The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied wooing former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 presidential race on its platform. Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe and Chairman, APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee, said this in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs on Thursday in Abuja. “It is diversionary to start discussing 2023 election now; we have a sitting president, who is less than two years in his second term in office. He said that the visit of some APC Governors to Jonathan was solely to congratulate him on his birthday and…
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Bakare says he’ll wonder what Osinbajo is still doing in the presidency if he’s truly not allowed to perform his role. Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church says he does not believe the claim that Professor Yemi Osinbajo is not allowed to perform his constitutional role as the Vice President of Nigeria. Bakare said he would like to hear from the Vice President directly that he is being prevented from playing his role, saying he does not like rumour and gossip. The cleric said this on in an Instagram Live Chat with popular journalist,…
INEC says it’s national problem that calls for national consensus. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to meet with stakeholders in a few weeks time to address the inadequacies of Polling Units (PUs) in Nigeria. INEC disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoye said that the decision was reached at the end of its meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. The stakeholders, according to him include political parties, civil society organisations, religious leaders, traditional institutions, labour unions, socio-cultural organizations, various arms…
The party says the essence of the exercise is to have an updated database of members. Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger says the APC membership registration/ revalidation exercise will further strengthen the party at various levels and urged members to adhere to the guidelines. Bello, represented by his deputy, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso, said this at APC stakeholders’ meeting in Niger aimed at sensitising members on the guidelines for the exercise on Tuesday in Minna. He urged the state Registration, Revalidation and Update Committee to synergise to be able to address issues that might arise from the process. Sen. Domingo Obende,…
Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has denied report of his 2023 governorship campaign posters in Kebbi State. A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu-Gwandu in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, said report indicating that the minister’s 2023 campaign posters had flooded streets across the State was false. “Our attention has been drawn to the fictitious, mischievous report claiming that the posters of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice vying for the 2023 governorship poll have flooded everywhere in the state. “We have gone round the city with journalists; they have…
A group in the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of the National Reconciliation and Harmonization Committee of the party, Governor Mai Mala Buni to save the party from plunging into serious crisis. The group under the aegis of APC Concerned Group (ACG), Ogun State said it is very imperative for the leadership of the party to reconcile the various factions in the party, failure of which, he said, may spell doom. In a statement by the spokesperson of the group, Olusola Makinde, in Abeokuta, the Buni-led committee…
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, on Friday, asked all political office holders at the Local Government Council to vacate their respective offices, sequel to the expiration of their tenure. Oyetola directed the Local Government office holders to hand over the administration of their concerned councils to the most Senior Local Government personnel. The tenure of the Local Government Area Development Councils and Administrative offices in Osun expires today (Friday), February 5, 2021. Recall that former governor, Rauf Aregbesola on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, swore in 389 elected councillors in the state. Governor Oyetola in a statement signed by the…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Fouad Oki, has described the pioneer interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, as shameless. Oki said that comment of the pioneer interim National Chairman on APC membership registration and revalidation exercise is “gibberish”. Akande, On Wednesday, condemned the ongoing APC membership registration and revalidation exercise, described it as wasteful at a time the nation’s economy was on the downturn. Oki, while speaking on a live radio program, Frank Talk, on Rafe FM on Thursday, proclaimed that Akande has questions to answer on the repository of the first…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged youths in Nigeria to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). ‘‘Young people owe this country the responsibility to deploy their energy and creativity in every field – health, science, education, sports, agriculture, etc – and bring up innovations that would be in tandem with the changing dynamics of the world”, he said on Thursday. The Nigerian leader spoke at a virtual meeting with APC youths. He joined from the State House, Abuja. Buhari noted that the ongoing registration and revalidation exercise will further ensure a shared vision for the party, grassroots participation, and inclusiveness for…
Junaid Mohammed, Second Republic lawmaker, has faulted the claim that 2023 was the time for the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s next president in 2023. Mohammed said the Southeast would find it difficult to produce Nigeria’s President with people like Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo. He described Kanu and Nwodo as gangsters’ and scoundrels who may impede the chances of the Southeast. Speaking with the Media, Mohammed noted that the Southeast would need to form a coalition with other regions to produce the country’s President. According to Muhammad:…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said the federal government constituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) has done so badly that Nigerians will not make the mistake of returning it to power in 2023. He stated this during a visit to his Adamawa State counterpart, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri on Thursday. “PDP states are doing very well and some are angry. Let them show what they are doing instead of being angry,” Wike said. He boasted that the PDP would take over government at the federal level come 2023 because APC has proved itself to be a failure and…
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it will begin the party’s membership registration exercise on Febuary 9. Mr. Sylvester Imonina, the state APC Publicity Secretary, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Asaba, said that the exercise would end on Feb. 23. Imonia noted that the decisions were part of the resolutions reached at a stakeholders meeting on Wednesday. “It was the position of the house that in line with the party’s mandate, that the registration and revalidation exercise begin on Feb. 9 and end on Feb. 23. “That there will be…
A lawmaker, Tomide Akinribido, has reacted to the outburst by the All Progressives Congress (APC) pioneer chairman, Bisi Akande. The member of the Ondo State House of Assembly predicted a dirty fight in ruling All Progressives (APC). Akinribido of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) represents Ondo West Constituency 1. “Chief Bisi Akande has exposed a deep crack and the possibility of an impending dirty fight that will occur soon”, he tweeted. On Wednesday, Akande condemned the ongoing APC membership registration and revalidation exercise. The former Osun Governor described it as wasteful at a time the nation’s economy was on the…
A member of House of Representatives from Oyo State, Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has learnt its lesson. Akande-Sadipe, who spoke with journalists on Thursday, stated that the party had learnt its lesson after it failed to win the gubernatorial election in 2019. TheInfoStride reports that APC lost the gubernatorial election to Governor Seyi Makinde who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akande-Sadipe, however, noted that the party is back on its track to dislodge Makinde in 2023. Akande-Sadipe, who represents Oluyole federal constituency, noted that the party had learnt its…
Professor Yemi Osinbajo was then a Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Afe Babalola. That was the year Oba Yesufu Oloyede Asanike, Olubadan of Ibadan made history. Olubadan installed Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola as the Bashorun of Ibadan. It was a prestigious title befitting of a distinguished personality in the mould of MKO Abiola. That was the title of the legendary Bashorun Oluyole who was the paramount chief of Ibadan in 1850. It was also the title of Bashorun Ogunmola who reigned between 1865 and 1867. It was therefore historic that exactly 120 years after the…
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State on Wednesday charged the All Progressives Congress, (APC), nominees in the February 27th Local Government election in the state to always demonstrate loyalty to the party. Buni gave the charge in Damaturu while addressing the nominees who comprised of chairmen and vice-chairmen of the 17 Local Government Areas. He noted that the ongoing membership registration and revalidation by the party was one sure way of identifying loyal members. “I want to emphasize that the exercise is an opportunity for renewal of loyalty to the party as well as providing a well leveled field…
Tuesday, October 20, 2020, the EndSARS protests was at its peak and what started as a genuine agitation by Nigerians youths was teetering towards unprecedented anarchy. In Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, security agents, especially police were being attacked, with some innocent residents having the feelings that their safety was no longer guaranteed, with roads blocked and thugs, who had taken advantage of the protests, taking over some areas. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, in a move aimed at arresting the ugly development, imposed a total curfew, reminiscent of the COVID-19 total lockdown on the state. However, on…
Bashir Bolarinwa, Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, has narrated how he and other party chieftains were attacked on Wednesday. The incident occurred at the Banquet Hall, Ilorin, venue of the membership registration exercise. Bolarinwa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they were invited by the Registration Committee headed by John Danboyi for a stakeholders meeting. He recalled that the venue of the parley scheduled for 12 noon was still under lock as at 1.30 pm. The Banquet Hall is a government-owned facility. “When it was around 1.30pm, I sent a message to…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the next president of Nigeria will spend his tenure fixing the ethnic, religious and socio-economic problems created by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor noted that since the APC administration assumed office in 2015, religious intolerance and ethnic division have deepened. And worst still, is the politicisation of security. He stated this during the official presentation of letter of nomination to him for the “2020 Extra Ordinary Personality of the Year Award” by the management of Silverbird Group at the Government House, Port Harcourt. Governor Wike said, “Despite the glaring insecurity, religious and…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims that it is planning to field former President, Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate in 2023. There have been rumours that some Northern APC Governors had during a visit intimated Jonathan of a plan to give him the party’s ticket in 2023. But Speaking to BBC Hausa, Mai Mala Buni, the interim committee Chairman of the party, denied the reports. He maintained that those peddling such information were afraid. “Those peddling such information are afraid. But for now, there is nothing in the APC which has anything to do with the aspiration…