Kogi Guber election: Ogbeha canvasses support for Dino to actualize power rotation. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Tunde Ogbeha, has appealed to the people of Kogi state to vote for the PDP candidate for the November Governorship election, Dino Melaye to bring about the much awaited power shift or…
Kogi Guber election: Observers group commends Kogi APC over free, fair primary election. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. The National Independent Democratic Observers (NIDO), a non governmental organization, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC), for conducting a free, fair and credible governorship primary election in Kogi State. National Coordinator of NIDO Comrade Habbey Oladejo in a…
Kogi Guber election: Former Gov. Wada supports Ododo’s candidature. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA Former Kogi State Governor, Captain Idris Wada, has declared support for Honourable Usman Ahmed Ododo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the November Governorship election. Captain Wada, who welcomed the APC candidate to his resident in Abuja on Wednesday, offered prayers for…
Kogi Guber election: Prince Shuaibu Audu rejects Kogi APC primary elections results. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, who aspired and registered for the Kogi Governorship primary election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has described the result of the election as a highly compromised and fraudulent process characterized by unprecedented…
Kogi Guber election: Dino Melaye embarks on reconciliation, fence mending. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the Kogi state November governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye, in less than 24 hours after his election commenced fence mending moves to those he defeated, party leaders and stakeholders. Determined to further unite and…
The People Democratic Party, PDP, in Kogi State is facing a fresh crisis after it’s recent concluded primaries that produced a former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye as it’s governorship candidate for November election. Barrister Abdullahi Haruna, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a governorship Aspirant in the just concluded primary election of the People’s…
By Chinedu Emeruwa Chinedu. The Abia state Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, at the just-concluded 2023 general elections, Professor Gregory Ibe, has recounted some of the actions and inactions of the political class which heralded before and during the recently-conducted polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission. He also expressed…
Ex-Deputy Gov Awoniyi Faults Kogi PDP Primary, says poll questionable The PDP Governorship primary has come and gone. It took place on the 16th of April 2023. Senator Dino Melaye was declared the winner, having secured 313 votes from a tainted delegates’ list. I secured 77 votes, alongside a hodgepodge of votes secured by 6…
Pioneer ex-APGA national chairman, Chekwas Okorie advises INEC on supreme court judgement over intra-party crisis Chief Chekwas Okorie, former national chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA), has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission on the recent pronouncement of supreme court of Nigeria affirming Edozie Njoku as the authentic APGA national chairman. This comes on…
IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA Senator Dino Melaye, who represented Kogi West at the National Assembly, has been elected to fly the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party for the November Governorship election. State Governorship Election scheduled for November 11 2023. He defeated other other aspirants by scoring 313 votes, and was followed by Jibrin Usman who…
Kogi Guber election: Political parties conduct brisk primaries over the weekend. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. In their bid to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline of March 17 for the submission of their Candidates’ names for the November 11 Kogi Governorship election, political parties in the state, hurriedly conducted their primaries despite obstacles and…
Kogi APC primary: Ododo’s antecedent humbles other aspirants to submission — Bashir Gegu. IDRIS AHMED, LOKOJA. The choice of former Kogi State Auditor General for local governments, Alhaji Ahmed Usman-Ododo, as the APC flag bearer for the November Governorship election is a reflection of the wishes of party members across the state. The All Progressives…
As the 2023 gubernatorial election in Kogi State draws near, there have been various speculations on who should succeed Governor Yahaya Bello. Some people have argued that the governor owes certain individuals the ticket to become his successor. However, it is important to note that Governor Yahaya Bello does not owe anyone the ticket to…
Stakeholders from across the Nasarawa West senatorial district, have reaffirmed their resolve to deliver Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, as well as all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during the 18th March, 2023 governorship/state assembly election. The Nasarawa West stakeholders made this known at a meeting convened by the National Chairman of…
….. Vows to deliver 2/2 on saturday, March 11 polls. Akye youth and women of Lafia East Development Area met today at Sandaji Hotel Lafia to pledge their readiness to deliver Hon Ibrahim Mohammed Alkali, member representing Lafia North constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. They have also pledged to deliver Gov. Abdullahi…
….Holds Marathon meeting with elders, stakeholders, youths and women groups ahead of poll. In what looks like last minute political shopping ahead of Saturday March 11,2023 election, Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, has held a marathon meeting with community leaders, elders, stakeholders, youths and women groups in his constituency…
….As he Solicit support for Tinubu, Sule, Shafa, Tukur, others in Gadabuke district. Ahead of 25th February, 2023 elections, the Executive Chairman Toto local government area of Nasarawa State, Hon. Aliyu Abdullahi Tashas has asked the people of the council to come out en-masse to vote All Progressives Congress, APC, candidates from top to bottom…
….As 14 political parties sign peace accord in Nasarawa. ….Resolves to work in peace during and after elections. By David Okpashi. 14 political parties contesting elections in the 2023 General Election in Nasarawa State Thursday resolved to ensure peaceful conduct of the forthcoming with promise to caution their supporters during and after the elections The…
By Abel Ameh, Kogi Echo newspaper, Lokoja. With 9 days to the general elections in Nigeria, opinions all over the country has described vote buying as a torn on the wheel of Nigeria progress. Commenting on the issue of vote buying, Mr. Yahaya Atabo acting Labour party Chairman Igalamela/Odolu Local government area of Nigeria in…
By ABUBAKAR YUSUF. The Allied People’s Movement (APM) National Executive Committee NEC has ratified in its meeting to support People’s Democratic Party PDP in the forthcoming general elections. In a unanimous decision by the entire house ,the party announced on Thursday 16th February, 2023 at 2;30pm said the party will throw in the towel to…
