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Wike Destroying Tinubu, APC structure in FCT- angry Party leaders lament

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Some chieftains of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has accused the Minister, Nyesom Wike of destroying the party in the nation’s capital.
According to the leaders of the party who addressed journalists on Monday in Abuja, the action of the minister could lead to the party losing the FCT in the next general election.
Their leader, Abdulwahab Ekekhide, accused Wike of destroying the APC structure in the FCT by appointing Peoples Democratic Party, PDP members into his administration, saying the development does not portend well for the ruling party in the country.
They accused Wike of employing majorly PDP members from Rivers state who served under him as governor, neglecting APC members who worked for the party during the last general election.
The PDP members appointed by the Minister, his accusers said, include former Chairman of the PDP in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers, Chidi Amadi, as Chief of Staff; erstwhile state Chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah, as Coordinator of Abuja Metropolitan Management Council; Michael Chinda as Senior Special Adviser on Land, Urban and Regional Planning; and Barivure Fred, another senior aide on Environment and Waste Management, among others.
The minister, the APC chieftains stated further, did not put into consideration the indigenes of the FCT in his appointments.
Wike is destroying the political structure of the APC and President Tinubu ahead the next election, the party leaders said.
Ekekhide said, “We want to let President Bola Tinubu know that Nyesom Wike is killing the political structure of the APC in FCT due to his lack of regard for the party and its leadership. Since assumption of office, he has refused to sit with the leadership of the party, even though the party has written him a series of letters to grant the party audience, all to no avail. We say this is unacceptable.
“You will all recall some months back when Wike was quoted as saying ‘Nobody can take over or kill my political structure in Rivers State.’ So, why is he now killing the President’s political structure in the FCT?
“The reason the APC always loses elections in the FCT is because successive ministers import strangers who do not belong to any political ward, polling unit or have voting rights as appointees. But when it is time for general elections, they will pack their baggage and travel to their various states leaving the FCT dry.
“We call on Mr. President to caution the minister. Let him start empowering the party or else, the APC will struggle to get two percent and the President may lose the next area councils election in 2027 if the situation remains this way. These recent appointments have shown that Hon. Wike wants to finally kill and bury the party. His agenda we don’t know but we will resist any further attempts to ridicule the party.”
Recall that President Tinubu appointed Wike, a PDP member as FCT minister last year, the very first time a member of the opposition was appointed into the top position since the country returned to democracy in 1999.
Not a few insist that the former governor was compensated by the president for working against his party during the 2023 presidential election.
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Actor-turned-politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has announced his resignation from the Labour Party effective February 25, 2025.
Okonkwo said on Tuesday in a lengthy post on X that his decision to resign from the party was because the party is “non-existent as presently constituted.”
He wrote, “In the Constitution of Labour Party, the tenure of the ward, local government, and state party executives is three years (See Article 15(2)(3)(4) of the Labour Party Constitution). Having conducted no congresses at these levels within the constitutionally allowed tenure of the executives, their regimes have effectively expired.
“The former National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his former National Working Committee, having conducted no national convention known to law, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and the courts having held that the issue of the leadership of a political party is the internal affair of a political party for which the courts do not have the jurisdiction to entertain, there’s no effective leadership of Labour Party at the national level.
“The Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee, which was duly and legally set up by the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Labour Party, after the non-recognition of Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) by INEC, and was given six months to conduct congresses and the convention, was the only viable option towards salvaging the Labour Party.
“Unfortunately, Abure and his colleagues, with the collaboration of outside forces, expectedly, being political jobbers, launched unnecessary legal challenges against this Caretaker Committee that have inhibited it from functioning.”
Okonkwo, also a lawyer, said that if Abure was interested in the emergence of a southern candidate in Labour Party to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, he would cede the position of national chairman to the north.
“Since the party is non-existent as presently constituted, I am constrained to resign my membership of the party to all Nigerians of goodwill who supported us when we needed them most and to pledge my continued loyalty to the Nigerian people in all I will decide to do in my political future,” Okonkwo added.
“This resignation takes effect from the 25th of February, 2025, which marks the second anniversary of the presidential election of 2023, after which I will be at liberty to join other well meaning, and like minded Nigerians in charting a great future of good governance for this great country blessed by God.”
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Kogi Assembly Speaker declares Dekina/Okura State Constituency seat vacant

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February 11, 2025By
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The Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Aliyu Umar Yusuf, has declared vacant the seat for Dekina/Okura State Constituency in the current eight Assembly.
This is sequel to the death of the Deputy Speaker and member representing Dekina/Okura State Constituency, Enema Paul.
Ekwutosblog recalls that Enema Paul, who died on 14 December 2024 at a private hospital in Abuja, had since been buried according to Christian rite.
Speaking during plenary on Tuesday, Yusuf noted that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria gives him the power to declare the seat vacant following the demise of the former Deputy Speaker.
“By the power conferred on me as the Speaker of the eight Assembly, I hereby declare the seat for Dekina/Okura State Constituency vacant so that the people can have a representation in this hallow chamber,” he stated.
The Speaker directed the Clerk of the House to communicate the development to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, so that a bye-election can be conducted for Dekina/Okura State Constituency.
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PDP federal lawmaker defects to APC

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February 11, 2025By
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A member of the House of Representatives, Amos Gwamna Magaji, has left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Magaji, who represents Java/Zango Kataf Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, cited internal conflicts within the PDP as his reason for switching parties.
Magaji, a two-term lawmaker, serves as Chairman of the House Committee on Health Care Services and leads the Kaduna caucus in the House.
He is also the Deputy Chairman of the Special Ad-hoc Committee on Restructuring Government Agencies, which is reviewing the Stephen Oronsaye report.

Amos Gwamna Magaji
Over the years, he has been involved in committees handling defense, police affairs, constitution review, and other key legislative matters.
This marks the third defection of a PDP member to the APC since the inauguration of the 10th Assembly, following Chris Nkwonta and Eriatheke Ibori-Suenu.

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