Tag: BUNI

APC crisis: Buhari meets Buni in London, orders him to take charge of Party

Aminu Imam

…As Buni cancels APC NEC meeting slated for today The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, (CECPC), Mai Mala Buni, yesterday, paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari in London, UK. Buni made the brief stop-over in London following a medical trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, (UAE). According to one of his aides, the Yobe State Governor and the President “had a brief and fruitful discussion on measures to move APC forward preparatory to the national convention and the 2023 General election”. During…

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‘Nigeria’s 61 years of Independence provides strong source of unity, strength’ – Mai Mala Buni

Aminu Imam

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State governor, Mai Mala Buni, has said Nigeria’s 61 years of Independence, provides a strong source of unity and strength. The Governor said, in an issued statement, signed by his Director-General, Press Affairs and Media, Mamman Mohammed, the long history of integration among the various ethnic, and socio-cultural groups should be a source of unity in diversity for the country “at 61 years, Nigerians should concentrate on issues that unite the country rather than divisive tendencies”. Buni said although Nigeria…

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APC crisis may push National Convention to 2022 – Findings 

Aminu Imam

The recently conducted ward congresses of the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), may have just exposed the weak links in the party, as the crisis may further push its National Convention into 2022. With some party stakeholders gearing up for a fight to finish for the control of the soul of the party ahead of the 2023 general elections, the ward congresses were the starting point for the battle for who controls the party ahead of the planned National Convention. Findings reveal that on one hand, governors, who are currently…

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APC: ‘Don’t repeat Oshiomhole’s mistakes’ – PGF DG warns Buni

Ishaku Yohanna

By Godwin Amunde The 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), Salihu Lukman, has warned the Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party not to repeat the mistakes made by the party’s immediate past national leadership. He therefore urges the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led CECPC to quickly set in motion the process that will lead to the National Convention of the ruling party. Lukman, who faulted the extension of…

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Benue APC to sanction critics of Buni-led Caretaker Committee

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Benue chapter has given Okpoku Ogenyi 24 hours to withdraw the allegations he made against the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) or be sanctioned. Abba Yaro, the chapter’s chairman said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Ogenyi, a member of the party from Benue, had at a press conference on Friday, alleged that the Buni-led APC caretaker committee was planning to elongate its tenure. Ogenyi, who spoke for Concerned APC Members Forum, also said that the…

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