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APC extends membership registration by 3 weeks

Aminu Imam

The national leadership of the ruling All-Progressives Congress (APC) has, in apparent response to the calls by the State chairmen of the Party, extended the on-going membership registration and revalidation by three weeks. The exercise was scheduled to terminate on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, but few hours to the deadline, the APC State Chairmen Forum led by Ali Dalori, its chairman, asked the national leadership of the party to extend the registration in the interest of the party. After the conduct and conclusion of membership registration/revalidation exercise, we urgently call…

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Dimeji Bankole set to defect to APC

Aminu Imam

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, is set to defect from the Action Democratic Party (ADC) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).  Spokesperson to APC caretaker chairman, Mamman Muhammad, disclosed this on Friday.  The APC caretaker chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni, Jigawa State governor, Abubakar Badaru and Bankole had met and concluded arrangements for the former Speakers defection to the party. He said the three leaders discussed a wide range of political issues including the movement of the former Speaker and his supporters into the party.  It is evident that APCs opportunities…

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APC women demand ‘Option A-4’, 50% representation

Aminu Imam

Female members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC),  have demanded the adoption of the ‘Option A4’ mechanism in picking flag-bearers of the party in various elections, saying it is the only way to ensure gender mainstreaming in Nigerias political space. Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen made the demand yesterday in Abuja, shortly after presenting a shopping list to the Prof. Tahir Mamman-led Constitution Review Committee of the party. The minister also demanded a 50 percent representation for women across all elective positions in the party, saying it…

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2023 Presidency: ‘No zoning in APC’ Yahaya Bello

Aminu Imam

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has denied reports that the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), had a zoning arrangement ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Yahaya Bello made this known while speaking to newsmen in Abuja at the weekend. Recall that Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, had recently said that the southern region of the country should be allowed to produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023. The governor had joined his Kaduna counterpart, Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i and other prominent northern politicians who had made similar calls in recent…

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APC registers 2.5 million members in Kano

Aminu Imam

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, of Kano State, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far registered about 2.5 million members in the ongoing membership registration/revalidation in the State. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Abba Anwar, yesterday in Kano. Anwar said that the governor disclosed this during the sixth APC stakeholders meeting in Kano. We are all aware that the first set of 100 registers sent to polling units were exhausted; and the second set of 200 per polling units has also been…

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Rising profile of insecurity in Nigeria no longer acceptable – DG PGF

Ishaku Yohanna

Says APC must work hard to lift Nigerians out of poverty By Godwin Amunde The Director General (DG) of the Progressive Governors Forum, (PGF) an umbrella body of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman, has expressed deep concern over the rising profile of insecurity in the country, saying the situation is no longer acceptable to most Nigerians. In a statement he issued in Abuja on Monday titled: Poverty and existential problems of Nigeria, the PGF DG lamented that with…

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Ganduje sacks Salihu Tanko, despite mysterious disappearance

Aminu Imam

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has relieved his Special Adviser on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai, of his appointment. Recall that in the wake of schoolgirls abduction in Zamfara State, Tanko-Yakasai, on Friday via his Twitter handle, had described the APC government as failure. Since posting the comment on Twitter, Tanko-Yakasai had gone missing, situation that created insinuations that he was arrested by the operatives of the State Security Service, (SSS). However, in a swift reaction, however, the Kano State Director of the SSS, Muhammad Alhassan, denied arresting Tanko-Yakasai. Hours…

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APC extends registration, revalidation exercise by 3 weeks

Aminu Imam

The All Progressives Congress, (APC), has extended its nationwide membership registration and revalidation exercise by three weeks. According to a press statement issued by the partys National Secretary, Senator John J. Akpanudoedehe, the extension was due to a shortage of materials as a result of the massive turnout. Akpanudoedehe said the exercise has been extended to Wednesday, March 31st, 2021. It said the Party appreciated the efforts of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, the National Registration, Revalidation Committee led by the governor and other stakeholders in making sure the exercise…

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APC boycotts Sokoto LG elections

Aminu Imam

The Sokoto State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has decided not to participate in the forthcoming local government (LG) election in the state. The State’s APC Chairman, Alhaji Isah Achida, said at a news conference on Sunday in Sokoto that the decision was based on the partys lack of confidence in the present Sokoto State Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC). Achida said their lack of confidence is hinged on the fact that members of the state electoral commission are all card-carrying members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Indeed,…

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PDP wants Kano APC chairman prosecuted over hate speech

Aminu Imam

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, should arrest and prosecute the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Abdullahi Abbas, for alleged hate speech. A viral video revealed Abbas as  saying: Attack and punish anybody you see trying to steal votes during the election in 2023; take stiffer action into your hands and nothing will be done. I have ordered you to punish anybody seen before ballots boxes trying to rig the election, this is my punishment, and nothing will…

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