By Rafiyat Sadiq Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has defended the consultative meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) zoning committee held in Lagos on Thursday, describing it as part of ongoing preparations ahead of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for August 25. Makinde, who was present at the meeting, explained that …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The sole member of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Leke Abejide has predicted the collapse of the opposition coalition anchored on the party by September. Abejide, who represents Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro Federal Constituency of Kogi State, made the statement on Friday during an …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, of being consumed by what he called “Amaechicanism” the fear of former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s possible political resurgence ahead of the 2027 elections. …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Athena Election Observatory (AEO) has raised concerns over the scale of security mobilisation ahead of Saturday’s supplementary election in Kaura Namoda North, Zamfara State. In a statement on Thursday, the observatory’s Head of Communications, Aliyu Jalal, noted that the re-run will take place in only five polling units, covering just 3,265 …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is facing fresh internal crisis as disagreement over the zoning arrangement for the 2027 general election deepens among its southern leaders. Party stakeholders from the South on Thursday dismissed as illegal a meeting convened in Lagos by Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa, who chairs the PDP zoning …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) have written to President Bola Tinubu, protesting their exclusion from government appointments and patronage. They warned that the neglect of those who worked for the party’s electoral victory could undermine the APC’s strength ahead of the 2027 elections. The concerns …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a 44-member zoning committee to determine the allocation of key positions ahead of its national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16. The party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) had earlier fixed the dates for the election of new members into the National Working Committee (NWC). …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday secured a sweeping victory in Saturday’s bye-elections, winning 12 out of the 16 legislative seats contested across 12 states. Figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that the APC captured all available seats in Ogun, Edo, Niger, Kaduna, Taraba, Jigawa, Adamawa and Kogi …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has assured Nigerians that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Anambra State governor Peter Obi, and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi will remain united in their commitment to transform the country, regardless of who eventually emerges as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 elections. The …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Buba Galadima, has expressed doubts over the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct credible elections under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Galadima accused the government of neglecting governance for politics …
