Tag: APC

Tinubu praises Bisi Akande’s courage, exemplary leadership

Aminu Imam

The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has praised the party’s former Interim National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, for his courage and extraordinary leadership on his 84th birthday. The former Lagos Governor commended Akande, in an 8ssued statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman in Abuja yesterday, for his helpful contributions to Nigeria and dedication and commitment to progressive politics and good governance. The Asiwaju noted the unblemished public service record of Chief Akande from the start of the Second Republic when he…

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2023: APC berates INEC’s silence on Wike’s 200,000 Special Assistants on polling units 

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has berated the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), over its continued silence on the decision of Governor Nyesom Wike to appoint 200,000 Special Assistants on Polling Units. In an issued statement yesterday in Port Harcourt, by the spokesman of the party’s 2023 Campaign Council, Sogbeye Eli, the APC said it is only INEC that is empowered by the constitution and the Electoral Act to recruit and deploy electoral personnel. “The recruitment of 200,000 people for deployment at polling units by a Government…

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2023: “We won’t disappoint you”, Tinubu assures Buhari

Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has vowed that he won’t disappoint President Muhammadu Buhari if elected president of the country in 2023. Tinubu made this vow at a private dinner, organised by family and very close associates of President Buhari to celebrate his 80th birthday, tagged: “Celebrating A Patriot, A Leader, An Elder Statesman.” The APC presidential candidate commended President Buhari for making significant sacrifices for Nigeria’s advancement. He said, “You have been at the helm of the affairs of this country at a…

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2023: “No matter how long of protest, we’ll remove fuel subsidy”, Tinubu vows

Aminu Imam

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Bola Tinubu says he would unfailingly remove fuel subsidies if he is elected Nigeria’s president in 2023. The APC flagbearer made the vow on Thursday, at a luncheon with entrepreneurs in Lagos. He said Nigeria cannot “continue to subsidise fuel consumption in neighbouring countries. “How can we subsidise the fuel consumption of Cameroon, Niger, Benin Republic? No matter how long you protest, we are going to remove the fuel subsidy”, he stated. The former Lagos governor added, “First, the primary responsibility of the…

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2023: Keyamo rejects poll projecting Obi as leading candidate

Aminu Imam

..Says it’s deliberately skewed Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has rejected the outcome of the pre-election opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation. The poll result, which was released on Wednesday, projected Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) as the leading presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 elections. The result of the poll, conducted in December, showed that 23 percent of respondents expressed their interest to vote for Obi if the election was held at the time, while Bola Tinubu…

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Appeal court affirms Uba Sani as Kaduna APC governorship candidate

Aminu Imam

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the election of Uba Sani as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 election. Sani, who is the senator representing Kaduna-Central, was selected as the party’s consensus candidate during the primary elections in May. Not satisfied with the process, Sani Sha’aban, one of the governorship aspirants, in June, filed a suit in court seeking to invalidate the process that produced Sani as the APC candidate for the 2023 polls. According to him, the election was conducted without…

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2023: “My government will make sure that Nigerians are safe, secure” – Tinubu

Aminu Imam

The campaign train of the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commenced yesterday in Kaduna’s Ahmadu Bello Stadium, signifying the kick-off of the North-West campaign rally. The campaign rally, which is in preparation for the 2023 presidential election, was filled with supporters who had thronged the stadium to show their support to the APC’s Presidential candidate. Kaduna State governor, Nasir el Rufa’i, the host governor of the rally, which was held in the State, appealed to the supporters and the people of the State to…

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2023 N’West Zone APC Campaign Rally Flag-off: Tinubu arrives Kaduna 

Aminu Imam

…Proceeds to bandits den in Birnin-Gwari to commiserate with victims of attacks The All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential flagbearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has arrived in Kaduna State ahead of today’s North-West flag-off of the presidential and governorship rally of the ruling party in the State. Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, who was accompanied by his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima, the Director General of APC Presidential Campaign Council and Governor of Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong, Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Atiku Bagudu and Abubakar Badaru, Governors of Kebbi and…

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2023: “I will be a fair, just president to all Nigerians”, Tinubu assures

Aminu Imam

In continuation of his engagements with religious groups and leaders in the country, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has again opened up on his plans to retool the economy for the benefit of all Nigerians. Speaking yesterday, during a Town Hall meeting with Muslim Leaders from South-West geo-political zone in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, the APC standard bearer also commended religious leaders in the country for their continued prayers and sermons, which he noted, had contributed to unity and peaceful co-existence. Describing…

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“Buhari won’t make 2023 presidential election a do-or-die affair like Obasanjo” – APC PCC Spokesman, Keyamo

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will not make the 2023 presidential election a do-or-die affair like former President Olusegun Obasanjo did in 2007, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has said. Obasanjo, who nominated the Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as his successor had said the 2007 elections would be a do or die affair for Nigeria and his then party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that he would give it all it takes to ensure his party’s victory in the elections. Speaking with newsmen on allegations that President Buhari…

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