Tag: All Progressives Congress

2023: Suspense, as APC orders aspirants to sign ‘withdrawal letter’

Aminu Imam

Ahead of next week’s deadline for sale of nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is growing apprehension in the ruling party over a controversial Form 18 ‘Letter of Withdrawal’ attached to the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms sold to aspirants to fill and submit along with other forms and their credentials. The withdrawal letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, must also be signed before a Commissioner of Oath/Public Notary before submission. Tagged ‘Form 18’, it states that: “I hereby voluntarily…

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2023: Osinbajo obtains N100m APC presidential nomination form

Aminu Imam

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has obtained his presidential campaign form for 2023. His spokesman, Laolu Akande, made the announcement on Thursday afternoon. According to the aide, the cash was raised, by a “passionate team of support groups and individual Nigerians from around the country.” The Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the All Progressives Congress (APC) cost N100 million. “Today, the forms are being collected by representatives of the team. “The VP continues his interactions with APC stakeholders across the states. VP Osinbajo is in Cross River and Bayelsa…

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APC extends of nomination forms to May 10

Aminu Imam

…Announces dates Congresses to elect local, State and national delegates The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has extended deadline for the sale of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for aspirants seeking elective positions in the 2023 general election from May 6 to May 10. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. “In a revised timetable issued by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the last day for submission of completed forms and accompanying documents is now set for…

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‘Failure to zone presidency ticket to South invitation to crisis’ – Akeredolu to APC

Aminu Imam

Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned the All Progressives Congress, (APC), against zoning the 2023 presidential slot to the northern part of the country, noting that doing so could lead to a crisis. The Ondo State governor, who gave the warning in a statement yesterday, insisted that it is the southern part of the country to produce the next president. In the statement, titled, “Our party, APC, must tread the path of equity“, said the agreement reached when APC micro-zoned party’s offices during its National Convention must be…

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2023: Buhari’s ministers, others miss APC resignation deadlines for primaries

Aminu Imam

Some ministers in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari eyeing elective posts in 2023 remained in their offices as of Sunday, further deepening the confusion over their participation in their party’s primaries at the end of the month. The governing All Progressives Congress, (APC), which has the president as the apex leader, had directed ambitious appointees at federal and state levels to resign their offices a month before the party’s primaries. While there has been noticeable compliance at the State level, appointees at the federal level, especially those serving in…

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APC National Convention Probe: Media sub-committee denies seeing or hearing about N800m expenses

Aminu Imam

…Backs probe of N4.8bn alleged expenditure The Media Sub-Committee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has expressed support for the on-going probe of the convention finances by the leadership of the ruling party. The Secretary of the Sub-Committee, Garba Shehu, in a statement issued yesterday, said the report in a national newspaper that the Media Sub-Committee, led by Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State governor, co-chaired by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, spent a whopping amount of N800 million was “strange news, totally untrue”.…

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2023: Doubts over APC ticket, as Adamu says no decision yet on zoning

Aminu Imam

…Says no regret on costly nomination forms Despite the opening of the sale of nomination forms and aspirants purchasing them, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has said that no decision has been reached on the zone to produce its presidential candidate for the 2023 election, raising new doubts on the zoning position of the party. This comes as the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has begun fresh moves to pressure the major political parties to throw their tickets open…

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2023: How APC guideline puts Amaechi, Ngige, Malami, others in tight corner

Aminu Imam

There are speculations that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may disqualify the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige; Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi and the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, from contesting in the party’s presidential primaries slated for May 30 and June 1, 2022. The three ministers who are running for the presidency on the platform of the party are yet to comply with the provisions of the party’s new guidelines for the nomination of candidates for the 2023 general elections by resigning…

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2023 APC candidate: Arewa group accuses Gov. Bagudu of plotting to facilitate Jonathan’s emergence

Aminu Imam

A Northern group, Arewa Peoples’ Forum, (APF), has blamed Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State for an alleged plot to facilitate the emergence of former President Goodluck Jonathan as the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. According to the group, Bagudu has been pulling strings behind the scene to complete the defection of the ex-president to the party. It claims that giving the ticket to the former president will be harmful to the party’s unity and chances of victory at the polls. The group, in an issued statement signed in…

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2023: All political appointees must resign in 5 days or forget the primaries – New APC guidelines

Aminu Imam

New guidelines released by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday, have stipulated that all political appointees who aspire to participate in its primary elections at all levels must resign at least 30 days to the conduct of the primaries. The new guideline automatically leaves some of President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointees who are gunning for the 2023 presidency with just five days to either resign or forget their ambitions. This is in consideration of the fact that the APC primary election for the Presidency, according to the ruling…

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