Ahead of the forthcoming presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the ruling party to pick a presidential candidate that will reflect the values and virtues of democracy and his party. President Buhari also said such an individual --his successor-to-be-- must be a popular candidate that can…
The Executive Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has blamed his defeat at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primary on betrayals and conspiracy by some Southern governors. He affirmed that the governors ganged up with some vested interest groups to derail his quest for a southern president despite several meetings/resolutions by the Southern Governors…
A former president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, is currently in Como, Italy attending a meeting of the European Corporate Council on Africa and the Middle East International Advisory Board as the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) conducts screening for its presidential hopefuls today. Dr Jonathan who made this disclosure in a terse statement issued via his official…
Former Director General, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has tongue-lashed Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike over his failure to clinch the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), despite spending a lot of money. The former Commissioner of Works and 2015 governorship candidate on the platform of All Progressives Congress…
Insist Southerner Must Succeed Buhari Warn PDP Against Plunging Nigeria into Crisis... Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has pooh-poohed the emergence of former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections. The SMBLF comprises influential socio-political groups from Southeast, South-South, South West…
Serial presidential candidate since 1993 and Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has clinched the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Atiku, who was the presidential candidate of the main opposition's PDP in 2019, again recorded a landslide victory, polling a total of 371 votes to defeat his closest rival, Governor Nyesom Wike…
The Transition Monitoring Group, (TMG) has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for extending the deadline for the conduct of primary elections and submission of the list of nominated candidates for the 2023 general elections, from 4th to 9th of June 2022. Chairman of the foremost election monitoring group, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has extended the schedule for the conduct 2023 primary elections, caving in to pressure from political parties who had wanted to buy more time to conclude the exercise. This was disclosed by INEC in a statement on Friday evening, as the electoral body announced that parties have up to the…
Former Governor of Anambra State and a presidential hopeful, Mr Peter Obi has officially joined the Labour Party (LP). It was gathered that Obi who had initially declared his intention to contest for presidency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has now pitched his tent with LP to contest the 2023 presidential…