Tag: APC

2023 Party Primaries: APC nets over N28bn from sale of presidential, governorship, NASS forms

Aminu Imam

…Begins presidential aspirant screening May 23 The ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) has generated over N28 billion from the sale of expression of interest and nomination forms to presidential, governorship, and National Assembly aspirants. The APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, disclosed the number for the positions handled by the national secretariat at the inauguration of the screening committed for governorship and National Assembly aspirants in Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the APC fixed the cost of presidential forms at N100 million, governorship for N50 million; Senate at N20 million, and…

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PMB meets APC founding fathers at Aso Rock Villa Abuja

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has yesterday granted an audience to All Progressives Congress (APC) founding fathers at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Present at the meeting were the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; first interim Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande; APC leader, Sokoto State, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari; SGF Boss Mustapha, Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufa’i; Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni; Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari. Others include former Kano State governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau;…

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2023: El-Rufa’i, Kaduna delegates endorse Tinubu

Aminu Imam

Governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, of Kaduna State, has openly declared his support for the presidential aspiration of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. El-Rufa’i made the declaration at the Murtala Square in the State capital, where the National Leader of the APC, accompanied by the former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, former EFCC boss, Nuhu Ribadu including other dignitaries, canvassed support from delegates. Shetimma had earlier assured the delegates that the Kaduna State Governor was ‘solidly by their side’. However, while speaking,…

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Kaduna 2023: Bashir Jamoh most qualified candidate for Governor’ – Senator

Aminu Imam

The gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, is the most qualified candidate to contest in 2023. The Director-General of Dr. Bashir Jamoh 2023 Gubernatorial Campaign Council Senator Lawal Aliyu, (Silver), stated this in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna. He said the indisputable capability of Dr. Bashir Jamoh to effectively manage human and material resources for visible progress stood him out as the most qualified in Kaduna State to be the Governor in 2023. Sen. Lawal Silver said Jamoh’s qualification rested on his demonstrated…

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2023: APC Northern governor bought presidential forms for Jonathan – Sources

Aminu Imam

A governor of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) bought the nomination and expression of interest forms for former President Goodluck Jonathan, according to sources. A group called ‘Nomadic Pastoralists and the Almajiri Communities’, led by one Ibrahim Abdullahi picked up the forms on Jonathan’s behalf on Monday, claiming they paid for them. Speaking with newsmen shortly after picking the forms, Abdullahi said they decided to purchase the forms for Jonathan to enable him to stage a comeback and continue with the good work he had started. However, hours after…

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Tinubu’s campaign DG, AbdulMumin Jibrin, dumps APC

Aminu Imam

The Campaign Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) frontline presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, AbdulMumin Jibrin, has left the ruling party. Jibrin, who was announced earlier in the year as Tinubu’s campaign D-G, took to his Twitter handle to announce his decision. According to the Kano politician, he would be announcing his new party in the next 24 hours. He tweeted, “I have done my best for APC; it’s time to move on. I will announce my new political party within the next 24 hours insha Allah. I…

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2023 Presidency: ‘All aspirants can contest’ – S/West APC leaders

Aminu Imam

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-West geo-political zone have cautioned presidential hopefuls from the region against name-calling, saying all aspirants have a right to contest. The APC leaders disclosed this yesterday, at a meeting involving presidential hopefuls. The meeting was part of efforts to boost the region’s chances of securing the APC presidential ticket According to sources at the meeting, the APC leaders also advised presidential hopefuls to caution their supporters against personal attacks. A source at the meeting said, “The issue of betrayal was put…

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2023: Osinbajo, Tunde Bakare pick APC presidential nomination forms

Aminu Imam

The Progressive Project (TPP), an umbrella body of support groups backing Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for president, has allegedly picked the All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms for the vice-president. Kabiru Gaya, a senator from Kano, picked the forms worth N100 million for Osinbajo at the International Conference Centre, (ICC), in Abuja. The spokesman of the vice-president, Laolu Akande, confirmed the development in a series of tweets yesterday. “A passionate team of support groups and individual Nigerians from across the country have raised funds to support the…

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2023: Suspense, as APC orders aspirants to sign ‘withdrawal letter’

Aminu Imam

Ahead of next week’s deadline for sale of nomination forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC), there is growing apprehension in the ruling party over a controversial Form 18 ‘Letter of Withdrawal’ attached to the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms sold to aspirants to fill and submit along with other forms and their credentials. The withdrawal letter addressed to the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, must also be signed before a Commissioner of Oath/Public Notary before submission. Tagged ‘Form 18’, it states that: “I hereby voluntarily…

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Kaduna 2023: Sen. Uba Sani emerges APC Govt House Core team consensus aspirant for guber primary

Aminu Imam

The Senator representing Kaduna-Central, Uba Sani, has emerged as the Kaduna Government House Core team consensus aspirant in the forthcoming APC gubernatorial primary race in the State. It was gathered that Sani emerged during an extensive meeting of the Government House Core team leadership, chaired by Governor Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, on Wednesday. It was also gathered the former Chief of Staff to the governor, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Dattijo, who recently resigned as Commissioner of Planning and Budget to contest the APC governorship primary race, has been directed by the Governor…

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