Politics

Chief of the Nigerian Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has stated that the position of Abia South senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, ought to be declared unoccupied if he is no longer affiliated with the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Bamidele made this remark on Thursday during a session when Abaribe and eight other senators transitioned from their parties to the African Democratic Congress, ADC. NAIJATAB had reported that no fewer than nine senators from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Labour Party, LP, and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, shifted to the ADC. In response, the Senate Leader stated, “I’m not only a lawyer, by divine grace, I’m a life bencher. I understand this legislation and I know what I’m referring to. Section 68(1b) had anticipated the scenario that Senator Ab...

Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, has asserted that the previous presidential candidate ought to be omitted from any discussions regarding what it termed “transactional politics”. The organization was reacting to assertions made by President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Daniel Bwala, who claimed that Obi tried to contact him. In a declaration by its spokesperson, Ibrahim Umar, POMR characterized the allegation as inaccurate, emphasizing that it was prompted to respond to avert the public from being misled. The statement read, “Typically, we would not bestow Barr Bwala’s unfounded allegations with a response, considering his well-documented record of deceit. Nevertheless, we believe it is vital to address this issue for the advantage of the public, who might be misled.” According to the organiz...