As the Sallah celebration draws near, a former Governor of Lagos State and 2023 presidential aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has distributed 3,000 bags of rice to Muslim faithful in Nasarawa State. Tinubu, while distributing the bags of rice on Friday in Lafia, urged the beneficiaries not to sell the rice but to use it for the purpose it was meant for, saying the gesture was also aimed...

ABUJA — The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said political appointees who refuse to resign before contesting the forthcoming 2023 elections pose a risk to themselves and their parties. Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022, which was signed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), provided that, “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the convention or congress of any...

ENUGU — An Enugu State governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the state’s party leadership to ensure a transparent primary ahead of the 2023 election. The former Deputy Senate President said this on Tuesday at a consultation meeting with PDP leaders in the state. Ekweremadu stated that a free and fair primary would ensure justice, equity, and peace among delegates and party members. He said, “I am...

A former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said the All Progressives Congress jacked up the price of its nomination and declaration of interest forms for the presidential election to N100 million to be able to finance court cases and pay judgment debts. According to Okorocha, members of the political parties usually forget about their party after being elected into public offices. “The issue of the cost of the forms has been a...

Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu has taken a swipe at presidential aspirants from the South-South and South-West Regions over their refusal to step down for their counterparts from the South-East. Kalu, who is also a presidential hopeful criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leading opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for their failure to zone the Presidency specifically to South-East, a southern region that was yet to...