Mr. Lere: Oseni Rufai, you studied Animal Anatomy, and you are on Arise as an on-air personality. You cannot face me and call yourself a journalist. I wouldn’t agree with you because you didn’t study journalism.
Mr. Rufai: for your education , it's obvious you don't even know that journalism is broad and there is a need for a lot of education, that there is multi disciplines in journalism. I have also done a lot of work and training in this business, having been a journalist for over 20 years.
kedeojo: You people should keep quiet. Wike that celebrated their decamping. Why did you think he formed a new group in bayelsea pdp. I can see that Wike had really tormented you people. Wike might even be the next vice president in 2031.
Beyond the immediate concerns surrounding defections, the NWC also adopted key recommendations from it governors’ forum.
The committee fixed May 28 for the party’s next National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and scheduled the PDP National Convention to hold from August 28 to 30, 2025.
Beyond the immediate concerns surrounding defections, the NWC also adopted key recommendations from it governors’ forum.
The committee fixed May 28 for the party’s next National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and scheduled the PDP National Convention to hold from August 28 to 30, 2025.
Dele Momodu, PDP Chieftain said, "There’s no issue of north and south in the PDP. While the South has completed 13 years in leadership, the North has barely completed 3 years. Nyesom Wike tactically spearheaded the North and South agenda to create a pathway for his presidential bid.
Also, Atiku going to the APC is a guaranteed impossibility. It's unfortunate that Nigerian politics has become an optical illusion. Sadly, there's an absence of principle and logic in our political parties. Gov. Okowa struggled yesterday to defend a political hierarchy. Going to the APC was an opportunistic move for Okowa.
Dele Momodu, PDP Chieftain said, "There’s no issue of north and south in the PDP. While the South has completed 13 years in leadership, the North has barely completed 3 years. Nyesom Wike tactically spearheaded the North and South agenda to create a pathway for his presidential bid.
Also, Atiku going to the APC is a guaranteed impossibility. It's unfortunate that Nigerian politics has become an optical illusion. Sadly, there's an absence of principle and logic in our political parties. Gov. Okowa struggled yesterday to defend a political hierarchy. Going to the APC was an opportunistic move for Okowa.
Victor Ojieh, Former SSA to the Governor of Delta State, reacting to the recent defection by the Governor of DeltaOborevwori, Okowa, and all PDP leaders said, |We went to bed in Delta State as members of the PDP and woke up as members of the APC. The mandate the PDP gave me to serve the people of Delta State was rooted in loyalty to them. However, the people of Delta State were not consulted before this unholy marriage from the PDP to the APC.
Victor Ojieh, Former SSA to the Governor of Delta State, reacting to the recent defection by the Governor of DeltaOborevwori, Okowa, and all PDP leaders said, |We went to bed in Delta State as members of the PDP and woke up as members of the APC. The mandate the PDP gave me to serve the people of Delta State was rooted in loyalty to them. However, the people of Delta State were not consulted before this unholy marriage from the PDP to the APC.
Prominent politician and former presidential adviser, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has candidly revealed that his role as Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was far less impactful than expected, stating that while the position appeared prestigious “on paper,” it lacked real influence in practice.
Speaking during an exclusive media interaction, Baba-Ahmed disclosed that the much-anticipated opportunity to contribute meaningfully to national policy and governance never materialized during his time at the Presidency.
“The appointment was attractive on paper. It was a noble call to serve Nigeria at the highest level. But the actual experience was far from fulfilling,” Baba-Ahmed admitted.
Prominent politician and former presidential adviser, Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has candidly revealed that his role as Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was far less impactful than expected, stating that while the position appeared prestigious “on paper,” it lacked real influence in practice.
Speaking during an exclusive media interaction, Baba-Ahmed disclosed that the much-anticipated opportunity to contribute meaningfully to national policy and governance never materialized during his time at the Presidency.
“The appointment was attractive on paper. It was a noble call to serve Nigeria at the highest level. But the actual experience was far from fulfilling,” Baba-Ahmed admitted.
BlessedGift: “It is a great day for us in Delta State. When the news broke out on Wednesday, the 23rd of April 2025, that we had decided to change our path, people wondered why,” Okowa said. “But one thing is very important: in the history of a people, there is always a time to change a path for the common good of the people, and whatever decision that we took was based on that common good and the need to change our path in the best interest of our state.”
Okowa, who served as Delta State governor from 2015 to 2023, explained that the decision was motivated by the need to establish stronger ties with the federal government at the centre.
“As I did tell people that day, it was not about me, it was not about the governor, but the fact that there is a need for us to connect to Abuja, that goodwill that is in Abuja, that resource that is in Abuja of which Delta is a large contributor, there is a need to connect to it. I was governor for eight years; I did my best, but we lost a lot, and I did not believe that the governor needed to stay working very hard without tapping into that,” Okowa stated.
“But as the governor is doing a lot for us, he also needs to connect to the greater source of power, resources, and goodwill in Abuja,” the former governor added.
He further described the move as bold, patriotic, and well-intentioned. “When we sat down after the stakeholders meeting, we thought that it was necessary to make this move. The move is bold, it is patriotic, and it is well-intentioned. It is in the best interest of our state.”
BlessedGift: “It is a great day for us in Delta State. When the news broke out on Wednesday, the 23rd of April 2025, that we had decided to change our path, people wondered why,” Okowa said. “But one thing is very important: in the history of a people, there is always a time to change a path for the common good of the people, and whatever decision that we took was based on that common good and the need to change our path in the best interest of our state.”
Okowa, who served as Delta State governor from 2015 to 2023, explained that the decision was motivated by the need to establish stronger ties with the federal government at the centre.
“As I did tell people that day, it was not about me, it was not about the governor, but the fact that there is a need for us to connect to Abuja, that goodwill that is in Abuja, that resource that is in Abuja of which Delta is a large contributor, there is a need to connect to it. I was governor for eight years; I did my best, but we lost a lot, and I did not believe that the governor needed to stay working very hard without tapping into that,” Okowa stated.
“But as the governor is doing a lot for us, he also needs to connect to the greater source of power, resources, and goodwill in Abuja,” the former governor added.
He further described the move as bold, patriotic, and well-intentioned. “When we sat down after the stakeholders meeting, we thought that it was necessary to make this move. The move is bold, it is patriotic, and it is well-intentioned. It is in the best interest of our state.”
“It is a great day for us in Delta State. When the news broke out on Wednesday, the 23rd of April 2025, that we had decided to change our path, people wondered why,” Okowa said. “But one thing is very important: in the history of a people, there is always a time to change a path for the common good of the people, and whatever decision that we took was based on that common good and the need to change our path in the best interest of our state.”
Okowa, who served as Delta State governor from 2015 to 2023, explained that the decision was motivated by the need to establish stronger ties with the federal government at the centre.
“As I did tell people that day, it was not about me, it was not about the governor, but the fact that there is a need for us to connect to Abuja, that goodwill that is in Abuja, that resource that is in Abuja of which Delta is a large contributor, there is a need to connect to it. I was governor for eight years; I did my best, but we lost a lot, and I did not believe that the governor needed to stay working very hard without tapping into that,” Okowa stated.
“But as the governor is doing a lot for us, he also needs to connect to the greater source of power, resources, and goodwill in Abuja,” the former governor added.
He further described the move as bold, patriotic, and well-intentioned. “When we sat down after the stakeholders meeting, we thought that it was necessary to make this move. The move is bold, it is patriotic, and it is well-intentioned. It is in the best interest of our state.”
A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said that the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa and several prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party did not come as a surprise.
He said, “First, I think anybody who says this is unexpected will only be deceiving himself. The signals have been there, that some governors are going to decamp. It’s not just one but some governors."
A former National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said that the defection of Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, his predecessor, Ifeanyi Okowa and several prominent leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party did not come as a surprise.
He said, “First, I think anybody who says this is unexpected will only be deceiving himself. The signals have been there, that some governors are going to decamp. It’s not just one but some governors."
A former presidential spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that forming a coalition is the opposition’s only chance to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Okonkwo expressed confidence that the coalition would be formed, though he could not specify who would lead it.
“Moving to 2027, I know that there will be a coalition. Whether it is going to be between Peter Obi and Atiku, I don’t know, but there will be a coalition. Why? Because that will be the only choice the opposition has to make any impact,” Okonkwo said.
A former presidential spokesperson for the Labour Party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that forming a coalition is the opposition’s only chance to defeat President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027.
Okonkwo expressed confidence that the coalition would be formed, though he could not specify who would lead it.
“Moving to 2027, I know that there will be a coalition. Whether it is going to be between Peter Obi and Atiku, I don’t know, but there will be a coalition. Why? Because that will be the only choice the opposition has to make any impact,” Okonkwo said.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has described the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as a dead party ready to be buried.
According to him, the ruling party is expecting the defection of more governors from the opposition into its fold in the build-up to the 2027 general election.
He expressed confidence that the ruling party would win all the forthcoming elections even before the next general election in 2027.
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has described the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as a dead party ready to be buried.
According to him, the ruling party is expecting the defection of more governors from the opposition into its fold in the build-up to the 2027 general election.
He expressed confidence that the ruling party would win all the forthcoming elections even before the next general election in 2027.
“Nothing. Nothing. The fact that these guys moved en masse… the people of Delta are waiting. Because what impact has the APC, as a government, given to the people? There is anger in the land. What do you think they are going to do there, if not for personal embellishment?” the former Ondo State military governor said.
The 79-year-old added, “The people of Delta are naturally PDP members. They know the kind of positive impact they enjoyed under the PDP national government. So, if you now decide to go, we wish you the best of luck. We’ve seen it before—those who trooped out eventually came back, because they’re heading into an organisation that is so personally owned.”