Tag Archives: Enugu

No fewer than six members of the Labour Party (LP) of the Enugu State House of Assembly have officially defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The lawmakers had attempted to defect last Sunday in an elaborate party that abruptly ended with people being asked to leave Okpara Square, the proposed venue of the event. However, on Thursday during plenary ...

The crisis which rocked the election of Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, in Enugu State, has finally been resolved. There was a crisis during the election of new exco members at the Enugu State office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC The situation, which nearly degenerated into a free-for-all, was contained by a combined team of security agencies, including the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Enugu State chapter has expressed dissatisfaction over the local government election time table released by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC). In a communique issued at the end of APC stakeholders meeting in Enugu, APC rejected what they described as Jam-packed activities by ENSIEC. The communique was jointly signed by the state chairman of ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the verdicts passed by the governorship election petition tribunal in Enugu and Bauchi states. The tribunal sitting in Bauch State on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar, and instead affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of PDP. Similarly, the tribunal ...

President Bola Tinubu has held meeting with the Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Though there is no information about the reason for the meeting, it was gathered that they would be discussing issues concerning Enugu State. Governor Mbah was part of the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, which was presided over by Vice President Kashim ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the expulsion of former Enugu State Governor Chimaroke Nnamani from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged anti-party activities. In a judgment yesterday, Justice James Omotosho held that Nnamani was not given fair hearing in accordance with the constitution of the PDP. The judgment was on a suit filed by Nnamani, the ...

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered Governor Peter Mbah to appear before it today. The order was sequel to an application made by the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, through its counsel, Alex Amujiogo. Candidate of the PRP, Christopher Agu, is in court seeking to upturn the declaration of Peter Mbah as the winner of the March 18 ...

The electoral umpire, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has restored the facilities destroyed by gunmen in various local government areas in Enugu State in readiness for the 2023 general elections. In the last one year, INEC offices in seven local government areas were razed by gunmen, frustrating pre-election activities in the areas. But speaking with The Nation ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that he is deeply concerned about crisis in the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Minster made this remark during an interactive meeting with members and stakeholders of his group, Kwusike Political Family in Enugu, over the weekend, According to him, there is a need for a ...

Mr. Peter Mbah has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate for the 2023 general election in Enugu State. It was learnt that the the Party’s primary election was conducted on Wednesday at the Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium, Enugu. Mbah who, was the former Chief of Staff to then Governor Chimaroke Nnamani, secured 790 votes to defeat other aspirants in ...