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• Like presidential candidates, VP nominees can only withdraw from the race voluntarily• Suggestion that a VP candidate can be substituted at will is erroneous, position elective, not appointive• 2010 Electoral Act where political parties could substitute candidates repealed in 2022 amended Act Senior lawyers, yesterday, weighed in on the concept of ‘placeholder’ for vice presidential candidates and backed the Independent …

Nigerians on Twitter have criticised former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, for saying the South-East region will not vote for the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, in the 2023 presidential election. Obi was a former governor of Anambra State and ex-running mate of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the 2019 general …

Indications emerged, yesterday, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have bowed to pressure and  considered the request for extension of ongoing  Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, Aisha Dukku, disclosed this, yesterday, while briefing journalists on the outcome of a meeting between the committee and the electoral body. Dukku said  following the resolution of the …

General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), William Kumuyi, has said the controversy over choice of vice presidential candidate for some political parties along lines of religion remained a slippery slope. Nonetheless, he believes the exigencies of the time in Nigeria should be the fulcrum on which the decision of the choice should be based.  He advised Nigerian …

Following the  mass cross carpeting of members of ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to other political parties, National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday got into a marathon meeting with senators, pleading with them not to leave. Adamu, who led other members of the National Working Committee, NWC, for the meeting of APC Senate Caucus in Hearing Room …

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, on Wednesday, lamented that the Executive arm of the Federal Government does not recognise and implement resolutions passed by the parliament, particularly on the security crises in different parts of Nigeria. Wase made this known during the debate on a motion of urgent public importance moved by Solomon Maren from …

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State, Benard Odoh, yesterday, expressed regret that the South East is politically fragmented. He, therefore, called on leaders to pursue regional interests instead of personal interests. Odoh made this call while addressing stakeholders of the state in Abakaliki, the state capital. While unveiling his running mate, Dr. Nkata …

The majority control of the  All Progressives Congress in the Senate is currently under threat as no fewer than 20 APC senators have concluded plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party and others. The PUNCH learnt that the APC, which had earlier lost 13 senators to the opposition parties, might lose more parliamentarians aggrieved …

He added that Nigeria needs to invest heavily in human capital in order to experience economic growth. “It has been argued that population is not the problem but proper management.” Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday called for effective and efficient management of Nigeria’s booming population to avoid ‘a ticking time bomb.’ Speaking at a high-level dialogue on Nigeria’s new …

Charles Folayan the Young People’s Party (YPP) House of Reps Candidate for Irepodun Constituency, has urged youths to be more practical in political participation and save the country from recycling incompetent leaders. Folayan made the call on Wednesday at a conference organised by the National Association of Political Science and Public Administration Students (NAPAS) at the Kwara State University (KWASU), …