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APC to Kwankwaso: Apologise to Tinubu, Shettima before joining our party

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APC to Kwankwaso: Apologise to Tinubu, Shettima before joining our party

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that anyone seeking to join its ranks, including the factional leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, must first publicly apologise for past derogatory remarks made against President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, and other party leaders.

Kano State APC Chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, made this known on Friday, stating that while the ruling party is open to welcoming Kwankwaso and other decampees, they must meet certain conditions — chief among them, a public apology.

He emphasised that the APC values loyalty and respect, and would not compromise its principles for political convenience.

“We unequivocally call on all those prospective decampees who have earlier made derogatory statements against our leaders, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his deputy Senator Kashim Shettima, to offer a public apology as a sign of remorse, and respect for future relationships,” Abbas said.

Abbas noted that APC as a political institution in its renewed hope agenda has embarked on the project of receiving decampees from all political parties and the party’s attention was drawn to speculations about Kwankwaso’s impending decampment into the party.

According to him, APC remains Kwankwaso’s last political refuge as he has destroyed his relationships with all other political groupings in the country.

“Without prejudice to our desire as a party to welcome new entrants and in respect of the constitutional rights of citizens to belong to political parties of their choice, we wish to state our position as a state chapter of our great party in Kano state.

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“We have already directed our ward chapters to open registers for new decampees irrespective of their political and social status, in line with our party’s constitution.

“We advise all those desirous of joining our esteemed party to go to their respective wards and register.

“For the purpose of seeking any future party or elective position, any old or new entrants, shall be free to exercise their constitutional rights of voting or being voted for without any special preference.

“We are fully aware that some people are desperate to join the APC because they have scuttled their political goodwill and have become political lepers in the national scheme of things and are looking to the APC for political relevance.

“We are also aware that some politicians are trying to run away from accounting for their corrupt misdeeds both in government and party administration, and seeking for refuge in the APC to escape from the fangs of anti-corruption agencies like the EFCC and ICPC.

“However, joining APC as a political party is not a panacea for escaping from their past sins.

“For the avoidance of doubt, let me emphasize that the APC as a political party does not and will not encourage or promote the existence of cult-like associations in the name of political activities or groupings,” the APC chairman stated.

 

APC to Kwankwaso: Apologise to Tinubu, Shettima before joining our party

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LP crisis: Nenadi Usman dares Abure over threat

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LP crisis: Nenadi Usman dares Abure over threat

Chairperson of the Labour Party (LP) caretaker committee, Nenadi Usman, has dared Julius Abure to follow through on his threat to expose Peter Obi, Alex Otti and other key members aligned with her faction of the party.

Speaking during an appearance on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Friday, Usman dismissed Abure’s threats as bluster, challenging him to bring forward any evidence he claims to have.

Earlier in the week, Abure, the factional national chairman of the Labour Party, had accused Obi, Otti and others of hypocrisy over 2023 election funding, threatening to reveal damaging information.

“I am waiting for them—from top to bottom—to make any other move and I will open my mouth,” he said.

“And when I open my mouth, wherever they go, they will be like smelly eggs, rotten eggs that nobody will ever buy.”

In response, Usman said the Labour Party has documented evidence of Abure’s misconduct, some of which is already under police investigation.

“Well, I am challenging him to expose us. If you have anybody to expose, you don’t go and talk now, you go and expose them,” she said.

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Usman added, “We have a lot of things about him and that is why the people whom he did it to went to the police. The police are investigating him and very soon you will hear about it.”

A Party in Crisis

Usman described the current turmoil in the Labour Party as an assault on internal democracy, warning against the erosion of opposition values.

“Generally, you would agree with me that every democracy needs to have a vibrant opposition,” she said.

“So when the opposition wants to become part of the ruling party, then there’s a problem. And that is where we are today.”

Usman argued that Abure’s term as national chairman has ended and that the LP was simply acting in line with the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) directive to fill the leadership vacuum.

“Principally, the Labour Party leadership at some point had issues with INEC because the tenure of Abure and his NWC had come to an end,” she said.

“Which was why when INEC invited leaders of political parties, he attended the meeting and was told to step out with his secretary.”

 

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South-East may dump PDP over national secretary position

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South-East may dump PDP over national secretary position

The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has worsened as the South East caucus threatened mass exit if its choice of  Sunday Udeh-Okoye as national secretary was not respected for the umpteenth time.

This comes as the Governor of Enugu State and leader of the party in the zone, Dr. Peter Mbah, rallied members of the party in the zone to speak with one voice.

Equally expressing disappointment at development in the party, Chairman, PDP Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, and former governor of Imo State, Chief Achike Udenwa, described the refusal of the party in allowing the zone to complete its tenure as secretary as disturbing anddisrespectful.

The zone vented its displeasure in a communique read by the Zonal Chairman, Chief Ali Odefa, at the end of a meeting by the South East Zonal Executive (ZEC) at the Government House, Enugu, yesterday.

It said the meeting was convened to nominate a candidate to complete the remaining term of the position of national secretary in line with the directive of the party’s National Working Committee, NWC, during its 600th meeting in Abuja.

Odefa said: “The South East ZEC exhaustively deliberated on the directive of the NWC and came to the conclusion that it offered a sure pathway to peace, unity, stability, and progress of our party. Consequently, the ZEC unanimously recommended Sunday Udeh-Okoye as the candidate to complete the term of office of the National Secretary.”

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The South East PDP, however, regretted that it had to go through the process of nominating Udeh-Okoye several times since October 2023, and urged the NWC to not only immediately ratify his nomination, but also ensure that Setonji Koshoedo effectively occupies the Office of the National Secretary in acting capacity pending Udeh-Okoye’s ratification by the NEC.

The South East PDP, however, threatened to review its continued membership of the party should its position suffer further delay despite its agelong loyalty to the PDP.

“The South East has consistently served as a stronghold of the PDP from inception. In PDP’s near three-decade existence, we have given our loyalty and all to the party.

“Currently, while the party has been losing key members post-2023 general elections, the South East PDP is at the vanguard of strengthening the party by rallying major opposition figures such as in Enugu where the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate, two LP House of Representatives Members, numerous members of the House of Assembly, among other stalwarts into the PDP fold.

“Therefore, we hope that this time around, the position of the South East PDP regarding the Office of the National Secretary is accorded the honour and immediacy it deserves. This would bring to a closure to the needless lingering dispute over the matter.

“However, in the event that our position is not promptly implemented by the Party, the South East PDP, as a family, will be compelled to reconsider our relationship with the PDP going forward,” the communique concluded.

Wabara, on his part, said it was in order to review the region’s relationship with the party should what he described as trampling of the zone by the party persist.

“We have been trampled upon, not taken seriously. If such a position were vacant in the South-South, it would not be like this. And now, it came to us. I mean, the usual thing is to play politics with the Igbo man. Yes, we may have to reconsider our stand as far as the party is concerned. But I trust the NWC,” he stated.

Udenwa, on his part, Udenwa said: “We are expecting that this issue will be finally ironed out once and for all. We do not want to be taken for granted by anybody again.”

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Labour Party Chairman Abure vows to expose Obi, others

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Labour Party Chairman Abure vows to expose Obi, others

National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has fired back at critics within the party, including 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi and Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, over recent allegations of corruption and mismanagement.

Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, Abure challenged his opponents to prove they gave him or the party any money during the 2023 elections. He denied ever receiving funds for personal use and warned that if provoked further, he would reveal damaging details about them.

“I want to challenge all of them. I saw some of them on television talking about corruption. Let any of them from Peter Obi down come forward and publicly declare what they personally gave to me or the party,” he said.

“Who brought the money? Who was it given to? Where was it sent? I challenge them today to come out boldly with or without evidence and say it. Otherwise, let them forever remain silent.”

Abure said he had kept silent until now in the interest of peace within the party. But he declared that the time for silence was over.

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“As a leader, I kept quiet thinking they were making mistakes and would eventually come around.

“When issues about election agents and funds came up, I said nothing because I believed I should accept the good, the bad, and the ugly within our fold.

“But now that some have crossed the line, I have no choice. If they provoke me further, I will reveal everything. When I open my mouth, they will stink like rotten eggs no one wants to touch.”

He also announced plans to hold a world press conference to address the growing internal crisis in the party.

Turning to Governor Alex Otti, Abure accused him of not contributing financially to the party during the elections.

“That governor who is jumping like a cricket from one point to another, we did not collect a dime from him. If he gave money to anyone, let him come forward and say so,” he said.

“When we met at Transcorp, he asked me, ‘Chairman, what do I do for you?’ I told him, ‘Nothing. Use your money for your campaign.’”

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