The APC is currently consulting widely to choose the principal officers for the incoming 10th National Assembly. The APC has decided to adopt persuasive means to pick the leaders through a consensus. The party is yet to decide on the zoning arrangement and is still in the process of extensive consultations. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more
Yari has urged APC to prioritize competence-based zoning for National Assembly. The Ex-Zamfara Governor warned against inciting religious tensions within the party. Yari emphasized North’s vital role in APC’s victory, urged region to produce next Senate president. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Abdul’Aziz Yari, former Governor of Zamfara State and newly elected senator, took to … Read more
The North-West Progressives Forum has endorsed former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari as the Senate President of the 10th Senate. The group emphasizes that the North-West zone deserves the Senate Presidency slot because it gave the All Progressives Congress the highest votes in the last presidential election. The group firmly believes that Yari possesses the … Read more
Concerned APC members demand fairness and competence in zoning the principal offices of the 10th National Assembly based on federal character. They want competent senators with legislative knowledge to work alongside the president-elect to deliver dividends of democracy to Nigerians. The APC governors have been advised to work with the party’s leadership and lawmakers to … Read more
The APC has distanced itself from the purported zoning arrangements for the 10th National Assembly leadership positions being circulated on social media. The party says it has yet to zone any position of the incoming National Assembly’s leadership to any of the country’s six geopolitical zones and will communicate its decisions via its official information … Read more
Femi Fani-Kayode has defended Bola Tinubu, the President-elect, against his critics. He assures that Tinubu is back home safely and would be sworn into power soon. Fani-Kayode also accuses Tinubu’s critics of spreading fake news to malign and harass innocent people. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), … Read more
The Taraba State chapter of the APC has expelled a former governorship aspirant, David Kente, for alleged anti-party activities. The State Working Committee also suspended Senator-elect Jimkuta David over similar offences and recommended his expulsion from the party to the national secretariat. The APC remains committed to winning future elections in Taraba State despite the … Read more
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and the APC National Working Committee plan to meet lawmakers-elect over the 10th National Assembly leadership. The meeting is scheduled to hold this week in Abuja ahead of the June 5, 2023 inauguration. The planned meeting is against the background of the jostle for the Senate presidency and Speaker of the … Read more
Lawan has stated that the opposition parties will not determine the leadership of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Lawan believes that a National Assembly working with the executive, under the leadership of President Buhari, would produce greater results than those who are antagonistic. He also urged newly-elected and returning lawmakers to push … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Akure has validated the nomination of Adegboyega Adefarati as the candidate of the House of Representatives for the APC in the 2023 election. This decision comes after the State High Court nullified Adefarati’s candidacy, which was contested by him through the appellate court. The lower court was found to have … Read more
Ahmadu Fintiri has claimed that he contested against powerful individuals in Abuja, rather than the candidate of the APC. He states that he won against enemies of democracy in the state and that he ran against the whole system. Fintiri also alleges that all the presiding officers who conducted the election were members of the … Read more
Ahmadu Fintiri, has declared his intention to prosecute those responsible for the fiasco that took place during the supplementary election in the state. He was declared the winner of the election after polling 9,337 supplementary votes. Fintiri promises to deliver a more credible performance in his second term in office. EKO HOT BLOG reports that … Read more
Binani has filed a lawsuit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to halt the election results. She applied for leave of the court to seek “an order of prohibition and certiorari” removing the administrative decision of the 1st Respondent made on April 16, 2023. The case also seek to prevent further steps towards … Read more
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Yekini Nabena, has warned that the party may face issues in zoning positions in the 10th National Assembly. The zoning controversy started when the National Chairman of the party endorsed Ahmad Lawan as the party’s consensus presidential candidate against the zoning arrangement. Nabena suggests that the … Read more
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has disclosed that the APC knew its results from the situation room before the final declaration by the INEC. Fashola advised Nigerians to sheath their swords and end all disagreements that arose during the just-concluded 2023 general elections. The Minister also emphasized that Nigerians should exhibit maturity … Read more
The INEC has declared Ibrahim Lamido of the APC as the winner of the Sokoto East Senate seat at the National Assembly. The APC has also won eight out of the 10 House of Representatives seats covered by supplementary election. With the results, the APC currently has two Senate and eight House of Representatives seats, … Read more
APC governors have raised an alarm over alleged attempts by some lawmakers to pay up to $1 million to secure positions in the 10th National Assembly. Two aspirants seeking positions of Speaker and Senate President are reportedly involved in the bribery scandal. The governors have urged caution, warning that the situation could lead to a … Read more
Former Sokoto Gov Aliyu Wamakko has been declared the winner of the Sokoto North Senatorial Election District, defeating his closest opponent by a margin of 23,023 votes. He secured a total number of 141,468 votes, earning him a third term in the Senate. Wamakko was also a deputy governor to Attahiru Bafarawa for over seven … Read more
Police have dismissed escorts of Kano Singer, Rarara for wasting live ammunition. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the spokesman of the force, announced the decision at Force Headquarters in Abuja. The escorts were captured firing live bullets into the air. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the authorities of the Nigeria Police Force, on Thursday, dismissed officers attached to … Read more
The Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff of Kogi State have withdrawn from the governorship race after the incumbent Governor endorsed another candidate. Several other aspirants have also withdrawn from the race ahead of the ruling party’s primary election. The primary election is scheduled to take place on Friday, April 14th, 2023. EKO HOT BLOG … Read more