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Kogi APC: Ward Chair Debunks Purported Suspension of National NWC Member, Ajaka

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked the purported suspension of the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Murtala Ajaka by the executive members of the party in Ward 1, Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Ajaka, a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party was purportedly suspended, in a letter dated March 20, over alleged anti-party activities and insubordination. Reacting to the purported suspension of Ajaka, Ward Chairman of the party, Omale Danladi, has denied authorising any letter to that effect. He said one…

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2023: Disquiet in APC over election funds

Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is again enmeshed in another round of crisis, following recommendations by its National Vice-Chairman, North-West, Salihu Lukman, that the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and  National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, be eased out. Recall that Lukman had last Friday, said with a Muslim-Muslim presidency of Aswj Bola Tinubu and Senator Kashim Shettima, there was the need to ensure religious balancing. He added that Adamu should be replaced with a Christian, while Omisore should be replaced because his emergence had divided the Osun State chapter…

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Muslim-Muslim Presidency: APC should replace National Chairman, Adamu with Christian NWC Member

Aminu Imam

The North-West Vice chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Salihu Lukman, has called for the replacement of the National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Adamu, with a Christian to assuage the Muslim-Muslim Bola Tinubus presidency. The APC candidate and president-elect in the February 25 presidential election, Bola Tinubu is a Muslim and his running mate and vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima is also a Muslim. While Tinubu is from the South West region, Shettima is from Borno North East region. Also the national chairman of APC, Adamu is a Muslim.

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Elections: Kano APC accuse Police of bias, discrimination

Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano State chapter, yesterday, accused the Kano police Command of bias and discrimination against its members in the run-up to next Saturdays governorship and state Assembly elections in the State. The Party Chairman in the State, Abdullahi Abbas, told newsmen, in Kano, that the Police had on a number of times deliberately failed to act on infringement against its members in spite of overwhelming evidence at their disposal. The former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Rabiu Bichi, who stood in for the APC…

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Kaduna: Shehu Sani urges APC to stop intimidating opposition parties

Aminu Imam

Kicks, as Nigerian Police arrest PDP Campaign Director, 2 others A former Senator in the 8th Assembly, Shehu Sani, has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) to stop intimidating the opposition parties. According to Senator Sani, who represented Kaduna-Central Senatorial district, the ruling party is currently attempting to use security as a means of intimidating members of the opposition because of Saturdays governorship and House of Assembly polls. He said the security agents also arrested two other youth leaders, identified as El Abbas Muhammed and Talib Muhammed. The…

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2023 Election: APC appoints 13 SANs to defend Tinubus victory

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, in Abuja, assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. According to a statement by Ahmad El-Marzuq, APC National Legal Adviser, the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition matters, constitutional law and litigation. He said the legal team, consisting of 13 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, was led by Prince Lateef Fagbemi, a renowned lawyer. El-Marzuq said Fagbemi had successfully handled various high-profile election matters and other landmark cases. He expressed…

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NASS Election: APC retains control of NAssembly with 57 seats in Senate, 162 in House of Reps. – INEC

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the breakdown of seats won by political parties in the National Assembly, held on Saturday, February 25. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, in his remarks during a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioner (RECs) in Abuja yesterday, said election into 423 out of 469 national legislative seats have been concluded and results declared. The electoral body said eight political parties out of the 18 recognised parties in the country produced lawmakers in the election. The parties are: the All Progressives Congress, (APC); the…

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2023: ‘Peter Obi is Nigeria’s most dangerous, divisive politician’ – Tinubu’s campaign council

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APCs Presidential Campaign Council, (APC-PCC) has described Labour Party, (LP)s presidential candidate, Peter Obi as Nigerias most dangerous and divisive politician. Special adviser on Media and Communication, APC-PCC, Dele Alake, at a news conference in Abuja, said, For Obi, he would go down as Nigerias most dangerous and divisive politician. He elevated his well-known clannish mentality to a most unfortunate height by openly anchoring his campaign on religion and ethnicity. According to him, Obi presented himself as a poster boy for and a champion of our…

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March 11 Election: Kaduna APC, PDP trade words over Guber poll

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have traded words over the March 11, governorship election in the State. Specifically, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the PDP of plotting to foment trouble in the State, calling on security agencies to hold the Party responsible for any breakdown of law and order. The PDP spokesperson in the State, Yakubu Lere, however, alleged that ahead of the governorship election, the APC had bought a brand of Opel vehicles and gifted…

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2023: Rivers APC dumps Tonye Cole; pledges to vote Wikes guber candidate

Aminu Imam

Some All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) members in Rivers State have pledged to support Siminialaye Fubara, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the anointed governorship candidate of the state governor, Nyesom Wike, in the March 11 governorship and State Assembly elections. Tonye Cole, the anointed candidate of Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of the State, is the governorship candidate of the APC. However, members of the party said the decision to back Wikes candidate is a way of reciprocating the support he gave the APC presidential candidate…

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