Category: Politics

We’ll give Jonathan chance to contest 2023 presidency -APC

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The All Progressives Congress says former President Goodluck Jonathan will be given an opportunity to contest for the 2023 presidency if he joins the ruling party. The National Secretary, APC Caretaker, and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, John Akpanudoedehe, said this while featuring as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. He said this when asked about the speculations that Jonathan is considering to join the ruling party. The APC official also clarified that the ex-president will also be granted a founding member status if he joins. He, however,…

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Ortom, APC chieftains clash over call for state of emergency in Benue State

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All Progressives Congress, APC, members of Benue State chapter yesterday, in Abuja deliberated on the security situation in the state and asked President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately take steps to declare a state of emergency. Those who converged on the Nigerian Air Force Conference Centre and Suites, venue of the meeting to deliberate on the state of affairs in Benue include former Senate President, Ameh Ebute; Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, who addressed the gathering; Gen. Garba, Prof. John Enyi, John Ochoga and Gen. Harrison…

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Ex-Gov.Theodore Orji, son in EFCC net over alleged fraud

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The former governor of Abia State, turned senator, Theodore Orji was reportedly intercepted at the Nnamdi International Airport, Abuja at about 10 am, and driven to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC in Jabi, Abuja. Orji, a senator currently representing Abia Central, is currently being quizzed alongside his son, Chinedu, who is the current speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, over allegations that they diverted public funds. Although the former governor was arrested, his son, Chinedu Orji, reportedly turned himself in this afternoon upon…

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INEC lists Soludo as APGA candidate for Anambra poll

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The Independent National Electoral Commision has said that the final list of candidates that would contest the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for November 6 would be published on October 7. However, in a list released on Thurday, the commission replaced Michael Umeoji with Chukwuma Soludo as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. The Peoples Democratic Party is still excluded from the list of cleared candidates for the poll. This was the outcome of its meeting in which a number of issues including the nomination of candidates…

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Two shot dead as Ebonyi APC congress turns bloody

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Crisis ensued on Saturday, at Ugwuachara, Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, as suspected gunmen interrupted the ward congress of the All Progressive Congress (APC), killing two in the process and the election materials carted away. It was also gathered that apart from the scores of party members who sustained varying degrees of injury, the most pathetic case was that of a woman, whose left leg was completely shattered. An eyewitness recounts that: “By 5pm I drove from police junction Ugwuachara through Tina Nweze Street to Ugwuachara Central School. On getting…

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Politicians join APC to escape EFCC or partake in looting —Senator Nwaka

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Former Senator who represented Abia North at the National Assembly, Senator Emma Nwaka, in a media briefing said that those defecting to the ruling All Progressive Congress APC are either doing so to escape prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), or to “partake in the ongoing massive looting of the country”. The former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Abia State, also accused APC of plundering and setting Nigeria backwards. Nwaka who also dispelled the rumour of Gov. Ikpeazu’s possible defection to APC, said ” there…

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Kwara APC suspends Lai Mohammed’s loyalists

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Eleven members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were suspended by the party hierarchy. These men are believed to be loyalists of the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed. They were suspended for allegedly indulging in anti-party activities. The suspension letter, dated February 5, 2021, was signed by the National Secretary, Caretaker/Extra-ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, and addressed to Kwara State chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Samari Abubakar. Those affected are Joseph Tsado, Bamidele Ogunbayo, Issa Fulani, Imam Abdulkadir, Morufu Olaniyi Yusuf, Saludeen Lukman, Kerebu Fatai, Bola…

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Senate rejects Onochie’s nomination as INEC Commissioner

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Nigerian Senate bowed to pressure from Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other Nigerians and refused to confirm the Special Assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie from Delta as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The refusal was based on Federal Character Principle and to adhere strictly to the Act, just as the Senate said that she is from Delta and the state has May Agbamuche who is the Chairman, Legal Services, INEC. Chairman of the Senate Committee on INEC,…

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Kwara Lawmakers: “Lai Mohammed should stop telling lies to our people”

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The ongoing rift between the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on what controls Kwara State politics, has taken another dimension as members of the Kwara State House of Assembly have accused the minister of creating division in the state, and attempting to impose himself as a godfather. Lai Mohammed during an inauguration of the secretariat of a faction of the APC in Kwara, said the party regrets supporting Abdulrazaq, who he claimed was ungrateful. However, the minister’s words led to a press…

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Anambra 2021: Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah picks YPP governorship ticket

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Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, representing Anambra South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party, for the November 6, Anambra election. Ubah emerged unopposed at a primary election organised by the party in Abuja, on Thursday. He was subsequently cleared by the party leadership to pick the ticket. In his acceptance speech, Ubah allayed the fears of Nigerians about the crisis in the South-East. He expressed confidence that the insecurity in the region would not affect the conduct of the polls while…

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