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Friday, 29 November 2019 05:22

PDP asks INEC chair to resign over ‘confession’ on card reader

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resign over “confession” by two INEC Commissioners; Messers Festus Okoye and Haruna Mohammed on Wednesday, that the “card readers were circumvented” in elections conducted by the commission. The party, in a statement on Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, said the “confession” was an admission that the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states as well as the Kogi West senatorial polls were rigged. The party said no matter how much falsehood appears to thrive, the truth will always catch up…

Monday, 25 November 2019 06:01

2023: We’ll back northern candidate for president –ACF chairman

The north will support and vote for a presidential candidate from the region in 2023, acting Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Mr Musa Kwande has said. “I’m expressing my opinion as a Northerner and a Nigeria and not that of ACF. Northern Nigerians who are tested and trusted should contest for any political office with anybody from any part of Nigeria; people should exercise their democratic franchise to vote for their candidate of choice,”Kwande said in Lafia, yesterday. Kwande said ACF and Northern Elders Forum (NEF) were pressure groups striving for the development of the north and Nigeria, just like…

Monday, 25 November 2019 05:59

Pro-democracy camp wins big in Hong Kong vote

The pro-democracy opposition appears to have swept to a resounding victory in Hong Kong elections, as a record turnout dealt a clear rebuke to city leader Carrie Lam and her handling of violent protests that have divided the Chinese territory. Some votes were still being counted Monday morning, but Hong Kong media tallied that the pro-democracy camp had won a commanding majority in the vote for 452 district council seats. The result could force the central government in Beijing to rethink how to handle the unrest, which is now in its sixth month. The district councils have little power, but…

Saturday, 23 November 2019 06:02

I won’t make the mistake of running for third term – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he will not seek a third term in office at the end of his second term in 2023. The Nigerian Constitution sets a two-term limit for the president and state governors, but that has not stopped speculations that Mr Buhari may want to stay beyond 2023. Former president, Mr Olusegun Obasanjo, was accused of pursuing a third term agenda in 2006 until Senate threw out a constitutional amendment bill promoted by his associates. Speaking on Friday at a meeting of National Executive Committee (NEC) of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the party’s national secretariat in…

Saturday, 23 November 2019 06:01

Oshiomhole mocks Saraki, Melaye in ‘triumphant’ speech at APC NEC meeting

Reprieve has come the way of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, after he got vote of confidence during APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and survived the impeachment threat hanging over his head. Although, unconfirmed report claimed that President Buhari walked out of the meeting when it became rowdy, the meeting, which was the shortest ever, appeared tensed on Friday, when anti and pro-Oshiomhole protesters grounded activities along the road leading to the party’s national secretariat, resulting in security agents firing teargas to disperse the protesters. Although, Oshiomhole’s arch-rival and governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki,…

Friday, 22 November 2019 05:54

Nigeria can’t progress without restructuring – Fayemi

Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, has restated his call for restructuring of the country. He maintained that a fundamental restructuring is an “unavoidable step for the creation and sustenance of a participatory, consensus oriented, accountable, responsive and equitable national governance based on respect for the rule of law.” Fayemi explained that his party, All Progressives Congress (APC) included restructuring in its 2015 and 2019 manifestoes and has been working towards it in a bid to use its platform to address the perceived structural imbalance. The restructuring, he said, must address issues like writing…

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:15

Eight factors that led to PDP, Seriake Dickson’s downfall in Bayelsa - PremiumTimes

On Monday, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, David Lyon, was declared the winner of the Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election held two days earlier. The declaration was made Monday morning by Faraday Orumwese, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, who was the returning officer in the election. Mr Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat Duoye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 143,172 votes. The total number of registered voters was announced as 922,562 and the number of accredited voters was put at 517,883. Mr Lyon won in six of the eight local government…

Wednesday, 20 November 2019 06:14

Bayelsa election: APC using Jonathan to legitimise fraud - Dickson

Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Seriake Dickson, has said leaders of All Progressives Congress are using the image of former President Goodluck Jonathan to give legitimacy to the alleged electoral fraud the party committed during the just-concluded governorship election in the state. Dickson, who stated this during a press conference in Yenagoa on Tuesday, said the move was a strategy designed by APC leaders to justify the irregularities and the takeover of Bayelsa “by force.” Some APC leaders, including governor-elect, Mr David Lyon; Governor of Jigawa State, Mr Abubakar Badaru; Governor of Kebbi State, Mr Atiku Bagudu; and Minister of…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:23

Go to court, Buhari tells PDP, others, as APC triumphs in Balyesa, Kogi

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday advised Peoples Democratic Party and other parties not satisfied with results of governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states to seek redress in court. Buhari gave this advice shortly after Independent National Electoral Commission declared Kogi State Governor and candidate of All Progressives Congress, Mr Yahaya Bello, winner of Saturday governorship election in the state. APC candidate in Bayelsa State, Mr David Lyon, had on Sunday won the governorship poll in the state. Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Duoye Diri of Peoples Democratic Party, who got 143,172 votes. Buhari, in…

Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:21

Who’s this David that ‘killed’ PDP’s Goliath in Bayelsa? Here’s a brief profile of David Lyon, the gov-elect

Before contesting Bayelsa governorship election, Mr David Perewonrimi Lyon was literally unknown to politics. He owned a security firm and held no known government position. But on Sunday, after a keenly fought election that local and international observers say was fraught with irregularities and violence, INEC declared the All Progressives Congress candidate governor-elect of the Niger Delta state, ending the Peoples Democratic Party’s 20-year reign. The electoral body said Lyon scored a total of 352, 552 votes to defeat PDP candidate, Mr Duoye Diri, who had 143,172 votes. He swept six of the eight local governments in the state. “That…

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Tuesday, 19 November 2019 05:20

U.S., EU, UK, others raise concerns about Bayelsa, Kogi elections

International observers who observed Bayelsa and Kogi elections on Saturday have expressed concerns about the conduct and conditions under which the elections held. The observers in a joint statement issued under the auspices of Diplomatic Watch raised alarm over reports of widespread incidents of violence and intimidation, some of which were witnessed by the teams in Kogi. Diplomatic Watch comprises of observers from Austria, the European Union Delegation, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. As long-standing friends of the country, the Diplomatic Watch has been present at every major election in Nigeria since 1999. As such,…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:33

APC wins Balyesa gov election with landslide

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Mr David Lyon, has been declared winner of Bayelsa State 2019 governorship election. The declaration was made Monday morning by Mr Faraday Orumwese, Vice Chancellor of University of Benin and the returning officer in the election. The returning officer announced that Lyon polled 352,552 votes to defeat Mr Duoye Diri of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 143, 172 votes. Total number of registered voters was announced as 922,562 and the number of accredited voters was put at 517,883. In the results announced for Ekeremo local government, the number of registered…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:32

PDP’s Wada rejects election results in Kogi as Bello looks good for second term

Candidate of Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Saturday governorship election in Kogi state, Mr Musa Wada has rejected the outcome of the poll, describing it as a sham and murder of democracy. He said the results being released by the electoral umpire was not a reflection of the wishes of the people who willingly voted for PDP and its candidate in the election. Wada, flanked by his running mate, Mr Sam Aro at a press conference sunday in Lokoja, decried the militarisation of the election as well as security agents allegedly working in collusion with APC to harass and intimidate…

Monday, 18 November 2019 05:31

Melaye vs Adeyemi: INEC declares election inconclusive

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared inconclusive Kogi West senatorial election on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Mr Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone. Returning officer, Mr Olayinde Lawal who declared the election inconclusive said, he is constrained by law to declare a winner because of the lead margin between the leading candidates. He added that INEC will announce a new date for the conduct of a supplementary election…

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