APC MULLS CONSENSUS OPTION FOR A'IBOM GUBER By Ubon Nkaiso  Stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress in Akwa Ibom state have begun to mount pressure on the party's national leadership to adopt the consensus option in choosing the governorship candidate of the party. This development,our reporter learnt is to diffuse the tension generated by the skewed primary election that produced   Obong Akanimo Udofia,last week. The election which has been roundly condemned on all sides has become a burden to the party in the state. Following this,a group of party elders have begun conciliatory moves to bring party faithful and leaders under one roof. "We must close ranks, come to together and speak in one voice to capture power in this state. You know that Obong Akanimo Udofia was not properly elected by party delegates. It was a kangaroo arrangement which has no place in this day and age.This is why we are talking to the leadership at the national to consider a candidate from kno

APC Shuns Akan Udofia's Gov. Bid By Femi Otolorin.  It has been revealed that Obong Akanimo Udofia's dream of governing Akwa Ibom State may be long in coming. Days after his controversial victory at the hastily contrived All Progressive Congress(APC) governorship primary in Uyo, party officials are hesitant to validate the nomination in Abuja, the Nigerian Capital.  A ranking party official who would not have his name in print told the reporter that the national body is prepared to distance itself from the Akwa Ibom Guber nomination in order to protect it's credibility. He said," As a party,we do not condone sharp and unethical practises that hamper the growth of democracy. What happened in Akwa Ibom was a mockery of internal party democracy". He disclosed that some members of the electoral panel were forced against their will to conduct and announce the" staged primary in the dead of the night". Udofia,a private entrepreneur with no history of political

 Akan Udofia's Governorship Quest Hits Brick wall. By Udofia Anana It is not yet Uhuru for Obong Akanimo Udofia  whose APC governorship nomination was announced amidst widespread protests in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital city, recently. The announcement which came after a hurried midnight poll has been roundly rejected by party members and close party watchers. Obong Udofia,known to many as AK,was a governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party, until  four days to the APC primaries in the state.  An APC stalwart who spoke to the reporter on the condition of anonymity in Uyo said Akan Udofia's  Governorship candidacy lacks credibility because he was not elected by party delegates. According to him," After waiting at the party Secretariat on Ekpo Obot street, Uyo for eight hours,we were told to go home, that the nomination had been postponed till the next day. It was therefore shocking to hear that Obong Akanimo Udofia was elected in the night after the delegates

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan visits President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Alhaji Mamman Daura, in Abuja, 9news Nigeria learned. It was gathered that Jonathan seized the opportunity of the meeting to inform him of his presidential ambition and the need to adopt him as a consensus candidate. A Northern coalition had purchased the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for the former President. The forms were purchased days after Jonathan had asked his supporters to “watch out,” when he was asked if he would contest. Extensive Investigations show that APC has finally settled for Goodluck Jonathan as the consensus Presidential Candidate. Informed sources told 9news Nigeria that the Cabal and Buhari have concluded on this arrangement and are set to seal this deal today, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. It was learnt that part of the arrangement was for the Jigawa governor to buy one form for Jonathan and one for himself, so as not to r

A'IBOM 2023 :TIME FOR POLITICS OF INCLUSION 25th May, 2022 By UdemeAbasi Udofa The opposition All Progressive Congress have been enmeshed by its own politics of control tussle between the former Secretary of the Interim National Executive Committee, Senator James Udoedehe and the former governor and immediate past Minister of Niger Delta,Senator Godswill Akpabio. However hope is rising by the day with the entrance of credible aspirants into the APC's 2023 governorship race. Senator Ita Enang,a former Presidential Adviser with matchless legislative experience, Obong Akan Udofia,an industry player and former PDP aspirant and Dr.Chris Ekong,a University Don and APC stalwart are top contenders. However, the dynamics were altered by last week's governorship declaration of Engr. Larry Esin.It is safe to conclude that no one saw that coming. Esin, a successful development expert has contested for the prime job three times previously. His aspiration,he said in his declaration spee

 A'IBOM 2023: THE ENTERPRISE OF HOPE By UdemeAbasi Udofa The odds had been running even in the race for the Hilltop Mansion in Akwa Ibom State in the 2023 governorship elections. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is easily the most dominant party on ground having produced leadership at all levels in the state since 1999. Therefore,it usually holds that the party's primaries are the real elections before the general elections. Whoever is picked by the party becomes the governor -in -waiting as the elections approach. In 1999,Obong Victor Attah of the PDP beat his opposite number in the All People's Party to clinch the coveted crown. His second term was a mere walk over. The party repeated this feat in 2007 when it's candidate, Chief Godswill Akpabio beat John Akpan Udoedehe of the Action Congress of Nigeria to become the third executive governor of the emerging state. He easily trounced his opponents in his second term bid in 2011. The winning ways of the PDP also produ

 ENGR LARRY ESIN  HELD ORO TO A STAND STILL TODAY, MONDAY 16TH MAY, 2022 The Governorship Hopeful for the All Progressive Congress(APC) in Akwa Ibom State, Engr Larry Esin was overwhelmed with tears of joy when about 15 buses loaded with his supporters made up of the two major political parties in the state and across the 3 major ethnic groups in Akwa Ibom State took him by surprise at the Victor Attah International Airport Uyo. Expectantly, immediately it was filtered into the ears of the passers by that Engr Larry Esin was in town, everyone rushed to see his face with a new released song in town "Larry Esin for all! All for Larry Esin!". His entourage to Oron to officially consult his people was made up of people who never heard about his coming, but decided to join up because Akwa Ibom people are tired of bad governance in the state and they need change. The Oro Global Entrepreneur moved directly from Uyo with his team to the palace of his Paramount Ruler in Uya Oro, where

 Coup to oust Vladimir Putin underway Coup to oust Vladimir Putin underway A coup is underway to oust Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is “very sick” due to cancer, according to Ukraine’s head of military intelligence. “It will eventually lead to the change of leadership of the Russian Federation. This process has already been launched and they are moving into that way,” Ukrainian Major Gen. Kyrylo Budanov told the UK’s Sky News in an exclusive interview. An interviewer asked if a coup is underway, to which Budanov replied, “Yes. They are moving in this way and it is impossible to stop it. ”Putin has cancer and other ailments,” he said, dismissing the suggestion that he was spreading propaganda. The Sunday Times recently reported that Putin has blood cancer, citing an unnamed Russian oligarch with close ties to the Kremlin. And a video recently resurfaced showing Putin shaking while welcoming Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko in mid-February, according to The Independent, fue

A coalition of Northern groups on Monday arrived at the International Conference Centre to purchase the All Progressives Congress’ presidential nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan. Sporting fez caps with the inscription ‘run Jonathan run’, members of the coalition said Jonathan is the most qualified to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari. Although Jonathan isn’t a member of the APC, speculations have intensified in recent weeks that he is set to switch from the Peoples Democratic Party to contest for President in 2023. Addressing calls for him to contest in April, Jonathan had told a crowd of supporters to “watch out”. “Yes, you are calling me to come and declare for the 2023 presidency, yes I can’t tell I am declaring; the political process is ongoing, just watch out,” he said at the time. If elected as President again, Jonathan can only serve for one term of four years, according to the constitution. He was first elected in 2011 after com