Former EFCC Boss, Nuhu Ribadu Emerges As PDP Governorship Candidate In Adamawa State

A former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has clinched the governorship ticket of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa state.

Mr. Ribadu beat six other contestants, including the state governor, Bala Ngilari in an election which held at the Old Parade ground, Abuja‎.

The party’s National Working Committee, NWC, had moved the election to Abuja after Mr. Ngilari was accused by a panel sent to the state to conduct primary election for state Assembly aspirants of holding them hostage.

Monday’s election results which was announced by the chairman of the election panel, Rufai Hanga, showed that Mr. Ribadu scored 688 votes while Governor Ngilari got 26 votes.

Breaking News: Senator Ayogu Eze wins Parallel Primary Election in Enugu

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Ayogu Eze, has emerged the winner of a parallel governorship primary election in Enugu State.

Although the main primary election, supervised by the electoral panel from Abuja, and attended by Governor Sullivan Chime, Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, other members of the national assembly, as well as the state leadership of the party, is still going on at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, as of the time of filing this report, Eze won the other event which held at Filbon Hotel, at New Haven, Enugu.

The Senator scored about 530 votes to defeat the other aspirants, who were absent at the event.

Ashiwaju.org gathered that the electoral panel, headed by King Asara A. Asara, tried to get the aspirants to participate in a unified primary election, but Eze reportedly backed out following disagreements over the delegates list.

Breaking News: Jimi Agbaje Emerges As PDP Candidate In Lagos

As Results keep coming in, all indication showed that new entrant in Lagos People Democratic Party, Pharmacists Jimi Agbaje has won the PDP Governorship Primaries in the State.

Jimi Agbaje, who is known to be the candidate of Chief Bode George  pulled the highest vote cast in the 20 local government areas and in the 37 LCDAs in the state.

He is being seconded by the former minister of state defence, Chief Musiliu Obanikoro.

Obasanjo, Daniel, others boycott Ogun PDP primaries

The People’s Democratic Party in Ogun State, Monday, elected the former governorship candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria in the 2011 election, Gboyega Nasir Isiaka as its standard bearer for next year’s poll.

The primary which was held at the party Secretariat, Kuto, Abeokuta was held in defiance of the party”s National Working Committee which reportedly cancelled the primaries following the confusion over the delegates list.

At the end of the governorship primary monitored by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the state PDP standard bearer scored 705 votes to defeat Jelili Kayode Amusan and Omoba Segun Adewale who scored 151 and zero votes, respectively. Over 900 delegates voted in the Ogun PDP governorship primary.

Agbaje, Obanikoro, Obuh, Ugwuanyi, others fight for tickets

Sparks will fly across the na­tion today as the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) holds its primaries to pick candidates for the 2015 governorship election.

The primaries is expected to hold in 28 states, as Edo, Osun, Ondo,Bayelsa, Eki­ti, Anambra, Kogi and Kebbi will not hold gover­norship election next year.

Here is my CV – Akin Ambode Shames Critics

The governorship candidate of APC in Lagos state, Akinwunmi Ambode released his CV for his critics during his acceptance speech. See his impressive resume below…

• I was born on the 14th of June,1963 at Epe General Hospital, Epe, Lagos State.
• I had my Primary School at St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebute Meta, and Lagos. Passed the National Common Entrance in Primary 5 and gained admission into Federal Government College, Warri.
• Recorded the second best result in the entire West Africa in the Higher School
Certificate Examinations in the Social Sciences in 1981
• Graduated with honours in Accounting from the University of Lagos at 21.
• I started my public service career at Lagos State Waste Disposal Board (now LAWMA) as Accountant Grade II in November 1985.

Ondo Civil Servants Threaten Showdown With Mimiko’s Government Over Unpaid Salary

Civil servants in Ondo State have threatened to strike by the end of closing hours on Monday if the state government still refuses to pay them three months of outstanding salary.
The workers, who converged at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry block of the government office in Akure, the state capital, said they had had enough with the state government's “empty promises.” They also condemned the Governor of the state, Olusegun Mimiko, for politicking and running daily to Abuja, without minding if civil servants in the state were paid.
Ashiwaju.org gathered that the workers were owned outstanding salaries of three months-September, October, and November.

Court Sacks Umeh as APGA National Chairman

The Former Chairman of APGA SIR VICTOR UMEH who this afternoon were relieved of his position as APGA CHAIRMAN by Justice Ononugbo of Umuahia High Court following the expiration of his tenure which expired on the 1st Day of December 2014.Before he was relieved of his position he has succeeded and tore APGA apart so that whosoever takes over from him will find it extremely difficult to handle or revive it.The Umuahia Judge issued a restrain order against Umeh and the implication is that Sir Victor Umeh will not submit the names of APGA delegates to INEC and by the provision of APGA constitution ,it left CHIEF EJIKE UCHE to submit the list to INEC ,and it is on record that Chief Ejike Uche is royal to Chief Maxi Okwu and it means that Sir Victor Umeh,s name and that of his allies may not make it to INEC.

Uduaghan Surprised As Okowa Wins Delta PDP Gov Primary

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan was on Monday Astonished as the people of Delta State overwhelmingly voted for Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa as the Peoples‎ Democratic Party governorship primary in the state.
Uduaghan had initially supported Tony Obuh but later changed camp and in favor of David Edevbie.
At the party's primary held in Asaba, Okowa disgraced all as he secured the governorship candidate of the ruling party.

Obasanjo’s Book Out, Declares President Jonathan Incapable Of Governing Well

 An attempt by Buruji Kashamu, a close associate of President Goodluck Jonathan, to stop the publication of a three-volume book by former President Obasanjo, appears to have failed as SaharaReporters can confirm that the book has gone into circulation. A source close to Mr. Obasanjo confirmed to SaharaReporters late last night that copies of the former president’s exhaustive autobiography were already available to buyers in print form. The source that the book would soon be available in an electronic version that is beyond the jurisdiction of Nigerian courts.
The book, whose three volumes chronicle the life of the controversial former president from birth till this year, aroused political interest after SaharaReporters exclusively reported that Mr. Obasanjo devotes significant pages to paint an unflattering portrait of President Jonathan. We reported that the book characterizes Mr. Jonathan as selfish, weak-willed, callous and incapable of rising to the challenges of running a complex country like Nigeria. Mr. Obasanjo also accuses the president of surrounding himself with aides and political associates with corrupt tendencies.