Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says the 2027 presidential election will be his final bid for Nigeria’s top office. Atiku spoke on Wednesday during an interview on Prime Time on Arise Television. “Certainly yes… I believe that will be my last outing. So that’s incontrovertibly a fact,” he said. The former vice-president acknowledged that the…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar says he will support anybody who emerges as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), including Peter Obi. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Prime Time on Arise Television, Atiku said the coalition within the party is prioritising consensus in selecting its presidential candidate. “I would support…
Pat Utomi, renowned Nigerian political economist, management expert, and public intellectual, says “unseen hands” are working to destabilise opposition parties in Nigeria, including the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour Party (LP), and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Utomi spoke on Tuesday during an interview on Prime Time on Arise Television. “First and foremost, as with the…
Azubike Michael Egwu, a prominent Nollywood actor, commonly known as Zubby Michael, has registered as a card carrying memeber of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The actor made this known in a post on his X page on Saturday, saying that he has officially joined the ADC. Picking up his membership card in Ozubulu ward…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has demanded the immediate resignation of Professor Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over an alleged partisan social media post. INEC has denied the allegation. It described the claim as “false and malicious.” In a statement posted on X on Saturday, Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the party,…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has called on Nigerians to defend the country’s democracy, warning against the emergence of a one-party system. Obi made the call in a short post on X in the early hours of Wednesday, stressing the need for unity among citizens who believe in democratic values….
The Lagos state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Nigeria’s democracy will not collapse if the African Democratic Congress (ADC) or any other political party fails to appear on the ballot in forthcoming elections. The party made the remark in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, while responding…
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesperson of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of acting in a partisan manner, describing the commission as “a criminal organisation”. Abdullahi made the remark during an interview with News Central while reacting to INEC’s decision on the leadership crisis within the party. He said the…
Pat Utomi, a prominent Nigerian political economist, management expert, and public intellectual, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association to prevail on Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to resign over recent actions of the electoral commission. Utomi made the call in a series of posts on X on Monday, warning…
Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, former director of voter education and publicity at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the commission cannot legally leave a political party without a recognised leadership. Osaze-Uzzi spoke on Sunday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, where he weighed in on the controversy surrounding INEC’s decision to de-recognise the David…
