A former Commissioner for Information in Plateau State, Yakubu Dati, has raised concerns over the pressure state governors face to attend private social functions such as weddings and funerals, a trend he says detracts from their governance duties.

Speaking on Sunrise, a Channels Television programme aired on Saturday, Dati noted that a segment of the public evaluates governors not by the development projects they execute, but by their presence at social events.

“Some people use governors’ attendance at weddings and burials to measure performance,” he said, highlighting the misplaced priorities of some constituents.

Despite this, Dati acknowledged that several governors are working diligently to provide basic infrastructure and services to citizens, especially in light of the economic difficulties currently facing the nation.

He urged the public to refocus attention on leadership performance in terms of policy delivery and public service, rather than ceremonial appearances.

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has stated that any politician advocating to serve only a single term in office “needs psychiatric examination.”

He made the remarks during the Anambra South endorsement rally as he campaigned for his second term in office.

Governor Soludo challenged proponents of the single‑term idea, asking:

“Tell me where in the world a politician has only served one term.”

He emphasized that the Nigerian Constitution permits a maximum of two terms, not one, making the push for a single term unfounded and unnecessary even from a legal standpoint.

Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has ordered all APC members in the state to return to their respective wards for a membership revalidation exercise beginning August 4, 2025.

Announcing the initiative during his inaugural visit to the party secretariat in Uyo, Eno disclosed that registers will be distributed through ward chairmen, with the exercise set to run for approximately one month.

“A register will be sent to all the wards through the ward chairmen, and the exercise will commence on August 4, 2025, and will last for about a month to give room to all interested persons to register.”

He emphasized the importance of participation regardless of status. The process will be followed by digital capturing by the national secretariat.

“The membership registration was very essential to ascertain the actual members of the party … everyone, irrespective of his or her status, should take part in the process, which will be followed by a digital capturing by the national secretariat of the party.”

Eno also announced a forthcoming Federal Government empowerment initiative, allocating benefits on a one-per-ward basis.

He said “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu means well for this country. Some of us know what he went through when he took over and today, two years after, things are stabilising.”

“We need to support him. We believe that he is stabilising the economy. As a governor, we can tell you that he is releasing money for the state, that’s why we are doing projects, not owing contractors and paying gratuities.”

Eno expressed appreciation to party members for their support, reaffirming his commitment to the “ARISE Agenda” and progress made over the past two years:

“Today, we have come as part of our familiarisation with the party office. We started with the party structure. We met with the stakeholders. We are now at the party office to pay respect to the party because party is supreme.”

“To all of you that have given us the support to have transitioned easily, I am here today to thank those who have believed in good governance, who have believed in the ARISE Agenda and all of the little progress we have been able to make in the last two years.”

As part of the visit, the governor inaugurated a 10-member committee tasked with securing land and funds to deliver a suitable APC secretariat for Akwa Ibom.

Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has publicly admitted that his past support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a profound mistake. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, he declared “Once I was blind, now I can see. I regret in totality.”

Melaye, who joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on July 31 after resigning from the PDP, likened his past political alignment to an “unholy tendency.”

“Just like you confess your sins daily in the Lord’s prayer, I ask for forgiveness. Anyone who has moved with the devil, anyone who has aligned with an unholy tendency, should regret it.”

He condemned the APC-led administration for driving Nigeria into economic hardship, describing the situation as both visible and unbearable:

“You don’t need a prophet to tell you what is happening in this country. It is visible even to the blind and audible to the deaf.”

“The hunger in the land is shattered. People are dying of malnutrition in rural communities.”

Melaye went further to warn “Take a trip today to your village and just announce that you want to share two bags of rice. If you are not careful, there will be dead casualties from the struggle to get something.”

Looking ahead to the 2027 election, Melaye expressed confidence that the ADC will present a credible alternative, capable of defeating President Bola Tinubu:

“Especially those of us in the ADC, we need to create a comfortable, stable platform. I believe that platform will produce a candidate that will unseat President Ahmed Bola Tinubu in 2027.”

When asked about supporting any presidential hopeful such as Atiku Abubakar, Melaye remained cautious:

“I will not be talking about a presidential candidate or preference for anybody until we get the party completely stabilised and organise a transparently honest convention.”

He nevertheless commended Atiku “What Atiku is doing is rescuing this country, bringing together men of honour and valour to correct and palliate the satanic manifestation of the APC.”

Melaye asserted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been compromised by the APC:

“PDP has been purchased by APC. PDP is a parastatal of the APC. PDP is a department of the APC. In fact, they take dates for NEC meetings and dates for when to have NWC from the [Presidential] Villa.”

Criticizing PDP governors, he questioned “Are these governors acting like opposition governors? Are they playing opposition roles as governors? Those who remain in the PDP are holding fort for the APC.”