By Our Reporter A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and House of Representatives aspirant for Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency of Ondo State, Ambassador Adeleye Oluseye Victor, on Wednesday opened a campaign office for the presidential ambition of the national leader of the APC and former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Adeleye,…
By Our Reporter The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as callous and insensitive for allegedly politicising the issue of insecurity in the country. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the APC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, in a statement issued yesterday said it was a regrettable…
By Our Reporter The Senate on Wednesday failed to override the President’s veto on the 2010 Electoral Act (amendments) Bill 2021. The red chamber made the u-turn when members emerged from a 40-minute closed session. The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, explained after the executive session that the upper chamber had decided to consult…
By Our Reporter Governors have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who spoke on behalf of his counterparts, said governors are not fixated on any mode of primary election to choose candidates…
***As Buhari asks Senate to quickly Consider 2021 Appropriation Virement of N13.588 trillion By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab The President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan read on Tuesday, the letter of President Muhammadu Buhari withholding of assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment bill. President Buhari in the letter is withholding assent to…
By Our Reporter The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has tabled before the National Assembly N305billion as projected expenditure for the 2023 general elections. The development came amidst concerns over decision by President Muhammadu Buhari, who withheld his assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which was forwarded to him by the National Assembly November 19. In…
*** As Chairmanship aspirant urges C’ttees set up By Our Reporter The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has dismissed fears of a possible postponement of the February 2022 National Convention of the party, saying it would soon set up relevant sub-committees in that…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A political pressure group, Kogi APC Youth Vanguard in Kogi Local Government Area has commended the Senator representing Kogi West, Senator Smart Adeyemi, for quality representation in the Senate. Alhaji Usman Yahaya, Chairman of the group, gave the commendation in an interview with NationalWatch in Lokoja, on Sunday. According to…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab An ally of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Senator Mohammed Saleh, and some supporters of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, under the aegis of The Disciples of Jagaban, on Saturday began mobilising support for Tinubu’s rumoured presidential ambition. They also sensitised voters in the north to…
By Amuda Dan Sulaiman Fab A High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has reaffirmed the sack of the executive of a faction of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano State loyal to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The court had on 30 November sacked the APC factional exco loyal to Mr Ganduje and…