Why Nigerians Don’t Trust APC, PDP, Others – Akpabio
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has identified the lack of accountability and impunity as the reasons why Nigerians do not trust political parties. Akpabio, however, noted that repositioning the parties would help restore public trust and confidence in them. The Senate President, represented by Anambra Central Senator, Victor Umeh, spoke at an event organised by the Kukah Centre in Abuja, where he insisted that political parties have helped in sharpening Nigeria’s policies and governance. He said political parties have provided platforms for Nigerians to participate in the democratic process, noting that it would be remiss of Nigerians not
#ImoDecides2023: Why We’re Calling for Election Cancellation- LP, PDP
The Labour Party and the Peoples Democratic Party have called for the cancellation of the Imo State governorship election held on Saturday. The deputy governorship candidate of the LP, Tony Nwulu, said in a press conference on Saturday night that security agents allegedly provided cover for some persons as they subverted the will of the people. He declared that the LP won with the actual votes cast in the election, saying that “democracy is under threat in this state.” Nwulu said, “There was no election in Imo State on Saturday. What happened was the diversion of the electoral materials
PDP, SDP Reject Ondo’s Planned New 33 Local Council Areas
Opposition parties in Ondo State have rejected the proposal by the state government for creation of 33 local council develioment areas (LCDAs) in the state. The state executive council approved a recommendation last week for the creation of 33 LCDAs. The state Commissioner for Information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, said the names of the LCDAS would be made public when the House of Assembly passes the bill for their creation. The government, controlled by the All Progressives Congres (APC), said the creation of new councils is to extend governance to local communities. However, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Peoples
Tinubu’s Cabinet: APC, PDP, NNPP leaders battle for ministerial slots
The agitation for ministerial slots has led to in-fighting in some state chapters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as governors, former governors and party leaders are battling to ensure they present slots to President Bola Tinubu. Vanguard gathered that apart from APC stakeholders who argue that they worked for the president during the February 25 presidential election, some leaders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, among other parties, are also said to be jostling to make the ministerial list. President may send list to Senate after July 4. By law, Tinubu must name
PDP, ADC candidates drag Gombe gov to election tribunal
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress, Jibrin Barde and Nafi’u Bala respectively, have separately taken the Governor of Gombe State, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, to the election tribunal. Barde and Bala are at the tribunal following the outcome of the 2023 gubernatorial election in the state. While Yahaya was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Professor Maimuna Waziri, with 342,821 votes his closest challenger and candidate of the PDP, Barde, scored 233,131 and the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Khamisu Mailantarki came distant third with 19,861 votes. Our correspondent reports that in
PDP, LP Shopping for Court Orders to Stop Announcement of Election Results – Keyamo
The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council has raised the alarm that two major opposition parties, Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, are desperately shopping for legal options to stop the announcement of the presidential election results and throw Nigeria into constitutional crises. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday evening by the APC PCC Chief Spokesman, Festus Keyamo. A worried Keyamo stated that the drama playing out at the height of election collation was reminiscent of the historic June 12, 1993 election which robbed the country of having a leader produced through the most credible
BREAKING: APC wins Ekiti gov election, thrashes SDP, PDP
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State erupted in jubilation in the early hours of today (Sunday) when the results of Saturday’s governorship election showed that the candidate of the party, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, trounced the 15 other candidates that partook in the exercise. Oyebanji, who is the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, won in 15 out of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. He polled 187,057 votes. However, his closest challenger, Mr Segun Oni, of the Social Democratic Party, scored 82,211 votes while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bisi Kolawole, scored
Senator Shehu Sani Defects To Opposition Party, PDP
Sani was elected a senator on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) into the eight assembly from 2015 to 2019. Senator Shehu Sani, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, has joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Sani was elected a senator on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) into the eight assembly from 2015 to 2019. The Senator was unable to return to the senate in 2019 following an unresolved issue with serving Governor Nasir el-Rufai. The controversies stopped him from getting the party ticket, which forced him to defect
Whether CBN prints money or not isn’t an issue, APC replies Obaseki, PDP
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has described as a non-issue, allegations that the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN printed between N50 billion to N60 billion to augment the shortfall in the distribution of federation revenues to the three tiers of government in March 2021. APC which stated its position in a statement issued Sunday in Abuja by the National Secretary of its Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe equally urged Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo state and the Peoples Democratic Party PDP to allow the apex bank do its job. The