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Tinubu calls for party supremacy in APC amidst Buhari�s alleged ‘tightening grip’

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Lagos State governor and a leading aspirant for the presidential ticket of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called for internal democracy and supremacy of the party. Tinubu�s call comes amid President Muhammadu Buhari�s alleged strengthening of his grip on the party ahead of its national convention billed for March 26. The President has reportedly since signed-off on a zoning arrangement that he was said to have influenced, even as he was reported to have chosen former Nasarawa State governor, Abdullahi Adamu, as consensus candidate for…

Defections: Matawalle, Ayade�s future uncertain as court sacks Umahi, others

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Aminu Imam

�“I remain Ebonyi governor”, Umahi insists Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, along with his Cross-River State counterpart, Ben Ayade, now face an uncertain future following the sack by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, of Engr. Dave Umahi, governor of Ebonyi State, the deputy governor, Dr. Kelechi Igwe and 17 members of the State’s House of Assembly for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Recall that both Matawalle and Ayade defected to the APC from the PDP in 2021, and subsequently faced court actions over their defections. The…

APC crisis deepens as Buhari�s imposition of Adamu, others tears party apart

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022 Aminu Imam

Indications emerged yesterday to the effects that the division in the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), may have deepened further after some key party members discovered, via leaked documents, how President Muhammadu Buhari single-handedly dictated the composition of the next Executive Committee of the Party. Recall that the APC has been grappling with conflicts of interests,q with its chieftains jostling for who controls the incoming leadership of the party, which by implication has the upper hand in deciding the party�s next presidential flagbearer. President Buhari has tactically avoided openly naming…

Governor AbdulRazak chairs APC Zoning Committee

March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has constituted an 8-member Committee to oversee the zoning of party offices ahead of the forthcoming National Convention of the party. The Zoning Committee approved by the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), is headed by Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak. Other members of the committee include the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege who serves as Deputy Chairman Also named in the Committee are Prof. Etim Nyong (member), Dr. MB Shehu, Comrade Mustapha Salihu,Sen. Teslim Folarin , Alh. Sadeeq Sule-Iko…

APC Chair: ‘Buhari will support only agreed Party candidates’ � Presidency

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Presidency has affirmed that despite claims that a particular aspirant may have secured the endorsement of President Muhammadu Buhari for the national chairmanship post of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the APC leader will only support a candidate agreed to by the ruling party. Once that point is reached, according to the presidency, the decision will be made known to Nigerians, adding that the president will tag along with whoever the party settles for as its candidate. President Buhari has reportedly directed the party hierarchy to explore the consensus…

2023: APC zones its chairmanship position to North, presidential
flag-bearer to South

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has zoned its chairmanship to the North and Presidential flagbearer to the South ahead of the 2023 elections. Governors Nasiru el-Rufa’i (Kaduna) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), announced this while responding to questions during a media briefing that was held after President Buhari�s meeting with State governors of the ruling party. According to el-Rufa’i, the party has agreed to swap the current vacant positions in the National Working Committee (NWC) between the northern and southern parts of the country, ahead of its March 26 National…

Osun 2022: APC holds primary election amid apprehension, tight security

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022 Aminu Imam

In anticipation of a breakdown of law and order as the All Progressives Congress (APC) holds its gubernatorial primary election in Osun State, residents of Osogbo, the state capital have continued to stay indoors. According to reports, in most of the areas of Osogbo and Olorunda visited by our reporter, most residents were apprehensive and fearful, with most roads deserted while economic activities stalled. On a visit to most of the wards in Osogbo Local Government, APC card-carrying members were seen doing their accreditation while voting was yet to commence.…

2023: Propaganda Won�t Win Elections For Us�- Lukman Tells APC Leaders?

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The immediate-past Director-General of the Progressive Governors� Forum (PGF) -the umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC) – Dr. Salihu Lukman, has advised leaders of the party against being over confident ahead of the 2023 general election. He also advised leaders of the party to be bold to admit shortcomings and errors committed by the APC government instead of engaging in denials. He cautioned that rather than resort to propaganda, factual and ethical campaigns remained what would guarantee electoral victory for the party.…

Senate Deputy Minority Leader dumps party, defects to APC

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Meets Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, welcomed the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, into the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Senator Bwacha, representing Taraba-South, defected from the main opposition Peoples� Democratic Party (PDP). The APC National Caretaker Committee, Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, presented him to President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja. Buhari, in the presence of his Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, welcomed the ranking Senator into the party.

APC Membership Claim: Shinkafi is nothing but a noise maker – Yari

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde Former Zamfara State governor and aspirant for the office of national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdulaziz Yari, has descibed Sani Shinkafi, an aide of the present Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, as a nuisance and errand boy of some �disgruntled elements.� Shinkafi, who is the Special Adviser on Intergovernmental Affairs to Gov. Matawalle, claimed Yari was no longer a member of the APC because he didn�t participate in the recent revalidation and registration exercise of the party and challenged him to present his membership card. He said Yari is already disqualified from the…