Politics

Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the house of representatives, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to support direct primaries by political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections. The two chambers of the national assembly had approved the conference committee report on the electoral act amendment bill, which recommends that all political parties must adopt the direct primary mode….

Dr. Sani Abdulahi Shinkafi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lamented that the ward congresses conducted by the party at the weekend in Zamfara State remain valid and no court can set it aside. The former All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) scribe stated that the congresses were conducted according to the constitutional provisions, saying…

In the recent months, a number of support groups, hitherto unknown, have been touting the presidential aspiration of Mr Bello. A political support group, Niger Delta Coalition for Governor Bello 2023 (NDCGB 2023), has urged the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, to declare his interest to run for the presidency in 2023. In the recent…

Anthony Ehilebo, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Director of New Media, has called for the sack of Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, over the EndSARS panel report. Ehilebo also called for the immediate removal of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai’s immunity. The Abuja-based lawyer made the call while…

The senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has taken a swipe at the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, over the famous dollar videos showing the governor stuffing wads of dollars into his pockets. Mr Ganduje had fired the first salvo on October 14 at a political gathering at Africa House, Government House, Kano, when…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “murderous party”. This was sequel to the report of the Special Panel instituted to investigate the alleged killings of some youths at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos, October last year, during the #EndSARS national rally. The PDP, in a statement by…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the schedule of activities preparatory for Ekiti and Osun 2022 governorship elections. By 2022, the incumbent governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, will serve out his first term of four years in office, while his Ekiti State counterpart, Kayode Fayemi would have concluded his second tenure of…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has explained why he pushed for direct primaries as the only method through which political parties should elect candidates to stand for elections. The Speaker said direct primaries would bring more accountability and adequate representation as political office holders would not be restricted to pleasing a…

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Lawal Usman, says the party must zone its presidential ticket to the North for 2023 general elections. This, he said was for strategic reasons. Usman, popularly called ‘Mr LA’, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Zaria on Sunday. He…

Member representing Lokoja/ Kogi Federal Constituency, Hon. Barr. Shaba Ibrahim,on Saturday, rendered stewardship of his two years in office, saying that he has delivered the dividends of Democracy to his constituents on the theme of his campaign promises. He said he was on course to change the narrative of representation, stressing that he has been…