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APC 2023: ‘Osinbajo is a good, sellable candidate for President’ – Gov. Sule

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Sule, yesterday described Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as a sellable candidate of presidential aspirant if he chooses to contest the Presidential elections in 2023 to build on President Muhammadu Buhari�s achievement. The governor disclosed this during a courtesy call paid on him by members of the Progressive Consolidating Group at the Government House Lafia, the State capital. He thanked the group for the visit and for intimating him of their advocacy for the presidential candidature of Osinbajo and their desire for him to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari…

2023: APC future uncertain ,� Akeredolu laments

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

..Says Supreme Court judgment against Buni leadership Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has expressed fear over the future of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) saying the future of the party is uncertain following the Supreme Court judgment over the Ondo State governorship election. Akeredolu, who stated this while featuring on a television programme yesterday, said the judgment exposed the ruling party to a bleak political future which might affect the party in future elections. The governor who said he has strong reservations about the Supreme Court judgment on the…

Defection: Femi Fani-Kayode may emerge as APC spokesperson

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

…As ex-minister gets automatic waiver, heads think-tank ahead 2023 Former Aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, who defected to the All Progressives Congress, (APC), from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), may emerge as the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party at its next National Convention slated for between November/ December this year. According to sources, aside that, the former minister has been confirmed to have earned an automatic waiver even as a pro-North political pressure think-tank has secretly made Fani-Kayode its National Coordinator ahead of the 2023 presidential race. The…

2023: “No automatic ticket for Jonathan if he joins us” ? APC

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has reacted to speculations about the political future of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan especially in the lead up to the 2023 presidential elections, saying its comments on the former president was grossly misrepresented by a section of the populace. National Secretary of the APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe who issued the clarification Friday in Abuja said while the party would grant a waiver to all new entrants, it however does not translate to automatic candidacy. Speculations were rife on…

“God told me to join APC” -� Fani-Kayode

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says he is wooing Oyo, Bauchi, Enugu governors to join party Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Fani-Kayode made the declaration at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after he was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari as a member of the APC. The former spokesman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council was introduced to the president by Yobe State governor and Chairman of the APC National Caretaker Committee, Mai Mala Buni and his Zamfara State counterpart, Bello…

APC to conduct State Congress on October 2

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), is to conduct State Congresses in the first week of next month. According to a statement issued by the Secretary, National Caretaker Committee of the party, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the party will commence the sales of forms to aspirants this month. The statement further disclosed that the sale of forms will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, September 15, ahead of the exercise. It was however silent on modalities and guidelines for the exercise. According to reports, the party had since concluded the conduct of ward and local…

Banditry: ‘Gumi�s position self-serving, threat to national security’ – DG APC PGF boss warns

September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has faulted the Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, for calling on the authorities to grant amnesty to bandits in the country. The APC chieftain said Gumi�s position was not only self-serving but clearly a threat to national security. The PGF boss, in a piece entitled: �Nigerian Democracy and Challenges of Nation Building�, yesterday in Abuja, said bandits cannot be placed on the same pedestal with Niger-Delta militants granted amnesty by the Umaru Musa Yar�Adua led administration. Lukman, who applauded…

‘Sack Magashi now, probe Nanono’ – Kano APC chieftain urges Buhari

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Chairman of The Buhari Organisation (TBO), Abdulmajid Danbilki Kwamanda, yesterday called for the immediate removal of the Minister of Defence, General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), over alleged incompetence. The president’s associate, who spoke in Kano, similarly enjoined the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), to probe the activities of the immediate past Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono. Kwamanda, a top stalwart of the All Progressives Congress said, General Bashir Salihi Magashi has failed Nigeria and Nigerians in discharging his constitutional duties as Defense Minister. Kwamanda lamented that �Today, the…

APC crisis may push National Convention to 2022 – Findings�

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Aminu Imam

The recently conducted ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), may have just exposed the weak links in the party, as the crisis may further push its National Convention into 2022. With some party stakeholders gearing up for a fight to finish for the control of the soul of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections, the ward congresses were the starting point for the battle for who controls the party ahead of the planned National Convention. Findings reveal that on one hand, governors, who are currently…

Insecurity: Akume, APC leaders demand state of emergency in Benue

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Aminu Imam

Minister for Special Duties, George Akume and other leaders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Benue have urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the State. Akume, who spoke on behalf of APC leaders in the State at a media briefing in Abuja, on Monday, said that the call was hinged on the fact that Governor Samuel Ortom had lost control of the security situation in the State. The party leaders condemned what it described as the governor�s �penchant for verbally attacking� the President, Muhammadu…