Category: Politics

Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Henry Seriake Dickson has won the Bayelsa West Senatorial District seat in the National Assembly. The Returning Officer, Prof Ekechukwe, Okeke, Dean of Humanities, Federal University of Technology, Otuoke, returned Dickson as the Senator-elect having polled 115257 to defeat his closest opponent, Hon Peremobowei Ebebi of the APC who polled 17541. Dickson who spoke in his country home of Toru Orua shortly after his return dedicated the victory to God, the voters, Bayelsa, and the Ijaw nation. He said that the mandate was beyond…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Tokunbo Abiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s Lagos East senatorial by-election in Ikorodu division. Dr Andu Akala, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for Lagos East Senatorial poll for Ikorodu, declared the result at the INEC collation centre in Ikorodu on Saturday. Tokunbo Abiru polled 19,204 votes to defeat his closest rival, Babatunde Gbadamosi, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 3,766 votes in all the 19 wards in Ikorodu. He added that ADP got 167 votes,…

Mr. Femi Saheed of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as bee declared winner of Saturday’s by-election for Kosofe constituency 2 of the Lagos State House of Assembly by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof. Iyinola Oni, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for the by-election in Kosofe, declared the result at the collation centre in Agidi Comprehensive School, Agbonyi-Ketu at 5.35a.m. on Sunday. Oni said, the APC candidate polled 12,494 votes to beat his closest rival, Mr Sikiru Alebiosu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who got 2,068 votes. He…

A Court of Appeal, sitting in Owerri has sacked Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and declared Sir Frank Ibezim as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the rescheduled Imo North senatorial bye-election. The judgment, was delivered less than 24 hours to the bye-election, was read by Justice Uchechukwu Onyemenam. The Court of Appeal roundly faulted the November 6, 2020, judgment that sacked Ibezim and announced Araraume as the candidate of APC, having won the party primary election. It was the considered opinion of the Judge that the revalidation…

Two-term deputy governor of Zamfara State, Ibrahim Wakkala, has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic ruling Party (PDP). Wakkala served former Governor Abdul’aziz Yari in that capacity of deputy governor from 2011-2019. He said that his move was personal, and that would not affect his relationship with his former allies, because his decision was because of the socio-economic progress the state is experiencing under the current leadership. “My guiding principles and philosophies are focused on the development and socio-economic progress of Zamfara,” Wakkala noted, adding…

Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Ogundeji Iroju has veeb impeached by the State Assembly. Iroju, who represents Odigbo Constituency I, was impeached at the plenary session yesterday and replaced with Samuel Tona Aderotoye from Odigbo Constituency II, who is occupying the office for the second time. The impeachment came, barely 24 hours after the Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Kolawole Olawoye was sacked by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Hon. Iroju’s impeachment was signed by 20 out of 26 lawmakers of the Assembly. The Speaker,…

Governor David Umahi may have found himself in political wilderness, if the statement from the National Assembly members from Ebonyi State is true. Umahi had defected from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC), claiming injustice. However, the leader of the Ebonyi State PDP caucus in the National Assembly, Senator Sam Egwu, a former governor said read the position of his colleagues is that, none of the lawmakers would defect with Umahi. In a statement, they said what the governor did was unacceptable and selfish. At a press…