ALHAJI Gbenga Ashafa is the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) senatorial candidate for Lagos East Senatorial District. In this interview Ashafa dismissed insinuations making the round that he was drafted into the Senatorial race to spite the outgoing Senate Deputy Minority leader, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora.

The first round of elec tions is less than a month away. Most Nigerians are more than ever determined to ensure that only those endorsed by them during the elections are returned as winners in the forthcoming elections.

OKPOKO, the densely populated area of Ogbaru local government area in Anambra North senatorial zone stood still last week when the campaign train of Senator Joy Emodi touched ground.

THE forthcoming senatorial election in Bayelsa State may be full of upsets and surprises as leading opposition parties – the Labour Party (LP) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) are poised to break the PDP dominance in the predominantly riverine state.

The senatorial races in Ebonyi State have unfolded to straight contests restricted to present and former members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Former members of the PDP are contesting against the PDP using mainly the platforms of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).