Author: Ishaku Yohanna

APC: Lawan, Govs, Ministers, others to discuss internal party contestation at Journalists’ Conference

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By Godwin Amunde President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Idris Wase, some serving governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are billed to discuss practical approaches to internal democracy in the ruling party. The leaders are meant to gather at the annual conference of APC Press Corps slated for 18th of December 2020, titled “Contestation, A Veritable Process In Deepening Democratic Norms, Values And Culture: The APC Story.” Among the governors expected at the 2020 conference includes the Chairman, Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention…

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APC to commence membership registration, re-validation December 12

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By Godwin Amunde The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Caretaker Extraordinary/Convention Planning Committee said it has concluded arrangement for the commencement of membership registration and re-validation.  This was contained in a statement titled, “Commencement of APC Membership Registration and Re-validation,” signed by the Chairman, APC Caretaker Extraordinary /Convention Planning Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala  Buni on Monday in Abuja. According to Buni, the decision to carry out the exercise was taken after consultations with stakeholders, including President Muhammadu Buhari. The statement read in part, “Having consulted stakeholders, including His…

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2023: APC requires strategic succession arrangement as Buhari serves last term – Dr. Lukman

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By Godwin Amunde Director General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman said the All Progressives Congress (APC) requires strategic succession arrangement considering the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari is serving his last term in order to remain in power beyond 2023 and guarantee the retention of all electoral advantages. In a statement titled: “Nigerian Democratisation and Internal Party Contest for Leadership,” Dr. Lukman also said part of the challenge facing Nigerian politics today is the difficulty in institutionalizing and mainstreaming political competition within political parties. Dr. Lukman…

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Counter-insurgency operations: Nigerian Army neutralizes 22 Boko Haram terrorists in Borno, captures cache of weapons

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By Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri Troops of Operation Fire Ball, a special operation in the war on terror in the Northeast, have neutralised 22 Boko Haram insurgents during a clearance operation in Borno State. The acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brigadier General Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this to journalists at the Army Special Super Camp 1 Ngamdu, near Borno State on Tuesday. He said the 22 Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists were neutralized while one terrorist’s Improvised Explosive Device (IED) expert was captured alive during an encounter. He added that the…

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Umahi’s defection to APC a testament of our party’s capacity to mobilise all Nigerians – PGF

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By Godwin Amunde  Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), a platform of elected governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has welcomed Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, into its fold. The Forum described the defection of Umahi to the ruling party as a testament of the party’s capacity to mobilise and unite all Nigerians. In a statement titled “Progressive Reinforcement…Welcoming Chief David Nweze Umahi to the APC,” signed by its Chairman, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, Governor of Kebbi State, the Forum said the development was a reflection that the progressive…

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Absences of membership register cause of recurring crisis in APC – Buni

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By Godwin Amunde Chairman of the Caretaker Extraordinary/Convention Planning Committee of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mai Mala Buni, said the absence of membership register updates is responsible for some of the conflicts that have caused the party major losses in multiple states and in a number of elections. The APC’s Caretaker Chairman explained that the ongoing nationwide membership registration exercise was aimed at nipping the problem in the bud. “Our immediate tasks of resolving the various conflicts across the states have been largely successful. In many of the flashpoints,…

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National Convention: Political bandits in APC desperate to install surrogate leaders – PGF DG

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By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum, (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, has described those opposed to the planned membership registration /revalidation exercise ahead of the National Convention of the party as political bandits who were desperate to install their surrogates as party leaders. In a statement titled, “Campaign against Membership Registration in APC: A Smokescreen for Surrogate Leadership,” issued in Abuja on Thursday, Lukman noted that there have…

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APC must stop considering citizens’ demands as ‘subversive,’ – PGF boss, Lukman

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By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Salihu Lukman, has enjoin leaders of the party to stop considering citizens’ demands as “disagreements and subversive,” when such demands do not correspond with their position. In a position paper entitled: “Nigerian Democracy and Challenge of Interests’ Negotiation,” he made available to newsmen, in Abuja, on Sunday, Lukman also urged elected and appointed leaders of the APC to consider political proposals which are aimed…

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What APC must do to win 2023 presidential election – PGF DG

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By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, said regular meetings by the All Progressives Congress (APC) bigwigs and power brokers between 2013 and 2014 was what led to President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in 2015. He added that APC must therefore adopt the model it used in the build up to the 2015 general election to win the 2023 presidential poll. Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, during the presentation of his new book titled, “APC and Progressive Politics in Nigeria” Lukman…

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By-election: Cross River North Senatorial candidate suspends campaign

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By Godwin Amunde The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial Candidate for Cross River North, Dr. Stephen Odey, has officially announced  the suspension of campaigns ahead of the Senatorial By-Election initially slated for 31st of October, 2020 which was later postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as a result of the crisis generated by the ongoing EndSARs protest across the nation. This was disclosed to newsmen in a statement on October, 23th, 2020. “The postponement is in tune with the reality on ground in Nigeria, orchestrated by the nationwide…

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