The trend of state ruling parties dominating local government elections continued on Saturday as theAll Progressives Congress(APC) swept the polls in Kaduna and Kogi states. In most states that have conducted the elections this year, voter turnout was low, and the opposition parties have alleged malpractice by the state government-run electoral commissions. The states where … [Read more…]
The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said that the country must not be allowed to slide into a one party state. Makinde stated this at the Fashola Agricbusiness Hub, in Oyo town at the weekend, while interacting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Press Corps, who were at the state for their … [Read more…]
Kenya’s President William Ruto nominated Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, hours after the Senate voted to impeach the last man in the job, Rigathi Gachagua. Ruto’s nomination of a close ally – who still needs to be approved by parliament – comes after a period of political turmoil, mass protests … [Read more…]
Senators have unanimously passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The confidence vote, which was passed on Thursday during plenary, came barely 24 hours after Wednesday’s media reports that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) took over the National Assembly to supposedly prevent a … [Read more…]
The Kenyan Senate has confirmed the impeachment of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, marking the first time a deputy president in Kenya’s history has been removed from office. After two days of debate, 53 senators voted to uphold the motion, sealing Gachagua’s fate. Gachagua faced five charges, including misuse of public office, undermining judicial independence, and … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum (PDP-GF), has instructed feuding members of the party to revert to the status quo. Chairman of the forum who is also Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, issued the directive after a meeting of the governors which ended in the early hours of Tuesday. Mohammed said as a political … [Read more…]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to be at a crossroads. On Thursday, a gang in the party announced the suspension of the acting national chairman, Umar Damagum. His supporters said the move lacked justification, and that those who carried out the threat acted in error. Yesterday, the gangsterism failed. An Abuja Federal High Court … [Read more…]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the … [Read more…]
The internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, as a faction of the National Working Committee (NWC) has suspended Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, and National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, citing allegations of disloyalty. Earlier, a different faction within the NWC, aligned with Damagum, had announced the suspension of National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, … [Read more…]
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…]