Less than one week to the presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), many aspirants have been gripped with anxiety over the outcome of the exercise as against the camp of the Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello which has been upbeat ahead of the exercise. The development followed the outcome of President Muhammadu … [Read more…]
Professor Peter Umeadi has emerged the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) party ahead of the 2023 presidential election. A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, on Wednesday emerged the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. Umeadi, who was the sole presidential aspirant … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its National Working Committee (NWC) deepened, yesterday, as factional members threatened to reject any autocratic decision foisted on them by the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. In a letter written by the National Vice Chairman (North West), Salihu Lukman, titled “APC and … [Read more…]
LESS than one week after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, won the Labour Party, LP, presidential ticket in style. He joined the workers’ party, on Friday, exactly 48 hours to the primaries held in Asaba, the Delta State capital. For the Presidency in 2023, Obi, … [Read more…]
Few days after his resignation from the People Democratic Party (PDP), former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, yesterday, emerged presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Obi, the PDP vice presidential candidate in the 2019 election, polled 96 delegates votes out of the 98 votes cast to win the primary in Asaba, Delta State. … [Read more…]
2023: Pat Utomi steps down for Peter Obi to emerge Labour Party presidential candidate Professor of political economy and co-convener of the National Consultative Front (NCFront), Pat Utomi has stepped down for the former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi to emerge the presidential candidate of Labour Party. Utomi announced his decision on Monday … [Read more…]
The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party has appealed to party members to close ranks and support the party’s presidential standard bearer for the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, as the party moves to rescue Nigeria. Chairman of the board, Sen. Walid Jibrin, made the appeal in a statement in Abuja, on Monday. … [Read more…]
Twenty–four hours to the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has come under fire for travelling in presidential jet during his meet-the-delegates tour nationwide. Criticisms of Osinbajo came as other presidential aspirants, both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), used chartered planes for their trips, … [Read more…]
Confusion and anxiety best portray the state of mind of presidential aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are currently in the dark over what becomes of their fate ahead of the proposed presidential primary. Their confusion was based on the inability of the party and President Muhammadu Buhari to provide … [Read more…]
Just in: PDP leaders in crucial meeting Leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party are locked in a crucial meeting at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel Abuja. The meeting which started in the early hours of Saturday is still ongoing as at the time of filing this report. Accreditation of delegates and observers which was scheduled … [Read more…]
A former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has replied Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State over the latter’s criticism of his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party. Obi, while faulting Wike for questioning his loyalty and integrity to the PDP, stated that integrity was about prudent management of public resources and not membership of … [Read more…]
Peter Obi joins Labour Party, thanks youths Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined Labour Party, The PUNCH reports. The former Anambra State Governor made the announcement on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. According to the 60-year-old politician, he left the Peoples Democratic Party days ago due to “issues that are at variance with my … [Read more…]