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APC women demand ‘Option A-4’, 50% representation

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Female members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), have demanded the adoption of the ‘Option A4’ mechanism in picking flag-bearers of the party in various elections, saying it is the only way to ensure gender mainstreaming in Nigeria�s political space. Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen made the demand yesterday in Abuja, shortly after presenting a shopping list to the Prof. Tahir Mamman-led Constitution Review Committee of the party. The minister also demanded a 50 percent representation for women across all elective positions in the party, saying it…

2023 Presidency: ‘No zoning in APC’ � Yahaya Bello

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has denied reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), had a zoning arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Yahaya Bello made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja at the weekend. Recall that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, had recently said that the southern region of the country should be allowed to produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023. The governor had joined his Kaduna counterpart, Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i and other prominent northern politicians who had made similar calls in recent…

APC registers 2.5 million members in Kano

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Aminu Imam

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano State, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far registered about 2.5 million members in the ongoing membership registration/revalidation in the State. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, yesterday in Kano. Anwar said that the governor disclosed this during the sixth APC stakeholders� meeting in Kano. �We are all aware that the first set of 100 registers sent to polling units were exhausted; and the second set of 200 per polling units has also been…

Ganduje sacks Salihu Tanko, despite �mysterious disappearance�

February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 Aminu Imam

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, of his appointment. Recall that in the wake of schoolgirls abduction in Zamfara State, Tanko-Yakasai, on Friday via his Twitter handle, had described the APC government as failure. Since posting the comment on Twitter, Tanko-Yakasai had gone missing, situation that created insinuations that he was arrested by the operatives of the State Security Service, (SSS). However, in a swift reaction, however, the Kano State Director of the SSS, Muhammad Alhassan, denied arresting Tanko-Yakasai. Hours…

APC extends registration, revalidation exercise by 3 weeks

February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has extended its nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks. According to a press statement issued by the party�s National Secretary, Senator John J. Akpanudoedehe, the extension was due to a shortage of materials as a result of the massive turnout. Akpanudoedehe said the exercise has been extended to Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. It said the Party appreciated the efforts of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, the National Registration, Revalidation Committee led by the governor and other stakeholders in making sure the exercise…

APC extends registration, revalidation exercise by 3 weeks

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks. According to a press statement issued by the party�s National Secretary, Senator John J. Akpanudoedehe, said the extension was due to a shortage of materials as a result of the massive turnout. Akpanudoedehe said the exercise has been extended to Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. It said the Party appreciated the efforts of Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the National Registration, Revalidation Committee led by the governor, and other stakeholders in making sure the…

APC boycotts Sokoto LG elections

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided not to participate in the forthcoming local government (LG) election in the state. The State’s APC Chairman, Alhaji Isah Achida, said at a news conference on Sunday in Sokoto that the decision was based on the party�s lack of confidence in the present Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC). Achida said their lack of confidence is hinged on the fact that members of the state electoral commission are all card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). �Indeed,…

PDP wants Kano APC chairman prosecuted over �hate speech�

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

The People�s Democratic Party (PDP) says the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, should arrest and prosecute the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, for alleged hate speech. A viral video revealed Abbas as saying: �Attack and punish anybody you see trying to steal votes during the election in 2023; take stiffer action into your hands and nothing will be done. I have ordered you to punish anybody seen before ballots boxes trying to rig the election, this is my punishment, and nothing will…

2023: “APC�ll decide which zone shall produce President” � Umahi

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) has the powers to determine which geo-political zone the Presidency would be chosen in 2023. Umahi made the assertion yesterday, when he paid his maiden visit to the APC National Secretariat, Abuja , since defecting to the party, stressing that every good party man, or woman, must subject his or her opinion on the matter to the party and allow it to exercise that charge. The Governor said it is not for any individual or group to begin…

APC defection: “I�ve not left PDP”, Says Femi Fani-Kayode

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Aviation minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has denied claim that he has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). He made the denial in a short statement issued after a video by Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello that he had accepted to join APC went viral today. However, the former minister said though he has been involved in consultations with members of the ruling party, he has not made up his mind on whether to dump the PDP. �Though we have had meetings across…