Politics

APC, PDP Clinch More Reps, Assembly Seats

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3 years ago

April 17, 2023

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A journalist was among nine winners of Saturday’s supplementary elections announced yesterday in eight states by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

INEC also named 15 candidates of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Labour Party(LP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) as winners of Houses of Assembly rerun polls in seven states.

The House of Representatives members-elect are a former Editor of the Source magazine, Afam Ogene(LP, Anambra State); Dunameme Dekor and Blessing Amadi(PDP, Rivers); Rodney Ambaiowe(PDP, Bayelsa); Billy Osawaru(APC, Edo); Joseph Nwobashi(APGA, Ebonyi); Mohammed Shehu(NNPP, Kano) Sani Nazif(APC, Jigawa) and Mark Useni(APC, Taraba).

The rerun in Ikono/Ini federal constituency in Akwa Ibom State was cancelled due to wide spread violence. A National Youth Service Corps member, who served as INEC ad-hoc staff member, was shot in the leg by suspected political thugs.

In the seven states where The Nation reporters also monitored the announcements of the Houses of Assembly results, the APC had seven seats; PDP, five; LP, one and APGA,one.

The states are Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Enugu, Taraba, and Kaduna.

In Anambra, Ogene won in Ogbaru Federal Constituency supplementary by beating PDP, APGA and APC candidates.

He polled 10,851 votes as against the 10,619 votes scored by his closest rival, Chukwuma Onyema of the PDP.

APGA’s Arinze Awogu scored 10,155 votes while Nkechi Isamade of the APC had 303 votes,

In Enugu State, LP’s candidate for River State Constituency, Osita Eze, defeated his PDP opponent, Jeff Mbah.

PDP wins Southern Ijaw, APC picks Ogbia in Bayelsa

Ambaiowei was declared as the winner of the Southern Ijaw Federal Constituency election. According to the result declared by the Returning Officer, Christopher Onyema, Ambaiowei, polled 13,992 votes to defeat the incumbent member of the House of Representatives, Preye Oseke, of the APC who scored 12,992 votes.

Also, INEC declared APC candidate, Obein Godknows, as winner of the Ogbia Constituency 2 supplementary election into the House of Assembly.

Godknows got 5,291 votes to defeat incumbent legislator, Munalayefa Gibson of the PDP, who had 4,342 votes.

PDP candidates win in Rivers

The Rivers State chapter of the PDP sustained its grip of the state’s politics by winning the two supplementary elections in Khana-Gokhana Federal Constituency and Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2.

Dekor won the Khana/Gokhana Federal Constituency and Amadi in Port Harcourt 2.

The candidate for the APC, Collyns Owhondah, withdrew from the race about 24 hours to the election, renounced his membership of the APC and joined the PDP.

Owhondah cited lack of focus, seriousness, and insensitivity of APC leadership in the state as reason for his actions.

Edo: PDP, APC coast to victory in Edo

In the supplementary election in Orhionmwon/Uhunmwonde Federal Constituency of Edo State, APC’s Osawaru emerged victorious.

PDP’s Destiny Enabulele, Natasha Osawaru, and Uyi Omosigho were declared winners in Ovia Southwest, Egor and Oredo East state constituencies

But the state chapter of the LP called on INEC to cancel the elections in Oredo East and Egor constituencies. It described the polls as a charade which must not stand.

Its chairman, Kelly Ogbaloi , told reporters in Benin, that fierce-looking young men denied supporters of the party access to the polling areas.

He said: “We have come today (yesterday) as LP, to dissociate ourselves from the charade they call election in Oredo East and Egor constituencies. They introduced brigandage into the election. LP is not part of the charade.

“A poll where we were totally refused participation cannot be said to be an election. Some officials of LP were beaten and lying in the hospital. Only officials of PDP government in Edo State were allowed into the polling units. Persons who attempted to vote for LP were beaten up, their clothes torn, and pushed out.”

APGA wins Ebonyi Rep seat

APGA’s Nwobashi defeated PDP and APC candidates in Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency of Ebonyi State.

He polled 11,890 votes against PDP candidate’s 11,150 votes and Alo’s 1088 votes.

INEC also declared Victor Nwoke of the PDP as the winner of the Abakaliki North State Constituency election.

Nwoke defeated Governor Dave Umahi’s aide, Maxwell Umahi(APC), to clinch the position. Nwoke garnered 5,988 votes while Maxwell had 5,664.

Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly Kingsley Ikoro of the APC was declared the winner of in Afikpo North West State Constituency.

Ikoro garnered 5012 votes to defeat Ogbonnia Oko- Enyim, a former Afikpo North Local Government chairman, who garnered 4059 votes.

In Afikpo South East, Igwe Orji of the APC defeated Chidi Ejem of PDP.

In Ezza South, Ogbuewu Friday of the APC beat Ifeanyi Nworie of the PDP.

Ifeanyi Nwakpu of the APC won in Ikwo North State Constituency by defeating Humphrey Nwuruku of the PDP.

APC produces Rep in Jigawa:

APC’s House of Representatives candidate for Gumel, Gagarawa,Suletankar, Maigatari Federal Constituency, Nazif beat PDP’s Ahmed Gumel. He scored 49,893 votes as against Gumel’s 46,537.

Winners of the state House of Assembly seats are Ishaq Tasiu and Muhd Ado Zoto of the APC. Tasiu scored 31,311 to defeated Adamu Zai of the PDP who polled 28,656 votes . Zoto garnered 9,479 votes as against PDP’s Abdullahi Musa’s 5,606 votes.

PDP’s candidate, Ibrahim Kabir won in Birnin kudu local government supplementary election with 36,050 votes , He defeated the incumbent member, Muhd Suraja of the APC . Saraja scored 34,545 votes.

NNPP wins in Kano

NNPP’s Shehu, who is popularly known as M.B Shehu, unseated the incumbent House of Representatives member, Aminu Goro of APC . Goro, who is serving his third term at the National Assembly.

Returning Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Tajo Suraj, who announced the result, said Shehu polled 19, 024 votes. He was followed by Shuaibu Abubakar of LP who polled 12, 789 votes.

Taraba EX- Speaker, APGA candidate win in Taraba

A former Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mark Useni emerged winner in the supplementary election for Ussa, Donga, Takum Federal constituency.

The Returning Officer, Luka Juma, while declaring the result of the election stated that Useni of the APC polled 25,929 to win the election.

NNPP’s candidate and a serving member of the House of Representatives for the Ussa, Takum, Donga, Rimam Shawulu scored, 25,350 to come second while the candidate of the PDP, Istifanus Gbana, had 20,234 .

Also, APGA candidate for Karim 2 State Constituency of Taraba State, Anas Shuaibu, was declared winner .

Shuaibu had 7,104 votes to defeat his closest opponent Bobbo Bendu of the PDP who 6,589 votes.

He called on the people of Karim 2 to give him the needed support and prayers to succeed.

APC candidate coasts to victory in Kaduna

Abbas Faisal of the APC won the election for Kudan House of Assembly seat in Kaduna State.

INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Dauda Aminu, declared the results in Hunkuyi , saying that Faisal scored 22,993 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nura Abdulkarim of the PDP , who polled 22,878 votes.

He added that Sulaiman Umar of the LP scored 1,463 votes and Shehu Doka of the NNPP, 1,058 votes.

Also, Haliru Dangana of the APC was declared winner of the Sanga constituency seat.

Dangana polled 13, 883 votes to defeat Comfort Amwe of the PDP who scored 13, 275 votes.

INEC cancels Rerun poll in Akwa Ibom

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom, Cyril Omorogbe, said the election was cancelled in all the 17 polling units due to snatching of electoral materials, including Bimodal Voters Accreditation Machine System (BVAS).

Omorogbe said: “They were fighting all through the local government areas in the 17 polling units.

“The whole exercise was either hijacked, disrupted, or people were being chased and other things of that nature.

“The collation officers on the field all came back and have written reports and the result sheets. . Apparently, there was no election.

Politics

ADC’s Aisha Yesufu Issues Public Apology For Listing Yemi Adamolekun Without Consent

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2 days ago

January 30, 2026

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Prominent activist and African Democratic Congress (ADC) member Aisha Yesufu has issued a public apology to governance advocate Yemi Adamolekun following a controversy over her inclusion in the party’s Wise Men and Women Policy and Manifesto Committee.

The issue emerged on Wednesday after Adamolekun, former executive director of Enough is Enough Nigeria, expressed surprise on social media at seeing her name listed among members of the ADC committee.

Tagging Yesufu and ADC spokesperson Bolaji Abdullahi, Adamolekun questioned the party’s process in a blunt post on X.

“ADC! ADC! ADC! How many times did I call you? This is not how to build credibility o! Please show me evidence of when I joined your party! Na wa….” she wrote.

Responding the same day, Abdullahi said the committee was designed to be expert-driven rather than strictly partisan.

“It is important to point out that not everyone on the ADC Policy and Manifesto Committee is a member of the ADC. Many are not even politicians,” he said.

He added, “This is because the ADC believes that the task of developing workable public policies for the benefit of all Nigerians should not be left to politicians alone.”

Abdullahi maintained that the party had followed due process.

He said the ADC had undergone a “vetting process” and “took all necessary measures to ensure that everyone recommended to serve on this important committee was duly notified and had given their consent.”

Despite the disagreement, he expressed hope that Adamolekun would still participate, citing her “vast experience – even though she is not a member of our party.”

However, reacting on Friday, Yesufu, a member of the party’s Revalidation, Mobilisation and Registration Committee, acknowledged the error and apologised publicly.

She wrote, “This is inexcusable, and on behalf of my party, accept my apologies for this mix-up. We do not take you and your need to have a better Nigeria for granted.”

Yesufu admitted the process was flawed.

“Like you rightly pointed out, you ought to have been informed and your consent gotten before your name is published.

“This is well noted, and going forward we will continue to ensure due diligence,” she said.

She added, “Thank you for calling our attention to this. We can only get better when we get such feedback and improve accordingly.

“The work to rebuilding Nigeria is enormous, and in our eagerness to start off, we must never forget due process and diligence.”

Yesufu also extended an apology to others affected by the publication.

“For anyone that was also not contacted and consent gotten before publication, kindly accept my apologies for the mix-up,” she said.

Politics

Atiku’s Son Gives Thumbs Up To Tinubu’s Economic Policies, Backs Another Term

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5 days ago

January 27, 2026

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Abba Atiku Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has attributed his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid to what he described as the administration’s innovative and business-friendly economic policies.

He said President Tinubu’s economic initiatives are more favourable to businesses than those of previous administrations, adding that the reforms have reshaped his political alignment ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Abba made the remarks during a solidarity visit to the leadership of the City Boy Movement (CBM) in Abuja on Monday evening, where he led members of the Haske Atiku Organisation, now rebranded as the Haske Tinubu Organisation.

He recalled that he formally defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on January 15, collecting his membership card at Gwadabwa Ward in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, where he publicly pledged support for Tinubu’s second-term ambition.

According to him, his decision to back the president was driven by admiration for the economic policies introduced since 2023, which he believes are positioning the country for stronger private-sector growth and investment.

According to him, “This administration has introduced policies that have every Nigerian in mind. If anyone says this government is not doing well, I will tell them they are lying,” he said. “I believe that if given another term, the government will do even more because it is focused.”

He explained that his long-standing experience in business has given him a clear perspective on economic governance in Nigeria.

“Since the return of democratic rule in 1999, I have been in business, and I am still in business today. The economic policies of Mr. President are favourable—not just to businesses, but to Nigerians in general, who are already benefiting from these reforms,” he stated.

He also explained that his decision to join the APC and align with the City Boy Movement was motivated by his passion for the Tinubu-led administration and his desire to serve.

“My joining the APC and the City Boy Movement is based on my belief in this administration. I also intend to use this platform to serve the people of Adamawa at the National Assembly level. Mr. President has made youth inclusion in politics a reality,” Abubakar added.

The Director General of the City Boy Movement, Mr. Oluwatosin Shoga reaffirmed President Tinubu’s commitment to youth participation in governance and leadership.

He noted that one of CBM’s core strategic mandates is to ensure that young Nigerians are deliberately positioned for leadership roles while encouraging greater youth involvement in the political process.

Abba’s delegation was received by the Director General of CBM, Mr. Shoga, and the National Coordinator, Mr. Favour Abayomi.

Politics

Oriyomi Hamzat Formally Joins 2027 Oyo Governorship Race Under Accord Party

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2 weeks ago

January 17, 2026

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Popular Ibadan-based broadcaster and founder of Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat has officially declared his intention to run for the 2027 Oyo State governorship under the Accord Party.

In a public declaration, Hamzat stated, “I am publicly declaring today that in 2027.

“I will not campaign for anyone or mobilise crowds for anyone.

“I will contest in the gubernatorial election under the Accord Party.”

The announcement signals Hamzat’s full commitment to his own political ambitions, stepping away from backing other candidates as he positions himself for the Oyo State governorship race.