Tag: Party primaries

Fresh court ruling backs INEC Primary timelines for 2027 polls

Aminu Imam
Fresh court ruling backs INEC

…Overturns earlier judgment A Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) possesses the legal authority to set timelines for political parties to conduct their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. The court, however, ruled that the electoral body cannot abridge statutory timelines specifically provided under the Electoral Act 2026 for submission and substitution of candidates. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.K. Omotosho, in a suit filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) challenging aspects of INEC’s timetable and schedule of activities…

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Court nullifies all APC primaries in Rivers, sacks candidates

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has nullified all the primaries conducted by All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State. The court gave the decision yesterday in a suit brought before it by some aggrieved members of the party who had during the primaries of the party lamented exclusion. Recall that some aggrieved APC members loyal to the Governorship candidate of SDP, Senator Magnus Abe, had approached the Court challenging the conduct of the Primary election with claims of exclusion from the delegates’ primaries conducted in…

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2022 Presidential Primary: Court fixes date to hear Wike’s suit against PDP, Atiku

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed Sept. 14 to hear a suit filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike, of Rivers against the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), and its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the date after granting a ‘Motion on Notice’ for an extension of time, filed by counsel for the PDP, Priscilla Eje, Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and Atiku. The Motion was granted after it was not opposed by a lawyer to the plaintiffs, Wilfred Okoi. In the suit, dated and filed on June…

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Party Primaries: Gbajabiamila condemns delegates system

Aminu Imam

…Blames State Govs. The Speaker of the house of representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said using the delegates system to nominate candidates for elective offices is problematic, as according to him, the process can easily be hijacked. The House Speaker, who made the remark at plenary on Tuesday, also alleged that the Electoral Act amendment has been hijacked by some powerful forces. Recall that both the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), among other parties, employed the delegates system, or indirect primary, to nominate candidates…

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Presidential primary: Despite Tinubu’s victory, Amaechi will be APC’s flag-bearer, El-Rufai his running mate – ‘Prophet’

Aminu Imam

An Owerri-based cleric and prophet, Ekene Bob Ekechukwu, has declared that despite the victory secured by former Lagos state governor, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in the just-concluded presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), a former minister, Rotimi Amaechi, who came a distant second, would be the party’s flag-bearer in the 2023 general elections. The ‘prophet’ further revealed that the Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, who did not participate in that primary election, would eventually be picked as his running mate in that election. Ekechukwu is said to have…

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APC Presidential Primary: Southern Middle-Belt leaders laud Buhari

Aminu Imam

…Congratulate Tinubu The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF) has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for staying true to his promise of non-interference in the process of electing the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, (APC). According to the group, given the president’s earlier reported request to the APC governors to allow him to pick his successor, SMBLF considers the process leading to the emergence of the APC‘s presidential flag bearer as reasonably transparent, fair and credible. The Forum congratulated former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

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2023 Presidency: “I’ll start working from day one if elected” – Tinubu

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…Says Nigeria needs courageous leader like him One of the frontline presidential aspirants of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to hit the ground running from day one, if elected. Tinubu stated this during his remark at the APC special convention, which began in Abuja yesterday, when he was given the stage to address delegates. He pleaded with delegates to vote for him because, according to him, he is courageous, competent and experienced enough to pilot the affairs of Nigeria. The former Lagos State governor…

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APC Primary: ‘The best doesn’t have to get the prize’, Says National Chairman

Aminu Imam

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has urged the 23 presidential aspirants on the platform of the party to voluntarily submit themselves to the outcome of the election. Addressing the party stakeholders in his welcome address, the APC national chairman said the best among the aspirants does not necessarily have to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate in the next general elections. He said:” The best doesn’t have to get the prize. Some of us have passed through that stage before. Aspirants must be…

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Convention: APC presidential primary locks down Abuja

Aminu Imam

The Central Area of Abuja the federal capital, is practically on a lockdown, with serious traffic congestion along all major roads leading to Eagle Square, the venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC) convention. There was a traffic snarl around Area 10, Wuse 2, and other areas as road users tried to avoid the Ahmadu Bello Way and Shehu Shagari Way leading to the Eagle Square. Although the convention did not commence at 3.00 pm, the city experienced huge traffic, with hotels in most parts of Abuja fully booked.

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Watertight security in FCT as APC presidential primary begin

Aminu Imam

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has announced the diversion of traffic at strategic places in parts of the city to ensure a crisis-free presidential primary election of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), scheduled to hold today, Monday. The Police also said it has restructured its security architecture to ensure law and order during the occasion. It also said the deployment would witness heavy visibility policing at the various traffic control points to aid the free flow of traffic, Stop and search, and vehicular and foot patrol among others.…

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