Tag: All Progressives Congress

APC National Convention: PGF’s DG Faults Kalu’s Call For Postponement

Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, has faulted the call made by two-term governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, for the postponement of the national convention of the party slated for February, 2022. Senator Kalu had in a letter entitled “Urgent Appeal for Postponement of APC National Convention,” addressed to the Yobe state governor and Chairman of…

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“We’ll deliver transparent, rancour-free National Convention”, Buni assures APC stakeholders

Aminu Imam

Amidst doubts trailing its commitment to the February date for its national convention to elect substantive national officers, the All Progressives Congress Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee has again dismissed speculation of plot of tenure elongation. According to revealed checks, the APC CECPC, under the leadership of Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, had after its December 20, 2021 meeting held at the party national secretariat in Abuja informed its faithful that sub-committees on budgeting and other relevant substructures for the National Convention would soon be constituted. Addressing newsmen, theNational Secretary…

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APC National Convention: Ensure February 5 Date Remains Sacrosanct, Group Tells Buni’s CECPC

Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde A group within the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on the aiges of Progressive Mandate Movement (PMM) has challenged Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to ensure that the party’s national convention does not fail to hold by February 5, 2022. The group also demanded immidiate release of processes leading to the national convention, adding that if nothing is done by January 5, 2022, the National Secretariat will be made ungovernable for the CECPC. In a statement released to newsmen Sunday in Abuja and…

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Court affirms Danzago as Kano APC chair

Aminu Imam

…Orders Ganduje faction to pay N1m fine An FCT High Court, presided over by Justice Hamza Mu’azu, has affirmed that the Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau-led faction of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Kano, have conducted ward and local government Congresses in the State. Recall that on November 30, the judge granted all the reliefs sought by Shekarau’s faction, seeking a declaration that the Ganduje-led group did not conduct ward congresses. However, dissatisfied with the decision of the court, the Ganduje-led faction filed a motion seeking the court to stay proceeding,…

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“Without Buhari’s leadership, APC would have been at mercy of cabals”, Says PGF D-G

Aminu Imam

The Director-General, Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Moh. Lukman, has attributed the level of internal democracy in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to President Muhammadu Buhari’s political leadership style, without which he said the Party would have been left at the mercy of cabals. Dr. Lukman disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, while speaking about his upcoming book, “APC and Campaign for New Nigeria”, said the President has ensured that every member of the party has a say in its affairs. According to the D-G, “For APC to achieve…

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APC Governors Hail Uzodinma At 63

Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) – the umbrella body of Nigerian Governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – has commended one of its own, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo tate for his ‘insightful and resolute inputs to the processes of managing governance at both state and national levels’. The Forum gave the commendation in a statement issued by its Chairman, Gov. Abubakar Bagudu, of Kebbi state, on Sunday in Abuja while felicitating with Uzodinma on his 63rd birthday. The statement reads: “The…

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APC Convention: Sani, Mustapha, 9 other chairmanship aspirants to discuss way forward

Aminu Imam

Godwin Amunde Ahead of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) slated for February 2022, all the national chairmanship aspirants will on Thursday this week gather in Abuja to speak on their ideas of moving the party forward in preparation for the 2023 general elections. The eleven prominent chairmanship aspirants include: former Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Saliu Mustapha, former governor of Nasarawa state Senator Tanko Almakura, former governor of Borno state Senator Alimodu Sheriff, current Senator representing Niger East Mohammed…

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Ganduje vs Shekarau: Appeal Court fixes Dec. 16 for hearing on Kano APC Congresses

Aminu Imam

A Court of Appeal in Abuja has fixed December 16, 2021, for hearing in an application for a stay of execution of an FCT High Court ruling that voided the Kano ward congresses conducted by the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the State. The National Headquarters of the ruling party said the Congress Committee members filed a motion before the Abuja Division of the court, on Monday. In an issued statement yesterday, Kano Commissioner for Information, Muhammad Garba, stated that the APC was contesting the jurisdiction of the court to…

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Kano Crisis And The Pre-eminence Of Personal Post-mortem

Aminu Imam

By Bala Ibrahim Pursuant to the thorny issue of factional control of the ruling party in Kano, and the distressful situation the state has found itself in today, a call is coming for the rapid rescue of the state from the hands of the politically insensitive, who seem to be showing the feeling of no concern for the future of the state. Yes, no evident concern, but apparent appetite for the aggrandizement of wealth, through the exploitation of situations that came not by reputation, but unmitigated opportunity. I know a…

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APC to hold National Convention February 5, Presidential primaries in third quarter of 2022

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has said its National Convention will now be held on February 5, 2022. It was also gathered that the ruling party may retain the Caretaker Committee to conduct the presidential primaries in the third quarter of 2022. According to a chieftain of the party, who spoke to newsmen on condition of anonymity, said, “I can confirm to you that the National Convention of our great party, the APC, will hold on February 5, 2022, where a new Exco will be elected”. Some of the chieftains…

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