Elisha Ishaku Abbo, the Senator representing Adamawa North on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday. Senator Abbo’s defection letter was addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan. Lawan who read the letter at Plenary Session
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Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has Petitioned President Mohammadu Buhari and the National Leadership of the party over alleged plot by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to instigate crisis in the State. A release signed by the State Caretaker Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ogbuatu Chidi Simbad and made available to Everyday
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The All Progressives Congress has asked the Police and other security agencies to get the killers of the Nasarawa State APC Chairman, Philip Shekwo, who was reportedly abducted from his home in Lafia on Saturday and found dead on Sunday. The APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena in Abuja on Sunday made this call
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Senator Emmanuel Onwe, a former commissioner of Information and State Orientation in Ebonyi State, said that Governor David Umahi’s statement that “I offered this movement (from PDP to APC) as a protest against the injustice being done to the southeast by PDP,” is without foundation. Onwe, who represented Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the 7th
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Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, yesterday denied a rumour making the rounds of his renewed plans to rejoin his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). He, however, described the rumour as unfounded and mischievous. The rumour came just as the APC in the state also said it has “received several calls from prospective defectors
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Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said on Thursday that more governors of the Peoples Democratic Party platform will follow Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, to the All Progressives Congress. Bello of the APC said the present PDP governors are already knocking on the doors to the APC. Bello, who featured on a Channels Television programme,
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Executive Committee in Ebonyi State has been dissolved by the party’s Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee led by Governor Mai Mala. It has also announced the setting up of a 15 member caretaker executive as replacement. The development followed the defection of the state governor, Dave Umahi, from the Peoples
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Not fewer than 4,000 members of the leading opposition party in Oyo State, the All Progressive Congress (APC), have decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They went ahead to pick up membership forms of PDP in Surulere and Ogo Oluwa Local Government Areas in Ogbomoso political division of the state, ahead of the forthcoming
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Governor Nyesom Wike, of Rivers State, on Tuesday, said contrary to Umahi’s claims, the PDP had not been unfair to the South-East. The governor alleged that his Ebonyi State counterpart, David Umahi, left the Peoples Democratic Party to pursue a presidential bid. This came after Umahi at a media briefing in Abakaliki on Tuesday said
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The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi yesterday insisted that his defection to the All Progressives Congress APC was not as a result of the People’s Democratic Party not zoning the Presidency to him as being speculated in some quarters. Governor Umahi who made the disclosure during a media chat with journalists at the New
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Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma has welcomed the planned defection of the Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi to the All Progressives Congress APC, saying the APC Governors are currently working on some of their colleagues to get them to join the ruling party. He dropped the hint on Monday while reacting to the move by
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, will begin hearing in the certificate forgery case filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, today, Monday, November 16. The APC had instituted the case in July, 2020, asking the court to quash the nomination of Obaseki by the Peoples Democratic
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By: Isaac Ojo Dr. Amobi Nwokafor (FCA) a governorship aspirant on the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) has made case for the exalted office to be zoned to Awka, the Anambra State capital. Dr Nwokafor(Agbako Agbako 11 Awka) stated this during an interactive session with journalists in Nnewi. The APC guber hopeful noted that
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By: Isaac Ojo A governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Col. Geoffrey Onyejegbu (Rtd) has promised an all round security for Anambra State if he is given the mandate to pilot the affairs of the state. Col. Onyejegbu said this on Thursday during an interactive session with the executives and
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Ebonyi State commissioner for Inter governmental affairs Hon Laz Ogbee has resigned. The immediate past House of Rep member who represented Ezza south/Ikwo federal constituency, Chief Hon Lazarus Nweru Ogbee’s resignation is sequel to Governor Dave Umahi’s decision to join APC. Ogbee who officially resigned Thursday said he is not going to join APC after
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