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Barely a year to the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State, the two leading political parties in the state; the ruling All Progressives Congress and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party are still entangled in a political quagmire. Raheem Akingbolu who has been following the political trends in the state reckons that issues like zoning, godfatherism and internal rumbling within the two parties are giving stakeholders great concern Who succeeds Fayemi among scores of his aides? Will the Fayose...

9 min read By OKECHUKWU PEACE It is barely 24 hours to the highly-anticipated Nigerian general elections that has been described as a keenly contested battle between two giants yet a winner won’t emerge until after the last vote has been counted. In another 48 hours, a winner is expected to be declared by the Prof. Attahiru Jega led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The tension leading up to the big day has come with a lot of drama and uncertainty from different corners. Bles...

ANALYSIS: Inside the endless crises in Southwest PDP The PDP controls just one of six South-west states but its seemingly unresolvable crises may lead to even the loss of that state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had planned to hold its zonal congresses this weekend. That of the South-west was, however, rescheduled for Monday in Osogbo, Osun State, following a disagreement over the initial arrangement to hold the event in Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday. Like that of the South-west, that o...

Sharp reactions have begun to trail the action of the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, for endorsing the State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Bisi Kolawole, as the party’s flagbearer ahead of the 2022 poll.

My Oyelese warns that the PDP may lose Oyo State in 2023 if the crisis between Fayose and Makinde is not resolved in time.