SPOKESMAN of the campaign organization for the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, Festus Keyamo, has said that two more Governors under the All Progressive Congress (APC), might leave the party in the coming days. In a statement on Sunday, Keyamo, however, insisted that the defections from the ruling party at the National assembly and Benue
The Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win 10 northern states in the forthcoming general elections. Danbaba is among the lawmakers that recently decamped to PDP at the National Assembly. Speaking to some selected journalists in Sokoto on Sunday, he said he did not
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described senators who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) as corrupt politicians who are afraid of being arrested if President Buhari wins his second term bid. The governor said President Buhari dislikes corruption and will not work with any corrupt politician to cheat Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported how 14 senators
THE deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, says the defection of Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, and some members of national assembly to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a tip of the iceberg. Ekweremadu said this on Saturday at the inauguration of the Agwu local government chapter of the Gburugburu Movement in Enugu state. The
PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Wednesday declared President Muhammadu Buhari as the common enemy of Nigeria. They made the declaration when the National Publicity Secretary of the SDP, Princess Goldba Tolofari, paid a courtesy call to her PDP counterpart, Kola Ologbodiyan at the national secretariat of the former ruling party
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Yakubu Dogara, has stated that for Nigeria to develop and realised its true potentials, the country must undertake restructuring. Hon Dogara however, argued that for such to happen, there must be wide consultations among the leaders of the various regions in the country. He stated this when he
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu said the approved private sector driven refinery in Mashi, Katsina State will be completed in 2021. Kachikwu, who made this known to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday, said the refinery would have the capacity to produce 150, 000 barrels per day when completed.
THE governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor announced his defection at a meeting with local government chairmen and councillors at government house, Makurdi, on Wednesday. He said his resignation letter had been sent to the chairman of the
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has observed that the defection of some lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to other political parties will not harm the chances of the ruling party in future elections. He made the declaration as he wished the defections well and expressed his total commitment to democratic ideals. According to a statement
THE national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, says the party is not bothered about the members who decamped. At plenary on Tuesday, 15 senators and 37 house of representatives members left the party for other political parties. Fourteen of the senators and 32 of the representatives joined the Peoples Democratic Party