Senator Osita Izunaso, a candidate for Senate President, said yesterday that it is his turn to be President of the Senate, adding that he has paid his dues for the growth of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He went on to say that it would be grossly unfair and unjust for the APC leadership to deny him the Senate presidency because he is the best candidate. According to a statement from his media office, Izunaso...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has refuted media reports that over 100 PDP members from Igalamela Odolu Local Government Area had defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Attai Ndanusa Salifu, the PDP Chairman in Igalamela Odolu Local Government, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday morning. Salifu claimed that the alleged members received by Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the Government House were stage-managed, and that no...
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has ruled out defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, after leaving office. Ortom, on the other hand, has pledged to support and work for President-elect Bola Tinubu as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. On Wednesday’s Arise Television Morning Show, the governor stated that he would continue to ensure equity and justice in Nigeria. Ortom stated that he worked for the election of a southern president because...
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal will decide today whether its proceedings will be broadcast live. This comes as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are at odds over live broadcasting of the tribunal’s sessions. The PDP and LP strongly support the live broadcast, claiming that it will dispel any doubts about the judiciary’s transparency and ensure fairness in the process. The APC, on the other hand,...
Murtala Ajaka, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, has resigned from his position within the party. Ajaka, an APC governorship candidate in Kogi, did not receive the party’s nomination. He was defeated by Ahmed Ododo, the state’s former Auditor-General. Not wanting to leave anything to chance ahead of the Kogi governorship election on November 11, the APC deputy spokesman wrote a letter to the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. Ajaka also resigned...
The ruling All Progressives Congress has overturned former Governor Danjuma Goje’s expulsion for anti-party activities. Goje, a senator representing Gombe Central, was kicked out of the ruling party’s Kashere ward in Gombe State. Other expelled members included Yunusa Abubakar, a lawmaker representing Yalmatu Deba Federal Constituency, and Bulus Amos, a senator representing Gombe South. The expulsion was later confirmed by the party’s state executive. However, APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, issued a statement in...
As the intrigues surrounding the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly leadership continue, Hon Yusuf Gagdi has stated that President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu is unaware of the All Progressives Congress, APC, endorsement of some lawmakers. Gagdi, the Plateau State House of Representatives member representing the Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency, revealed this to journalists on Tuesday. He reacted to the APC’s endorsement of Abbas Tajudeen and Benjamin Kalu as Green Chamber Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively. Tajudeen...
Sen Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman, has hinted that the matter will be revisited following a series of protests by other aspirants. “The President-elect has promised that our governors, the NWC, and all the aspirants will meet this weekend to resolve the issues around zoning,” a party source said yesterday. “But his boys are busy cutting corners to undermine the integrity of the institution,” the source added. Meanwhile, it was learned that one of...
Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, a renowned politician, has stated that President-elect Senator Bola Tinubu’s insistence on Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Senator Barau Jibrin as Deputy Senate President is appropriate and circumspect. Yakasai stated that the decision to back the duo would be a reward for APC supporters in the South South and North West. Yakasai, who said Tinubu is the most experienced politician in Nigeria based on his pedigree, said yesterday in Kano...
The North Central All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have insisted that the zone produce the Speaker of the 10th Assembly. The North-Central zone chieftains of the APC Equity and Justice Forum have condemned the zoning template approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) on Monday. Last week, the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) upheld the National Caucus’ zoning of the seat of Speaker of the 10th National Assembly to the North West, with Honourable...
