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FCT poll: Abure seeks INEC’s nod to submit LP candidates
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The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission to release the access code required for the upload of the party’s candidates ahead of the forthcoming Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections.
Abure made the appeal on Tuesday during the quarterly consultative meeting between the electoral commission and leaders of registered political parties in Abuja.
The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja.
The meeting, which was presided over by the acting INEC Chairman, Mrs. May Agbamuche-Mbu, was her first major engagement with party leaders since assuming office following the expiration of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu’s tenure.
During the session, Agbamuche-Mbu reportedly assured the Labour Party delegation that the commission would “look into the matter,” promising to review the party’s demand for the upload of its FCT candidates.
Accompanied by the National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim, Abure attended the meeting as the recognised national leader of the LP — a position recently reaffirmed by the courts after months of internal leadership tussle that had threatened to split the opposition platform.
While congratulating Agbamuche-Mbu on her appointment, Abure commended her leadership style, noting that her legal background would help restore institutional integrity to the commission.
He said, “Once lawyers are in the saddle of leadership, it reduces, and sometimes brings to an end, impunity and injustice to the system. Once lawyers are in charge, institutions are built and democracy continues to grow. This is exactly what has played out in the affairs of the party leadership.”
Abure also lauded INEC for recognising his leadership in line with the court’s pronouncement and urged the commission to act swiftly to enable the Labour Party to participate fully in the FCT polls.
According to him, “The party followed due process, issued notices to INEC, conducted primaries and the list is with the INEC. We therefore urge INEC to release the code to us so that we can upload our candidates and join in the ongoing campaign for the Area Council election.”
Expressing optimism about the commission’s future performance, Abure said he believed INEC under Agbamuche-Mbu would “do better, perform better, creditably, effectively, constitutionally and in accordance with the rule of law.”
According to him, such adherence would strengthen democracy and lay the foundation for credible elections in 2027.
The meeting was attended by the national chairmen and secretaries of all 18 registered political parties, alongside INEC national commissioners.
By Kayode Sanni-Arewa
Suspected bandits have kidnapped retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, former Director of Defence Information, and his wife on Matazu Road in Katsina State.
Security sources told PRNigeria that the couple was ambushed on Saturday morning, May 30, 2026, while travelling in a red Peugeot 504 saloon car.
The gunmen intercepted the vehicle and whisked the retired officer and his wife to an unknown location.
The driver escaped with gunshot wounds and is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital, a security source said.
The former DDI and his wife were waylaid by armed men on the route. The driver escaped with gunshot injuries and is receiving medical attention,” the source stated.
Security forces have launched search-and-rescue operations and deployed intelligence assets to track the abductors, according to the source. Official confirmation from the military was still pending at press time.
—Rising concern in Katsina—
The abduction comes amid persistent insecurity in parts of Katsina despite ongoing military operations against bandit groups in the North-West.
In recent years, several serving and retired security personnel have been targeted on highways linking Katsina to neighbouring states. PRNigeria reports that criminal groups now see high-profile individuals, including retired military officers, as lucrative targets.
Maj-Gen Abubakar served as Director of Defence Information and was one of the Nigerian military’s most visible spokespersons during the counterinsurgency campaign against Boko Haram.
The incident is expected to renew calls for stronger security along major highways and rural communities in Katsina, where residents continue to face kidnapping and banditry.
Credit :PRNigeria
Abia State Police Command has nabbed two suspects for conspiracy, attempted child theft and possession of hard drugs.
The Command which made this known on Saturday, named the suspects as Nzubechi Chinagorom and Chinonso Chibundu, indigenes of Olokoro, Umuahia South LGA of the Abia State.
In a statement signed by DSP Maureen Chinaka, the Police Public Relations Officer, the Command said its officers apprehended the suspects through actionable intelligence, in collaboration with Olokoro vigilante personnel.
She stated that the suspects went to the residence of one Miss Amarachi Chinyereugo and attempted to forcibly take away her two-week-old baby girl.
DSP Chinaka said that the Nzubechi Chinagorom allegedly stabbed the nursing mother with a kitchen knife during a struggle, causing the baby to fall and hit her head on ground.
The police spokesperson said that the two suspects fled from the scene and ran into a nearby bush on realizing that the nursing mother, Miss Amarachi Chinyereugo cried out for help.
She added that the suspects were later apprehended at a bus stop
where they had reportedly gone to take hard drugs.
“The mother and child were immediately rushed to the hospital, where they received treatment and have since recovered.
“The suspects were apprehended, exhibits were recovered and investigation has been conducted at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID). Suspects will be charged to court on 2/06/2026,” Chinaka said.
Ex-Minister of Labour and Productivity, SellJoel Ikenya, has been declared winner of the governorship primaries conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Taraba State.
Mr Felix Hyat, the chairman of the election committee, who announced the results in Jalingo on Saturday, said Ikenya scored 34,173, to defeat Mr Dinshiya Usman, who polled 4,853.
Hyat, who described the exercise as free, fair and transparent, commended the state working committee of the party for the peaceful conduct.
Ikenya, in his acceptance speech, pledged to revive Taraba to her days of glory if elected governor in 2027.
“I will transform Taraba; I will change the state from salary base, to an industrialised state.
“My desire is to also revive the state infrastructure and attract more investors to boost the economy,” he said.
The governorship candidate, however, denied the allegations of factional PDP in Taraba.
“There is no factional PDP in Taraba; I don’t know where the other people are coming from.
“PDP in Taraba is one, and we do not have any faction in the state. We are working as one united family to reclaim our mandate from Gov. Agbu Kefas of the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that, the Nyesom Wike led faction of the party had recently declared senator Emmanuel Bwacha as its governorship candidate in Taraba.
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