By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in all 17 local government areas (LGAs) of Plateau State following chairmanship and councillorship elections conducted on October 9, 2024. The results were announced by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) on Thursday. During a...
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By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has officially swore in 15 newly elected Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen in Jos, following the elections held over the weekend by the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC). Hailing the transparency and credibility of the electoral process, Governor...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kanam Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau, has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s local government election in the state. Prof. Salleh Kanam, a stalwart of the party in Kanam, rejected the outcome of the election while addressing newsmen on Thursay in Dengi. He...
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has exercised his franchise in the ongoing local government elections in the state, assuring citizens that their votes will count. Mutfwang gave the assurance after casting his vote in Ampang West, Mangu Local Government Area of the state at exactly 9:15 a.m. “As you...
There is heavy presence of security personnel in Jos, as Plateau holds election across the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. A Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who monitored the situation on Wednesday, reports that personnel of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Nigeria Security...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos As the Plateau State Local Government Elections approach, set for October 9, 2024, the Equity International Initiative, a civil society organization committed to advancing democracy and human rights, has called for a credible and transparent electoral process. During a press conference held in Jos, Amb....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – As Plateau State prepares for its local government elections scheduled for October 9, 2024, the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) has reaffirmed its dedication to ensuring a credible and transparent electoral process. In a press briefing held in Jos on Tuesday, PLASIEC Chairman...
A former governor of Rivers Nyesom Wike has accused his successor Siminalayi Fubara of sponsoring the Action Peoples Party (APP) in the just-ended local government election in the oil-rich state. Governor Fubara had days ago sworn in local government chairpersons in Rivers State. APP won 22 of the 23...
Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has fixed Oct. 16 for its chairmanship primaries ahead of the Nov. 2, local councils elections in the state. The State APC Chairman, Mr Aliyu Bello, announced this at the party’s expanded stakeholders meeting on Monday in Lafia. He also...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Cultural Middle-Belt Political Forum has officially endorsed all candidates from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming Local Government Elections in Plateau State, scheduled for October 9th. This endorsement was announced during a press briefing held at the Nigeria Union of Journalists...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the immediate cancellation of the just concluded Local Government (LG) polls in Benue. The Benue Chairman of APGA, Mr Joseph Ogli, made the call in an interaction with newsmen on Monday in Makurdi. Ogli said that APC winning all 23...
)A former PDP Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George has advised the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike,to ceasefire and allow Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to work for the people of the state. George made this appeal in a statement on Monday in Lagos, following the latest crisis in...
The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing-in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP...
Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has swore in the 23 newly elected local government chairmen in the state. Alia, during the ceremony on Monday in Makurdi, tasked the new council chairmen with accountability and transparency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Abba Moro has strongly condemned and rejected the local government election “purportedly conducted” in Benue State on Saturday, October 5, describing it as...
The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners...
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has said he will make every necessary sacrifice to ensure a successful conduct of the Saturday’s local government council election in the state. Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday that the scheduled local government council election was in compliance to a judgment...
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has said that the party is fully prepared to participate in the Saturday local government elections in Benue. Mr. Edward Akpen, APGA Deputy National Chairman, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Makurdi. Akpen, who...
The Police Command in Rivers has announced that it will boycott the forthcoming local government council elections scheduled for Saturday. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday that the decision followed an order from the Federal High Court. Iringe-Koko confirmed that the command...
Benue State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ezekiel Adaji, has said that the party would use Saturday’s local government polls as a litmus test for 2027. Adaji stated this on Friday in Makurdi when he took over the leadership of the party in the state. The...