The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the withdrawal of some of its chairmanship candidates from the forthcoming Abuja area council elections. The PDP described the development as shameful and without the consent of the party. The PDP candidate for Bwari Area Council, Julius Adamu, on Wednesday, stepped down…
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has won 19 local government areas already announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Saturday’s election. Soludo dusted his opponents, winning the governorship election by a wide margin. Results from 19 local government areas announced so far show that the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) leads the…
The newly appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN), has vowed to end the growing trend of elections being decided in courtrooms instead of at the polling units. Speaking just a week after his swearing-in by President Bola Tinubu, the INEC boss said his leadership will ensure that electoral…
Umar Sani, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and an ex-spokesman of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, has revealed that Peter Mbah did not legitimately win the 2023 Enugu governorship election. Sani made the claim in the wake of Governor Mbah’s switch from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC. He said…
Dr. Moghalu The OBIdient Movement has declared its full support for Dr George Moghalu, the Labour Party governorship candidate in the November 8 Anambra election. The endorsement, made in an official statement from the movement, follows a series of meetings between Moghalu and former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signalling that Moghalu has the full backing…
Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is weighing three prominent southern politicians as possible contenders for its 2027 presidential ticket. He made the disclosure during a programme on AIT. Moro named former President Goodluck Jonathan, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, and Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde…
Coalition of Civil Societies (CSOs) in Anambra State have raised the alarm over the alleged plot of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State, Queen Elizabeth Agwu, to manipulate and rig the forthcoming Senatorial by-election in the state on Saturday. The CSOs further alleged that the Anambra INEC…
A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftan, Bode George, has revealed that former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, will be on the ballot box come 2027. He claimed that the Bayelsa-born politician would be one of the major contenders against incumbent President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the PDP. George disclosed…
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has rejected the disqualification of its candidates by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ahead of the forthcoming bye-elections in some constituencies across 12 states. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, Araba Rufus Ayenigba, national publicity secretary of the party, described INEC’s action as “illegal and unconstitutional.” The…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it would match the All Progressives Congress (APC) by mobilising grassroot support to oust President Bola Tinubu from Aso Villa in 2027. The ADC maintained that it would match the APC tactic for tactic and declared itself battle-ready for the 2027 elections. Speaking after a closed-door session of…
