The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has congratulated the Labour Party candidate and winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state, Alex Otti.The incumbent, in a statement shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared Otti as the winner of the poll, said the Labour Party candidate fought a long battle…
The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called into question the constitutionality of swearing in the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29.However, in the estimation of the LP vice-presidential candidate, going ahead with Tinubu’s inauguration is unconstitutional. “Mr President, do not hold that inauguration. CJN, Your Lordship, do not partake in…
Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State.He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP).Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral…
Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won 10 of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) followed with six local government areas while Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) clinched one LGA.This is as the…
The Labour Party (LP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that it plays no part in any attempt to short-change the party, and the people of Enugu State, to give its mandate to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In its statement addressed to the electoral umpire, the LP through its national…
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has disclosed there was no election in the state. He described the March 18 governorship election in the state to be marred with violence. He said this while addressing the media on Wednesday.He said, “There was no election in Lagos state. It was violent at…
By Bright Okereke The events that characterised just concluded 2023 general elections in the country have critically revealed the rising anti-Igbo sentiments (also known as Igbo-phobia) occasioned by the acclaimed indigenes of Lagos State and some other parts of the country against Ndi-igbo and this conveys a wide range of negative attitudes and feelings. These…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State has screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state.The screening exercise took place at the PDP headquarters in Abuja. Senator Diri, who is the incumbent governor of the state, was the only aspirant from the party…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says collation of results for the governorship election conducted in Enugu State on Saturday will continue at 5pm on Wednesday (today).Recall that the electoral body announced the suspension of the results collation on Monday, saying it took the decision after a meeting to review the elections. According to INEC…
