The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Blessing Agbebaku, on Tuesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Agbebaku, speaker since June 16, 2023, under PDP, cited Gov. Monday Okpebholo’s constituency development initiatives as his major reason for leaving PDP to join...
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Some chairmanship aspirants in the forthcoming Lagos State Local Government Election have advised the All Progressive Congress (APC) not to subvert democratic processes in its primaries. The aspirants from Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. Speaking on...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has reaffirmed his commitment to supporting Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso’s political decisions. Governor Yusuf pledged to follow Kwankwaso’s political lead, stating, “wherever he goes politically, his supporters will follow.” The governor made this declaration while addressing 484 local government Councillors from the 44 Local government...
Zamfara chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it would resist any attempt to witch-hunt the suspended members of the State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris. The News Agency...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has debunked insinuations that former President Muhammadu Buhari, former Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, and others may leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the 2027 general election. This is in reaction to speculations that members of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) bloc,...
A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Bode George, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to implement the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference to honour Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark. George, a retired Naval Commodore and former military governor of Ondo, made this appeal at a...
A federal lawmaker, Sen. Garba Maidoki (PDP–Kebbi), has attributed the recent wave of defections from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to ongoing internal crises within the party. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, Maidoki reacted to the defection of several...
by EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has responded to Governor Umo Eno’s recent remarks about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), likening it to a faulty airplane. The APC agrees with the Governor’s assessment, stating that PDP has indeed become “inoperable and unsafe for travel.” The APC...
Former Delta Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa never said that he regretted being a Vice Presidential candidate to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections. The Executive Assistant to Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Public Enlightenment (Projects and Policies), Mr Olisa Ifeajika...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairmen of the 21 Local Government Areas alongside the Forum of Councillors of the 239 electoral wards in Kogi State have officially endorsed Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo for a second term in office. The endorsement followed a motion by the Chairman of Olamaboro Local...
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) will welcome former governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, into the party’s fold. Oborevwori who recently defected to the party from the Peoples Democratic Party, made the remarks during the vigil mass held in honour of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Legal Adviser to initiate legal proceedings aimed at reclaiming the party’s mandate from Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori for defection. Others whose mandates are also to be reclaimed are lawmakers, and other elected officials who recently defected along with Oborevwori to...
The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State, has assured the 2023 PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, who recently returned to the ruling party, that he will not regret coming to the party. The State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, gave the assurance...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, jos – A coalition of legal professionals under the aegis of Lawyers for the Cause of Bauchi (LAWBA) has raised alarm over alleged plans by Governor Bala Mohammed to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The group warned that such a move could compromise ongoing...
President Bola Tinubu has described the mass movement of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori and the entire Delta chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a political tsunami. The president made the observation in Asaba, Delta capital at a formal ceremony organised to...
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, says his defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) is informed by the need to build a platform free from godfatherism and internal dysfunction. He said Nigeria urgently needs a credible political alternative to rescue it from existential threats. El-Rufa’i...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- The Presidency has robustly defended the strength of Nigeria’s democracy, dismissing claims of authoritarianism and asserting that recent high-profile defections to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are voluntary expressions of political freedom. A statement issued by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, urged Nigerians to ignore “alarmists”...
Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said he is optimistic that more members of the opposition party will defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday after a meeting with political stakeholders from Delta. The News Agency of Nigeria...
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress.(APC), Uche Nwosu, has said the South should be allowed to complete its eight years of presidency. Nwosu, a former Chief of Staff to Imo government, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. According to him, the southern part of...
By HARUNA AHMED, Damaturu – Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has declared he will not join the opposition coalition led by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, stated this in a statement issued in Damaturu on Saturday. Recalled that a viral...