Politics
Ganduje’s Kinsmen, Others Defect To NNPP In Kano
Kinsmen of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Chairman of Dawakin Tofa local government area of Kano State, Hon. Ado Tambai Kwa and others have on Saturday defected from the APC into the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP.
Kwa defected from APC to NNPP alongside his deputy, Hon. Garba Yahaya Labour and other councillors from Ganduje’s council.
Similarly, the APC gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 general elections, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna also lost a strong loyalist and chairman of his Nassarawa local government council, Hon. Auwalu Lawan Aramposu while the Chairman of Garun-Malam Local Government council, Hon. Mudassiru Aliyu also cross carpeted to NNPP.
They were received into the ruling party in the state by the Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf alongside the Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo and the Secretary of the state government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi at the government house.
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The state party chairman of the NNPP, Hashimu Dungurawa while introducing the new party members to the governor, stated that it is the exemplary leadership qualities of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf that has attracted the APC members to the NNPP.
Announcing their defection, each of the Local Government Chairmen said, they are back home due to genuine policies and programmes of NNPP.
They described their stay in APC “as a waste of people’s mandate and a voyage of non credibility.”
In his remarks, Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf expressed delight with the defection of the three Local governments Chairmen, describing it as a genuine decision for progress.
He said NNPP policies are people’s oriented aimed at delivering good Governance.
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Governor Yusuf promised to work together with all the decampees for the progress of Kano state while also calling on the leadership of NNPP to embrace and involve the decampees in all affairs of Kwankwasiyya movement.
“You are welcome back home to a political party that is after the progress of the people, youth and women empowerment.
“You are our brothers and we shall work together as one family to move Kano state forward.
“Our idea of politics today is that of helping the people and not that of looting public funds or engaging youths in acts of drug abuse. It is a politics of reviving Kano state and its glory,” he said.
The Governor however said the government is aware of the current hardship facing the people as efforts are on to bring succour to their plights.
Politics
Dino Melaye Reacts To Malami’s Arraignment For Money Laundering
Ex-Kogi West senator, Dino Melaye, has reacted to the arraignment of a former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, before an Abuja Federal High Court.
Melaye wished Malami well as he began his trial for corruption.
Posting on X, the former lawmaker recalled how he was prosecuted by Malami over what he described as frivolous cases while he was the AGF.
He wrote: “Reminded me of how I was appearing in different courts when Malami as AGF was prosecuting me over frivolous cases including taking over one of the police cases against me. Wish him.well.”
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Malami, his son Abdulaziz, and another individual are facing a 16-count charge of money laundering.
They were arraigned on allegations of unlawful acquisition and concealment of funds.
They all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Politics
What PDP Said About Wike’s Media Parley
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, of being a constant agent of provocation in the political space, alleging that he creates trouble to mask selfish intentions.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, stated this in a statement issued on Monday in response to Wike’s media parley with selected journalists in Port Harcourt, also held on Monday.
According to the PDP, remarks made by the minister on several occasions are proof that he falls short of being a locus classicus of anti-democratic adventurism.
The party said Wike’s conduct was not new, stressing that he has consistently acted as an agent provocateur in the political arena, stirring controversy to advance personal interests.
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The PDP further stated that since Wike assumed office as Governor of Rivers State in 2015, he has remained a recurrent source of trouble within the party’s leadership.
“From the Sheriff era, where he was a forerunner in the Sheriff-for-National Chairman movement and later turned to fight and remove Sheriff; later he championed the Uche Secondus-for-National Chairman movement (in fact, he granted a very combustible interview that polarized the party just before the convention) and then was the same person fighting to remove Secondus.
“The same Wike led the movement to produce Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as National Chairman against the advice of many party leaders, and so soon thereafter, it was Wike again who led the Ayu-must-go struggle.
“By his end-of-year media chat, Minister Nyesom Wike has reiterated his support for, and in fact declared that he is the ‘number one supporter’ of the presumptive candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 Presidential election, while remaining a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, confirming the basis of his expulsion from the PDP, for anti-party activities,” the statement said.
Politics
JUST IN: INEC Excludes PDP From Ekiti Governorship Election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2026 Ekiti governorship election, Dr Wole Oluyede, and his deputy were conspicuously absent as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released the provisional list of party candidates ahead of the election.
INEC on Monday posted the list of candidates from 12 political parties vying for the state’s top job at its office on New Iyin Road, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.
The list shows that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is fielding the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, with Monisade Afuye as his running mate.
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Other candidates include Opeyemi Falegan of the Accord Party, with Omoyemi Olaleye as deputy; Akande Oluwasegun of the African Action Congress, paired with Oluwasanmi Fajuyigbe; and Ayodeji Ojo of the Action Democratic Party, with Itunu Ibitoye as running mate.
Similarly, the African Democratic Congress is presenting Oluwadare Bejide and Paul Olowoyeye, while the Action Peoples Party has Bidemi Awogbemi and Akinyemi Adewumi on its ticket.
The PDP’s absence may not be unconnected with the leadership crisis currently rocking the party at the national level.
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