A National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has told the newly elected national working committee of the party that they have much work to do. The former Lagos State Governor in a brief congratulatory message he sent to the new party exco on Sunday, charged them to be proud of their new positions. Abdullahi Adamu, a former Nasarawa State Governor, emerged the new National Chairman of the APC on Saturday. InfoStride News reports that he emerged through a consensus arrangement after other aspirants withdrew from the race. The consensus candidates were confirmed through voice vote at…
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has charged the newly-elected National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, on the party’s victory in the 2023 elections. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Gboyega Akosile, on Sunday in Lagos, congratulated Adamu and other National Working Committee (NWC) and zonal executive members of the party. He advised the Adamu-led NWC to work tirelessly with APC leaders and stakeholders to make the ruling party stronger. According to him, this will ensure that APC retains power in 2023 at the federal level and win more states in…
Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu has reacted to Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike’s declaration of interest to contest for president. Recall that Wike had on Sunday declared his intention to run for the presidency in 2023. He had said he is the best man to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Reacting, Dele Momodu, on Twitter, said Wike’s declaration will bring robustness and excitement to the race. “I’m happy to welcome my very dear friend and brother, Governor Nyesom Wike into the presidential race. His declaration will certainly bring some robustness and excitement to the race that has…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated Senator Abdullahi Adamu on his emergence as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawan said his victory at the just-concluded National Convention of the party is a testimony to the tremendous respect that he enjoys across the polity for his integrity, experience and leadership capacity. “I heartily congratulate His Excellency, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on his emergence as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the just-concluded National Convention of our great party. “The unanimous affirmation of Senator Adamu’s candidature at the convention is a…
The Russian-backed eastern Ukrainian rebel region of Luhansk said on Sunday it may hold a referendum on joining Russia, drawing a warning from Kyiv that any such vote would have no legal basis and trigger a stronger international response. Three days before ordering the Feb 24 invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin recognised the Ukrainian rebel regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states, though the rest of the world considers them part of Ukraine. Ukraine, which says it is fighting for its existence against what it casts as an imperial-style land grab by Russia, has repeatedly said it will…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former senatorial aspirant of the party in Cross River State, Chief Ray Morphy, has said that the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello, inspired the national convention of the party that produced Senator Abdulahi Adamu as national chairman. In a statement the APC chieftain issued on Saturday in Abuja, Morphy said for every event, there is always a trigger, adding that the history of the just concluded APC’s national convention cannot be written without the pivotal role of Bello. Morphy, a member of the National Convention Media Sub Committee, said without…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who made this known when he visited Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom at the Government House in Makurdi on Sunday, said he is the best man to wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said, “To remove APC from power, I’m the person who can tell them enough is enough. We must take this power and I’m ready to take it for PDP. “God is with us that’s why APC keeps failing every day.” He, therefore, urged stakeholders to give him…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has joined others in congratulating the newly elected national leadership of the party under its leader, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. The state chairman of the party, Hon. Tukur Umar Danfulani, expressed confidence in the ability of the new executives to continue to move the party forward with new innovations and ideas as God has blessed the new crop of leaders with the youth and elders which will blend new ideas with experience. This was contained in a press statement signed and issued to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital, by the…
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said that consensus method adopted at Saturday’s national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has made the party more united and stronger. Ganduje made the observation is a statement issued in Kano on Sunday by his spokesman, Mr Abba Anwar. He said the successful conduct of the convention was a result of the advice by President Muhammadu Buhari on consensus arrangement. “It was a great success if you look at the procedures followed. “We undertook a lot of consensus during the exercise. “Even in situations where consensus did not work, they had…
According to a report, there are deep divisions within the Taliban’s Supreme Council of Jurisprudence on whether the girls could be permitted to seek education beyond Class 6. The U-turn taken by the Taliban regime over the education for girls is both disappointing and deeply concerning. Notably, on March 21, the Taliban said they would lift a seven-month-old de facto ban on girls’ education from Class 6 onwards and reopen schools on the first day of Afghanistan’s new academic year, reported Dawn. However, two days later, the regime while backtracking from its own statement said, they were putting in place…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has said supporters and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, should expect the good, the bad and the ugly in the ongoing party national convention. The governor was reacting to the stampede that happened at the venue of the convention on Saturday. Bello spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, in Abuja. He expressed hope that the convention would end in good fate and empower the party ahead of the 2023 General elections. “This is the largest party in Africa and its convention will attract the good,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has just arrived at Eagle Square Abuja, venue of the ongoing All Progressives Congress, APC, national convention. Buhari got to the venue at exactly 8:24pm. Prior to the convention, most of the governors had indicated that they will support whoever President Muhammedu Buhari puts forward to occupy the chairmanship seat. They had met with Buhari over the week, after being led to the State House by the Chairman of the Interim Committee of the party and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni. While Buhari had last month said he was in support of the consensus mode…
After several hours of uncertainty, the All Progressives Congress may have produced a final harmonised list approved by major stakeholders of the party. The list was obtained by the media at the ongoing national convention ground in Eagle Square, Abuja. In the list, which was signed by the governors, Senator Abdullahi Adamu from Nasarawa State was endorsed as the National Chairman while Senator Abubakar Kyari from Borno was picked as Deputy National Chairman (North). Chief Emma Enekwu from Enugu state was endorsed as Deputy National Chairman (South) while Senator Iyiola Omisore was endorsed as the National Secretary.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on Digital and New Media, Bashir Ahmad has revealed why security personnel are struggling to control the crowd at the ongoing APC convention. InfoStride News reports that a crowd at the venue was seen forcing themselves to gain entrance. Writing on his Twitter page, Bashir said security personnel are finding it hard to control the crowd because APC has the numbers. According to him, the APC convention is the largest political gathering in Africa. “This must be the largest political gathering in Africa. Media should fact-check this and bring us a proper report. Every part…
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, visibly irritated, on Saturday demanded Western nations provide a fraction of the military hardware in their stock piles and asked whether they were afraid of Moscow. Several countries have promised to send anti-armor and anti-aircraft missiles as well as small arms but Zelenskiy said Kyiv needed tanks, planes and anti-ship systems. “That is what our partners have, that is what is just gathering dust there. This is all for not only the freedom of Ukraine, but for the freedom of Europe,” he said in a late night video address. Ukraine needed just 1% of NATO’s aircraft and…
Gbenga Daniel, a former Ogun Governor, said on Saturday that skeptics will be proven wrong at the end of today’s All Progressives Congress (APC) National Convention. Daniel told NAN at Eagles Square, Abuja, the venue of the convention, that the APC was a great party. He said,” APC is a very big party. We’re going to have a safe convention at the end of the day.” The former governor said that the exercise would be successful while the outcome would be acceptable to everyone. The APC chieftain said,” Where there’s consensus, it’s okay, and where there is none, elections will…
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied reports that he is contesting for the 2023 presidential election. Amaechi made the confirmation to AriseTV on Saturday. Recall that some groups had called on the APC chieftain to run for presidency in 2023. Also, Governor Nasir El-Rufai had also said he would only run for the 2023 presidency either as a presidential aspirant or a running mate to the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi if President Muhammadu Buhari insists. Reacting, Amaechi said “The people that want me to run for the presidency in 2023 should just give me the money. I need…
The Abia State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has announced its position on the zoning of the gubernatorial ticket ahead of the party’s primaries and main general elections in 2023. In a communique dated and signed by the Abia chairman of the party, Rt. Hon Allwell Asiforo Okere, and issued to newsmen in Umuahia, on Saturday, the State PDP leadership, zoned the governorship seat to Abia North and Abia central Senatorial districts. It revealed that it arrived at the decision after wide consultation with leaders, critical stakeholders, teeming members and supporters and the recently concluded tour by…
There was a mild drama on Saturday when some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ekiti State staged a protest at the ongoing national convention of the party, rejecting the primary election that produced Biodun Oyebanji as party’s governorship candidate. Oyebamiji, who was anointed by governor Kayode Fayemi emerged as the governorship candidate after other aspirants boycotted the primary election. But the aggrieved members under the aegis of Ekiti Mandate Group noted that party leaders and the incoming National Working Committee (NWC) members must note that they are aggrieved and nothing will percify them unless the preferred candidate…
The new Chairman of the Young Progressives Party, YPP, in Kwara State, Chief Dele Ogunbayo, has declared that the party will capture political power in 2023 and liberate the state from the hands of the “cabals and bad eggs”. In his speech at the state congress of the party in Ilorin on Saturday, Ogunbayo appealed to the new executive who were all elected through consensus arrangement to work as a team for the realisation of the desired result in 2023 elections. “It is important to remind all of us that we are in a race that must be won. Let…