The All Progressives Congress, APC, has inaugurated the National Campaign Council for the Ekiti state governorship
election.

The National Chairman of the party, Prof Nentawe Yilwatda, did the inauguration on on Wednesday leading members of the National Working Committee, NWC,

At the inauguration, Yilwatda commended the members of the Council for accepting the crucial responsibility.

He said he was confident that their wealth of experience, commitment, and dedication would significantly strengthen the APC’s campaign machinery and deliver yet another electoral victory for the party.

According to him, the composition of the Council underscores the APC’s dedication to inclusivity, unity, and collective success.

The National Secretary of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, Sunday Ogini, has accused the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Joash Amupitan, of incompetence.

Ogini made the claim on Wednesday while fielding questions on News Central Television.

He said that INEC’s chairman’s legal interpretations reveal incompetence in managing court rulings.

“Amupitan is not competent as a professor of law. The incompetence of Amupitan will cost us this democracy if we keep quiet.

“This leadership tussle in the NNPP, we were able to secure valid court judgment that affirmed the leadership of the Bito Abu-led executive, which I am the secretary.

“We got that judgment at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and the Appeal Court in Owerri also confirmed us. Do you need to go to Harvard University to know that you, as the unbiased umpire, must obey court order and valid judgment?

“Amupitan is incompetent. I am telling you here. I met him one on one. We discussed on this matter. I want Nigerians to know the incompetence of Amupitan today,” he said.

President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has said that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, is not a match for the president.

Onanuga said Obi isn’t at the same level with Tinubu because he hasn’t demonstrated original and genuine thinking.

Posting on X, Onanuga claimed that the former Anambra State governor has failed demonstrate proper leadership.

He wrote: “Peter Obi has never demonstrated original or genuine thinking.

“Nigeria needs a leader who can think and act in ways that go beyond what most people can understand, someone who has shown they can deeply think through problems and take real action.

“Peter Obi isn’t as strong as President Bola Tinubu, and they aren’t even in the same category.”