The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said the party will allow the court to resolve the political dispute between former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha and the incumbent governor, Hope Uzodinma.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Yilwatda disclosed this on Monday night during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme.

Speaking on the disagreement between the two politicians, the APC chairman said the party was taking steps behind the scenes to manage the situation but would not interfere with the court process.

He said, “We will allow the court to settle it, but behind the scenes, we are doing management of the case.

“The report I have of all the political parties, you don’t have one tenth of it. I have my intelligence around everybody. I filter data from all.

“There is no political party that does not have a research unit, and the research unit goes as low as scavenging for data.”

Meanwhile, Yilwatda has said the decision on whether former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, will retain the position of Senate President after the 2027 general election rests with the Senate.

According to him, the APC has no preferred candidate for the position, as senators will decide who leads the chamber.

He added that the party would only be responsible for presenting the Majority Leader.

“You know that the Senate will determine it. Let’s wait for the election first. I don’t have anybody in mind. The Senate will determine who they want to make Senate President. We, as a party, will only just bring the Majority Leader,” he said.

Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has rejected calls for him to support the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, or any other Igbo politician contesting in the 2027 general election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Kalu made this known on Monday while responding to questions during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme.

The former Abia State governor dismissed expectations that he should support Obi or other candidates contesting outside the All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that his political loyalty remains with the ruling party.

The senator maintained that he had no reason to campaign for candidates belonging to other political parties, adding that he believes the political interests of the South-East should be pursued through the APC.

He said, “I’m not in the political party where they are contesting. Why should they call my name? I mean, they shouldn’t. Why should they call? No, they are just being idiotic.

“I was in PDP, I was in PPA, and my third political party is APC. So if I’m in this practice and you want me to go and support somebody in APGA, you must be sick in your mind. You must be dreaming.

“I am a member of APC, pure and direct. Yeah, leave me there. I don’t have any interest. If Igbos have interest, [and] they don’t want to pursue [it in] APC; that is their business. There’s no other place the interest will be pursued except where I am.”

Senator representing Abia North, Orji Kalu, has ruled out any plans to lobby President Bola Tinubu for the position of Senate President.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Kalu made this known on Monday during an interview on Arise Television’s Prime Time programme, where he said he was satisfied with his current position but would gladly accept the Senate Presidency if Tinubu offered it to him.

The former Abia State governor maintained that he would not approach the President to seek the position, stressing that he had never made such a request and had no intention of doing so.

“If I’m given Senate presidency in my house, I would take it. I’m not going to ask anybody for it. I’m very comfortable with what I do.

“I can’t say no if he (Tinubu) is the one giving me. Yeah, I would take the gift. But I won’t ask him for it. I have never asked him, and I won’t ask him for it,” he said.

Kalu, however, explained that his immediate priority was to continue serving in the Senate, making laws and preparing younger politicians to take over leadership from the current generation.

He identified God and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by President Tinubu, as his top priorities, adding that he had no personal political ambition at the moment.

“For me, I want to do what I’m doing. The first priority is God. The second priority is the leadership of our party. The leader of the party is President Tinubu. And thirdly, I have no ambition. If anything is given to me, I will take.

“Let me be honest with you. If you allow me in the near future, I will groom younger people to take over from us. I’ve always said that we must not sit in one place. You can be president any time if God says yes; you can be anything, anytime,” he added.