₦airaland Forum

spencekat:
The court ruled that Section 29(1) of the Electoral Act gives political parties up to 120 days before an election to submit the personal particulars of their candidates, adding that INEC cannot lawfully impose an earlier deadline.

spencekat:
Court nullifies INEC deadline, gives parties till September 2026 to submit membership registers.

spencekat:
Court nullifies INEC deadline, gives parties till September 2026 to submit membership registers

honestivo:
Tinubu sold Rivers state to Wike for 2027 elections but God can still do wonders

Politicstoday:
You are a lazy thinker . He can move to any party and contest too.

If a person withdraws from his party’s primary election (or leaves before emergence as candidate), the law does not expressly say “you can never join another party.”
PLACNG
But under the 2026 Act, parties must submit their membership register to INEC before primaries, and only eligible members in that process can be voted for under party nomination rules. That means moving late to another party may make lawful nomination difficult or impossible depending on timing and compliance.
Credit: PLACNG
So the practical answer is:
Yes, a politician may withdraw and contest under another party only if he legally qualifies under that new party’s nomination process and INEC requirements.

Hope for Fubara to move to any party of his choice to contest for governorship election.

Politicstoday:
big fat lies here. He's decamping to NDC

DrChukki:
Ijaw people are falling our hands in this country. That's how GEJ handed over to these m0nsters in power now after all of us have supported him.

Now Fubara is doing the same... After gaining massive organic support from the people.

Ijaw people, una strong but when it comes to using it to keep your rights, una go withdraw.

I'm not happy with this news. Seriously

MadamVanessa:



So why was this clown decamped at first. He's the real loser

Saladdin:
His political career is completely finished. Na true SIMP this man be. This is what indecision cost him. He had to two options: fight to the finish or quietly do your "yes sir, yes sir" and complete your eight years. Political fights are all or nothing, you don't do half-measure.

Duncan Mighty's music career too is gone. He should forget any singing gig from the state government again. Doing useless praise singing for a weak man. You see how Wike pampers his praise singers, they most likely even followed him to Abuja singing Nye demba, Nye demba for him.

If you wanted to fight your godfather (which was a bad decision anyway), you ought to have gone for the jugular, but you went halfway and backtracked. A very foolish move!

That was weakness and Wike smelt it. Dem no dey us clear eyes fight for village square. Wike is a very formidable and powerful politician & godfather with a well-oiled machinery that can easily bring down this governor. He knows where and how to pull the strings. When Fubara knows he can't fight, he ought to have piped low, because those elders who crafted the quote that when you dine with the devil, you use a long spoon. They came to that painful realization after lots of hard knocks.

On the other hand, you Fubara had one of the largest and deepest war chest in Nigeria. For God's sake, only Lagos, Delta and maybe Kano comes close to what this man has when it comes to state fund. This singular reason plus Wike's ruthlessness gained the president's respect. Tinubu himself respects a ruthless person who is not afraid of showing it at any time.

You could use that to compensate for your weaknesses and let money FLOW to the right places, surgically dismantle the machinery as swiftly as possible. And had he fought bravely, he clearly had the people's support and wherever he goes most Riverians will follow.

Create a state security apparatus, let the commanders be loyal to you and when election comes, release one long press statement on how those state-security officials need to be present in every polling unit. Then you buy permissible arms, tasers and handcuffs for them. FUND them well, cover every inch of the state that day, switch off your phone while the security outfit do their job. Then give a prior public announcement and firm instruction that whoever engages in malpractice would be arrested, locked up and tried. Then you clearly demonstrate it with the LG election. LOCK THEM UP and follow it up with a speedy court trial. The rest will be very scared to engage in any malpractice.

Follow this up by lobbying to get officials from two or three major countries to specifically come to Rivers to monitor the election! While at this, ensure you pay for sufficient media time in international broadcasting stations let it be aired, and make sure all your ex-Oga's shady files are with you, and have CC'ed the right quarters with copies of it.

While you do this, move to another party, fund it, sponsor candidates and make a public example of few people who fall out of line, then you would see as others will fall in line.

Then even if Wike won, with a big IF, it would have be a pyrrhic victory for him. But as it is now, the Emperor of Rivers has won and he will so deal with you on all fronts. Be grateful if you don't do jail time!

Politicstoday:
I’m disappointed in Fubara for withdrawing from the Rivers APC governorship primary.

He should have considered his followers and the development of Rivers State. Why make a decision that will destroy the destinies of the people who stood by you?

If you weren’t ready to defend the people who risked their lives for you, you shouldn’t have started the fight in the first place.

What now happened to people who risked their lives for you ?

Why the abandoning campaigners, ward coordinators, and grassroots members who invested time, money, and reputation with nothing to show for it.

At this stage, please kindly resign

I’m really disappointed.

Freshtruth:
The only way now is for Mr briggs of NDC to step down for him

phemmyjohnson:
Yall are quick to blame fubara ! You see 34 governors aligned with tinubu by force and you want fubara only to fight tinubu . We all know why tinubu can’t betray wike ! E easy make person help you rig election make you run abandon am ?

Have you seen any governor successfully fight tinubu . Even abia and anambra governor who didn’t join apc are busy shouting his mandate they shall stand ! Ask urself why ?
So you want the man to forcefully fight tinubu alone
Seeing how tinubu locked up his old ally Elrufai like a goat .
Now imagine what tinubu will use to fight fubara .. .

You can see how many law makers and ministers, deputy gov , govs , lost election bid for house and senate . Give the man a break !
Let fubara rest pls ! He has tried ..

Politicstoday:
not only that, he should learn from Obaseki

Politicstoday:
Fubara is highly a coward like Ambode

WhizdomXX:
. If NDC mobilise well like they did in 2023 in Delta and pdp goes all out for natasha in Kogi, the two may not be seen in the senate. If you're their constituent or you know their constituents, encourage them to get their voters card and go out to vote on election day.

doctore212:
After eating the Bush meat, drink one Tiger beer with 5 bullet energy drink.


Go straight and carry two oloshos.


You will definitely thank me later

jattopeter:
My brother , let us all wait patiently . Tinibu will win second tenor easier than the first one.

DomPerignon:
Orji Uzor Kalu was convicted but had his sentence squashed on appeal over technicalities .

Why are you not complaining about him?

Starhearts:
Where u, wen dem dey sell nominations form, where u dey ?
Talk is cheap

Starhearts:
Ur proof
Talk is cheap

If dem call out to proof ur allegations, U will be blaming ur village pple

jattopeter:
You still believe there is anything called election , especially that oppositions are not even serious.

ufotunang:
..and his court case has been swept under the carpet.
It's a pity

WorldRichest:
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Cry well well.

I am waiting to watch who get craze pass between Yahaya Bello who was a Motor Park operator and Natasha who is a serial bride and serial sexual harassment victim

DomPerignon:
What is your grouse with Okowa

Sonnobax15:

Yahaya what?

Chaiiii, I pity anybody who still believes Nigeria can ever get better.

Imagine the likes of Yahayo bello,and okowa clipping the APC senatorial tickets, which automatically means they'll likely win .

My brothers and sisters,I don wash my hands and legs from anything wey get to do with Nigeria politics .