EKOHOTBLOG, 21ST NOVEMBER, 2020 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday, said elections in Nigeria will never be credible until there are improvements in the country’s electoral laws. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan also said that the party resolved to constitute … Read more
Sack The Ebonyi Governor, Chief David Umahi, has sacked political appointees from Ohaukwu local government Area of the state. Umahi gave the order on Friday in a statement signed and issued to newsmen in Abakaliki by the Secretary to the State government, Mr Kenneth Ugbala. Read Also: BREAKING: FG Offers N65bn To End ASUU Strike … Read more
Denial Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has denied speculations that he was negotiating to defect from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the platform on which he was elected as state governor, to the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). The denial was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Bauchi on Friday … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has appealed to the Federal Government to revisit the disarmament and demobilisation phase of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), lamenting proliferation of light weapons in the region. The governor also assured that governors in the Niger Delta region would support the new vision of the … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that only 12 political parties met the commission’s requirements to take part in the forthcoming Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Yenagoa by INEC’s HOD Voter Education and Publicity, Mr. Wilfred Ifogah. The 12 political parties cleared for … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The Progressive Governors Forum, on Friday, welcomed the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, into its fold. The governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), described Umahi’s entry into the party, from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday as a homecoming. This was contained in a statement signed … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, on Friday, hinted that many past members of the Enugu State House of Assembly are on their way to the party. Ude’s disclosure is coming barely 24 hours after Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State defected to … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 A lawmaker representing Abia-South Senatorial District, Enyinnaya Abaribe believes the President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has failed the country, insisting that there is no way to hide from addressing their failures. “The party (PDP) has its position and the position is very simple: this government has failed,” the Senator said on Friday’s … Read more
Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi has reacted to recent claims by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, who tackled the recently defected governor for biting the finger that fed him. In an interview on Arise Television, Governor Umahi claimed that he had played a major contributory role to the fortunes of the People’s Democratic … Read more
NOVEMBER 20, 2020 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its political strength in Ebonyi State and the entire South East region was never in doubt. PDP National Chairman, Uche Secondus, stated this in his address at the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. Secondus who made the statement … Read more
COVID-19, Expenditure The House of Representatives Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) says it did not query the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs) over alleged award of N26.9bn COVID-19 related contract. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Rotimi Agunsoye, made the clarification while reacting to media … Read more
Plan Gov. Samuel Ortom says he has no plan to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he left for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win a second term as Benue governor. This is contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr Terver Akase, and made available to the … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 20TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has claimed that nine more opposition Governors would cross over to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello stated this on Thursday, while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to him, he had predicted 10 governors will join the ruling party and Ebonyi State Governor … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has no intention of leaving the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and rejoining the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Terver Akase, made this known in a statement on Thursday. Akase issued the statement in response to claims that the governor plans … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied reports that he collected ₦2 billion from former Professor Mahmood Yakubu to facilitate his reappointment as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. A statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Senate President (Media), Ola Awoniyi, said the report by SaharaReporters is “yet another … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Igbos in Nigeria Movement has thrown its weight behind the efforts of the Nigerian Army to ensure security in the Southeast. It commended the Army over the recent launch of Operation Crocodile VI in the Southeast and Cross River State. The group said the Operation Crocodile Smile VI was one … Read more
APC, Taraba Prof. Tahir Mamman (SAN), Northeast representative on the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday urged members of the party in Taraba to close ranks and work together to ensure the victory of the party in the 2023 elections in the state. Mamman made the call while addressing … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Justice Gideon Kurada of the Kaduna High Court on Wednesday adjourned until 25 and 26 of Junuary, 2021, the trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife. A statement from the President, media forum, Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim Musa said the new date … Read more
NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are currently in Ebonyi State as Governor David Umahi officially defects to the party. Eko Hot Blog gathers that his Deputy, Eric Igwe at the event announced that he will be joining his principal in the APC. “Where you go I will go, where … Read more
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has in his reaction applauded the Supreme Court verdict on the election of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and the deputy governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Recall that the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, affirmed the election of Diri as the authentic governor of Bayelsa State. A seven-member panel of justices of the … Read more