A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Anambra, Mr Chinedu Klinsmann, has dismissed the zoning arrangement being championed by the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), as hypocritical and self-serving. In a statement on Sunday in Abuja, Klinsmann said that no single political party had the right to...
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the time table for its 2025 Zonal Congresses to elect new Zonal Working Committee (ZWC) and National Ex-officio members of the party. According to a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, Monday in Abuja, the North East, South East...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Ahead of the local government elections in Cross River State, a group, the “Opinion Voice For Ikom Leadership,” has said the zoning of the chairmanship position has become imperative as it is the only Ward in Ikom that has been so marginalized in...
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Deputy Chairman, Chief Bode George, has said the party must stick to its power rotation grundnorm between the North and South to win in 2027. George said this while fielding questions from newsmen during his address to the nation, titled “My...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dismissed the rumour that the party was narrowing some positions reserved for Anambra Central Senatorial District to candidates from specific Local Government Area. Dr Alex Obiogbolu, chairman of APGA Congress Committee, disclosed this in a statement entitled ‘Complaints Of Micro Zoning In...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said It is yet to zone the leadership positions of the incoming 10th National Assembly as speculated in some quarters. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, stated this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Mr. Morka...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says he has no preferred candidate for the speakership of the 10th Assembly. Media reports on Thursday said Hon. Gbajabiamila was allegedly against the aspiration of his deputy, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, and some other...
A former Assemblyman in Cross River, Mr Cletus Obun, has said that the Presidency of the 10th Senate should be zoned to the South South geopolitical zone. Obun, who was member of APC 2023 Presidential Campaign Council, South South Coordinator of the Public Affairs Directorate, said this in an...
Every system has its life cycle. For the 9th National Assembly, that cycle will end on May 29 as a new administration is inaugurated. Expectedly, the race for who succeeds Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, as the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives has begun as ranking members of the...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Malam Muazu Dansarauniya, has advised the leadership of the party to zone the Senate presidency to the Northwest region. Dansaraunita told newsmen in Kano on Friday that the party in the zone had performed credibly well during the presidential...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday. Speaking to State House correspondents after the meeting, Kalu revealed that he officially informed the president of his intention to run for the position of...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has yet to take decision on zoning of positions or offices of the 10th National Assembly as speculated in the social media. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, stated this in a statement in Abuja....
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi has advised the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt zoning formula in determining new leaders for the 10th National Assembly (NASS). The governor gave the advice when he addressed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari...
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged its National Assembly (NASS) members-elect to play down on issues of zoning and leadership of the 10th Assembly. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker, House of Representatives, and Ali Ndume (APC Borno-South), spoke with State House correspondents on Monday after the...
The Supreme Court, on Friday, struck out a suit seeking to compel the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its nomination of presidential candidate to the South East Geo-political Zone of the country. The court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro, struck out the suit on...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown open its ticket for 2023 presidential election. The party also appointed former Senate President, Sen. David Mark, as the Chairman, National Convention Organizing Committee, scheduled for May 28 and May 29 to elect the party’s presidential candidate. The PDP National Publicity Secretary,...
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has advised his party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) to avoid self-inflicted crises ahead of the 2023 elections. With about 10 months to the general polls, he said it would be dishonest for anyone to argue against rotation at this period. Akeredolu, a...
A former aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Sunday, predicted the outcome of the 2023 presidential election and the chances of both ruling All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the exercise. He said that should the APC zoned its presidential ticket to South...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday announced that it would hold its 96th National Executive Committee (NEC) on Wednesday, May 4. National Secretary of PDP, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, who announced this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja, said the meeting would...
Bode George, chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party will be “roundly defeated” in the 2023 presidential election if zoning is jettisoned. The PDP is yet to make a decision on which region of the country will produce the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. The development has...