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Natasha accuses Akpabio, Bello of using fake constituents to initiate her recall process
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has insisted that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, initiated her recall process using fake constituents.
On Tuesday, supporters from Kogi Central’s five local government areas gathered early in Ihima, Okehi LGA, to welcome the PDP lawmaker.
Natasha received a rousing welcome from supporters despite a government ban on rallies and processions.
However, the Senator in a statement issued Wednesday challenged Bello to tell the world where he manufactured the names of those fake constituents calling for her recall.
She noted: “All available evidence and facts point directly to Bello as the mastermind behind the recall move.”
Akpoti-Uduaghan cited Bello’s past actions before and during the 2023 general election when he was accused of orchestrating multiple attacks against her, then a candidate.
The senator described the recall attempt as a continuation of Bello’s political vendetta against her person.
She added: “I will advise the former governor to rather focus on clearing his name over allegations of fraudulent diversion of N89.2 billion, instead of attempting to destabilize the mandate given to me by the people of Kogi Central.
“The former governor’s hands are already full with corruption allegations, yet he is still bent on frustrating the will of the people.
“His actions before and during the last general elections, where he sponsored numerous attacks against me, are well documented.
This recall attempt is nothing but another ploy to undermine the people’s will,” “It is now very clear to the whole world how popular I am in my constituency. The powers that be did try to suppress the will of the people but my people emphatically said no. No to injustice, no to exploitation of women, no to fake recall, no to Yahaya Bello and his allies.
“They (My people) came out en masse to resist government intimidation. We thank them for the massive show of love. We also thank our oppressors because their actions have now made them more unpopular while we gained more support.
“As more me, I will do more for my people. I will not betray them. I will continue to give my best and they should be rest- assured of our best representation all the time,” the Senator said.
Politics
President Tinubu sweeps 2027 APC Presidential ticket
The APC presidential ticket for the 2027 election is being contested by the incumbent President, and a businessman Stanley Osifo, prompting the party to conduct direct primaries to determine its flagbearer.
• Polls Rivers 280,082 vote •Osun 100,800 • Lagos 4,996
Incumbent President Bola Tinubu on Saturday recorded landslides victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary elections across major Nigerian states.
The APC presidential ticket for the 2027 election is being contested by the incumbent President, and a businessman Stanley Osifo, prompting the party to conduct direct primaries to determine its flagbearer.
The results from the direct primaries that were announced by states collation officers and tracked by ohibaba.com, shows that President Tinubu swept the majority votes.
Rivers State: Governor Siminalayi Fubara, declared that President Tinubu won the Rivers APC presidential primary with 280,082 vote whereas the only APC presidential contender in the race, Stanley Osifo, scored zero vote.
In Lagos, President Tinubu also polled 4,996 votes at his Ward L2 in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State.
Tinubu emerged overwhelmingly ahead in the exercise conducted at Ireti Nursery and Primary School, Mekwen Street, Off Queens Drive, Ikoyi, where party members gathered in large numbers to participate in the direct primary.
In Osun State, the President polled 100,880 votes to win the exercise against his opponent, Mr Stanley Osifo, who polled zero votes.
Declaring the result of the exercise in Osogbo on Saturday, the Osun State collation officer, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, who is the minister of marine and blue economy, commended party members for their peaceful conduct during the exercise.
He said that the party has 109,806 digitally registered members, out of which 100,880 were accredited for the exercise.
His words, “By the powers vested in me as the Collation Officer for Osun State, I hereby declare His Excellency Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, as the winner of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Primary Election 2026 in Osun State.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has cleared a total of 705 aspirants to contest various elective positions in the 2027 general elections as its primaries set to begin on Monday.
According to the party, 513 aspirants were cleared for the House of Representatives, while 80 were cleared for the Senate.
The National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a terse update, said the number of aspirants cleared for the various State Houses of Assembly is still being compiled by the state chapters of the party.
“Until the secretariat gets the full reports from the states, it would be difficult to give the figures for the State Assemblies,” the party stated.
The development indicates a significant level of interest within the ADC ahead of the 2027 polls, as the party positions itself as a major contender in the political space.
Politics
APC Presidential Primary: Massive turnout as Amosun, Gov Abiodun, Adeola join party faithfuls at wards, commend exercise
President Tinubu commended party members, governors and officials for the orderly conduct of the exercise across the country.
Photo: President Bola Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the APC presidential primary at his new ward in Ikoyi,Lagos
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, Former Governor of the State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, Consensus governorship candidate, Senator Olamilekan Adeola have hailed the conduct of the Presidential Primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the State.
The APC Chieftains at their various wards across the 20 local governments area of the State, joined the mammoth APC faithfuls crowd who gathered on a straight line through option A4, affirmed the candidacy of President Bola Tinubu as the Presidential candidate of APC in the coming 2027 general elections.
While speaking at their various locations, they described the massive turnout as a special and a demonstration that Nigerians are for President Tinubu and APC.
They also commended the peaceful conduct of the primary.
Earlier, President Bola Tinubu described the exercise as peaceful, transparent and a demonstration of internal democracy.
Tinubu spoke after participating in the exercise held at Ward L2, Ikoyi II, Ireti Primary School, Mekunwen Street, Ikoyi, Eti-Osa Local Government, Lagos, where thousands of party members had gathered for the presidential primary election.
President Tinubu commended party members, governors and officials for the orderly conduct of the exercise across the country.
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