revalidation of the party’s immediate past state chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah, at Udi/Agbudu … [Read more…]
Stakeholders of Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area have unanimously endorsed the re-election bid of the Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, for a second term in 2027, citing his visionary leadership and remarkable developmental strides across the state. The endorsement followed a stakeholders’ meeting where a motion supporting the Governor’s second-term ambition was moved … [Read more…]
A Rivers High Court sitting in Oyigbo Local Government Area has stepped into the escalating political crisis in the state, issuing an interim injunction that temporarily halts further action on the impeachment process against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Nma-Odu. In a ruling delivered in Port Harcourt, the court restrained the Speaker of … [Read more…]
In a move widely seen as politically symbolic and potentially destabilising for the opposition, Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, the son of former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while declaring his commitment to the re-election of President Bola … [Read more…]
The Board Chairman of the Enugu Smart City Development Authority, Rt. Hon. Ikemba U.S.A Igwesi, has officially registered with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his ward, declaring full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Peter Mbah’s developmental visions for Nigeria and Enugu State. Igwesi completed his registration as part of the ongoing … [Read more…]
APC has launched its e-registration exercise in Nkanu West LGA, with the council chairman, Hon. John Chukwuma Ogbodo, urging residents to join the party and support Governor Peter Mbah’s development agenda. The flag-off, held at Central School, Ndiagu Obuno Akpugo, drew party leaders, officials, and residents who completed their digital enrolment on the APC membership … [Read more…]
Two members of the Rivers House of Assembly, who are loyalists of former Governor Nyesom Wike, have withdrawn from the impeachment move against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers. The Minority Leader of the assembly, Sylvanus Enyinna Nwankwo, and Peter Abbey, who represents Degema State Constituency, urged their colleagues to exercise restraint and allow for dialogue … [Read more…]
Southeast APC governors and political leaders have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole presidential candidate for the 2027 election, warning against a repeat of the poor voter turnout that left the party with just six per cent of votes in 2023. The endorsement was announced after a gathering of APC stakeholders in Enugu themed … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has assured the people of Nkanu land and Enugu State in general that he would continue to make them proud, serving with integrity and the full measure of his capacity. Mbah gave the assurances on Friday at the 50th coronation anniversary celebration of the traditional rule of Ihuokpara … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) aims to build a two-million-member base, noting that the era of fragmented politics that denied Enugu State the benefits of the centre was over. Mbah stated this during the flag-off of the APC e-registration exercise at Owo, … [Read more…]
The political landscape in Rivers State took another turn on Thursday when members of the state’s House of Assembly began impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Ngozi Odu. During plenary presided over by the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule, the Majority Leader, Rivers State House of Assembly, … [Read more…]