primaries – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:56:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png primaries – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Election Primaries Will Never Divide APC In Bayelsa – Heineken Lokpobiri https://www.theinfostride.com/election-primaries-will-never-divide-apc-in-bayelsa-heineken-lokpobiri/ Mon, 22 Jul 2019 18:56:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235902 Former Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri has said the problem of primaries for the upcoming governorship polls in Bayelsa will not threaten the peace in APC. Sen. Heineken, a governorship aspirant of the APC in the upcoming elections has revealed that regardless of several disagreements on the method of primaries that should [...]

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]]> INEC, Police Should Arrest godfathers That Tampered With Primaries – Falana https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-police-should-arrest-godfathers-that-tampered-with-primaries-falana/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:25:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=235137 Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has begged INEC and the Nigeria Police Force to apprehend godfathers and thugs who tampered with the recent general elections. His words, “Since the Federal Government has refused to set up the electoral offenses tribunal recommended by the Uwais panel, INEC and the police should arraign in court the [...]

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]]> APC Primaries Are Done – Abdulaziz Yari https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-primaries-are-done-abdulaziz-yari/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 11:02:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=218330 Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara on Monday claimed that all primary elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 general elections have been concluded in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yari’s declaration came at a time when representatives of the party from the APC National Headquarters said [...]

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]]> The Primaries Was Not Free And Fair – APC Members https://www.theinfostride.com/the-primaries-was-not-free-and-fair-apc-members/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:35:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217825 Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have complained that the Lagos governorship primary election was not free and fair. The primary election held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 across various wards in the state. According to a video posted, some party members from Shomolu said that party leaders beat up those supporting the [...]

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]]> APC’s Uzor Kalu, Yusuf A. Haruna Set To Contest For Senate Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/apcs-uzor-kalu-yusuf-a-haruna-set-to-contest-for-senate-primaries/ Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:35:21 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217827 The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared the former governor of Abia State, Dr. Uzor Kalu and Yusuf A. Haruna to contest the Party’s Senate Primaries for Abia North and Kogi Central Senatorial districts respectively. This was made known in a statement signed by the party’s spokesman, Yekini Nabena. [...]

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]]> Sanwo-Olu Defeats Ambode In APC Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/sanwo-olu-defeats-ambode-in-apc-primaries/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:31:33 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217694 The Lagos state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tunde Balogun has announced the result of the governorship primaries. The governorship primary election which held on Tuesday, October 2, 2018, was cancelled by the National Working Committee (NWC) panel sent to monitor the exercise. Balogun, however countered the NWC panel, saying that the results [...]

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]]> NWC For The Primaries Must Be Fair And Selfless – Ambode https://www.theinfostride.com/nwc-for-the-primaries-must-be-fair-and-selfless-ambode/ Tue, 02 Oct 2018 23:12:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217681 Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday urged the panel appointed by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct the Governorship Primaries in the state to ensure a level playing field for all aspirants in the contest. Ambode spoke when he received members of the panel led by [...]

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]]> APC Postpone Primaries Again https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-postpone-primaries-again/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:06:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217477 The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has announced the postponement of the Lagos state governorship primary election. According to Punch, Oshiomhole also said the Imo state governorship primary election has been moved. The APC chairman said the Lagos and Imo governorship primary elections have both been moved to Monday, October 1, [...]

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]]> Orji Kalu Missing In APC’s Primaries List https://www.theinfostride.com/orji-kalu-missing-in-apcs-primaries-list/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 20:06:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=217484 Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia have raised concern over the omission of the names of prominent stakeholders, including Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, from the approved party register for Sunday’s governorship primaries in the state. The Chairman of the party, Chief Donatus Nwankpa, said at a meeting for aspirants in Umuahia [...]

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]]> Lack Of Updated Membership Register Is A Challenge To Primaries – Ali Ndume https://www.theinfostride.com/lack-of-updated-membership-register-is-a-challenge-to-primaries-ali-ndume/ Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:37:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216952 Sen. Ali Ndume has said that lack of updated membership register is a challenge to the adoption of direct primaries being advocated by leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to elect its candidates for 2019 general elections. Ndume said such preparation was critical to ensure the adoption of direct primaries which guaranteed that every [...]

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]]> I Will Be Part Of The PDP Lagos Governorship Primaries – Jimi Agbaje https://www.theinfostride.com/i-will-be-part-of-the-pdp-lagos-governorship-primaries-jimi-agbaje/ Sat, 22 Sep 2018 10:08:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=216650 Jimi Agbaje has officially declared his intention to contest in the 2019 Lagos State gubernatorial election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), after losing to incumbent, Akinwunmi Ambode, in 2015. Agbaje put an end to speculations about his candidacy in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, [...]

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]]> PDP Will Hold Succesful And Credible Primaries – Bukola Saraki https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-will-hold-succesful-and-credible-primaries-bukola-saraki/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:52:41 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=215852 Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki joined other PDP Presidential Aspirants at a meeting with the party leadership and State Governors. Saraki made this known on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 on Twitter. He said: “We just concluded a successful meeting of PDP Presidential aspirants with the party leadership and State Governors. I am proud of the level [...]

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]]> APC Has Not Announced Any Official Timetable For Primaries – Yekini Nabena https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-has-not-announced-any-official-timetable-for-primaries-yekini-nabena/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 01:58:08 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=214153 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it has not released the timetable for State, National Assembly, Governorship and Presidential primaries, as it is being reported in a section of the media. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja while reacting to the [...]

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]]> Buhari Should Allow Primaries To Hold In The APC – Arewa Youths https://www.theinfostride.com/buhari-should-allow-primaries-to-hold-in-the-apc-arewa-youths/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 23:17:16 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=192028 A group known as Arewa Youths for Peace and Security have said that President Buhari should not be given an automatic ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The spokesman of the group, Salihu Dantata Mahmoud said “Democracy gives room for a level playing ground, we don’t succumb to endorsement. We think endorsement is anti-democracy. [...]

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]]> Option A4 Ensured A Transparent Process In Ekiti Primaries – FayoseOption A4 Ensured A Transparent Process In Ekiti Primaries – Fayose https://www.theinfostride.com/option-a4-ensured-a-transparent-process-in-ekiti-primaries-fayoseoption-a4-ensured-a-transparent-process-in-ekiti-primaries-fayose/ Fri, 06 Oct 2017 11:55:13 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=184308 Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State has said that the PDP in the state adopted Option A4 in its primaries for candidates for the Dec. 23 council poll to show transparency. He said that the election procedure would also allow the most popular candidates to emerge winners in the primaries. Option A4 allows voters to que [...]

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]]> IPAC Condemns Violence At Some Parties’ Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/ipac-condemns-violence-at-some-parties-primaries/ Fri, 02 Jun 2017 11:32:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=167041 The Lagos State Chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Thursday condemned cases of violence during primaries conducted by some political parties ahead of the July 22 council polls in the state. The Chairman, Mr Kola Ajayi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the recorded violence was an embarrassment to [...]

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]]> Bola Ahmed Tinubu Revisits Ondo Primaries https://www.theinfostride.com/bola-ahmed-tinubu-revisits-ondo-primaries/ Thu, 03 Nov 2016 20:49:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146608 Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revisited the Ondo state politics days after Rotimi Akeredolu, the APC flagbearer in the coming governorship election said all is well with him and Tinubu. In two tweets by the ex-Governor of Lagos State, on Thursday, November 3,2016, Tinubu revisited the Ondo state primary election saying a conspiracy to steal [...]

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]]> APC Postpones Governorship Primaries In Ondo State https://www.theinfostride.com/apc-postpones-governorship-primaries-in-ondo-state/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 11:01:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=141938 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has postponed its governorship primaries to August 31, 2016. The primary elections were initially scheduled to hold on Saturday, August 27. The Ondo APC is said to have moved the polls in a bid to calm the rising tensions in the party. The postponement has reportedly been [...]

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]]> Ali Modu Sheriff Cancel APC’s Primaries In Edo https://www.theinfostride.com/ali-modu-sheriff-cancel-apcs-primaries-in-edo/ Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:45:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=133405 Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff has cancelled the primary elections which held in Edo State after describing them as illegal. The primaries took place on Saturday, June 18, 2016, and led to the emergence of Osagie Ize-Iyamu as the party’s candidate. Sheriff expressed the sentiment in a letter addressed to the [...]

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]]> Bayelsa APC Guber Primary Failed To Hold Again https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-apc-guber-primary-failed-to-hold-again/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:24:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=101405 The rescheduled Bayelsa State Governorship Primary by All Progressives Congress (APC) to pick a governorship candidate, for the December 5, governorship election could not hold yesterday for reasons yet to be ascertained. Igbo residents in Bayelsa State, who were celebrating the annual Igbo National Day were seen at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex while there [...]

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]]> Ex-Governor Audu Wins Kogi APC Governorship Primaries | #News https://www.theinfostride.com/audu-wins-kogi-apc-governorship-primaries-news/ Sun, 30 Aug 2015 13:30:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/08/audu-wins-kogi-apc-governorship-primaries-news/ Ex-Governor Abubakar Audu has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi State. In what turned out to be a keenly contested primary election on Saturday, Audu polled the highest votes to defeat his closest rival, Alh. Yahaya Bello. Declaring the results in the early hours of Sunday, the Chief [...]

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