Latest Political News In Nigeria For Today, Thursday, 7th July, 2022

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Doyin Okupe Withdraws As Labour Occasion Vice-Presidential Candidate, Contemporary Working Mate To Be Launched

Feeble presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has formally withdrawn because the vice-presidential candidate of Peter Obi.

Kumornews stories that the Labour Occasion would screech a substantive running mate soon.

Doyin Okupe made this known in a publish on his Twitter net page on Thursday.

Based completely on the veteran running mate, he has submitted his withdrawal letter to the Autonomous Nationwide Electoral Commission (INEC).

He wrote: “This afternoon I submitted my withdrawal letter from the gap of the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Occasion to INEC.

“A replacement will probably be announced by the nationwide chairman of the birthday celebration rapidly. I gain vastly blessed to maintain been a part of the muse of success for the Labour Occasion.“

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2023 Presidency: Atiku Abandoned June 12 Motion, Finest Tinubu Fought – Keyamo Speaks

The Minister of Converse for Labour, Festus Keyamo, has alleged that Atiku Abubakar became as soon as one amongst the principle Nigerians to desert the June 12 battle.

Sharing his strategies by ability of a series of tweets, Keyamo insisted that no 2023 presidential candidate performed a needed role within the June 12 battle with the exception of for Bola Tinubu and Omoyele Sowore as a pupil leader then.

He went on to relate that Olusegun Obasanjo who became as soon as on the muse against the movement later benefitted from it.

He added that Obasanjo became as soon as now not the decision of Yorubas within the 1999 polls due to the part he performed within the June 12 struggles.

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Working Mate: Tinubu To Ranking Between El-Rufai And Shettima – Source

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly narrowed down his decision of a running mate to Kaduna Converse governor, Nasir el- Rufai and veteran Borno Converse governor, Senator Kashim Shettima.

An associate of Tinubu instructed Day after day Autonomous that selecting a running mate has been pretty unhurried eager regarding the incontrovertible truth that several folks maintain shown curiosity within the gap.

He, then again, said that the veteran Lagos governor has at final narrowed down his possibility to Shettima and el-Rufai who are belief about seasoned politicians with the flexibility to pull in votes from the North.

Based completely on him, “It is one amongst the most essential the explanation why Tinubu jetted out of the nation to France in uncover to maintain a respiration house to weigh the more than just a few alternate choices before him.

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Court docket Sacks Sherrif Oborevwori As Delta PDP Governorship Candidate

A Federal Excessive Court docket sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, disqualified Sherrif Oborevwori because the Delta Converse governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) for the 2023 governorship elections.

The ruling became as soon as delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo in a suit introduced before the court by Olorogun David Edevbie now not easy the emergence of Oborevwori, the Speaker of the Converse Home of Assembly because the PDP candidate.

He argued that Oborevwori didn’t emerge from a neatly conducted birthday celebration important election because the PDP violated both its structure and the Electoral Guidelines all around the principle election.

Edevbie, due to this truth, approached the court to restrain the PDP from forwarding Oborevwori’s name to the Autonomous Nationwide Electoral Commission (INEC), and to moreover restrain the electoral physique from receiving or recognising him because the duly nominated candidate of s the birthday celebration for the election.

The relieves sought were granted by Justice Taiwo who submitted that the case has merit.

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Skirmishes In Taraba APC Are Inner Concerns, It Will Soon Be Resolved – Kirim

Taraba relate chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, disclosed that it became as soon as engaged on the psychology and mentality of electorate within the relate against non secular and ethnic sentiments before the 2023 election.

Alhaji. Illiyasu Kirim, the running mate to the governorship candidate of the birthday celebration disclosed this while addressing journalists in response to the court case now not easy the emergence of Senator Emmanuel Bwacha because the birthday celebration’s governorship candidate in Jalingo.

He expressed that the birthday celebration became as soon as intact with out disaster and they also were working laborious to swap the folk’s minds against non secular and ethnic sentiments to enable them defeat the PDP attain 2023.

The Guber running mate moreover expressed that the small skirmishes been heard within the Taraba relate chapter of the birthday celebration were customary birthday celebration inner disorders that would soon be resolved.

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Oyo: Lawmaker, Oyeleke Dumps APC For PDP

The lawmaker representing Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere Converse Constituency within the Oyo Converse Home of Assembly, Simeon Oyeleke has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Kumornews learnt that the lawmaker dumped the APC for the Peoples Democratic Occasion before the 2023 general elections.

Oyeleke became as soon as elected on the platform of APC in 2019 to portray the constituency within the relate Home of Assembly.

The lawmaker on Wednesday announced his defection from APC to PDP.

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PDP Crisis Deepens As Ayu Fails To Resume Work After Vacation, Deputy Presides Over Assembly

The nationwide chairman of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu has reportedly didn’t resume work on Wednesday after the finish of his vacation.

Ayu has been on spoil since the disaster over the emergence of Delta Converse Governor Ifeanyi Okowa because the vice-presidential candidate of the birthday celebration broke out.

There maintain been speculations that the chairman became as soon as forced to dash on depart and can merely now not return if those who notify that he offers up his space proceed on their route.

On the replacement hand, Simon Imobo-Tswam, Ayu’s Particular Adviser on Communication and Technique, has debunked rumors of Ayu suspension over misappropriation of funds while moreover insisting that stories of Deputy Nationwide Chairman (North), Amb. Damagum, being appointed in his relate in an performing capacity, were “sportive as they are purely the work of mischief-makers and sluggish minds”

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2023: ‘I’m Confident Of Defeating Banky W – Obanikoro Boasts, Sends Message To Youths

The lawmaker representing the Eti-Osa Constituency of Lagos Converse within the Home of Representatives, Babajide Obanikoro has expressed self belief in emerging because the winner within the February 2023 election.

Obanikoro made this known all over an interview with Punch and moreover sent a needed message to Nigerian youths.

Asked if he became as soon as confident about defeating the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP) Home of Representative candidate Banky W, Obanikoro said he doesn’t prefer to sound conceited.

Based completely on Obanikoro, eager regarding the work, he has executed to this level and the contemporary efforts of APC, he’s confident about merging victorious.

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Crisis: APC Chieftains Plug Occasion, INEC To Court docket, Ask Masari Stays As Tinubu’s Working Mate

Two All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftains Zakari Maigari and Zubainatu Mohammed, maintain sued the birthday celebration and the Autonomous Nationwide Electoral Commission, INEC over the decision of running mate to Bola Tinubu.

The chieftains who were delegates within the coolest concluded presidential primaries are demanding that the court stops INEC from accepting a swap of vice-presidential candidate from APC.

Tinubu had chosen Alhaji Kabiru Masari in what is believed to be a placeholder capacity for the vice-presidential candidate space pending the time he chooses his proper running mate.

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Wike Strikes To Counter PDP’s Chairman Place In opposition to Fayose, Makinde, Ortom, Others

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers Converse has reportedly bought wind of an alleged map by the Nationwide Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Occasion (PDP), Senator Iyorchia Ayu, to dash against his allies.

The governor, on Tuesday evening, became as soon as reportedly instructed of Senator Ayu’s belief to undermine his terminate allies fancy the Benue Converse Governor, Samuel Ortom; veteran Ekiti Converse Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and others.

Kumornews stories that the likes of Ortom and Fayose, amongst others, maintain been vocal with their help of Wike after he became as soon as ignored for the Vice-Presidential tag of the PDP by the birthday celebration’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

Based completely on stories, Senator Ayu became as soon as allegedly planning to make employ of his space as nationwide chairman to undermine the likes of Fayose, Ortom, and others in their diversified States.

A terminate ally of the Rivers Converse Governor instructed Forefront that Wike, who is now not against dialogue to solve the birthday celebration disaster, is insisting that Senator Ayu must resign in accordance with the settlement made before he (Ayu) became as soon as counseled because the nationwide chairman.

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Anguish For Peter Obi As Presidential Ambition Comes Below Threat

The veteran Deputy Nationwide Chairman of Labour Occasion, (LP), Calistus Uju Okafor has tackled the veteran Anambra Converse Governor, Peter Obi over his inability to resolve the disaster within the birthday celebration.

In an interview with journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday, Calistus Uju Okafor, who is at this time now not easy the constitutionality of the Abure-led nationwide working committee of the birthday celebration in Court docket, faulted the claims of Doyin Okupe that he became as soon as demanding N48 million to withdraw his case against the birthday celebration.

Calistus said he is struggling with for his gorgeous and justice, stating that Obi left the Peoples Democratic Occasion due to the injustice applied against him.

He said that he’s now not going to court for the sake of Obi, noting that his case has been instituted in court since 21st December 2021 before the veteran Anambra Governor joined the birthday celebration on Could maybe merely 29th.

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