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Council Poll: APC vows to win all 31 LGAs in PDP controlled Akwa Ibom state
All Progressives Congress, APC in Akwa Ibom state has vowed to win all the 31 local government areas in the coming council polls.
Akwa Ibom is currently controlled by the PDP.
Former senator and chieftain of the APC, Ita Enang said with president Bola Tinubu, the party will win all the 31 local governments in the October 5 council polls.
Speaking on Tuesday as the APC prepares for the election with Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje expected to flag off the campaign of the party, Enang said although the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) controls the state, the APC dominates the area.
Enang said, “We (APC Akwa Ibom) are confident that with President Bola Tinubu, having taken the bold step of ensuring the autonomy of LGs and having rescued LGs from the claws of the state governments, we are going to contest and win the election in all 31 LGs in Akwa Ibom.”
He declared that, “We’re more than ready. Akwa Ibom is APC, only unfortunately controlled by the PDP government which we respect are in charge as governor and government, but we are more than them.
“And so we want to display our majority, our strength, our capacity in the forthcoming LG elections,” Enang said.
He added that, “I’m sure you’ve not been satisfied with the performance of LGs in Akwa Ibom. LGs have the capacity under the law to tar roads, manage local education authority, repair, and build primary schools, expand agriculture, produce food, to take charge of land matters, issuing customary right of occupancy.
“And that has not happened in Akwa Ibom. And that is why we have stepped up and are coming and confident we will win.
“We may concede a few to them (PDP) out of honour. We are going to win more than PDP,” added.
Enang explained that, “We know that whichever state conducts LG elections, the ruling party wins all. That may have been so under Udom Emmanuel and governors in other states, but we’re consciously optimistic that Governor Umo Eno has appeared to be different and had seemed to honour his words.
“He has said there will be free and fair LG elections. I’m sure in all other elections we have participated in this state, we’ve not been this optimistic because the ground did not appear to be level.”
Enang added, “Although we do not trust Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC), Elder Aniedi Ikoiwak, we’re feeling and believing the governor will ensure that the umpire conducts a free and fair election and the best candidates emerge winners.
“When you look at the list (list as published by AKISIEC) this is the highest the APC has fielded candidates in every LGA for these elections. It shows we are up and on to win the elections. So we hope there will be a level playing field, but if the field is not level, then we will also play in the unlevel field.”
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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