Traditional rulers in Lagos State have endorsed All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader and former governor of the state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu for president in 2023. They described him as a national asset, resourceful and experienced leader, a bridge builder and good manager of men and resources. They said he is eminently qualified to serve […]
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National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, on Saturday asked the Deputy National Chairman (South), Yemi Akinwomi, to preside over the National Executive Committee meeting of the party in his stead. In a letter to Akinwomi, Secondus said, “I hereby request you to preside over the National Executive Committee meeting of the Party, […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday prevented its embattled National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, from presiding over the meeting of its National Caucus. Rather, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, who was ratified on Thursday by the party’s Board of Trustees, BoT, as Acting National Chairman presided over the meeting in acting capacity. Members of the party’s […]
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Prince Uche Secondus on Friday resumed office following a Kebbi State High Court order that reinstated him as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He said: “We obeyed the court order from Port Harcourt. We also obey the one of yesterday (Thursday). “This is a party that follows the rule of law, […]
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Our crisis has been resolved ― Akinwonmi The Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday gave the acting National Chairman of the party, Elder Yemi Akinwonmi, the go-ahead to plan for and conduct the national convention. This was the outcome of the meeting it held at the party’s secretariat. […]
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Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, says it is considering the return of the conduct of local government elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The green chamber said it was a way of ensuring a secured tenure for elected local government leaders. Chairman of the Committee […]
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A former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja. She was received by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) Governor Mai Mala Buni at a brief ceremony in Abuja on Thursday. A statement by the APC Director […]
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Nigeria’s leading opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, was on Tuesday factionalised with the emergence of two acting national chairmen. The two Deputy National Chairmen of the party, Yemi Akinwonmi (South) and Senator Suleiman Nazif (North), in separate announcements on Tuesday, claimed to be the party’s acting National Chairman. The PUNCH gathered that while Akinwonmi […]
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PGF faults Jega, says APC performing Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has charged Nigerians to elect a leader with a broad worldview, and not a parochial and provincial politician. He equally said that the nation needs an incorruptible leader, who understands that the best […]
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Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/Getty Images Penultimate week’s suspension of the processes of procuring electronic voting machines by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the delay in the passage of the Electoral Act amendment into law, may have dashed the country’s hopes of imminent transition to electronic voting. A chieftain of the commission reportedly said […]
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