Tag: Dr. Umar Arɗo

“Atiku will win ADC primaries 100%, Obi, Amaechi may step down” – Umar Arɗo

Aminu Imam
Umar Ardo on ADC 2027

…Blasts S’Chiefs over ‘soft’ terror rhetoric Fresh political and security debates have engulfed the African Democratic Congress (ADC), as party stakeholders project a decisive presidential primary victory for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, while the party leadership simultaneously takes a hard stance against controversial remarks by top security officials. Convener of the League of Northern Democrats, Umar Arɗo, has predicted that Atiku Abubakar would overwhelmingly win the ADC presidential primaries if all aspirants contest. Speaking during a television programme on Friday, Ardo dismissed the likelihood of a consensus arrangement among…

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Political Parties Registration: ADA accuses INEC of working for ruling party

Aminu Imam
Umar Ardo on Liberty

…Heads to court The All Democratic Alliance, (ADA), is set to drag the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to court following its exclusion from the final stage of political party registration, accusing the electoral umpire of deliberately shrinking Nigeria’s democratic space in favour of the ruling party. Speaking on LibertyTV’s flagship public affairs programme: ‘PoliticsNOW‘, Convener of the League of Northern Democrats and key promoter of ADA, Dr. Umar Arɗo, made the allegation in Abuja, warning that INEC’s actions could reduce elections to mere “affirmation exercises” rather than genuine contests of…

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