The Chairman, Labour Party Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, on Tuesday said her committee would appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja which upheld the Julius Abure-led leadership. Usman in a statement she personally signed said she met with the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Governor Alex Otti, and … [Read more…]
The embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has offered forgiveness to estranged members with whom he has been at loggerheads over the party’s leadership. “Now that the court has spoken, I offer my forgiveness to those who attempted to undermine our party, engaged in character assassination and blackmail, especially of my person,” … [Read more…]
…charges them on synergy, good governance Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has charged newly sworn-in Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of Local Government Areas in the state to embrace synergy among the various tiers of government, even as he assured them that he will respect their autonomy. Governor Eno who gave the charge while … [Read more…]
…APP, AA get 22, 1 LG Chairmanship Seats respectively The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has issued certificates of return to newly elected local government chairmen. Sunday’s event comes a day after the commission’s official declaration of results. This followed the conclusion of the keenly contested election, which, despite initial controversies and threats, was … [Read more…]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, said the outcome of the Rivers State local government election has shown an end to political intimidation and judicial chicanery. This, Atiku said, would pave the way for the noble pursuit of governance to commence in the state. He applauded Governor … [Read more…]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in Saturday’s local government election. Declaring the results on Sunday at its headquarters in Makurdi, the Chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, Richard Tombowua, announced that the APC won all 23 chairmanship and 276 councillorship elections held in the … [Read more…]
The Action People’s Party (APP) has won 22 chairmanship positions out of 23 in the just-concluded local government election in Rivers State. The Chief Election Officer of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) Adolphus Enebeli declared the results on Saturday in Port Harcourt. However, the state electoral umpire suspended the declaration of results for … [Read more…]
The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, has regretted that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt. He … [Read more…]
The 2023 Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has criticised the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) under President Bola Tinubu, stating that the party’s unpopular policies have worsened poverty and hunger in the country. According to the former Kano State Governor, the APC is also struggling to address the … [Read more…]
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reacted to a remark credited to his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, on the ongoing political crisis in the state. The immediate past Rivers State governor had last weekend mocked Fubara for supporting Action Peoples Party (APP), a party he considers inferior to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At a civic reception … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has won the September 28 local government elections in Anambra State, clearing all chairmanship and councillorship seats across the 21 local government areas of the state The Chairman of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission, ANSIEC, Genevieve Osakwe, announced the results at the ANSIEC office in Awka. Osakwe, while … [Read more…]
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday aimed a fresh jibe at his detractors over the festering Rivers State crisis, declaring that they were no match for him. Wike, who stormed Amadi-Ama, Abuloma, Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State for a reception organised in his honour by the Ijaw Peoples Congress … [Read more…]