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…]
Adamawa: Binani Becomes First Female Governorship Candidate, Defeats Ribadu, Bindow, Namdas, Others Senator Aishatu Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made history today, as she defeated five male contestants to pick the party’s ticket to become the first female flag bearer of any political party in Adamawa. In a well contested APC governorship … [Read more…]
Ekweremadu, Tinubu, Kwankwaso, may lead regional parties Ahead of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress, indications have emerged that a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi; and national leader of the New Nigeria … [Read more…]
Nnaji clinches Enugu APC guber ticket Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu At the end of the All Progressives Congress primaries held today, Uche Geoffery Nnaji, Nwakaibie, has won the gubernatorial ticket of the APC in Enugu state. He was the only aspirant for the Gubernatorial primary election of the APC in the state. Nnaji who hails from … [Read more…]
Why we stopped 2 aspirants from Lagos governorship primary – APC committee The All Progressives Congress Governorship Electoral Committee in Lagos on Thursday stopped two governorship aspirants from entering the Mobolaji Johnson Arena venue of the ongoing governorship primary in the state. The affected aspirants are the former commissioner for energy and mineral resources in … [Read more…]
Governors Seyi Makinde and Ahmadu Fintiri were yesterday endorsed by delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo and Adamawa to pursue their second term bid. Makinde secured the ticket with 1,040 votes while his closest rival, former deputy governor of the state, Hazeem Gbolarumi scored six votes. The result was announced by the Secretary … [Read more…]
Hundreds of youths, on Wednesday, from Gulumbe town under Birnin Kebbi local have defected to New Nigeria peoples party (NNPP). The youths who are from different political parties in Kebbi state were received by party excos and House of Representative Aspirant Abubakar Aliyu Dangaladima at Gulumbe. According to Aliyu, receiving defectors to their fold close … [Read more…]