Category: Politics

Rivers APC SWC meets Party Leader, Chief Tony Okocha, commends his Leadership style

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The State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC)Rivers State Chapter, led by the Acting State Chairman, Hon. Omiete Eferebo, today paid a courtesy visit to the leader of the party in the state, Hon. Chief Tony Okocha KSC, JP, DSSRS, at the Renewed Hope Agenda State Office in Port Harcourt.   Speaking on behalf of the State Working Committee of APC Rivers State, the Acting State Chairman, Hon. Omiete Eferebo, Hon. Omiete said the visit was to consolidate on the already existing cordial working synergy between the State…

Kaduna LP HoR member, Ekene Adams quits Party

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The Member of House of Representative (HoR) representing Chihun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, Hon. Ekene Ababakar Adams may have called it quit to Labour Party (LP). Although Hon. Ekene Adams has not written formally to the Party hierarchy over his perceived quit cited on a Facebook post, neither has he given any concrete reason for leaving LP in an official form But Last weekend a Facebook post emerged where information there indicated a notice to the general public of leaving the party, citing alleged intra-party squabbles. Hon. Ekene in the…

JUST IN: Tribunal sacks Rep member, Ugochinyere

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Comrade Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, Honorable member representing Ideato North and South Federal Constituency in Imo State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has been sacked by election petition tribunal. The election petition tribunal sitting in Mararaba High Court in a landmark judgement declared that the Peoples Democratic Party—PDP, has no candidate for the election as primaries was never conducted in the federal constituency. Also, tribunal ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission—INEC, to conduct rerun election in 4 wards between APC and LP candidates.

Court sacks APC Senator, declares PDP’s Gabriel Suswam as winner Benue North East election

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The election petition Tribunal sitting in Markudi has sacked Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and returned Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Benue North East election.   The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Udende the winner of the senatorial district election conducted on February 25, 2023.   According to INEC, Udende got 141,405 votes, while Suswam pulled 107,303 votes.   Suswam then headed to the Tribunal with the claim that the election was marred by irregularities.   The…

Akpabio congratulates Tinubu, Shettima, APC over victory at Presidential Election tribunal

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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has lauded the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which on Wednesday unanimously affirmed the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima in the 2023 presidential election. Akpabio described the Court verdict as an affirmation of the popular mandate of the Nigerian people for the Tinubu/Shettima ticket of the All Progressives Congress(APC) as delivered at the polls in February. The Senate President heartily congratulated President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima on the resounding affirmation of their popular mandate by…

Tinubu’s electoral victory was never in doubt- Deputy Speaker, Kalu

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Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal (PEPT), saying his victory at the polls was never in doubt.   In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Levinus Nwabughiogu, Kalu said that Nigerians couldn’t have made a wrong choice on February 25, 2023 when they filed out enmasse across the country to cast their vote for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).   Kalu said that…

Tribunal verdict reaffirms Nigerians’ choice of Tinubu – Deputy Senate President

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The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has hailed the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), affirming the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Senator Barau, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the judgement of the tribunal has reaffirmed the choice of Nigerians on President Tinubu.   The five-member tribunal chaired by Justice Haruna Tsammani had on Wednesday upheld the election of President Tinubu.   While urging all to accept the outcome of the tribunal, he…

Tribunal Judgment further legitimizes Tinubu’s electoral victory – Speaker Abbas

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his victory at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. Speaker Abbas said the dismissal of the petitions against Tinubu’s victory in the February 25, 2023 presidential election has only added more legitimacy and credibility to his government and administration. The Speaker noted that while the petitioners have duly exercised their rights by approaching the tribunal to table their grievances, the court has also duly weighed the arguments and evidence presented before it before…

BREAKING: Peter Obi loses as Tribunal upholds Tinubu’s victory …. Labour Party rejects judgement

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The Presidential Election Tribunal has upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   The tribunal ruled that Peter Obi and Labour Party failed to prove claims of electoral malpractice against the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 presidential election.   “This petition is hereby declared unmeritorious,” one of the judges said.   “The documents promised by the petitioners were not attached to the petition and served on the respondents,” he added.   The Justice ruled that Obi and the Labour Party did not adequately detail their allegations…

Tribunal declares Natasha as authentic winner of Kogi Central senatorial electio

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kogi State Central Senatorial election has been declared as the authentic winner of the February Senatorial election in Kogi Central by the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal. This was as the tribunal nullified the victory of Senator. Abubakar Ohere as the winner of the election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako who read the unanimous judgment of the 3-man panel, said Ohere results were inflated in 9 polling units of Ajaokuta LGA while that of Natasha was intentional reduced in the same…