The All Progressives Congress, APC, has fixed N100 million for its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morgan, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja, on Wednesday. Earlier, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the APC transferred its powers to the National Working Committee (NWC). APC’s NEC transferred its power to NWC under the leadership of its National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu for the next 90 days. National Secretary of APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore told the gathering that Senate President, Ahmed Lawan moved the motion and was seconded by Governor Nasir El-rufai.
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The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Executive Council, NEC, on Wednesday transferred power to its National Working Committee, NWC, for 90 days. NEC transferred its powers to the NWC under the leadership of the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. National Secretary of APC, Senator Iyiola Omisore told the gathering that Senate President Ahmed Lawan moved the motion and was seconded by Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna. With this, APC NWC will now take decisions that might require the intervention of the NEC meeting. The decision was taken after the Party Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi, warned against the illusion that it could…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulahi Adamu has said that the constitution of the party only recognised serving governors as leaders of the party at the State level. He warned that the battle between former and serving governors at various APC States may affect the chances of the party in the 2023 elections. Adamu stated this, Wednesday, at the 11th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the APC, where he lamented that the cold war between serving and former governors was tearing the ruling party apart. His words: “The problem today is a battle between…
Ali Ndume, a Borno South Senator, has said he was one of those who asked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to run for the Presidency in 2023. Ndume said Amaechi “has the pedigree, energy and intellect” needed to rule Nigeria. The Chairman Senate Committee on Army, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today, while declaring his support for Amaechi’s Presidential ambition. Asked if he supports Amaechi’s Presidential ambition, Ndume said: “Yes, that is my project. “I started it, I am one of those who had asked Amaechi to run.” Ndume believes Amaechi will be a great candidate for the Presidency.…
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the Orange Line Metro Bus service, just days after taking charge as the new premier, media reports said. Sharif had ordered to resume work on this project right after assuming the office of Prime Minister, Geo TV reported. “The former Prime Minister is panicking because I have been elected as the representative. I will work on a pace I am used to,” Sharif said while addressing the inauguration ceremony here. “You [Imran Khan] may be panicked due to my speed of work, but the people have stopped panicking,” he said. The Prime…
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has formally declared his intentions to run for the 2023 presidential election. Ngige said he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. The Minister declared his Presidential ambition while addressing a mammoth crowd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Alor, Idemili South local government area of Anambra State, on Tuesday. The former governor of the state said he was well equipped as an administrator due to his 40 years of experience in the public service. Ngige said he has a huge wealth of experience, capacity and energy as…
The political atmosphere in Zamfara State has become tense since the announcement by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) that former Governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabiru Garba Marafa and their supporters joined the party. A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Abubakar Yarima Bomo, however, in a statement said the battle is yet to be won by the PDP as claimed, He insisted it is not yet over until Yari and Marafa make public declarations of the party of their choice. “We have also engaged the duo and serious consultation is going on to woo the two political heavyweights…
The National Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Beta Edu has said the ruling party would not consider giving its presidential ticket to aspirants that won’t favour women. She noted that APC women would negotiate with all the presidential aspirants to obtain their commitment and what the women stand to gain if given the opportunity to lead Nigeria. Edu disclosed this on Tuesday at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja during a solidarity visit by the Women wing of Yahaya Bello Presidential Campaign Team. She said: “But one thing is certain APC will not give its…
The Chief Press Secretary to Benue State Governor, Nat Ikyur, has said his Principal does not hate the Idoma people of Benue South, contrary to the wide speculations on some sections of the media. Ikyur was reacting to the statement credited to the Benue Rebirth Movement (BRM), an organization saddled with the promotion of the agenda for Idoma governorship of Benue State, come 2023. The Idoma and Igede people, representing the 9 Local Government Areas of Benue South, have been agitating to occupy the Makurdi Government House, 46 years after the creation of the state from the old Benue-Plateau. To…
leader Marine Le Pen on Monday brushed off allegations that she and several of her party members misused hundreds of thousands of euros of European Union funds, with less than a week left before she stands in the final round of the French presidential election. “These dirty tricks from the European Union, a few days before the second round, I’m very used to them,” Le Pen said during a campaign stop in Normandy. “I obviously and absolutely dispute these accusations.” The Paris prosecutor said it received a report detailing alleged abuse of funds between 2004 and 2017, when Le Pen…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has disclosed what he would have done if his Kano State counterpart, Abdullahi Ganduje was running for the 2023 Presidency. Wike said he would have stepped down and not run for the Presidency if Ganduje was contesting. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Ganduje in Kano, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential aspirant expressed gladness that Ganduje was not in the race. He urged his Kano State counterpart to support his 2023 Presidential ambition. “If Ganduje is running for the presidency some of us will quickly withdraw our ambitions, but thank God he is…
A 2023 presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Orefo Nnamdi Onochie, has announced the withdrawal of his membership in the main opposition party in Nigeria. Onochie in a statement forwarded to InfoStride News on Tuesday, hinged his sudden decision on the alleged abandonment of Article 7.2(c) of the PDP constitution by the national leadership which provided zoning and rotation of positions and offices in the party, especially the presidential ticket among the geopolitical zones of the country. He alleged that a few elites within the PDP have hijacked and dominated the party and are determined…
Niger State governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Isah Liman Kantigi has revealed that he has no case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as being speculated in some quarters. The aspirant who made the claims while addressing the PDP, zone B delegates at the party secretariat in Minna, said the commission consists of people not spirits and when invited, he would surely honour their invitation. Kantigi, a former state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under the immediate past administration of Governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu, said the rumours were in the imagination of some…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike will lose the 2023 presidency. Ganduje said Wike would be a good loser because he has courage. He spoke while receiving the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant in Kano. “So, you have come to see your brothers and sisters. Good. You are aspiring for the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We see your efforts. “And at the end of it, you’d lose, but you’ll be a good loser. I appreciate good losers because they have courage. And since you are doing it peacefully,…
Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union’s fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament. The report was disclosed by French investigative news site Mediapart days before Le Pen faces incumbent Emmanuel Macron in a runoff election Sunday that could determine Europe’s future direction. Le Pen’s party National Rally seeks to diminish the EU’s powers. Party lawyer Rodolphe Bosselut denied any wrongdoing, and questioned the timing of the Mediapart publication, just before the presidential runoff. Macron, a pro-EU…
Aare Afe Babalola, the founder and Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has told the current administration to suspend the 2023 general election and appoint an interim government instead. He said the period of suspension of the presidential and other elections would offer the country the opportunity to draft a new constitution that is truly people oriented. He said the new constitution, to be produced by the interim government, within six months, would tackle insecurity, economic, political and other excruciating ills bedevilling the nation. Babalola spoke at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti, warning that if the 2023 elections are allowed…
Former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi has opened up on why he ran round the Port Harcourt Stadium on the day of his declaration to run for the office of the President. Amaechi, who is running for the presidency under the All Progressives Congress, APC, had on the day of his official declaration, covered the full circle of the football field. This left many people wondering what the minister was up to, with some suggesting that he was mocking the older aspirants in the party. But the minister, who was in Ile Ife to consult…
In the past 5days, the war between the supporters of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and Bola Tinubu has intensified. The fight has been filled with name-calling. Since the declaration of Osinbajo on Monday, some Tinubu’s supporters have called him a betrayer and Judas, for daring to stand against the former governor of Lagos State. Tolu Babaleye said: “This is the week that Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus Christ in the Christian calendar. Same week Osinbajo betrayed Tinubu. Same week is not a mere coincidence. May God be with Tinubu in Pilates’ Court.” Prior to the commencement of the election season, the…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has told the Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, to keep praying because power belongs to God. The Ooni spoke to Amaechi when the Minister paid him a consultation visit at his palace in Ile Ife, Monday. The monarch also wants the APC presidential aspirant to be selfless, and give his best even if it’s going to cost him everything he is. “Power belongs to God, it’s not by your might, it’s not by your power, nor by your doing. In terms of leadership, it is God that gives power,” the monarch told the…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing new allegations on Monday around partygate, the scandal surrounding government officials breaching coronavirus rules with illegal lockdown gatherings, and will be hoping to escape some of the heat when he leaves for India on Thursday. Johnson has already been fined for one such party, for his birthday in June 2020, when his wife Carrie brought a cake to the Cabinet Room and has also been fined along with UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak. However, according to UK media reports, Johnson is believed to have been linked with around six out of the 12…