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NPF Arraingns ASP Over Horrific Killing Of Suspect In Delta

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ASP Nuhu Usman

By Ayodele Oni 

 

In a move to curb extra Judicial killings and misuse of firearms, by its personnel, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has taken into custody ASP Nuhu Usman over the fatal shooting and killing of a suspect, Mene Ogidi, during what it described as an accidental firearm discharge in Effurun, Delta State.

 

Usman is expected to face disciplinary and legal action over the incident before

 the Force Disciplinary Committee, currently in session, for immediate disciplinary sanction and prosecution.

 

In a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Anthony Okon Placid, on Tuesday in Abuja, the police said the incident occurred on April 26, 2026, and that disciplinary and legal actions had already been initiated against the officer involved.

 

According to the statement, “The Nigeria Police Force condemns the fatal shooting of a suspect, Mene Ogidi, which occurred on 26th April 2026 in Effurun, Delta State.”

 

The police explained that preliminary reports showed that operatives attached to the Effurun Area Command acted on “credible information from Benin Motor Park along the Warri–Sapele Expressway” concerning a suspect allegedly apprehended by members of a transport union.

 

The statement noted that the suspect was allegedly intercepted “while attempting to waybill a parcel containing a Beretta pistol with four rounds of ammunition.”

 

The Force, however, disclosed that while officers were trying to take the suspect into lawful custody, the team leader, identified as ASP Nuhu Usman, allegedly acted contrary to police regulations.

 

“While efforts were being made to take the suspect into lawful custody, the team leader, ASP Nuhu Usman, discharged his firearm in clear violation of extant regulations, resulting in the death of the suspect,” the statement said.

 

The police further announced that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) had ordered immediate disciplinary measures against the officer and his team.

 

“The leadership of the Nigeria Police Force has directed the immediate transfer of the officer and his team to Force Headquarters, Abuja, where they would face the Force Disciplinary Committee for summary disciplinary measures and prosecution,” the statement added.

 

The Force also conveyed condolences to the family of the deceased and assured them that justice would take its course.

 

“The Inspector-General of Police extends his condolences to the family of the deceased and assures them that justice will be served in accordance with the law,” the statement read.

 

The police urged residents and members of the public to remain calm as the disciplinary and legal procedures continued.

 

Reaffirming its position against misconduct, the Nigeria Police Force stressed that it maintained “a zero-tolerance stance on extra-judicial actions, abuse of authority, and any conduct that undermines public trust.”

 

However, while the swift action taken by the FHQ has been commended by members of the public, a viral video of the moment Ogidi was shot to death by ASP Usman contradicts the claim of accidentally discharge.

 

The video showed Ogidi who had been tied, hands behind, and restrained, kneeling down, and pleading with the Police personnel not to kill him. He told them the gun and bullets were given to him by somebody, and promised to take them to the person. While he was pleading for his life, ASP Nuhu shot him, first on the leg, and then second, at a very close range, and he died on the spot. “It was a case of deliberate judicial murder”, an eyewitness offered.

Senator Usman Elected, LP National Chairman

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Nenadi Esther Usman - Labour Party Chairman

 

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

 

Senator Esther Nenadi Usman has been elected  as the substantive Chairman of the Labour Party LP.

 

Usman, who was the head of the party’s National Caretaker Committee, emerged through a consensus arrangement just like all other members of the new National Executive Committee, NEC, at the party’s National Convention held at the International Conference Centre Umuahia, the Abia state capital on Tuesday April 27, 2026.

 

A former member of the  the National Assembly who represented Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South between 1999 and 2003, Hon Acho Obioma, emerged as the new National Secretary of the party.

 

Hon Obioma who, until his election was the Special Adviser to Governor Alex Otti on Political Affairs, replaces Senator Darlington Nwokocha who acted in the same capacity in the interim arrangement.

 

The members of the new NEC who equally emerged through a consensus are expected to steer the affairs of LP for the next four years.

 

The Umuahia National Convention which drew participants from across the 36 States of the country and Abuja the Federal Capital Territory was the climax of a week long process that began with ward , local council and state congresses across the country.

 

In her acceptance speech, Senator Usman promised to justify the confidence and trust reposed in her by party members with an assurance to work towards strengthening and repositioning the party .

 

Specificall, the newly elected National Chairman expressed her unflinching commitment towards ensuring inclusiveness, organizational discipline and grassroots mobilisation.

 

This was as he described the task ahead as one that demand unity of purpose and unwavering dedication by party members.

 

She called on party leaders, members and supporters alike to prioritize unity ,and and cohesion as necessary conditions for the rebuilding process.

 

In his remarks, the national leader of LP, and the only Governor elected on its platform, Dr Alex Otti urged the new NEC members to work towards reconciliation of aggrieved persons with a view to expanding the frontiers of the party..

 

He stressed the importance of unity and trust among members to the electoral fortunes of the party.

 

“Politics is ultimately about numbers. Labour Party must broaden its appeal, and avoid alienating key stakeholders if it hopes to remain competitive on the national stage”, Otti stated.

 

The Source reports that the party had, on September 4 2025, at an expanded National Executive Council meeting which featured many prominent LP leaders including the 2023 Presidential candidate Peter Obi, his running mate Yusuf Datti-Ahmed , National Assembly members, etc, appointed a national caretaker committee with Senator Usman as National Chairman.

 

The Umuahia expanded NEC, was a direct response to the controversial Nnewi Convention organized by eirstwhile National Chairman Barr. Julius Abure.

Horror As Gateman Machetes His Boss To Death In Lagos

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Adesina Soyooye
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Chief Augustine Nwalieze
Chief Augustine Nwalieze

By Adesina Soyooye

Chief Augustine Nwalieze, 65 years, had woken up on Sunday, April 26 with only one thought in mind – to go to Church. So, he took his bath, probably had his breakfast, climb down the staircase, and headed to one of the family’s three cars.

But he never made it. Not to the Church. Not back into the house to his family, not even to outside his compound in Ajah, Lagos where he lived with his wife, daughters and maids.

A couple of hours after he supposedly left for Church,  his body had been bloodied, mangled, cut in pieces, almost – inside his compound.

His gateman, it is alleged, had matcheted him to death. The sight was gory and heartbreaking. He had been murdered in a most gruesome manner.

Said a member of his family:  “We found his body with machete cuts”

Chief  Nwalieze, before his gruesome murder in his Lagos compound, was a Transport Manager with Okeyson Motors, a reputable Transport company which vehicles ply between Lagos and other parts of the country, particularly, the South-south and the South-east.

It is not quite known what happened between him and his gateman. Did they have a previous misunderstanding? A dispute? How? Why? Was it a planned robbery attack gone awry or a premeditated murder?

A family member who spoke to Vanguard Newspaper, on condition of anonymity, narrated how shocked and devastated and traumatised family members are.

He said: “My father-in-law’s gateman killed him yesterday (Sunday). He had prepared for church service when the incident happened. He walked downstairs to the car park, close to the store where spare parts from his cars are kept and a solar panel that was stored there”

The family suspected nothing but became uncomfortable when it was noticed that none of the Chief’s cars had moved out of the compound. The three were still parked. So, they wondered how he went to Church. They tried to call him on his cell phone. The calls were not taken.

According to the Vanguard report, “Nobody could really tell what happened. They didn’t hear the sound of any car driving off or the gate opening. His three cars were still parked, so they became worried about his whereabouts. They called his phone, but he didn’t pick up.”

The only person who could have seen him was the gateman. So, they went to ask him.

“They went to the gateman, and he mentioned one of his friends, claiming he went out with him. But when the wife called that same friend, he said he hadn’t seen him that day.

Alarmed, members of the family came downstairs again to interrogate their gateman again, but they were shocked to find out that he had disappeared.

“By the time they returned to question him again, he had disappeared. That was when they began to search the compound thoroughly,” said the report. That was when his body was stumbled on.

“They found his lifeless body in one of the flats downstairs. He had machete cuts on his head, hands and body. It was a terrible sight,” the family member disclosed who did not give his name.

From the cuts all over hid body, it was a very violent attack. He was rushed

immediately to a nearby hospital but he was tagged as “brought in dead”.

Chief Nwalieze, before his death,  lived in his Ajah residence with his wife, a daughter, two  housemaids and another woman.

The questions are: Did the gateman act alone or with other people? Why did the Chief not shout as he was being matcheted?  If he did, how come no family member, all of whom were upstairs, hear anything? Was there no struggle?

The gateman whose identity has not been made public was still on the run at the time of writing this.

Neither the family nor the Police has released an official statement but investigations have been started by the Police as they have already visited the crime scene.

OAU Clamps Three Weeks Break On Protesting Students

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Ayodele Oni
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Obafemi Awolowo University - OAU
Obafemi Awolowo University

By Ayodele Oni

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, (OAU), Ile Ife in Osun state, has directed students to proceed on a three-week mid-semester break, following protests over transportation and welfare concerns on campus.

In a Tuesday statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, the university said the decision was approved by the Senate after demonstrations by students escalated.

“The Senate of the University has approved that the students proceed on a mid-semester break for a period of three weeks, with immediate effect,” the statement read.

The management said the action became necessary after protests over a newly introduced transportation system led to the obstruction of major access roads and harassment of road users.

“Despite efforts to engage and appeal for calm, the situation has continued to pose concerns for the safety and well-being of members of the University community and the public,” it added.

The university said the break would allow time for dialogue with stakeholders and restoration of normalcy on campus, urging students to remain law-abiding during the period.

The students of Obafemi Awolowo University, had protested against the decision of the school authorities to stop commercial vehicles and motorcycles that were plying the campus to the gate and beyond, as a result of the introduction of CNG vehicles and tricycles to the campus to provide regular services to the students.

‎The students were seen gathering in front of the school gate, saying that the school management has to bring back the commercial vehicles and motorcycles on campus because of the population of people and the services rendered on campus.

They argued that the school management should not have stopped the services of those commercial vehicles and motorcycles that were rendering services to the students because the number of the government CNG vehicles and tricycles introduced is not enough, considering the population of the students and the services they rendered.

Some of the protesters who spoke on the protest said that the government only provided fifty CNG buses and thirty tricycles for the students, which is not enough at all for them.

Moreover, most of them have to queue for a long time before they can get to their classes on time, and in most cases, the queues would make them miss their classes.

‎As of the time of filing this report, the vehicles were parked in front of the Student Union Building garage without drivers to operate them.

The tricycles are powered by solar energy, and the complaint of the students was that most of the tricycles usually stop on the road, especially when the sun is yet to rise, thereby making them embark on unplanned trekking.

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The students and other people on campus were seen trekking from the gate to their destinations on campus.

No motorcycles or commercial vehicles were plying the road, as most workers were begging private car owners to give them lifts to their destinations.

‎Similarly, economic activities among some people who have businesses on campus were paralyzed, as the students who patronize them were not forthcoming due to this situation.

The students lamented that the situation would put more hardship on their academics, as most of them would be late to their classes because there are no motorcycles rendering services to them any longer.

The students pointed out that, for now, they have to go and buy tickets from POS service operators on campus before they can access the services of those buses.

‎According to sources, the students’ complaint was that the management should have allowed those commercial vehicles and motorcycles to operate hand in hand with the new CNG vehicles because they are not enough.

Chad Deports 600 Nigerians, Tags Them Boko Haram

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Ayodele Oni
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Chad
Chad

By Ayodele Oni

Some Nigerians that seek refugee status in the Republic of Chad are on their forceful return journey home following their deportation by the Chadian government.

The affected are several Nigerians who had sought refuge from insurgency.

They were said to have been rounded up and deported, according to accounts from those affected.

Nigeria has battled a jihadist insurgency for over a decade, triggered by the 2009 uprising of Boko Haram, which has since splintered into factions operating across neighbouring countries, including Niger, Cameroon, and Chad.

The latest deportations come amid warnings from analysts of renewed militant activity in Nigeria’s Northeast over the past year.

Two deported Nigerians told AFP that about 600 people were arrested during mass raids and transported to Kousseri, a town in Cameroon located across the border from Chad’s capital, N’Djamena.

Chadian authorities confirmed that deportations took place, but did not provide official figures.

Police described the operation as a routine crackdown on undocumented immigrants, regardless of nationality.

One of the deportees, Kyari Musa, said security agents raided their residence in N’Djamena.

 “They said all Nigerian refugees are Boko Haram and should leave their country. They took our biometric data,” he said, adding that they were warned against returning.

Another Nigerian, Ari Modu, explained that the arrests began midweek, with hundreds detained over several days. According to him, 227 people were arrested initially, followed by another 371 in subsequent raids.

Chad’s Deputy Director General of Police, Paul Manga, denied targeting Nigerians specifically.

“The police carried out a roundup of individuals in an irregular situation, regardless of nationality, who were subsequently escorted to the border. This is not a witch hunt,” he insisted.

The deported individuals were later taken toward border areas, including Gamboru in northeastern Nigeria.

Nigeria’s prolonged insurgency has continued to spill across borders, creating humanitarian and security challenges throughout the Lake Chad region.

While Nigerian authorities have in recent years repatriated citizens from neighbouring countries, many returnees face difficult conditions.

Some former refugees say they are forced to return to conflict-affected communities, while others struggle with unemployment and poverty in urban areas.

These challenges have led some to attempt crossing back into Chad, where they had previously lived and worked for years.

“How I Quit Alcohol Consumption” Fmr. Vice President Osibanjo

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Yemi Osinbanjo
Professor Yemi Osinbanjo

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Immediate past Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, has given an insight into the circumstances that led him into  parting ways with alcoholic drinks.

According to him, he had developed a soft spot for red wine, and the Heineken brand of beer over a period of time.

Not even his pastoring job at the Redeemed Christian Church of God could prevent him from occasionally enjoying his red wine or the Heneiken beer.

However, in a video circulating online, Osibanjo relieved the defining moment during one of his international engagements in the war-torn Somalia when he had to reflect deeply and give up alcohol consumption.

During the engagement, which was a United Nations Mission assignment, the former Vice President recounted an encounter with colleagues at an eatery in  Mogadishu, the Somalian capital, that, at once, shaped his present relationship with not just red wine and Heineken beer, but all alcoholic drinks.

“Despite being a Pastor, I still, occasionally, enjoyed taking alcoholic drinks.

“Particularly, I liked my red wine once in a while, and then, some times, my beer.

“On this particular Sunday, I was coming back from a Fellowship, where I had preached and was hoping to buy two cans of Heineken beer and retire to my hotel room and read my Bible”, he narrated.

On the way, Osibanjo  decided to enter a restaurant/bar centre where incidently, his colleagues were already enjoying their drinks.

However, on sighting him, his UN mission- colleagues pleasantly surprised him by way of, suddenly, hiding their drinks from him.

According to him, shocked by the decision of his colleagues to hide their drinks, he enquired  about their reason(s)  for such a behavour from one of them, a Dane.

The reply he got was to send him into deep reflection, leading to a better understanding of his faith and personal choices in life, he stated

“You are the Priest, and we cannot be drinking around the Priest”, the Danish colleague had replied him.

Professor Osibanjo stated that since that day, he has never come close to anything alcohol.

ADC Writes Supreme Court, Demands Timely Delivery Of Judgment

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

 

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has formally written to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Her Lordship, The Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on the need for an expedited ruling on the pending case involving parties in the internal and leadership crisis rocking  the party.

 

The Supreme Court of Nigeria had, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the Senator David Mark-led factional leadership of the ADC ,for a date to be communicated to all the parties.

 

The Mark-led leadership had filed an application challenging the Court of Appeal judgment of March 12,2026 ordering parties in the festering leadership tussle  rocking the party to return back to the trial court for the continuation of proceedings in a motion on notice filed by the Bala Nafiu Gombe-faction of the party , disputing the Mark-led NEC.

 

Senator Mark, in the appeal, also prayed the apex court for an order of stay of execution of the Appallate Court’s ruling ordering parties to maintain the status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by Nafiu Gombe before Honourable Justice Emeka Nwite of an Abuja Federal High Court.

 

It similarly asked the Court to set aside the March, 12, Court of Appeal judgment, and order the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to restore recognition for its leadership.

 

The INEC had, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, based on the strength of the Court of Appeal verdict, withdrew recognition for the David Mark-led ADC NEC ,as well as halting all correspondences with it thereby effectively disrupting the party’s ability to meet the dateline set by the electoral umpire for political parties to file all necessary documents in relation to 2027 polls.

 

The Judgment of the five-member panel of Supreme Court  Justices, led by Justice Mohammed Garba, is  being perceived as holding much for the ADC, in its efforts to be on the ballot in 2027

 

In the letter written by its counsel, Shaibu Enejo Aruwa, the ADC expressed serious concern that any further delay in the Supreme Court’s   delivery of  its ruling could jeopardize the chances of the party participating in the 2027 elections.

 

In the letter dated, Tuesday April 28, 2026, and addressed to the CJN, the ADC called for  a timely delivery of the verdict in its suit marked SC/CV/180/2026 to enable the party work towards the INEC deadline, noting that further delays could have far-reaching consequences for the party.

 

“We are most respectively constrained to request for my lord’s kind intervention and directive in ensuring that the judgment is rendered timeously.

 

“Without the delivery of the judgement within the next three days from the date of this letter, the ADC stands the grave and irreversible risk of being excluded from participating in the 2027 General Elections.”, the party warned.

 

The letter emphasized that  although a registered political party, the ADC, by virtue of the absence of an INEC-recognised national leadership, will not be able to meet key documentations and requirements outlined in the INEC’s electoral timetable.

 

According to the party, in the event of this grim prospect coming to fruition, millions of Nigerians aligned with the ADC will be disenfranchised across the country.

 

” This would disenfranchise millions of Nigerians who have subscribed to the ideals of the ADC, and deny them their constitutional right to freely associate and contest elections through a political party of their choice.

 

“We are mindful of the enormous responsibilities and workload of this Honourable Court. We are equally aware that justice delayed in this peculiar circumstance  would amount to justice denied”, the ADC added.

Tinubu Picks 2027 Nomination Forms As APC Kicks Off Presidential Race

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Ayodele Oni
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President Tinubu picks Nomination Form
President Tinubu picks Nomination Form

By Ayodele Oni

The contest for the 2027 Presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), commenced on Tuesday as the party formally began the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms in Abuja.

The exercise, being conducted at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja and the Ladi Kwali International Conference Centre, marks the opening phase of the party’s internal electoral process ahead of its presidential primaries scheduled for May 23.

In a move widely seen as an early signal of intent, the Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, James Faleke, collected the nomination forms on behalf of President Bola Tinubu.

Party officials described the development as part of initial mobilisation efforts for the President’s anticipated re-election bid.

Faleke, a longstanding political ally of the President, was accompanied by senior figures within the party during the exercise.

The forms were handed over by members of the party’s National Working Committee, led by the Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Dalori, alongside the National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu.

Other party leaders in attendance included the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko; the National Vice Chairman (North Central), Bawa Rijau; and the National Women Leader, Mary Aliele.

The commencement of the process signals the APC’s transition into full pre-election activity, following a brief postponement of the exercise from its originally scheduled date.

According to the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Presidential and National Assembly elections are scheduled for Saturday, January 16, 2027, while governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2027.

INEC also indicated that party primaries, including the resolution of disputes arising from them, will be conducted between April 23, 2026, and May 30, 2026.

The Commission further announced that campaigns for presidential and National Assembly elections will commence on August 19, 2026, while campaigns for governorship and state assembly elections will begin on September 9, 2026.

Dangote Gives FUTO N550m Students’ Hostel, Students Union Govt Gets N25m

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Adesina Soyooye
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Dangote Gives FUTO N550m

By Adesina Soyooye 

 

Africa’s unassuming richest man, Aliko Dangote, has pledged to build and donate to the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO, a students’ Hostel worth a whopping N550m. He also donated the sum of N25m to the University’s Students Union Government, SUG.

 

Dangote made the heartwarming pledge and donation just as he urged stronger local production, industrial growth, and power infrastructure in Nigeria.

 

He spoke at FUTO when he delivered a public lecture which focus was on

leadership, and service to humanity. 

 

The new hostel project, when completed, will help to ease the terrible accommodation shortage which the students face.

 

Dangote inspired the students by sharing with them his journey to where he is today. He  recalled his early days as a trader in commodities, from where he, gradually,  but steadily, moved into large-scale manufacturing through “backward integration.”

 

He explained to them how very badly Nigeria is losing by relying on importation instead of relying on local production.

 

Dangote: “Importing finished products into Nigeria is equivalent to importing poverty, inflation and unemployment while exporting raw materials. Importation of finished products creates jobs, prosperity, and development in the exporting countries.

 

“Building local capacity is key to economic growth and job creation. 

 

He also, emphasised the need for Nigerians and Africans to lead their own industrial development instead of depending on foreign investors.

 

Dangote: “Asian economies are powered by Asians, not foreign investment. They are the ones who invested in their countries. They did not wait for foreigners to come and develop their economies.”

 

He reminded the students of their capabilities. Nigerian youths, he said,  have the creativity and ability to compete globally. He revealed that skilled engineers trained in his refinery operations are now attracting international attention. Some, he proudly said, are being recruited by companies in the Gulf region.

 

Thousands of excited FUTO students gathered to hear  insights on entrepreneurship and could not contain their joy over the ₦550 million hostel pledge.

 

He, also, told them that Nigeria cannot achieve true economic independence unless the country built its own technical and industrial capacity.

 

He said: “True economic independence is impossible without technical sovereignty. We must fabricate, design, and build what we consume. We will remain the fiercest advocates for local content, which is key.”

 

On electricity, Dangote, who owns the biggest private refinery in the world said: “Distinguished fellows, our task is urgent. We must build power grids. This power is important; we must build it. I keep repeating, we must build it. Together, let us engineer a Nigeria that works not just for some, but for everyone”.

Why President Tinubu, APC Engineered Crisis In PRP – Bolaji Abdullahi

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Bolaji Abdullahi
Bolaji Abdullahi

By Suleiman Anyalewechi 

 

The opposition Coalition platform, African Democratic Congress, ADC has lamented the darkness that has enveloped the Nigerian democratic arrangement under the President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressive Congress, APC, Federal Government.

 

The Party’s national spokesperson , Bolaji Abdullahi, in a post on his official site regretted that the ruling APC may have elevated the act of sowing seeds of discords in opposition parties to the level of a state craft.

 

According to Abdullahi, the hitherto peaceful Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, has, of late, been turned into another battlefield just days after its National Chairman, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, paid a courtesy visit to the Senator David Mark-led National Executive Committee NEC of the ADC .

 

He emphasized that the PRP’s obviously induced crisis manifested immediately after the PRP Chairman’s visit followed to  Senator David Mark, APC Chairman, which sparked widespread speculations suggesting that the party is to serve as an alternative platform for the ADC ,

 

“Although this is not true, it took only that single whiff of speculation for a faction to emerge, almost overnight, in what had been a historically tranquil political party, challenging the leadership of Baba-Ahmed”, the ADC spokesperson stated.

 

Abdullahi, however, expressed serious concern over what he described as a troubling pattern of APC’s disposition towards shrinking the political space under the guise of avoiding credible and strong opposition ahead of the 2027 polls .

 

According to him, much as the  Government of the day can continue to live in denial as regards the crises bedeviling the opposition parties, the signs are even visible to the blind to see that the Government is behind the spate of convulsions rocking opposition parties.

 

” The Government may continue to deny any involvement in the crises within other political parties, insisting that these are merely internal failures, but the pattern is visible .

 

“The world can see what is happening. More importantly, they can see where this path leads. When people are left with no options, they are, in reality, left with no choice”, said Abdullahi.

 

He expressed surprise and shock that no concerned chieftains of the APC have, so far, cautioned against the engineering of crises in the opposition parties ,as. well as its likely destructive consequences

 

The Source  reports that a nebulous faction ,under the guise of PRP Vanguard, had on Monday, April 26, 2026, rejected the party’s national convention held in Abuja.

 

At a press briefing in Kano, the self-acclaimed factional National Chairman Comrade Abdulmajid Dauda, while distancing the group from the said convention and its outcome, described it as a “sham, and in violation of the party’s constitution.

 

Dauda alleged orchestrated plots by some vested interests whom he tagged “the Kaduna Mafia”  to hijack and sell the party’s structure ahead of the 2027 elections .

 

According to him ,the faction led by the Kaduna Mafia lacks the legitimacy to act on behalf of the PRP, insisting that the party remains a socialist platform devoted to the preservation and promotion of the interests of the masses.

 

Specifically,  Daudu took exception to the emergence of the Baba-Ahmed leadership , and its speculated plans to invite politicians from other parties into the PRP.

 

“The PRP is not for sale to the highest bidder, or to those seeking to purchase it for political convenience. Buyer beware”, Daudu warned.

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