Tag: APC

Kaduna 2023: APC gubernatorial aspirant calls for delegates’ Congress

Aminu Imam

A frontline gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Kaduna State, Sani Sha’aban, has called on the national leadership to compel the State chapter of the party to hold its delegates congress that will pave way for the emergence of credible standard-bearers. He made this known in Kaduna during the inauguration of his Zone-1 campaign coordinators at the Arewa House, on Thursday. The APC aspirant assured his supporters of the victory they are looking for, adding that he knows power comes from Allah and he…

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2023 Zoning: ‘APC implosion imminent over northern agenda to retain power’ — Chieftain

Aminu Imam

The ongoing plot by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to retain power in the North in 2023 could implode the party, a former coordinator of ‘Arewa Political Forum of Nigeria’, Alhassan Farouk, has warned. According to Farouk, a chieftain of the APC in Bauchi State, “unless drastic interventions are taken, next year’s general elections may prove the final straw for Nigeria’s 62-year experiment as a highly combustible union of disparate ethnic groups each with an unyielding aspiration to determine its own destiny and a shared suspicion…

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2023: APC fixes new dates for presidential, other primaries

Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), has fixed a new date for its presidential and all other primary elections. According to an issued statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the new dates were approved by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at its meeting yesterday. Morka said the presidential primary would now hold on May 29, 2022. Recall that the primary was scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1, 2022. The party spokesperson also revealed that the mode of primary to elect the presidential candidate…

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2023: ‘Why APC is treading the path to doom with northern agenda’

Aminu Imam

Stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), have warned that the party appears intent on snatching a sure defeat from the jaws of a likely victory with its baffling ‘all-Northern’ strategy. According to an opinion article published yesterday by the ‘President of Arewa Political Forum of Nigeria’, Abdulsalam Muhammed Kazaure, “Following the nudge of certain Northern figures who are blinded by self-interest and an inflated sense of their political prowess, the party looks to be plotting the emergence of a Northerner as its presidential aspirant, an audacious betrayal of its…

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Just In! APC changes Presidential, Guber primary elections date

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has changed the date of its presidential primary election. Recall that the primary was scheduled to hold between May 30 and June 1, 2022. The party’s primary election is now billed for May 29th, 2022 The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Felix Morka, announced the development to journalists on Wednesday after the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party meeting. “Our special convention on presidential primaries will now take place between Sunday 29th May to Monday 30th of May 2022”. The party spokesperson…

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2023: APC tasks its screening c’ttees on justice to all aspirants

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The All Progressive Congress (APC) has urged its screening committees to ensure justice to all aspirants that purchased and submitted its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest elective positions in the  2023 general elections. Alhaji Sulaiman Argungu, the party’s National Organising Secretary gave the charge on Tuesday in Abuja. He spoke at the inauguration of chairmen and secretaries of screening committees for State Houses of Assembly aspirants and special congress committees to elect the party’s Local Government, State and National Delegates. Argungu, said that any aspirant that goes against…

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2023: APC to hold screening of presidential aspirants on May 23rd

Aminu Imam

…Threatens aspirants with dubious, criminal records The All Progressives Congress (APC) has fixed May 23rd for the screening of its presidential aspirants for the 2023 general elections. The Party’s National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Argungu, disclosed this on Saturday, in Abuja, when he fielded reporters’ questions shortly after the inauguration of chairmen and secretaries of the party’s screening committees for House of Representatives, Senate and governorship aspirants. The APC Special Convention for the presidential primaries would hold from May 30 to June 1. According to Argungu: “The screening for the presidential…

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2023 Presidency: Sylva withdraws bid, back to office

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum, has withdrawn from the presidential race in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and has returned to work.A correspondent who monitored the development at the ministry in Abuja on Monday reports that Sylva withdrew having considered the enormous work at hand at the ministry.The Northern Solidarity Group had on May 9, presented the APC’s Expression of Interest and Nomination form to the minister to enable him to contest the party’s 2023 presidential primaries.An official at the ministry who chose to remain anonymous said…

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2023: 93 from 500 APC aspirants jostle for 25 seats in C/River Assembly

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

No fewer than 93 All Progressives Congress (APC) members are gunning for the party’s tickets that will enable them to contest the 25 seats in the Cross River House of Assembly. Chairman of APC in Cross River Alphonsus Eba disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday in Calabar. Eba said that initially more than 500 party men and women aspired to contest the 25 assembly seats. According to him, after much dialogue with the aspirants, bordering on issues of zoning, political strength and consensus, the party was able to…

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2023: “I thought you’re voting Asiwaju?” – El-Rufa’i to APC delegates as they endorse Amaechi

Aminu Imam

Delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kaduna, have declared support for Ex-minister and 2023 presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi. This is coming after they had pledged to support the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking during a consultative meeting with Amaechi, State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i, queried the delegates on who they wanted to vote for, and shouts of: ‘Dan Amanar’, ‘your choice’, ‘Amaechi’ rang through the room. He responded;” I thought you were voting Asiwaju?”, the delegates continued to express support for the…

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