Category: Politics

A former deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   In his resignation letter addressed to the PDP chairman in Mbutu Ward, Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state, Ihedioha cited a misalignment between his personal beliefs and the current trajectory of the main opposition party.   He also copied the chairman of PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), PDP Acting National Chairman, and Chairman of PDP in Imo State.   His resignation was coming barely days…

Amidst protest over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election in Ondo State, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was early on Monday morning declared winner.   The Chairman of the party’s Primary Election Committee for Ondo State and Governor of Kogi, Usman Ododo said that Aiyedatiwa having satisfied the requirement of the law and scored the highest vote was the winner.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 171,922 members of the party were revalidated to vote in 203 wards in the 18 local government areas of…

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno on Sunday enjoined politicians in the state to jettison partisan politics and face governance saying campaigns have since finished.   A statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President of Senate, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh said Gov Eno, made the call at a bipartisan meeting ofup former and serving National Assembly members from the state across party lines, which he convened in Uyo, the state capital on Sunday.   The governor sought the cooperation and support of the lawmakers saying “We…

The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District who is also the Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro on Saturday stated that the survival of Amb. Umar Lliya Damagum as Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not a victory or defeat for anybody but a decision that was unanimously agreed on by the relevant stakeholders for the party to forge ahead. Senator Moro’s reaction was against the backdrop of rumor in some quarters that Amb. Damagum’s survival, against call for his resignation, was victory for the…

The National Coalition Against Terrorism, has described the purported suspension of the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, by individuals not affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) an act of terrorism against democracy and called for immediate prosecution against Justice Usman Mallam Na’abba for his role in granting the controversial order. In a press conference held on Thursday by its National Coordinator, Terrence Kuanum highlighted the disavowal of the suspension by 27 ward executive members of Ganduje ward of Dawakin Tofa Local Government of Kano State. , including…

Members of the All Progressives Congress under the umbrella of Concerned APC Members (CAM), have frowned at the purported suspension of the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje.   Recall that Ganduje was on Tuesday allegedly suspended by APC in his Ward in the Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state.   The state leadership, however, denied the alleged suspension, described those behind it as impostors.   Reacting to the development at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja, CAM, under the leadership of Okpokwu Ogenyi, called for…

Stakeholders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 19 Northern States have passed a vote of no confidence on the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf Abba.   The party chieftains under the aegis of Concerned NNPP Stakeholders said they have been left “disappointed with the path our beloved party is taking, especially in Kano State. ”   This was contained in a communique issued on Monday and jointly signed by the President, Hon. Attahiru Musa, Secretary, Hon. Simon Pam, Chairman Communique Drafting Committee, Comr. Ibrahim Mustapha, and…

Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro, has described the call for resignation of PDP acting National Chairman, Amb. Umar Lliya Damagum as ill-timed and inappropriate. Senator Moro was reacting to the call for Amb. Damagum’s resignation by Member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in Imo State, Hon. Ugochinyere Ikenga who accused the National Chairman of working for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and his failure to call a National Executive Council (NEC) since he replaced Senator Iyorchia Ayu as the PDP National…