Politics

NDC Moves To End Political Defections, Makes Candidates Sign Indeminity Forms Ahead of 2027 Presidential and general elections, the National Leadership of the National Democratic Congress, NDC has made all its Governorship amd National Assembly candidates to sign the mandatory indemnity forms. According to the party, this is stringent anti-defection policy aimed at preserving party loyalty and strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions, just as it warned that the party would rely on the affidavit when candidates dump the party for other political paries after Primaries Speaking yesterday in Abuja at the Party’s National Secretariat, the National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas said…

Atiku Camp Fumes Over Deregistration Of ADC By FCT Court The camp of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the Federal High Court judgment ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister the party. In a statement posted on X, Atiku’s media aide, Paul Ibe, described the ruling as a manifestation of a bid to entrench a one-party state. Ibe revealed that a pending appeal and an active stay-of-action order already exist to counter the High Court’s decision. Recall that Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday…

NDC Gov’ship Candidate Picks Kwankwaso’s Son As Running Mate The governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, has picked Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, the biological son of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, as his running mate. The young Kwankwaso is the immediate past Commissioner for Youths and Sports. Spokesperson of Kwankwasiyya, Habibu Saleh Mohammed, confirmed the development in a terse statement on Monday. “HE Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo unveiled Hon Mustapha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as running mate for 2027 Governorship Election,” he said. The younger Kwankwaso had resigned from Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration after the…

FULL LIST: 48 Powerful Lawmakers Who Lost APC Reps Primaries Before the first shot of the 2027 elections is fired, no fewer than 50 current members of the 10th House of Representatives will not be in the 11th House, as reported by Vanguard. Why? At press time on a penultimate Sunday, no fewer than 48 All Progressives Congress, APC Reps have lost at the primaries held nationwide, at the penultimate weekend. Two legislators in Bayelsa did not join the race because they are seeking higher political offices. The figures are expected to be higher because APC is yet to release…