Tag: APC National Convention

APC Convention: Buhari cautions possible losers not to discredit party

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, at the venue of the All Progressive Congress, (APC) National Convention, cautioned some of the aspirants who may not emerge successful to take their defeat in good fate. Speaking at the Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the convention, the President said losing any elective seat should not serve as the basis for discrediting the party or engaging in a campaign of calumny against the party; he called on members of the APC to remain united and strong and also support the incoming leadership of the…

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APC Convention: Governor Inuwa Excited With Turn Of Events, Hails President Buhari Over Success Of Exercise

Aminu Imam

…Congratulates New Chairman, NWC Members Umar Kaltungo Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya (Dan Majen Gombe), has congratulated former Nasarawa State Governor, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, on his emergence as National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress, (APC), at the just concluded extraordinary national convention of the party. The Governor, in a statement, also felicitated with other national and zonal officers of the APC who were elected at the convention. Governor Inuwa, particularly praised the leadership direction and guidance of President Muhammadu Buhari, which he said facilitated the consensus arrangement…

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

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…

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APC Convention: Drama, as Edo delegates chase away Health Minister from State’s stand

Aminu Imam

Edo State delegates, yesterday, chased away the Minister of Health, Dr. Osage Ehanire, from the stand designated for the State at the Eagle Square, venue of the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). For reasons not yet known, the embarrassment for the minister came from the delegates who were at the State’s stand designated for them for the APC convention. According to reports, Ehanire, who was shocked by the action of the delegates, left with his aides to the VIP stand. Meanwhile, with the heavy fanfare that…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

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APC bars political appointees from voting at National Convention

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…

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

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…

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APC Convention: Buni dispels rumours of Akpanudoedehe’s sacking

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…

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