The Lagos State House of Assembly has denied the rumour about the defection of 27 members from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the opposition Labour Party, LP.
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has said there is no merger deal yet with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, or any other party.
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, made the call at a press conference in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. He expressed concern over recent comments by Yesufu, who defended herself against accusations of being involved in the alleged diversion of the 2023 campaign funds. The LP had alleged that Yesufu, along with Ighodalo and […]
The defected members expressed their commitment to supporting the party in winning the October 19 local government elections in the state. Among the defectors were a former State House of Assembly candidate for Makera Constituency, women and youth leaders in Kaduna-South Local Government, who were received by the Local Government Party Chairman, Ibrahim Soso, and […]
The incumbent council chairmen and councillors were sworn in on July 26, 2021, after the All Progressives Congress won all the seats during the local government election that year. The Supreme Court had granted financial autonomy to local government councils, declaring that it was unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated to the councils. […]
Former Labour Party ,LP, presidential candidate Peter Obi held meetings with his Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP, counterpart, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.He also met with two PDP chieftains, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido.Speaking on Obi’s meeting with Atiku, the ex-VP’s media aide, Paul Ibe, said although they discussed […]