APC Governors step up plot against Oshiomhole
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who want Comrade Adams Oshiomhole out as the party’s national chairman, are unrelenting in their avowed mission. Their latest move is their resolve to bribe members of the influential organs of the party, particularly the National Executive Council (NEC). Sentry gathered that the governors involved in the plot, including one who wants to be running mate to a northern governor, are already dangling huge sums of money before the party’s NEC members. Their main grouse, it was learnt, is that their presidential ambition would be difficult to realise as
Akeredolu Keeps Mum As APC Govs Shouted at One Another Over Oshiomhole’s Removal
As governors meeting with Buhari ended in stalemate Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State was among the governors who sat on the fence as Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress exchanged hot words and shouted at one another during last Thursday’s meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, with some of them demanding the removal of the party national chairman Adams Oshiomhole; while others insisted on his stay in office, Daily Trust learnt from top party sources at the weekend. The meeting ended in stalemate and when the governors emerged from the meeting, none of them agreed to speak to newsmen.Vice
BREAKING: APC Governors Ask Oshiomhole To Resign
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have expressed dissatisfaction with the various crisis currently rocking the party and have demanded that the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole convene a National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting or resign immediately. The governors under the aegis of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) specifically mentioned the ongoing political battle between the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and Oshiomhole himself among many others across the country. The APC in Edo State on Tuesday suspended the APC National Chairman over what it termed as “his role in the crisis rocking the state
What APC Governors Said About Ministerial List After Meeting Buhari
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum at the State House, Abuja. According to the Nation, the governors said the issue of the ministerial list was not part of their discussion with the President, who they maintained has the prerogative to assemble members of his cabinet. The President, the Forum said, should appoint whosoever he wishes. The Nation reports that Kebbi State Governor Atiku Bagudu, who doubles as the Forum’s deputy chairman, told State House reporters at the end of their parley with the President that the constitution of Buhari’s cabinet was not discussed.
Senate Leadership: APC Governors Move To Avert Divided House
Determined to avert a crisis in the 9th National Assembly, All Progressives Congress (APC) governors have waded into the row over choice of principal officers, especially the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The race for Senate President is being hotly contested by the Senate Leader, Dr. Ahmad Lawan; the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Sen. Danjuma Goje, and a former Senate Leader, Sen. Ali Ndume. A team raised by the governors may this week hold talks with Goje, who is rated as the favourite of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The
2019: More APC Chieftains, Govs, Lawmakers, Cabinet Members, Set To Dump Party
In the past few weeks, the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a great loss as some of its members, ranging from governors, senators, house of representatives' members, state lawmakers, local government chairmen and some party chieftains resigned their membership of the party and defected to the Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The last of its kind were the defection of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Ambassador Ahmed Ibeto and the Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed, who joined the array of defectors yesterday to bid farewell to the ruling party (APC) by moving to the PDP. Investigation by starnews
