Today's Headlines:PEPT: PDP is mother of APC–Atiku boasts, Ex-Kogi Deputy Governor Awoniyi dumps PDP
PEPT: PDP is mother of APC – Atiku boasts
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Thursday, described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the mother of all political parties in the country.
He said even the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, would not have existed if not for the PDP.
Atiku addressed the press in Abuja on Thursday, to air his view on the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal that upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu.
“Let me finally give hope to some of the delusional or disappointed members of our party,” Atiku said.
“I am one of the foundational members of this party, and I’m still strong,” Atiku said.
“This party gave birth to any other party you can think of in this country today.
“Whether you are APC, or APM—whatever you call yourself—your mother is the PDP.
“This is the only party since the creation of Nigeria that is as old as it is today.”
Ex-Kogi Deputy Governor Awoniyi dumps PDP
The crisis rocking the Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took another dimension on Thursday, as a former deputy governor of the state, Abayomi Awoniyi, officially dumped the party “after 25 unbroken years of loyal and dedicated membership and service.”
Awoniyi, who served as deputy to former Governor Idris Wada, conveyed his resignation in a letter addressed to the chairman of PDP in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State, dated 31st August 2023.
Though he has not officially indicated his next line of action and did not give specific reasons for his exit from the party, his resignation might not be unconnected with his dissatisfaction with the last governorship primaries of the party, an exercise he termed a “farce.”
There are also strong indications that he will be joining the All Progressives Congress very soon.
Defense Minister Seeks Prayers To End Insecurity
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The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has called on Nigerians to pray for an end to security challenges plaguing the country.
He also urged the citizens to support him and other security heads in the country with prayers to succeed in their efforts to restore peace in many troubled areas.
Badaru made the appeal on Thursday when he received a delegation from Jigawa State, in Abuja.
Court upholds House of Reps election in Enugu
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu on Thursday upheld the election of Hon. Dennis Agbo as the duly elected member representing Igbo-eze North/Udenu Federal Constituency in the National Assembly.
Ruling in a petition brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the February 25 House of Representatives contest, Obiageli Ajih, the panel led by Justice Nusirat I. Umar dismissed the petition for being incompetent and lacking in merit.
Hon. Ajih had asked tribunal to nullify the election of Agbo on the grounds of Irregularities and corruption, non compliance with the electoral law (omission of her party in form EC8a) and the respondent not being a member of the Labour Party at the time of the election.
But in a ruling read by Justice Legor T. Senewo, the tribunal held that the petitioner failed to prove case of irregularities and even their witness supported the respondent in their account.
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