Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has charged Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, to concentrate on helping his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, prepare for life after office.

Uzodimma said Davido should not direct any appeal at him ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election in Osun State, stressing that Adeleke will lose.

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday officially unveiled Abba John Abba as its deputy governorship candidate for the 2027 Benue governorship election, completing the party’s governorship ticket ahead of the polls.

The unveiling ceremony, held at Nam Hall & Resort, Makurdi, attracted members of the party’s National Working Committee, state executives, stakeholders, traditional leaders, supporters and other dignitaries.

Unveiling the deputy governorship candidate, the Benue State Chairman of the ADC, Rt. Hon. Samson Okwu, described Abba as an accomplished legal practitioner, administrator and grassroots politician whose nomination followed extensive consultations and a transparent selection process.

Okwu expressed confidence that the governorship ticket of Herman Iorwase Hembe and Abba John Abba possessed the competence, integrity and vision required to provide purposeful leadership and restore hope to the people of Benue State.

In his acceptance speech, Abba thanked the leadership of the party for the confidence reposed in him, describing his nomination as “a call to greater service.”

He pledged unwavering loyalty to the party and the governorship candidate, promising to work towards the faithful implementation of the ADC manifesto, with priority attention to security, healthcare, education, agriculture, youth empowerment and transparent governance.

“I call on every son and daughter of Benue State to join us in this noble mission of rebuilding our state. Together, we can secure our future and usher in a new era of peace, prosperity, and shared progress,” Abba said.

The unveiling officially completes the ADC’s governorship ticket for the 2027 election, with party leaders expressing optimism that the Hembe-Abba team would present a formidable challenge in the race for the Benue Government House.

Crisis in the Adamawa State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has deepened, with rival factions now openly challenging each other over the leadership of the party.

The crisis, which came to a head on Wednesday, August 5, after reports emerged that the state chairman of the party, Jonah Theman Kalpenge, had been suspended, took another turn on Thursday when executives opposed to the move rejected the suspension.

In the latest development, executives loyal to the chairman described the purported suspension as unconstitutional and of no effect.

At a meeting attended by state and local government executives in Yola, the party leaders insisted that the suspension was “drama and child’s play” and reiterated that the process violated the provisions of the party’s constitution.

The executives resolved to constitute a five-member disciplinary committee to investigate the conduct of members who participated in the “unlawful” meeting that led to the purported suspension.

The committee is chaired by Dauda Peter, with Yahuza Kabiru, Hauwa Musa, Sarah Sunday and Moses Gaji serving as members.

The committee was directed to invite the affected members—Kamalludeen Jibrilla Aliyu, Suleiman Abdulkareem, Andrew Adamu, Abubakar Aliyu and Tufanus Daniel—to appear before it at the party’s state secretariat in Yola on Saturday, August 8, 2026.

The Labour Party, which has outspoken politician Senator Ishaku Abbo as its governorship candidate for the 2027 election, has once again been thrown into internal turmoil. The current crisis mirrors the internal divisions that destabilised the party in the build-up to the 2023 general election.