Today’s Headlines:Obi May Lose Candidacy As Crisis In LP Deepens, Wike, Ortom, Ikpeazu Fly Out To UK

Peter Obi May Lose Candidacy As Crisis In LP Deepens

News Source: Sahara Reporters

Ifagbemi Awamaridi, the factional chairman and governorship candidate for the Labour Party in Lagos State, has warned that attempts to usurp his authority as the “bonafide chairman and governorship candidate of the party” will result in the rejection of Peter Obi‘s bid for the presidency.

Awamaridi claimed he was not replaced nor dismissed through any legal process, according to a phone interview with Punch on Friday.

He continued by mentioning that the topic was still the subject of a legal lawsuit.

Regarding the roles of the chairman and the governorship candidate, the Lagos State chapter of the LP has been mired in a leadership conflict.

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Wike, Ortom, Ikpeazu Fly Out To Uk Again

News Source: Punch Newspaper

On Friday, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his friends Samuel Ortom of Benue State and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State left for London, United Kingdom.

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, who is now on holiday abroad, is anticipated to join them.

There were rumors that the governors would meet with Bola Tinubu, the APC’s presidential candidate, in London, but this could not be confirmed because the former governor of Lagos State was still in Nigeria as of Friday night.

A source who confirmed the governors’ journey said: “Governors Wike, Ikpeazu, and Ortom have traveled to the UK for another round of discussions and horse trading for the 2023 elections.

Atiku’s supporter raises alarm over threat to life

News Source: Punch Newspapers

Senator Lee Maeba, a leader in the People’s Democratic Party and a former supporter of Governor Nyesom Wike of River State, has reported receiving a threat to his life.

Maeba, who served as the Rivers South-East District’s representative in the red chamber of the National Assembly, is an ardent supporter of the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar for president in the 2023 elections.

He lost the support of Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, after he endorsed Atiku Abubakar, the PDP candidate who won the party’s primary elections.

Regarding the purported threat to his life, Maeba cited a Facebook post from a person named Mapharson Alaye Bright that our correspondent was able to collect and that received a number of comments.

Ganduje inaugurates commissioners

News Source: Punch Newspaper

Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the governor of Kano State, swore in nine recently appointed commissioners on Friday.

Recall that the state House of Assembly had vetted and approved the appointment of the newly appointed commissioners.

The new commissioners would take the place of State Executive Council members who left their posts to run for office in the general elections of 2023.

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