Politics
Enugu Polls: LG Chairman, Supporter Escape Irate Youths Over Alleged Vote-buying
The executive chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Obiora Obeagu escaped being lynched by his village youths on Saturday.
The chairman and an unidentified woman were nearly mobbed following their alleged attempt to buy votes in his polling unit while voting was ongoing in the governorship and House of Assembly elections.
Obeagu and the Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga are from the same Eha-Amufu in Isi-Uzo Local Government Area.
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Eyewitness told journalists who were in the area to monitor the conduct of the election that the chairman, a woman and one other, allegedly came to the polling unit with money to induce voters so that they can vote for Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) instead of Labour Party (LP).
The eyewitness narrated that: “This morning, the Chairman of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area, Hon. Obeagu came to this Polling Unit and called some people aside and started giving them money to make them vote for the ZLP.
“Their intentions were to suppress the votes the LP governorship candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, should get in Isi-Uzo. Thank God for the prompt intervention of the soldiers.
“He came with a lady and another man. They were telling people to vote for the last logo in the ballot with human beings. This really deceived some villagers.
“So, the youths around noticed what was going on and chased him away. We also noticed that the lady was doing the same thing. And the youths were beating the lady, together with the man.
“It was the military there that had to save the lady and the man from being beaten to stupor by the youths who were already angry. They were arrested by the soldiers but were later released and asked to leave the polling unit.”
He added that it took the timely intervention of the soldiers to save the Council Chairman, Obeagu from the hands of the irate youths.
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He was later guided away from the voting centre by the police.
When approached, Obeagu, who avoided reacting to the incident, told journalists that he was facing plenty problems in the area already and that he could not speak.
Earlier, about 30 armed thugs were arrested in various parts of Isi-Uzo in the early hours of Saturday.
Politics
Soludo Visits Tinubu, Goes Into Closed Door Session With President
Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, on Thursday, paid a courtesy visit to the President, Bola Tinubu, GCFR at the State House.
Report by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Soludo, Mr Chris Aburime stated that President Tinubu received the Anambra State Governor with excitement, describing him as his long standing friend of over 22 years.
Aburime said, “The President used the occasion to further congratulate Governor Soludo on his landslide victory in the just concluded Anambra gubernatorial election.
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“Recall that President Tinubu had earlier issued a congratulatory message to Governor Soludo immediately the governorship election was concluded.”
Governor Soludo was declared winner with 73% of the votes cast by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Other details of the meeting were, however, not disclosed as the press Secretary told DAILY POST that both men went into a closed door meeting after the reception.
Politics
2027: I Will Resign If Tinubu Loses In Edo – Governor Okpebholo
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholor has vowed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 presidential election in Edo State.
Okpebholor in an interview captured in a viral video vowed to resign if the outcome of the 2027 election does not favour the president in Edo State.
According to him, the entire people in Edo State are ready to vote for the president, citing projects that his (Okpebholor) administration executed since the All Progressives Congress, APC took over the state.
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He claimed that there is no opposition in the state, stressing that everyone is supporting the ruling party ahead of the 2027 elections.
He said, “There is no opposition here in Edo everybody is for Asiwaju in this state.
“Tinubu is more popular than me in Edo state. If he doesn’t win the presidential election in Edo in 2027, I will resign.”
Politics
JUST IN: El-Rufai Formally Joins ADC
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress, ADC.
El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP.
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In his resignation letter from the SDP, dated November 26, 2025, the former governor stated that his focus is on contributing to the strengthening of a unified democratic platform that can offer a credible political alternative to the people of Nigeria.
“I wish to notify that I have resigned my membership of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, effective 26 November, 2025,” he said.
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