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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 weeks 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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APC extends of nomination forms to May 10

Aminu Imam

Announces dates Congresses to elect local, State and national delegates The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has extended deadline for the sale of its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for aspirants seeking elective positions in the 2023 general election from May 6 to May 10. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. In a revised timetable issued by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Muhammad Argungu, the last day for submission of completed forms and accompanying documents is now set for…

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EFCC probes AGFs aides over sale of presidential pardon

Aminu Imam

Some aides to the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN), have reportedly been grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). According to reports, the EFCC quizzed the aides for allegedly selling presidential pardon. The decision was reached during a Council of State meeting presided over by Buhari on April 15. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had pardoned about 159 convicts, including a former Governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, and former Governor Jolly Nyame, of Taraba State, who are both in prison for diverting billions of…

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2023: Nobody complained when Ndigbo dominated 90% of Jonathans administration Sen Zwingina

Aminu Imam

A former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has reminded the South-East region that it dominated over 90% of the economy during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and no one complained. Zwingina stated this in an interview during a television programme yesterday, while insisting that the South-East zone will not get the presidency on a platter of gold. According to him, the region should not sit back and expect the political parties such as the All Progressives Congress, (APC), to zone the countrys number one seat to them; however,…

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2023 Presidency: Anger, as APC, PDP mull ceding tickets to North

Aminu Imam

There was anger yesterday, following alleged plots of some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), to cede their 2023 presidential tickets to the North. After zoning their national chairmanship slots to the North, with northerners emerging as national chairmen of both parties, the leading parties have been foot-dragging on zoning the presidency to the South. The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF), at the weekend, clamoured for the presidency ticket to be thrown open to all parts of the country. Recall that…

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APC National Convention Probe: Media sub-committee denies seeing or hearing about N800m expenses

Aminu Imam

Backs probe of N4.8bn alleged expenditure The Media Sub-Committee of the Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), has expressed support for the on-going probe of the convention finances by the leadership of the ruling party. The Secretary of the Sub-Committee, Garba Shehu, in a statement issued yesterday, said the report in a national newspaper that the Media Sub-Committee, led by Abdullahi Sule, Nasarawa State governor, co-chaired by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, spent a whopping amount of N800 million was strange news, totally untrue.…

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2023: Doubts over APC ticket, as Adamu says no decision yet on zoning

Aminu Imam

Says no regret on costly nomination forms Despite the opening of the sale of nomination forms and aspirants purchasing them, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has said that no decision has been reached on the zone to produce its presidential candidate for the 2023 election, raising new doubts on the zoning position of the party. This comes as the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), led by Prof. Ango Abdullahi, has begun fresh moves to pressure the major political parties to throw their tickets open…

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N100m APC Presidential Nomination Form: Lawyer gives EFCC, ICPC 7 days to summon Nwajiuba, Ngige, Amaechi

Aminu Imam

Threatens lawsuit An Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, a seven days notice to summon serving ministers and All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants. The lawyer said the anti-graft agencies must summon the ministers and other government officials who picked up bogus APC 2023 nomination forms to explain the source of funding as their salaries for four years combined cannot afford such exorbitant fees charged by the ruling party. Olajengbesi, who…

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