Civil society groups on electoral reforms have said that state governors opposed to certain amendments in the Electoral Bill cannot dictate to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). They described the position of some governors on the mode of primary and other items in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill as “unpopular and … [Read more…]
APC can’t decide internal democracy for other parties: PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says no political party has the right to impose its processes on another. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Tuesday in Abuja, it said PDP and other political parties had the right to decide which form … [Read more…]
APGA/Soludo victory, reward for good governance: Victor Umeh He said Mr Soludo’s victory was significant to APGA and expressed the hope that the party would spread to other parts of Nigeria. Victor Umeh, former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), says the victory of Charles Soludo at the 2021 governorship election in … [Read more…]
Soludo: APC spoiling Buhari’s name, says APGA chieftain Sunny-Neville Uchendu, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) chieftain, says many APC people are spoiling President Muhammadu Buhari’s name before and during the Anambra governorship election, which produced APGA candidate Charles Soludo as the winner. “What is more remarkable is that some people were dropping the name … [Read more…]
Anambra election over; kidnappers, please release our candidate: Labour Party Mr Agbadimalo was kidnapped on September 18 while leaving a campaign ground at Ezinifitte Nnewi South local government area. Clement Ojukwu, National Organising Secretary, Anambra Labour Party, has pleaded with the kidnappers of the party’s candidate, Obiorah Agbadimalo, to set him free. Mr Ojukwu made … [Read more…]
Anambra Decides: APGA victory bad omen for Igbos, says APC chieftain APGA has been made to look like an Igbo party. Is there Hausa or Yoruba party?” he asked. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East, Elvis Agukwe, has described the All Progressives Grand Alliance’s lead in the Anambra gubernatorial election … [Read more…]
Anambra Debate: Governorship candidates reluctant to condemn IPOB The activities of the pro-Biafra group, IPOB, appeared to have been a difficult issue for the governorship candidates in Anambra State to deal with during the just concluded political debate. Andy Uba of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and … [Read more…]
The National Vice Chairman South South of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih, has assured the party is poised to return to power come 2023 given the successful completion of it’s national convention last Saturday. He spoke on Sunday while congratulating the new members of the National Working Committee (NWC) who emerged on … [Read more…]
Former Senate President, Chief Pius Anyim, has said that he will contest for the Presidency in 2023 whether the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoned it to the South-East zone or not. Anyim made the declaration on Saturday in Abuja on the sideline of the ongoing PDP national convention. The Former Secretary to the Government of … [Read more…]
2023: Convention beginning of our rescue mission – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its 2021 convention is the beginning of its quest to rescue the country. The chairman of the PDPNational Convention Organizing Committee, Ahmadu Fintiri, started this,on Saturday, while declaring open the PDP 2021 National Convention, holding at the Eagle … [Read more…]
Convention: PDP working towards consensus, says Tambuwal The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwual, has said he and his colleagues were working towards ensuring that all members of the new National Working Committee emerge via consensus. He said this after a meeting of the PDP-GF in Abuja, … [Read more…]
Dele Momodu joins PDP, gives reasons – Dele Momodu A former presidential candidate, publisher, and journalist, Dele Momodu, has joined Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party. Momodu announced this in a statement on Friday. He explained that his decision was to contribute meaningfully to the development of the country. The former presidential candidate … [Read more…]