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As the All Progressives Congress (APC) begins its march towards 2027, a clash over access to nomination forms has exposed a deeper battle fort control, with governors and aspirants locked in a contest that risks triggering a damaging internal rupture. Some aggrieved aspirants yesterday raised the alarm that state governors in the party have hijacked the distribution of expression of interest and nomination forms meant for the states, with a view to allocating them to preferred candidates. They called on President Bola Tinubu to intervene by calling the governors to order. The development came to the fore when a presidential aspirant, Chief Osifo Stanley, declared in Abuja that he had been unable to obtain the party’s nomination form after making repeated efforts since last weekend. According to him, attempts to reach party officials and secure the necessary payment details proved abortive. “I made calls between Saturday and yesterday to officials of the party. The account number requir...

  Ini Ememobong, spokesperson of the Turaki-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed concern over the growing wave of political defections in Nigeria, stressing that the party is less troubled by the act of switching allegiance and more concerned about the processes and circumstances under which such movements take place.

Tonye Cole, co-founder and former group executive director of Sahara Group, has obtained the governorship nomination form of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state.

  In a recent video on Facebook, prominent Nigerian cleric Primate Elijah Ayodele issued a strong political warning concerning developments in Rivers State, urging Governor Siminalayi Fubara to take firm control of his leadership decisions.

  Tonye Cole, a former governorship candidate, has spoken out against what he described as growing political control in Rivers State during an interview on Arise TV. He said democracy in the state is being weakened because many major political actors are no longer free to express themselves openly.

The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has announced plans to leave the Labour Party and join the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP).

In a recent interview shared by Arise News, 2023 APC Governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, weighed in on Nigeria’s evolving political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections.