Tag: All Progressives Congress

Zamfara APC chairmanship: ‘Modu-Sheriff out to repeat PDP crisis, tear APC apart’ – Party chieftain alleges

Aminu Imam

…Lambasts ex-gov. Yari for scuttling party’s fortune in State A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Garus Gololo, has warned the party against fielding the duo of former governors Ali Modu–Sheriff (Borno State) and AbdulAziz Yari (Zamfara State) in the forthcoming election for the National Chairmanship of the party. Gololo, in a statement yesterday in Abuja, said the warning became necessary following the antecedent of both men in the recent party. The APC chieftain said the party cannot afford the discordant antics of both men who in the…

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APC crisis: Party chieftain asks court to sack Buni Caretaker Committee

Aminu Imam

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Okosisi Emeka Ngwu, has filed a suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), seeking the dissolution of Gov. Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), of the party. Specifically, the plaintiff wants an order of court nullifying all the actions taken by the committee. The suit, dated August 2, 2021, joined the APC and all members of the party’s CECPC as defendants. They include Mai Mala Buni; Isiaka Oyebola; Ken Nnamani; Stella Okorete; Governor Sani Bello; Dr. James Lalu; Senator…

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APC Congresses: Buni promises resolution mechanism for aggrieved members

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State, has promised to deploy an acceptable mechanism to resolve the complaints from aggrieved party members arising from last weekend’s ward congresses. Governor Buni, in a statement, congratulated members of the party over the successful and peaceful conduct of the exercise across the country. The statement, signed by Mamman Mohammed, the DG, Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Buni, noted that the Chairman was impressed with reports from across the States reaching his office,…

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‘APC founded on lies, blackmail, can’t go beyond 2023’ – Lamido

Aminu Imam

A former governor of Jigawa State and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Sule Lamido, has questioned the foundation of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), saying the party will not live beyond 2023. He said the APC would collapse because it was built on hatred for the PDP, adding that it had failed to fulfill its promises and its leaders exposed as liars. The former minister of foreign affairs further said the PDP would regain power in 2023 because Nigerians were tired of the ruling party. In a published…

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‘Ward Congress foundation of APC victory in 2023’ — Omo-Agege

Aminu Imam

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has stressed the importance of All Progressives Congress, (APC), ward congress as the foundation for election victory in Delta State and Nigeria in general. In an issued statement, which he personally signed and made available to newsmen in Abuja, the lawmaker noted that there was a mass turnout of people, which he believes was a signal to the party becoming dominant in Delta State within a short time. He expressed delight in the peaceful conduct of congresses across the…

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2023: ‘Nigeria not going back to ‘Egypt’ — APC knocks PDP, Atiku

Aminu Imam

…Says we’re not in the same class The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has knocked the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and its presidential candidate in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar for thinking that they can come back to power, saying Nigerians are not ready to go back to Egypt. The former Vice President had on Wednesday met with the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital. After the meeting, Atiku said Nigerians are waiting eagerly for his Peoples Democratic Party to take over power…

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S/Court ruling: APC now invalid, carries burden of “let buyer beware”, says PDP

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has alerted Nigerians and the international community that the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has become technically invalidated and now lacked the statutory structure to operate as a political party in the country. This is coming against the background of the pronouncement of the Supreme Court that clearly pointed to the nullity of APC’s subsistence and activities as a political party, for having a sitting governor, Mai Mala Buni, of Yobe State, as its Chairman, in total violation of section 183 of the 1999 Constitution (as…

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APC shuns Keyamo, others, says Congress will hold as planned

Aminu Imam

Despite warnings, the All Progressives Congress (APC) said its July 31 ward congresses nationwide will hold as planned. The Party at a press briefing held in Abuja told its members to ignore statements from some of the party leaders calling for the removal of the Gov Mala Buni-led caretaker committee. Recall that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, (SAN), had on Wednesday warned of the legal implications of holding the exercise following the judgment of the Supreme Court on the appeal filed by the PDP candidate…

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‘Buni has become albatross to APC, he must go immediately’ – Festus Keyamo

Aminu Imam

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has declared that the Supreme Court has just weaponised all those that would be aggrieved by the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Congresses to proceed to court to challenge the competence of the Buni-led CECPC, saying he must go immediately. Recall that the Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the case brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede, against the election of Ondo State governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. The apex court in Abuja, by a narrow split decision, held…

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‘Absence of mobilisation to engage Nigerians exposes APC to opposition’

Aminu Imam

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Salihu Lukman, has lamented thatone of the big gaps confronting the party which makes it easy for opposition politicians to dent APC and its governments’ is the absence of mobilisation programme to engage Nigerians to take responsibility in responding to challenges facing the country. Lukman said getting Nigerians to take responsibility in their different fields of endevours in responding to challenges facing the country is a critical success factor in terms of producing the change envisioned by the APC and its leadership…

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