Kwara: APC, PDP draw battle line with conclusion of state congresses

Sen. Bukola Saraki

                                                                                                                                                               The recent congresses of the APC and the PDP in Kwara State have become a milestone in the battle for the soul of the state in 2015. Our correspondent reveals how the emergence of an exco for the two parties has reinforced this.

The conclusion of state congresses by the two contending political parties in Kwara State, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) has given an identity  to the political actors and actresses in the two parties.
Both parties witnessed a peculiar transformation which began last year when the New PDP

Ogun PDPpromises Jonathan grand reception, plans rally

Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised a befitting reception for the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the state.

The party, since 2011 after losing to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has been struggling with intra-party crises, a development that culminated in the defection

Wike urges support for Jonathan

Supervising minister of education, Nyesom Wike, has called on the people of Rivers State and  members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to come  together and work  for the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in 2015.

Wike who spoke when he visited ex-militant leader  Soboma Jackrick at his  Degema residence,  urged party members who were protesting over the perceived hijacking of the party structures by the Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) to sheath their swords and work  together to ensure

Why we demand power shift in Kebbi - Dikki

Mr. Benjamin Dikki

Director General, Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Benjamin Dikki, in a chat with our correspondent, bares his mind on the current struggle for power shift to Kebbi South. Excerpts:

What is your take on the struggle for power shift to Kebbi South?
Well, you see, as a people in a democratic setting, it is our right, our privilege to agitate for political positions and to justify such agitations and to also reach out to consult with other stakeholders in the state and in the country to ensure that we achieve our objectives. Basically, our agitation and our political mobilisation are based on the premises of fairness and of rotation. If you look at the history of those who have been governors

No de-registered parties in Nigeria, Balarabe Musa says

Former Governor of Kaduna State and chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) Alhaji Balarabe Musa, has declared that there is nothing like de-registered political parties in Nigeria.

Musa who led a delegation of the members of the Third Alternative Alliance, which he described as an amalgam of political parties in Nigeria excluding the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Media Trust office yesterday, said he was reacting to a statement by the acting director, legal service of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Barrister Ibrahim Bawa, on the parties

Nasarawa LG legislature operates with two different maces

Newly elected local government legislature in Nasarawa local government of Nasarawa State, is operating with two different maces after a group of councilors made away with the original mace.

Daily Trust learnt that a faction of the 15 councilors, led by Ibrahim Otos (APC, Onda-Kana)  grabbed the mace and walked out of an election which was held last Friday soon after a speaker emerged in the person of Umar Usman (APC, Nasarawa Main Town Ward) following an argument

PDP receives 2 defector Reps

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday received two members of the House of Representatives, following their defection from their respective platforms.

The two lawmakers: Rep Ezenwa Onyewuchi, elected to the House on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) from Imo and Rep Charles Odedu, formally of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) announced

APC holds congress in Benue today

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State would hold its state congress today.

The state’s party publicity secretary, Philip Anza, told newsmen in Makurdi that the state congress which was earlier scheduled for Monday, was shifted to enable party stalwarts consult widely.
Anza said: “The APC state congress has again been shifted from Monday to Wednesday, April 30, 2014.  This change in date is to allow for wider consultations by stakeholders

Bafarawa will not hijack PDP structure - Chieftain

A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Alhaji Ibrahim Magaji Gusau, yesterday, ruled out the possibility of former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa hijacking the party’s structures in the state.

He said Bafarawa and his supporters would not seek for any elective positions because they have not met the constitutional provision that said that only members of not less than 20 months

INTERVIEW: David Mark has reached political menopause – Senatorial aspirant, Madaki Ameh

Chief Madaki Omadachi Ameh is an ordinary Idoma son, from Aukpa-Adoka in Otukpo LGA of Benue State, who is really passionate about providing purposeful and selfless leadership in Idoma Land, Benue State and Nigeria at large, in order to make life easy for his people.

In a chat with DailyPost, the Benue South Senatorial aspirant in the 2015 general elections under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress, APC, affirmed that after sixteen years of spearheading the political ‘shrine’ of the Idoma community, it was high time Senate President, David Mark moved

Use your age to preach Nigeria’s unity, not division – Adamawa, Yobe Governors reply Clark

The Governors of Adamawa and Yobe state, Murtala Nyako and Ibrahim Gaidam, have jointly expressed their displeasures over the call by Chief Edwin Clark, advising the federal government to declare a full-scale state of emergency that will replace the troubled Northeast states governors with sole administrators. The three states have been under emergency rule since May 2013 with the democratic structures in place despite the emergency rule.
Clark, an Ijaw leader and former federal Minister had urged President Goodluck Jonathan to remove the governors, saying only then can the military fully take charge of security