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PDP House of Reps Aspirant Rejects Bauchi Primary Result
An aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency seat in Bauchi State, Godfrey Manasseh Marti, has rejected the outcome of the party’s primary election held on Sunday, insisting that no credible exercise took place in the constituency.
Marti made his position known on Monday during a press briefing held in reaction to the results announced by the chairman of the electoral committee, Ali Ibrahim.
Speaking under the theme “Unlawful Denial of Right to Participate in the PDP Primary for Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency,” Marti said he was unjustly excluded despite meeting all requirements to contest.
According to him, he duly purchased nomination and expression of interest forms, submitted all necessary documents, and paid the required fees within the stipulated timeline. However, he alleged that his name was removed from the list of cleared aspirants without explanation.
“I fulfilled all constitutional and party requirements to contest. Yet my name was arbitrarily excluded from the final list of cleared aspirants,” he said.
Marti further claimed that no screening report was issued to justify his exclusion, describing the development as a breach of the PDP Constitution, the party’s electoral guidelines, and provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) guaranteeing political participation.
He also alleged that the process reflects a broader pattern of exclusion in the constituency and called for reforms to ensure fairness and internal democracy.
The aspirant demanded an immediate reversal of his exclusion and urged the PDP leadership to reinstate him as a cleared contestant.
He also called for an independent investigation by the PDP National Working Committee into the screening and clearance process for the constituency.
Marti appealed to the party’s national leadership, including the National Working Committee (NWC), the Bauchi State PDP leadership, and the Board of Trustees, to urgently intervene, warning that unresolved grievances could undermine confidence in the party’s internal processes.
He reaffirmed his loyalty to the PDP, stressing that his concerns were aimed at strengthening the party rather than weakening it.
“This is not a fight against the party, but for the party. If we abandon our own rules, we lose the moral authority to lead,” he added.
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Breaking: Nigerian Workers Demand N300,000 Minimum Wage, FG Faces Fresh Salary Pressure
The Federal Workers Forum, FWF, has demanded an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000, noting that the current salary structure can no longer sustain civil servants amid Nigeria’s rising cost of living.
The Forum made the demand in a letter dated September 2, 2026, addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the National Assembly, with the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Head of the Civil Service of the Federation listed among the recipients.
The workers also proposed a new salary structure that would place the highest-paid Level 17 officer on a monthly salary of N1.5 million, while Level 1 Step 1 workers would earn N300,000.
“We call for justice and immediate wage review now, adjust the federal minimum wage to N300,000 and a maximum wage of N1.5m for the Level 17 officers,” the Forum said.
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The FWF argued that the Federal Government had not fully implemented the 2024 minimum wage agreement, claiming that federal workers had yet to receive the full consequential adjustment and associated allowances.
“It will surprise you to hear that the Federal Government has not fully implemented the new national minimum wage since July 2024. We have been in the battle for full consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage,” it said.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in August 2026, demanded an upward review of the minimum wage to N500,000.
In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu’s government increased the minimum wage to N70,000 per month from N30,000.
However, the cost of living for many Nigerians has tripled between 2024 and 2026.
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The Federal Government has said Nigeria will never support a military coup or any unconstitutional change of government, following claims that the country backed a failed coup attempt in the Niger Republic.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.
According to the statement, the claims circulating on social media are baseless and misleading.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria remained committed to democracy, constitutional rule and political stability in West Africa and would not support any attempt to remove a government through unconstitutional means.
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“Nigeria will never support illegality or unconstitutional change of government anywhere, no matter who is involved or which country is concerned,” he said.
The minister also rejected claims that Nigeria, through its membership of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), supported or endorsed the military takeover in Niger.
He said the Federal Government had already stated its position on the situation in Niger in an earlier statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 30, 2026.
According to him, Nigeria remains deeply concerned about developments in Niger and wants the country to return peacefully to stability and constitutional order.
Enikanolaiye said Nigeria’s close historical, cultural and fraternal ties with Niger made peace and stability in the neighbouring country particularly important.
“Nigerians at home and abroad should disregard the videos and narratives circulating online, they are intended to create confusion and tarnish Nigeria’s image,” the statement said.
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