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His Excellency, The Governor of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani, has received over 5,000 new members into the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), at a grand rally organized to honor Members of the National Assembly who decamped from PDP to APC, on Saturday 18th October 2025.

Dignitaries at the event included the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajuddeen, the Speaker of the Kaduna State Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Liman, the Minister of Environment, Malam Balarabe Abbas, members of the APC National Working Committee, and many other dignitaries.

The governor was warmly received by an electrifying crowd at the venue, Murtala Muhammed Square, where he acknowledged cheers and officially presented Hon Hussaini Abdulkarim Kero (Kaduna South), Hon Mustapha Aliyu Abdullahi (Ikara/Kubau) and Hon Sadiq Ango Abdullahi (Sabon Gari) to the APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda.

Recognizing the role of Good Governance and Inclusive Leadership, the APC National Chairman commended Governor Uba Sani for positively changing the narrative in Kaduna state, through the delivery of people centered policies and projects, as well as ensuring equity in bridging the rural - urban divide across the state.

It is on record that the APC has consolidated majority among Kaduna Federal Lawmakers from only 4 members in 2023 to 12 Members as at October 2025.

Barely 48 hours after the political tsunami that swept the entire Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) structure in Enugu into the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu East Local Government Area, Afam Joseph Ogbene, has resigned from the party along with the entire ward executive and defected to the APC.

Addressing APC leaders and a crowd of supporters who equally joined him in the party at Umuchigbo, Iji-Nike, Civic Centre, Ogbene said his decision was inspired by the foresight and purposeful leadership of Governor Peter Mbah, who officially moved from the PDP to the APC on Tuesday.

He described the decision as difficult but necessary, noting that the move was in alignment with his desire to support Mbah’s developmental vision for Enugu State.

“Today, I address you, the good people of Enugu East Local Government Area, out of the fullness of my heart. It is with hope, expectations, and excitement that I announce my decision to resign my position as Chairman of the Labour Party in Enugu East and to also withdraw my membership of the party,” he said.

“This decision was not made lightly, considering the hard work and sacrifices we invested in building the party of our dreams. Unfortunately, those efforts were rendered futile by internal crises orchestrated by enemies within.

“After wide consultations with my family, friends, and supporters, I decided to formally resign and join the APC. When I heard of the imminent defection of our amiable and hardworking Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, from the PDP to the APC, I became convinced that this was the right time to align with him in his mission to rebuild and transform Enugu State.”

Ogbene added that his supporters and ward executives had also resolved to join the APC in solidarity with the governor’s “uncommon and unprecedented developmental strides.”

“We are committed to supporting His Excellency, Dr. Mbah, out of our own free will. We recognise his performance since assuming office and believe in his capacity to deliver even more. Hence, we are not considering any alternative in 2027,” he declared.

Receiving Ogbene and his team on behalf of the governor, the Honourable Commissioner for Rural Development, Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, commended their courage and described the defection as “a total collapse of the Labour Party in Enugu East.”

“You are a leader per excellence,” Ogbodo said. “What is happening here today is historic — the first total collapse of the Labour Party in any local government area of the state. The mammoth crowd here today shows your influence and credibility.

“It is time for Ndigbo to join the mainstream of national politics where power and opportunities are shared. We can no longer afford to play fragmented politics. Power in Nigeria is shared at the centre, and we must be where it is shared.”

On his part, the chairman of Enugu East Local Government Area, Pastor Beloved-Dan Anike welcomed Ogbene into the APC, noting that the collapse of the Labour Party in Enugu East Local Government, a first in the entire state, was a thing of joy.

WizardOfNG:
The reaction of the lady to Peter Obi's utterance, shown below, would be that of reasonable and law-abiding Nigerians to the shockingly repellent talk of someone who wants to be President of the biggest black nation on Earth yet is sounding like a terror sympathiser.

Of course Nairaland is not full of reasonable and law-abding Nigerians so I don't expect many to agree with the Lady's disgust at Obi's insensitive and lawless talk.

After eighteen years of shutting down its production plant in Port Harcourt and eventual exit from Nigeria, French tyre manufacturing giant, Michelin, is planning a ‘strategic’ comeback to the country.

This came to light during TechCabal interview with the Managing Director and Vice President of Sales for Michelin Sub-Saharan Africa, Amaury Vadon.

Michelin, which was the leading brand in the Nigerian tyre market in the 20th Century shocked the world when it shut down its production plant located in the oil-rich capital of Nigeria’s Rivers State in 2007.

The unfortunate shutdown was due to the very unfavourable business climate in the country at the time.

Though the company has not announced plans to reopen a factory, according to the news report, ‘it wants to rebuild its brand visibility, strengthen local presence, and position Nigeria as a key growth hub in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Michelin’s shutdown of production which marked the end of an era in Nigeria’s tyre manufacturing history, was followed by exit of its major competitor, Dunlop.

Factors accurately adduced for their ‘deaths’ in Nigeria include unfavourable business conditions, inconsistent government policies, and the influx of cheaper Asian imports.

TechCabal further noted that in 2008, 90% of tyres sold in Nigeria were imported, up from just 25% in 2005, a shift that reshaped the industry entirely.

“Today, Nigeria’s tyre market is worth an estimated $820 million, projected to hit $1.12 billion by 2030 at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate. Yet, despite growing demand, driven by the country’s 40 million-strong vehicle fleet and expanding road networks, the market remains dominated by low-cost brands. About 80% of Nigerian consumers buy budget tyres, mostly from Asia,” the medium wrote.

Michelin reportedly views this major challenge as an opportunity.

However, Michelin MD Amaury Vadon was quoted to have said, “It’s true that after the shutdown, many Nigerians thought Michelin had left the country. But Michelin never truly left. We may have stopped manufacturing, but we remained commercially active and are now more present than ever before.

“We are not importers or distributors. We have Michelin employees in Nigeria. That’s a key difference. We believe in having people who can explain our value, our innovation, and why Michelin products matter.”

Towards the strategic comeback, it’s revealed, Michelin has restructured its operations in Nigeria, transitioning from an export model to a fully owned local agency. The company now maintains an office on Victoria Island, Lagos, staffed by Michelin employees who oversee direct sales, marketing, and customer engagement.

The company’s renewed focus is on two major growth segments: passenger car tyres and beyond-road activities such as agriculture, construction, and port operations. The size of the passenger car tyre market in Nigeria for 2025 is estimated at over $0.82 billion for producer and importer revenues, with passenger car tyres being the dominant segment in the nation’s overall tyre market.

Popular passenger car tyres in Nigeria, such as 195/65R15 and 205/70R15, measure about 195–205 millimetres in width and fit 15-inch wheels.

Their proportions and related variants are valued for their strength and reliability on rough local roads.

Nigeria’s evolving automotive landscape, with a growing preference for larger, high-end vehicles, drives demand for premium tyres in the 18-inch-and-above category, and confidence already built by the current government’s bold policies of economic reforms, ongoing road construction and infrastructure projects which have created new opportunities in heavy-duty and off-road segments, must have inform the company’s decision to fully return to the country.

jmoore:
Southafrica inflation rate is around 3.5%.

payloader:
In the United States, you hardly see a Democrat decamping to Republican. It's only in Nigeria I see political prostitution at it's nasty zenith. Imagine this betrayer calling it political alignment. Using semantics will not diminish the meaning of political prostitution.

Chidollars1994:
I was born and brought up in lagos so I'm a Lagosian I know the truth is bitter but u just need to accept it

Chidollars1994:
I'm lagos igbo I was born and brought up there so I have the right to involve in lagos politics

Tochitee:
The way abakaliki people worked for it in anambra and obi tagged them osus Abi?

Variables:
In the dream,
Ask if a Yoruba man can be a governor in Anambra or Enugu

Biglittlelois:
There should be a law that prevents politicians from decamping from any party that helped to get their political seats, it's really unfair and an Injustice to citizens that wasted time and efforts to vote their preferred candidates in their preferred party, all for them to switch parties at will.

Racoon:
And what has that translated to for the Nigerian nation? Simply say you went over to join people of similar morally and integrity deficient crooked mindsets.

Omoboricash:
How did he kill opposition in Lagos? During his time as governor of Lagos, all his Senator under AD that we’re very closed to him defected to PDP, the likes of Obanikoro Musiliu Olatunde, senator Ogunlewe . They all left him and aligned with Obasanjo to deal with him, he went back to drawing table to restrategize. The result of hard work of years back is what you’re seeing today

Ebubu:
Anambra people will cry !!!!!

Anambra does not have any single rail, or cruise boat on the river niger, nothing !

Na why them dey jealousy Lagos

aariwa:
The graduation year book they published in 2001 ? More than 20 years after the set graduated and Tinubu already a governor and gani Fawehimi of blessed memory suing him for same certificate forgery , same 2001 …Dey play

MightySparrow:
So he attended Chicago State University?

obi4eze:
The question is,

Can his certificate be verified?

DeepSight:
I am not Igbo. I don't know.

But no one names a child simply Bola. All the instances you have cited have their full versions.