Edo Election: Rivers, Zamfara and Bayelsa experience Must not repeat itself – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State to avoid the experiences of Rivers, Bayelsa and Zamfara States. The President stated this when he received the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni. Others he received were the Chairman of Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, and APC Campaign Chairman for Edo State elections and Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje. at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
BREAKING: APC Clears Ize-Iyamu to contest party’s primary …adopts direct primary for Edo
The coast is now clear for Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to contest for the governorship ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Thursday night granted him a waiver to participate at the party’s primary. The committee also adopted direct primary option for the emergency of the party’s flagbearer for September 19, 2020 Edo State governorship election. A source at the meeting which ran into late hours of Thursday night said NWC granted waiver for the former Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Edo State government in
APC, PDP clash over Nigeria’s drift into one-party state
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got a knock from the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the former’s allegation that the ruling party was railroading the country into a one-party state. The opposition party said the APC attempt will fail. According to the PDP, the deliberate muzzling of the judicial and legislative arms by the executive is a recipe for dictatorship. But, the APC chided the PDP for failing in playing the role of a formidable opposition. The PDP, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said, should blame no one else, but itself. Get the latest news at your fingertips
We “APC” are out to fight poverty – Osibanjo
The primary objective of forming the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2014 was to fight poverty among the larger Nigerian population, especially the most vulnerable and the poor. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the weekend at the fifth edition of the Airtel Touching Lives in Lagos. Get the latest news at your fingertips by Downloading our news App via Google Play Store He said the writers of the party’s manifesto, including himself, decided that APC’s workbook must include a social safety initiative for Nigerians. Osinbajo recalled that during its formative stage, the APC realised the need for government to
Ondo 2020: Why we want omoba Jimmy Odimayo as our next governor
By Adewale Omojuwa Listed below are some of the attributes we have fallen in love with in Omoba Jimmy Odimayo. APC governorship Aspirant, Omoba Jimmy Odimayo YOUTH: It's not a mistake that Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the "Not Too Young To Run" Bill into law. This bill has opened up the space for young people who have been constantly told are future leaders to actually be the today’s leaders. We in Ondo state have decided to show that we have a competent young mind who has what it takes to drive us to the ‘Next Level of Governance’. We
APC To Win More Igbo States Before 2023 – Ohaneze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo said on Wednesday that a greater number of states in Igboland would be won by the All Progressives Congress before the 2023 general election. The Secretary-General of the apex body of Ndigbo, Uche Okwukwu, made this remark in a congratulatory message to the new Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, on his victory at the Supreme Court, describing the verdict as well considered. Okwukwu explained that with Uzodinma’s victory, Ndigbo were happy that the APC had enlarged its political space in Igboland. Ohanaeze’s message came barely 24 hours after the Supreme Court declared the Oru East-born politician the
“An acceptance of failure and lack of capacity” – PDP on presidency’s successor comment
The Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday described as an acceptance of failure and lack of capacity, the Presidency’s continuous reference to a presidential successor, less than a year into the second term of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The PDP also alleged that the Buhari regime had no capacity to manage the affairs of a nation as complex as Nigeria. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He said Buhari’s apprehension that his party, the All Progressives Congress, could fizzle out before 2023 was also a weighty forewarning
APC NWC pardons Akeredolu, Amosun, Okorocha, others
lifts suspension The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has announced the lifting of the suspension of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state. The committee also lifted the suspension of former governor of Ogun state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his Imo counterpart, Senator Rochas Okorocha. The NWC at its meeting also lifted the suspension of the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu and former Minister of Niger Delta Affaira, Usani Uguru Usani. Credit: The Punch
APC: Nigeria needs better opposition to replace PDP
Nigeria needs am more vibrant opposition party than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. It challenged other opposition political parties to fill the gap the PDP is allegedly not fulfilling. In a statement yesterday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC said: “This is exactly our fear. Is this not a confirmation of APC’s earlier position that Nigeria was fast becoming a one-party state as a result of the rudderless and soulless PDP, Nigeria’s supposed main opposition party? “No doubt, our country deserves a strong and vibrant opposition to
2019 Presidential Election: APC Hails Dismissal Of PDP’s Appeal By Supreme Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar against President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 presidential election victory. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, described the judgement as ‘apt’, adding that the judiciary stood firm in stating that the appeal lacked merit. A 7-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Wednesday, dismissed Atiku’s appeal for lacking in merit, after going through all the documents and exhibits filed in the case
