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APC National Convention: Six chairmanship aspirants step down, back Buhari�s candidate

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022 Aminu Imam

Six persons vying for the position of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), have stepped down from the contest. The six former candidates have reportedly backed Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who is the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari, as their consensus candidate. This was contained in a letter sent to the Chairman of the APC Election Sub-Committee on Friday, signed by Senator George Akume, who was also among those vying for the position. Meanwhile, there was chaos at the entrance of Eagle Square, Abuja, yesterday, as security agents…

Convention: APC consensus candidacy violates Electoral Act 2022, says constitutional lawyer

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

A Constitutional Lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, says the consensus arrangement by the All Progressives Congress, (APC), for its national executive officers is a violation of the Electoral Act 2022. Recall that the ruly party had allegedly settled for former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu, as its consensus candidate for the chairmanship position of the party. Ajulo made this assertion in an interview with newsmen on Friday, in Abuja, referring to Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022. According to him, “It provides that the election of members of the executive…

Consensus Candidacy: APC leaders under pressure on today�s National Convention

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), are currently under pressure as they battle to get an acceptable consensus candidate as the first option for its National Convention, billed to hold today, Saturday. Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, was quoted as saying that the party was still working on getting the acceptable consensus candidate as of yesterday evening. Sule, who is the Chairman of the APC Sub-Committee on Media and Publicity, said this at a news conference yesterday in Abuja, at the party�s national secretariat. According to him, the consensus…

National Convention: “Avoid squabbles, distractions, keep your eyes on the ball” � Buhari urges APC leaders

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

�As President, Govs. reach consensus on Adamu, others ahead of event President Muhammadu Buhari has urged leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to channel their energies into improving the fortunes of the party in the forthcoming elections, and avoid squabbling that easily distracts and create disharmony. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Femi Adesina, Buhari stated this yesterday, when he received the APC National Assembly leadership at the State House, Abuja. The President reminded members of the proximity of the election…

APC bars political appointees from voting at National Convention

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has barred political appointees from voting at its convention holding today. The party made this known in a press statement, titled: �Attention to political office holders who were elected as delegates�, yesterday. It read: �The National Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), of the APC has declared that all political appointees who were elected as delegates to the National Convention slated for 26/3/2022 SHALL NOT VOTE, in view of the controversy surrounding Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act,2022. �However, political appointees can still attend…

Consensus APC Chair: “Why we succumbed to Buhari on his choice of Adamu” – Nasarawa Gov.

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Aminu Imam

Nasarawa State Governor and Chairman of the Media Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), Abdullahi Sule, has explained why governors on the party platform conceded to President Muhammadu Buhari on his choice of former Nasarawa State Governor, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, as the next chairman of the ruling party. The Convention is slated to hold today, Saturday, in Abuja. Speaking with newsmen on his Committee’s preparation ahead of the election, Governor Sule said those who have misgivings to the adoption of Senator Adamu as consensus candidate…

National Convention: “We will support whoever Buhari supports” � APC Governors

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Aminu Imam

Hassan Umar Farouk Ahead of the March 26 National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), the State governors have said they will support whosoever President Muhammadu Buhari supports. The APC governors met with President Buhari in a closed-door meeting in the Executive Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governors were led to the meeting by the APC Caretaker/ Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni. The Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF), Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, said they will…

Abuja Court sacks 20 Cross River lawmakers for defecting to APC

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). The court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having abandoned the political party that sponsored them to power, ought to vacate their seats. The judgment followed a suit, which was filed by the PDP. The judgment follows the sacking of Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, the state deputy governor, Kelechi Igwe…

Ali-Modu Sheriff steps down from APC Chairmanship race, gives reasons

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Aminu Imam

A former two-term governor of Borno, and a frontline national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Sen. Ali-Modu Sheriff, has formally withdrawn from the national chairmanship race. Sheriff, who spoke at a news conference yesterday in Abuja, said he withdrew from the race to respect the party and President Muhammadu Buhari�s decision to zone the position to the North-Central region. Recall that the party zoned the office of the national chairman to the North Central region. Modu-Sheriff added that he decided to withdraw from the race being a…

APC Convention: Buni dispels rumours of Akpanudoedehe�s sacking

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Governor Mai Mala Buni, yesterday, met with the committee�s Secretary, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, dispelling the rumor that the latter had been sacked. Recall that there was a series of confusion that engulfed the ruling APC, before President Muhammadu Buhari�s intervention to stop the removal of Buni as Chairman of the committee. Buni, who spoke after a closed-door meeting with members of the caretaker committee of the party expressed satisfaction with the performance of his colleague, Abubakar Sani Bello, who…