The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Abdullahi Ganduje as the Governor of Kano state. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abba Kabir Yusuf, filed an appeal at the apex court to dispute the March 23 supplementary election held in some electoral wards in Kano State. A seven-man panel of justices of the…
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Gov. Uzodinma: A symbol of hope, prosperity for Imo – Sabi Abdullahi
…Urges Governor to initiate healing process for all political actors in Imo State Deputy Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, has said the emergence of newly sworn-in Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, through a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday marks the beginning of an era of ‘hope and prosperity’ for…
Senate President congratulates APC, Imo Governor-elect
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Senator Hope Uzodinma on his victory at the Supreme Court which on Tuesday declared him the winner of the March 19, 2019 Imo State governorship election. Lawan also congratulated the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state for peacefully retrieving its mandate through the constitutionally stipulated judicial…
PDP: Ihedioha got 276,404, Uzodinma came fourth with 96,458; Supreme Court, what happened?
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is surprised at the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Imo State governorship election describing it as yet another very sad commentary on our nation’s democratic order. The party finds it difficult to understand how Senator Hope Uzodinma/APC, who came 4th in the March 9, 2019 governorship election, with…
Lawan@61: The Quintessential Politician Behind the Gavel, by OLA AWONIYI
When Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan graduated from the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in 1984 with a B.Sc in Geography, his apparent career was as an academic. The career was probably foisted on him as Ahmad was a beneficiary of the legacy of Professor Jubril Aminu who, as the Vice-Chancellor of UNIMAID, offered graduates with first-class or…
Lawan: Setting new heights with the ‘Midas touch’, by Ezrel Tabiowo
Since assuming office as President of the Senate on June 11, 2019, Senator Ahmad Lawan has practically demonstrated at intervals that he possesses the grit to take the Ninth National Assembly to record breaking heights under his leadership. Without a doubt, his long years of stewardship as a lawmaker from his days in the House…
Sanwo-Olu welcomes Supreme Court verdict, says victory for Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday expressed joy at the Supreme Court verdict, which affirmed him as the duly elected Governor of the State, saying that the victory is for the people of Lagos. Sanwo-Olu said the judicial affirmation of his election victory will further reinforce his desire to vigorously pursue his vision…
Makinde: S/West PDP hails Supreme Court verdict
…insists APC’s petition frivolous, baseless The South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court over the March 9, 2019 governorship election that produced the party’s gubernatorial standard-bearer in Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde as winner. The apex court had, on Wednesday, validated the ruling of the Election…
Lawan charges NILDS on capacity building for lawmakers, aides
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has charged the newly inaugurated Board of Governing Council of the Nigerian Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) to focus more on the capacity building for members of National and State Assemblies. Lawan, who is the chairman of the Council made the charge on Thursday when he inaugurated…
Work with N’Assembly to sanitize Nigeria’s electoral process, Lawan charges INEC
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with the National Assembly towards sanitising the country’s electoral process. Lawan stated this in his remarks after the consideration of a report by the Senate Committee on INEC on the screening of three nominees as Resident Electoral Commissioners…