Zoning is not known to the Nigerian constitution but for political exigencies political parties adopt the principle to ensure victory and equitable distribution of elective offices. Some legal schools of thought have however argued that in the spirit of federal character, zoning of elective offices may be considered constitutional. Constitutional or not, if the People Democratic Party is interested in ...

Ex-National Auditor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) George Moghalu has called on political actors to stop playing God in their aspirations as 2023 general elections draw closer. According to him,  instead of jostling for 2023, political office holders should concentrate on delivering on the promises that earned them the positions they occupy. He added that only God can ...

The Governor of Rivers, Nyesom Wike has said that only a Governor elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will succeed him in 2023. According to him,  the incumbent PDP Governors were working in strong unity to ensure the victory of the party at the forthcoming presidential election in 2023. According to him, he would complete all ...

Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria, Dr Patrick Dakum has warned that Nigeria is not ripe to neglect rotational presidency. Dakum told newsmen that while getting the most qualified Nigerians as president was important, rotational presidency in 2023 would foster unity. According to him, each region of the country had qualified Nigerians to rule the nation. “My ...

Traditional rulers within the Badagry Division have thrown their weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidency. They said that Tinubu, a former Lagos Governor, as the best candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. They made the pronouncement at a town hall meeting organised by the South West Agenda (SWAGA’23) on Sunday. They were ...

A political group working for the former Vice President, Atiku Abubaka known as ‘Atiku Support Organisation’, has rejected the recommendation of the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi-led Peoples Democratic Party’s zoning committee which zoned the party’s national chairmanship position to the North. The group said the recommendation, “negates in all fairness the entrenched principle of equity, fairness, and justice in the party ...

Five persons were reportedly shot by thugs allegedly loyal to Biyi Adeleye, the Special Adviser on Politics to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. The incident was said to have happened at the Afotamodi Festival Day celebration at Isara Remo, held on Sunday at AUD school field, in the Remo North Local Goverment Area of Ogun State. It was learnt that ...

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun, Sunday Bisi has urged the newly defected members to work assiduously for the victory of the party in the 2022 gubernatorial election in the State. He also asked the new members to see the party as their family as they have been welcomed with open hands and assured that their ...

A top stalwart of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Emmanuel Nnadi has told the people of the South-East to drop the notion that President Muhammadu Buhari was unfair in his dealings with the region. Speaking to journalists in Enugu, weekend, said contrary to claims, the Buhari presidency had made more impact in the South-East than the other former presidents ...

The flag bearer of the Young Progressive Party in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, has said that the manifesto of his All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) counterpart, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is empty. It will be recalled that Soludo had recently unveiled his manifesto, during a grand rally of his party in Awka. In his reaction, ...