FACT-CHECK: Is Ambode flying Labour Party Lagos guber flag? There have been speculations that the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has defected to the Labour Party, LP, to fly its flag in the 2023 Lagos governorship election. However, checks has revealed otherwise. The social media is currently charged with euphoria by the OBI-dients … [Read more…]
Doyin Okupe, a former senior special assistant on public affairs to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has announced his withdrawal as the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). In a tweet on Thursday, Okupe said a letter of his withdrawal has been sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In June, Okupe was named as … [Read more…]
On his running mate, Obi said he prefers a younger and fresh politician. According to him, a younger person who has “something to offer” to complement his ticket would be chosen instead of bringing “an old hand” who had been in government in the past. The LP presidential candidate said although his running mate would … [Read more…]
Enugu Guber: Group, Power Shift, endorses Frank Nweke II for governorship race …vows to mobilize 100,000 voters towards 2023 general election Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu As the political engines of the country continue to rev up, a political group, Power Shift, with structures in virtually all parts of the country, have thrown their weight behind the … [Read more…]
Political parties yet to submit names of their vice presidential candidates have stepped up efforts to beat the July 15 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties affected, it was learnt, have been working round the clock and putting finishing touches to their consultations to ensure names they submit would be … [Read more…]
The Director-General of the Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has announced that the planned alliance between the Labour Party and the New Nigerian People’s Party for the 2023 general election is “dead.” According to Okupe, who is the placeholder as running mate to the LP presidential candidate and former Governor of Anambra State, … [Read more…]
ANALYSIS: An opposition within the opposition? How PDP might derail its ambition The fallout from the presidential primaries of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which culminated in the victory of Atiku Abubakar as the party’s flagbearer in the 2023 elections has led to a series of events akin to a blockbuster Nollywood movie. Despite … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance ahead of 2023 elections deepened on Monday with a call on security agencies to arrest, investigate and prosecute its former national chairman and factional presidential candidate, Chief Chekwas Okorie and factional chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, in order to save the nation’s fledgling democracy. APGA, in a communiqué … [Read more…]
Prominent Nigerians, including frontline Islamic cleric have cautioned against same religion presidential ticket, saying it would exacerbate the religious tension in the country. Since Bola Tinubu emerged the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there have been arguments and counter-arguments as to whether he would pick a Muslim or a Christian as running … [Read more…]
A member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Monday underrated the chances of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the 2023 general elections. The former House of Representatives member, via his verified Twitter handle, lampooned Obi’s supporters for being fixated only on online campaigns. He also hinted at … [Read more…]
A former Governor of Kano State and presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has stated that the electorate in the North won’t vote for the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, should the latter be the candidate of the proposed NNPP-LP alliance for the 2023 general elections. Kwankwaso also … [Read more…]
The loyalists of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, have listed conditions for the resolution of the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. Supporters of the governor, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Sunday, said it was not late for the PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to revisit the issue of his running mate by … [Read more…]