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Defection: Osinbajo denies resigning from APC

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Says alleged memo is fake Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday distanced himself from a memo purported to have originated from his office and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking permission to resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC). The memo dated June 24, 2022, with reference number SH/VP/605/2./0, listed among others, family pressure, his (Osinbajo) continuous participation in active and partisan politics and membership of the APC as the reasons for his decision. However, when asked to confirm the authenticity of the alleged memo, Senior Special Assistant to the…

2023: APC govs. meet with Buhari, back Shettima�s candidacy

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Aminu Imam

Nine State governors of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), yesterday held a one-hour closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura private residence at the end of which they declared their support for Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate to the party�s presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, in the 2023 general election. The Governors also said they had confidence in the combination of Tinubu and Shettima to ensure victory for the party in the presidential election. The Chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, (PGF), Abubakar Bagudu, told newsmen…

Just In! Tinubu picks former Borno gov, Shettima as running mate

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 Aminu Imam

Reports indicate that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential candidate for the 2023 polls, Bola Tinubu has confirmed Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate. It had earlier been reported that the vice presidential candidate will be unveiled to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the leader of the party, in his hometown in Daura, Katsina State on Sunday (today). President Buhari has been in Daura since Friday for the Eid-el Kabir celebration. Recall that Shettima played a lead role in the pre-presidential primaries campaign of Tinubu. Shettima, the representative of…

2023 APC VP Slot: Tinubu pencils Zulum, Shettima, drops el-Rufa’i

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Aide debunks Asiwaju meeting with Wike The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, may in the next few days name either Governor Babagana Zulum, of Borno State, or his predecessor, Senator Kashim Shettima, as his running mate. With about 12 days to the July 15 deadline for political parties to submit the final names of their presidential candidates and running mates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it was learnt that Tinubu, after a thorough consultation, settled for the…

Defection Threat: “APC must not lose majority in Senate”, Buhari appeals to aggrieved senators

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday in Abuja, pleaded with aggrieved senators of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the party�s majority control in the Senate is not threatened. The President�s call comes on the heels of reports that no fewer than 22 APC senators have concluded plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), and others over grievances arising from the just concluded party primaries. Buhari, in an audience with some APC senators on the outcome of the party primaries and…

2023 APC Ticket: Votes strength will determine Tinubu�s choice of running mate � Campaign Coordinator

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

The North-Central Coordinator of Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Abdul-Azeez Yinka-Oniyangi, has said numbers will be the major consideration in picking a running mate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Yinka-Oniyangi disclosed this while speaking about the rationale behind the choice of a running mate for Tinubu on a television programme on Friday. Recall that according to reports, Tinubu had named Kabiru Ibrahim Masari as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election, though he is believed to be a ‘place holder’ pending when a substantive…

Reps. member, Shina Peller dumps APC, faults party�s internal democracy

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

A member of the House of Representatives from Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, Oyo State, Shina Peller, has dumped the All Progressives Congress. The lawmaker announced his defection on his Twitter page on Friday. He added that he would be announcing his new party on Tuesday after due consultations.Justifying his defection, Peller claimed that �the party style of democracy in Oyo State kills my conscience�. He added that his continued stay in APC would be at the detriment of the interest of his supporters, particularly the youths. He wrote: �I�ve tried my…

2023 APC VP Ticket:
Tinubu reportedly picks Buhari�s kinsman, Masari as �tentative� running mate

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Aminu Imam

In a bid to beat the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s deadline for submission of a name for the vice-presidential slot for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the Party has reportedly submitted a name. The submitted name is Alh. Kabir Ibrahim Masari, a native of Katsina State who served under former President Umaru Musa Ya’Adua. The Katsina-born politician is of the Malumfashi/Kafur constituency in Katsina State, the home State of President Muhammadu Buhari.He is a serving member of the National Institute…

APC VP Slot: Finally, Tinubu breaks silence on Muslim-Muslim ticket

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has finally broken silence to the rumour making rounds that he has picked a Muslim as his running mate in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. The former Governor of Lagos State, who outrightly condemned the rumour, said contrary to the purported news he intends to pick a Northern Christian as his running mate. Tinubu stated this yesterday, while addressing newsmen in Ekiti State during the party governorship rally for the June 18 gubernatorial election in the State.…

APC Presidential Primary: Southern Middle-Belt leaders laud Buhari

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Congratulate Tinubu The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders� Forum (SMBLF) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for staying true to his promise of non-interference in the process of electing the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, (APC). According to the group, given the president�s earlier reported request to the APC governors to allow him to pick his successor, SMBLF considers the process leading to the emergence of the APC�s presidential flag bearer as reasonably transparent, fair and credible. The Forum congratulated former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…