Tag: APC

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 Tinubu’s 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 Saturday’s 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

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… 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 Saturday’s 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 Tinubu’s 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 N’Assembly with 57 seats in Senate, 162 in House of Reps. – INEC

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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, (APC’s Presidential Campaign Council, (APC-PCC) has described Labour Party, (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi as Nigeria’s 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 Nigeria’s 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 Wike’s 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 Wike’s candidate is a way of reciprocating the support he gave the APC presidential candidate…

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2023 Kaduna Guber: PDP collaborates with other parties to oust APC

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Ahead of the gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections scheduled for 11th March, 2023, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kaduna State chapter, is seeking collaboration with other parties in the State in order to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that the PDP won the presidential election, the three senatorial seats and several House of Representatives seats in Kaduna State. The PDP State chairman, Hon Felix Hassan Hyet, stated this when he addressed newsmen at the Party’s secretariat in Kaduna. While commending the people of Kaduna State…

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2023: ‘PDP, LP, ADC’s request for INEC Chairman to step down is illegal’ — Keyamo

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Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC-PCC), Festus Keyamo, has urged Nigerians and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard the call by the coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the cancellation of the collation of the presidential election results. His plea, which is the collective decision of the APC-PCC, was made at their counter-world press conference, which took place in Abuja, yesterday. In attendance were the Special Adviser, Media, Communications, Dele Alake, and Public…

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