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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disclosed that some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are planning to dump the party.
The opposition disclosed that those planning to defect are some House of Representatives members.
The PDP confirmed talks with lawmakers “trapped in APC†Photo credit: Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria
The party's spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, said the APC lawmakers are not happy with the failure of the current administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari to address the rising insecurity challenges.
This was disclosed in a statement shared on PDP's social media pages on Saturday, May 1.
We pray sponsors of insecurity are not opposition members: APC replies PDP, reveals what Buhari is doingOlogbondiyan advised the APC leadership in the House of Reps to stop whining over the decision of the lawmakers.
The statement read:
“For the avoidance of doubt, our party confirms being in talks with patriotic Nigerians who are trapped in the APC; who are fed up with the incompetence, lies, falsehood and corruption in the APC administration and, as such, ready to join forces with our party to rescue our nation.â€The opposition also criticised the ruling party for attacking Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, house minority leader.
Elumelu had claimed that some of APC lawmakers have indicated interest join the PDP camp.
In reactiom, Al-Hassan Ado Doguwa, house majority leader, described the PDP as a sinking party.
In the statement released by the opposition party, it claimed the attack on the minority leader showed the insensitivity of the APC leadership in the house.
The statement read in part:
MayDay 2021: Jubilant Enugu Workers Hail Ugwuanyi’s Commitment To Welfare
Jubilant workers of Enugu state, on the platform of the organized labour, have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for his administration’s laudable projects and programmes aimed at improving their living standard and that of the entire people of the state.
Photo: Enugu state government
The workers who spoke, through the State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Virginus Nwobodo and his Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) counterpart, Comrade Benneth Asogwa, during the occasion of this year’s May Day celebration, held at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, appreciated Gov Ugwuanyi, who was present at the annual event, for his unequalled resilience in the approval and payment of the new N30,000 minimum wage and its consequential adjustment to the state workers.
They also appreciated the governor for the sustenance of payment of salaries on or before 23rd of every month, other welfare packages, as well as numerous development projects across the state, in spite of the state’s lean resources and “even when the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic was severe".
Gov Okowa urges President Buhari to reconstitute NDDC boardKick Out APC In 2023 If You’re Not Satisfied, Governor Fayemi Sends Powerful Message To Nigerian Youth
Anyone who is not happy with the current administration under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is free to kick the party out in 2023, according to Kayode Fayemi, the governor of Ekiti state.
He had a word of advice for the youths, saying they should come together against the ruling party if they are not satisfied with the way they are governing the nation, Premium Timesreports.
We pray sponsors of insecurity are not opposition members: APC replies PDP, reveals what Buhari is doing
Governor Fayemi was a speaker at ‘The Platform’, an annual programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre at Iganmu, Lagos. Photo credit: @theplatformng
Fayemi said instead of agonising about the state of the country, the Nigerian youth should work towards changing the regime in a democracy if that is what they are after.
The governor who is an APC chieftain made this speech on Saturday, May 1, while speaking at the ‘The Platform’, an annual programme organised by Covenant Christian Centre at Iganmu,Lagos.
He stated:
“Another election is going to come if you do not like what APC is doing. Organise, stop agonising, organise against the party. Link up with others who are organising and then kick the APC out of office and put people that you think will do better, not creating a situation of anarchy.â€We Pray Sponsors Of Insecurity Are Not Opposition Members: APC Replies PDP, Reveals What Buhari Is Doing
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said President Muhammadu Buhari has the capacity to end the current insecurity plaguing Nigeria.
This was in response to a communique issued by the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the state of the nation and recent happenings.
President Buhari presiding over a security meeting at the State House. Photo credit: @NGRPresident
John Akpan Udoedehe, the national secretary of the APC caretaker/extraordinary convention planning committee, in a statement, said the party shares the concerns of all well-meaning Nigerians, including the opposition party.
DSS asked to question Buhari’s minister over comments on alleged terrorismIn the statement shared on the official Twitter handle of the ruling party, Nigerians were warned not to politicises the insecurity situation.
According to Udoedehe, this is not the time to play to the gallery but find solutions to the insecurity issue, which is what Buhari is doing.
He said the PDP governors ought to know that making divisive comments will only give the criminals more courage to keep causing havoc.
The ruling party said President Buhari has ordered security agencies to check the spate of attacks across the country and investigations are ongoing to fish out the sponsors and perpetrators.
The statement added:
“We pray the investigations should not reveal conspiracies by the opposition to weaken the government in furtherance of their desperate 2023 aspirations."PDP says Akpabio should be inves
Governors Are Lazy, Do No More Than Go To Abuja: Agbakoba, Ex-minister Chidoka Tackle State Govts
A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has come down hard on Nigerian governors, who according to him, have no regard for the Nigerian Constitution.
Speaking on Saturday, May 1, during ThePlatform, a programme organised and hosted by the Senior Pastor of Covenant Nation, Poju Oyemade, Agbakoba said the state governors have not shown that they are responsible towards the constitution,Channels TV reports.
Bandits are our children, I am pained when they are killed, Umahi seeks negotiations
Agbakoba said governors have shown they are not responsible. Photo credit: @theplatformng
According to him, the governors seem to do nothing more than "go to Abuja and collect".
He accused the state leaders of paralysing the judiciary, saying they are yet to obey court orders in respect of financial autonomy.
The former NBA boss stated:
“The state governors have paralysed the judiciary and they are looking for more power. They haven’t shown that they are constitutionally responsible because they are not obeying the constitution.“The governors seem to have retreated and do no more than go to Abuja and collect. We want to see more action on the part of our governors.Agbakoba believes nothing is wrong with the Nigerian Constitution but the country's leadership.
He noted that if the right leadership is in place, Nigeria can soar above its challenges.
State governments are avoiding work - Chidoka
Also speaking, a former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, said the problem is not in Abuja, the seat of power, but in the states
David Umahi, Ebonyi state governor, on Friday, April 30, attacked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for announcing the dates of the 2023 general elections amid the security challenges in the country.
The Punch reports that the chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, announced this on Wednesday, April 28, at a one-day public hearing on the National Electoral Offences Commission (Establishment) Bill 2021.
Governor David Umahi has tackled the INEC over the 2023 election dates announcement. Credit: @DaveUmahi
Legit.ng gathered that Umahi spoke while handing over vehicles procured by the state government to the security agencies and the Ebube-Agu, southeast security outfit at the governor’s lodge, Abakaliki.
Anxiety as FG set to sack incompetent civil servants, gives reasonsHe said it was unfortunate that the electoral umpire was talking about the election when the country was at a crossroads.
Umahi said:
“The nation is quite challenged now. It is not a matter of Mr. President or governor. All leaders must take responsibility at this stage because it is not what you preach in the public that is the issue when we are confronted with a decision that we must secure the future of our children. What do you do with that?â€The spokesperson for the INEC chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, however, said the date for the 2023 general election was based on the principle that INEC established back in 2018.
He said the commission decided that in order to engender certainty, adding that the general election in Nigeria would always take place on the third Saturday of February of the election year.
