Electoral Act: Reps Okays Direct, Indirect Primaries In Amended Bill For Party Primaries EKO HOT BLOG reports that the House of Representatives on Wednesday reintroduced the rejected Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021 and approved direct and indirect primary clauses as a mode of electing candidates by political parties for general elections. This online media platform … Read more
2023 Presidency: We won’t support political parties with northern candidates – Southern, Middle Belt leaders EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum on Thursday met in Abuja and declared that political parties that field northern presidential candidates won’t enjoy their support in the 2023 general elections. Those at the meeting … Read more
Buhari has finally taken decision on electoral bill. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has finally taken decision on assent to the 2021 Electoral Act Amendment bill by rejecting it, stating that signing it into law would cause trouble among the political parties in the country. According to Vanguard, it was gathered that … Read more
Despite growing for a shift in presidential power to the South, leaders of 17 political parties and other civil society groups have endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ahead of 2023 Presidency. At their inaugural rally in Asaba, Delta State capital at the … Read more
25 political parties have berated the Economic Financial Crimes Commission over alleged N20bn Kogi State Salary bail-out account purportedly frozen by the court The group accused the EFCC of allegedly politicizing its anti-graft war and allowing them to be used as a tool to intimidate politicians within and outside the ruling All Progressives Congress. EkohotBlog … Read more
Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said Nigeria is yet to have proper political parties, saying what the country has now are mere platforms. Fayemi also urged Nigerians to continue to strengthen the ties that bind Nigeria to ensure a better future for the country. He said such ties predated colonialism, stressing that the … Read more
– INEC said that 19 Political Parties have withdrawn their nominations for the November 16 Governorship Elections – 41 nominations were valid, while eight were invalid. Subsequently, 18 political parties withdrew from contesting the elections – In Bayelsa State, six of the nominated Governorship and Deputy Governorship candidates were affected, while in Kogi State there … Read more
Former members of the House of Representatives have asked political parties and other individuals to steer clear of the leadership tussles in the House. The members, who spoke on the platform of Faculty Board of Initiative, a group made up of serving and former members, said all external interferences in the House leadership election … Read more