PDP Deputy Governorship candidate, Sowunmi-Kolapo, honours retired Traffic Warden with grand reception - ITREALMS

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​The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship Candidate in Ogun State for the 2027 elections, Hajia 'Yemi Sowunmi-Kolapo, on Sunday hosted a grand retirement reception in honour of retired Deputy Superintendent of Traffic, Anifat Abiodun Bello, praising her rare and infectious commitment to public service, reports ITREALMS.

​Held in the Obantoko area of Abeokuta, the celebration drew party chieftains, religious leaders, and well-wishers to celebrate Mrs. Bello, popularly known as Aunty Anifat; for her exceptional discipline, professionalism, and resilience while serving with the Ogun State Police Command.

Imo Guber 2023: NNPP candidate appoints Senator Iroegbu as DG of campaign - ITREALMS

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The Gubernatorial Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Chief Uche Ben Odunzeh, has appointed Senator Jude Obianuju Iroegbu as the Director General (DG) of the 'New Imo/Uche Ben Odunzeh Campaign Organization'. 

The appointment, effective immediately, was announced in a letter signed by Odunzeh, dated July 14th.

Tinubu @Minna Town Hall meeting, targets farmers - ITREALMS

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The All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to undertake reforms within the farming, fishing and livestock sector that will make the industry competitive.

He also promised to make the agricultural sector the bedrock of Nigeria’s new economy when he becomes president.

Makinde to Udom @2023: We'll support whoever emerges PDP presidential candidate - ITREALMS

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Oyo State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, said on Thursday, that leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will rally behind anyone whoever emerges the party's presidential candidate after its presidential primaries.

According to him, all stakeholders in the party will support whoever God gives to the party and also work together to rescue Nigeria.

Osun 2018: Wole Adedoyin emerges HDP Governorship candidate - ITREALMS Online

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The national publicity secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), who is also the national President of the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW), Mr. Wole Adedoyin has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) for the September 22 Osun state governorship election, reports ITRealms.

The party’s publicity secretary in the state, Mr. Dada Olusegun told newsmen yesterday in Osogbo that Mr. Wole Adedoyin, a former pioneer Secretary of Oyo IPAC (Interparty Advisory Council) and former CNPP (Conference of Nigerian Political Parties) Secretary emerged at the party’s primary held on Wednesday 18^th of July. The primary was supervised and monitored by four INEC representatives.

Mr. Wole Adedoyin was 2008 recipient of the Oyo State Merit Award in Literary Art and was also nominated last year for the prestigious Future Africa Award in Education category endowed by the University of Sussex. He is also a foundation member of the working committee of the Nigerian Content Consultative Forum ICT (NCCF ICT) and Association for Information and Communication Technology for Local Content (ICT LOCA), initiatives founded by Nigerian Content Development and Management Board (NCDMB) under the political administration of President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that ICT practitioners are allowed to benefit from the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content and Development (NOGICD) Act. Mr. Adedoyin has Chaired political parties like Democratic Front for People Federation (DFPF), Peoples Mandate Party (PMP), United Progressive Party (UPP), African Peoples Alliance (APA) and Hope Democratic Party (HDP).

According to Mr. Dada, the primary which outcome was accepted by all members was peaceful and democratic. 

He said delegates from fifteen local governments were accredited and at the end of the exercise, Mr. Wole Adedoyin emerged as consensus candidate of the party.

Mr. Olusegun Dada said that HDP is the only party that meant well for the masses and urged the people to vote for her candidate comes September 22 and continue to support it.

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I'm will unseating Obiano - ACPN candidate declares

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The candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in Anambra State governorship election, Comrade Akunwata Ejoh Ojiba has said he was not in doubt of being elected as governor of the state on November 18, 2017, reports ITRealms.

He made the declaration while speaking with some supporters and canvassers involved in the parties door-to-door campaign in Ogbaru local government of the state. 

He was accompanied by his running mate, Mrs. Angel Onyinye Ebele; the state party coordinator, Comrade Sam Anumba, and other party executives. 

Comrade Ojiba said "I am not in doubt of being in government house. The government will be yours and you will have access to the government house to make your needs known to the government at all times. 

Also speaking at Okija in Ihiala local government when he visited young people at different locations in the area, Comrade Ojiba noted that "What is happening in Anambra is frightening. When you are sponsored in an election here, your sponsor will now nominate 15 commissioners while the governor will nominate only five. 

"At the end of the day, can you have the courage to tell the commissioners that they are not doing well? Can you sack him? The answer is no", he observed. 

According to him, "The problem in Anambra state is not lack of funds. There is enough money to work for the people but the obstacle to development in Anambra state is sharing of the state resources at the godfather's table every month", he lamented, disclosing that he has no godfather except the God Head. 

Explaining that governance is very simple, he noted that the governor is a supervisor-general; he is the administrator-general. He is to delegate and supervise to make sure that job is done to specifications. 

"For him to know your most important needs, you must have access to him. So, you should have access to your governor. The government house will be open to you."' he said. 

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Enugu LG Election: Groups demand replacement of PDP candidate

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An amalgamation of civil society and socio-political groups in Nsukka local Government Area of Enugu State, under the aegis of Nsukka Democratic Movement (NDM), has rejected the candidature of Mr. Patrick Omeje as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship flag bearer, urging the party to replace him, reports ITRealms.

The coalition, comprising Independent Nsukka Solidary Agenda Worldwide, United Nsukka Indigenes for Good Governance, Nsukka Arise for Change, Nsukka Youths Empowerment Initiative, Greater Nsukka Congress, Alliance for Democratic Governance, among others, insisted that if the PDP candidate was not replaced, they would mobilise opposition against the party in the council come November 4, 2017.  

The NDM in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Comrade James Ezema and its Secretary, Dr. Joseph Idoko, accused the candidate of intimidating and harassing Nsukka indigenes with siren even before the election, saying “if he can intimidate people with conveys and siren when election has not taken place, we are not safe if he wins the election”.

The groups maintained that “Beyond doubts about his competence and academic qualification, which is currently under investigation by our coalition, he has so far shown that he lacks qualities of a good leader. Worst of all, he seems not to be disposed to learning.

“We see the emergence Mr. Patrick Omeje as a fulfilment of a policy of marginalisation of Nsukka by political godfathers in Enugu state.

“We advise Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to carry out a secret popularity and acceptance test of the PDP candidate in Nsukka as a whole to understand the danger in retaining him as a candidate for the election.

“We will resist, through every democratic means, the replay of the tenure of Prof. Mrs Rose Onah, which was characterised by underperformance in the council if the PDP insists on foisting an incompetent and irresponsible leadership on the people of Nsukka at this time.

“We learnt that the party ensured that only the candidate purchased form for the primary that produced him by those who want to rubbish the good works of the incumbent state government.

“The people’s Governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has recorded giant strides, which we cannot fold our hands while a man who, obviously, would erode all his legacies emerges as chairman and take us back to the dark days of non-performance in the council.

“We call on opposition forces in Nsukka to produce a credible candidate for our endorsement and mobilisation of support ahead of the November 2017 local government election to defeat the ruling party in event that the PDP upholds the process that produced Mr. Omeje as its flag bearer,” the coalition vowed.

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Breaking News: Sudden death of Kogi APC candidate, Prince Audu divides party, lawyers

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The sudden death of Kogi State governorship of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu, is causing political stir in the party faithful, reports ITRealms.

Some of the party faithful who spoke on the death of Prince Audu and pleaded not to be mentioned blamed the APC leadership for over-stretching their candidate because they want to win the election by all means.

“Now, they have stressed the man to death, let them come and take his position,” a furious party loyalist declared.

Industry watchers said, this kind of bad blood being generated due to the death of Prince Audu may not augur well for APC in the planned rerun.

Audu's sudden death may not be unconnected to inconclusive election and heart attack.

Meanwhile, lawyers seem divided too over the candidacy of APC in the forthcoming rerun of the election in Kogi as indicated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, due to inability of the two major contenders, Prince Audu and Capt Idris Wada to scored the required number of votes.

This is coming as over 19 units were canceled and over 20,000 votes nullified outside the irregularities with the card reader.

In a related development, Vanguard Newspaper, reports that division was the lot of lawyers on Sunday on hearing the death of APC candidate, Prince Abubakar Audu.

Speaking on the issue Sunday, Second Republic politician and legal icon, Dr Tunji Braithwaite said the demise of Prince Abubakar calls for a fresh governorship election in Kogi.

“First, it is sad that Audu died. Our thoughts are with his family at this time. However, coming to mankind, life and activities must go on. If the front runner in an election drops dead, the next person with higher votes cannot automatically be declared winner.

He stressed that the deceased according to INEC scored higher votes at the close of polls results on Sunday. Audu’s death calls for another election. The incumbent, Capt Idris Wada will continue as governor until another election. There must be another election,” he said.

For the former governor of Anambra State, Dr. Nwabueze Ngige, who is currently the Minister of Labour and Productivity, he predicted a hard time for INEC and judiciary, but insisted that if Audu wins, his ticket belong to All Progress Congress (APC).

“I foresee a trying time for INEC, judiciary … ticket belongs to APC,” Ngige said.

 

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We’ll use our votes to protect our interest, says Anambra People in Lagos

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Anambrarians resident in Lagos under the aegis of the Anambra United Assembly of Nigeria (AUAN), have unequivocally stated that they will use their votes to vote in any political party or candidate that has the interest of their people at heart, DigitalSENSE Business News reports.

The group made this known at a press conference held at Uruagu Hall, Orile, in Lagos on Thursday, insisting that Anambra people are the biggest investors in the economies of Nigeria and Lagos in particular, and statistically constitute about 65 per cent of Ndigbo in Lagos.

Also, AUAN noted that they own so much that huge part of the corporate, personal, business revenue taxes collected are from their operations in Lagos State. 

The group equally stated that any political office seekers that do not specifically consult with them to protect their interest have not bargained well and may lose their votes in the elections nationally or at state level, even as AUAN admitted that up till now none of the political gladiators have consulted with it to know what the group wants done or rectify in the next dispensation toward protecting their group interest as residents in Lagos State, particularly. 

AUAN President, Barrister Emeka C. Nwosu, accompanied by the National Secretary, Barrister Okwu Udoagwu, Director of Finance, Chief Mike Okwuma, Comrade Chinedu Agina, Director of Operations; and Matron Adaora Umenduka (Eze Nwanyi), told newsmen that support for the candidates will be based on first come first serve, urging Anambra people to make sure that they collect their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) while advising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be fair in the distribution of the permanent voters’ card.

The group further admonished Lagos State government to curtail henceforth the excesses of its organs that descend on Ndigbo that are doing legitimate businesses in Lagos and fraudulently exerting huge sums of cash from them in the name of carrying out official functions.

On political offices exclusively reserved for Ndigbo and massive infrastructure denial wherever Ndigbo locates their businesses, Barr. Nwosu pointed out that these will form part of the deciding factor in casting vote. 

“It is the person that will address these issues that will get our support” he declared.

Nwosu, who was also joined at the press conference by Mrs. Victoria Ezechukwu, Matron; Mrs. Kosy Udechukwu, Woman Cordinator, commended President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration for signing the N10billion for the take-off of the second Niger bridge, stressing, however on essence of rail lines from Lagos to the Eastern part of the country.

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