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Musings With Abdullahi Adamu And Abubakar Kyari As Allies.
By: Inuwa Bwala
Now that the battle seems to be over in seeking for the soul of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, the new National Working Committee, under the leadership of my boss, Senator Abdullahi Adamu must have awaken to the realities of the war tomorrow.
The party does not need a soothsayer to know that the actual war is still ahead and it promises to be as daunting as never before.
With over seventy officers returned as members, the perceptions that came with each of the new hands must give way to a new realignment and narrative with equally new tact.
Pre-convention alliances presuppose that, each of them carried the burden of particular interests and each with seeming idiosyncratic mannerisms and psyche: but against the expectations from Mr President, party stakeholders and Nigerians, Adamu needs a thorough sift from the motley crowd in selecting his first eleven.
The circumstances of Adamu’s emergence make his assignment more of a task, than it is of leadership only.
This is more so, when there is little time to address all issues before facing the primary assignment ahead.
It is not impossible to go with everybody, but it is not possible to carry the views of everybody in this quest, seeking for party’s survival.
I know Abdullahi Adamu fairly well, just as I know Abubakar Kyari, the Deputy Chairman, North well, and can vouch for their individual capabilities.
I also know as a matter of fact that they have also worked together very closely and must have clearly defined their targets as team players. Bringing them together in the National Working Committee of the party at the top level is a compatible combination, with very high potentials for good results.
I have always advocated for the emergence of a highly intellectually studded leadership for the APC, which could be the antidote for the challenging combination in the opposition People’s Democratic party, PDP.
With Adamu and Kyari, combining with others who I might not known well, I think every party will be given the run for their money; including the emergent third force.
Reasoning together between Adamu and Kyari could be the best end of the seeming leadinrship quagmire of the APC, which is still smarting from months of internal wranglings. While Adamu brings forth the the benefits of his age and wisdom, experience and dogdeness to combine with Kyari’s youthful dynamism, vibrance, pragmatism and capabilities, the party ends up with a kind if triumph, that could beat the permutations of skeptics.
Adamu has been long enough on the national political circles, and one does not need to go and tell Nigerians what he is capable of doing. Those who dismiss him as a spent force did so at a very expensive cost, as those of us who know him can say, that Adamu is the type that will die standing.
I have followed him through the thick of his battles to know, that, Abdullahi Adamu never call it quits, rather, he pursues that which he believes in, even if he finds out that he is the only one left fighting that cause.
That he was given the title of Sarkin Yakin Keffi, before he was elevated as the Turakin Keffi, presupposes that Adamu is a fighter, as such titles are not conferred on cowards.
Many people may not have known Abubakar Kyari, though they may have heard about him and his exploits.
I may not have much to add to Kyari’s introduction, more than what former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda said of him while mounting the podium to announce his withdrawal from the race for the office of the Deputy National Chairman, North and to endorse the candidature if Senator Abubakar Kyari.
He described Kyari as his younger brother: young, dynamic, pragmatic, vibrant and capable. Short as that remark was, I am sure even as a tall man, Kyari could not have gotten a concise resume, than this.
Those who monitor happenings in the Senate could attest to the fact that, Abubakar Kyari has been visible in debates, moving motions and passing of bills. But for the necessity of his service to his party, the people of Borno North would have been reluctant in allowing Kyari to go.
The days ahead will put to test President Muhammadu Buhari’s thesis of bringing this two gentlemen into the leadership of the APC, in the party’s drive to reposition for the the war tomorrow.
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to maintain the status quo in a dispute over the party’s candidates emerging from the Benue State APC primaries for the 2027 general election.
The order was made on Thursday by Justice Inyang Ekwo during proceedings in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1429/2026, filed by Engr. Sesugh Akaagba and other aggrieved APC candidates from Benue State against the APC and INEC.
The plaintiffs had, through an ex parte motion filed on July 5, 2026, sought six interim reliefs, including an order restraining the APC from substituting its validly nominated candidates in Benue State through its June 29, 2026 correspondence, or any subsequent communication, to INEC, pending determination of the substantive suit.
They also sought an order compelling the APC to immediately transmit to INEC the names of candidates validly nominated during the primaries monitored by the electoral commission.
When the matter first came up on July 8, 2026, the court declined to grant the interim application immediately, directing both APC and INEC to appear and respond before any decision was taken. The matter was adjourned to July 16.
At Thursday’s proceedings, counsel representing the APC and INEC were present in court, while the plaintiffs were represented by Mohammed Ndarani, SAN, alongside his legal team.
In his ruling, Justice Ekwo held that since issues had been joined by the parties particularly with INEC now before the court, the defendants were required by law to preserve the subject matter of the litigation pending determination of the substantive suit.
When counsel to the plaintiffs urged the court to caution APC and INEC against taking any further action that could affect the disputed list of candidates, the judge responded that it was “not a matter of advice but of law,” stressing that the defendants were bound to maintain the status quo.
The court consequently restrained APC and INEC from taking any action capable of altering the disputed list of candidates pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The defendants did not object to the restraining order.
At the commencement of proceedings, the court noted that all parties had voluntarily submitted to its jurisdiction by duly filing and exchanging their respective processes.
It held that there was no procedural or jurisdictional impediment to the expeditious determination of the substantive action, and directed that the matter be heard without further delay.
In furtherance of the objective of preserving the res and safeguarding the efficacy of the judicial process, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the hearing and final determination of the substantive suit, restraining any act or omission capable of prejudicing the rights of the parties or rendering the proceedings nugatory.
The court further directed that INEC be served forthwith with the originating and all consequential processes.
The effect of the subsisting order is that INEC is restrained from tampering with the existing list of candidates pending final determination of the suit, and from receiving, recognising, or acting upon any purported substituted list of National Assembly candidates from Benue State submitted by the APC.
The matter was adjourned to July 21, 2026, for hearing of the substantive suit.
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and former First Lady Patience Ibifaka Jonathan recently celebrated a significant family milestone as they attended the graduation ceremony of their son, Ariara Goodluck Jonathan, at Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom.
The proud parents joined family members and well-wishers to witness Ariara receive his degree, marking the successful completion of his academic programme. The occasion was filled with joy as the Jonathan family commemorated the achievement, highlighting the importance they place on education and personal development.
The graduation ceremony attracted warm congratulatory messages from friends, associates, and admirers, who wished the graduate continued success in his future endeavours.
The Following names joined the political family of Sen. Dr. George Akume today after leaving the sinking Alia ship .
Under the leadership of Barr. Emmanuel Jime .
The are ;
Chief Nelson Alapa
Douglas pepe SAN senatorial Aspirant zone A,
Engr Peter Ashiekaa
QS Clement Beetseh
Former commissioners
Joy Luga
Ann itodo
Barr martins Shaagee
Miss Dorcas
Prof Usar Joseh
Prof Cephas Tushima
Chief Patrick Idoko
Hon Patience Akor
Hon Fred Idoko
Hon Lawrence Ekpo Onoja Jnr
Hon Andrew Abah
Hon Agbo Innocent Ikwumonu
Hon Simon Omachoko
Hon David Egboja
Dr John Garba
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