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Adeleke tells PDP in Osun: “We Shall Meet In The Trenches”

In good fortune, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has received the Supreme Court’s verdict and affirmation of Governor Ademola Adeleke as the winner of the governorship election on July 16, 2022. However, the party admitted that the court’s decision was painful. It did, however, assure the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent government that they would meet in the trenches when the time was right under the law. According to reports,...

10th NASS leadership: Crisis hit APC over zoning of positions of Senate President, Speaker

The All Progressives Congress, APC, zoning crisis has taken a new turn, with stakeholders singing discordant tunes as the various zones make new demands on the party hierarchy. On Monday, the APC National Working Committee, NWC, zoned the Senate Presidency of the upcoming 10th National Assembly to the South-South and the House Speakership to the North-West. The Deputy Senate Presidency was also zoned to the north-west, and the Deputy Speakership to the southeast. The party...

Obaseki congratulates Adeleke as Supreme Court validates guber victory

Godwin Obaseki, the governor of Edo State, congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, on the Supreme Court’s decision today validating Adeleke’s victory in the governor’s race for Osun State in 2022. Obaseki praised the Supreme Court in a statement, calling the decision “a triumph of justice” for honoring the aspirations of the people of Osun State. He said, “I congratulate my friend and brother, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Governor of Osun State, on...

Bello-Williams, ADC candidate, denies withdrawing from Kogi governorship race

Ahead of the state’s November governorship election, African Democratic Congress candidate for governor of Kogi State Dele Bello-Williams has vowed not to resign for anyone. The clarification followed rumors that Bello-Williams had resigned in favor of Leke Abejide, who is running on a different party platform under the name ADC and was spreading in some state-wide circles.   He stated that no negotiations have taken place with him and that “nobody can force me to...

10th NASS: APC disappoints Betara, Doguwa, Kalu, Musa

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed the previously reported zoning arrangement on Monday, with the party settling on a former governor of Akwa Ibom state, Senator Goodwill Akpabio, as the next Senate President and Senator Jubril Barau as Deputy Senate President. In addition, the party named Abbas Tajudeen as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives and Benjamin Kalu as the next Deputy Speaker. Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, Sen. Osita Izunaso, Senator Musa...

Abbas Tajudeen reveals why Tinubu wants him to be Reps Speaker

Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, a frontrunner for the position of Speaker of the incoming 10th House of Representatives, has revealed why the President-Elect chose him over his rivals. The Zaria-born legislator believed the President-Elect chose him because of his pedigree and dedication to his duties in the lower legislative chamber. “I want to believe, first and foremost, that he is impressed with my legislative contributions,” he says. I told him that I’ve been in the National...

Umahi: Tinubu pushed me to resign for Akpabio

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has revealed that Senator Godswill Akpabio asked him to resign from the race for the 10th Senate presidency after President-elect Bola Tinubu urged him to do so. When Umahi arrived in the state from Abuja on Monday, he made the revelation while responding to questions from reporters at the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport in Onueke.   The governor stated that after talking with Tinubu about running for Senate, he...

Gbajabiamila  tasks Senators-elect, Members-elect to unimpeachable discourse at 10th NASS

Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has urged Senators-elect and Members-elect of the 10th National Assembly to engage in unimpeachable debate. On Tuesday in Abuja, he declared the induction of the first batch of new representatives. While congratulating the members on their election victories, Gbajabiamila urged them to justify their positions through the quality of their efforts in those positions. “This means that the quality of our legislation and advocacy, the excellence...

Presidential Polls: Tribunal warns against using technicalities, delay strategies

The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which met yesterday under tight security, issued a warning to all parties not to use technicalities and delay tactics that might impede the timely resolution of the five petitions it was considering. Justice Haruna Tsamani, the five-member tribunal’s chairman, issued the warning during his inaugural speech to formally begin the pre-hearing session. 180 days are given to the tribunal to complete its task. Justice Stephen Adah, Justice Monsurat O....

NASS: Orji Kalu writes APC NWC and incoming senators

Orji Uzor Kalu, the Chief Whip, has informed the NWC and 108 senators-elect of his desire to lead the Senate. This was stated in a statement released yesterday in Abuja by the Chief Whip of the Senate’s Media Office. He, however, denied the rumor that he has received the support of incoming South East senators. He claimed that the South East senators-elect had not endorsed any candidates and had only come together to make a...