Chikwendu Kalu, the Speaker of Abia state House of Assembly has picked the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to seek reelection in 2019. Kalu, who is currently representing Isiala Ngwa South constituency in the State Assembly, polled 82 votes to defeat Chief Daniel Ubani, who scored 43 delegate votes at the rescheduled election […]
2019: Abia Speaker, Kalu picks PDP ticket to seek reelection, opponent dumps party …
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2019: Alex Otti clinches APGA ticket to run for Abia guber seat
Alex Otti, former Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank, Thursday, clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA to contest the 2019 governorship election in Abia State. Declaring the results of the governorship primary election after collation, at the State Secretariat of APGA, the chairman of Electoral Committee and National Welfare Secretary, Barrister […]
2019: Alex Otti clinches APGA ticket to run for Abia guber seat …
2019: Ex-Kogi Governor, Idris Wada’s wife looses PDP Rep ticket in Abia
Ijeoma Wada, the wife of the former Governor of Kogi State, Capt. Idris Wada, on Thursday, lost the bid to secure the ticket to represent Ikwuano/Umuahia constituency in the National Assembly. Mrs. Wada, who contested for the Rep ticket on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, was defeated by the […]
2019: Ex-Kogi Governor, Idris Wada’s wife looses PDP Rep ticket in Abia …
PDP senatorial primaries: Theodore Orji emerges Abia Central candidate
Theodore Orji, the current Senator representing Abia central zone in the National Assembly has emerged the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party Senatorial primary election held in the state on Tuesday. Announcing the results shortly after collation at the Umuahia Township Stadium, the Returning Officer, Prince Ananaba said Orji emerged with all the 489 available […]
PDP senatorial primaries: Theodore Orji emerges Abia Central candidate …
Abia: Again, APC reschedules governorship primary election
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has again rescheduled its governorship primary election in Abia State to Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Recall that the All Progressives Congress, APC, had earlier shifted the gubernatorial primary election from September 29, to October 1st, 2018. Announcing the postponement while addressing leaders, stakeholders and newsmen at the APC state Secretariat […]
Abia: Again, APC reschedules governorship primary election …
PDP governorship primaries: Gov. Ikpeazu emerges Abia candidate
Okezie Ikpeazu, the Governor of Abia state has emerged as the consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, for the upcoming 2019 governorship election in the state. The Returning officer of the PDP governorship primary election for Abia, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, while announcing the result, said the governor received 1991 valid votes to win the […]
PDP governorship primaries: Gov. Ikpeazu emerges Abia candidate …
Hitches in Enugu as Abia factions hold, postpone election
The governorship primaries in Enugu State was marred by crisis yesterday, as some groups led by one of the aspirants, disrupted the process. As at 6.30pm the primary billed for the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) stadium had not started. Earlier, a group led by a faction of the party had attempted to gain […] …
Bayelsa sues FG for draining federation account through subsidy
Bayelsa State has dragged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to the Supreme Court, arguing that the N6.43 trillion claimed to have been spent by the Federal Government on petroleum subsidy was kept as “Withheld Fund”. The state’s attorney-general, Kemasuode Wodu, wants the Supreme Court to restrain the Federal Government from utilising any part […] …
APC governorship primaries in Abia postponed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia state has postponed its governorship primary election slated today, Sunday. The primary election will now hold on Monday, 1st of October, 2018. Briefing newsmen after a closed-door meeting of the party’s stakeholders and aspirants held at the Wonderland Event Centre in Umuahia on Sunday, an APC chieftain in […]
APC governorship primaries in Abia postponed …
Zoning has ‘killed’ Abia – SDP chairman, Nwosu
The Abia state chairman of the Social Democratic Party,SDP, Hon. Chidi Nwosu, has stated that the party will not adhere to the Abia charter of equity in choosing its governorship candidate for the upcoming 2019 elections. He said, the party will not zone its governorship slot to any particular senatorial zones in the state, stressing […]
Zoning has ‘killed’ Abia – SDP chairman, Nwosu …