By Omeiza Ajayi, ABUJA The Labour Party (LP) has zoned its 2027 presidential ticket to the South, effectively barring aspirants from the North from contesting for the position on its platform. Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Senator Nenadi Usman, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday following a consultative meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senator Usman…
By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin Former Appeal Court President Justice Isa Ayo Salami (rtd) has said that former Anambra state governor, Peter Obi, shouldn’t have been allowed to contest the 2023 presidential elections under the Labour Party (LP) banner. Justice Salami, who attributed the error to the inadequacy and incompetence of some of the judges, who he claimed were responsible…
…canvasses consensus arrangement to guide candidates’ selection By Adeola Badru Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elective congress held in the state in November last year will stand “no matter what”, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to the party’s preparations ahead of the 2027 general elections. Makinde made this known on Monday…
By Adeola Badru Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde is currently convening a pivotal stakeholders’ meeting aimed at shaping the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) strategy ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state. The meeting being held at the Local Government Service Commission, Secretariat, Ibadan, brought together party leaders, key appointees, and influential figures within the PDP in the…
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has dismissed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a negligible political threat ahead of the 2027 general elections. The governor argued that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no reason to feel threatened by an opposition party that does not control a single state in the country. Sule made the remarks during an…
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Ahead of the party’s Governorship primaries scheduled for next month, 31 governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the aegis of Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, are in crucial meeting in Lagos on the state of the nation. The Governors converged on Eko Hotel, Victoria Island on Sunday, for the meeting which was earlier scheduled to…
…as Kwankwaso Hosts Makinde, Seriake By Bashir Bello KANO — The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, visited Kano on Sunday to meet with former Kano State Governor and political heavyweight, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. The meeting at Kwankwaso’s Miller Road residence also saw the presence of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Senator Seriake…
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party says its National Convention will go ahead as planned, brushing aside fresh legal threats and laying bare deepening divisions within the party, with allies of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike on one side and a rival bloc led by Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, on the other. This is…
•Party insists on zoning, cites INEC’s guideline By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, is facing severe internal crisis just days before its National Convention at Eagle Square, as some aspirants allege a “tactical approach” to exclude them from the race through the denial of nomination forms. While the party leadership insists on a state of readiness…
Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has hosted prominent political figures, including former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, and former Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, at his residence in Kano. Kwankwaso shared the development on his X platform (formerly Twitter), expressing delight at the visit during the Sallah celebrations. “Delighted to host…
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