Authorities in Birmingham have spent more than £470,000 on charges and penalties after council-owned vehicles repeatedly violated the city’s Clean Air Zone (CAZ) regulations…
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A candidate for the Abia Central Senatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rep. Sam Onuigbo, has called on those behind attacks against him to explain their roles in what he described as the “whimsical allocation of votes” during the party’s May 18 senatorial primary election.
Onuigbo alleged that revelations surrounding the disputed primary had unsettled those responsible for what he termed a “ballot bazaar” in the aborted exercise, adding that the individuals involved were now afraid that their alleged clandestine activities within the APC were being exposed.
The former lawmaker was reacting to reports dismissing a petition submitted by some APC stakeholders in Abia Central Senatorial District challenging the conduct of the primary election.
He urged those behind the attacks to stop worsening what he described as the damage already done to the image and reputation of the APC in the South-East.
A group identifying itself as leaders of the APC in Abia Central had earlier petitioned the party’s National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, in a letter titled “Calculated Campaign of Falsehood.”
The group accused Onuigbo of making false allegations about irregularities in a bid to destabilise the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.
However, in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Onuigbo challenged the authors of the petition to explain what he called the “magic figures” allocated to the three contestants in the disputed primary.
According to him, the APC National Working Committee (NWC) should investigate how one candidate allegedly received 36,935 votes, while two others were allocated 11,457 and 5,833 votes respectively.
He further alleged that the primary process was hijacked, citing complaints by former Senator Nkechi Nwaogu, who reportedly petitioned the APC leadership after waiting throughout the day without any official arriving at her Osisioma Ngwa Ward 2 or anywhere in the local government area to conduct the exercise.
“This shameful conduct by a few overzealous individuals in the Abia Central Senatorial primary has cost the APC not only in terms of reputation, but also the structural harmony existing in the party,” Onuigbo said.
“For instance, as we speak, Senator Nwaogu has left APC out of the vexatious denial of participation in a simple exercise as senatorial primary.”
Onuigbo questioned how a senatorial district with about 56,860 registered members could produce 36,935 votes for one candidate when, according to him, elections did not hold in most wards across the six local government areas in the district.
“Let them help the national leadership of our great party make sense of this puzzle: In a Senatorial District that has roughly 56,860 members, how did the architects of the confusion in Abia Central Senatorial primary election come about the 36,935 votes it gifted a single candidate, when no election held in most wards of the six Local Government Areas that make up the Senatorial District?
“The authors of the fabricated results for Abia Central Senatorial primary should also tell Nigerians where they got the certificate of return issued to the alleged winner, when the national leadership of the party categorically denied that no such document except Mr President’s certificate of return was printed,” he added.
The former House of Representatives member lamented that the controversy had turned the APC in Abia State into a “laughing stock” instead of strengthening the party ahead of future elections.
“I wish to encourage the leaders of our great party to painstakingly get to the roots of the confusion that engulfed the conduct of Abia Central Senatorial primary election, as well as the reputation damage caused by those who hijacked the process for their narrow interest,” Onuigbo added.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of the Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC), Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD (OPSS), to intensify ongoing operations…
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The 15th and 16th Emirs of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Muhammadu Sanusi II, have suspended their planned Sallah durbar processions following…
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The presidential candidate of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, paid a visit to a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi….
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Ambassador Blessing Fubara, younger brother of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has joined the 2027 governorship race in Rivers State on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the younger Fubara pledged to restore the state’s economic prosperity and political stability if elected.
The aspirant said he was offering himself as a ready, competent and energetic candidate to “restore the soul of Rivers”.
He said that the need to reverse impoverishment of Rivers people, loss of investment, dignity and opportunities in the state spurred him into joining the race.
“Today, we see a Rivers that is distressed, shortchanged and almost seeming like a conquered state, but we are not a conquered people,” he said.
Fubara appealed to supporters in all 23 local government areas to turn out en masse at polling units to “reclaim the soul of Rivers”.
He pledged to serve a single four-year term to complete the eight-year tenure of Rivers South-East Senatorial District under the state’s political rotation arrangement.
According to him, altering the rotation of leadership and governance in the state will set a very wrong and dangerous precedent.
2027: Fubara’s brother joins Rivers guber race, pledges to serve one term
One of the sons of the late Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, Naziru Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi, has been affirmed as the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Bauchi State…
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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Taraba State chapter has affirmed the former House of Representatives member for Wukari/Ibi Federal Constituency, Hon. Danjuma Shiddi (Danji SS)…
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Nigerian rapper and singer, Zlatan Ibile, has publicly apologized to fellow musician Seyi Vibez following their recent online clash.
DAILY POST gathered that the feud began on May 26 after Seyi Vibez accused Zlatan of mocking his Fuji Moto project with ad-libs on Adekunle Gold’s song, Life of the Faaji.
In response, Seyi Vibez reportedly called Zlatan a “backup artiste” and also took a swipe at his clothing line.
However, apologizing via his social media handle on Thursday, Zlatan wrote:
“It actually hurts that my brother thinks I would diss him in anyway. It’s literally a misunderstanding. @seyi_vibez it’s all love bro, when you’re ready to talk it out I’m here!! 4L ABURO MI.”
A check by DAILY POST shows that Seyi Vibez is still yet to respond to the apology as of the time of filling this report.
Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has rejoined the race for the Senate on the platform of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) following his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC).
This comes days after the Delta Central senatorial dumped the APC.
A source in his camp confirmed the development to THE WHISTLER on Thursday.
“What happened in the APC primary did not diminish his political strength. If anything, it has strengthened the resolve of his supporters across Delta Central.
“He believes the people still want him to represent them and the NDC has now given him that platform,” the source added.
The ally of the former deputy senate president described the defection as “a political realignment that will change the power dynamics in Delta State ahead of 2027.”
Omo-Agege resigned from the APC after losing the party’s Delta Central senatorial primary to Senator Ede Dafinone.
In his resignation letter dated May 22 and addressed to the APC chairman in Orogun Ward 2, Ughelli North Local Government Area, he said recent developments within the party made it impossible for him to continue pursuing his political goals under the APC.
The former deputy senate president stated that his political objectives and those of his constituents would be “better served outside the APC.”
He moved to the NDC after the Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi and former Kano State governor Rabiu Kwankwaso joined the party.
Omo-Agege Rejoins Senate Race After Defection To NDC is first published on The Whistler Newspaper