An emergency meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Yekini Nabena, the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary. Nabena said that NEC members had been invited through a letter by the National Secretary of the partys Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator John Akpanudoedeheh. According to him, the meeting which will hold virtually, will review the partys position and set agenda for its next move. In line…
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Gov. Matawalle of Zamfara commends Umahi for dumping PDP, take a swipe at S/South Governors
Governor Muhammed Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has commended his Ebonyi counterpart, Governor Dave Umahi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The commendation was contained in a press release signed by Zailani Bappa, the Special Adviser to Governor Matawalle on Media, and made available to journalists in Gusau. Matawalle, who also belongs to the PDP, said he would rather commend Umahi for his bold decision rather than condemn him because everyone feels welcome only in a house where he feels comfortable. He said…
Read MoreBye-elections: Sanwo-Olu woes Lagos East electorate for APC
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday implored residents of Lagos East Senatorial District to vote for candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5 bye-elections. Sanwo-Olu solicited for votes during the inauguration of the 28-room Senator Bayo Osinowo Administrative Block at Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Secretariat, Alapere, Lagos. He urged the electorate to come out enmass to vote for Tokunbo Abiru for Lagos East Senatorial District and Obafemi Saheed for Kosofe Constituency II, Lagos State House of Assembly. The two seats became vacant following the…
Read MoreSlain Nasarawa APC chairman Shekwo laid to rest
Slain Nasarawa State All Progressives Congress (APC), Chairman Philip Shekwo was buried on Friday in his home town, Yelwa, Toto Local Government Area amid tears by family and sympathisers. Shekwo was buried at about 2:20 p.m. at his residence in accordance with Christian rites. Shekwo was abducted on November 21 from his residence in Lafia, the state capital, and found dead on Sunday, November 22. Governor Abdullahi Sule while speaking at the funeral service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Yelwa, assured of the state governments commitment to fish out perpetrators of the crime to…
Read MoreBayelsa guber Polls: Gov. Diri wins at Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed Douye Diri as the duly elected governor of Bayelsa. A seven-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Sylvester Ngwuta in a unanimous judgement, dismissed the six appeals filed against the governor and his Deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Ngwuta predicated the dismissal of the appeals on the withdrawal of the six appeals by lawyers of the appellants. The appeals dismissed were filed by the Alliance for Democracy, Advanced Nigeria Democratic Party (ANDP), Labour Movement (LM) and Accord Party (AD). Diri of the Peoples…
Read MoreAPC must stop considering citizens demands as subversive, PGF boss, Lukman
By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), the umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Salihu Lukman, has enjoin leaders of the party to stop considering citizens demands as disagreements and subversive, when such demands do not correspond with their position. In a position paper entitled: Nigerian Democracy and Challenge of Interests Negotiation, he made available to newsmen, in Abuja, on Sunday, Lukman also urged elected and appointed leaders of the APC to consider political proposals which are aimed…
Read MoreBear with us, if we have not done enough Buhari appeals to Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appealed to Nigerians yet to feel the impacts of his Administration and those who feel the government is not doing enough to bear with the government. The President made the appeal in Ilorin at a town hall meeting with the traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other stakeholders on the #EndSARS protest and its aftermath. Recalled the President had directed all his cabinet ministers to go to their respective states and interact with the people over the protest and what the government…
Read MoreAPC Caretaker committee meets today
National convention, membership register tops agenda The Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will today take some crucial decisions at meeting in Abuja. According to sources in the secretariat, top on the agenda of the meeting of the 13-man Committee is perfection of the proposed update of the membership register and preparation of a time table for conduct of the National Convention for election of new National Working Committee (NWC). Among other things to be discussed, it was further learnt, will be review…
Read MoreWhat APC must do to win 2023 presidential election – PGF DG
By Godwin Amunde The Director General of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, said regular meetings by the All Progressives Congress (APC) bigwigs and power brokers between 2013 and 2014 was what led to President Muhammadu Buharis victory in 2015. He added that APC must therefore adopt the model it used in the build up to the 2015 general election to win the 2023 presidential poll. Speaking with newsmen on Monday in Abuja, during the presentation of his new book titled, APC and Progressive Politics in Nigeria Lukman…
Read MoreEdo election: We have learnt our lesson – APC
Prof. Hamman Tahir, National Vice Chairman, North East, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said the party had learnt from its mistakes in the recent Edo and other past governorship elections in 2015. Tahir said during his visit to Adamawa State APC Secretariat on Saturday in Yola saying that the party would never repeat the same mistakes in 2023 general elections. He said that the main reason APC was defeated in recent Edo and other governorship elections in some states in 2015 was due to lack of justice in the…
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