Senate President Ahmad Lawan has dismissed reports that more Senators of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have submitted defection letters to him and he is sitting on them. Last Friday, some news outlets reported that the Senate President had refused to read defection letters of at least 12 APC Senators for fear of removing him as the presiding officer …

President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated seven new ministers to replace cabinet members who resigned last month to contest for various elective position in the primary elections of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The Buhari administration is serving its last 11 months. The ministerial nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu (Abia State), Umana Umana (Akwa Ibom State), Ekuma Joseph (Ebonyi State) and …

The Senate resumed from a six-week recess, during which party primary elections were concluded, but without leaders for both the majority and minority parties. While the minority leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) having failed to win the PDP governorship primary in Abia State, the Majority …

Former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been formally declared the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in next year’s election. The National Leader of the party pulled 1,271 votes to defeat a field of 13 other aspirants, who eventually contested in the primary election. He will now go ahead to challenge the candidate of …

The Senate on Tuesday altered the Electoral Act and provided for the participation of statutory delegates in the conventions, congresses or meetings of political parties in Nigeria. The expeditious consideration followed the suspension of relevant Senate Rules to pave the way for the first, second and third readings of the bill same day. Titled, “A bill for an Act to …

The National Assembly may have begun the move to enforce Section 84(12) of the Electoral (Amended) Act 2022 which bars appointed members of the executive arm of government from contesting or voting in any party primary. If enforced, many Ministers, state Commissioners and other non-elected aides at all level of government will not be able to pursue their ambition of …