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Elections

Obiano’s Wife Declares Senatorial Ambition, Apologises To Soludo
31Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Obiano’s Wife Declares Senatorial Ambition, Apologises To Soludo

Ebele Obiano The immediate past First Lady of Anambra State, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has declared her intention to join the contest for the forthcoming Anambra North Senatorial District election. Obiano also apologised to Governor Charles Soludo, Ndigbo and friends of Ndigbo over the incident between her and Mrs Bianca Ojukwu in Awka at the inauguration programme of Soludo on March 17, 2022. The former First Lady, according to a statement on Wednesday, disclosed this to journalists in Awka, adding that she would serve to empower the poor and needy, especially women and children. She said, “My interest to join the senatorial race is in response to an overwhelming pressure and calls from my people to represent them in the Senate at the National Assembly in Abuja. As has been at...
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Brekete Family Buys Presidential Nomination Form For Nigerian Governor
31Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Brekete Family Buys Presidential Nomination Form For Nigerian Governor

PDP Members of the popular Brekete family show on Human Rights Radio Abuja have purchased a presidential nomination form of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State. The group, which bought the form at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, urged Mr Emmanuel to run for president in 2023. The purchase of the form was broadcast live on Facebook by the governor’s media aide, Aniekeme Finbarr. If Mr Emmanuel accepts the form, he would be joining his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, a fellow PDP member, in the race for President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor. Brekete show is a reality radio and television programme which focuses on human rights. Apart from radio and TV, the programme is also streamed live via soc...
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Okupe Withdraws From Presidential Race, Asks Wike, Others To Team Up With Peter Obi
30Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Okupe Withdraws From Presidential Race, Asks Wike, Others To Team Up With Peter Obi

Doyin Okupe A former spokesman of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe, has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race. Okupe also announced that he would now support the candidacy of former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate addressed a press conference at the NUJ Secretariat, Iwe Iroyin, Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Wednesday, saying it would be wrong for the PDP to jettison zoning. He said he has abandoned his ambition and conceded the same to the South East in the spirit of fairness and equity, even though “I was the first to declare for the presidency in Nigeria.” According to him, the leader of the Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, Ayo Adebanjo, had in a meeting told him that the next president must come...
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2023 PDP Ticket: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed Meet in Abuja
29Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Burundi, Elections, News, Nigeria

2023 PDP Ticket: Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed Meet in Abuja

PDP Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stalwarts have met over the 2023 presidential ticket. Atiku hosted the meeting, which was held Monday night in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. Ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed attended. After the parley, Atiku disclosed that they deliberated on the future of the PDP and the country. “I had a meeting tonight with Saraki, Tambuwal, Bala and Hayatudden to discuss the future of our party and Nigeria. I look forward to continuing our dialogue and building #OneNigeria”, a Facebook post reads. Saraki, a former Kwara Governor, also commented on the gathering via social media. Read Also: 2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to...
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2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to South
28Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: Southeast Canvasses zoning of PDP ticket to South

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Southeast has aligned with the positions of the party’s stakeholders in the SouthSouth and Southwest that Nigeria’s next President should come from the South. The stance, which is also tandem with that of the Southern Governors’ Forum, was made known just as Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike formally confirmed his presidential ambition after meeting with Benue State PDP stakeholders in Makurdi. PDP SouthSouth and Southwest leaders of the PDP had at their separate meetings last week also reiterated the Southern Governors Forum’s insistence that the next Nigerian leader must be from the South. Briefing reporters after the party’s Zonal Executive Committee (ZEC) meeting in Enugu yesterday, the National Vice-Chairman, Ali Odefa, said: “We ...
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Osun 2022: INEC Releases Final List Of Gubernatorial Candidates
27Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Osun 2022: INEC Releases Final List Of Gubernatorial Candidates

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates eligible to participate in the July 16 gubernatorial election in Osun State. It was earlier reported that three political parties, AA, APGA and ADC were stepped down by INEC for not meeting the guidelines.The candidates by political parties for the July 16, Osun gubernatorial election are:National Rescue Mission (NRM) – Abede Adetona SamuelSocial Democratic Party (SDP) – Omigbodun OyegokeLabor Party (LP) – Oyelekan AkingbadeAction Peoples Party (APP) – Adebayo Adeolu ElishaAllied Peoples Movement (APM)– Awoyemi OluwatayoAfrican Action Congress (AAC)– Awojide Peter SegunPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Senator Nurudeen Ademola AdelekeAll Progressives Congress (APC)– Adegboyega OyetolaAccor...
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APC Convention: Dead Persons, Defectors Make Rivers Delegates — Abe Camp
26Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

APC Convention: Dead Persons, Defectors Make Rivers Delegates — Abe Camp

Senator Magnus Abe’s camp of divided Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm on the listing of dead persons and defectors among delegates from the state accredited for Saturday’s national convention of the party. In a petition jointly signed by former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Rivers state, Worgu Boms, Sen Abe and Sen Wilson Ake among others, the petitioners described the development as deliberate by those in charge. APC However, Rivers APC Chairman, Emeka Beke dismissed any wrongdoing, accusing the Abe camp of unnecessarily seeking media attention. Abe’s camp had said: “We found out that the list was inflated by adding names of deceased persons and persons who were never principal officers in the Rivers State House of Assembly. “Two c...
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APC Bars Political Appointees From Voting At National Convention
25Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

APC Bars Political Appointees From Voting At National Convention

The All Progressives Congress has barred political appointees from voting at its national convention holding on Saturday. The party made this known in a press statement on Thursday. The statement was titled, ‘Attention to political office holders who were elected as delegates’. It read, “The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of APC has declared that all political appointees who were elected as delegates to the National Convention slated for 26/3/2022 SHALL NOT VOTE in view of the controversy surrounding Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act,2022. “However, political appointees can still attend as observers.” The Senate had earlier unanimously rejected Electoral Act Amendment Bill sent by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). ...
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Peter Obi Declares Intention To Contest For 2023 Presidential Election 
24Mar By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Peter Obi Declares Intention To Contest For 2023 Presidential Election 

Former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi, Thursday declared interest to contest for 2023 presidential race. Obi disclosed this when he met with Anambra Traditional rulers. The  video was posted by Oseloka H. Obaze on his Twitter handle. See Also: FG’s GDP Growth Insignificant With Rising Poverty – Peter Obi Born July, 19, 1961, Obi a Nigerian politician and businessman, was the vice presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian general elections under the People’s Democratic Party P.D.P. He was a former governor of Anambra state from 2006 to 2013. He handed over to Willie Obiano. Source: Vanguard
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Sack: Umahi, Deputy Notify Court of Appeal Against Judgement
22Mar By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Elections, News, Nigeria

Sack: Umahi, Deputy Notify Court of Appeal Against Judgement

Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday filed an appeal against the Federal High Court’s judgment ordering him and his deputy, Eric Igwe to vacate office as Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State respectively. This is just as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that Umahi and Igwe can no longer exercise the functions of Ebonyi State governor and deputy governor respectively However, Umahi through his lawyer, Chukwuma Machukwu-Ume, accordingly applied to the court to withdraw the application for stay of execution of the judgment pending their appeal at the higher court. Justice Ekwo had in a judgment delivered on March 8, ordered the applicants to vacate the elected offices they occupied owing to their defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...
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