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Peter Obi Dumps ADC, Cites Toxic Political Environment

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Peter Obi
Mr Peter Obi

Peter Obi has announced his departure from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing a worsening political climate marked by internal crises, external interference, and growing hostility within party structures.

In a reflective message shared on Sunday, Obi described Nigeria’s political space as increasingly toxic, where intimidation, insecurity, and persistent scrutiny have become the norm. He lamented that systems meant to protect citizens now often work against them, while individuals striving for sincere service face mounting pressure both publicly and privately.

Clarifying his decision, Obi stated that his exit was not due to any personal grievances with party leaders, including former Senate President David Mark or former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, both of whom he said he continues to respect. Instead, he pointed to a pattern of internal division, legal disputes, and what he described as the infiltration of destabilising forces—similar to challenges he previously encountered in the Labour Party.

Obi also decried a broader societal trend where integrity, humility, and adherence to due process are often misinterpreted as weakness. He expressed concern that genuine efforts toward nation-building are increasingly undermined by suspicion, exclusion, and political maneuvering focused more on control than service.

Despite his departure, Obi reaffirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s progress, emphasizing that his primary concern remains the welfare of citizens—particularly issues of insecurity, poverty, and displacement. He stressed that his ambition is not driven by the pursuit of political office, but by a desire to see a just, compassionate, and functional society.

It is not yet known where Obi’s next destination will be, but speculations are strong that he is headed to Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

PRP Dep. Chairman Tunde Ali, APC’s Hon. Agbonayinma, NNPP’s Guber Candidate, Others Join NDC

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Comrade Babatunde Alli Joins NDC

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has continued its political expansion ahead of the 2027 general elections as prominent politicians from across the country formally joined the party at a well-attended reception held in Abuja.

The National Leader of the party, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, and the National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, alongside members of the National Working Committee,  Saturday, received the new entrants in what party leaders described as a growing wave of confidence in the NDC nationwide.

Among those who formally joined the party were former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Comrade Babatunde Alli; NNPP governorship candidate in the 2023 election in Taraba State, Prof. Mohammed Sani Yahaya; and former member of the House of Representatives and ex-board member of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma, all of whom joined with thousands of their supporters and political structure.

A key highlight of the event was the formal decoration of the new entrants with the NDC fez caps and the presentation of official membership cards, symbolising their full integration into the party.

Senator Dickson, while welcoming the new members, said their decision to join the NDC reflects growing confidence in the party’s vision for national renewal and inclusive governance.

The National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas, also urged the new entrants to uphold the party’s core values and work within its structures to strengthen internal cohesion and national reach.

Speaking at the event, Comrade Babatunde F. Alli said his resignation from the PRP followed deep reflection on internal party dynamics.

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson

“Every political party in this country needs inclusivity, youth participation, and fair processes. When those principles are weakened, it becomes difficult for some of us to remain. The emergence of the NDC has given me renewed hope that politics can be done differently, with fairness and purpose,” he stated.

Prof. Mohammed Sani Yahaya, who was the NNPP governorship candidate in Taraba State in 2023, declared full support for the party from the grassroots level.

“From the polling unit, ward, local government, and state level, we are joining the NDC in total. We have built a foundation already; what remains is to complete the structure, and that structure is the NDC. Insha’Allah, 2027 is our time, and we are fully committed to taking the message of the NDC to Taraba State,” the former guber candidate declared.

In his remarks, Hon. Ehiozuwa Johnson Agbonayinma expressed concern over the state of the nation, while affirming confidence in the NDC as a credible alternative.

Senator Henry Seriake Dickson2

He said, “Nigeria is bleeding and searching for direction. What we were promised as ‘Renewed Hope’ has, for many Nigerians, turned into renewed hopelessness. Our country is blessed, yet badly managed. We must confront corruption and rebuild trust in governance. I believe the NDC offers a platform for that renewal and for restoring hope to Nigerians.”

The event marks another significant milestone for the NDC as it continues to attract high-profile political actors and strengthen its national structure ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Kwankwaso: I have Not Endorsed Obi

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Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso

A former governor of Kano state and Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP Presidential candidate in the 2023 election Rabiu Kwankwaso, has disclosed that he has not endorsed any presidential candidate for 2027.

Kwankwaso said he’s still consulting on the issue and the next move for his political future, saying anything contrary to this is “premature and unfounded.”

The former governor made the remark in a statement on Saturday following recent reports that he has forged a political alignment with Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP amidt the leadership problem problems facing the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Kwankwaso and Obi are currently members of the embattled ADC which narrowly escaped the Supreme Court hammer last week, after the apex court endorsed the leadership of Senator David Mark. But analysts have opined that the party’s problem is not yet over, citing various court cases regarding its leadership, amidst suggestions that some aspirants in the party are planning to actualise their ambitions elsewhere, in another party.

Following the ruling, speculations have emerged that Kwankwaso and other ADC leaders are planning to seek a new platform to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in the general election next year.

The former governor was also said to have agreed to run as running mate to the LP former presidential candidate, on a platform yet to be unveiled by them. Their supporters are said to have floated the Obi/ Kwankwaso Movement to achieve this objective.

As part of this move, sources said the former governor and Obi are planing to join a newly registered political party, the NDC.

But reacting, the Kano strongman said he’s yet to decide about his political future, describing claims that he has agreed to run alongside Obi as false.

“All claims suggesting otherwise are premature and unfounded,” Kwankwaso said.

Oyo: APC Will Lose Gov Election If Senator Ali’s Candidacy Is Not Reversed- Adelabu

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Adebayo Adelabu

The All Progressives Congress, APC governorship aspirant in Oyo state, Adebayo Adelabu has kicked against the emergence of Senator Sarafadeen Ali as the party’s consensus candidate for next year’s election.

Adelabu, who recently joined the governorship race after resigning his position as the Minister of Power,  spoke in Ibadan, Oyo state’s on Saturday at a meeting organised by some APC stakeholders in the state, saying the party may lose the election if the decision is not reversed immediately.

The magazine reports that Senator Ali was, on Friday, endorsed as the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 governorship election by some party’s stakeholders, a development that has generated reactions from other aspirants under the platform of the party, including Adelabu.

According to him , the emergence of Senator Ali, as the party’s candidate failed due process because he did not emerge through a primary election, warning the party that Senator Ali’s emergence could pose a danger to the party if any aggrieved aspirant decides to challenge it in the court, a situation that may result in the APC losing the governorship election next year.

He stressed that the APC stakeholders who chose Senator Ali as the party’s consensus candidate contradicted the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the party to conduct primary for all the aspirants in the party who are interested in becoming the occupier of the Agodi Government House in 2027.

He added that the endorsement was not also approved by the APC chairman in the state and his executives, describing it as a “joke’ and “bastardisation” of democracy.

Adelabu: “Any endorsement done without the consent of the state APC chairman and its executives, together with other gubernatorial aspirants, is null and void, and it won’t stand.

“The endorsement is a joke and can best be described as a bastardisation of democracy. President Tinubu is a core progressive and a democrat; he is fair and will not be partial to anyone.

“The President has said we should go for direct primaries in choosing the party’s gubernatorial candidate if the consensus option fails. Whoever says President Tinubu has endorsed any aspirant as the party’s consensus candidate is not telling the truth.”

The former minister left his position two weeks ago, after informing President Tinubu, of his ambition to run for governorship in the state, at a meeting with the president in Aso Villa, Nigeria’s Presidency in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Meanwhile, the magazine had earlier reported that Senator Ali was endorsed  as the state governorship candidate in Lagos, alongside other governorship aspirants in the zone by the APC South west stakeholders, with the imprimatur of the president.

2027: Galadima Reveals Kwankwaso’s Next Plan; We Will Give APC War

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Buba Galadima

Fierce opposition politician Buba Galadima has hinted that a former governor of Kano state, Rabiu Kwankwaso is set to join another political party next week. Galadima is a close ally of former governor of Kano state and the 2023 Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP.

Galadima made the remark at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement in Abuja, the nation’s capital as his principal, Kwankwaso is trying to forge a joint presidential ticket with the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP Peter Obi for the 2027 presidential election.

Kwankwaso  is currently a member of the embattled African Democratic Congress, ADC, which last week received the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the leadership of Senator David Mark.

But Galadima has described the apex court ruling as a trap for the  opposition coalition in the country which is trying to forge a united front against the ruling All progressives Congress, APC and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election.

As such, the politician said his principal is set to join another party next week to actualise his joint presidential ambition with a former Governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi under what is now known as Obi/ Kwankwaso Movement. The duo is said to be planning to defect to another party together to actualise their ambitions.

Speaking, the former NNPP chieftain said plan is in the offing for the former Kano helmsman to join another party, urging Nigerians and supporters to prepare for the new reality as the ADC is no longer a viable option for Kwankwaso because of the problems ravaging the party, which he accused the ruling party of instigating.

“As from Monday” the former governor will unveil his new political platform revealing that the ruling party will try all in its capacity to destroy the opposition by launching media attacks on its leaders, including Kwankwaso, saying they are prepared for such attacks.

He described the ongoing attacks against the opposition as a war, drawing reference from the US/ Isreal- Iran war,  the fierce politician said they are also ready for whatever is coming, urging the supporters of the former governor to fight back as his traducers in the ruling APC will try to destroy his image and other opposition leaders sin the country.

Galadima: “As from Monday, when our leaders declare on which platform they will run, I want to tell you that one of two things will happen. And I’m here to guide you on your response to what will happen.

“First, they will sponsor columnists. Two, they will deploy social media influencers to start attacking our candidates. For all of you who are on social media and those you with the mighty pen, you must be prepared to respond to anything they are going to say.

“Anything under the sun that they may say about our leaders that we know very well, people of integrity and honour, we must come to them with the ferociousness that is needed of an intelligent man.

“For all of you who are on social media and those with the mighty pen, you must be prepared to respond to anything they are going to say. I’m sorry to bring up something that is not on the table, but I’m doing it as an example. If you have been following the US and the Iran war, you will remember that the US and Israel attacked first, and Iran responded.

“The analogy I’m going to draw here is that don’t call anybody any name until they call our leaders names. Then we will respond with the greatest might of intellect in us. These are people who are living in their comfort zones, and they want to start a war. We will help them add kerosene. We are already lying flat on the floor. Are we afraid to fall? So over to them,” he said.

Trigger Happy Policeman Kills Motorcyclist In Oyo

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Akinwale Kasali
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Nigerian Police



By Akinwale Kasali 

 

Following the protest that rocked the extra Judicial Killing of Mena Ogidi by ASP Nuhu Usman in Delta, which led to the recommendation by the Force Headquarters for his immediate sack to the Police Service Commission, along with others from the Police Force , another trigger happy Policeman has killed a Motorcyclist in Iseyin, Oyo State.

 

It was gathered from a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka, that the said incident occurred between Police officers from the Border Patrol Unit stationed along the Iseyin/Oyo Road and a Fulani man riding a motorcycle.

 

According to Ayanlade, the individual became violent and restive, leading to a confrontation with the officers.

 

He added that during the ensuing clash, the man was struck and fell from his motorcycle.

 

The Motorcyclist was said to have been immediately rushed to a medical facility, where he was confirmed dead.

 

The statement read:

 

 “Earlier today, an encounter occurred between police officers from the Border Patrol Unit stationed along the Iseyin/Oyo Road and a Fulani man riding a motorcycle.

 

“Information available indicates that the individual became restive and violent, leading to a confrontation with the officers. During the ensuing clash, he was struck and fell from his motorcycle.

 

“He was immediately rushed to a medical facility, where he was confirmed dead.

 

“Following the incident, the Commissioner of Police has ordered the detention of all officers involved, pending the outcome of a thorough investigation, which is currently ongoing. The commissioner has also directed that an autopsy be conducted to medically ascertain the exact cause of death.

 

“It is pertinent to note that a brief protest occurred in Iseyin in response to the incident; however, the situation was swiftly brought under control, and the crowd was peacefully dispersed after assurances that justice will be served. A complete brief will follow soon.”

PDP Left With One Governor As Bala Mohammed Defects To APM

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Bala Mohammed - Governor of Bauchi State
Governor Bala Mohammad

By Akinwale Kasali

After months of speculation, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has finally announced his defection from the embattled Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the Allied Peoples Movement, APM.

Announcing his defection from the PDP to APM, Mohammed said he reached the conclusion of quitting the Party after meeting with political stakeholders.

He said he and the stakeholders convened to deliberate on the implications of the Supreme Court’s judgment on the PDP leadership crisis and to determine a way forward, leading to them choosing the APM.

Speaking after the meeting, the Governor said he had spent the past eight days in Abuja engaging key stakeholders in efforts to resolve the party’s internal challenges.

He noted, however, that the apex court’s verdict, which nullified parallel conventions conducted by rival factions within the PDP, had significantly altered the political landscape.

According to him, the judgment effectively stripped both factions of legal standing, leaving the party’s Board of Trustees to temporarily oversee its affairs.

He added that subsequent developments had further deepened uncertainty within the party.

“After careful consideration and wide consultations with leaders and stakeholders across the country, it has become clear that our efforts to restore stability have not yielded the desired results,” he said.

Mohammed appreciated the PDP for providing a platform for his political growth and service but stressed the need to move on in the interest of governance and political stability.

“However, as responsible leaders, we cannot allow our people to be left without a credible and effective political platform,” he stated.

While appreciating the PDP for its role in his political journey, he said the decision to leave was driven by necessity.

“We remain PDP at heart. We are leaving not out of bitterness, but out of necessity—to continue the struggle for good governance,” the governor said.

He further explained that his decision to join the APM was a strategic move aimed at ensuring political continuity and electoral success.

He described the party as a viable platform free from legal encumbrances.

He however outlined measures including the establishment of a compliance committee, commencement of online membership registration, formal resignation of interested members, engagement with APM leadership, and the constitution of a committee to interface with the Independent National Electoral Commission.

He urged his supporters to remain calm and united, emphasising that the move was not borne out of uncertainty but a deliberate repositioning.

Yusuf Dantalle, National Chairman, APM, formally received the Governor Mohammed and his supporters into the party.

He described the APM as a “clean, democratic party” guided by the motto “Nigeria First,” with principles anchored on integrity, sacrifice, and service.

He commended Mohammed’s leadership style, describing Bauchi as a state where democratic values thrive and political participation is inclusive.

The APM chairman also highlighted the party’s performance in recent local government elections, noting that it secured councillorship victories and remained competitive alongside other parties.

He assured the defectors that the party has no internal crisis, stressing that it operates strictly in accordance with its constitution.

Dantalle subsequently presented the governor with his membership card and party insignia, symbolising his formal admission into the party.

He added that the party’s symbol, the cassava plant, represents resilience, inclusiveness, and economic value, reflecting its vision for national development.

Three Unicross Students Union Officials Die, Many Others Seriously Injured In Calabar Crash

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Suleiman Anyalewechi
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Cross River University - UNICROSS

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Three leaders of the University of Cross River Students Union Government, SUG, have been reported among the dead in a fatal road crash.

The crash which occurred late evening of Friday May I, 2026 in Odukpani on the outskirts of the Calabar metropolis, also, resulted in many others sustaining varying degrees of injuries.

The SUG Director of Sports, Comrade Solomon Nya, and two others died  on the spot.

The SUG President and others are said to be in a critical condition and presently receiving medical attention at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Emergency Unit.

“The SUG President is in a critical condition. He is at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital Emergency Unit ,and we pray he makes it, because he is currently unconscious.

“This is a very sad and painful incident. We are praying that the SUG President survives because he was seriously injured”, a witness volunteered.

The witness also informed that other victims of the crash sustained serious injuries, with some limbs severed.

While the injured are being attended to at the hospital, the corpses of the three students union officials have been deposited in the mortuary.

As at the time of reporting, no formal statements has been issued by both security agencies and the authorities of the University.

Supreme Court Judgment On ADC,  A Trap… Our Leaders To Unveil New Platform For 2027 – Buba Galadima

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Buba Galadima

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

Buba Galadima a staunch political ally of the leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has expressed fears that the opposition Coalition platform, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, may not be fielding candidates for the 2027 general elections.

This is as he described the Supreme Court judgment of April 30,2026 as a dangerous mine which the ADC must not step on.

Galadima, a former chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, who spoke in Abuja on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at a summit  anchored by the Obi-Kwankwaso Movement maintained that the danger posed by the Supreme Court’s verdict on the ADC leadership tussle is such that should not be ignored by the opposition Coalition.

Galadima, a one time chieftain of the All Progressive Congress APC and vocal critic of the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government, insisted that the ruling by the country’s apex court last Thursday is a  big pot-hole which the ADC vehicle must avoid if it hopes not to crash before the 2027 race.

According to him, the judgment represents the most potent trap set to truncate the aspiration of those in the opposition and pave the way for President Tinubu as the sole presidential candidate ahead of the election.

According to him, a new platform to ensure that the ingenious plot to have President Tinubu as the sole candidate in 2027 will be unveiled as from Monday May 4,2026.

“I said this since one and a half years ago publicly that President Tinubu will try to stifle opposition political parties; that he wants to run as a sole candidate in the 2027 election. And today, it has come to pass.

“The judgments that were delivered on Wednesday and Thursday both at the trial court and Supreme Court to any discerning mind are traps set for the ADC to which most us here belong.

“You are the Supreme Court of the land, and you are telling us to go back to the trial court, the court of first instance for a matter that was brought before you to conclusively settle.

“Now the question is: can that case before the High Court be dispensed with before the end of May, 2026 when political parties going by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s election timetable is expected to conclude their primaries and submit names of their candidates?

“If that can’t be done; if the case cannot be concluded before the end of May,then can ADC reasonably field  candidates for the election?

“We don’t need any power of clairvoyance to figure out the likely consequences of the ADC fielding candidates for the election with that case on the leadership status of the party still unresolved.

“So on that note, some of us have come to the inevitable conclusion that we have to look for an alternative if we are to avert the disaster of having President Tinubu as the sole candidate in 2027 .

“And in looking for the alternative, we are equally mindful of what they (Government and its agents) are doing to infiltrate the parties with a view to achieving their ultimate aim.

“In fact, we discovered that they have already infiltrated one of the alternative platforms we had earlier considered by planting two presidential aspirants ,whose job is to frustrate any consensus option in the selection of candidates.

“That is one. The other alternative of producing a candidate is direct primaries. Logistically and practically, no political party in the country, as of today, even including the ruling APC can successfully organize a direct primary.

“But the problem is much easier for them (APC) to solve because as the party in power they can call people, cajole, and even intimidate them to step down for their annointed candidates.

“The hard truth is that ,you cannot hold direct primaries in over 8000 Wards across the country . And don’t forget, even if you want to conduct the direct primaries, the Government and APC agents are ever ready to use street urchins, hooligans and hoodlums to disrupt the process.

“And when that happens, their dream of having the president and his Governor-recruits run unopposed will be achieved.

“They are thinking we are dullards or fools ,and that we cannot read through their mischievous scheme..

” Interestingly again, the other party we had wanted to use, they have concluded plans to go to court as early as Monday to file an application with the hope of stopping us before the primaries are held.

“But I can assure you with certainty that if you trust us as leader, we must work towards avoiding the grim situation the APC and the Government of the day want foist on the country

“As from Monday, I am optimistic that our leaders will declare the platform on which they will contest the election”, Galadima assured.

Imo APC Joins Orlu Leaders, Plead With Governor Uzodimma To Run For Senate

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Governor Hope Uzodimma
Governor Hope Uzodimma

The Imo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has shut the door on any other Senatorial Aspirant from Orlu Zone except Governor Hope Uzodimma

According to a press lease by the Chapter signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr. FCC Onwuasonya, “the Chapter had earlier on Saturday played host to critical leaders of the Party from Imo West Senatorial District as they came to present the governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, CON, as the consensus candidate of the Party for Imo West Senatorial District under the Party’s platform.

“Addressing the contingent, the State Chairman of the Party, Chief Austin Onyedebelu informed them that he had, in keeping with their directive, purchased the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for the governor, as they continue to mount pressure on the Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum to represent the district in the incoming 11th Session of the National Assembly.

He said: ‘My dear people of Orlu zone, I welcome you to the Party Secretariat and I want to inform you that I have, as directed and sponsored by you, purchased the Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for our governor, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma, CON, to vie for the Senatorial election on behalf of all well-meaning Orlu people.’

“He presented the forms to the contingent which was led by the scion of the popular Anyaehie dynasty, Chief Barrister Nnamdi Anyaehie, while encouraging them to continue to mount pressure on the governor to accept the plea of Orlu people, by filling the forms, so that it can be submitted before the deadline of 5th May, 2026.

‘I urge you not to relent in pressurising our governor to step forward and represent our people, because, he is the best to represent, not just Orlu people, but the entire Imo and Ndigbo in general. We want to send our best to return the best to us.’

“Responding, Chief Nnamdi Anyaehie thanked the State Chairman for promptly responding to the demands of Orlu people by purchasing the forms for the governor and assured that all the leaders of Orlu Senatorial District and even leaders from within and outside Igbo land are united in requesting that the governor accepts this clarion call to return to the Senate.

“Our appeal to the governor to return to the Senate is not a selfish one, but a selfless one. We believe in his capacity, and if there was a third term, we would have wished that he continues as our governor beyond this time. His return to the Senate will benefit, not only our zone or the State, but the entire Nigeria, as we are confident that he will bring his wealth of experience and contacts into bear in stabilising the polity and working hand in hand with the President, His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to consolidate on the Renewed Hope Agenda.”

“Speaking on behalf of their various LGAs, leaders after leaders spoke glowingly of the governor’s marvellous performance as governor and their absolute confidence in his capacity to deliver even more dividends of democracy to the people of the zone, if he is elected to the Senate.

“The Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Amarachi Chyna Iwuanyanwu praised the governor’s spectacular performance from 2011 to 2019 when he was in the Senate and from 2020 until now, as governor, declaring that the governor has transformed the face of Imo State through his visionary and honest leadership. He pleaded with the governor to consent to returning to the Senate for the benefit of Igbo political restoration, development and progress of Nigeria.

“The Orlu contingent consisted of critical political leaders and Party chieftains from the zone including; all the twelve members of the House of Representatives from Orlu zone, all LGA executive Chairmen, all LGA Party chairmen and other critical Party leaders and stakeholders.

“The Party welcomes the selfless advocacy for His Excellency to return to the Senate, as we consider it, not just crucial to the advancement of the Southeast but also critical to the Party’s resurgence and stability in the zone and Nigeria at large. We therefore advise all Party members from Imo West Senatorial District to forego any plans of contesting against His Excellency in the primaries of the Party. While we shall observe all democratic norms and abide by the directives and guidelines of the National Working Committee of the Party, we must make it clear that, given the obvious consensus among leaders, officials and members of our Party in Orlu zone, it would amount to a waste of the Party’s useful time to conduct any form of primaries for Imo West Senatorial District, where it is undeniable that the governor is the consensus choice of not just Party members, but also, an overwhelming majority of the electorate in that area.

“Signed,

Onwuasoanya FCC Jones, PhD

State Publicity Secretary

2nd May, 2026.”

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