Politics

2027 ELECTION: IT’S NIGERIANS VERSUS TINUBU GOVT – ATIKU REACTS TO GALE OF DEFECTIONS I have been overwhelmed with inquiries from concerned Nigerians, all eager to understand my position on the latest political shifts, particularly the defection of some PDP members to the ruling party. Let me be unequivocal: freedom of association and expression are not optional in a democracy …

OKOWA’S DEFECTION SHOWS HOW LOW LEADERSHIP HAS SUNK – SARAKI The defection of ex-Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is unprecedented, according to former Senate President Bukola Saraki. In a statement he personally signed, Saraki said Okowa’s action cannot be blamed on pressure. There are reports that Okowa, who was …

APC USING MONEY, EFCC THREATS TO WEAKEN PDP THROUGH DEFECTIONS – BUGAJE Former member of the House of Representatives and ex-presidential adviser Dr. Usman Bugaje has accused Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), of systematically using money to induce defections from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking in an interview with Arise News, Bugaje claimed that the …

DISQUIET IN APC OVER TINUBU’S DEAL WITH KWANKWASO Amidst the claims and counter-claims of planned defection of former New Nigerian Peoples Party ( NNPP) presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), feelers from the party reveal that the move by the former Kano State governor is already creating disquiet in the party. Party sources …

TINUBU’S AIDES, ATIKU’S COALITION BICKER OVER DEFECTIONS Two aides of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the coalition of opposition leaders led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday exchanged words over the defection of Delta State governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and running mate to Atiku in the 2023 presidential election, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Bayo …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

MORE GOVERNORS ON THEIR WAY TO APC – GANDUJE National Chairman of the ruling Party, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has boasted that more governors will join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at his residence in Abuja when he received former prominent members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano State into the APC, he said 2027 was a …

PETER OBI WON MILLIONS OF VOTES WITHOUT SINGLE GOVERNOR, PDP DOWNPLAYS GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The duo and their entire structure dump the PDP on Wednesday ending the party 26 years in power. PDP had ruled …

PETER OBI WON MILLIONS OF VOTES WITHOUT SINGLE GOVERNOR, PDP DOWNPLAYS GOVERNOR’S DEFECTION The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has downplayed the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, and his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The duo and their entire structure dump the PDP on Wednesday ending the party 26 years in power. PDP had ruled …

GALE OF DEFECTIONS: WE’RE NOT DISTRACTED IN QUEST TO DEFEAT TINUBU, APC IN 2027 — ATIKU’S COALITION The anti-Tinubu coalition led by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed indifference to Wednesday’s decision of the Delta state Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, to ditch the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP for the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Coalition spokesman, Salihu Moh. Lukman …