Politics

In another twist to the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP), its former National Chairman of the party, Barr. Julius Abure, and the factional National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, were sighted attending the quarterly consultative meeting between political parties and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

With the clock ticking toward the June 2026 governorship poll, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced its decision to adopt the CONSENSUS MODE for the conduct of its Governorship Primary Election in Ekiti state.

The Social Democratic Party’s National Working Committee has expelled former Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, from its ranks.

Supporters of former governors Bello Matawalle and Abdulazeez Yari have dismissed the recent coalition of opposition political leaders as a “waste of time,” insisting that President Bola Tinubu remains the North-West’s best bet for the 2027 presidential election. The group, operating under the banner of ‘Shehi and Matawalle Project for Tinubu 2027 Mandate,’ described the alliance reportedly involving former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and ex-Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai, among others, as “a gathering doomed to fail.” They made their position known on Saturday in Kaduna during the inauguration of the North-West zonal and state executives of the group, which is spearheading grassroots mobilisation for President Tinubu’s re-election bid. “That coalition is nothing but a jamboree. It cannot stand the test of time,” declared the group’s Publicity Secretary, Auwal Mohammed, while addressing journalists after the event. Mohammed stated that the opposition alliance was devoid of any genuine…