Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has said that former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has not dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC. This comes as Sule dismissed the possibility of some opposition figures, including El-Rufai, forming a merger ahead of the 2027 elections. Sule’s remark follows a strategic meeting between El-Rufai, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Shehu Gabam, Hamza Al-Mustapha, and Segun Sowunmi, an ally of Atiku Abubakar. The closed-door meeting, held at the SDP Secretariat in Abuja, reviewed the state of opposition engagement in the country. Speaking about the meeting, Gabam said he was open to…
Author: Daniel Ubokulo
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, has claimed that he has received death threats due to remarks he made about Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 election. Morka made the claim during an appearance on Arise Television on Wednesday. According to him, he has received over 400 threats and at least 200 of them threatened his life. The spokesman for the ruling party said the threats were triggered by Obi’s claim that his remarks during another interview constituted a threat to the LP candidate’s life. “Peter Obi’s…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed strong disapproval of the remarks by National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress, APC, Felix Morka, against Peter Obi, Labour Party’s presidential candidate. He said if anyone had crossed the line, as alleged by the APC spokesman, it was President Bola Tinubu’s government. Atiku’s statement, posted on X platform yesterday, came on a day Labour Party, LP, also raised alarm over what it described as a threat to democracy and freedom of speech in Nigeria. The former vice president, who described…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, ex-Chief Security Officer to late Gen Sani Abacha, Hamza Al Mustapha, Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Shehu Gabam, and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, held a strategic meeting on Tuesday. The quartet met to review the state of opposition democratic engagement in Nigeria. Posting on X, Sowunmi wrote: “You must set forth at Dawn, a strategic meeting called by HE Shehu Gabam, Chairman of SDP, with HE @elrufai, El-Rufai, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Otunba Segun Sowunmi. The alternative, to meet and greet and review the state of…
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has downplayed the possibility of the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka plotting evil against the former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Amadi blamed what he called APC curse for Amadi’s remark against Obi. Obi had alleged a threat to his life following his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration in his New Year message. In a post on his X handle yesterday, the former Anambra State governor asked if he has “really crossed the line” following alleged threats against his life, family,…
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, has accused the owner of social media platform, X, Elon Musk of interfering in European politics, including the German election. The French president disclosed this in a speech to French ambassadors on Monday. Macron said, many years ago, no one could imagine that X, one of the world’s largest social media networks, would declare support for what he described as ‘a new international reactionary movement and intervene in elections, including in Germany. Ten years ago, who could have imagined it if we had been told that the owner of one of the largest social…
The factional Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Tony Okocha, has denied reports circulating on social media claiming that he has defected from the camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to align with Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The rumors began circulating on Saturday after a photo appeared online showing Okocha seated alongside the Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Chijioke Ihunwo. The ongoing political crisis in Rivers State has caused a division among political figures, cutting across party lines. While some have aligned with Fubara, others remain loyal to Wike. A…
The North-Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum, has asked President Bola Tinubu to ‘watch’ Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, for allegedly working with opposition politicians to destabilize the APC in the North-Central zone. The North-Central APC Forum made the call in a statement released by its Chairman, Alhaji Saleh Zazzaga, on Monday. The call followed indications of a fresh alliance between Akume and immediate past governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, against the sitting Governor, Reverend Hyacinth Alia. Akume has been engaged in a face-off with Alia over the control of the party…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has pledged its full support to Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, in his efforts to stabilise the party and enhance its role as a leading opposition force in Nigeria. The NWC, led by the newly appointed National Secretary, Udeh Okoye, gave the assurance over the weekend during a condolence visit to the governor following the passing of his stepmother, Hajiya Hauwa. They emphasised the importance of unity and collaboration in achieving the party’s goals. Speaking on behalf of the delegation, Ibrahim Yayari conveyed their sympathies and offered prayers for…
Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has denied reports of rumours of him dumping the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Posting on X, the former governor wrote: “Please disregard the patent lies and rumours about my political affiliation. I have referred the lead peddlers of the fake news for further action by my lawyers.”
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the attack on one of its prominent chieftains, Hon. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, during a wedding fatiha in Gusau on Friday. In a statement issued by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the party expressed shock and disappointment over the incident, which occurred at the Rabi’a Jum’at Mosque, where Hon. Shinkafi had attended the wedding of Alhaji Siddi Daki Takwas’ children. Recall that Shinkafi at his residence in Gusau on Saturday night, disclosed that some individuals had attempted to attack him during a wedding ceremony he attended at…
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi’s position on suspending elected local government area chairmen and their vice, the fate of the 18 local government council chairmen in Edo State and their vice had been sealed. Several high-profile political leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were already angling to take over the councils. Reason: the 192 elected councillors and all the appointed Supervisory Councillors are from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and they all worked against the election of Governor Monday Okpebholo. Meanwhile, the recent Supreme Court judgment on financial autonomy for the local government areas and…