Politics

Exactly one week ago, they came in droves, men and women, the young and the elderly, and the physically challenged, many of whom toiled to walk or were aided into the hall to cast their votes in the July 22, 2020, Ondo State governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Johnson Onuigbo, the Chairman of the Caretaker Executive Committee of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, has been confirmed dead. A family source who pleaded anonymity during a chat with DAILY POST at the Umuobasi Ugba Umuahia Ibeku residence of the deceased, disclosed that the PDP chairman passed away on Monday evening. The source, however, could not give further details as to the cause of the sudden demise of Chief Onuigbo. His remains have been deposited at an undisclosed hospital mortuary in Umuahia, the capital city of Abia State. Recall that Late Johnson Onuigbo, before his emergence as the Abia PDP Caretaker Executive Committee Chairman, was a former Transition Committee Chairman of Umuahia North Local Government Area and Abia central zonal vice Chairman of the party. He was a prominent close ally of former Governor Theodore Orji, now the current Senator representing Abia central senatorial district of…

Nicholas Tofowomo, Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, has dismissed claims of his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Saturday, threatened to recall its member and the current lawmaker representing Arochukwu/Ohafia constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Hon Uko Nkole, over alleged anti-party activities.