Tag: All Progressives Congress

2023 Presidency: APC may reach consensus soon – Osinbajo

Aminu Imam

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has disclosed that the South-West leaders and elders will soon reach a consensus on producing a Presidential aspirant for the zone ahead of the 2023 presidential election. He said consultation is ongoing daily and he is optimistic that the region may reach an agreement soon over the differences among the contestants The Vice President, who is also vying for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket, spoke during an interaction with Osun APC delegates at the Government House, Osogbo, the State capital, on Friday.…

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2023 Zoning: ‘APC implosion imminent over northern agenda to retain power’ — Chieftain

Aminu Imam

The ongoing plot by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to retain power in the North in 2023 could implode the party, a former coordinator of ‘Arewa Political Forum of Nigeria’, Alhassan Farouk, has warned. According to Farouk, a chieftain of the APC in Bauchi State, “unless drastic interventions are taken, next year’s general elections may prove the final straw for Nigeria’s 62-year experiment as a highly combustible union of disparate ethnic groups each with an unyielding aspiration to determine its own destiny and a shared suspicion…

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2023: APC fixes new dates for presidential, other primaries

Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has fixed a new date for its presidential and all other primary elections. According to an issued statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the new dates were approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting yesterday. Morka said the presidential primary would now hold on May 29, 2022. Recall that the primary was scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1, 2022. The party spokesperson also revealed that the mode of primary to elect the presidential candidate…

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2023: ‘Why APC is treading the path to doom with northern agenda’

Aminu Imam

Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), have warned that the party appears intent on snatching a sure defeat from the jaws of a likely victory with its baffling ‘all-Northern’ strategy. According to an opinion article published yesterday by the ‘President of Arewa Political Forum of Nigeria’, Abdulsalam Muhammed Kazaure, “Following the nudge of certain Northern figures who are blinded by self-interest and an inflated sense of their political prowess, the party looks to be plotting the emergence of a Northerner as its presidential aspirant, an audacious betrayal of its…

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Just In! APC changes Presidential, Guber primary elections date

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has changed the date of its presidential primary election. Recall that the primary was scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1, 2022. The party’s primary election is now billed for May 29th, 2022 The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka, announced the development to journalists on Wednesday after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party meeting. “Our special convention on presidential primaries will now take place between Sunday 29th May to Monday 30th of May 2022”. The party spokesperson…

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2023: APC to hold screening of presidential aspirants on May 23rd

Aminu Imam

…Threatens aspirants with dubious, criminal records The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed May 23rd for the screening of its presidential aspirants for the 2023 general elections. The Party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, disclosed this on Saturday, in Abuja, when he fielded reporters’ questions shortly after the inauguration of chairmen and secretaries of the party’s screening committees for House of Representatives, Senate and governorship aspirants. The APC Special Convention for the presidential primaries would hold from May 30 to June 1. According to Argungu: “The screening for the presidential…

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2023: “I thought you’re voting Asiwaju?” – El-Rufa’i to APC delegates as they endorse Amaechi

Aminu Imam

Delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna, have declared support for Ex-minister and 2023 presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi. This is coming after they had pledged to support the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking during a consultative meeting with Amaechi, State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i, queried the delegates on who they wanted to vote for, and shouts of: ‘Dan Amanar’, ‘your choice’, ‘Amaechi’ rang through the room. He responded;” I thought you were voting Asiwaju?”, the delegates continued to express support for the…

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2023 Party Primaries: APC nets over N28bn from sale of presidential, governorship, NASS forms

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…Begins presidential aspirant screening May 23 The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has generated over N28 billion from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to presidential, governorship, and National Assembly aspirants. The APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed the number for the positions handled by the national secretariat at the inauguration of the screening committed for governorship and National Assembly aspirants in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the APC fixed the cost of presidential forms at N100 million, governorship for N50 million; Senate at N20 million, and…

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PMB meets APC founding fathers at Aso Rock Villa Abuja

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has yesterday granted an audience to All Progressives Congress (APC) founding fathers at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Present at the meeting were the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; first interim Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande; APC leader, Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; SGF Boss Mustapha, Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i; Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni; Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari. Others include former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau;…

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2023 Presidency: ‘All aspirants can contest’ – S/West APC leaders

Aminu Imam

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West geo-political zone have cautioned presidential hopefuls from the region against name-calling, saying all aspirants have a right to contest. The APC leaders disclosed this yesterday, at a meeting involving presidential hopefuls. The meeting was part of efforts to boost the region’s chances of securing the APC presidential ticket According to sources at the meeting, the APC leaders also advised presidential hopefuls to caution their supporters against personal attacks. A source at the meeting said, “The issue of betrayal was put…

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