The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday opened its defence by presenting four witnesses before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The witnesses, who served as local government collation agents, admitted under cross-examination that there were incidents of over-voting during the September 21, 2024, governorship election. The Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo, are challenging the election results in which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner. Aggrieved by the declaration, the PDP and Ighodalo filed a petition against INEC, Okpebholo, and the APC as 1st, 2nd,…
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A former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, on Tuesday, said his next political destination has not been defined, as he is patiently searching for one that has the welfare of Nigerians at heart. Okonkwo disclosed this on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “I have not made a decision on the party I want to go to. And if I do not see any party that has clear direction on the welfare of the Nigerian people, I will sit and take it up in prayers. “I will not join any party except to my own understanding,” he…
The Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, has dismissed the Peoples Democratic Party’s petition on alleged over-voting in the September 21 governorship election in the state. Speaking in Benin after the tribunal session, on Monday, Idahosa criticised the PDP for filing petitions without verifying facts. He stated that results from areas affected by over-voting were already cancelled, making the opposition’s claims baseless. He said, “I have refused to comment on the proceeding of the tribunal before now. But today, I feel have have to address some wrong claims being made by the Peoples Democratic Party because the area contesting the…
The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines and a frontline aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, has said he remains the best candidate to unseat the incumbent governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election, taking place in November. Okonkwo also appealed to the APC National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, and the party’s National Working Committee to consider him the consensus candidate for the election. He stated this while addressing party stakeholders at the new APC State Secretariat in Awka on Sunday, as part of events…
Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, on Friday inaugurated a 12-man planning committee for the fourth Edo State Sports Festival charging to work together as a team and a hitch-free event. The 12-member committee has the Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission, Amadin Enabulele, as Chairman, while Sabina Amiemoghena will serve as secretary. While performing the inauguration of the committee in Government House, the deputy governor said the sports festival was part of the developmental strategy of the state government aimed at enhancing sports at the grassroots level. “Research has shown that sports competition is a veritable platform to groom sportsmen…
The North Central Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Saturday, cautioned aggrieved members and groups to desist from denigrating President Bola Tinubu, the National Chairman of APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume and other high-ranking chieftains of the party. The warning was contained in a statement jointly issued by the National Vice Chairman of APC North Central, Mu’azu Bawa Rijau and the Zonal Secretary of the region, Yakubu Adamu. In recent times, Tinubu and some high-profile APC leaders had come under attack in a campaign championed by several political groups and…
In this piece, ABDULRAHMAN ZAKARIYAU examines the ongoing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party, highlighting its damaging impact on the party’s credibility, trust, and future electoral prospects The aftermath of the 2023 election saw the Peoples Democratic Party, the main opposition party, embroiled in internal conflicts. Leadership disputes, suspensions, and legal battles significantly affected the party’s unity and direction. Tensions escalated after 17 presidential hopefuls announced their candidacies for the 2023 election, each pushing agendas which deepened the party’s divisions. The situation worsened when former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State was defeated by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in…
The Edo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the fraudulent activities and financial recklessness that led to the suspension of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the Edo State Local Government Service Commission, Damian Lawani. In a statement on Thursday, the state chairman of the party, Tony Aziegbemi, said the suspension of the duo validated the PDP’s concerns about reckless financial mismanagement. The drama unfolded on Wednesday as the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, suspended both officials over alleged official…
The Governor of Cross River State and Vice Chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum, Senator Bassey Otu has congratulated his Kwara State counterpart, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, on his 65th birthday anniversary. Otu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nsa Gill, and made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, described the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum as his personal friend and lover of Cross River State and Nigeria. The governor said the visionary leadership of Abdulrazaq in the NGF and his unwavering commitment to the growth and progress of all parts of Nigeria are truly worthy of mentioning…
Ahead of the November 25, 2025 governorship election in Anambra State, the All Progressives Congress, on Monday, announced that aspirants seeking to run on the party’s platform must pay N50m to obtain the nomination and expression of interest forms. The party also released a detailed primary election timetable, outlining key activities and dates leading up to the poll. According to the schedule, signed by National Organising Secretary Suleiman Argungu, female aspirants and persons living with disabilities will only be required to purchase the expression of interest form for N10m, while the nomination form will be given to them free of…