•Tinubu and ADC logo A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Ladan Salihu, has criticised governors defecting to the ruling party, arguing that relying on President Bola Tinubu for political survival is neither new nor a guarantee of electoral success. Salihu, also a former Director General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, ...
•Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has bemoaned the defection of governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying although there are only two governors in the party, he is not bothered. On Monday, Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State announced his resignation from the PDP, leaving the Bauchi [&hell...
Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, which commenced in 1999, introduced a distinctive political culture that has since become entrenched in the nation’s democratic practice, governors automatically emerge as leaders of their political parties in their respective states. Although this arrangement is not expressly written into the 1999 Constitution or pa...
•Senator Orji Uzor Kalu The five governors of the South-East states have collectively committed an additional N25 billion to support the N140 billion proposed allocation to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) in the 2026 fiscal year, in a move aimed at accelerating development projects across the region. Chairman of the Senate Committ...
•Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has emphasised that traditional rulers are essential pillars of nation-building and sound leadership. He said, “Traditional institutions are key to good governance”, in a call for stronger nation-building efforts. Speaking on Channels Television today, Emir Sanusi said h...
Despite receiving an estimated N9 trillion in Federation Account Allocation Committee inflows in 2025, state governors are facing mounting criticism from labour unions, civil society groups and opposition parties over what many describe as a widening gap between soaring revenues and limited improvements in citizens’ welfare. FAAC allocations t...
•Nigerian lawyers Senior legal practitioners in the country today described the granting of amnesty to terrorists by state governors as an anomaly. In separate interviews with our correspondents, the lawyers maintained that no portion of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, conferred such powers on governors, reports Vanguard. They were unanimou...
•Tinubu and Aregbesola Former governor of Osun State tate, Rauf Aregbesola has taken President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government to the cleaner over the insinuation that defection of governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will guarantee their winning the 2027 election. Speaking at the public book launch of Bola Abdullah...
•NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Ladipo Johnson The National Publicity Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ladipo Johnson, has described the mass defections of governors and political figures to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as “a shame and a pity.” Johnson, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television last n...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the federal government of marginalising governors, a move it claimed is forcing politicians to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). PDP spokesman Ini Ememobong said this last night on Channels Television. “When you [reference to President Bola Tinubu] win an election with less than 40 ...
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