Reject Association of Poverty Creators, Tofowomo Tells Arogbo Community
Senatorial Candidate of the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo South, Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, has called on the good people of Arogbo community in Ondo State to reject the ruling APC which he described as "the Association of Poverty Creators" ahead of the forthcoming general election. PDP Rally Led by Nicholas Tofowomo and Hon. Kolade Akinjo at Arogbo Community, Ondo State Tofowomo made this call yesterday at a political rally organised by the PDP in Arogbo, Ondo-State. He described the APC as a party of "non achievement, saying that, they represent backwardness, poverty, stagnation, and herdsmen. He promised to
Ondo 2019: Bitire Declares For Assembly
Former chairman of Okitipupa local government of Ondo State, Hon. Solomon Bitire, has declared intention to represent the peoples' of Okitipupa constituency II in Ondo State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State. Declaring his intention at the party's secretariat in Okitipupa town of Ondo State, Bitire sought the support of all the leaders of the party in his constituency towards the realisation of his ambition. According to Bitire : "Okitipupa constituency II needs a grass root politician who is very close to the people. We need a representative who resides with the downtrodden at
2019: OBJ Visits Afenifere, “Says Nigeria Must Be Rescued Before It Collapses “
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo today visited the leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, at the house of Pa Reuben Fasoranti in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Obasanjo said: “I remember visiting Pa Abraham Adesanya thrice in Lagos before the 1999 election and I was asked to join Afenifere and Alliance for Democracy then, but I told them that AD was a cul-de-sac." “Pa Abraham told me that if I joined, things would change; but I refused to join them. I went back the second time, but they refused to work for my emergence." “I went there again the third time,
2019: Tension In Aso Rock As APC Records Parallel Congresses In Many States
In what look like a palpable fear in the camp of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019 general election in Nigeria, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transport has hurriedly placed a phone called to the President, informing him of the danger of parallel Congresses held by the party, APC , and the threat it posed to the second term bid of the President if the crisis is not brought under control with timeliness; Star news has authoritatively learnt. The authoritative source who is very close to the minister of transport has also hinted Starnews that the body language
APC Crisis:Oyegun, Others Boycott Congress In Edo
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, the Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Alhaji Kabiru Adjoto, and some leaders of the party loyal to Oyegun were absent at the party’s state Congress held on Saturday in Edo State. All the party executive members were elected through affirmation by the delegates after a consensus arrangement. Our correspondent gathered that 70 per cent of the incumbent state executive members were returned while the former Woman Leader in the state, Aisosa Amadasun, was named the Organising Secretary. Details later
Just In: APC Disobey Court Order, Hold Secret Congress Imo State
The All Progressives Congress (APC) held a secret Congress in an undisclosed location in Imo State of Nigeria despite the court order by a Federal High Court sitting in Owerri not to hold the party Congress in Imo State. Recall that the Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital has stopped the APC from going ahead with the state congress slated for Saturday (today) upon a court case instituted by five members of the party in the state. Details later...
America Is Interested In Ekiti Governorship Election —Envoy
The American Government has again said it expects nothing less than credible and fair exercise in the July 14 governorship poll in Ekiti State, saying it will closely monitor events, before, during and after the poll. This was stated in Ado-Ekiti by the Political/Economic Chief, United States Consulate, Lagos, Mr Osman Tat, during a courtesy visit to the State Governor, Chief Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, on Thursday, the envoy was quoted as saying that the conduct of the poll should set a higher
2019 :Ondo APC May Settle For Yele Omogunwa In Ondo South
A close associate of governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has confidentially told Starnews.com.ng that governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has alledgely given nod to the second term bid of senator Yele Omogunwa to contest for second term as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo south in the forth coming 2019 State and National assemblies election in Nigeria. The reliable source hinted our correspondent that the governor told some close party leaders in Ondo State APC to work for the emmergence of the serving senator of Ondo South, senator Omogunwa as the candidate of APC in Ondo
Kaduna Poll: PDP Floors Elrufai In 5 LGs As 4 LGs Pending
The official results declared by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (SIECOM) indicates that the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has won 5 local governments while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading with 12 local governments in the just concluded local government election in Kaduna State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that 3 local government election results are still pending while the election of Chukin local government was declared inconclusive. NAN also said that election did not hold in Jaba and Kaura local government areas of Kaduna State. See details below as reported by NAN: In Kubau, Muhammed Tukur Bashir, the
