“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.”
A public affairs analyst, Majeed Dahiru, has said former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has what it takes to convince the whole of Northern Nigeria to vote for Peter Obi in the 2027 general elections.
According to him, Tinubu's government will end by 2027.
A public affairs analyst, Majeed Dahiru, has said former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has what it takes to convince the whole of Northern Nigeria to vote for Peter Obi in the 2027 general elections.
According to him, Tinubu's government will end by 2027.
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims that the ruling party is steering Nigeria towards a one-party system.
The party’s secretary defended the APC’s political activities and dismissed suggestions of state-backed intimidation of opposition parties.
Earlier on Wednesday, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy, Monday Onyeme, and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, along with commissioners and key stakeholders in the state.
When asked whether he was concerned by growing perceptions that the APC and the current administration are turning Nigeria into a one-party state, Basiru retorted.
“How can we turn Nigeria into a one-party state?” he quizzed. “The country is not our making. The policies of the country are not our making.
“I think the problem with Nigeria is that we don’t seem to have people who are very serious in opposition, who take their job seriously. You cannot expect the ruling party to do the work of the opposition.”
Challenging the media, Basiru urged journalists to assess the inactivity of opposition parties, contrasting it with the APC’s ongoing efforts to build a robust, grassroots structure across the country.
“Tomorrow is a working day—go around the headquarters of all other political parties and see whether you find any activity going on.
“One of the cardinal policies of our party since Abdullahi Ganduje assumed leadership is to build a functionally efficient party structure in every ward, local government, and state in Nigeria. And that is what we are doing,” he stated.
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims that the ruling party is steering Nigeria towards a one-party system.
The party’s secretary defended the APC’s political activities and dismissed suggestions of state-backed intimidation of opposition parties.
Earlier on Wednesday, Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, his deputy, Monday Onyeme, and former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, along with commissioners and key stakeholders in the state.
When asked whether he was concerned by growing perceptions that the APC and the current administration are turning Nigeria into a one-party state, Basiru retorted.
“How can we turn Nigeria into a one-party state?” he quizzed. “The country is not our making. The policies of the country are not our making.
“I think the problem with Nigeria is that we don’t seem to have people who are very serious in opposition, who take their job seriously. You cannot expect the ruling party to do the work of the opposition.”
Challenging the media, Basiru urged journalists to assess the inactivity of opposition parties, contrasting it with the APC’s ongoing efforts to build a robust, grassroots structure across the country.
“Tomorrow is a working day—go around the headquarters of all other political parties and see whether you find any activity going on.
“One of the cardinal policies of our party since Abdullahi Ganduje assumed leadership is to build a functionally efficient party structure in every ward, local government, and state in Nigeria. And that is what we are doing,” he stated.
Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 election, says any genuine opposition in Nigeria must embody the struggles and aspirations of ordinary citizens. “They want to change the party in power without changing politics, whereas the party in power is not the cause of the problem of Nigeria.
“The party in power is a product of the problem because it is only bad politics, prompt and plain.
“Only bad politics can produce a President Bola Tinubu for Nigerians. He is a product of bad politics.”
Adewole Adebayo, presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 election, says any genuine opposition in Nigeria must embody the struggles and aspirations of ordinary citizens. “They want to change the party in power without changing politics, whereas the party in power is not the cause of the problem of Nigeria.
“The party in power is a product of the problem because it is only bad politics, prompt and plain.
“Only bad politics can produce a President Bola Tinubu for Nigerians. He is a product of bad politics.”
Bode George, PDP chieftain has said mega party initiative driven by self-interest.
According to him, Atiku and others pursuing the mega party agenda are acting out of personal ambition. Any discussion about forming a mega party must be thoroughly debated and approved within the PDP, rather than being driven by individual interests or alliances with non-members like former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Chief Bode George condemned PDP governors decamping to APC, calling their actions “disappointing” and disheartening.
In the same vein, he said PDP Governors' alleged defection is disappointing.
"I'm saddened that some governors, barely two years into their administration, are considering decamping to an unstructured APC despite riding into power on the PDP's goodwill. History will likely judge harshly any governor who attempts such a move."
Bode George, PDP chieftain has said mega party initiative driven by self-interest.
According to him, Atiku and others pursuing the mega party agenda are acting out of personal ambition. Any discussion about forming a mega party must be thoroughly debated and approved within the PDP, rather than being driven by individual interests or alliances with non-members like former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Chief Bode George condemned PDP governors decamping to APC, calling their actions “disappointing” and disheartening.
In the same vein, he said PDP Governors' alleged defection is disappointing.
"I'm saddened that some governors, barely two years into their administration, are considering decamping to an unstructured APC despite riding into power on the PDP's goodwill. History will likely judge harshly any governor who attempts such a move."
Ihengwu: They are wasting their time. Tinubu bought over Nigeria as an ordinary citizen and they think they can take power from him when he has executive power. Joke of the century.
Ruben Abati, a Nigerian journalist, politician, TV presenter and newspaper columnist has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress to be concerned about the statement from Baba Ahmed regarding the North ahead of 2027 general elections.
Ruben Abati, a Nigerian journalist, politician, TV presenter and newspaper columnist has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress to be concerned about the statement from Baba Ahmed regarding the North ahead of 2027 general elections.
Ruben Abati, a Nigerian journalist, politician, TV presenter and newspaper columnist has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress to be concerned about the statement from Baba Ahmed regarding the North ahead of 2027 general elections.
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the North will soon determine its political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without the region’s support.
Ruben Abati, a Nigerian journalist, politician, TV presenter and newspaper columnist has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress to be concerned about the statement from Baba Ahmed regarding the North ahead of 2027 general elections.
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Bola Tinubu, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has declared that the North will soon determine its political direction ahead of the 2027 general elections, stressing that no politician can win the Nigerian presidency without the region’s support.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he would be a happier man if he could end human suffering and bring about peace and stability in Nigeria and across the globe.
The former president spoke at a reception organized for him in Abuja by his friends and associates to mark the conferment of the Sunhak Peace Prize award on him by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation in South Korea.
The Sunhak Peace Prize was founded by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon and it is aimed at ending worldwide suffering, conflict, poverty and threats to the environment by promoting a comprehensive, future-oriented vision of peace.
Jonathan, who was honoured with his wife, Patience, said he is often overwhelmed with grief and concern when he comes across citizens who are suffering and laboring to survive.
“I wish I could end the suffering of people that I come across daily. I do not really want to see human beings suffering and I would be happy to give a helping hand to them if I had the means and be in a position to do so,” the former president said.
“Indeed, I always feel bad seeing people suffering. But let me assure you all seated here today, that my commitment to peace remains unchanged till I die. I will continue to seek peace and pursue it for as long as I am alive,” Jonathan said, amid a thunderous applause from the crowd of supporters and friends.
The former president thanked the man behind the reception party, Robert Azibaola, a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineer, for bringing together the people who honoured him for winning the peace prize in Seoul.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he would be a happier man if he could end human suffering and bring about peace and stability in Nigeria and across the globe.
The former president spoke at a reception organized for him in Abuja by his friends and associates to mark the conferment of the Sunhak Peace Prize award on him by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation in South Korea.
The Sunhak Peace Prize was founded by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, the wife of the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon and it is aimed at ending worldwide suffering, conflict, poverty and threats to the environment by promoting a comprehensive, future-oriented vision of peace.
Jonathan, who was honoured with his wife, Patience, said he is often overwhelmed with grief and concern when he comes across citizens who are suffering and laboring to survive.
“I wish I could end the suffering of people that I come across daily. I do not really want to see human beings suffering and I would be happy to give a helping hand to them if I had the means and be in a position to do so,” the former president said.
“Indeed, I always feel bad seeing people suffering. But let me assure you all seated here today, that my commitment to peace remains unchanged till I die. I will continue to seek peace and pursue it for as long as I am alive,” Jonathan said, amid a thunderous applause from the crowd of supporters and friends.
The former president thanked the man behind the reception party, Robert Azibaola, a fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineer, for bringing together the people who honoured him for winning the peace prize in Seoul.
Nigerian politician and medical doctor, Dr Betta Edu, has asked Christians to reflect deeply on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the central theme of Easter: love and sacrifice.
In her Easter message, which she personally signed, Dr. Edu said that without deep reflection on what Easter represents, the celebration will only amount to a mere hollow ritual.
According to her, the death of Christ represents love and sacrifice and His resurrection, hope and triumph of light over darkness.
She urged Christians to imbibe the exemplary life of love, selflessness, sacrifice, and forgiveness, which Christ demonstrated in His death, burial, and resurrection for the redemption of mankind.
“As Christians, Easter presents us the opportunity for a deep reflection, a time to carry out an ecclesiastical soul-searching to embody that which Christ came and died for.
“Easter is both significant and sobering in the sense that it reminds us of all of the triumphs of good over evil, light over darkness, and love and compassion over hate. These were the cardinal planks of Christ’s teachings while on earth.
“His death and resurrection brought a refreshing dawn for humanity and redefined the virtues of selflessness, love, sacrifice and forgiveness,” she said.
Dr. Edu pleaded with Nigerians to be steadfast in their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as the president works hard to pull the country from the myriad of challenges it faces.
“Just as Christ showed unconditional love and made sacrifices for humanity, let us, as patriotic Nigerians, put our country first at all times, knowing that the government of President Bola Tinubu is working hard to pull Nigeria from the economic doldrums in line with his Renewed Hope Agenda,” she stressed.
Nigerian politician and medical doctor, Dr Betta Edu, has asked Christians to reflect deeply on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the central theme of Easter: love and sacrifice.
In her Easter message, which she personally signed, Dr. Edu said that without deep reflection on what Easter represents, the celebration will only amount to a mere hollow ritual.
According to her, the death of Christ represents love and sacrifice and His resurrection, hope and triumph of light over darkness.
She urged Christians to imbibe the exemplary life of love, selflessness, sacrifice, and forgiveness, which Christ demonstrated in His death, burial, and resurrection for the redemption of mankind.
“As Christians, Easter presents us the opportunity for a deep reflection, a time to carry out an ecclesiastical soul-searching to embody that which Christ came and died for.
“Easter is both significant and sobering in the sense that it reminds us of all of the triumphs of good over evil, light over darkness, and love and compassion over hate. These were the cardinal planks of Christ’s teachings while on earth.
“His death and resurrection brought a refreshing dawn for humanity and redefined the virtues of selflessness, love, sacrifice and forgiveness,” she said.
Dr. Edu pleaded with Nigerians to be steadfast in their support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration as the president works hard to pull the country from the myriad of challenges it faces.
“Just as Christ showed unconditional love and made sacrifices for humanity, let us, as patriotic Nigerians, put our country first at all times, knowing that the government of President Bola Tinubu is working hard to pull Nigeria from the economic doldrums in line with his Renewed Hope Agenda,” she stressed.
Abaki5: Of what use is this power they always want to hold just for nothing rather than their own interest not for Nigerians as a whole no future plan to ease the stress they are putting us all
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, does not honour agreements.
As at 2023, APC was down because the Buhari government was not doing well.
“A decision had to be taken on who to support and when I looked at it, Atiku was not an option, so it’s a no-go area.
“One thing you must know is that Atiku does not keep to his words, I can tell you authoritatively what happened in 2019. Atiku, Saraki, and Secondus came to see me that I was going to nominate Attorney General and Minister of Petroleum.
“When we lost the election, the man who was supposed to be the Attorney General did not know when the legal team was constituted.
I called Saraki, you people constituted legal team but you said I was going to bring the AG — that’s the point I’m making, people don’t keep to their words.
“I know from day one that Atiku will never keep to his words and I have never banked on that, it was very clear that I made the right decision and you can’t see me now saying I will support who for president? How?”
Wike insisted that his decision to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election was the right call.
“PDP is not ready and it’s very obvious,” he said.
“You don’t need to like me, what I’m saying is that, is it going to help the party? All this power struggle is not going to help us.
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023, does not honour agreements.
As at 2023, APC was down because the Buhari government was not doing well.
“A decision had to be taken on who to support and when I looked at it, Atiku was not an option, so it’s a no-go area.
“One thing you must know is that Atiku does not keep to his words, I can tell you authoritatively what happened in 2019. Atiku, Saraki, and Secondus came to see me that I was going to nominate Attorney General and Minister of Petroleum.
“When we lost the election, the man who was supposed to be the Attorney General did not know when the legal team was constituted.
I called Saraki, you people constituted legal team but you said I was going to bring the AG — that’s the point I’m making, people don’t keep to their words.
“I know from day one that Atiku will never keep to his words and I have never banked on that, it was very clear that I made the right decision and you can’t see me now saying I will support who for president? How?”
Wike insisted that his decision to support President Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general election was the right call.
“PDP is not ready and it’s very obvious,” he said.
“You don’t need to like me, what I’m saying is that, is it going to help the party? All this power struggle is not going to help us.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“No party in government would at that time bring such a policy when you know you are running an election, but everything was done and he survived it.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“That’s how you will know that there are people that, first of all, God is on their side, they also know this game and you must give it to them.”
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“That’s how you will know that there are people that, first of all, God is on their side, they also know this game and you must give it to them.”
Reiterating his support for Tinubu, Wike insisted that the South should retain the presidency until 2031 before any consideration for a power shift to the North.
“I have said it in 2023 and I’m saying it again that until 2031, when the position should go to the North, there is nothing anybody will say to me now.
“It’s not anti-party, it’s harmonious living together, you can’t tell me that it’s your own prerogative to be producing president; let’s all live,” he stated.
On the internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wike issued a warning, threatening to withdraw support for the party in the forthcoming FCT Area Council elections if it fails to put its house in order.
“If PDP does not put their house in order, I’m not going to support them in the area councils election. If PDP goes the way they are going, I will not support them.
“This crisis will consume this party until the right thing is being done. I have never recommended anybody to these governors but that does not mean that I don’t play any role.
“Like the governor of Bayelsa, I played a fundamental role, he can’t deny it,” he added.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“No party in government would at that time bring such a policy when you know you are running an election, but everything was done and he survived it.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“That’s how you will know that there are people that, first of all, God is on their side, they also know this game and you must give it to them.”
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will remain in power until 2031, adding that no political argument can change his position.
Speaking during a media briefing in Abuja on Friday, Wike said Tinubu almost lost the 2023 presidential election due to policies introduced by the former All Progressives Congress (APC) administration, which, according to him, were targeted at making him fail at the polls.
“Whether APC liked it or not, it was very turbulent for Tinubu to have scaled through that election.
“You could see that he could have failed the election woefully. The fuel crisis, the naira issue was terrible,” Wike said.
“That’s how you will know that there are people that, first of all, God is on their side, they also know this game and you must give it to them.”
Reiterating his support for Tinubu, Wike insisted that the South should retain the presidency until 2031 before any consideration for a power shift to the North.
“I have said it in 2023 and I’m saying it again that until 2031, when the position should go to the North, there is nothing anybody will say to me now.
“It’s not anti-party, it’s harmonious living together, you can’t tell me that it’s your own prerogative to be producing president; let’s all live,” he stated.
On the internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Wike issued a warning, threatening to withdraw support for the party in the forthcoming FCT Area Council elections if it fails to put its house in order.
“If PDP does not put their house in order, I’m not going to support them in the area councils election. If PDP goes the way they are going, I will not support them.
“This crisis will consume this party until the right thing is being done. I have never recommended anybody to these governors but that does not mean that I don’t play any role.
“Like the governor of Bayelsa, I played a fundamental role, he can’t deny it,” he added.
Owontime: Na so thus rascal push Fubara to his end,he has started again. When State of Emergency was approved in the House of Reps I didn't hear him say Nay.
Nigeria’s Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has accused the Rivers State sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), of allegedly administering crisis in the state with his pursuit what they called ‘Pro-Wike interest’ in an attempt to provoke the people and through the backdoor to continue to exercise authority over a people that did not elect him.
The Opposition lawmakers coalition in a statement by its spokesperson, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, on Wednesday, warned the sole administrator to stop the reckless actions before he ignites crisis, urging him to leave Rivers and go contest for election if he wants to be president.
The Opposition lawmakers stated that Ibas lacked the powers to even dream of inviting the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara in decades to come, saying that the news of such invitation was a childish baseless joke from the group loyal to FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Ibas from Cross Rivers State.
Nigeria’s Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has accused the Rivers State sole administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), of allegedly administering crisis in the state with his pursuit what they called ‘Pro-Wike interest’ in an attempt to provoke the people and through the backdoor to continue to exercise authority over a people that did not elect him.
The Opposition lawmakers coalition in a statement by its spokesperson, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, on Wednesday, warned the sole administrator to stop the reckless actions before he ignites crisis, urging him to leave Rivers and go contest for election if he wants to be president.
The Opposition lawmakers stated that Ibas lacked the powers to even dream of inviting the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara in decades to come, saying that the news of such invitation was a childish baseless joke from the group loyal to FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Ibas from Cross Rivers State.
Politics › Defection Not Threat, We Will Not Tolerate Election Manipulation In 2027 - Bode by BlessedGift(op): 3:26pm On Apr 26, 2025*. Modified: 3:44pm On Apr 26, 2025
