Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has reportedly initiated a strategic move to replace Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The development follows simmering discontent among key APC figures in the North Central zone, where Ganduje’s predecessor, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, hails from.

Ganduje, who assumed the position after the removal of Senator Adamu amid internal party strife, now faces opposition from stakeholders who argue that the party’s constitution dictates that Adamu’s replacement should have emerged from the North Central zone.

Sources within the APC have disclosed that Governor Bello, whose eight-year tenure in Kogi State is nearing its end, is positioning himself as a viable successor to Ganduje.

The move is seen as a response to the dissatisfaction with Ganduje’s leadership, with critics pointing to perceived imbalances in appointments favouring the North West zone.

Jackson Lekan Ojo, a notable party chieftain, confirmed the internal discord while speaking to Daily Trust.

His words:

“It is very true. If the public sees it as a rumour, it is no longer a rumour. There are heavy moves to oust Ganduje. The appointments were lopsided. The North West, where Ganduje comes from, got the two ministers of defence.

That same zone got the deputy senate president. The same zone got the speaker of the House of Representatives. It equally got the national chairman of the party.

“Ab initio, there were a lot of controversies. A lot of persons and personalities, principalities and powers in the APC, Ganduje was not their choice candidate. Ganduje, was like, imposed by Mr. President because of the political relationship between them.

Mr. President himself should be able to sacrifice Ganduje now, if he is to become a stumbling block to him in 2027.

“Ganduje has no capacity to resist this. Right from the beginning, he was imposed by Mr. President, and an imposition that does not carry a lot of people along will not last. Abdullahi Adamu was imposed by the former president. Did he last? Omisore was imposed. Did he last? So let’s SEE out.”

Another source, who pleaded anonymity, said, “The game plan is to force Ganduje out of office before the next general elections. Plans are already on to force him out. Nothing is impossible in politics. You can’t rule this out.”

Dockaysworld gathered that before now, there were rumours that Governor Bello was planning to transition into the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, but a new monarch in the town has already emerged.

Arsenal are set to receive a huge boost ahead of the second half of the 2023/24 season with the return of Thomas Partey in line for late January.

The Ghanaian international, who has faced persistent injury challenges since his arrival in England, suffered a groin problem at the start of the current season.

Despite briefly returning to action in October, Partey encountered another setback with a long-term muscular injury. This unfortunate development led to his exclusion from Ghana’s final squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

However, recent reports from The Mirror indicate that the 30-year-old midfielder has displayed significant progress during his rehabilitation.

If all goes well, Thomas Partey could rejoin the Arsenal first team in time for their crucial Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on January 30.

This comes as a needed boost for the Gunners who currently find themselves in a challenging position in the league and are now out of England’s cup competitions this season, following a 0-2 defeat to Liverpool last weekend in the FA Cup and a series of defeats in the premier league and Carabao Cup to either take them out of the competition or stall their title charge.

With the arrival of Thomas Partey, Arsenal seem on course to have a real asset that could improve on their season form, particularly in midfield.

Popular Nigerian disc jockey, Florence Otedola, professionally known as DJ Cuppy, has said being a single, childless woman in her 30’s is terrible.

The daughter of successful Nigerian businessman, Femi Otedola, spoke in a tweet on her X account on Wednesday.

The Eagle Online recalls that DJ Cuppy had in December 2022 revealed she was engaged to a British boxer, Ryan Taylor.

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However, the marriage proposal, which Ryan made 25 days after they met, has been called off.

That was in July 2023.

Taking to her X handle on Wednesday, DJ Cuppy expressed her regret about being single and without a child.

She said she does exactly what she plans to do as there is no one to disrupt her schedule.

She tweeted: “Being a single, childless woman in her 30’s is terrible. 

“All I ever do is exactly what I want all the time.”